Soul Patch

Chapter 26 Kissing in the Street

Oh... I'm on the phone with Yang Shanshan.

Huang Weiwei came to her senses: "Shanshan, I know I can't stop you even if I say something."

Please, you have to hold out until tonight no matter what. You can eat and chat at night, there's plenty of time, and feelings are built through conversation.

I refuse to believe that the man you picked at first sight wouldn't even have the patience to wait for you for a few hours.

While Huang Weiwei was on the phone, she could see the direction of the bar from the corner of her eye.

A handsome figure was busy working over there.

Huang Weiwei covered the phone: "I'm not talking to you anymore, I have things to do. Anyway, you're not allowed to eat lunch!"

After saying that, she hung up the phone and snapped her fingers toward the coffee bar.

The clerk who just delivered the cappuccino is now focused on grinding coffee beans behind the counter, one hand holding the stainless steel cylinder containing the beans and the other hand vigorously turning the crank.

He didn't realize Huang Weiwei was calling him.

Huang Weiwei stretched and moved further into the sofa: "Hey, new guy, what's your name?"

The boy stopped what he was doing and looked up at Huang Weiwei blankly.

This glance made Huang Weiwei think to herself: Wow, so cool! Her heart seemed to skip a beat.

What kind of eyes were those? Cold and deep, yet serene and indifferent, their intense light piercing through Huang Weiwei, making her feel slightly dizzy.

However, Huang Weiwei had seen all kinds of handsome men before, and she quickly calmed down: "I'm asking you, what's your name? Who hired you?"

The boy pointed to his chest with his finger: "Me?"

His voice was deep and gentle, each word as soothing as a gentle breeze and fine rain.

This is strange. How come these two simple words sound so poetic and picturesque when he says them?

Huang Weiwei raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression saying all too clearly, "What do you think?"

My name is Jia Nan.

"Fake man?"

Huang Weiwei silently repeated, "How can a boy have this name? Is he really a man, or is he fake?"

Oh, he must be the Jia from Jia Baoyu.

"How come I've never seen you before?"

It's strange that a new employee came to the store without the supervisor informing him.

Just then, the supervisor manager came in from outside and jogged over. When he was still two steps away from Huang Weiwei, she raised her hand, indicating that he could just speak directly and didn't need to come closer.

"Mr. Huang, it's like this, he came for an interview yesterday. You weren't in the shop at the time, but I saw that his coffee-making skills were excellent and the taste was rich, so I let him try out first. I was originally planning to have you interview him when you came to the shop. But I had some things to take care of at the property management office, so I didn't have time to..."

Huang Weiwei waved her hand, indicating that he didn't need to explain.

This guy's name is Jia Nan. Ugh! What an awkward name. This Jia Nan just brewed coffee, measuring water, sugar, adding milk, adding coffee powder—everything was done in an orderly fashion, and that cappuccino really did taste amazing.

Under the watchful eyes of the supervisor and the boy, Huang Weiwei slowly nodded.

I got up and left the bakery, walking towards the red Mazda 6 parked by the roadside. With a roar of the engine, I floored the gas and sped away.

The supervisor watched Huang Weiwei leave the store until her car was out of sight. He then looked back at Jia Nan, who looked completely bewildered.

He slowly walked up to Jia Nan and shouted in a rough voice, "Work hard! You saw it yourself, I'm backing you up in front of Boss Huang."

Jia Nan smiled calmly, seemingly disdainful of these social niceties.

"Did you hear me?!" the foreman persisted.

"Oh!" The tone remained indifferent.

These post-90s kids these days, they really don't know what's good for them... The foreman grumbled as he walked towards the baking workshop.

Upon entering, I saw the cake decorator busy working on a 10-inch + 6-inch two-tiered cake.

He skillfully used the mold to dot the cake, and magically, sweet cream flowers bloomed wherever he touched.

"Do a good job. It's my girlfriend's birthday today. If you mess it up, I'll deduct your performance bonus for this month."

Listening to the foreman issuing orders in the roasting room, Jia Nan snorted and continued grinding his coffee beans.

……

Yang Shanshan listened to Huang Weiwei's advice.

"Wenjie, I'm really sorry, but the branch office has decided to send a few of us to a meeting with a higher-level department. We probably won't be back at the office until later this afternoon. Would it be alright if you came to my office around 4 PM to check the data?"

After editing the message, Yang Shanshan read it over several times, word by word, and corrected a typo.

Before sending it, I added a crying, aggrieved emoji at the end.

Perfect! Send.

"Okay!" Wenjie replied briefly.

It's only right to reciprocate when someone sends a pot of pork rib soup to your workplace; it's only natural to treat them to a meal in return.

When inviting someone, you must be sincere; the time and place should be arranged according to their wishes.

He put down his phone and suddenly saw a familiar figure in the subway, passing by him in the flow of people.

Wenjie paused, stopping in his tracks. That man… well, he couldn’t quite place him.

As he paused and looked back, the crowd behind him surged forward in the subway passage, pushing him ahead.

He wanted to stand against the current, but he couldn't stop, so he had to crouch down and crawl through the dividing railing in the middle of the passage.

In just a short while, the man had left Wenjie far behind. Wenjie jogged past the crowd ahead.

I followed the man at a distance, and as he entered the subway car, I leaned against a corner in the connecting area between the cars.

Wenjie wasn't actually afraid of the man seeing him, because he still couldn't remember who the man was.

It does look familiar, but I just can't remember it.

I've only been away from M University for half a year, so why am I so unfamiliar with the professors there?

Oh!

A sudden realization dawned on him: the person in front of him wasn't a teacher in their major, and might not even be from their college.

It's...it's Professor Liang Bin!

No wonder I couldn't remember it for so long.

Professor Liang Bin!

Wenjie watched as Professor Liang kept typing on his phone with his head down, occasionally smiling with his eyes crinkling.

Wenjie recognized that expression; Bai Yu used the same expression when chatting with girls.

Professor Liang Bin is texting a woman. A woman?

Wenjie glanced at Professor Liang again to make sure that there was no trace of grief on Professor Liang's face.

He doesn't look like someone who just committed suicide at all.

Wenjie rubbed his forehead, feeling that this amount of information was a bit overwhelming, and someone as naive as him couldn't digest and understand it all at once.

Professor Liang Bin quickly checked the subway line information and began moving towards the subway entrance.

Wenjie quickly squeezed towards the other side of the subway entrance, pushing and shoving his way through the passengers in the carriage. Finally, he reached the door and breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting off the subway, Wenjie witnessed a scene that shattered his worldview: Liang Bin got off the subway and, on the platform, kissed an artsy woman who was coming on a train traveling in the opposite direction, oblivious to everyone around them.

This is insane! Insane! My worldview has been completely shattered!

A professor, who is supposed to be a role model, does such a thing in public.

He had just lost his wife, and because of the loss of his beloved wife, he published a long article titled "My Wife, My Lifelong Friend" in tears to mourn her passing.

Qin Fen's stunningly beautiful face and swaying figure danced before Wen Jie's eyes.

He couldn't understand why Professor Liang Bin wasn't satisfied with marrying such a stunning woman as Qin Fen.

(End of this chapter)