The man leaned back on the couch in the corner, looking with interest at the girl at the table by the window.

This is an atmospheric restaurant, where the warm afternoon sun pours in through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, paving the Western-style tables and chairs with a golden glow, which looks elegant and sophisticated. The business in the store is good but no one is loud at all, everything is so quiet and leisurely, and the difference from the classical painting style around him is the man in the corner wearing sunglasses and a black punk tight T-shirt, dressed in a fashionable way.

"Sir, do you need to refill your coffee?" The waiter walked over with a smile and asked politely.

"No thanks." The man replied, but did not take his eyes off the girl at the window.

This is a handsome girl, not very old, about 20 years old.

The snow-white skin, the straight nose bridge, the childish face with a slightly green expression are particularly touching, and the big watery eyes are shining like stars, but now this layer of light seems to be a little dim because of something on the mind. I saw her sitting alone at the double table, looking for something outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and lowering her head to check her phone from time to time, as if she was waiting for someone.

The man did not know the girl, but that did not prevent her from being the subject of his observations.

That's right, it's "observation".

Perhaps out of boredom or just a personal fetish, men often like to snuggle up in the corner of the restaurant alone, observing the diners coming and going, watching their expressions, listening to their conversations, and speculating on their reactions.

Men have a special ability to hear beyond the ordinary. For him, the restaurant is like a small theater, and sometimes the drama and stories that are played out in such places are far more interesting than in TV dramas.

Seeing that the man didn't seem to want to be disturbed, the waiter nodded lightly and left with a sense of humor.

Speaking of which, the man had actually noticed the girl since he entered the restaurant, unlike the leisurely diners around her, her eyes were full of anxiety and uneasiness, and the man keenly felt that an interesting story might happen, so he chose a corner not far from the girl, and observed while leisurely eating lunch, but until the plate in front of him was cleaned, the person the girl was waiting for still did not seem to come.

The phone on the table rang suddenly, and a flash of anticipation flashed across the girl's face, but when she saw the name on the phone screen, the anticipation quickly disappeared.

“…… Feed? It's Xiaoyan...... Well...... I'm still waiting for him......" It seemed to be the girl's best friend on the other end of the line.

“…… It's okay, just wait, he's probably busy. The girl lowered her eyes and looked a little lonely. Rest assured, I've already decided, no matter what today...... I don't want to go on like this......"

The man took a sip of his coffee and glanced at the clock by the way.

It's been two hours...... You're so patient.

The man thought secretly, looking at the girl's lost expression after hanging up the phone, and the already cold dishes in front of her, he suddenly felt a little sympathy for her.

Ay...... It is estimated that the other party will not come.

Just as the man put down the coffee cup and was about to get up and flash, he suddenly saw a light flash in the girl's eyes. Following her line of sight, she saw a well-dressed young man in a blue shirt walking towards her outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

The girl immediately waved her hand to the young man and gently gestured through the window, and the originally somewhat melancholy look was instantly swept away, replaced by a heartfelt joy and anticipation.

Heh, has the show finally started?

The man in sunglasses leaned back on the sofa, crossed Erlang's legs, and began to enjoy this "interesting play" that was about to be staged.

"You're here, haven't you eaten yet? It's cold, I'll let the store heat it up,......" the girl said, raising her hand to greet the waiter.

"No, I've eaten it." The man in the shirt sat across from the girl, not in the slightest apology for being late. "I'll have something to do later, if you have anything to say, hurry up."

"I ...... I ......" The girl looked cautiously at the shirt man's face, as if she was a little nervous, and she didn't know how to speak for a while, and she couldn't say it for a long time.

"If it's okay, I'll go first, it's really okay. Call me later. The man in the shirt looked down at his phone, replying to messages from time to time, and his gaze did not stop at all on the girl.

"Wait...... Wait a minute! "When she heard that the shirt man was leaving, the girl panicked a little." I...... I asked you out this time just to ask you a question......"

"Ask questions?" The man in the shirt reluctantly took his eyes off the phone screen and looked up at the girl with some amusement. "Don't we talk on the phone every day? Did you say no on the phone? ”

"No...... I think it's better to ask in person about some things. The girl took a deep breath and finally made up her mind. We...... It's been so long, you've ...... What do you think is ...... our relationship? ”

"Friends." The man in the shirt seemed to be prepared, and directly blocked the girl's words.

"Friends...... Just a friend? Tears instantly gathered in the girl's eyes.

"That's right, it's just a good friend."

