Chapter 264 Can I go to your house after get off work?

Qing Shuijian blinked and looked again, only to find that he was not mistaken.

[Can I go to your house after get off work tonight? ]

The following words were displayed on Ruixi's mobile phone screen.

Qingshuijian recognized every word on the screen.

If you put these words together into a sentence, even Qingshuijian can understand it.

But Qing Shuijian just couldn't understand what she meant by this sentence.

Could it be that she made a typo?
But looking at the coherence and fluency between the lines, it doesn't seem like a typo at all.

If that's the case, then why did she come to her house?
Is it a conspiracy?
Considering several cases he had seen in the news recently, all Shimizu could think of was that the other party had some ulterior motive.

But no matter how I look at it, I don't look like a rich guy from a wealthy family, otherwise I wouldn't have ridden a bicycle to work in the heavy rain today, and even got soaked.

Seeing Shimizu Ken's confused expression, Ruixi took back her phone.

Then she typed on the screen of her mobile phone, and then turned the screen towards Shimizu.

[Can I stay here tonight? ]

"..."

Qing Shuijian was stunned when he looked at the other person's mobile phone screen.

Not only does she want to come to my house, but she also wants to stay?
What is the plan behind this?
Or is this a new scam that's popular recently?

However, Shimizu seemed to have seen a similar plot somewhere where a man picked up a high school girl and took her home after get off work.

But would this kind of scenario really happen in reality?

Just as Shimizu was pondering the woman's thoughts that were as deep as the sea, Sakurai Haruka touched his shoulder from behind.

"What are you two doing?"

Seeing the two people acting sneakily, Sakurai Haruka cast a wary look at them.

Ruixi then pressed the side button of the phone to turn off the screen.

"What was that just now?"

Seeing Mizuki's actions, Sakurai Haruka questioned her.

"Don't worry, no matter what, they won't have an affair in front of me."

"Cheating...having an affair?!"

Hearing these two words, Sakurai Haruka's eyes suddenly became sharp and pierced straight at Shimizu Mi.

In her opinion, if it was one-sided temptation or seduction by the other party, then it was only the other party's problem and had nothing to do with Qingshuijian personally. But if it was an affair, then the situation was completely different.

Just when Sakurai Haruka was about to ask Shimizu what was going on, Mizuki stood up from the bar stool.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shimizu, I think I went a little too far with my joke just now."

"……joke?"

Sakurai Haruka heard what was said and reacted belatedly, her face suddenly darkening.

"Why do you want to play this kind of game..."

Before Sakurai Haruka finished speaking, Mizuki had already left the bar.

Just now, two customers came into the store. Ruixi went over to help them take their seats and take their orders.

Although Xia Lin had said before that she had only been working here for a short time, judging from her performance, Ruixi was already familiar with all the work procedures and did not show any awkwardness or nervousness at all.

only……

Did the joke she just told include the two sentences typed on the phone?

"See……"

As Shimizu was lost in thought as he stared at Mizuki's back as she took an order for a customer, he heard Sakurai Haruka's slightly complaining voice.

"I really can't let Jian work here..."

Sakurai Haruka puffed up one of her cheeks and complained quietly.

Seeing how she and Ruixi were not getting along, Qingshuijian couldn't help but sigh softly. Could it be that these two people had some grudge in their previous life?

Although I am an atheist and do not believe in past lives or present lives, this is the only explanation I can give.

Qingshuijian sighed slightly again and picked up a glass from the cabinet next to him.

Because I was really bored, I started wiping it with a cloth.

This bar is located on the top floor of the building. If you turn your head slightly, you can see the vast view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The sky was a light black like ink, and the orange car lights flashed rapidly in the rain.

Due to the sudden rainstorm today, the sun, which had not yet completely set at this time, was covered by heavy clouds, so the whole bar seemed darker than usual, giving a feeling like a horror movie where everyone gathered together before a storm was about to come.

Shimizu looked at the Sumida River in the distance for a while, and saw the dark river water rushing in the heavy rain, washing a bunch of things downstream.

