Puppy Saves the World
Ever since Xiaobai left, Jiang Ying had completely fallen into despair, staying home every day smoking and drinking. It was said that she hadn't left the house for a week. With Helios about to reopen, without this capable assistant, Jin Zhou was visibly getting busier and busier.
Whether it was his career or other aspects, Jin Zhou never seemed to be on the right track. After finally building up his business, he was reported by his peers. Just when he was about to get through it, Jiang Ying had another accident.
It turned out that the work of two people was put on him alone. Jin Zhou hadn't had a good night's sleep for almost two days. Song Shuyang wanted to help but couldn't do anything, so he could only watch and worry.
Business will officially resume at 8 o'clock in the evening. Song Shuyang looked at the dark circles under his eyes and made up his mind to force him to have a good nap no matter what.
"If you don't go to sleep, I'll ignore you!" He threw a tantrum.
Jin Zhou forced himself to indulge his noise, "Be good, brother will be fine after he is busy for a few days."
"Stop lying. You're already so tired even when business is closed. You'll definitely be even more tired when business opens." He blocked the door to the room. "Unless you let me help you share some of the burden, I really won't let you go out tonight."
Jin Zhou smiled helplessly, "Stop making trouble, Zai Zai."
"No, the most important thing for you now is to get a good night's sleep. You can leave the rest to me. The sky won't fall, trust me."
Looking at his stubborn eyes, Jin Zhou's will actually relaxed a little bit. He always seemed to be in control of the situation with ease, and suddenly he was looking forward to what would happen if he handed over the control to Song Shuyang.
Song Shuyang rushed him to the bed like a duck on a shelf, tucked the corners of the quilt for him, and coaxed him softly: "Close your eyes and don't think about anything else."
"I have to check the stocking list today and re-list the group buy. Can you really do that?"
"Shh!" Song Shuyang put his index finger to his lips, "I told you not to think about anything. If I have something to ask, can't I just open my mouth and ask someone else?"
Although Jin Zhou was still worried, for him, paying some measurable price to witness Song Shuyang's growth was a sure-win investment no matter how you looked at it.
Besides, he believed that his son could do it well.
He lay on his side, half of his face buried in the fluffy pillow, which still retained the scent of fresh sun exposure, and was so warm that he couldn't help but bury his face deeper.
Time suddenly slowed down. Looking at Jin Zhou's peaceful and tranquil profile, Song Shuyang felt completely soft inside. He imitated how Jin Zhou coaxed him and said, "Go to sleep, Zhou Zhou."
After closing the door, all the sunshine and confidence on his face a moment ago were left inside. Outside the door, Song Shuyang came out with a bitter face, and his facial features were wrinkled so much that they couldn't be smoothed out.
He is good at bragging and showing off, but as for how to actually put it into practice... he has no idea at all.
Is such a big store really going to fall into his hands for an entire afternoon?
But since he had made the promise, he would never let Jin Zhou worry about him again. He forced himself to go to the living room and pick up Jin Zhou's car keys.
After trying the car a few times, he dared to drive slowly in the city for a while, climbing at a steady speed all the way to the residential complex where Jiang Ying lived. As the elevator climbed from the first floor to the upper floor, he kept cheering himself up secretly. When the elevator door opened, he looked at the reflective surface and looked calm and composed.
He also knew that Jiang Ying definitely didn't want to see him now, but for Jin Zhou and for so many shop assistants who relied on this job to support their families, he had to face the challenge.
I rang the doorbell, and Jiang Ying's impatient voice came from inside: "Who's that idiot?"
"Sister Ying, it's me."
The air was quiet for a while, and he heard the sound of something hitting the door, followed by Jiang Ying's gloomy and frightening voice, "If you don't want to die, get away from me!"
In fact, he was also a victim exploited by Xiaobai from the beginning to the end, but he could almost understand why Jiang Ying was angry with him, and he didn't mind being used as a punching bag. He regarded Jiang Ying as his friend from the bottom of his heart, and it was normal for friends to have some quarrels.
He lowered his posture very low, "Sister Ying, I didn't think highly of Xiaobai at that time. You have to give me a chance to apologize."
"I don't need you to apologize. Just be happy with Jin Zhou. Stop coming in front of me and getting in my way!"
Originally, Song Shuyang wanted to have a frank talk with her, but he didn't expect her to be so sarcastic and even scold Jin Zhou.
His expression darkened, not looking good. "I know you're feeling bad right now, but Jin Zhou did nothing wrong. He's been reminding you to be careful with Xiao Bai from the beginning. It was obviously your own carelessness."
"Are you here to pick a fight with me?"
A tightly closed door blocked the low pressure inside, but Song Shuyang was still overwhelmed by the suffocating atmosphere. His heart was pounding like a drum, but he kept complaining, "Jin Zhou is right. It's obviously your own fault. You think I'm easy to bully, so you want to vent your anger on me. I finally understand why Xiaobai left you. No one can stand someone as conceited as you..."
"...You." The door suddenly opened, and Song Shuyang ran head-on into that face with red eyes.
Jiang Ying's facial features are naturally sharp, and when she gets angry, she's so intimidating that people dare not look directly at her.
But her arrogance was extinguished when she saw the photo that Song Shuyang quickly took out and held against his forehead as a shield.
"Where are you from!?" There was a barely perceptible hint of surprise in her tone.
This is Xiaobai’s last selfie before leaving the airport.
Song Shuyang took a few deep breaths, suppressed the terrible heart palpitations he had just felt, and bravely took the photos back.
He ignored Jiang Ying's gaze that was almost sticking to him, forced himself to calm down, and negotiated with her.
"Now I'm the only person in the world who can still contact her."
He raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Ying with a burning gaze, emitting a powerful aura that he had never had before.
"If you still want to see Xiaobai again, start changing now and let her see that you can live well without her. When the time is right, I will arrange for you to meet."
Jiang Ying was so angry that she almost laughed. "I never thought I'd be threatened by you one day."
She looked back at her house, which was littered with wine bottles, cigarette butts, and takeout boxes. She raised her hand and randomly smoothed her long hair, thinking of the last words Xiaobai said to her before he left.
"I want you to learn to love yourself."
"Okay." Jiang Ying lit a cigarette and took a puff of it impatiently. Suddenly, she remembered that Song Shuyang couldn't stand the smell of cigarettes, so she cursed and put it out. She turned around and asked, "What do you want from me?"
Song Shuyang pointed at the piles of garbage in her house and said arrogantly, "Clean up your house first, and then I'll go in and talk slowly."
"No, who are you?"
He crossed his arms, leaned against the door, and said confidently, "I'm allergic to dust!"
“…”
With the guidance of professionals, the work went much more smoothly. Song Shuyang was considerate of Jiang Ying's recent breakup and did not really force her to work in the store. He carefully wrote down the things to pay attention to in the memo and started to rush to the store.
After he left, Jiang Ying watched the house she had been cleaning for more than an hour under his strict supervision and command. Her decadent mood was immediately replaced by a complex emotion of speechlessness mixed with a hint of amusement and anger.
She could now empathize with Jin Zhou's feeling of "wanting to jump off the building with him in her arms".
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