Early on Sunday morning, Jasmine's mother came to visit her.
"Teacher Xiao Su, are you really okay?"
She looked at Su Yao up and down carefully, and found that there was no problem, and breathed a sigh of relief.
He took out another envelope and handed it to Su Yao. It felt quite thick.
"My daughter has lacked the care of her parents since she was a child, and has developed this kind of character that doesn't know what's important."
"I'm really sorry!"
"This is the mental damage fee for Teacher Xiao Su, please accept it!"
Is it hush money or mental damages?
"knew."
But no matter what happened, Su Yao didn't care. He just said rather coldly, "If you have mental problems, take him to the hospital as soon as possible."
"Ah, okay, that's what I was thinking."
“···”
"Then, I'll go back first. Excuse me, Teacher Xiao Su."
“···”
Su Yao watched silently as she disappeared around the corner of the stairs, opened the envelope and looked at it.
It's indeed quite a lot. A full 20,000.
Jasmine?
Who knows whether he really has a mental problem or a despicable personality?
He didn't bother to think deeply, so he just threw the money into the drawer and planned to go to the restaurant.
Su Yao didn't have a scheduled shift in the morning, but Su Yao wanted to observe Qiao Qing first.
The restaurant is right at the corner of the street, and you can peek into the store through the window diagonally opposite. Su Yao put on a peaked cap and rented a car to park in the parking space outside the restaurant.
No one said that you can't park in the temporary parking space in front of the restaurant without eating. If you really stand at the intersection and wear a peaked cap, there is definitely a 50% chance of being discovered.
But if you rent a car and look through the car window that cannot be seen from the outside, no one will notice.
"Crack-"
Su Yao lit a cigarette and looked around for a long time without seeing any sign of Qiao Qing.
Did you ask for leave because of what happened yesterday?
If something like that happened, whether it was an ordinary person or her own conjecture, she seemed to have no problem asking for leave.
After staying for another half hour, Su Yao made sure that Qiao Qing had not come to work and left. Since the Buick was rented for a minimum of half a month, he also drove back.
In the afternoon, I went to the publishing house as usual and sat there absentmindedly for a few hours, and then went to the restaurant as usual.
"She resigned?"
As soon as he arrived at the restaurant, before Su Yao asked, he heard the old employee who had said he was interested in Qiao Qing complain.
"Yes, he left suddenly."
"You said it's a heavy workload, so I called the store manager to apologize."
"Although the store manager didn't say anything at the time, he hung up the phone and got angry. He also said that he would never recruit students in the future, which is not reliable."
"It's tragic. The restaurant here is holding an event, and we have to do it in our store. If we can't find the manpower, it will be really miserable."
“I’ve long said that students are unreliable!”
"I thought she was quite good before, but now it seems that she is just like a child's three-minute hotness. She can't bear the hardship."
"Come on, it's good to be able to relax for a few days. Just pray that we can recruit new people before the store manager holds an event."
“···”
"What are you doing? If you have time to talk nonsense, why not focus more on the work at hand!"
Just as he was talking, the store manager came out of the office with a bad look on his face.
Probably because today is the weekend, the passenger flow is more than double than usual.
It wasn't until after 0 o'clock in the evening that the last batch of guests were sent away.
Su Yao was so busy today that he didn't even have time to smoke a cigarette. Everyone was complaining.
Driving back, others joked about when they bought the car, but Su Yao didn't bother to explain.
He is thinking.
If Qiao Qing is really the next person she is looking for after she is unbound from the love game, then what does she want to do?
Is it a love game?
In the remaining space of the channel, you can see their text messages. Does this mean that love games still exist in this world?
cost.
What price did she pay, and what did she want to change?
Jasmine?
What are the abilities? Are they just entries and file reading like me?
Or...is it something else?
Allowing myself to go back, that kind of thing——
If the love game were on her, it would be just like being played with, just like before.
Approaching her attitude...
friendly?
Pretending not to know?
cheat?
hostility?
Or, let’s be more direct. If she was in the same situation as her former self, then she might feel close to herself who revealed that she had also played love games.
