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Bai Yu, who was saying she was going to clean the bar, finished her drink and collapsed on the bar counter.
After Gu Anzhou tidied up a few tables and cleaned the bar, Bai Yu was still asleep.
At least it's better than last time when I spent half the day throwing up in the bathroom.
Gu Anzhou finished up and woke Bai Yu up. Bai Yu, who was still half asleep and had no idea where she was, was carried out.
Gu Anzhou also took him back last time. He knew where he lived, so he dropped him off downstairs and went back to the shop.
After changing his clothes and putting on his running shoes, Gu Anzhou went out for a run.
After closing each day, he would assess his condition. If he could fall asleep immediately, he would go upstairs to shower and sleep. If he felt he couldn't, he would go for a run and do some bodyweight training to burn off the remaining energy.
When they arrived at the building again, Bai Yu was no longer there; it seemed she had staggered upstairs by herself.
Gu Anzhou stretched his joints briefly and started running at a slow pace.
At one o'clock in the morning, there were hardly any lights on the island. The only streetlights were dim, and there were almost no people outside, let alone joggers.
Gu Anzhou enjoys this tranquility. When he first arrived, he would feel inexplicably panicked when exercising, but after a year, he is much better and can maintain his heart rate at 130, which is just right.
As Gu Anzhou walked steadily forward, he still found it unbelievable that Ye Jia had shouted "Get out!" into the phone in the alley. How could someone so thin have such strength?
In comparison, he has been sinking deeper and deeper into the mire. If Director Li hadn't personally taken him to Teacher Lu for treatment, he probably wouldn't have had the strength to climb out even now.
Ye Jia went to sleep as soon as he got home, but because he had drunk quite a bit, he got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom.
Then she couldn't sleep. She thought about the phone call from Wang Jun and felt a little uneasy.
Ye Jia sat on the balcony, looking at the dark sea outside. At night, nothing could be seen on the sea, which was actually a bit scary. As she looked at it, she couldn't help but wonder if the sea would swallow up the small island she was on.
However, she still believes that she will see a beautiful sunrise when she goes for a run tomorrow morning.
Ye Jia heard very regular footsteps coming from downstairs. They were very light, but because it was a quiet night, she could hear them clearly.
She looked down and was surprised to see Gu Anzhou.
He ran very fast and disappeared from her sight in no time.
Ye Jia leaned out, wanting to see his back again, but he was no longer visible.
It seems that my impression that he ran out to find Chu Nian in less than three minutes that day wasn't just my imagination. And judging from his running posture, has he received some kind of training?
Ye Jia has been running in the mountains since she was a child. She runs quite fast and is not picky about road conditions. When she was in college, there was a running club, which she joined.
Of course, it's also to avoid joining other clubs that cost a lot of money. For her, running only requires buying a pair of running shoes that cost around a hundred yuan, and she doesn't need to go to gatherings or anything like that.
All she needs to do is run diligently, learn techniques from her seniors, and practice in each run.
Ye Jia felt that she was already a very professional runner, but she felt that Gu Anzhou's running was even more extraordinary.
Sitting back in her chair, Ye Jia continued to gaze at the sea, thinking about that phone call.
Three days later, Ye Jia made a decision: she wanted to start her own business.
Wang Jun really reminded her that she has skills, and they're not bad at all. She can totally start her own business. As for resources and connections, she doesn't expect to grow it to a huge scale. She just wants to be able to support herself.
She earns a decent amount by tutoring students, but she only uses basic knowledge and doesn't utilize her professional skills.
Ye Jia told Chu Nian about this.
"That's fantastic!" Chu Nian exclaimed excitedly. "I support you! Although I don't know much about it, I'm confident you can succeed!"
Ye Jia smiled and encouraged herself: "Absolutely a success!"
"By the way, speaking of starting a business, you can ask Boss Gu for advice. He started his own business, so you two can chat. Maybe he can give you some inspiration."
"Huh?" Ye Jia was a little confused. "But opening a bar and doing cybersecurity are completely different things, aren't they?"
"Isn't it all essentially about one person starting from scratch to make money?"
Ye Jia tilted her head.
"Surely we can have a discussion about mindset? After all, starting a business is very stressful."
That seems to make sense. Besides, Gu Anzhou isn't from Lingfeng Island, so why would he open a bar here? Ye Jia was quite curious.
She said "I understand," but she doesn't have that plan for the time being.
Curiosity was genuine, but it seemed that it was precisely this curiosity that made her somewhat resistant to taking the initiative to talk to Gu Anzhou.
"Alright, Jiajia, it's your turn to listen to me!" Chu Nian also had something she wanted to tell her. "Yesterday afternoon, that little boy came to teach me how to ride a bike. He's so cute! Ah! I'm getting a little obsessed, what should I do!"
Ye Jia had no idea what to do. After thinking for a while, she said, "But on the island, if you two develop a relationship and then it breaks down, it will be very troublesome."
After all, she had experience with office politics.
These words really woke Chu Nian up; her face stiffened: "Oh, right..."
Ye Jia was more curious: "So, have you learned to ride a bike yet?"
