You Beast

Mi Cai drove me back to Robben's place. I didn't drink too much that night, so it was easier to say goodbye.

Mi Cai untied her seatbelt and said to me, "Thank you for dinner tonight. I really like that restaurant."

"If you like it, go there often. But don't try to eat and run. I'll bring a group of righteous people and block you in the alley and beat you up." I smiled and joked with Mi Cai.

"If I really do this, I will willingly accept your punishment."

"You're well aware!"

Mi Cai didn't say anything else. She opened the car door and got out of the car, looking at the taxi waiting for her.

I also got out of the car and stood beside Mi Cai to wait with her. After a while, I pushed her and said jokingly, "I have something to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

"Let me go back to being your landlord and you be my tenant, okay?"

"A very unrealistic request! You just moved out."

"But I miss that house more and more!"

Mi Cai said resolutely, "Put away your wild thoughts. I don't like having a man living in my house."

"Didn't you take me in before?"

"That's because you're begging me pitifully."

"Then I'll beg you pitifully again."

Mi Cai didn't get tired of my pestering anymore. She patiently said to me, "It's really inconvenient for a man and a woman to live together. There are many choices in such a big city. Why do you have to make things difficult for me?"

"So you won't live with your boyfriend in the future? No matter who, it was inevitable that a man and a woman would live together someday."

Mi Cai smiled faintly and said, "You're right. That's why I only live with my boyfriend and not you."

Finally, a taxi with no passengers drove over. Mi Cai reached out and stopped it. Then, she got into the car and quickly disappeared from my sight.

I spoke to the dark night, "You're right, but why do I feel like you're forcing me to be your boyfriend so that we can live together? I remember that last time I told Dad Ban that you're not my type, so please quickly put away your thoughts about me!"

Suddenly, I laughed. This was really audacious. She even dared to lie to me!

...

After entering Robben's room, it was still empty. There wasn't even a television. This night was destined to be boring and monotonous. I dragged a few boxes from under the bed and found a can of beer. This was quite good. Drinking a can of beer and singing a few songs with a guitar was quite a good pastime.

The wind on the balcony was still blowing wildly. I hugged my guitar and sat on the guardrail without moving. I wasn't afraid of the wild wind, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to see the "Castle in the Sky". Therefore, I strummed the strings of the guitar and sang at the top of my voice. It was as if I was calling as if I was begging, calling for the distant city to return to my heart, to be stable from now on, and not to wander anymore.

I don't know when Robben came back, but he suddenly handed me a cigarette from behind. Then, he jumped onto the guardrail and lit another cigarette for himself.

I put the guitar aside and lit the cigarette. I took a puff and said to Robben, "I went to CC's restaurant for dinner today."

"Is that so?" Robben replied mechanically.

"CC said she missed you."

Robben looked at me and said after a moment of silence, "I chatted with Le Yao on WeChat today."

"Is that so?" I replied mechanically.

"Le Yao said she misses you."

I smiled and said, "I'm telling you CC's words out of conscience. You're obviously talking nonsense."

Robben didn't waste any time talking to me and took out his phone from his pocket. He showed me his chat history with Le Yao. It was indeed written in black and white, and it was iron-like evidence.

I suddenly felt speechless. I picked up the beer beside me and took a sip before saying, "You haven't seen CC for a long time, right? Let's go to her restaurant to meet up when we have time."

"Bring Le Yao with you. Let's go together."

"Why do you always drag Le Yao into this?"

"Little Brother Zhao Yang, don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you! You should understand better than everyone else. In fact, a man's heart is not big. It can only hold one woman. At this point, at least we are the same kind of person."

I shook my head and said, "Robben, you and CC are actually quite compatible. At least you have the same ideals, the same hobbies, and the same character. Le Yao and I obviously belong to two different worlds. She doesn't really like me that much. To be precise, she just depends on me for a period of time. So, don't compare us so forcefully."

"Let's not talk about this. I'm a little tired today, so I'll sleep first." Robben patted my shoulder and jumped off the guardrail.

I shouted at him, "Find some time to visit CC for a gathering."

"Let's talk about it later."

Robben gave me an ambiguous answer and left. I knew he couldn't bear to use his body to profane CC with a heart that didn't love her. After all, CC was different from those women who could be brought back to sleep with him at will. Robben had his own principles on this point.

Actually, I could understand Robben, but I still felt a little regretful.

...

The next day, I woke up a little later than usual because there was no need to take the bus today. Zhao Li's car was still with me.

When I arrived at the company, I was about to finish tapping his card at the front desk before nine o'clock. Zhao Li hurriedly walked out of another elevator and ran to the card machine on his hot wheels. Just as he was about to insert his card, the time skipped past nine o'clock.

Zhao Li complained to me with a long face, "Zhao Yang, it's all your fault. I thought I had a car and slept until eight o'clock but in the end... Sigh! I lost my full attendance bonus this month!"

I threw the car keys to Zhao Li and said indifferently, "Isn't it just a full-attendance award? It's not a big deal. I didn't get it last month either."

"Have you ever gotten it before?"

I was very unhappy with Zhao Li's question. My face darkened. Zhao Li quickly changed the topic and asked, "You said you would fill up my car with gas."

"Don't worry, It's full."

Zhao Li finally nodded his head as if he had finally regained his mental balance.

I added, "Oh right, I found a petrol card for China PetroChina in your car. I handed it to the person who was filling up the car."

Zhao Li's expression immediately changed drastically. He still held on to his last hope and said, "You don't know the password!"

"It's Pan Xiaoyun's (Zhao Li's girlfriend) birthday, I know."

"Zhao Yang, you bastard! You were the one who stole my equipment in the game last time, right?"

...

After entering the office, Zhao Li still looked at me with hatred. I ignored him. The next time I needed it, he would still obediently let me use his little Alto.

I was about to go to the lounge to make a cup of coffee to refresh myself when I received a call from Manager Chen Jingming to go to his office immediately.

I put down the cup in my hand and went to Chen Jingming's manager's office.

"Sit." Chen Jingming said to me as he looked at the documents.

"I'm not sitting. Manager, if you have something to say, just say it. I'm very busy."

Chen Jingming looked up and smiled. He put down the document in his hand and said, "There's something I need you to coordinate this time."

"Or is it about Gucci?"

Chen Jingming nodded and said, "There's a change in the date of the poster shoot. It's changed to the 10th of this month. Inform the print model."

"Didn't we agree on the 15th? She's not unemployed and has time to cooperate at any time. Do you know how difficult it is to coordinate with the production team?" I said angrily.

Chen Jingming said helplessly, "I can't do anything about the last-minute adjustments made by Gucci. They said that the photographer has other work arrangements on the 15th, so they can only move it forward to the 10th!"

"Their attitude is too arrogant! If they say which model to use, we have to help them find it. If they say adjust the time, we have to cooperate!" I'm getting more and more furious

"Alright, Zhao Yang… You received the company's salary. This is a mission given to you by the higher-ups. You have to complete it." Chen Jingming finally said to me angrily.

I mocked, "Just because I take the company's salary if the company says the moon in the sky is not bad, do I have to build a space shuttle to pluck the moon and give it to the company?"