Chapter 8 Our Youth Has Changed Beyond Recognition 02
"Brother Xuan, who is that woman?"
"A hitchhiker."
"Our brother Xuan is really charming. He just changed his number and a beautiful lady came to chat with him."
"Of course not. Who is Brother Xuan? He is the handsome boss here."
"You can blow your own trumpet, get lost."
"Let's go. Hei Pi's game hall is newly opened today. Let's fight until dawn."
…
Lin Jiaxuan walked forward surrounded by his group of friends. I watched them walk out of the train station, out of the gate, onto the street, and gradually disappear.
I stand here, people coming and going around me, some are leaving by bus, some are hugging each other, some are laughing, and some are crying.
The world lost its voice.
“Boom—Boom—”
The clock in the lobby struck twelve, and every beat was clearly audible. July was gone, and Lin Jiaxuan was gone. They left my life, one ran away, and the other disappeared into the crowd.
There is no farewell, no meaning of leaving.
I went to Anjia Alley Bar Street. I heard that wandering hearts can find a home here.
When I was half drunk, my cell phone rang, and a strange number was displayed on it . I didn't want to answer it, but the number didn't give up and kept calling.
"Hello, who is this?" My voice was harsh. Heavy breathing could be heard in the empty phone line, and there was a long silence on the line.
" Who are ? You don't talk on the phone, you're crazy." I muttered impatiently. The other party still didn't answer, and I wanted to hang up.
"Where are you?" The voice asking the question was strangely familiar, and my heart seemed to be suddenly grabbed by an invisible big hand, stimulating my nerves every time.
"Fang Xuyu, I feel so uncomfortable..." I felt like I had lost something important. When I heard his voice, my eyes felt sore and I poured out all my grievances to him while drunkenly.
"Do you know where you are now?" He paused and said calmly, "Is it because of that man?"
His words were like a storm in a quiet night that destroyed the peace. My whole heart fell to the bottom at an invisible speed, into the dark quagmire, without even a splash of water.
This is a quiet bar. It's not noisy inside, but it's not quiet either. I leaned against the window and looked outside. There was a pond outside. Water plants were swaying in the clear water. Fine snow was flying in the sky. When I heard this, my eyes stayed on the flying snow. The light was very warm, and I could see the snowflakes gradually getting bigger from a close distance.
It's snowing again. I stretched out my hand, and the snowflakes melted into water in my palm, turning into transparent tears that flowed down from my fingers.
It was so long that it seemed as if his question had never occurred. My left hand, which was holding the phone, had become stiff. My whole body was frozen. I had been here for so long, and even with the air conditioner on, I was still cold.
Because of Lin Jiaxuan? Not only that! I thought of many people and things, Grandma Zhuang, my mother, Xue Ye, July, Lin Jiaxuan, death, car accident, separation...
There are so many things, I can’t bear it anymore.
"It's because of him and..." The voice didn't seem to be my own. I wanted to tell him about the tiredness and pain in my heart. They cut me to pieces, one by one.
"Anjia Lane?" He interrupted me, and I couldn't tell what his expression and tone were. I could hear the sound of a lighter from inside.
"Yeah, in the 'Drunk Bar'. Are you smoking?" I imagined him lighting a cigarette and tried to say something, but my mouth was bitter. What could I say? What right did I have to say anything?
"I'll smoke when I'm in a bad mood. Stay there and I'll come find you."
"You..." I started talking, but he had already hung up the phone.
Take care of yourself, I said to myself.
I sighed softly. I had already decided to take this step and there was no turning back. Maybe, I could try to get along with him? Maybe, we could be happy?
A few minutes later, a bald man with a beer belly sat next to me and looked at me with lustful eyes. I turned my head away, wondering whether I should change seats.
"Little sister, you are alone here, how about having a drink with your brother?" I felt a dirty hand on my shoulder, I was startled, and quickly stood up to avoid it, accidentally knocking over the wine glass on the table, and the wine splashed onto the ground.
The bald man trapped me in my seat, blocking the aisle for me to exit.
