In the hall, Old Gao and I sighed at the same time.
Old Gao shook his head and finished the wine in the glass. I also picked up my own glass and silently drank the wine.
The two of them did not stand up and left, just sitting there a little lonely. Old Gao tilted his head and smoked. I looked in the direction of the door in a daze.
The night was lonely and sad, wandering around the city.
I don't know how to express my emotions. Hu Zi's words made me unable to persuade. Really, I just think that he would never change. He said that his view of love was distorted, but I think that the love in his heart is dead, so he has no view of love to speak of.
I can't imagine what Hu Zi's love life will be like in the future. Maybe I can't imagine it.
I believe he will still be a good brother and friend, but he will never be a good lover again. The girls he provoked had better just play with him, or they would only get hurt, because Hu Zi only regarded love as a game.
I don't want to be morally critical of Hu Zi. I just feel a little sad. Who should I blame when I see Hu Zi, who was so devoted to his girlfriend, become like this?
Old Gao said with a sad face, "How did you say Old Gao became like this?"
I don't know how to answer this question. He has indeed experienced emotional betrayal that we have never experienced before, but I think someone has, but not everyone will treat love as a joke like Hu Zi.
Old Gao sighed again and said, "If he does this all the time, no matter how many women he has around him, he will still be unable to block his emptiness. You see, sooner or later, he will be punished."
"But what do we do?" I said helplessly, "This is a matter of love. We can't care about it if we want to!"
Old Gao nodded at my words, remained silent for a while, and then said, "You're right. This is not something we can persuade. He had to suffer before he knew what he had done wrong."
I nodded and agreed with Old Gao.
I looked at Old Gao again, smiled faintly and asked, "What about you, Old Gao? Is your view of love distorted?"
"No, I have a very good view of love!" Old Gao replied frankly.
"Then why don't you... Find a girlfriend? Can't you get through that before?" Old Gao has been so quiet lately. I really doubt that he will live alone forever.
Old Gao only smiled bitterly and didn't seem to care much about it. He didn't hide anything and said, "No one can say anything about the future. I don't know when I will have a girlfriend, so let it be. I feel good living alone now. But to be honest, it's really hard to start a new relationship after a lifetime of hard work."
I agree with what Old Gao said. The deeper the relationship, the harder it will be to walk out after it's over.
Of course, it's also because Ding Ge and I didn't come out, so we can continue our relationship.
Old Gao puffed out his cigarette again and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about the restaurant. What should we do in the future?"
At first, I didn't react, but a second later.
I'm afraid xiaoyi and Xiaolian will never work at the Xingyun hotel again.
I even think that it will be difficult for both of them to get along in the future, even if they are not wrong, but once some knot is formed, it will never open.
But I can't say anything about letting the two leave after finding a new waiter. That's impossible!
As Hu Zi's brothers, I feel a little guilty about xiao yi and Xiaolian, but I can't make up for anything.
"We'll talk about it tomorrow."
I really don't have the heart to think about tomorrow.
At this moment, there was a sense of hunger in my stomach again, thinking that I hadn't eaten dinner yet, so I made something at the restaurant to fill my stomach.
Then, Old Gao and I broke up. After Old Gao left, I cleaned up the restaurant by myself, and the chicken was still in the bowl. I stared at the chicken for a while and then put it in the freezer. I was really not in the mood to have supper with Ding Ge today.
Then I went home alone.
When I got home, I found out that Hu Zi wasn't there. He didn't go home after he left the restaurant.
I couldn't help but worry. Where did Hu Zi go?
I called him but no one answered. I sat on the sofa a little depressed and rubbed my temples.
Obviously, Hu Zi was not happy about what happened today. Maybe it also showed that he was not a total bad guy. He did have feelings for xiaoyi and Xiaolian, even if he could not describe them himself, but he would never deny that he did not use them as a tool to vent his desire, but because of what he had experienced, he became confused. Let him be lost in the feelings, let him not dare to love again and use the twisted love view to numb himself, perhaps at this time his own heart is also extremely contradictory.
I didn't go out to look for Hu Zi, because I thought Hu Zi might want some peace too.
I really hope he can think these things through. These things can only be figured out by himself. We outsiders really can't help him. It's not like other problems.
Then I thought about myself and Ding Ge. Hu Zi just said who would never leave you when you were poor. Hu Zi didn't meet this girl, but I did.
So, I'm really glad!
Hey!
I sighed again. I wanted to wait for everyone to leave tonight as usual. I would invite Ding Ge over, lock the door of the restaurant, and no longer welcome any other guests. I would have a delicious supper for Ding Ge, and the two of them would have a nice meal.
