Shen Jingxiu swiped his phone screen forcefully, then impatiently logged out of the social media platform.
He glanced at the time on the screen; it was almost ten o'clock and Wen Yan still hadn't returned.
Thinking of this, he immediately dialed Wen Yan's number.
At first, no one answered the phone.
But Shen Jingxiu had long since realized that when dealing with Wen Yan, the one thing he had no shortage of was patience.
Wen Yan finally answered the phone on the third attempt.
"Hey bro, I just saw your missed call. I was about to call you back when your call came in again."
"Hmm. Is the opera over? Where are you now?"
"It's over. Haha, you'll never guess what I'm doing right now."
"Oh? Then you must be doing something you don't usually do."
"Yes, I'll put my phone on speakerphone for you. You should be able to hear the static on my end."
"I could hear it as soon as the call connected; it sounded quite noisy. Are you in a crowded place right now? Are you alone or with your friends?"
"I'm alone; my friend went home after watching the opera."
"Isn't it dangerous for you to be out alone so late? Send me your location, and I'll come pick you up now."
"No need, this place is perfectly safe right now, really, I'm not kidding you. The background noise you just heard was actually some middle-aged women doing square dancing."
"...Are there still people doing square dancing at 10 o'clock? That doesn't seem reasonable." This was a bit beyond Shen Jingxiu's comprehension.
For a moment, he even wondered if Wen Yan was lying.
"No, well, it's not logical, but it does exist! Otherwise, why do you think I'd be lingering here? Do you think I wanted to join the aunties?"
"That shouldn't be the case," Shen Jingxiu answered Wen Yan's question seriously.
Wen Yan continued, "Because a fight broke out on the scene, I was actually just watching the show."
"Why are they fighting? To seize territory?"
"No, the area should have been divided up a long time ago. But I heard they have a competition coming up soon, so they've been practicing for a while, and that's causing a disturbance to the neighbors. People complained about the disturbance, security guards came, and then they got into a fight with the security guards."
You're probably thinking, "These middle-aged women are really something! They disturbed the peace and then resorted to violence." But wait, there's a twist. It was one of the women's husbands who started the fight. He was upset that the security guard pointed at his wife, and then the two of them got into a brawl.
As the fight progressed, the one-on-one duel escalated into a group brawl, and then the police arrived to mediate. I truly witnessed a spectacular scene; the old man who started it and the security guard were almost a hundred years old combined.
When he started to pull, the old man said, "Don't pull me, don't pull me!" and his wife actually let go. He visibly paused for several seconds, and finally, probably to save face, he rushed forward again.
Even more outrageous is... hahaha!
At this point, Wen Yan suddenly burst into laughter.
Several times she tried to pick up where she left off and continue, but she couldn't finish her sentence.
Shen Jingxiu didn't urge her, but patiently waited for her to finish laughing.
"What's even more outrageous is that I didn't initially intend to see this commotion. You'd never guess, I was actually sitting in a taxi. But when the driver saw this huge chaos, he actually slowed down and asked if I was in a hurry, and if he could stop to watch the excitement for a while!"
I figured I didn't have anything urgent to do tonight and didn't need to rush home, so I just agreed. Then I stood there eating melon seeds for over ten minutes without moving an inch. That's why I didn't hear your first two calls.
Although it wasn't anything funny, Shen Jingxiu couldn't help but chuckle along with Wen Yan when he heard her undisguised laughter.
However, Wen Yan hadn't finished speaking.
"And another thing, I thought it was funny enough that my taxi was parked on the side of the road watching the show, but I didn't expect that there were also several food delivery drivers' electric bikes parked next to my taxi."
The delivery guys even went to the front lines to watch the drama unfold. I saw two guys in food delivery platform uniforms holding their phones up high and filming. Seriously, I'm speechless. I think this is definitely going to be on the news tomorrow.
No, no, no, it's probably already been posted online as a joke.
Shen Jingxiu raised an eyebrow slightly on the other end of the phone.
She probably doesn't realize that her trip to the opera with her male friend has already caused a stir online. She's saying this will be made fun of and posted online.
But seeing her smiling at him so carefree now, Shen Jingxiu suddenly felt relieved.
She wouldn't laugh like that when she's watching an opera with her friends, would she?
"Tell the driver to come back."
"Yes, the police have taken the people involved in the fight away. It's time to disperse."
"Why don't you find a shop nearby to sit down and have a drink?" Shen Jingxiu suddenly changed his mind. "I'll come pick you up right away."
For no reason at all, Shen Jingxiu suddenly wanted to see Wen Yan. He couldn't wait for her to take a taxi back; he just wanted to pick her up in person.
Wen Yan immediately refused: "No need, that's too much trouble. The driver is back, and we're about to leave."
"But it's too late now, I don't feel comfortable letting you take a taxi."
"It's alright. It's really too late today, so I won't go back to the villa. I'll go back to my apartment in the city center."
"..." Shen Jingxiu fell silent instantly, a huge sense of loss welling up in his heart.
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