Episode 41: Hunting for Beauty
In the Minghua Road area at night, the pedestrian street dominated by shopping is a natural watershed. The south side is full of bars and nightclubs, while the north side is much more depressed, with only a pedestrian street that stretches out for cars, with a few lounges and cafes dotted around, and a trendy cinema that supports most of the popularity.
There is a huge poster hanging on the wall at the entrance of the theater, Milla Jovovich is wearing a strong suit and carrying two machetes, looking murderous, it turns out that the American blockbuster "Resident Evil 3" is being broadcast. Although many years later, when everyone looks back, they will only think that it was a popcorn movie with CG special effects and action scenes, but when it premiered in 07, it really stole a lot of silver from the purses of Chinese audiences.
Stained with the light of blockbuster screenings, the business of various small shops around the theater is also booming. It's a casual bar just over 50 meters from the theater, with a neon sign outside the store changing cute pastel tones, and a blackboard with flashing lights detailing the store's specialty food. More than 60 customers have been received in the evening, and the waiters in the lounge are still working excitedly although they are a little tired, and the better the business means the more impressive their performance, who has time to be lazy? A beautiful girl with a smart ponytail at the bar looked up at the still full parking lot in front of the theater, thinking that she would be able to make a lot more money after the show, and couldn't help but smile happily.
The rumbling engine roared from far and near, and a dark blue sports car roared to a halt at the entrance of the lounge bar, with a trident logo on the front air intake. The ponytail girl frowned, of course the gate is not for people to park, that will seriously affect the business of the store, but looking at the value of this car, it is estimated that the owner is also a guy who can't be provoked, sometimes it is better to do a little business or swallow it.
The door opened, and a man and a woman got up and down the sports car. The woman was wearing a bewitching red suspender one-piece miniskirt, and the skirt that covered the hips could barely cover the close-fitting clothes, and she was swaggering through the market like this, and she didn't know how many men's eyes she had attracted. The man wearing polarized sunglasses didn't care at all, put his arm around the woman's slender waist, and slapped her buttocks, causing a giggle and coquettishness.
A trace of disgust flashed on the pony-tailed girl's face, but when she saw the two of them push open the door of the store and walk in, she had to quickly change into a fresh expression, and the small wind chimes hanging on the corner of the store made a crisp sound, which made the girl's smile look extraordinarily beautiful.
"Welcome, what would you like to eat?" the girl bowed politely, her voice still sweet and touching after a busy night's work.
"I want a cappuccino and grilled chicken wings!" the woman held the man in the sunglasses, and snorted angrily, and the ponytail girl felt a tug on her back and almost got a rash.
The man in sunglasses didn't seem to hear the greasy crookedness of the bewitching woman, his teeth lightly touched the tip of his tongue, and he squinted and looked the ponytail girl up and down, and the girl quickly lowered her head and didn't dare to face that gaze.
“…… A cappuccino, a grilled chicken wing, and a glass of Blue Mountain, with less milk. A wicked smile flashed at the corner of the man's mouth and he ordered the snack he needed.
"Okay, 55 in total, please come to your seat and wait. The ponytail girl skillfully operated the cash register, raised her hand to take the money handed over, and at the same time raised her head to greet the guys in the hall: "Ah Yuan, two guests, find a quiet two-seater, hurry up!"
A young man with a small head hurriedly trotted over, smiling and leading the way for the two, the man in sunglasses raised his chin lightly to savor the girl's sweet tail note, while his gaze behind the brown lenses swept over a few corners of the store's ceiling, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly. The bewitching woman beside him waited for a long time, and pulled his arm with some dissatisfaction, and the two slowly followed the guy to the arranged seat.
The pony-tailed girl raised her hand and looked at her watch, at 11:32, the movie will end in about 20 minutes, and the small store is about to welcome a wave of lively customers. Thinking of this, she quickly straightened out a few pots of decorative pothos on the countertop, and took out a rag to gently wipe the bar.
Just 10 minutes later, suddenly there was a commotion in the corner of the hall, and the bewitching woman who had accompanied Ah Feng just now stood up angrily and said something emotionally, which immediately attracted the attention of the girl. She saw the cold expression of the man in sunglasses, and only said a word that was very easy to distinguish from the lip shape:
Get lost!
The bewitching woman's face turned pale in an instant, gritted her teeth and pulled up the satchel on the seat, walked out of the lounge bar in a huff, and glared at the ponytail girl viciously when she passed by the bar, seeing that she was inexplicable.
The spring door, which had been violently pushed open, was still shaking inside and out, and the wind chimes rang frantically. All the customers and waiters in the audience were stunned in that direction, and then they all looked back at the young man in the corner. The man in sunglasses didn't seem to care, took the last sip of his coffee, picked up a tissue and wiped the handle of the cup a few times, stood up and walked to the bar.
"Beautiful young lady, I'm sorry that a crazy woman ruined the atmosphere in your shop. The man in sunglasses leaned against the edge of the countertop, smiled and said to the ponytailed girl, "To express my apologies, could I please have a cup of coffee?"
