Chapter 86
In October, Jianghuai City has just entered autumn. The whole city is bathed in golden yellow and the ground is covered with fallen maple leaves.
After saying goodbye to Xu Shengnan and his group in the afternoon, Gu Cunxi drove all the way to Jianghuai City, bringing the past with him!
After driving for several hours, she was a little tired and arrived at Jianghuai in the evening.
"Cunxi, are you tired?" Jiang Rao asked gently while sitting in the passenger seat.
"Hmm... okay, we're almost in town."
"Cunxi, drive the car to Yongxi Road."
“???”
"Yongxi Road? What are we going there for?" Gu Cunxi asked in confusion.
"Coffee, please." Jiang Rao smiled.
“…”
She called up the navigation and followed the navigation instructions to drive the car to Yongxi North Road and parked on the side of the road.
"What flavor of coffee would you like?" Jiang Rao asked as he unbuckled his seatbelt.
“Let me tell you, this coffee shop is a hidden gem I discovered last year!”
Gu Cunxi raised his eyebrows and looked at the coffee shop across the street in confusion.
“CYcoffee…”
"How much treasure can a coffee shop have?" she asked with a curled lip.
"You'll know once you try it!"
“…”
"Would you like to sit inside and have a drink? The environment is nice, or I can buy it for you," Jiang Rao asked.
"Then let's have a matcha latte... I'm a little tired, I'm not going to sit down."
Jiang Rao smiled and nodded, looking at her with gentle eyes.
"Then wait for me here!"
After that, she got out of the car and walked towards the coffee shop opposite. The autumn wind blew her long hair
…
"Hello, welcome"
"What are the types of matcha-flavored coffee?" Jiang Rao asked
Then the woman handed her a drink menu
This coffee shop is very popular. Every time Jiang Rao comes here, the seats in the store are almost full. She calls it a treasure because the coffee here is all original and you can't taste the same taste anywhere else. Moreover, each coffee has a different name, as if it has a soul, which makes people want to explore the story behind it.
"Let's have this one~" Jiang Rao pointed to the menu
"Okay, you may need to wait a little longer because there are a lot of people here," the woman said with a smile.
"Okay," Jiang Rao nodded.
She ordered a cup of coffee called Missing. The coffee was for Gu Cunxi, and Missing was also...
…
Gu Cunxi sat in the car, looked at his watch, and frowned slightly.
Does it take so long to buy a cup of coffee?
Jiang Rao stood at the bar, looking forward to what Gu Cunxi would say when he drank the coffee. Suddenly, the phone in her hand rang. It was Gu Cunxi calling. She smiled and quickly picked up the phone.
"Hey, Cunxi, what's wrong?"
“!!”
Although there were many people in the coffee shop, it was not noisy. The woman beside him heard Jiang Rao's words clearly. Her hand holding the cup trembled unconsciously. She stood there in a daze and turned to look at Jiang Rao with a hint of shock in her eyes.
“Are you going to buy coffee or grow coffee beans…”
Hearing Gu Cunxi's anxious tone with a hint of humor, Jiang Rao raised the corners of his mouth and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Mr. Gu, why are you like a child eager to eat candy?"
“…”
"Okay, General Manager Gu... there are a lot of people in the store, it will be ready soon."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Rao couldn't help but want to laugh when he thought of Gu Cunxi's tone just now...
She looked at the time and thought it should be almost done. She looked up at the bar and wanted to ask how long it would take.
“!”
Their eyes met... The woman at the bar had been standing there looking at her.
“???”
Jiang Rao was a little surprised by the way the woman in front of him looked at him.
"Well...how long will it take?" Jiang Rao asked
The woman came to her senses as if her soul had returned to her body. She shook the coffee in her hand and spilled some of it.
"Oh...it will be ready soon."
"Um…"
Jiang Rao looked at the woman in front of him thoughtfully and frowned.
We obviously don't know each other, so what does it mean when he looks at me like that?