I remembered the photo again.
But if Qiao Qing really has a relationship with him, I haven't seen her have any special attitude towards him until now. It's all normal.
If it is a disguise, then if she is really such a character, what attitude should I maintain to approach her?
I accidentally came near the passage again.
Take out your phone here and check the information.
But I didn't receive any messages today, only the ones from before.
It's not that they haven't posted anything. Not to mention Youye, Xia Xianyue is a typical chatterbox. She can post dozens of posts alone, talking to herself.
It just means that the channel's 'signal' is sometimes delayed until tomorrow or a few days later. Su Yao doesn't know what the rules are.
——
Four days passed.
Su Yao couldn't bear it any longer.
Don't want to wait any longer.
Although there are still many things that are uncertain, after knowing that there are some slim chances, I can't numb myself with work like before.
Especially when the channel failed to generate new information for four consecutive days, he was frightened.
Although you can see illusory information and text when you go to the channel, this has not changed. But who knows if it will suddenly disappear one day? This is a right that should be reclaimed, and it is a BUG.
Does it mean that the remaining passage is my last chance? I think about this every night these days.
"Yeah, do you like Lee Jong Suk too?"
"No, I like to play the character in this drama who only appears at the beginning and the end. His name is...what is it called? I can't remember it."
"Gong Liu?"
"Yes! That's him! I really like him, he looks so handsome!"
"I like it too. I heard that he originally didn't want to act in this movie. He heard that he could slap his boss and put all his work aside to make a cameo."
"Really? It feels so cute!"
“···”
Su Yao slowed down the car and peeked through the gap for a while before confirming that the person walking with the girls was Jasmine.
Seeing her clearing away the haze of the past, she was chatting and laughing with a few girls. She waved to them and said goodbye to them beside a Mercedes-Benz, and the car drove away.
Very strange.
recover?
Won't.
You just did that crazy thing, so you can come to school happily? It seems that there is no so-called incompatibility with the school.
Su Yao parked the car next to the car of parents who came to pick up their children. It was time for school to end, and the slow lane was allowed to park temporarily on this road.
Keep looking at the school gate. Deliberately staring at the students who are not picked up or dropped off will reduce the workload.
But even so, Su Yao still couldn't find Qiao Qing in the crowd.
Until finally no one came out of the school and all the cars were gone.
"Hey, you can't park here now."
A traffic inspector came to drive away the cars still parked here occupying the lane.
"OK."
"By the way, I would like to ask, have all the students inside left now? I came to pick up my cousin, but I couldn't get through the phone and I didn't see her."
"I don't know. You can park your car in the temporary parking space at the front and call the guard to ask. There are senior high school students who sometimes stay to make up classes."
"But most schools don't accept international students on weekends. You'd better contact the teacher directly and ask."
"Okay, thank you."
Su Yao drove away.
Instead of parking in the temporary parking space in front as the traffic inspector said, he turned directly to where Qiao Qing lived.
I remember that when you go left at the intersection of the pedestrian street, you will see some old factories with three flagpoles hanging up. After driving for a while, there is a bad road with weak lights, and the community——
After going around several times, Su Yao finally found the old community where she lived with her relatively clear memory.
But when he arrived at the door, Su Yao stopped again.
He didn't send Qiao Qing up that day, and he didn't even know which floor she lived on, or the specific number.
You can ask if you want.
But that would be too much fanfare.
Can he openly reveal that he must find her now? Or is he using the excuse that he is worried about her condition because he has gone through the previous things together?
Under normal circumstances, because of this kind of thing, you would go door to door and ask her where she lives. How can a man go to someone else's house to care about her? No matter how you look at it, it will be considered a bad intention.
Waiting at the school gate is actually a bit out of line.
But if you implement the label of 'good person', you just want to talk to her.
"Crack-"
Su Yao lit a cigarette and waited at the edge of the community for an hour, but did not see Qiao Qing.
I'm not sure whether she was noticed by him before and went back, or whether she found another part-time job somewhere.
After thinking about it, Su Yao turned around and prepared to return the same way.