The girl's eyebrows trembled, and she said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I'm sorry sir, I'm working." ”
The man in the sunglasses tilted his head slightly, and the smile on his face became more playful: "If the young lady appreciates the face, I will order a drink directly in your store and invite you." As long as you agree, I'll order another ten more to take away, and I think your boss will be happy. ”
"I'm the boss here. The girl froze and boldly looked at the man in sunglasses.
"Oh, it's so unexpected! I'm glad to meet a young and beautiful lady like you, dare to ask your name?"
"I'm sorry, it's my personal privacy. Do you need anything else?" the girl was a little dissatisfied, but she still maintained a professional smile and quietly tried to change the subject.
"So, two cups of mocha, I think there should be a lot of girls who like this flavor, right?"
"Sheng Hui 30. The girl quickly operated the cashier, and used words like "Sheng Hui", indicating that she was unwilling to talk more because she was unhappy.
A few minutes later, two warm cups of mocha were served, and the man in sunglasses stretched out his right hand to go around the cups and pinched the handle next to him. Just as his hand passed over the rim of the cup, some fine powder was secretly sprinkled into the cup, and it melted away very quickly, and the girl only looked at the face of the man in sunglasses, not noticing his small movements at all.
"I invited you for this cup, if Miss refuses to appreciate her face, then I can only pour it out, what a pity!" The man in sunglasses handed over the Mocha in his hand and said in a sincere tone, "Meeting is fate, can't Miss even refuse a cup of coffee?"
The pony-tailed girl frowned and thought for a moment, feeling as if she was too sensitive, although the accosting of this man in sunglasses was a little offensive, but it was absolutely impossible for him to pour out the coffee carefully blended in his shop.
"Well, since you must invite the guests, then you are welcome. The girl pursed her lips, took the coffee from the man in the sunglasses and drank it in small sips, although not fast, but without interruption. The smugness on the young man's face flickered, and he also picked up another cup of mocha and drank it.
After a while, the two cups of coffee were at the bottom, and the ponytail girl's expression was clearly saying: I have finished drinking, you can go! The man in sunglasses pretended not to see, and still talked without a word, only he knew that he needed to delay a little at this time.
Sure enough, within 5 minutes, the girl suddenly felt that her mind began to blur, and everything in front of her dragged a distorted afterimage, and she couldn't stand steadily. She clung to the bar in horror, but couldn't stop her mind from drifting further. Seeing the girl's performance, the young man knew that the medicinal powder had begun to take effect, so he calmly wiped the cup he had just touched with a tissue, and said unhurriedly: "Miss, can you come with me now, I'll take you somewhere." ”
The girl had gradually lost her judgment of the things around her, and the words of the man in sunglasses sounded like a magic spell to her, and she involuntarily walked out of the bar and staggered towards him. The man unceremoniously put his arm around the girl's shoulders and slowly walked towards his sports car parked outside. The surrounding clerks looked at the man and woman in surprise, hesitating whether to get involved in the boss's affairs......
In just a few tens of seconds of hesitation, the two had already walked to the door, and the man in sunglasses stared at the delicate girl in his arms, and his mind had already begun to react the scene of pressing her under him and playing with it wantonly for a while. Suddenly, a crisp wind chime interrupted his thoughts, and it also made the girl's eyes a little clearer.
"Who are you?!let her go!"
A heroic young man blocked the door like a god, and an irrepressible anger between his eyebrows could explode at any time. He was one of Fang Xiyuan's former powerful red sticks: pony! The girl struggled to see the appearance of the person who came, and tried her best to squeeze out a sentence from her teeth: "Ma'er, help me!"
Seeing the girl's state like this, the pony who had been following him for several years had already guessed what was going on, his teeth were clucking, and his two iron fists were already covered with green tendons, and he could fight desperately at any time. The man in sunglasses squinted at him for a moment, letting go of the girl in his arms, and the girl staggered and saw that she was about to fall, and the pony quickly stepped forward to help her.
"Boy, this is your woman, and it's not worth it to offend me because of her. As soon as the pony helped the girl to a chair, he heard such an arrogant remark, and he slowly stood up, and approached the hateful fellow in a few steps.
"I'm sorry, you said to be louder, I didn't hear you. The pony tilted his head defiantly and leaned his ears forward, and the man in sunglasses frowned and repeated what he had just said.
"Looks like you're here for the first time, right? I've met a lot of people who want to touch her before, and you don't usually want to know their final ending. An unusual smile appeared on the pony's face, and those who knew him well knew that this was the most terrible state of the pony, and the people he met would not be able to run away from the factory for overhaul.
Strangely, the man in sunglasses was not much surprised, and a smile appeared on his face, he just took a slight step back and distanced himself from Xiao Mara, and at the same time raised his hands and began to move his five fingers. Compressed air was squeezed out of the joints with a crackling sound.
"Just try it, it's better not to lose, your woman's medicinal power hasn't passed yet!"
The pony's eyes instantly swelled with anger.