Chapter 10: Standing Out
In October, the summer in H City is coming to an end. An autumn rain swept across the entire city, and the air was filled with the smell of earth.
During the National Day holiday, Xu Wenrou took Zhou Yi to Hainan for a trip, and Wen Eryu's ears were finally quiet for a while.
Wen Eryu came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, with water still dripping from the ends of her hair. The water droplets slid down her perfect neck to her collarbone. The air conditioner in the room was turned on too low, and she instantly covered her arms and gasped for air.
At this time, the mobile phone that was charging on the bedside table rang. Wen Eryu put on a coat and picked up the phone.
Fruity Orange: [Open the door, open the door, I'm at your door. ]
Wen Kai Shui: [??? So sudden.]
Orange Juice: [Hehehe.]
Wen Eryu put down his phone, ran downstairs and opened the door.
Lin Cheng squatted at the door and stood up when she heard the door open. She excitedly took Wen Eryu's hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you to a fun place."
"Where are you going?" Wen Eryu asked doubtfully, "I haven't blow-dried my hair yet."
Lin Cheng then noticed Wen Eryu's wet hair: "Then I'll wait for you to finish blowing it."
The two went upstairs. Wen Eryu's room was very large, like a princess's room. Everything in the room was pink. A two-meter Rococo-style bed was placed in the middle. There was a separate dressing room full of luxury goods.
This was the first time that Lin Cheng came to Wen Eryu's room. She widened her eyes as she entered. Before she met Wen Eryu, some people at school said that her family was very rich. Today, Lin Cheng was really enlightened. She didn't expect that she was so rich.
"Just find a place to sit." Wen Eryu walked into the bathroom and picked up the hair dryer.
Lin Cheng nodded and sat down on the small sofa with her feet on the solid wood floor. Although her family had made some money from a small business, it was nothing compared to Wen Eryu's family.
The sound of the wind in the bathroom soon died down. Wen Eryu came out after combing her hair. She saw Lin Cheng staring out the window in a daze.
"What are you looking at?" Wen Eryu asked as he approached.
Lin Cheng came back to his senses and said with emotion: "Eryu, your family is really rich."
Wen Eryu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No, no."
Wen Eryu's heart sank when she thought about how everything her father had worked for in his previous life was destroyed by a woman named Xu Wenrou. However, Xu Wenrou had not made any moves during this period, so she was now waiting and watching, taking one step at a time.
"Where are we going?" Wen Eryu asked.
Lin Cheng pretended to be mysterious and whispered in her ear, "My cousin opened a billiard hall."
Wen Eryu's voice softened a lot when he heard these three words: "Billiard hall? But we are not..."
Lin Cheng gave her a look: "I know, my cousin opened a back door for us, don't worry."
Wen Eryu looked embarrassed: "This is not good."
"It's okay, let's go inside and take a look. Aren't you curious?" Lin Cheng asked.
Wen Eryu was stunned. Although she said that, she was actually a little shaken in her heart.
Lin Cheng saw what Wen Eryu was thinking and said with a wicked smile, "I heard there are a lot of handsome guys in there."
Wen Eryu: “…”
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North City Billiards.
"Didn't you say there were a lot of handsome guys?" Wen Eryu reached out to pull down his baseball cap in disappointment, his face almost buried in his clothes.
Lin Cheng covered it more tightly than she did and stomped her feet vigorously: "Damn cousin lied to me again."
The two of them stood behind a green plant, and people passing by couldn't help but look at them.
Suddenly, Lin Cheng bent over and covered her lower abdomen: "Eryu, I think I'm having my period."
"Did you bring sanitary napkins?" Wen Eryu asked.
Lin Cheng said, "It's okay. Wait for me here for a while. There are sanitary napkins for sale at the front desk. I'll be right back."
Wen Eryu nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for you here."
The billiard hall was a mixed crowd, most of them were people from society. The pungent smell of cigarettes lingered around the dazzling lights, and the background music was turned up very loud. Wen Eryu couldn't stand it after staying there for too long.
Just when she wanted to go to the bathroom to find Lin Cheng, a man reached out to stop her.
"Hey, little sister, where are you going? Come and play with us guys. It's still early anyway." The man's name is Lu Diao. His mouth smells of alcohol and he chews his teeth, which are stained black by betel nut.
Wen Eryu frowned: "Get out of the way."
"Hey, how do you talk to our Brother Diao?" The younger brother behind Lu Diao rushed forward and pointed at her.
Lu Diao pretended to be a good guy and waved his hand: "Hey, hey, what the hell are you doing? Speak politely to the little girl."
After being scolded, the younger brother lowered his head and said, "Brother Diao was right."
Lu Diao turned his gaze back to Wen Eryu. He had to say that Wen Eryu was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Those outside could not compare to her at all.
He couldn't suppress his inner desire under the influence of alcohol and reached out to touch her.
But the next second, he was slapped by Wen Eryu.
Lu Diao covered his face with his hands, his eyes wide open in anger: "How dare you hit me?!"
Wen Eryu sneered: "I'm going to hit you."
She has lived two lives and has seen all kinds of people. You can't reason with a gangster like Lu Diao.