He looked away from the window and when he was wiping the fingerprints off the outside of the glass, Shimizu Ken's face was suddenly reflected.

The hair is... a little uncombed.

Although my hair was a little messy when I woke up today, I should have wet it with water before going out. How come these few hairs are so tenacious.

Is it because it was wet by the rain on the way here and then dried up?
Qingshuijian pressed down the hair hard with his hands, but those hairs were very stubborn as if they had shape memory, and they returned to their original shape as soon as he loosened his hands.

The two guests from before simply had a few drinks and didn't stay too long. They paid the 1,200 yen bill and left.

When Ruixi cleaned the table and returned to the bar with the tray, she happened to see Shimizu struggling with those hairs.

"..."

Qingshuijian scratched his head embarrassedly. Although he didn't care much about his appearance, these few strands of hair standing there looked really embarrassing.

I thought I would be laughed at for this look, but as Ruixi walked closer, put down the tray in her hand, and glanced at Shimizu, her long and curly eyelashes slightly curved along with the corners of her eyes.

"cute."

Hearing these spine-tingling whispers, Qing Shuijian couldn't help but freeze.

Although she was wearing a mask, Qingshui felt that she seemed to smile just now.

Qing Shuijian couldn't stand the other person staring at him like that, so he got up and went to the bathroom around the corner to fix his hair.

After returning from the bathroom, Ruixi was washing the wine glass, while Sakurai Haruka, who had nothing to do, was still lying on the table.

Sure enough, being too idle can be painful.

"See, I'm so free. I think I'll just turn off my phone first. I'll trouble you to turn it on for me when the time comes."

“Do you think you are a computer?”

If so, where is the power button?

"Please, see you~"

The way Sakurai Haruka looked at Shimizu Mi was like a spoiled child.

Her eyes sparkled and she blinked at Qing Shuijian repeatedly.

If you only see this, you will think she is very cute, but if you look closely, you will know that she is desperately saying, "Will you agree?"

“I see…then you can sleep for a while, I will wake you up when the time comes.

"Thank you~~"

…………

Around ten o'clock in the evening, Qingshuijian had always thought that there would be fewer customers today than usual.

But when it was almost time to get off work, the store was suddenly full of customers, and even late customers had to be asked to wait.

It seemed that the rain outside had not subsided at all, but was getting heavier, even road traffic was affected.

Employees from several nearby companies all rushed in after get off work to avoid the rain.

Considering that the consumption in this restaurant is relatively high, and the rooftop bar has a wide view, where one can enjoy the nice night view in the rain while dining, the store was extremely busy for a while.

The leisure just now was instantly swept away.

The bar was not very big to begin with, and as a result, it was almost packed.

In order to avoid accidents caused by overcrowding, Shimizu and Mizuki had a temporary discussion and finally decided that all customers must consume a glass of drink before entering the store.

But even so, there were still many people waiting outside the store.

Shimizumi and Mizuki were simply overwhelmed and there was a lack of manpower.

And the worst thing is, Ruixi said that the female employee who had taken leave before due to illness and fever happened to take leave again today.

The other party's reason for asking for leave seemed to be because he looked at the weather forecast and learned in advance that it would rain heavily today.

So even though my salary would be deducted, I still didn’t come.

Although I really want to praise her for her foresight, if she didn't care about the salary deduction from the beginning, why did she come to work?

Of course, there's no point complaining about this now.

As the store became increasingly busy, even Sakurai Haruka, who had previously complained about being too idle, joined the work queue. Shimizu saw her busying about here and there.

Sakurai Haruka is mainly responsible for two tasks. The first is to clean up the tableware and wine glasses, and the second is to tidy up the empty seats after the guests leave.

The way she stretched her body and wiped the table clumsily and awkwardly was really hilarious.

In fact, Sakurai Haruka is a little clumsy even when doing ordinary housework. The sight of her staggering back as she stacks up the guests' wine glasses and tableware and carries them around makes people sweat from time to time.

However, on his first day at work, Shimizu couldn't do much better than her.

On the other hand, Ruixi's movements were skillful and efficient. She showed customers to their seats, took orders, and brought prepared drinks to the table. When she saw a customer was about to leave, she would stand behind the bar to collect the bill.

