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The next day, early in the morning, the air was fresh and the first rays of dawn pierced through the darkness. Although Ye Wenyu was hurt by the breakup, and even more hurt by being hurt by her ex-boyfriend afterward, she still wiped away her tears and went to work at the bookstore as if nothing had happened.
The weather has turned cooler, and a light drizzle is falling from the sky. The fallen leaves are wet and stick to the ground, which glistens under the leaden sky. In the distance, the maple leaves are as red as blood.
It's late autumn, and with each layer of autumn rain comes a chill.
Ye Wenyu now knows that Lin Tingfeng probably helped her find the translation job, so all that's left is to confront him. She plans to find out who helped her find the bookstore job before confronting Lin Tingfeng.
When she arrived at the bookstore, the owner saw her and immediately smiled, asking her eagerly, "So, Xiaoyu, what's your decision?"
Ye Wenyu felt a surge of warmth and remembered that she had promised her boss that if he told her the truth, she would agree to let him sell books for the bookstore via live streaming, because she was now a somewhat famous internet celebrity.
She rubbed her forehead and said apologetically to the boss, "I'm sorry, boss, so much has happened these past few days, I almost forgot about this." Having not worked at the bookstore for several days, she noticed it seemed dirtier and more disorganized than before since she left. Ye Wenyu glanced around, then casually picked up a book that was lying haphazardly beside her and put it back on the shelf.
The refined-looking boss looked at her with a hint of resentment and scolded her, "You're so young, yet you're busier than a middle-aged man like me. Are you busy going on blind dates?"
Ye Wenyu broke out in a cold sweat; it was no different from a blind date. Thinking of the engagement banquet that had caused her heartache and anger, she was speechless.
She thought about it for a moment, and decided that instead of dragging her own problems out and getting caught up in other people's messy lives, she should cheer up and do her own thing. So she calmed down, smiled at her boss, and said, "Boss, I'll answer you now."
"Really, that's great!" The boss beamed with joy.
Ye Wenyu said to him playfully, "First, answer me a question: Is the person who helped me find this job surnamed Lin?"
The boss hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ye Wenyu.
Ye Wenyu said, "If his surname is Lin, then I cannot agree to your request to 'exchange the real answer for selling books via live streaming.' If his surname is not Lin, then I will agree to your request."
The reason she made this request was that if Lin Tingfeng had also helped her find the job at the bookstore, she definitely wouldn't have continued working there. Promising the boss was just a verbal commitment, and in the end, she couldn't keep it, which would disappoint him. The boss was a rare good person; he wasn't a bad person, and he was quite generous to her. He usually had a good personality and would never make things difficult for his employees.
However, if the person helping her is someone else, then she can agree to the boss's request. She knows that fewer people are buying physical books now, and the bookstore's business is not doing well. As a student and a cultured person, she hopes that most people will buy fewer clothes and more books. So, whether it's through live streaming or other methods, she is willing to try anything that can boost the bookstore's sales.
Thinking of this, she gazed longingly out at the neat and tall bookshelves on all sides. The bookshelves were made of natural wood and were filled with neatly arranged paper books. Each book contained an interesting soul, some elegant and refined, others knowledgeable and erudite. The faint scent of ink permeated the air like a light veil.
If she could have books to keep her company every day, a cup of tea on her desk, sunlight streaming in through the window, and one or two pots of flowers in full bloom on the windowsill, then her life would be extremely happy.
Having worked here for a while, she's really reluctant to leave suddenly.
That's why she made that request to her boss.
The boss nodded, a hint of mystery in his eyes, and said with a smile, "Alright, I'll tell you. Yes, you have a powerful backer helping you get this job, but you'll be very surprised—"
Hearing this, Ye Wenyu perked up her ears, her heart pounding like a drum. She was about to find out the truth!
The boss smiled and said slowly, "His surname isn't Lin."
Really? Ye Wenyu's face lit up with joy and she breathed a sigh of relief. It felt like the cards on the table—you thought it was an Ace, but it turned out to be a King. She said to the shop owner, "That's great, that's great! Boss, to tell you the truth, I don't want to leave this bookstore either." Her tone was full of joy and nostalgia.
Her big eyes, sparkling like diamonds, surveyed the bookstore.
The boss was quite surprised, but his heart warmed. He adjusted his glasses and said to Ye Wenyu with utmost seriousness, "So, you're leaving the bookstore just because that guy surnamed Lin helped you find the job?"
Ye Wenyu's face flushed. She couldn't tell the bookstore owner too much about her relationship with Lin Tingfeng.
The boss continued gently, "Young lady, you're overthinking it. Even if Mr. Lin helped you find this job, he's just an introducer. Whether you can work here long-term depends on your own abilities. I think you're very capable and you're doing a great job at the bookstore, so I won't let you leave!" His tone was firm and full of praise, which warmed Ye Wenyu's heart.
The bookstore owner thought sadly, "Without this pretty young girl, business will definitely be even slower. Being good-looking is amazing! Good looks are productivity!" And if this young girl doesn't come to the bookstore, he will lose the motivation to come to work at the bookstore every day.
Ye Wenyu smiled, unable to contain her curiosity, and asked him, "Alright, thank you, boss. Now tell me, who is the big boss behind the scenes?"
The boss smiled and asked her in return, "You don't recognize me?"
Ye Wenyu shook her head, a big question mark rising in her mind, and urged him, "Tell me quickly, and I'll start live-streaming the book sales for you right away."
The shop owner smiled, took out his phone, opened the photo album, scrolled to a picture, and then handed the phone to Ye Wenyu, saying, "Look, this is the person who helped you. He's the real big boss of the bookstore; I'm just a bouncer at best."
Ye Wenyu curiously took the boss's phone and was dumbfounded. She didn't recognize the fat man in the photo at all. The man in the photo was a middle-aged man who was extremely fat, as fat as a ball. Because it was so exaggerated, his head and four legs looked like they were sticking out of a ball.
She had never seen such a fat person before!
This person actually helped her find a job, that's amazing!
Ye Wenyu's inner questions, like bean sprouts growing wildly in summer, kept popping out uncontrollably.
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