Chapter Four 3
I was shocked. Fortunately, Xiaoyi knew my plan and colluded with me in advance, otherwise I really didn't know how to answer my mother. I put on my shoes and pretended to be nonchalant and said, "No, I just reviewed my homework with Xiaoyi. You know we have an exam soon. It's more efficient to review together." This was all Xiaoyi taught me before school. If I review my homework with her, my mother won't be suspicious, and even if my mother calls her, she can help me block it.
"Really?" Mom looked at me suspiciously.
"Yes, yes!" I hugged my mother and started to act coquettishly with her, "Xiaoyi's English is so good. It just so happens that I have a lot of English grammar that I am not clear about. It's definitely right to ask her!"
"You kid." Mom patted my back lovingly, "Be careful when you come back at night. Mom is worried about you, okay?"
"I know." I said sweetly to my mother, and suddenly a warm feeling surged through my heart.
Just like yesterday, the night was still so cold, and the wind was particularly cold on my body, but the difference was that there were no stars tonight. The sky was gloomy as if it was suppressing something, and even the moon was covered by its brilliance, becoming hazy and losing its usual brightness. A gust of wind blew by, and my face felt cold.
I was bored and stood at the door of "Didu" and looked around secretly. The manager was not there, the foreman was not there, and even Xiaoshan, who was in charge of the cashier, was nowhere to be found. I relaxed my body, which had been tense all the time, and finally I could take a breath. I bent down and gently rubbed my calves, which were numb from standing, and then pounded my waist.
It's so tiring. This job is not something that ordinary people can do. It's tiring and boring. I was so bored that I used the stilettos of my high heels to dig into the seams of the floor. If it weren't for that Gundam model and Tsurugahara, I would never have taken this job.
It was late at night, the whole world was quiet, I seemed to be able to clearly hear my heartbeat again and again. Just as I was standing at the door in a daze, someone suddenly bumped into me head-on, with such force that I fell to the ground, my back hit the wall full of reliefs, and in an instant there was only one word in my mind - pain.
"Ah!" I was startled and screamed involuntarily. The pain from my back made me unable to stand up for a while.
"Are you blind?" Before I had time to react from the fear and pain I had just felt, a sharp voice came into my ears.
"I, I..." I struggled to get up from the ground, but my legs were out of control and I couldn't move for a long time.
I thought angrily, it was clearly her who bumped into me just now, how could this person be so unreasonable? I raised my head and was stunned when I saw the other person's face clearly, how could it be her?
"What? Are you not convinced? Is this your first day working here? Don't you know you have to give way to customers?" The person kept scolding me, and I didn't dare to look up at her.
"I didn't see you coming," I whispered.
"Didn't you see it? Humph! What are your eyes for? Are you venting your anger?" The other party continued to criticize me, but I couldn't open my mouth.
I know the person opposite me. She is the girl named Xin Xin, the girl who confessed to Tsurugahara. However, she is so arrogant now and is not as shy and cute as when I first saw her. Although she is still wearing a pink lace dress, a pink bow, and pink nails, she is cute everywhere, but she is really not cute at all now.
"I..." I wanted to say that I didn't mean it, but I couldn't say a complete sentence. I felt very wronged. You really can't blame me. My back still hurts now. How can you blame me? I wanted to argue, but when I thought about how she confessed to Tsurugahara, I couldn't say anything.
"You still want to quibble, don't you? Believe it or not, I'll go find your foreman and tell you that you want to be a receptionist like others. Humph! What a joke." Her sarcastic words pierced my ears one by one. From childhood to adulthood, although I was not spoiled, I was also loved and pampered by my parents and teachers. This was the first time I was scolded in public and was humiliated.
"You..." I felt so sad and my eyes were sore, but I didn't want to cry, and I couldn't cry. I was at work, I wasn't a child anymore, I couldn't cry, I couldn't solve everything with tears, I couldn't!
"Are you still feeling wronged? Do you know what 'customer is God' means? Apologize, I will let you go if you apologize."
Xin Xin's voice was still ringing above my head. I sat on the ground in thin clothes, and my back didn't hurt as much anymore.
I slowly stood up with the help of the wall, kept my head down and said nothing. I felt like a piece of paper floating in the wind, which might fall to the ground at any time.
"Enough, Xin Xin." A voice suddenly interrupted Xin Xin's scolding.
This voice saved me, but I really didn't want to hear this voice at this moment. I closed my eyes, sniffed hard, then looked up and saw the person who had appeared in my dreams countless times. Tsurugahara in front of me was wearing a neat casual outfit, with his fringe blocking his eyes, so I couldn't see his eyes clearly.
I felt like all the strength in my body was drained away in an instant, and I could only sit down on the ground helplessly.
"He Yuan, why are you here?" Xin Xin, who had been so aggressive just now, suddenly turned into a gentle and lovely little girl. She ran to Dun He Yuan, took his hand affectionately and said, the shyness and joy between her eyebrows were clearly visible.
Tsurugahara did not answer her, but the happy expression on Xin Xin's face and the intimate posture between the two of them had deeply hurt my heart. For some reason, my back, which had not been painful before, began to hurt severely.
"I..." I wanted to explain, but I didn't know how to start.
How should I explain? Tell him that I am not what he imagined, that I came to work here to buy him a birthday present, and that I hope he doesn't misunderstand me as a bad girl? Just when I was embarrassed and in a dilemma, a hand suddenly rested on my shoulder, and the sudden weight made me stagger and almost fall.
"Miss, you are so beautiful," the drunk man with his hand on me suddenly blew into my ear, "Come on, take me home."
"Sir, I'm not..." I pushed the person on me hard, but my strength was limited and I couldn't break free from his grip.
"Hurry up, take me home, I'm, I'm giving a tip."