Basically one person completed more than half of the work.

As time went by, the peak period of customer influx gradually ended, the number of customers decreased, and sporadic empty seats began to appear in the store.

The sky outside had darkened completely, the rain had finally subsided a little, and the clock showed it was a little after eleven-thirty at night.

Because there were so many customers coming today, we were unable to close on time at 11 o'clock as scheduled, so we slightly postponed the business hours.

It seems very hard to encounter such a busy day on the first day.

After helping the last customer pay the bill behind the bar, Shimizu saw Sakurai Haruka still maintaining the knife and fork.

Soak the front end of the knife and fork in hot water to warm it up, then wipe it with a soft cloth until it is shiny.

The bar occasionally sells some simple snacks that can be consumed with drinks, so some tableware will be prepared in advance.

Sakurai Haruka was frankly surprised to see that the dishes had been restored to look like new after being wiped.

Qingshuijian urged her to go to the locker room and get her clothes to go home, and just leave it to him.

Because the clothes I wore when I came here were all wet by the rain, I can only wear the uniform and go back now.

Ruixi had just changed back into her original clothes and took the elevator downstairs and left first.

Was what I said before really just a joke?

Since Xia Lin gave the key to the bar to Qingshui Jian, he had to be the last one to leave.

After waiting for a few more minutes, Sakurai Haruka packed her clothes into a canvas bag and came out of the locker room.

Judging from the two bags she was carrying, it seemed that even Shimizumi's clothes were packed.

After all, I can't just leave the clothes here, so I can only trouble her for the time being.

After locking the door of the bar, Shimizu Mi and Sakurai Haruka took the elevator downstairs together.

Leaving the building, the breeze blowing from outside mixed with moisture brought from the south gives a wonderful sense of warmth.

Qingshuijian looked up at the night sky. The rain was still falling, but it was only a drizzle.

Because this place was not far from Sakurai Haruka's home, Shimizu Mi thought it would be better to send her back first, so he took her to get the bicycle parked in the parking lot at the back.

When we arrived at the parking lot at the back, we saw two or three more rows of bicycles parked there than in the evening.

Qingshuijian was looking for his car when suddenly, he was startled by a sound coming from the side.

"Mr. Shimizu, you are here."

It was a very familiar female voice. Shimizu turned sideways and found that Ruixi was holding an umbrella and sitting on the back seat of a bicycle as if it were a chair.

There was no doubt that that was the bicycle that Shimizu was looking for.

"Now that we're here, let's go."

Ruixi put the phone in his pocket, adjusted his sitting position, and looked ready to go at any time.

"... Go? Where to?"

Even if Sakurai Haruka asked this, Shimizu Ken didn't know how to answer, and even he himself was a little confused about the situation.

"Didn't Mr. Shimizu agree to let me stay overnight at your house?"

"Go...go and spend the night at home?!"

Sakurai Haruka's eyes widened instantly, and her gaze shifted back and forth between Shimizumi and Mizuki, feeling surprised and confused at the same time.

Shimizu had no recollection of ever agreeing to such a thing, so he protested directly.

"But Mr. Shimizu didn't reject me at that time, right?"

Is she making far-fetched arguments?

"Don't worry, you only need to stay for one night. It's not much, but I will pay you."

She gave me money?!
"What the hell is this...why are you going to see my family and spend the night?"

"Because it looks like it will rain heavily tonight, it's not very convenient where I live."

"What kind of excuse is that? Is your roof leaking?"

Sakurai Haruka was even more confused, but Mizuki didn't refute this.

Of course, she had no intention of getting out of the car.

The rain was still falling overhead. If the stalemate continued, even the bar uniforms would get wet, and that would be troublesome.

Shimizu Ken took a step forward, but was immediately stopped by Sakurai Haruka behind him.

"No, I can't take her home."

"I didn't say I would take her back..."

"If you must go, come to my house."

"Go to your home?"

Mizuki cast a surprised look at Sakurai Haruka.

"Yes, is there a problem? Or are you scared?"

(End of this chapter)