Chapter 2 A cup of time

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With this princess carry, even the onlookers started shouting. The "young couple" got back together, a happy ending that everyone loves to see. I carried the beauty and slowly walked away from the onlookers who didn't know the truth. This beauty had a soft figure and smelled fragrant. My heart was beating a bit faster. I really took full advantage today. I'm afraid that as a loser like me, I'll never have the chance to hold such a beautiful woman in my arms again in this lifetime. "Have you held enough? Put me down quickly!" The beauty's cold words interrupted my wild thoughts. I let go of my hands and reluctantly put down this soft body. The beauty's face was a bit flushed, but her eyes were extremely cold. She was originally teaching me, a rascal, a lesson with punches and kicks. But in the end, I teased her in public and took advantage of her. Fortunately, I ended this farce early and left the scene. If I had continued the act for a while longer, I probably would have been beaten again. "Which major are you in? What's your name?" The beauty's voice was cold with anger. She was going to start a manhunt on me. I told her that I wasn't from their school and that I was here to visit my friend. But the beauty's eyes were staring at my lower body. I looked down and only then realized that just now, while holding the beauty and having wild thoughts, I got excited. And now I was caught red-handed by the beauty again... I thought to myself that it was really bad. I had thoroughly offended this beauty today. "You rascal!" The beauty cursed with a red face and then punched me in the face like lightning. "Ah!" I cried out in pain. Caught off guard, I took another punch. This punch made my nose tip ache, and a bloody smell rushed into my nostrils. The nosebleed came suddenly, staining the front of my clothes red. I crouched on the ground and rummaged through my backpack for tissues. After searching for a while, I remembered that I never had the habit of carrying tissues. If I didn't stop the nosebleed, how could I go to the interview later? Suddenly, a pack of tissues was thrown in front of me, like a life-saving straw. "Don't let me see you again!" The beauty coldly dropped this sentence and then turned around and left, leaving behind a graceful figure. I looked at the leaving figure gratefully and said in my heart, "But I want to see you again." Xiaopang's call came as expected. After telling him my location, I hung up the phone, stopped the nosebleed, and changed into a new shirt. I couldn't go to the interview with blood all over me. I hadn't seen Xiaopang for over a month, and I kind of missed him. During the two years in Xianghai Town, Xiaopang was my landlord and also my only friend. Every winter and summer vacation, Xiaopang would always live with me in his house. He would talk about his college life, and I would talk about my work experiences. He envied me for having a beautiful boss's wife, and I envied him for the freedom in college. He always said that going to college was just changing to another place to play games, and I told him that working was just pretending to be a nobody everywhere. He said he felt like he was being "had" by college, and I told him that after graduation, you would be "gang-r***d" by society. Two young men, one holding onto the gradually fading youthful dreams, and the other being worn down by life to be ordinary, would always get drunk on some nights and pass out in that room. Soon, a cute little fat guy appeared in front of me. As soon as Yu Xiaopang saw me, he pointed at my face and laughed loudly. His sexy beer belly was shaking along with his laughter. Although I had two balls of tissue stuffed in my nostrils, which was a bit embarrassing, it wasn't enough to make him laugh like this. But he was the only one who knew the reason for my nosebleeds every time. The title of "Brother Huolu" was also given by him. Seeing this cute little fat guy, no matter how much he laughed at me, I couldn't get angry. I punched him in the stomach and said, "Fatty, if you keep laughing, your stomach is going to fall off." "Brother Huolu, which beauty made you come out of retirement this time? Was it a low-cut dress or a miniskirt?" It seemed that the nosebleed joke would never be forgotten by Xiaopang in his lifetime. "You really hit the nail on the head. This time, it wasn't just a miniskirt. She was so sexy that not only would I get a nosebleed from looking at her, but even a seventy-year-old grandpa might have a cerebral hemorrhage if he saw her." I was reminiscing with a *** expression on my face. A beauty looks good in anything. Seeing my *** expression, Xiaopang excitedly said, "You really are a role model in the p*****t world and the number one in the nosebleed world." Saying that, Xiaopang gave me a thumbs up. When it came to flirting with girls, Xiaopang