I clenched my fists and looked at the bald man with disgust. He was fat, and when he saw me looking at him, he grinned at me, his yellow teeth looking disgusting.
"Can you please make way for me? I want to go to the restroom." It doesn't matter as long as Fang Xuyu comes over. There are a lot of people hunting for beauty in places like this, and no one cares. I don't want to cause trouble.
"No." The bald man's eyes narrowed into a line.
"I'm calling someone." I raised my voice, looked at the waiter at the front desk, and pretended to shout.
"Hey, brother is afraid of you. I'm a frequent visitor here, who doesn't know me? My sister is so cute, give me a kiss..." The bald man pouted and was about to kiss her.
I looked at the lard-like lips in front of me, stood up, raised my hand and grabbed it. My nails scratched the bald head, leaving several bloody marks, and he was furious: "How dare you grab me, you bitch!"
"Let her go." A cold voice sounded from the noisy crowd. When I heard this voice, I felt the surroundings suddenly become quiet.
I looked up, the colorful lights shining on his white shirt cuffs and the black suit jacket in his hand. He was standing behind us, pinching his bald head and trying to hit my wrist.
"You little bastard, you want to steal my woman? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself to see who you are and who I am!" The bald man smiled nonchalantly, his face full of flesh trembling.
He asked, "What is your identity?"
"I'm Pei Dafu from Fuyun Company! Who do you think you are?" The bald man shook off Fang Xuyu's arm, stood up proudly, and spit flying everywhere.
Fang Xuyu nodded slightly, thinking: "Fuyun Company? It turns out that your company was investigated for false accounting this year..."
"Mr. Luqiu." The manager who rushed over looked at a waiter and knew that something bad had happened.
“You little brat, mind your own business and don’t talk nonsense, otherwise you’ll die—” Before he could finish his words, the manager next to him waved his hand to signal him to shut up.
"Boss Pei, he is the son of the Fongshi Group." The manager kindly reminded the bald boss in a low voice.
"Shifu? The orphan adopted by Fang Chongyan? Didn't they say that both his father and wife were stabbed? And Mr. Luqiu, huh, a rat cub wants to be a dragon? Dream on. So what about Shifu Group! That old guy Fang Chongyan was abandoned by his wife and daughter. He is a joke of the whole family. He is nothing!" The bald man slammed the table and pointed at Fang Xuyu and shouted, "I, Pei, am not a soft persimmon. If you have any ability, just come at me. Today, I have offended you, the young master of the Fang family! What's the matter? I'm afraid of you!"
There was a slapping sound in the air, and a slapping mark appeared on the bald man's face. The slapping sound interrupted his words. My face turned pale, cold sweat broke out, and I shouted heartbreakingly: "You are a fart! A pig with a mouth full of shit."
I was shaking like a sieve due to extreme anger. I would not allow anyone to insult Fang Xuyu and Fang Chongyan. Every word that Fang Xuyu cursed was a bastard.
"You little bitch, I... Ouch, my hand, my hand..." Fang Xuyu twisted the bald man's wrist. He twisted his body in pain, and cold sweat broke out as Fang Xuyu moved. "It hurts, it hurts... Let go..."
The manager saw that something was not right and called the security guard. He wiped the sweat from his head and said, "Mr. Luqiu, I'm sorry. I apologize to you. We will not let such people in the store in the future. This store is Mr. Fang's property. You should say a few good words in front of him. It is my fault for not doing my job well. Please forgive me." He apologized with a smile.
The bald man stared at the manager in amazement.
"Don't let mad dogs into the store anymore." Fang Xuyu said.
"Yes, yes, I won't do that anymore." The manager nodded quickly.
Fang Xuyu then let go of the bald man's wrist, which was bruised from being pinched. Fang Xuyu was filled with majestic anger and said to the bald man, "Get lost."
The bald man started swearing loudly. The manager gave an order and four strong security guards picked up the bald man and took him away, throwing him directly on the road in front of the gate.
Fang Xuyu said nothing and put his coat on me.
I wanted to talk to him, but he helped me out.
