The sky outside the window was getting dark, and Lao Jin and I sat face to face on opposite sides of the table, and he poured me a full glass of liquor, but Luo Sumei didn't mix in, she sat on the sofa not far away, watching TV, while waiting for Jin Qiu to come back.

During the drinking, Lao Jin talked to me with nostalgia about many weddings we had done in the wedding company, his language skills have never been strong, but I experienced those unforgettable weddings as if I was in his story, and I am always the busiest person among them, I have planned and worked as a driver in that wedding, and I have also made cameo appearances as emcees for those young couples who can't afford to hire a master of ceremonies because of their poor family background, and even served as a groomsman.

Alcohol urged people's feelings, I almost wanted to cry in that overwhelming nostalgia, and then I couldn't help but say to Lao Jin: "Uncle Jin, I always thought you were a rough old man, I didn't expect you to play the emotional card with people, you are taking old fox medicine, right?" ”

"You little, don't be a monster with me......"

Lao Jin only scolded at the beginning and was interrupted by my exaggerated expression: "Look, you are still scolding, this is definitely what I said...... Uncle Jin, while you have drunk some wine, I will also say a few words to you. I think you sometimes lack communication with Jin Qiu, you don't know what she really wants in her heart, and you don't know how she has spent the past few years abroad, so you don't know what she really wants...... Sometimes it seems to be for her good, but it's actually her burden! ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Uncle, that's why I said that you and Jin Qiu lack communication, why do you keep chasing me about such a thing? I'll build yì you will be like us now, drink two drinks with Jin Qiu, as long as the love is here, maybe she will tell you everything...... It's no fun for you to find a breakthrough from me! ”

Lao Jin was so angry that he didn't give me any more good wine, but he just told me to eat with a straight face, I smiled at him, and I was relieved, and I insisted on my idea again, although Lao Jin designed me to design a life that was impeccable, but I didn't want to disappoint the woman on the other side of the strait, she must be waiting for me, and I wanted to see her.

……

This night, Jin Qiu and I were not able to meet, and in the middle of my meal with Lao Jin, she called back and said that she wanted to go to Sanya temporarily.

When Luo Sumei answered the phone, I obviously saw that her expression was full of distress for Jin Qiu, in fact, as a friend, I also felt sorry for her. Of all the women I know, she is the shrewdest and wisest, but also the most tired. I have her WeChat, but in her circle of friends, except for the company's management experience, there has never been any record of life events, so her quality of life is actually very low.

Before I left Lao Jin's house, I sent a message to Jin Qiu on WeChat: "Although career is very important, don't be too tired. ”

Jin Qiu did not reply immediately, presumably on the plane to Sanya.

Back at my accommodation, I sat alone in the small courtyard, using my mobile phone to check what kind of procedures I needed to go through to Taipei, as well as the accommodation strategy there, because Xiao Ai only left me a not very specific address, and I was ready to look for her there for a long time. But I don't want to overthink her intentions, because she deserves a lot of things I can do for her.

I am lonely, she is one of the few people in my life who is good to me.

Chen Yi too, I never doubted that she was good to me, but I don't know why there is always an uncontrollable force that tears us farther and farther, she is like a handful of sand that I can't hold.

Once upon a time, she was an endless sandy beach, and I stood in her softest place, facing the morning sun, looking at the magnificent sea, thinking that I would never lose this beach, because the love she gave was too great, but time gradually destroyed a qiē between us, and finally she only became a handful of sand in my hand, and I couldn't hold it anymore.

At first, I was very lost and painful, but now I am gradually getting used to it, I don't know if this habit is related to the appearance of Xiao Ai, but I am indeed much calmer now, and I don't have the pain of the skin at the beginning, presumably Chen Yi is too, because time is a good medicine that can cure a qiē.

I pulled out Chen Yi's long hair that I had sealed in the envelope again, gently put it on my hand, and after looking at it for a long time, I wanted to discard it in the wind, but the moment I opened my hand, the pain of the skin really tortured my nerves, and I knew that this kind of subconscious could not deceive people. The woman I love the most is still Chen Yi, so I didn't confess that Xiao Ai was right that day, and Xiao Ai knew this better than me, so she left!

……

Lighting a cigarette, his mood slowly calmed down, and after a while, the door of the small courtyard was pushed open, and it was Feng Tang. I looked at him apologetically, because I couldn't keep the promise I had made to him.

