Coincidence Meeting in the Restaurant

Night arrived as expected. The exhausted body was finally liberated. In this huge city, the night gave us endless loneliness and allowed us to indulge wantonly. Perhaps only at night would we release our true selves. We would suffer in reality, enjoy in reality, and watch helplessly as our youth was drowned in the flow of time…

Because of Le Yao, Chen Jingming's A4 became my private car for the next few days. After ending the call with Robben, I drove to the hotel to pick up Le Yao. Then, I drove straight to CC's "Empty City Music-themed Restaurant".

After we arrived, Robben also carried my guitar and rode his modified motorcycle to the entrance of the alley.

After parking the car, Le Yao and I got out of the car one after the other. Le Yao was very happy to see Robben and greeted him from afar.

As the two of them approached, Robben placed his hand on Le Yao's shoulder and joked, "Big shot Le, long time no see!"

Le Yao didn't mind Robben putting his arm around her shoulder. She looked at the guitar behind him and asked, "Big shot Robben, are you ready to open your golden mouth tonight?"

"This is Zhao Yang's guitar."

Le Yao looked at me again and asked, "Are you going to improvise a few songs later?"

I nodded, "Yeah, I haven't sung in CC's restaurant for a long time. I felt nostalgia for the days when I used to sing here."

"Why do I feel sour when I hear the word nostalgia?" Robben said.

"It's because nostalgia is disgraceful," Le Yao agreed. "We're both people who look forward, aren't we, Robben?"

Robben nodded, "That makes sense. Only Zhao Yang is willing to be disgraceful from time to time. He has to look back."

I smiled. At this moment, Robben and Le Yyao were singing along with each other as they teased me. It was more like a form of concealment and evasion, but I wouldn't expose him. No matter how perfect his disguise was in front of others, in the dead of night, all the disguises he put on to conceal himself would still be completely torn apart. This was because the night hated people who pretended to be pretentious the most.

The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked through the dark alley toward CC's restaurant.

She pushed open the door of the restaurant and heard CC's familiar voice. This time, she sang Xu Wei's "Time". She was so engrossed in singing that she didn't even notice the three of us.

We didn't disturb CC and just found a corner to sit down. Then, we listened to the song "Time" which made us feel a lot of emotions.

When CC sang the line, "You are the most beautiful spring in my memory, a yesterday that I can't go back to," Robben and I took out a cigarette from the cigarette box and lit it almost at the same time. I didn't know what Robben was feeling at that moment, but my heart was filled with nostalgia for the past. I wished I could go back to that spring, jump into her river, and swim to the end of love…

The applause sounded intermittently. I then realized that the song "Time" had already finished in the silent passage of time. I looked up at CC on the small stage. She had already put down her guitar and noticed our arrival almost at the same time. Her eyes were filled with surprise. Of course, her surprise came from Robben and had nothing to do with me and Le Yao.

CC walked over with a smile and asked the waiter to bring us wine and a menu.

Robben didn't have any special reaction to CC's arrival. He was still smoking and tuning the guitar.

CC stood beside Robben for a long time before saying, "Long time no see, Robben."

"Have a seat. Let's have a few drinks together." Robben gave CC some space, but his tone was flat and emotionless.

CC nodded and sat down beside Robben. She lit a cigarette and asked Robben, "How have you been recently?"

"It's pretty good."

Regarding Robben's reply, CC was helpless. However, Robben had always treated her like this, so she couldn't do anything about it. Then, she fell into silence.

The waiter first served the wine and drinks and filled each of our glasses. The three of us left Robben behind and started chatting.

CC flicked the cigarette ash in her hand and asked me, "Zhao Yang, why didn't you bring your girlfriend along today?"

I was stunned for a moment before answering, "She's quite busy. She's busy all day."

As soon as I finished speaking, Le Yao and Robben beside me asked me at the same time, "You have a girlfriend?"

At this moment, I regretted telling CC that Mi Cai was my girlfriend that day. However, I had always been used to it. I introduced Mi Cai to Fang Yuan, Jian Wei, and the others as my "girlfriend," so I continued to introduce Mi Cai to CC.

"Count as." I replied perfunctorily.

Robben didn't care about the fact that I had a girlfriend. He took a sip of his wine and didn't ask any more questions. Le Yao, who was beside me, asked excitedly, "Who is it?"

"You've seen her before." I raised my glass and gestured for Le Yao to drink, trying to divert her attention.

LeYao ignored me and thought for a while before saying, "The woman who helped you pay the fine at the police station last time?"

"You guess it." I picked up the guitar that Robben had turned and walked to the small stage opposite, but I was afraid that Le Yao would keep asking questions.

I just sat down on the chair on the stage, and Robben also followed me on the stage. The two of them looked at each other helplessly. I was afraid of Le Yao's questioning, and Robben was afraid of facing CC.

Robben and the sound engineer asked for another microphone, then said to the band behind them, "Don't break my heart by Black Panther."

The band signaled us after finding the right note. Robben and I made an OK gesture, then closed our eyes and reveled in the prelude of the song.

I was so engrossed in the song that I kept my eyes closed until the end. I subconsciously looked at the seats we had just sat at and realized that Mi Cai had come to the restaurant. She was sitting with CC and clapping for Robben and me. The customers' gazes were also gathered on them.

A beauty was already very rare. Now that Mi Cai, Le Yao, and CC were sitting together, the beauty effect was naturally magnified infinitely, attracting the attention of the diners. However, I was panicking under the beauty effect. I was afraid that CC would introduce Mi Cai to Le Yao as my girlfriend, and Mi Cai would expose me without giving me any face. Then, I would be greatly embarrassed!

I handed the guitar to Robben and gestured for him to continue. I hurried off the stage and came to the three women. Just as I was about to speak, Le Yao said to me, "I'll go take your stage. I haven't worked with Big Shot Luo in a long time." With that, she walked towards the small stage.

I sat down next to Mi Cai. While CC's attention was on the stage, I lowered my voice and asked Mi Cai, "Why did you come here? Didn't I promise you that I would help you clean up those damn cockroaches when I have time? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Mi Cai looked at me as if she was looking at an idiot. After a long time, she asked, "Do you think I'm here to look for you?"

Only then did I realize how anxious I was. I remembered Mi Cai telling me last time that she liked CC's restaurant very much, so she would naturally come to eat and spend money. So today was purely a coincidence.

In order to ease my embarrassment, I asked Mi Cai shamelessly, "The song I sang just now, Don't Break My Heart, was pretty good, right?"

"The man beside you sang very well. I didn't pay attention to you." Mi Cai was talking to me, but she was looking at Robben on the stage with her chin in her hand as if she was looking forward to Robben's next song.

I covered my chest and made a painful expression, "Oh, dear, my heart hurts too much. I'm your boyfriend. You can't do this to me."

"Boring."

Mi Cai's attitude made me secretly heave a sigh of relief. If she didn't give me any face and exposed me, it definitely wouldn't be as simple as saying "boring".

I picked up my glass and took a sip of beer, then turned my attention to the small stage, waiting for Le Yao and Robben to sing together.