Who wants to...
It's hard to feel guilty, but I just feel like I have to put more effort into making up for it in the future.
Then I thought about the restaurant. What should the restaurant do after xiaoyi and Xiaolian left? I didn't want to worry about tomorrow, but lying on the bed with my eyes closed, I couldn't help but think about it. The Xingyun hotel is too important to me, so I feel uneasy if I can't handle a small matter well.
...
The next day, as expected, xiaoyi and Xiaolian didn't come when they were supposed to be at work. I'm afraid they won't come either. There were two familiar people missing at once, and there was something unspeakable in her heart that she was not used to.
Xiaoyi called me this morning. She knew the restaurant very well, so she called me when I was free.
On the phone, she said she wanted me to bring her a piece of clothing that she left in the hotel. She was at the intersection west of the Xingyun hotel. I didn't say that you should come to the hotel to pick it up, but after you took her clothes, you brought some cash. This is Xiaoyi's salary. I think it's better to give it to her today. Her attitude is obviously that she won't come to the hotel to work again.
To her, this was no longer the' place where I used to work'. Here, she had a love affair, but in the end, her good friend and boyfriend got along.
After taking the money, a few minutes later, I arrived at the intersection that Xiaoyi had mentioned. She was waiting for me on the sidewalk.
Xiaoyi frowned slightly. She didn't seem in a good mood. There was no smile on her face and she was a little haggard. Although she was dressed neatly, she could still see the pain after she had dressed up.
Although I have never experienced this pain, I can still feel Xiaoyi's emotions. Having known her for so long, yesterday was the only time she had lost her temper, and it was such a big one that everyone was shocked.
After they met, neither of them spoke first.
We were friends, and although we didn't know each other very well, I really thought of xiao yi and Xiaolian as friends. I was the first person to know about xiao yi and Hu Zi's feelings, and I had talked to her before. I could always feel her feelings for Hu Zi. Facing her now, I... Really didn't know how to speak.
A moment later, I smiled and asked stupidly, "Is it possible to go back?"
Xiaoyi shook his head without thinking. He lowered his head and replied, "Impossible!"
Her voice was a little tired, but exceptionally determined!
This answer was not surprising, and I didn't know how to comfort Xiaoyi. I felt that talking too much made her even more upset.
I handed the clothes to Xiaoyi and then gave her her salary, "Here's your salary. Check it out."
Xiaoyi nodded and put it on.
I pretended to be relaxed and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"
Xiaoyi turned his eyes to the endless street and replied in confusion, "I don't know yet."
I sighed, not knowing what to say. Anyway, I hope she can find her own happiness in the future. Then the two of us chatted briefly and didn't say much. I told her to speak up if she was in trouble in the future.
After a while, Xiaoyi left, and the girl never smiled.
In the afternoon, I took the initiative to call Xiaolian. I didn't ask if she was still coming to work at the restaurant. I just asked her to tell me a place to meet me. I gave her her her salary. Xiaolian told me to put my salary on her card, but I insisted on meeting him, and Xiaolian agreed.
Lotus chose a place not far from the restaurant, so Xiaolian wasn't there when I arrived.
But soon Xiaolian came over, her eyes were still red, and she probably cried a lot last night. I handed her the salary in my hand, and Xiaolian silently took it over. I was so depressed that I froze. Looking at her, I felt a little uncomfortable.
Instead of mentioning Hu Zi's name, I said, "Have you contacted Xiaoyi?"
Lotus shook her head.
I frowned and said, "Well, you're both victims. You can explain to her. I think she'll forgive you."
"It's useless, impossible!" Little lotus said with tears in her eyes, "I have no face to look for her myself. And, whether I know it or not, I stole her boyfriend. We can't be friends for the rest of our lives."
The tears on Xiaolian's face fell again. It seemed that she was a very weak girl, but the most I heard in the restaurant was her laughter, which made me especially uncomfortable. Xiaolian sobbed and said, "Actually, we haven't known each other for a long time, but... After getting to know each other, we're very close, you know? I..."
She covered her mouth and couldn't speak. She was so excited that she took a deep breath. Xiaolian didn't say anything more until she left.
Just like that, xiaolian left with pain. Looking at her back, I sighed in the wind.
On this day, xiaoyi and Xiaolian left the Xingyun hotel, and I haven't seen them since.
In the future, I have never heard of lotus again. Occasionally, I heard that Xiaoyi got married a year later, but I have not heard anything else.
On this day, the departure of xiaoyi and Xiaolian was also the prelude to the change of Xing Yun's personnel!
I didn't expect the Xingyun hotel to be so foreign to me one day...