Can following the rules be called rebirth?

Chapter 125, Section 123: Like Yesterday, You and Me
A fiery red sun, scorching the surrounding clouds, quietly set at the end of Beiyuan Street.

On the other side of the long street in Beiyuan, there is a coffee shop called Jieyou.

Near the shop entrance, a young woman stood in the setting sun, stretching lazily. The sunlight seemed to seep into her limbs and bones, making her feel warm and cozy.

The evening breeze caressed the ends of her brown hair, rubbing against her dimples.

"Attorney Pear~ Are you off work?"

Are you tired?

The person who could make Boss Gu run out of the store to personally greet him was naturally another boss.

"I was so tired, but seeing you is strange, it feels like all my cells have been revitalized~"

Li Zhi grabbed the girl's arm, her eyebrows arched, and a smile played on her lips.

She had just gotten off work wearing a beige, thin, imitation-blazer-style outfit, which was actually just a linen dress with a large lapel. The inner layer looked like a black shirt, but it was actually a rather uniquely designed dress.

It's sophisticated yet has a touch of business style, making it quite eye-catching.

"Our Weiwei is so pleasing to the eye!"

"You look so beautiful today!"

Among girls, especially close girlfriends who are like sisters, providing each other with emotional support is as natural as eating and drinking.

"Really?"

Gu Caiwei giggled and twirled around, looking just like a charming little beauty who had just received compliments and praise from her boyfriend.

"The main reason is that the customers who come to the store lately are all dressed up very carefully, and I also want to be a little more sociable."

More than just beautiful.
Even from the perspective of passersby on the roadside, you can see that she is so beautiful that people can't help but stop and stare, willingly lost in a daze.

Not to mention her childhood best friend Li Zhi, even Gu Caiwei's roommates, after spending more than a month together, gradually discovered her unique personal habits.

The little princess loves to change her look.

Whether it's her outfits, hairstyle, or aura, she continues to explore and proactively seek change every now and then.

Gu Caiwei is the same today.

She tied her long, brown hair up high, creating a bun-like hairstyle.

Once her hair is styled in a high bun, her long neck and sexy earlobes naturally become the first focus of attention.

Her delicate neck is exquisite and charming, her skin is snow-white and smooth, and the upright lines supported by her two collarbones further enhance her "slenderness", which is reminiscent of a swan.

The setting sun, like a piece of warm butter, slowly melted into Gu Caiwei's features.

The two soft, smooth earlobes seemed to have their edges blurred in the sunlight, appearing almost transparent.

The diamond stud earrings are so eye-catching, and they look especially dazzling against fair skin.

She has delicate and exquisite features, arched eyebrows, a pair of expressive peach blossom eyes, a slightly protruding nose, rosy cheeks, and a pair of dimples that are irresistible to the opposite sex.

Leaving aside marketing, quality, taste, supply chain, and everything else.

The fact that Relief Coffee sells 100-120 cups of its single product daily is hard to say, but it's possible that a certain percentage is due to Gu Caiwei's smiling face.

Of course she knows she's beautiful.

Furthermore, she understands better how to showcase her strengths, minimize her weaknesses, and fully utilize her charm.

"How can you call that fitting in?"

Li Zhi pursed her lips into a thin line, stared intently at her best friend for several seconds, and began to comment like a bystander observing.

"Clearly standing out from the crowd."

Gu Caiwei also has her own unique methods when it comes to dressing.

Her dressing standard is always "only revealing one part at a time," ensuring just the right amount of sophisticated sexiness.

The beige knit sweater on her upper body was unbuttoned, with two loosely tied yarn drawstrings at her chest, and underneath was an off-the-shoulder tank top.

The design of the knitwear is particularly delicate. Although the drawstring looks casual and loose, it actually cinches the girl's waist, making her curves appear naturally high and full.

Further along the line of sight, there was a black A-line skirt.

Gu Caiwei is 168 cm tall, and her two long legs are exposed to the air without any cover.

From thighs to knees, then to calves, and finally to ankles, her skin was taut, fair, and well-proportioned. Compared to the skinny, stick-like figures seen in hot pants and short skirts on the street, her visual impact was incomparable.

As you look at it, a captivating and sexy aura washes over you.

She wore a pair of Chanel-style platform sandals, which further enhanced the already stunning visual length of her outfit.

Ten toes, as white as jade, peeked out from the holes in the platform sandals, crystal clear, and clearly painted with rose-red nail polish.

