"Can't you see how much work there is? You're not allowed to go either. Stay at the inn and entertain the guests."
"Look at you, it doesn't take long to eat a meal, and these are all guests who will be staying for a week. There's no one else to take care of for the time being, so what am I supposed to do at the inn?"
Peach, who helped us unload the goods, chimed in, "Michael, stop exploiting Sisi... If it weren't for her, Ma and I wouldn't be able to do any business with this little bar... She's made such a big contribution, what's wrong with letting her take a break?" After saying that, she said to Yang Sisi, "Go have fun, I'll keep an eye on the inn for you."
"Sister Peach, you're the most loyal one!"
Peach smiled and said to me, "You've had a tough time lately, so it won't hurt to relax a bit."
"I don't like being a third wheel, I'd rather stay at the inn."
No sooner had I finished speaking than I received another WeChat message from Ye Zhi, who asked, "Are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you and Sisi to dinner."
"Let Sisi go, I'll pass... The inn is quite busy."
"Is it really appropriate for you to refuse so decisively on our first date?"
Yang Sisi leaned over to look at my phone and said, "Wow, Ye Zhi personally invited you out to dinner... You'd better hurry up and accept, or you'll put on too high a pedestal and she'll really ignore you."
"Being busy is being busy, it doesn't matter who schedules the appointment."
Yang Sisi smiled at me with ill intent, and then said, "Maybe they'll announce their relationship to the public during dinner. After all, they're both people who value rituals, and of course they'd like others to witness such an important moment in their lives."
"Come on, you're not a celebrity, why are you so afraid that people won't know you have a scandal?"
"You've said all this because you're afraid, haven't you?"
What am I afraid of?
"You're afraid of being heartbroken... You don't want to just watch Ye Zhi be with someone else, because you still have fantasies about her."
Am I really that infatuated with every single person I meet?
“If you’re not feeling guilty, you can come with me… Just think of it as a gathering of fellow townsmen, since you’re practically a Shanghainese yourself.”
When Yang Sisi kept provoking me, I started to doubt myself. Actually, while there was a lot to do at the inn, there were plenty of people who could handle it, so I didn't need to be involved in everything. So why wasn't I willing to keep my appointment with Ye Zhi and Yang Sisi's cousin?
Could it really be as Yang Sisi said? I still have a fantasy about Ye Zhi, which is why I'm unwilling to just watch her become someone else's woman.
No, I'm not that superficial. If Ye Zhi and her cousin really do have feelings for each other, then as a friend, I would definitely be willing to send my blessings.
Then, I took off the gloves I used for carrying things and said to Yang Sisi, "Let's go, I'll go with you."
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