Chapter 613 : Showdown

In the restaurant, there were guests eating. Hu Zi wasn't in the lobby. Lin Ya and I walked in.

Old Gao saw Lin Ya and I coming back, smiled and said, "Why are you here with Hu Zi?"

"Where's Hu Zi?"

"It's in the back kitchen." Old Gao replied.

Seeing that there was something wrong with my face, Old Gao asked again, "What's wrong? Where have you two been these days? I can't even see a single person."

"You'll know soon enough."

What should come out of the water will eventually come out of the water, it should be tonight.

After a while, Hu Zi came out of the back kitchen. He didn't seem surprised to see Lin Ya and I coming back. He said to us, "Wait. I asked Shi Yuan to cook a few dishes. We'll have a few drinks later."

Hu Zi smiled, as if he didn't know anything about Lin Ya and me following him. He didn't bring us to the Xingyun hotel to tell us anything. He just happened to be here tonight.

Lin Ya and I sat down in the lobby. We were waiting.

Gradually, there were fewer and fewer guests in the restaurant, and there was only one table left.

And they were talking about the fire of the rainbow before, and to this day, it was still a matter of utmost concern to the people of Pucheng. It was like a sudden storm that directly or indirectly affected many people. For those of us who did not know, we could only pity those who were burned, gossip about the cause of the fire, and tell others the truth or falsehood after hearing about it.

It could be said that this was the worst fire in Pucheng for a long time, and the number of burns was frightening!

Listening to the discussion of the guests, I felt a little inexplicably depressed, so I stood up and went to the backyard.

The sky was a little gloomy tonight. Looking up at the sky, dark clouds covered the moon above. The moonlight passed through the cracks of the clouds. The black clouds were moving like waves on the sea. The sky turned into the sea.

I looked at that picture, and a kind of inexplicable sadness welled up in my heart!

After a while, he kept shouting for me to eat.

I walked in from the backyard, and by this time, the last table of guests had already left, the rest of the hotel staff had already left, the shutters on the doors and windows had been pulled down, and there were only four people left in the hotel, Hu Zi Old Gao and Lin Ya.

It was like a normal dinner party. Our friends had always been like this. They often got together to drink and chat. It was normal, but today, an unspeakable strange atmosphere enveloped the entire hall.

Hu Zi took a bottle of wine from behind the counter and smiled at us, "Have some tonight."

As usual, the wine was poured into the glass from the bottle and several people took a sip.

I let out a breath. Wine is still familiar wine, people are familiar people. How can I not drink the familiar taste with familiar people?

"How long has our Xingyun hotel been open?" Hu Zi suddenly asked.

I don't know why, but when Hu Zi said that, I was 100 % sure that Hu Zi knew that we were following him. It wasn't a coincidence that he came to the Xingyun hotel today. He came for us.

So he didn't socialize with anyone today. Instead, he drove around in Pucheng, obviously to take me and Lin Ya around.

"It's been more than a year. It's not long after the first anniversary. Have you forgotten?" Old Gao said.

Hu Zi smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, yes. At that time, you advised me to leave the Yu xiangyuan."

I looked at Hu Zi and asked faintly, "What if I still insist on telling you to leave now?"

"Of course not! Now that I can make so much money, you must be jealous that I want to come back. Who doesn't like money? I'm not coming back." Hu Zi laughed and seemed to be in a good mood. After drinking, he waved his hand and said, "Today we don't talk about yu xiangyuan. Let's talk about our Xingyun hotel."

"Sure."

"I recall." After thinking for a while, Hu Zi said, "At that time, it can be said that the three of us, each of us, had reached the lowest point in our lives, or even the lowest point! Xing Yun, you left Pucheng with all your hopes up and decided to live a mediocre life in a small town, didn't you? As for Old Gao, he was cheated on eloping with Wang Mengmeng, sad and desperate. He owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in gambling, and his father was caught at that time. I, needless to say, was put on a big green hat."

Hu Zi said and gestured with his hand at a hat. Although his expression looked relaxed, there was inevitably bitterness in his tone, as if it was too thick to swallow.

Indeed, Hu Zi was right. At the same time, we were at the bottom of our lives. After many hardships, we established this small' Xingyun hotel' in Pucheng.

I remember that I didn't want to open such a restaurant at all. After telling Hu Zi about the idea of opening a restaurant, the two decided to partner up and hit it off!