Anyone who spends a long time with Gu Caiwei will have to admit one fact.

She naturally possessed the extravagance of a wealthy heiress.

That knitted sweater, that A-line skirt, those sandals, even those two diamond earrings
Although not everyone can recognize the brand, they can still sense it.

These must be very valuable.

Because of her perfect outfit, because of her stylish gestures, and because she doesn't have the vulgarity of luxury goods, she has a subtle sense of nobility like an upper-class person.

However, when all of this is put together, there is an undeniable purity, cuteness, and playfulness that only a young girl possesses, as exquisite and dazzling as a Disney princess.

"Weiwei~ If I were a boy, I might be completely smitten with you."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I don't believe it!"

Gu Caiwei linked arms with her best friend, giggling and teasing as they walked into the coffee shop side by side.

"Boys actually prefer your type."

"Cold on the outside, warm on the inside, do you understand the contrast?"

"How do you know? Of course not. Look at the two of us walking down the street, there are obviously more people asking for your WeChat."

Li Zhi pursed her lips and squinted her eyes in denial.

"Hahaha. That's because I'm laughing. You always have a deadpan expression, no one would dare to come up to you."

A soft, sweet voice echoed in the shop. Gu Caiwei smiled and put her arm around the short-haired girl's shoulder, whispering in her ear.

"Pah, nonsense!"

The shop has servers to greet customers and baristas to prepare drinks.

The two sisters huddled together behind the front desk, out of sight of the customers, laughing and joking.

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

At this time, in this place, the wind chimes at the door tinkled softly as two sisters, arm in arm, stepped into the Relief Cafe.

"Hello, I'd like to ask if Mr. Gu is here?"

"Hey, Vivi! Come out quickly, a customer is looking for you."

Barista Li Jing raised her voice.

Gu Caiwei and Li Zhi were fixing their hair when they returned to the front desk. The latter seemed to remember something, suddenly sat up straight, and widened her eyes.

"You guys are here~"

Mr. Gu waved to the two girls in front of him and greeted them with a smile.

"I just happened to bring some new equipment over tonight, so I'm here to test it out."

The girl with short hair smiled and patted the guitar behind her.

"Wow, a cat on the roof!"

Li Zhi leaned against the front desk, her bright eyes filled with surprise, and blurted out the answer involuntarily.

"Senior, I'm a big fan of yours! I often go to the playground to listen to you sing!"

"Now it's—the landlord's cat."

The two girls who walked into the Relief Cafe were the same campus singer duo that Li Zhi and Zhou Mingyuan had bumped into not long ago when they went fishing together and ran into the playground of Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics.

The girl with short hair and a guitar is called Peipei, and the lead singer, Xinyi, is a sweet girl with big eyes.

"We thought our original group name wasn't good enough, so we just changed it to a new one. What do you think?" "It sounds great!"

Li Zhi nodded her head like a rattle drum.

"You just called me 'senior sister.' Are you also from the University of Finance and Economics, little sister?"

"Yes, yes, and this one too. We are all freshmen who enrolled this year."

Li Zhi pulled Gu Caiwei in front of her and said.

"You guys opened a coffee shop in your freshman year? That's amazing!"

Xinyi and Peipei exchanged a glance, and saw a hint of envy in each other's eyes.

They both enrolled in 2012 and are now juniors, just at the age where they need to think about their future.

"You seniors are amazing too! You sing so well and so professionally."

"But to be honest, singing is just a hobby for Peipei and me. Neither of us has formal music training."

Xinyi picked up the conversation, smiling and shrugging her shoulders.

"Then I can only say that it's even more amazing."

After a few words, she and the Gu sisters had become good friends with Xinyi and Peipei, the group known as "The Landlord's Cat".

During the exchange of basic information, everyone quickly discovered that they were all classmates from the neighboring Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics, which naturally made them feel closer.

To Gu Caiwei's surprise, the campus duo, whom Li Zhi praised so highly and even took the initiative to talk to, were actually just music lovers.

Lead singer Xinyi majored in animation, while guitarist Peipei is even more outrageous.

I majored in taxation, and I only studied guitar systematically for one semester; everything else was self-taught.

"Huh? Senior, was it that kind of band you guys formed before?"

The two talked about how they met, which started with the campus band at the University of Finance and Economics.

Music enthusiast Li Zhi was quite curious, resting her chin on her hand and asking questions incessantly.