——
the next day.
Su Yao went directly to the store manager and took Qiao Qing's phone number.
"So, something happened to her and she had to resign?"
"Is it home?"
"That...it's hard to explain clearly."
"Forget it, the matter is over anyway. If you are interested in her, go ahead. Now that I think about it, that child doesn't look like an irresponsible person. She called to resign and specifically said that she was causing trouble to me and that she didn't need any salary.
.He is a simple child.”
Su Yao didn't bother to explain the store manager's teasing, just got the phone number.
After finishing today's work, Su Yao went to the channel to check the information again, but there was still no new information. It was impossible for there to be no information after six days.
Something went wrong with them?
To think about it this way, Su Yao felt it would be more realistic to first consider whether the world he was living in was about to end.
Taking back her cell phone, Su Yao did several sets of sit-ups and push-ups in the room, took a shower, and went to sleep.
The next day.
Su Yao asked for leave from the publishing house again, and this time her boss was obviously not as happy as she agreed. There was a vague meaning of 'if you don't want to work, get out'.
Su Yao was also thinking about whether he should at least quit his job at the publishing house if he really wanted to devote himself to what he wanted to do.
Forget it, anyway, this leave was approved.
If I still need to take leave next time, I will resign directly. Anyway, I will be busy for two days when I go to publish myself, and then I will suddenly become very idle.
Then go and wait at the school gate.
What Su Yao thought was that if he couldn't wait this time, he would call directly. If he wanted to do that, sitting there and waiting for death would definitely not be an option. He would just pretend to be a good guy and approach first.
But very strange.
Su Yao didn't even see her this time.
"Dong dong——"
Instead, the car window was lightly pressed a few times. In a blink of an eye, it was discovered that it was her knocking on the passenger door.
"Crack."
Su Yao pressed the unlock button and she sat up.
"Senior, did you buy a car?"
She couldn't tell what she was feeling, but she always felt a little less lively than before.
"Rent."
Su Yao opened the car window halfway to let some air in.
"How did you know I was up there?"
When she asked this question, Su Yao peeked at her expression.
"The store manager suddenly called me this morning and said that my previous attitude was too much... and he even apologized."
She turned around and said, "Thank you, senior."
"Thanks?"
"Thank you, senior, for not telling anyone what happened that day."
"Generally speaking, it's not something that can be discussed."
Su Yao turned the key and started the fire, "Let's talk somewhere else?"
——
Went to the coffee shop we went to before.
Su Yao still ordered Americano coffee, while she ordered lemon soda.
"Senior looks very rich."
She suddenly spoke, smiling a little awkwardly.
"After all, college students who are doing internships earn a little more than full-time high school students, but they are not considered rich at all."
Su Yao paused and said, "I can afford to buy you a glass of lemonade."
"Um···"
She stirred the fruit slices in the lemonade, "Senior, did you come to me because you were worried about what happened before?"
"That's right."
"Don't worry about that, I don't care about it anymore. But senior...thank you for not holding Jasmine responsible."
Speaking of this, her face darkened obviously.
"I saw Jasmine the day before yesterday. It was right in front of your school."
“···”
"Did she go to school normally?"
"Well, I have been coming to school recently."
"It seems like things are pretty good. There's no such thing as being out of place in school that I heard about before."
"Jasmine now...has no problem."
"What about you?"
"Me?"
She said troubledly, "Losing the job that I finally found with a good salary and close to home is the biggest problem right now."
"and you--"
"Senior."
When Su Yao wanted to continue talking, she interrupted him directly.
"Thank you for caring about me."
"But... I have no problem."
"That's it!"
"Thank you, senior, for inviting me to drink lemonade. I will return the invitation if I have a chance. I also made an appointment to go to a new part-time job for an interview, so I will leave first."
She didn't even give Su Yao a chance to speak again and left directly.
——
That's a coincidence, right?
The next weekend after that day, several girls went to the restaurant where Su Yao worked part-time.
"Hey, uncle."
"Are you Qiao Qing's boyfriend?"