Could it be... curved?
"Hello...your coffee is ready." The woman handed over the packaged coffee.
Jiang Rao came back to his senses, looked at the coffee on the counter, nodded with satisfaction, and turned to leave.
"That..." the woman called from behind
“???”
"Something?" Jiang Rao turned around and looked, a little confused.
The woman pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. After a moment of silence, she said
"Coffee... be careful, it's hot. Take care!"
"Thanks…"
After Jiang Rao left, the woman leaned against the bar, lost in thought.
Is... is she back? It's been four years...
…
Jiang Rao walked back to the car quickly. Inside the car, Gu Cunxi closed her eyes, as if she was asleep. Her fair skin and long eyelashes fluttered slightly... Jiang Rao couldn't help but want to reach out and touch her.
"I'm back..." Gu Cunxi opened his eyes slightly and looked at Jiang Rao and said
“!”
"Mr. Gu, I've been waiting for a long time..."
"Try it," she handed over the coffee with a smile in her eyes.
She took the coffee handed to her by Jiang Rao, and the warm paper cup warmed her cold palms. It can be seen that the paper cup was carefully designed with white as the theme.
Next to the CYcoffee logo is a simple sketch of a woman standing on the beach in the sunset. There is also a line of words on the side of the coffee cup.
[Missing you is sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty]
[Nowhere is you, and everywhere is you]
"Nice packaging, right?" Jiang Rao said with a smile.
“This cup of coffee is named Missing, and the coffee cup is also specially customized with this name.”
“This is the shop’s signature coffee, matcha flavor.”
"Hmm...it's quite interesting indeed."
After saying that, Gu Cunxi turned around and looked at the coffee shop across the street, with a look of inquiry in his eyes.
“Try it and see how it goes.”
A hint of warmth enters the throat, with the sweet and bitter taste of matcha and the other bitter taste of coffee. The layered flavors blend together, and the aftertaste left in the mouth is still a little spicy. When the spiciness dissipates, what remains is the sourness produced by the coffee during the roasting process, and the light saltiness of sea salt... the sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty taste are all melted here!
This cup of coffee called "missing" reminds Gu Cunxi of someone
"Indeed...it is a treasure," she murmured, with a faint wry smile on her lips.
“I plan to try all the coffees in this coffee shop.”
"Does each type of coffee have a different name?" Gu Cunxi raised his eyebrows and asked
“Well, it seems like every cup of coffee has a story.”
"Interesting..." She curled her lips and laughed awkwardly.
…
After Jiang Rao left, the woman in the coffee shop hesitated for a moment and then chased him out.
Could it be a coincidence... a coincidence of having the same name?
The woman thought secretly in her heart, and she was anxious to chase out to see what was going on.
As she walked out the door, she saw the woman who had just bought coffee sitting in the passenger seat of a blue-black Porsche across the street.
Could the person the person just mentioned be her? Could the person driving the car be her?
The car across the street had been parked on the side of the road for a long time. The woman stood there hesitating for a long time. She couldn't see anything inside through the passenger window, but she wanted to see clearly because the questions in her heart urgently needed an answer!
After hesitating for a moment, the woman walked forward, even if it meant admitting her mistake, even if there was a one percent chance,
If it was her! She must keep her for her!
The woman walked hurriedly, feeling anxious. In her 29 years of life, she had never seen a road wider than this one!
The car in front of her was getting closer and closer, and the woman could even hear her own heartbeat
However, the next moment the car sped away from her.
“!!”
In the blink of an eye, she saw the woman in the driver's seat clearly!
…
I don't know if it was because of that cup of coffee, but Gu Cunxi remembered many things in the past, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty, each taste was filled with the past.
"Cunxi, let's have dinner together tonight. I'll treat you," Jiang Rao said with a smile.
"Lawyer Jiang, I'm willing to treat you."