"But...... But you talk to me on the phone every day, and when you go on dates, you will hold my hand and say that only I understand you......"

"But have I ever confessed to you? Did I say I wanted to be with you? The man in the shirt interrupted the girl rudely and leaned back slightly. Although the corners of his mouth smiled, there was a deep indifference in his eyes. "You think too much, I've always just treated you as a regular friend."

"Do ordinary friends talk until midnight every day?" The girl couldn't control it anymore, tears came out of her eyes, and her voice was crying under the excitement. "The ambiguity and insinuation you had about me before...... Is it just wishful thinking on my part? ”

"What you think is your business, I don't have to take responsibility for your emotions." The shirt man spread his hands, looking indifferent. "I really don't know what you women think, just calling out on a date and thinking I'm interested in you? A while ago, I lived in a room with other women traveling abroad, and we were just friends. ”

"You...... Unexpectedly......! The girl obviously didn't expect the other party to say such a thing, and she trembled with anger.

Hearing this, the man in sunglasses, who was silently watching on the side, couldn't help but babble and shook his head slightly.

"Is the question finished? I have to go. The man in the shirt stood up, a faint impatience on his face. Of course, if you want to talk to me in the future, I'm still welcome, but don't ask that kind of thing in the future, it really bothers me, okay? "I'm leaving.

"You...... Have you ever liked me? The girl looked at the man's back, and her teary eyes seemed to flicker with the last glimmer of hope, but the hope was crushed by the man in an instant.

"Never." The man in the shirt didn't reply to spit out a word, and without the slightest pause, he left the restaurant.

Ay...... What a boring soap opera.

The man in sunglasses, who witnessed the whole process, looked at the girl and sighed.

"Xiaoyan...... I...... What a fool I am! It turns out that he has been playing with my feelings, and he has never really cared about me! ”

The girl held her mobile phone, as if she was crying to her best friend, and the diners around her also cast sympathetic glances, but at this moment, the girl who was emotionally broken could not care about her gaffe at all.

"I'm really sad...... Xiaoyan...... Whenever I think that his kindness to me is all fake, and he is all lying to me, I ...... "The girl cried so much." "If only I could lose my memory! If I had forgotten everything about him, wouldn't it have been so painful...... Woowoo woo ......"

"It's not you who should have lost your memory, silly woman."

A man's voice sounded from the side, and the girl wiped away her tears and looked up, only to see a strange figure walking away.

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On weekend streets, the streets are bustling with people, and the man in the shirt laughs and makes his way through the crowd to the garage.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoqing, I met a customer just now, and I was slow to reply to messages." The man in the shirt casually lied without blushing. "Hey, there's no way, I'm too busy at work~"

As he was talking, the transfer of calls from the shirt man's mobile phone suddenly prompted another call to be answered.

"I'll go see another client later, and I'll call you back later...... Uh-huh, good~ hang up first. The shirt man hurriedly hung up the phone and picked up another call.

"Honey, you're at the hotel? Go to the room and wait for me first, it's almost there~" The shirt man's face was full of flattery, and he seemed to be eager to go with the woman on the other end of the phone. “…… Mmmm, I miss you too, see you later. ”

Hanging up the phone, the shirt man's expression quickly changed from sunny enthusiasm to a cold contempt.

Hmph, these women, it's so easy to handle. The man in the shirt couldn't help but sneer.

He understands the psychology of women too well, as long as those simple and stupid women are confused, they show care and understanding at the right time, and give small favors, those women will go forward and pour their hearts out of him, and the worship in their eyes is the best food to fill their empty hearts.

Of course, he is most annoyed by women who are serious about him, and as soon as he finds such signs, he will quickly disassociate them. In his opinion, only when he is single can he date so many women without any loss, since he is already comfortable in the flowers, then why bother to find a fixed girlfriend to restrain himself?

Just as the man in the shirt proudly flipped through his phone's address book, intending to find the next "strategy target", he suddenly bumped into a man wearing sunglasses head-on and almost knocked his phone off.

"Ah, I'm sorry." The other party grabbed his hand and stabilized the phone.

"You don't walk long and your eyes ......" Before the shirt man finished speaking, his eyes suddenly lost focus, and the whole person seemed to be drained of his soul, and instantly became devoid.

"You'll have to look longer in the future." The man in sunglasses smiled, then disappeared into the crowd and disappeared.

On the busy street, the man in the shirt stood like a puppet, not moving.

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Author's Note:

A new chapter begins~ This time I will try another story style, more thriller adventures, more psychological tricks~ I don't know if readers can accept it, try it anyway~