Chapter 9: Striving to Find a Gap of Hope
Let her go, you can touch me, I will do whatever you want to me.
Haha, Ju Chenxi, you are really infatuated.
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The sky has been gloomy in recent days, covered by dark clouds, like a drooping face, lifeless. There are few pedestrians on the street, and this weather is more suitable for sleeping than going out. The usually noisy streets have become quiet at this time. In the past, the sound of car horns rang one after another, but now, it takes a long time to hear the sound of a car whizzing past.
No one was out, so naturally there was no business in the bakery. The boss was still in the shop at first, but later he saw that almost no one came, so he simply went home. I was alone at the counter, feeling bored. But this way, I had a lot of time to be idle.
When I have nothing to do, I will stare at the cakes in the cake shop, trying to figure out how their beautiful decorations are made. Besides that, I have something more important to do - thinking about Ju Chenxi. I like him very much, but I dare not tell him that I am not as brave as Jiaomei, and I am afraid of being rejected. At that time, maybe we can't even be friends, which is the situation I don't want to see the most.
On this day, when I was staring at the Doraemon cake, my cell phone suddenly started ringing. I was startled by the sudden ringtone and stood up subconsciously, and my hand accidentally hit the water cup on the table.
With a "clang", the cup fell to the ground and broke into pieces. The water in the cup, along with the glass shards, splashed all over me.
I comforted myself and said, it’s okay, I was just a little careless.
I kicked my feet in dissatisfaction, but still obediently went to the back of the kitchen to get something to clean the floor. After cleaning the floor, I wiped my trouser legs with a paper towel. I said to myself with full energy, look, everything is back to normal.
But just after I said this, my right eyelid started twitching restlessly. I became depressed again, and began to worry whether something bad would happen soon. Every time my right eyelid twitched, something bad would happen.
I remember one morning my right eyelid kept twitching. When I came back at noon , I heard my mother say that my father had been in a minor car accident.
I shook my head, trying hard not to think too much, then picked up the phone. I found that there was a text message from Ju Chenxi. After I clicked on it, the message was displayed on the entire screen.
"Can you meet me at the corner of the alley across the street after get off work? I want to take you somewhere."
My heart started pounding and I felt like I was out of control. I couldn't help but nod countless times in my heart. Although I didn't know where he was going to take me, I still replied as quickly as possible: "Okay."
I stared at my phone for a long time, swiping the homepage this and that, hoping that Ju Chenxi would reply to me with an emoticon or something, but I waited for a long time and there was no notification.
I couldn't help but laugh at myself, you are so stupid, but then I thought, every girl in love is so stupid.
It is because of the fear of gain and loss that love seems particularly meaningful.
That afternoon seemed as long as an autumn day.
I kept staring at the clock on the wall of the bakery, waiting for the time to pass. I watched the hour hand turn around and around, but it was not yet 12. This was the first time in my life that I wanted time to pass faster. I was not so eager when I was waiting for school to end.
After waiting for a long time until five o'clock, I immediately took off my apron, ran to the locker room to change into my original clothes, combed my hair which had become messy due to wearing a hat, and tied it into a cute bun.
I turned around in front of the mirror and looked at my outfit with satisfaction.
At this time, the wind chime on the door suddenly rang. It was specially hung by the owner so that he could notice the arrival of customers as soon as possible. Sometimes when the wind blows, the wind chimes will ring, and the crisp sound will make people feel better.
I stuck my head out and looked outside, and saw several girls pushing the door open and walking in.
I took a deep breath and told myself that I just needed to deal with these last few customers, and then I could go see Ju Chenxi.
I smiled widely, walked out of the dressing room, and said to the customer in front of me, "Hello, we are closed. Please come back tomorrow."
When I saw clearly the person who walked in last, my smile suddenly froze on my face, because that person was none other than my most hated rival in love - Han Shengya.
As long as it's Han Shengya, nothing good will ever happen.
I was worried about myself.