Feng Tang placed a very drum bag on the stone table, then sat down next to me, and said to me: "Brother, this is the salary you gave me, take it back." ”

I was a little surprised: "Our contract is very clear, you don't have to return this money under any circumstances...... You take it back, although I Jiangqiao doesn't have any great talent, I am also a person who dares to recognize and dare to be...... I can't worry about the coffee shop anymore! ”

Feng Tang shook his head and replied: "Some things are irresistible to manpower, we are just a little unlucky, this can't be regarded as a complete failure for us, at least we have touched success." ”

I still remember the glory of ten loyalty cards one day, and the cash register was stuffed with cash that day, which is a bit vulgar but also very real, especially when the money is piled up, it will give people a lot of sensory stimulation, and that is only one day's income.

"Brother, this money can help you a little. I know that the loss of the coffee shop this time is very large, and I treat you as a friend, so I can't do this kind of thing. Besides, I don't have anything to lose, so you can take it back. Feng Tang said, picked up the Wen Jiàn bag and stuffed it into my hand.

I didn't shirk anymore, but I remembered Feng Tang's favor in my heart, and I asked him, "What are your plans in the future?" ”

Feng Tang said to me: "Jiang Weiyi is ready to continue to do the theme of coffee culture, he invited me to be the chief barista, and gave me a certain percentage of shares, he is already preparing to do this, I heard that the initial investment will reach 3 million, not a small fight." ”

"Him?"

"Jiang Qiao, I think he should invite you to join the shares, after all, you are the initiator of the theme of coffee culture, and you are quite like-minded."

I have a bad doubt in my heart, I remember that Jiang Weiyi once told me that he wanted to take a stake in the "Mood Coffee Shop", although I promised to accept his shares after the corporatization operation, but will it be corporatized operation, after all, it is not a planned thing, so Jiang Weiyi is not motivated to bring down the "Mood Coffee Shop"?

I fell into silence, not wanting to believe that a big brother who had given us so much help would be the one who stabbed me in the back, and I was afraid that I might have misunderstood Qin Miao.

Seeing that I didn't speak, Feng Tang said again: "Jiang Qiao, do you suspect that Jiang Weiyi is the mastermind behind the collapse of the Mood Coffee Shop?" ”

I didn't deny my thoughts, and then asked Feng Tang rhetorically, "What do you think?" ”

"This ...... It's hard to say, but if it's true, it's too hard to accept...... However, the mood coffee shop has collapsed, and the business model that focuses on coffee culture has shown such a good momentum of development, and it is reasonable for him, as one of the initiators, to continue to do this project. ”

I nodded, and after a moment of silence, I said to Feng Tang, "Brother, please do me a favor." ”

"Just say it."

"I had a very unpleasant quarrel with a friend from before because of the coffee shop, and you know that, so I don't want to be so confused. I hope that after you join Jiang Weiyi's company, you can help me figure out whether the calculation of the coffee shop is related to Jiang Weiyi, and if it is really him, I must return my friend's innocence...... I'm sorry for her before! ”

"Don't worry, this is your suspicion, and it is also mine, I will try my best to figure it out."

"Well, I believe you."

Feng Tang nodded solemnly, and after he was silent for a while, he said to me: "Jiang Qiao, have you ever thought about changing the store and continuing to do the theme of coffee culture?" As long as you are willing to do it, I, Feng Tang, will still be with you! ”

I didn't answer immediately, but got up and walked outside the courtyard, and then looked in the direction of the "Mood Coffee Shop", and Feng Tang also walked outside with me, standing next to me.

I finally said to him, "No, the coffee industry will be a memory of my life in the future." ”

"That's all?"

"Well, that's all!"

"Why?"

I lit another cigarette, squinted my eyes and took a puff, before replying, "I promised a woman that she would no longer be in this business, and since I took over the mood coffee shop from a friend, she is the one who has suffered the most grievances...... Also, my current financial ability does not allow me to open another coffee shop, if Jiang Weiyi is not the person behind the collapse of the coffee shop, I hope he can carry forward the theme of coffee culture! ”

"Well, what are your plans for the future?"

"Take a break, wait for your passport, go to Taipei to pick up a woman, and maybe do something related to training."

Feng Tang asked curiously, "Girlfriend?" ”

I shook my head: "Not ...... yet"

Feng Tang patted me on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That means it will be in the future?!" ”

I was a little stunned, and I didn't react for a while, it turned out that in the subconscious that wouldn't deceive people, I actually regarded Xiao Ai as my prospective girlfriend.

I scared myself, what would it be like if a woman like Xiao Ai really became my girlfriend?

I don't dare to think about it, but she, with her beauty and talent, can indeed satisfy a man's vanity.

But am I a vain man? Is it a heart? …… is obviously still deeply in love with Chen Yi, but he fantasizes about Xiao Ai, or is this a process that must occur when a relationship transitions to another?

……

Feng Tang also left, and I stood alone outside the courtyard, seeing the wind tearing through the fragments of the night, turning into thousands of lights, and that blue melancholy was hidden in the flickering lights, and finally fell gently on my shoulder