"You choose the location"
“I haven’t been back for a few years…”
When Jiang Rao said this, he noticed something strange about Gu Cunxi, and the car fell into silence for a moment.
"Then Mr. Gu, just follow me..." Jiang Rao said with a meaningful smile
I wonder if Gu Cunxi will understand her double entendre.
"Then you choose the restaurant and I'll navigate or you can show me the way."
She didn't understand, did she really not understand... Jiang Rao sighed silently in his heart.
"Since we're in my territory, of course I'll show you the way," she said with a wry smile.
If there is any difference between Jianghuai City four years ago and four years later, then for Gu Cunxi, the only difference is that here... she has lost the true heart that can feel happiness.
Following Jiang Rao's instructions, we arrived at a restaurant called Shiyin.
Gu Cunxi liked this name inexplicably at first sight.
“Let’s go, the food here is very good.”
As Jiang Rao approached the restaurant, he saw that the overall decoration style was somewhat similar to the dimness of a bar. The surroundings were mostly blue lights, which made people feel mysterious and melancholy. The store was not big, but small and very exquisite. The far wall was densely covered with words, sloppily and neatly. In the center of the restaurant, there was a large singing stage, and many musical instruments were placed around it.
"Cunxi... let's sit in the middle." Jiang Rao pulled a chair aside and sat down.
"Don't you always like to sit in the corner?" Gu Cunxi asked
“!!”
"Boss Gu, have you ever secretly observed me?" Jiang Rao jokingly asked
“…”
"No need to be sneaky!"
"Also, observation! It's one of my professional skills," Gu Cunxi said with a smile.
Jiang Rao raised his eyebrows and chuckled.
The waiter handed over the menu, and Jiang Rao took it: "This time, it's my turn to order for Mr. Gu."
"The guest follows the host's wishes," she nodded.
After ordering, just when Gu Cunxi was wondering how he would eat in such dim light, the waiter came over with a beautiful candlestick and placed it on the inside of the table. Suddenly, the light in front of him became brighter.
"How about it? Is there a candlelight dinner atmosphere?" Jiang Rao chuckled.
"Yes...indeed."
"I ordered a drink. I want to drink something tonight."
“???”
"Drink again?" Gu Cunxi rolled his eyes.
"Mr. Gu, don't you like me drinking?" Jiang Rao asked with a raised corner of his mouth.
"No... just curious."
"Curious?" Jiang Rao asked puzzledly.
"I'm curious...you obviously don't like drinking, why did you order some wine?" Gu Cunxi said
“…”
She really didn't like drinking, but how could Gu Cunxi know that? And from her tone, she was sure.
"How does Mr. Gu know that I don't like it?"
"Last time we went to the bar, you had a hard time drinking that drink. Besides, how can someone who can't even order a drink like alcohol?"
“…”
As the dishes were served, Jiang Rao ordered the same Margarita as the day before. She took a sip from the glass, frowned, and looked at Gu Cunxi. Her tone was no longer playful or serious as before. She paused and said seriously,
"Cunxi..."
"Hmm?" Gu Cunxi raised his eyebrows.
"Can you stay with me till midnight?" Jiang Rao's tone was filled with anticipation.
"?"
Gu Cunxi wanted to refuse, but seeing Jiang Rao's rare serious look, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. Why did he have to wait until after midnight?
She thought for a moment and asked: Today is... your birthday?
“!”
Jiang Rao didn't want to tell Gu Cunxi what day it was, but she... easily guessed it.
Why can she guess this easily, but she can't guess what's in her mind... or maybe she doesn't want to guess
"So... can you accompany me?" Jiang Rao asked
"Okay!" Gu Cunxi nodded.
The candlelight was soft, shining on her face, making Jiang Rao a little dazed.
Gu Cunxi, if I say you will stay with me forever, will you still nod and say yes?
How long will it take for you to stop loving her!
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The author has something to say:
It's time to write about the reunion... It's been delayed until now, and the plot can't be finished. I'm so long-winded, QAQ
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