Chapter 9: A Chance Encounter at a Bar
One night two years ago, it was the first time Feng Ming met Zhang Jingya, at a small party organized by a friend.
At that time, Feng Ming, who had just been in the workplace for two years, was in a state of being focused on work, at first, he didn't want to go to that party, he had never liked that kind of noisy occasion, not to mention, he was not good at dealing with people.
In the eyes of others, he graduated from computer science, with a dull feeling in his bones, four years of college, he has not participated in a single friendship, the only one he has participated in is the dinner of his classmates on the eve of graduation, and it is also the kind that ends after eating.
It can be said that in Feng Ming's world, there is no night scene.
So this time, Feng Ming wanted to refuse as usual.
"Hey, Ah Ming, I can tell you, if you don't go this time, you'll really lose a lot, this time you're here for real, they're all college students, very pure, this type, isn't it just for you?" The caller was Feng Ming's good friend, Tao Zheng.
This is not the first time Tao Zheng has invited Feng Ming to such a party, so this time he didn't think much about it, habitually refused, and then hung up the phone.
"Hey, hey, don't hang it up yet, the girls this time are all from that school, what's it called... I can't remember, but it seems to be your alma mater. ”
"Alma mater?" After hearing this, Feng Ming blurted out the name of his alma mater.
"Yes, yes, that's it. How's that, you're interested, aren't you? Tao Zheng said, and couldn't help but smile proudly.
In other words, the people who participated in the party this time were, to a certain extent, Feng Ming's elementary school girls.
Thinking of this, a drive rose in his heart that drove him to this party.
"Okay, I'll go, where?" After asking the address, Feng Ming went out.
When he arrived at the bar, it was only 8 o'clock in the evening, and the officially agreed time was half past eight, Feng Ming felt that he had come early, so he ordered a glass of beer and sat alone at the bar.
He knew that Tao Zheng hadn't come yet.
Tao Zheng is the kind of person who is full of laughter wherever he goes, and Feng Ming is just the opposite, he is like an insulator, isolating the women around him one by one.
The light in the bar was very dim, and as soon as he came in, Feng Ming was not used to it, so he went directly to the bar, and now his eyes were gradually accustomed to this dim light, so he began to look around the surrounding environment.
The overall decoration of the bar is relatively pleasant, because it is still early, there are not many people in the store, and the environment is quite quiet, which is within the acceptable range of Feng Ming.
Just as he was watching, Feng Ming noticed that in a certain corner of the bar, there was a lonely figure like himself.
Faced with the unfamiliar environment, the girl looked extremely uneasy, and kept looking in the direction of the door, obviously waiting for someone.
The girl has a sense of innocence on her body, which is very dazzling in the whole bar.
Feng Ming has never been good at dealing with such a girl, in his heart, such an excellent girl can only be watched from a distance and not played with it.
So in the face of such a rare opportunity, Feng Ming still chose to retreat.
After sitting for half an hour, Tao Zheng finally came, and Feng Ming didn't need to deliberately look to see it, he could know that the person who came must be him.
Where Tao Zheng appears, it will definitely be accompanied by all kinds of laughter, and this time is no exception.
Along with Tao Zheng, there were also a few girls, all of whom looked gentle and lovely, and all exuded a charming atmosphere.
Feng Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly, looking back at himself, being alone, it was really not a little worse.
In Feng Ming's heart, he is an extremely inferior person who is not good at speaking.
Tao Zheng immediately noticed Feng Ming on the bar counter and walked over to him with a smile. "Ah Ming, it's not easy to finally invite you." Tao Zheng patted the other party's shoulder as he spoke, as a gesture of kindness.
"You've invited so many times, you always have to come once, and if you don't come once, it looks like you're so faceless." In front of Tao Zheng, Feng Ming was able to let go and responded jokingly.
"Come on, that's nice, I think you're here for that elementary school girl, right?" Tao Zheng said, giving Feng Ming a look.
Following the other party's eyes, Feng Ming looked inside the bar, and saw that in the bar where there were not many people, the girl was particularly conspicuous. It was the girl Feng Ming noticed before.
"That's the girl you said?" Feng Ming deliberately lowered his voice and asked in a low voice, he was talking, but his eyes never took his eyes off the girl.
"Well, yes, didn't you come in vain?" Tao Zheng said, with a wicked smile on his face. For Tao Zheng, the girls here are like prey.
"It's fine." Feng Ming deliberately suppressed the excitement in his heart and nodded slightly.
"Let's go, I'll introduce you to you." Tao Zheng said, and took the lead in walking towards the girl. Feng Ming hurriedly followed.
The girl who had been sitting quietly in the corner noticed the two of them at once, but when she saw clearly that it was Tao Zheng, the vigilance on her face disappeared at once.