"Hmm?" Chu Nian came back to her senses after a while and said with a troubled expression, "No, I'm not very good at maintaining my balance. I was also distracted by looking at his face and trying to find out his personal information. I didn't study properly."
"...You're hopeless."
Ye Jia was about to leave Chu Nian's house when Chu Nian grabbed her arm.
"Jiajia, why don't you teach me how to ride a bike? Once you've taught me, you can ride my bike whenever you want, since our schedules are largely different anyway."
"I don't need a car." Ye Jia enjoys running.
But seeing Chu Nian's pleading expression, Ye Jia naturally agreed.
So for the next few evenings, the sound of two people shouting could be heard on the coastal road.
One person was shouting, "Look ahead! Relax your hands!", while the other was yelling, "Aaaaaahhhhhh!"
In any case, Chu Nian quickly learned to ride a bike and could ride it alone to watch the sunset and go to the bar for drinks.
The problem is how to get back after drinking.
Although Lingfeng Island is small, it is not a lawless place. Even if you finish drinking and come out, you generally won't encounter the police. Chu Nian still can't get over this mental hurdle.
One day, she accidentally drank a little too much and fell asleep on the bar. When she woke up, she found Bai Yu in the store, begging Gu Anzhou to sell her some alcohol.
"Huh? Sister Nian?" Bai Yu then realized that the person lying on the table was Chu Nian.
Chu Nian glanced at the time; it was already past midnight. Usually, she would have left by then. "So you come for drinks after work too?"
"I want to drink, but the boss won't sell me!" It sounded like a child tattling.
Gu Anzhou poured a glass of milk and handed it to him: "Please drink this, and don't come again."
Bai Yu's lips twitched: "I'm already 20!"
“It has nothing to do with age. You’re very sensitive to alcohol; you feel uncomfortable after just a little. There’s no need for you to learn to drink.” After saying that, Gu Anzhou walked out from behind the bar to tidy up the table.
Chu Nian looked around the shop and saw that all the customers had left. She should leave too, but seeing Bai Yu there, she decided to stay a little longer.
Bai Yu stared at the milk glass, feeling a bit numb. He had wanted to learn how to be a tough guy from Brother Zhou, so why was he drinking milk in a bar?
“Perfect timing,” Chu Nian said to him. “Xiao Bai, can you take me home on my bike later? I’ll pay you.”
Bai Yu gave her a dejected look: "Sure, no need to pay, I'll take you. How much did you drink, sis?"
"A few drinks, please."
"You can drink so much?"
Hearing his envy, Chu Nian found it quite amusing and even more endearing: "It's alright, it's fine if you can't drink."
"What's so good about it?" Bai Yu said, dissatisfied.
"You can't drink, so you'll have a chance to take the pretty lady home," Chu Nian said to him with a smile, only to realize she was drunk and talking nonsense. But what could she do now that she had said it?
Bai Yu was startled, as if something had stuck in his neck. He slowly turned his head to look at Chu Nian. Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were smiling. He suddenly felt that she was different from when he taught her to ride a bike before.
Bai Yu immediately turned her head back, picked up the cup, and drank more than half of the milk in one gulp.
His skin is very fair, naturally so, from growing up on an island, but he can never get tanned; he only gets sunburned and his skin peels. Right now, the redness is very noticeable.
Chu Nian thought to herself, "Oh my," realizing that he really did think she was very pretty.
There's hope.
But Chu Nian suddenly remembered what Ye Jia had told her: on such a small island, if a relationship were to develop and then break down, the problem would be huge.
Chu Nian really liked Lingfeng Island. It didn't seem worth it to ruin her future life on Lingfeng Island for the sake of such a young boy.
After tidying up the tables outside the bar, Gu Anzhou returned to the bar and waited for the last two customers to leave.
Although he didn't say anything, Chu Nian felt a sense of pressure and asked Bai Yu, "Would you like anything else to drink? It's on me."
Bai Yu felt they were all treating her like a child, which annoyed her. She refused to drink the rest of her milk and stood up, saying, "I'm not drinking anymore. Let's go, I'll take you."
He spoke with great confidence.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he was driving a sports car to take someone home.
But it was just Chu Nian's electric scooter.
Chu Nian's mood was a bit complicated along the way. The annoying alcohol was taking effect in her brain, and the clean smell of laundry detergent on the little boy she was holding around the waist was quite intoxicating, but Ye Jia's words kept lingering in her ears.
Bai Yu wasn't much better off. He had originally intended to just help Sister Nian with something, but he suddenly sensed something different about her at the bar.
At this moment, her small hands were still wrapped around his waist, and he could feel something behind him leaning against his back, intentionally or unintentionally.
That's weird, it almost made him unable to ride his bike in a straight line.
As they neared their destination, two fluorescent strips hanging in the darkness suddenly appeared ahead, startling Bai Yu, who was riding absentmindedly.
I thought I'd seen a ghost.
Chu Nian was also quite frightened, and tightened her grip on Bai Yu's arm.
As they approached, the car headlights illuminated the area, revealing Ye Jia dressed in running gear.
"Why are you running in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?!"
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