"You——!" Lu Diao glared at the younger brother behind him.
Wen Eryu couldn't help but feel a little nervous when she saw the current one-on-two situation. After all, there was a huge difference in size between her and them. If they really started fighting, she would definitely suffer.
At this critical moment, a figure stood in front of Wen Eryu.
She raised her head and met Shen Jize's cold gaze.
"Why did you come to a place like this?" He lowered his voice and put a slightly questioning tone.
"I..." Wen Eryu was a little afraid to speak at this moment.
The look in Shen Jize's eyes now was exactly the same as when Wen Eryu had angered him in his previous life. His eyes were as deep as thick ink, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking at this moment.
"Did he touch you?" Shen Jize continued to ask.
Wen Eryu shook his head: "No, but he harassed me and I slapped him."
Shen Jize: “Yeah.”
Wen Eryu felt like she was hallucinating. Why did she feel that the word "hmm" was a compliment to her?
"Hehe, get out of my way, kid, and don't delay my business." Lu Diao said with a dark face as he pulled the gold chain around his neck.
Everyone around stopped and looked over here. The loud noise just now made the onlookers completely lose interest in playing basketball.
Wen Eryu tugged at the corner of Shen Jize's clothes and whispered, "How about we run?"
But Chen Jize had no intention of leaving. Instead, he reached out and straightened the crooked baseball cap on Wen Eryu's head.
He said, "Give me ten minutes."
Wen Eryu: “?”
She saw Shen Jize walk over to Lu Diao and said something. The next second, Lu Diao walked to the pool table with an expressionless face.
Then he pulled out an expensive pool cue from an exquisite long black box.
Shen Jize casually picked up a free pole from the shelf next to him. He walked to the opposite side of Lu Diao and wiped the pole head with a piece of chocolate powder.
Wen Eryu stood aside and watched Shen Jize's every move silently.
Lu Diao spat out the betel nut in his mouth, ate a new one, and looked up to signal Shen Jize: "Let's start."
Shen Jize walked to the serving point calmly, and after serving, he chose to hit a colored ball.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Shen Ji Ze only had black eight left on the table, while Lu Diao still had three balls to score.
Lu Diao was so anxious that he spat the betel nut onto the ground and cursed. He was sweating profusely, and the acne scars on his fat face were shocking to see.
He wanted to catch up with Chen Ji Ze so much, but the more anxious he was, the more likely he would make mistakes.
Not only did Lu Diao fail to hit the ball with that shot, he also hit the cue ball into the hole, giving Shen Jize a free ball.
"Fuck!" Lu Diao slammed the table, "I'm so fucking convinced."
Shen Jize leaned over and kept swinging the cue stick to try to find the best hitting point. Three seconds later, he put all his strength into poking forward, and the cue ball quickly approached the black eight.
With a "bang", it hit the ball into the pocket, ending the game easily.
Lu Diao was so angry that he threw the pole in his hand to the ground and stomped on it several times.
Shen Jize put the pole back and walked to Wen Eryu. He took out his cell phone and checked the time. It was exactly ten minutes.
Lu Diao followed, and although he was not convinced, he still said reluctantly: "I'm sorry, little girl, it was my fault just now."
Wen Eryu looked at Shen Jize. It turned out that he competed with Lu Diao to help her.
But Wen Eryu didn't want to forgive Lu Diao, so he turned around and walked downstairs.
After leaving the billiard hall, Wen Eryu realized that she had not waited for Lin Cheng to come out of the bathroom. When she was about to walk back, she happened to meet Shen Jize walking down the stairs.
He was wearing a white shirt today, with his sleeves half rolled up, revealing half of his forearm with distinct veins.
The stairs in the billiard hall were very small, only wide enough for one person. Wen Eryu stopped and moved to the right, leaving an empty space for Shen Jize to walk down.
Shen Jize stopped when he reached her side, as if he wanted to ask Wen Eryu why she still wanted to go up.
The distance between them was now minimized, almost touching each other. The temperature in the small space continued to rise, creating an ambiguous and charming atmosphere.
Wen Eryu's lips moved slightly, and she spoke after a long time: "Thank you for today."
Shen Jize put his hands in his pockets, his eyes flickered, and a trace of unknown emotion flashed across his eyes. He suppressed his inner joy and just said briefly: "Don't come to this kind of place next time."
"Are you worried about me?" Wen Eryu smiled without saying anything.
"..." Shen Jize's breathing was disordered for a few seconds, "No."
Wen Eryu: "Oh."
"You're not leaving yet?" he said.
Wen Eryu shook her head: "Lin Cheng is still upstairs, I have to go find her."
As luck would have it, Lin Cheng just happened to walk down.
"Why are you here? I couldn't find you up there just now." Lin Cheng said, "Hey, isn't this..."
She looked at Wen Eryu and then at Chen Jize, her eyes wandering between them.
Seeing this, Wen Eryu took Lin Cheng's hand and walked downstairs, leaving a sentence to Shen Jize, "We're leaving first."
Shen Jize looked at her receding back, his eyes darkened, then he went downstairs, turned right, walked into the fast food restaurant and changed into his work clothes.
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