"Brother Tao!" The girl happily waved her hands and said hello.
"Came so early." Tao Zheng said, touching the other party's head affectionately, as if he was treating a little sister.
"yes, it's good that you're here, I'm going to suffocate me." The girl spoke, and although her words were complaining, her tone sounded very vivid.
"Little ghost, don't use it so early next time. Let me introduce you, this is my good friend, his name is Feng Ming, you can call him Brother Feng. ”
"Ah Ming, this is my newly recognized sister, her name is Zhang Jingya, you can call her Xiaoya."
"Brother Feng is good."
"Hello, Xiaoya."
"Xiaoya, your brother Feng and you are from the same school." Tao Zheng deliberately emphasized.
"Really? That's the senior, hello senior. Zhang Jingya said, pretending to smile mischievously.
Feng Ming looked at the innocent smile in front of him and couldn't help but feel dizzy. "Y-Hello."
Feng Ming was even a little glad that he participated in this party, there were more women than men, which was Tao Zheng's consistent practice, according to Feng Ming's understanding, he was afraid that others would steal his limelight.
And the reason why Tao Zheng is keen to bring Feng Ming to participate in the aggregation is that on the one hand, the relationship is good, and on the other hand, Feng Ming knows very well in his heart that on this occasion, a hundred Feng Ming are not Tao Zheng's opponents.
Looking at Tao Zheng, who was surrounded by many girls, Feng Ming couldn't help but muttered in his heart, what kind of charm does this man have that can make so many girls fascinated by him.
On the other hand, Feng Ming, even if there were no other boys in the whole party, there was not a single girl by his side, and even Zhang Jingya, who was still a senior just now, had already run to Tao Zheng's side at this moment.
Feng Ming couldn't help but feel very distressed, he had tried his best to make the girl happy, but even if he wanted to break his head, he didn't know what the girl liked, and the only few jokes were told over and over again.
It wasn't until he saw the girl's embarrassed smile that Feng Ming suddenly realized that he had already told this joke just now.
It's no wonder that the other person doesn't like him. Feng Ming let out a long sigh helplessly.
Seeing that there was no one to take care of him, Feng Ming felt that it was better to go back as soon as possible, and he would have to go back to work tomorrow.
Before leaving, Feng Ming was a little reluctant, went back to take a look, and saw a group of people having a lively time, and no one noticed his departure.
In this way, Feng Ming left the bar, returned home, and after a simple wash, he was ready to sleep.
was about to turn off the lights, but Feng Ming's mobile phone rang, and when he picked it up, it turned out to be Tao Zheng.
Feng Ming hesitated for a moment, but still connected the phone. "Hey, what's wrong?"
"I said that you kid is too unrighteous, why did you sneak away, and you didn't even say hello." Tao Zheng's voice didn't sound a trace of drunkenness. He had always had a good amount of alcohol, and it was nothing to him.
"No, it's just that I'm having fun with you, so I'm not embarrassed to disturb you. And I have to go to work tomorrow, so I'll be back early. Feng Ming said, his tone sounding very flat. It's true that you want to go to work, and it's true that you don't want to bother them, but the unspeakable disappointment is also real.
"Okay, I still don't know you, you tell me the truth, do you fall in love with Xiaoya?" Tao Zheng's words were direct, as if he had borrowed the strength of wine, without the slightest concealment.
Hearing the other party's question so directly, Feng Ming was a little embarrassed, coughed dryly twice, and didn't know how to answer.
"Okay, I can't tell you this kind of thing on the phone, you wait, I'll take a taxi and go." After Tao Zheng finished speaking, he hung up the phone, without giving the other party the slightest chance to refuse.
"But I understand that I still have to go to work..."Listening to the sound of "Didi" on the other side of the phone, Feng Ming was a little speechless.
This Tao Zheng has always liked to talk to himself, but the strange thing is that even if the other party is such a person, he can't be annoying. For Feng Ming, Tao Zheng is like having superpowers, no matter what he is thinking, he can guess it at the first time, and he has tried it repeatedly.
Perhaps this is the main reason for his popularity.
It was half past eleven in the evening, Feng Ming was extremely sleepy, lying on the bed and couldn't help yawning. But on the other side, Tao Zheng showed no signs of arriving.
Although Tao Zheng behaves like a fool on weekdays, he has always been true to his word.
Because of this, Feng Ming knew that the other party would definitely come, but it was just a matter of time.
Thinking like this, Feng Ming actually fell asleep, in a daze, he seemed to hear a knock on the door, the intensity of the knock continued to increase, and the last sound, I am afraid that the entire corridor can hear it. Feng Ming was suddenly awakened. Looking up at the alarm clock, it was already two o'clock in the morning.
At this time, there was another knock at the door, Feng Ming replied "come", put on his slippers, and walked towards the door.