had always admired me because I always bragged to him about my romantic affairs with female colleagues at work. In fact, they were all made up by me. "Brother Huolu, my school is famous for having a lot of high-quality beauties." Saying that, Xiaopang waved his big hand towards the campus behind him, as if introducing his own back garden. "If you come to work here, solving your single problem will be just around the corner." I nodded in agreement. "Maybe someone with bad eyesight will become your girlfriend." "Get lost!" Xiaopang and I came to the west side of the university. This was the dormitory area for students, a place where college students came and went quite frequently. The shops on the whole street were very complete. There were supermarkets, Internet cafes, bookstores, and also snacks and fast foods like rice noodles and spicy hot pot. Of course, there were also hotels that were often full. Xiaopang led me to a coffee shop called "A Cup of Time". Just by looking at the name, it was very much in line with the preferences of college students, with a bit of literary and fresh style. It seemed that this was the place where I was going to work. Entering the coffee shop and coming to the office on the second floor, the one who opened the door was a cute little beauty. She looked quite young. After walking into the office, the little beauty looked at me with surprised eyes. I knew that the two balls of tissue on my nostrils didn't look good and probably scared her with the first impression. "Xuanxuan, this is my friend, Lin Xiaonuan. Brother Huolu, this is Zhang Xuanxuan, the manager of the coffee shop. You'll be working with this beauty from now on." Xiaopang tactfully eased the embarrassment. "Hello, Xuanxuan. Please take care of me in the future." I politely extended my right hand, and Xuanxuan also smiled and shook hands with me, showing her shallow dimples. "Don't be too polite. We'll all be good friends from now on. Working here is quite casual." Xuanxuan's voice was also sweet. After a brief introduction, it was just noon. Xiaoppang proposed that we go to eat together, and Xuanxuan didn't decline. It seemed that Xiaopang and she had a really good relationship. The two of them didn't stop talking along the way. I didn't eat anything in the morning and had been sitting on the bus for the whole morning. I was so hungry that I didn't have the energy to talk. We chose a Sichuan cuisine restaurant and chatted while eating to get to know each other better. Unexpectedly, Xuanxuan was only 22 years old. She also came to work in City A from another place. At such a young age, she had become the manager of the coffee shop. She was a smart and diligent girl. "Xuanxuan, isn't the boss here today?" Xiaopang also asked the question that was on my mind. After all, if I'm coming to work, I should at least meet the boss. "The boss went out to relax. He won't be back until next week at the earliest, or maybe it'll be a month. But don't worry. Before leaving, the boss has instructed that the position of assistant manager will be reserved for your friend. Brother Xiaonuan, I heard that you used to work in a restaurant?" I thought to myself that Xiaopang really had a lot of face. The position of assistant manager was given just like that. "I was just a small team leader in the restaurant before. Xuanxuan, you're still amazing. You became the manager at such a young age. I'll have to consult you about my work in the future." Since I was about to take on the role of assistant manager, I had to show an enthusiastic and pious work attitude. At least I couldn't embarrass Xiaopang. "I'm younger than both of you. I can't really give instructions, but I can briefly talk to you about the work." Xuanxuan showed her sweet smile, looking like a little girl next door. After listening to what Xuanxuan said, I basically understood the work. Although the position was assistant manager, there weren't many employees in this shop. I was at most a group leader. These days, everyone likes to have a nice-sounding title for whatever they do. People who sell houses are called property consultants, those who do car window tinting are called car beauticians, and even the fortune-tellers under the overpasses have to hang a banner calling themselves "Immortal's Guidance". Fortunately, the overall style of this coffee shop is for leisure and entertainment, so the work atmosphere is still quite relaxed. "Brother Xiaonuan, if you want to earn more, there's another job in the shop. Are you willing to do it?" Of course I was willing to earn more. So I asked her what the job was. "Delivering food." "Delivering food? There shouldn't be a shortage of people for this job. Why do you want me to do it?" "Most of the people in the shop are student part-timers here, and they're all girls. As a boy, you can put in more effort and earn an extra salary."
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