Chapter 6: Delusion and Doubt
Something is wrong, something is very wrong.
If Ding Dong remembers correctly, when the guest first asked to change the room, he once said, "It's almost half past twelve now, how do you want us to sleep."
Although I didn't look at the time, after experiencing myself returning to the office, turning back to the 14th floor, and having a series of appeasements with Kevin, the time was not even half past twelve?
Could it be that the watch is stopped?
Ding Dong glanced at his phone.
24:24.
She flipped through the chat history in the group, and the last message from the switchboard was displayed on her mobile phone at 24:24.
What's going on?
Is there a problem with your watch and phone at the same time, or is it ...... Time stands still?
This question has been spinning in Ding Dong's mind, so much so that he is in a trance when the employees eat breakfast.
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong?" Xiao Jiang couldn't help but push her anxiously when he saw that Ding Dong couldn't be called for a long time, "Hey, what are you thinking?"
"Do you believe that time will stand still?" Ding Dong asked suddenly.
"Yes," Xiao Jiang nodded without thinking, "every time I look at my credit card bill, my time will stand still, and my heart will be still." β
As she spoke, she shoved the peeled egg into her mouth and munched on it.
"I'll tell you seriously, time, it can stand still. Ding Dong looked serious, and Xiao Jiang also nodded thoughtfully: "It's possible, but I prefer that the balance of my bank card can be static." β
"Hey!"
"Okay, okay, you can eat breakfast, it's cold for a while. Suddenly, Xiao Jiang grabbed Ding Dong, "Oh, you see Kevin is here!"
There weren't many people having breakfast in the staff cafeteria at this time, so as soon as he looked up, Ding Dong saw Kevin who came to have breakfast.
Kevin is a sunny type, with slightly curly hair, a friendly smile, and a cheerful personality, so he is very likable to female employees. As soon as he appeared, there were female employees sitting around him.
"Kevin is so handsome, if only I could tease him. Ginger was skinning the second egg, but his eyes were looking at Kevin infatuatedly.
"You teased him, treated him like an egg, cut the skin, and swallowed it in one bite. The result of the joke was that Ding Dong took Xiao Jiang. This action made Kevin notice them, and he smiled and waved his hand to Ding Dong.
Ding Dong also smiled and nodded to Kevin.
"Hey, hey, you know Kevin?" Xiao Jiang's eyes suddenly lit up.
"If you know each other if you are scolded by a complaining guest, then you know. Ding Dong shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't tell me you didn't add his WeChat!"
"Why add, I don't like to chat. β
"You, you, you, you, you......" Xiao Jiang hated that iron could not become steel, and was reaching out to hold Ding Dong's head, when he suddenly remembered something, and said, "Oh...... I see, you don't like Kevin, do you? You have Mars, the general manager on a date on the balcony, tsk. β
"Do you think everyone is like you forever girly, forever springy?" Ding Dong rolled his eyes, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw the figure that appeared in the staff restaurant.
This man seems to be familiar.
She looked up, but saw that the man was wearing a white shirt and a silver-gray suit, a rose-gray tie, handsome features, and a cold gaze, and his every movement was as graceful as if he had been professionally trained, and the momentum of his gestures was overwhelming the air around him.
It's Mars.
It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.
"Hey, Mr. Ma is here. Xiao Jiang stabbed Ding Dong.
"It's my business. Ding Dong rolled his eyes, and just opened his mouth wide to bite the cut egg to his mouth, when he saw Mars walking in front of him.
He seemed to glance at Ding Dong inadvertently, and there was an irrepressible smile on his lips.
Ding Dong's movements were delayed for a second or two, and then he quickly came back to his senses and took a big bite of the egg.
The general manager went to the staff restaurant to eat, the atmosphere of the whole restaurant began to become tense and depressed, all the employees consciously sat up straight, and the supervisor of the staff restaurant stepped forward to entertain the guests and serve breakfast.
Mars seemed to be in a good mood, and he walked over to Kevin and sat down.
With the leader beside him, Kevin straightened up nervously as if he was facing a great enemy, and Ding Dong saw that he began to wipe his sweat frequently.
"Hum. β
Ding Dong's phone rang with a verification message, and the person who sent the verification request had a very simple avatar: a white background and a black gentleman's beard. And his ID name is - "Mars".
MarsοΌ
Sounds familiar, huh?
Ding Dong clicked on the request, and what caught his eye was a verification message: "The egg bites so big, aren't you afraid of choking?"
She knew who it was,ββ the evil Mars.
"This is the second time. β
Mars sent a verification message to say.
The first time he was in the staff cafeteria, Ding Dong clicked "Γ" on the verification message he sent, and this time was no exception.
She is not so stupid, she added the big boss to WeChat, according to Mars's personality, even if Ding Dongdong staged a small universe of positive energy explosion, it was impossible for him to give him a promotion and a raise. After all, a general manager who can leave employees in the room and be mistaken by guests for "Little Eight" can't expect much.
Ding Dong set his phone to silent, fell directly on the bed, and covered his head with a quilt.