The drunk continued to pester me, even pulling out a 100-yuan note from his wallet and shaking it in front of my eyes. He grabbed my hand and I couldn't move. I suddenly remembered the scene of the pervert I encountered on the subway that day.
He was there at that time, and he saved me, but this time...
"Let me go, I'm not..." I looked at the person opposite me for help, but when I looked up, I saw the irony in Xin Xin's eyes, and he was still half-lowering his head. A hole suddenly broke in my heart. He really misunderstood. He must have misunderstood that I was that kind of girl. My tears came out all of a sudden, but I forced myself not to let them fall.
Tsurugahara, it's not like that. It's not what you see.
I screamed in my heart, I wanted to explain, but I couldn't open my mouth. Maybe I will always be like a fool in front of him.
Tsurugahara, can you please help me?
I struggled hard, trying to break free from the drunk man's grip and looked at him with pleading eyes, but to no avail.
"I'm telling you to hurry up. I'm in a hurry to go home. Why aren't you leaving yet?" I was shivering in the cold wind. The fat man next to me had already started yelling. His body was too heavy and I couldn't push him away. Besides, the smell of alcohol on his body made me want to vomit.
"Let her go!" A familiar voice sounded, and a flawless face appeared in front of me. That face was as gentle as ever, but at this moment, it was suppressing a little anger. "Can't you hear me? I want you to let her go."
"Where did you come from, little brat? How dare you meddle in my business?" The drunken guest seemed to be irritated by Tsurugahara. He cursed at him a few times, then pulled my hand and prepared to leave. "Come on, little girl, I'll take you out for some fun today, so you don't have to look for bad luck here."
I don't know when Tsurugahara grabbed my hand. He looked directly at the drunk and said word by word, "I said, let go."
"You really don't want to accept my toast, so you have to drink a forfeit!" The drunk man was enraged and punched Tsurugahara.
"Ah!" I covered my eyes and dared not look. After a moment, I heard the drunk's cry. When I opened my eyes, I saw Tsurugahara holding the drunk's hands behind his back. The drunk squatted on the ground and cried out in pain. Tsurugahara lowered his head slightly, his face hidden in the shadows, and I couldn't see his expression clearly.
"I don't have the habit of drinking as a penalty. Excuse me, sir, do you have the awareness to let go?" After saying this, Tsurugahara exerted force with his hands, and I heard the drunk man scream even louder.
Seeing this scene, I don’t know why I don’t feel happy at all, but a little scared. I don’t know what Tsurugahara’s expression is now, but I can feel the anger emanating from him.
"Dun..." I walked closer to Dun Heyuan and tried to pull his clothes, but was pushed away by a force. Xin Xin's pink clothes appeared in front of me. She ran over and grabbed Dun Heyuan's arm, her voice sweet but a little anxious: "Heyuan, I, I suddenly have a stomachache, can you accompany me to leave here?"
Stomachache? I opened my eyes wide. How could Xin Xin have a stomachache? Wasn't she lying with her eyes open?
Just then, the manager heard the noise and came out. When he saw Tsurugahara grabbing the customer like that, his face changed immediately.
"You...what are you doing?" After saying that, he was about to go over and pull Atsurugahara and the drunk man apart.
But Tsurugahara had already let go. He bowed slightly to the manager and said, "I'm sorry. My behavior just now was indeed a little inappropriate, but this customer was just doing something outside the scope of work to this lady..." He pointed at me, "so I took action. I'm really sorry for causing trouble to you at work."
He explained it appropriately, with an elegant posture and noble temperament, but I no longer felt as happy as I usually did when I saw him. I even felt a sense of sadness.
Miss? Didn't you say you wanted to be friends with me a few days ago? Why did I become a stranger in his eyes so quickly? He really misunderstood me.
The manager seemed to have never seen a young man like Tsurugahara who exuded nobleness. He was intimidated by his aura and spoke hesitantly.
I walked closer to him and called softly behind him, "Tsurugahara."
I really hope he can turn around and look at me, but he didn't. We just stood there, his back to me, and I stared at his back. I really want to say that I came to do this job to buy him a gift, and ask him not to misunderstand me. I really want to explain to him, but I don't have the courage. His indifferent attitude makes me have no courage to speak.
"Ruya." He finally spoke. He believed that I was a good girl, right? He wouldn't just hate me, right? I felt that the power that had just disappeared was returning to my body little by little. It must be true. He must have felt that he had misunderstood me. I said this to myself, but when I just ignited hope, Xin Xin spoke.
She held Tsurugahara's arm, her pretty face full of pain: "Heyuan, my stomach really hurts, let's go quickly. I want to buy some medicine, it really hurts, let's go." After saying that, she took his arm and walked out. The pink dress made her look like a beautiful porcelain doll, but what kind of heart was hidden behind such beauty?
I watched their backs as they walked toward the door, and my vision gradually blurred. The light was so dim that I couldn't see his face or hear his voice. The footsteps that were getting farther and farther away seemed to be stepping on my heart, crushing it one step at a time. I opened my mouth wide in the direction they left. I wanted to call him. I had so many things to say, but all I could say was a low sob and no words came out.
Could you please wait a moment? Can you listen to my explanation? I am not that kind of girl. I just want to give you a gift you like. Can you listen to me?
Warm liquid dripped from the corners of my eyes. Why did this happen? In front of the person I like, I was so embarrassed and humble. I was like a puppet with its strings cut off. I couldn't think or move. I just stood there at the door of the luxurious KTV hall. I didn't hear what the manager said to me. I was crying all the time. My whole soul followed him.
I stood there, staring fixedly at the sky. It was so grey and dark, without any stars or moon. It was like a bottomless hole that swallowed me whole.
How did Tsurugahara appear here?
How did he know I was here? Who? Who told him?
