Around one in the morning, the noise could no longer be tolerated and the lively atmosphere in the store gradually quieted down.
But I was not idle either, because I didn't have to go to school, so I continued to help serve wine to the guests. I was busy until after five o'clock, when the store closed.
At this time, Lao Li came over, threw me an envelope and said, "Your salary!"
I opened it out of curiosity and saw, wow, there were 3,600 yuan in it. I asked in surprise, "So much?" After all, I calculated in my mind that based on a normal salary, I should only have around 1,300 yuan.
Old Li looked at my surprised expression, smiled and said, "After all, you've been with me for so many years, so this is a bonus for you."
When I heard that, I was so excited that I ran over to hug him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Old Li was so amused by my behavior that he wiped his face and scolded me with a smile, "Aren't you disgusting?"
I didn't care about that. I just laughed and held the money in my hand, thinking happily: "I can buy Ye Yao a better gift tomorrow."
That night I lay in bed, tossing and turning, my mind constantly on buying a gift for Ye Yao, and I couldn't sleep at all.
The next day, around nine o'clock, I went out and walked on the street, looking here and there, and finally picked out a particularly beautiful gold bracelet to give to Ye Yao.
When I checked out, I spent a total of five thousand one, plus the money I had left on me. I only had fifty yuan left, but I didn't feel bad at all. All I could think about was Ye Yao's happy face when she received the gift.
After buying it, I ran back to the store carrying the bag containing the bracelet.
The store wasn't open yet, so I just found a seat and sat down.
I carefully took out the box containing the bracelet from the bag, held it tightly in my hand, and became worried again, thinking that Ye Yao had asked me to be frugal in the future. I wondered if she would be angry because I spent so much money.
Just as I was thinking about it, Zhou Yi came over, saw the box in my hand, and jokingly said, "Hey, Jin, is this for Ye Yao?"
I nodded at him as a response.
Seeing this, he turned around and pulled out a bottle of white wine from the side, saying with a smile, "Have a drink? You don't have to go to work today! I'm also leaving soon. Let Lao Li and the others work on their own today. They'll be busy to death, haha." I smiled and thought that since there was nothing else to do, I replied, "Then have a drink?"
Then we sat there, drinking and chatting about all sorts of things.
Perhaps he was remembering the lively atmosphere of the chorus in the store yesterday, and thinking of his high school life that was about to end, his heart was filled with reluctance, and he drank more and more without restraint.
Before we knew it, we had drunk more than three bottles of white wine. Once the alcohol took effect, both he and I felt dizzy, and finally we fell straight onto the sofa and fell asleep, not caring about anything else.
At this moment, Li Min came over and sat down beside me silently, staring at me without blinking. I was half asleep, but she woke me up all of a sudden. I felt a little impatient and said, "Stop bothering me."
After hearing this, Li Min just smiled and said, "I want to bother you." Then she reached out and picked me up. I was so weak at the moment that I didn't have the strength to break free from her.
"Get out!"
Li Min hugged me and said, "I'm just helping you sleep inside. What if someone comes later?" I was dizzy and didn't think much about it. I just replied "Okay" in a daze and put my hand on her shoulder.
She even leaned her head toward me, looking somewhat ambiguous. Zhou Yi, watching from the side, stammered, "What are you two...doing? Doing...this...hehe, wait...if...Ye...Ye Yao sees you...you'll be...finished." He struggled to his feet and suddenly raised his voice, "Ye...Yao, why...are you here?"
When I heard that, I thought he was trying to scare me on purpose, so I burped and stammered back, boasting, "Come...come...so...what's the matter?"
As a result, the next second, Ye Yao's calm but slightly chilling voice came over: "Lin Yu, you are great."
I didn't know how my originally weak body suddenly gained strength at this moment, and I subconsciously pushed Li Min away.
I staggered and struggled to stand up. After all this trouble, the alcohol had dissipated a bit, and my mind was a little clearer. I hurriedly shouted at Ye Yao, "Listen to my explanation, Ye Yao!"
But Ye Yao was already crying her eyes out at this time. She covered her face with her hands, didn't even look at me, turned around and ran away.
Seeing this, I was extremely anxious and didn't care about anything else. I raised my legs and wanted to chase after her. I was still drunk and my legs went weak. I fell to the ground with a thump, and my chest hit the floor heavily. The sharp pain came instantly, and I gasped in pain. But I didn't care about the pain anymore. I could only shout in a weak voice: "Listen to my explanation!" But Ye Yao had already run away.
I gritted my teeth and used all my strength to stand up and chase Ye Yao. My thigh was numb from the fall, and I tried several times but failed.
At this time, Li Min came over again and tried to reach out to help me. Without thinking, I pushed her away and yelled at her, "Don't touch me!"
Looking at Zhou Yi again, he was already extremely drunk at this moment. He collapsed on the sofa, mumbling some incoherent words. It was impossible to rely on him for help at all.
I could only watch Ye Yao run away anxiously, but I couldn't catch up with her. The feeling of powerlessness and regret filled my whole body.
I held the phone tightly, my fingers turning white from the force, and mechanically redialed Ye Yao's number over and over again, my eyes fixed on the screen, full of anxiety and anticipation, just wanting to hear her voice immediately.
But all I heard from the receiver was the beeping sound of no one answering the call. Each beep was like a sharp needle, piercing my heart.
I don’t know how many times I dialed, but the cold and decisive voice “The number you dialed is powered off” suddenly rang out, like a ruthless verdict, instantly shattering my last glimmer of hope.
At that moment, my body suddenly stiffened, my brain went blank for a few seconds, and then my eyes were like a dam bursting, and tears burst out uncontrollably.
"Ye Yao...Ye Yao..."
I murmured her name, filled with regret and despair. I clenched my fists and pounded the ground with all my strength, over and over again.
The hard ground hurt the back of my hand, causing it to turn purple and bleed, but the pain in my body was nothing compared to the pain in my heart.
Woo woo woo～～
Uncontrollably, sobs burst from my throat, echoing relentlessly in the quiet shop. It was the wailing of my broken heart. I felt a chill that hadn't been there before, no matter how much we argued...
I seem to have lost her, the girl whose heart and eyes are filled with me.
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