They come with a purpose.
From the moment I entered the store, my eyes kept scanning the store until I found Su Yao and asked Su Yao to take the order.
"no."
Su Yao shook his head calmly.
Also observing them.
Although they are the skirts of female high school jk, the corners of their skirts are obviously cut by themselves, and the angle is lower. There is an indescribable bad atmosphere in every move. They also wear earrings that are not suitable for students.
"cut--"
"It's really boring. I dare you to do it, uncle! In fact, it's not uncommon to like Nianxia these days."
"That's right, one of our senior students has found a rich father to support her."
"Na na, uncle!"
"How much living expenses do you give Qiao every month?"
"one thousand?"
"Ten thousand? Or one hundred thousand?"
"How is that possible! How can it be possible to work in a place like this and earn 100,000 yuan? You're making me laugh to death, hee hee hee."
“···”
He is a really rude kid.
While they were finishing their meal, Su Yao went outside to smoke.
think.
This is a rumor. But it will never develop naturally to the extent that students come here to find themselves. Yes.
Is anyone adding fuel to the flames?
If so, the only person I can think of is Jasmine.
"Uncle~"
"belch--"
Just as I was thinking about it, one of the three drunken female students came out.
The store doesn't sell alcohol to them, they bring their own refreshing cocktails. After drinking some, it becomes like this.
"Uncle, can you give me a cigarette?"
“···”
"Are you so stingy? It's just a cigarette, I forgot to buy it!"
"Look at what's taped to the wall to your right."
"?"
She followed Su Yao's gaze and smiled.
"What! Stingy is just stingy! The prohibition of smoking for minors is just a joke!"
"Hey, give me a cigarette and I'll tell you some interesting things about your girlfriend."
"Cigarettes won't do."
"Tch, you're so stingy, I'll buy it myself."
"I can give you money."
"money?"
Her eyes widened, and then she smiled, "Uncle, do you want to support me? Yes, 10,000 yuan per month is enough for living expenses."
——
Su Yao gave her five hundred.
I heard all kinds of rumors from her.
It is said that Qiao Qing found a rich brother and was kept by him.
It was said that she fell in love with an uncle at her part-time job.
It was said that people from society would pick her up every day after school and take her to indescribable places and do indescribable things.
It was also said that she went around looking for **** every afternoon.
···
But these rumors are all true, and one core point will not change. That is, Qiao Qing must have taken advantage of her good friend Jasmine. It was Bichi, who is a typical example of fire-proof, anti-theft and anti-bestie, and a street rat.
Even when I met Qiao Qing in a coffee shop the day before yesterday, someone 'accidentally' bumped into me and took a photo of her and circulated it in a private group created by the school's students.
Not only her, but also her own photos clearly show where she came from and where she went.
He also had his car parked under her community for an hour and was photographed, which was twisted into other rumors.
It can be said that there are pictures and truth. In a word, Qiao Qing is now the representative type of Bichi in school.
Will this be an ending acceptable to people who can read the file?
Or is it really the Virgin?
Su Yao had no idea what kind of person Qiao Qing was, and all the images of her in his mind became illusory.
Asked about the real delinquent in front of her, she said that Qiao Qing used to be a standard top student and a very optimistic person. The second half of what she said may be because no one in the family was short of money and she went astray. I understand.
Just ignore it.
"I'll give you five thousand yuan."
"Next, you send me her every move every day, what she does, what she says, how others come into contact with her, etc., in detail."
"Oh? Are you trying to protect your girlfriend's reputation? How touching! If you give me another five thousand, we can protect her for you. We can help anyone who bullies her."
"unnecessary."
"It's so cold. He even said that if he were more generous, it wouldn't be impossible to go home with him."
“···”
I exchanged contact information with her and asked her not to be discovered by Qiao Qing.
Su Yao didn't have any feelings about what she was going through now, she just wanted to find out whether Qiao Qing was pretending or if she was really acting like this even if she read the file.
Or...she doesn't even know she has that ability?
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The "Call" chapter of the second volume of "Wasteland Echoers" has officially started serialization.