It's past 10 o'clock in the morning, she has to put herself to sleep immediately, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon she has to go to the restaurant to work part-time, if the restaurant business is good and she needs to work overtime, I am afraid that she will not even have time to rest, so she will have to run to work at the Hefes Hotel.
Sleeping is the most important thing she needs to do right now, and there is no one.
Perhaps he was too tired, and not long after Ding Dong collapsed, he fell into a deep sleep.
In the dream, it was dark.
Dark as always.
Someone called her name by her side, again and again, from a small whisper to a loud call, as if someone had walked from far to near.
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong?"
It's this dream again, Ding Dong thought.
From childhood to adulthood, a dream that popped up from time to time, the same dream.
The voice in the dream has the clarity of a girl, a little familiar, but I can't remember anything. And every time a dream appears, Ding Dong can't open his eyes like a bondage, and he can't get out of the shackles.
"Ding Dong, have you forgotten me?"
"Ding Dong Ding Dong, Ding Dong ......"
The voice laughed, a silver bell-like laugh.
Who is it, who is it exactly?
Why do you keep appearing in my dreams?
Ding Dong struggled, using all the strength of his body. Suddenly, her eyes opened.
See!
A girl with pigtails stood in front of her, the blazing light enveloping her, making her figure more and more slender, but her facial features were blurred by the backlight.
"Come on, come on!"
The girl smiled and ran forward.
"Come on, you're chasing me!"
Her voice was amplified and emptied by the vast space, forming a burst of echoes.
Ding Dong chased after him, this was the first time, in this dream she could see and move.
It's just that...... Ding Dong was surprised to find that his hands and legs were slender, and he was wearing a pair of red bow leather shoes on his feet.
- It was a gift from her mother on her 10th birthday!
What surprised Ding Dong even more was that the brilliant light like day was fading little by little, and the surroundings began to become dim and gloomy, and Ding Dong realized that he was walking in a long corridor at the moment. The dark corridor has dozens of wooden doors, each with a bronze number plate hanging on it.
The girl stood in front of the door at the end of the hallway, smiling and waving to her.
Ding Dong stopped, and a musty smell got into Ding Dong's nostrils, and there was a faint smell of disinfectant water.
It was so strange, and what was even more strange was that Ding Dong felt that this smell was indescribably familiar.
What the hell is this place?
And why is she no stranger to this?
In his sleep, Ding Dong's hands were tightly clenched into fists.
"Tick!
Suddenly, the sharp sound of the alarm clock rang suddenly, and Ding Dong suddenly woke up from his dream like a conditioned reflex and sat up straight.
His heartbeat was so fast that Ding Dong could barely breathe, and even his consciousness was briefly blank.
It wasn't until the WeChat prompt sounded that Ding Dong came back to his senses.
Slide the screen on, and what you see is a verification request on one side, and unsurprisingly, it was sent by Mars.
"This is the third time. Mars said, "Even the general manager's verification is not enough, and the probationary period is not over." β
"Is it really appropriate to threaten employees as a general manager?" Ding Dong passed the verification and sent one.
The other party did not reply.
Hehe, through your verification and play high cold?
Ding Dong was too lazy to meet him in general, she looked at the time, it was already half past two in the afternoon!
"Oops, I'm going to be late for work!"
Ding Dong jumped up, tidied up and rushed out of the house.
The shared bicycle was parked downstairs, and Ding Dong quickly scanned the code to unlock it and rode up. As soon as she stepped on her bike, her phone rang again.
Is it Mars?
Ding Dong reluctantly took out his mobile phone.
"Hello, Ms. Ding. Your last payment was made on November 2, 2018, so please settle the payment on December 2, 2018. Puning Rehabilitation Hospital. β
The expression on Ding Dong's face slowly became solemn, she silently put away her mobile phone, was silent for a long time, and then cheered up and stepped on the bicycle.
It's going to be a busy Friday!
Ding Dong sped up.
Let's go after this weekend.
Ding Dong thought.
Go see Mom.
Since a food blogger livestreamed his meal at the Italian restaurant run by Aunt Hong, the restaurant "LaSignorina" has suddenly become a high-profile Internet celebrity restaurant, and every weekend, the restaurant's business is booming. This day was the same, Ding Dong, like other waiters, was so busy that he didn't have a moment to rest, and even his legs were sore.
I originally wanted to take advantage of the interval between the tableware and sit for a while, but I didn't expect the big bell to ring again.
"Table 32 meal. β
Between the kitchen and the dining room, the arched serving is decorated with delicate flowers and vines hanging down, and the large copper bell in front of the window adds a bit of retro atmosphere. Every time the food is served, the chef will ring the bell, and over time, everyone has developed a conditioned reflex that even when they hear the bell when they walk down the street. My colleague Candy once complained, saying that Aunt Hong's bells have the effect of smelling chickens and dancing. Although everyone was quite unhappy with the sound of the bell, the diners who came to dine did not love it too much, and it was also rated as "the most stylish way to serve food" on the Internet, which made Ding Dong cry and laugh.
As soon as the bell rang at this time, Ding Dong didn't care about sitting down, and rushed directly to the serving port and picked up the tray.