"Are you in a full band with guitar, bass, and drums? What kind of music do you play?"

"Yes, hahaha, it's the complete band you imagined, with all six instruments."

Xinyi nodded with a smile.

“Back then, I was the lead singer, and Peipei was the rhythm guitarist.”

"We formed the group during our freshman year, but it disbanded afterward. We played pop and rock music."

"I'm quite good at things like Beyond, Mayday, and some popular folk songs."

"Hey, Xinyi, a lot of people know your group. Do you have any original works now?"

Li Zhi continued to ask.

“Not yet.”

Peipei spread her hands and stuck out her tongue.

"Original works are difficult to create, so we haven't considered them yet."

Then everyone started talking about the story of how the band later broke up.

Xinyi and Peipei, who usually listen to similar songs, chatted privately and hit it off immediately, deciding to continue as a duo.

The joy of being with others on the playground suddenly turned into the solitary enjoyment in the coffee shop, and Li Zhi couldn't be happier.

The operating logic of a bar and a coffee shop is indeed different.

Every evening, the Relief Bar is usually closed, with resident singers setting up their booths to sing for the small groups of customers inside.

The Relief Coffee Shop has an eye-catching sign and a bright, open storefront, always welcoming customers with its doors open.

After the sun sets, the warm and bright lights that follow make you want to go inside and explore.

So when Peipei's guitar started playing, followed by Xinyi's warm and clear voice, the sound traveled from inside the store to outside, attracting many young people who were passing by.

Normally, there are fewer customers in coffee shops in the evening than during the day.

But as the sound dissipated in the air, the crowds returned to the small shop.

Walking in the wind, the sunlight today feels so gentle.
The gentleness of the sky, the gentleness of the earth, is like you holding me~

Pulling her best friend to sit in the first row, Li Zhi squinted her eyes and listened with a look of enjoyment to the female cover version of Mayday.

As she listened, she felt that there was still more to enjoy.

So he raised his phone, took a short video, and quietly shared it with Zhou Mingyuan, who was a kilometer away.

Look! Look!

[So the singer Vivi mentioned in the group chat, we've met before!]

Have we met before?

The other party replied very quickly.

【Yeah, do you remember that time we sneaked out of the shop to slack off, and there were two upperclassmen singing on the school playground, and they were really popular with a crowd around them?】

Just then, a customer called out to her, so Gu Caiwei got up from the small stool in the area, moved to a different spot, and returned to the front desk.

Li Zhi lowered her head and continued tapping the screen with her fingertips as she responded.

[Oh, it's them. What a coincidence.]

【There's something.】

How much do we pay people who come to perform at our venues?

However, being on screen, it was impossible to sense how surprised Zhou Mingyuan was.

[Why are you reacting the same way as Vivi! Ten yuan, ten yuan a song.]

[But the effect is worth far more than ten yuan. It's a pity you weren't there in person; you can't capture the feeling with a video. There are so many people in the store right now!]

[Did you hear the intro? They're going to sing "I Like You" now, the song from last time. I think that song is worth at least twenty yuan.]

Immediately afterwards, the short-haired girl turned slightly to the side, picked up her phone, recorded a short video of the landlord's cat, and sent it over.

I can sing this song too. I'll sing it for you next time. How much do you think it's worth?

Hmph, your pronunciation was so lame~

As she watched the white bubbles pop up in the chat box, and heard the man's broken Cantonese pronunciation in her mind, Li Zhi couldn't help but smile slightly.

Afraid of failing to express her emotions, she clicked on the smiley face to the right of the cursor and browsed through her unremarkable collection of emojis.

【image】

You're worth at most one dollar.

In the end, she stole a picture of a cat making a funny face that Gu Caiwei often posted and copied and pasted it.

Even if it's just for his refined and handsome face, the offer of one dollar is negligible.

Who do you think you are?!

The other party added three exclamation marks.

One can't help but imagine Zhou Mingyuan, furious and enraged.

I want to see if there's a twenty-fold difference.

[Want to come to the store together tomorrow evening after you get off work?]

Just as the song reached its climax, the sweet and beautiful senior student, within reach of me, gripped the microphone and spoke each word with a voice as heavenly as a melody.

"Like yesterday, you and me~"

The phone in her arms vibrated slightly. Li Zhi lowered her chin slightly, looked at the screen, smiled gently, and squinted her eyes slightly.

Okay, see you tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)