In the beginning, the two of them were groping in the dark, feeling particularly difficult and extremely uneasy. To be honest, at that time, I really didn't have much confidence in my heart. A facade almost consumed all of our energy, but there was no way. At that time, I could only fight with the determination to die and die.

I had some objections when Hu Zi named' the Xingyun hotel', but we ended up with that name, and then we let Old Gao join us.

So, the restaurant had three bosses, three of us!

Hu Zi contributed a lot to the success of this restaurant. He made a lot of money, I made a lot of money, Old Gao didn't take a penny, and Hu Zi's car became the transportation of the hotel.

However, in the end, we decided to split the money equally. The three of us each had three tenths, and the last tenth was given to Hu Zi.

At that time, we were all brothers. We were even tougher than steel!

Thinking about those past events, I also felt a lot of emotions. It was not easy, it was really not easy.

Then, we didn't do anything else, just keep talking about the past of the Xingyun hotel. Although it was only more than a year, there were quite a few stories among them. It can be said that' the Xingyun hotel' was also a student with a story!

Talking about these past events, I have the illusion of going through them again.

Hu Zi took another sip of the wine and then asked Old Gao and me, "Xing Yun, Old Gao, how long have we known each other?"

"About twenty years. No, more than twenty years."

"More than twenty years?"

"Yeah." I have to lament that time flies.

Hu Zi and I had known each other on campus before many buildings in Pucheng. We were innocent kids who didn't know anything at that time. Then we went to rebellious adolescence and met Old Gao. Because of me, Hu Zi and Old Gao met, and then we went to this day.

We all had a lot of friends, some of whom had lost contact, some of whom had gradually lost contact, and those who were able to keep in touch, needless to say, were all true friends.

Hu Zi and Old Gao are the last!

Twenty years passed by in a hurry. It was a long time to think about it. In one's life, there might only be three or four, four or five twenty years.

Then, we naturally look back on the past, talking about those naive and childish people who grow up really like memories, so why?

Maybe a lot of things can only stay in the memory forever, but now you can't find it anymore.

"Twenty years! Damn long!"

I nodded, and now these people around me, apart from those family members, Hu Zi was the only friend I had known for more than 20 years.

"More than 20 years of love..." Hu Zi leaned back and his voice became low.

Then, Hu Zi turned to look at me and looked at me with a burning gaze. I didn't know how to describe that gaze. There was confusion, sadness, sadness, despair, anger, ice, disbelief, and countless emotions seemed to condense into a sword.

He just stared at me, as if to see through my heart with that gaze!

That moment seemed to have passed for a long time, and then he couldn't tell what he was feeling. He said to me, "A friend of more than 20 years, my best friend, has actually followed me?"

Finally, Hu Zi said this.

My heart, uncontrollably quickened.

In the face of Hu Zi, I had some unspeakable shame, but also a deep pain.

Old Gao stood there, looking at me, looking at Hu Zi. He didn't understand the truth and was about to break his jaw. After a while, he said in utter shock, "What? What tracking? What are you talking about? This is!"

Hu Zi took a deep breath and said to Old Gao, "Ask Xing Yun."

With that, Hu Zi took another sip of the wine and drank it all in one gulp. He drank very hard, as if he was going to drink all his emotions into his stomach. Or he was expressing his anger in this way.

Old Gao looked at me.

I didn't deny it. What's the point of denying it? Why don't we just open up and talk about everything?

Although I didn't answer, Old Gao also saw the answer on my face, and his previous question also had an answer.

"Girl, you gave Xing Yun the idea." Hu Zi looked at Lin Ya again and asked with a smile.

Lin Ya smiled faintly and replied quietly, "Yeah, we can't help it either."

"You are always so smart that nothing can defeat you." Hu Zi laughed.

"But Xing Yun," after praising lin ya, Hu Zi looked at me again. This time, the anger in his eyes shot up. If he had suppressed his anger before, it would have exploded now!

Anger spread across the grassland like wildfire, and Hu Zi's eyes were a little red!

Anger covered his entire face. He sat up straight and clenched his fists into fists. He slapped the table hard and gritted his teeth, "Xing Yun, I didn't expect you to follow me. I didn't expect that! We are best friends, brother! You followed me? You followed me? What is this? Huh? Do you still treat me like a brother?"