The stairs are long.

It wasn't until he came to the end of the corridor that Zhuo Jiu stopped.

He raised his head and looked into the distance, the door that was originally open had been closed, and he could still vaguely hear the man's suppressed sorrow.

He lowered his head and sighed deeply.

More than 30 years have been wasted.

Originally, he thought that he could look at everything indifferently, but everything that happened to Brother Yi still made him involuntarily have a feeling of empathy.

That fiery emotion, and the sadness hidden under the calm, he seems, has seen it at some point.

A name, popping into his mind.

- Ai Tianya.

It's just that the memory seems to be a little blurry.

For a while, he couldn't remember:

It was after the wine that day, vaguely seen in the haze, her sorrow; Or that time in the mall, when she met the black cat on the narrow road, she trembled......

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but be a little stupid.

After a long silence, he came back to his senses and slowly walked downstairs to the bar.

This is already the third night in a row that he has been on duty.

For him, this is a good errand:

Due to the remote location, except for some guests who have booked for a long time, almost no guests will take the initiative to stay at the hotel every night, and he naturally has a lot of time to squander.

Most of the time, he just sat at the bar and looked out the door.

Or, reluctantly lifting the spirit, intermittently coding a few lines of words.

By the way, I almost forgot.

Just yesterday, the fries sent him an ultimatum.

Because of his book, the data is so poor, so according to the requirements of the website, the fries can only helplessly inform him that they are ready to finish.

Fortunately, the fries are quite kind, unlike some editors, who directly ask the author to cut the book.

He can stay up and wait until the end of the month, and then get an extra month of full attendance and manuscript fees.

But fortunately, the fries were broadcast live at the time, and his other book had also been guaranteed.

Seamless ...... His life for the next period of time will not be too embarrassing.

But life has to go on.

Zhuo Jiu shook his head helplessly: he thought of the high-spirited spirit he had when he left.

At that time, he always felt that even if he left Ai Tianya, he could break out of the world with his own hands.

Now it seems that this idea at the time seemed more like a joke.

Perhaps, even Ai Tianya has already forgotten about him, right?

Lying on the bar, Zhuo Jiu's eyelids were a little fighting.

But his heart still couldn't help but think: I don't know what Ai Tianya is doing now?

And what will she think when she knows that she is gone?

"Wow, blah, bh-"

A rapid high-heeled tapping sound sounded, and it was not until it approached the gate that it slowly eased.

Zhuo Jiu raised his eyes and looked at the door secretly, and when the sound got closer, he hurriedly bowed down again.

His body trembled slightly, as if he was trying his best to hide himself from the other party.

"Whew-"

A sigh, mixed with a little relief.

Then, the footsteps sounded again, and he slowly walked upstairs.

Zhuo Jiu raised his head, his eyes were slightly distracted, and only the beautiful figure remained in the bottom of his eyes, until it disappeared.

She is the "bad woman" that Qingyao said in her mouth.

It's been some time since that incident happened, and the two of them really haven't seen each other except for this hurried glance every night.

Mainly, her life seems to be completely different from ordinary people.

During the day, she only stayed in her room most of the time, and even if Zhuo Jiu occasionally passed by her door, she couldn't hear any noise inside.

At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, she would dress up again and go out on time.

Although the two have not met head-on.

But her appearance, and the kind of fragrance that came out of her passing.

It still made Zhuo Jiu mutter a little about her identity.

- Probably like Qingyao said, she is a bad woman.

But Zhuo Jiu just likes this kind of bad woman, after all, for a single old man, her identity is enough to trigger their endless reverie...... Here, I can't go deeper, in short, I understand everything.

Occasionally, he would feel the urge to pluck up the courage to say hello to her.

After all, if you get acquainted, there will still be some benefits in the end.

It's just that when he thinks about what happened that night, he is a little timid......

Although the woman didn't say anything, what if?

In this way, with endless reverie, indulged in half-dreaming and half-waking, this night passed like this.

……

"Brother Stone!"

Qing Yao staggered into the lobby, and then stuffed him with a bag of things in his hand, "For you, breakfast!" ”

"Okay."

Zhuo Jiu smiled and took the plastic bag.

This is his reward for visiting the store at night, a little money, and a free breakfast.

Qing Yao smiled and nodded, then came to the side and sat down, "How was last night?" ”

"What else, that's it! Both groups of guests were booked in advance, and nothing else happened. ”

"That's right!" Zhuo Jiu raised his head and looked at her suspiciously, "Why didn't you go to school today?" ”

"You!"

Qing Yao puffed out her cheeks and was speechless, "Is it that you don't go to work anymore, and you don't even have the concept of time?" It's Saturday, Saturday! ”

"Oh."

Zhuo Jiu scratched his head embarrassedly.

Qing Yao's brows furrowed slightly, and she looked at Zhuo Jiu thoughtfully, "That's right! What do you have on your agenda today? ”

"Arrangement?"

Zhuo Jiu hurriedly swallowed the bun in his mouth, "There is no arrangement, it's just that I'm a little tired after being on duty all night, so I'm going to go upstairs to rest first, and then I'll look at it." ”

He raised his head, looked at Qing Yao, who was speechless and stopped, and wondered, "What?" Something? ”

"Hmm."

Qing Yao nodded embarrassedly, "You also know that the business of our store has not been very good, of course, it may have something to do with the location, but I am still thinking about how to help grandma." ”

"Help?"

Zhuo Jiu's face was stunned, and then he laughed out loud, "You little child, what are you worried about?" ”

"Not really!"

Qing Yao stood up suddenly, straightened up and said loudly, "People are not children!" ”

"Flutter-"

Looking at her as a little adult, Zhuo Jiu couldn't help it anymore, "Okay, it's not a child, it's not a child!" ”

Biting her lip tightly, Qing Yao's face flashed with endless shame, and she rushed into the bar and slapped Zhuo Jiu's back hard, "Let you laugh, make you laugh!" ”

"Good, good! Don't laugh or laugh! ”

Zhuo Jiu hurriedly bowed down and said goodbye, his face was also trying his best to restore his normal color, "So, little adult, how are you going to help your grandmother?" ”

"I think—"

Qing Yao put her hands behind her back and looked at him with a look of hope, "I want to ...... I want you to accompany me to a few hotels in the surrounding area to see how they got inside, and what we have to do to surpass them. ”