Summer of Fireflies

, her hands painted with henna red waved towards my eyes, "Lisa... Are you angry?"

I stared at her smiling face and suddenly turned cold, "Dear girl Anna, congratulations on finally making me angry." It's really gratifying.

I can count my anger throughout the year. Anna once said that she wanted to see me angry, and now she finally got what she wanted. I snorted and didn't want to pay attention to her anymore.

Anna coughed lightly and explained, "Mr. Malik is also my boss. He wants to ask me about your situation. As a subordinate, I have to refuse, unless I don't want a salary."

I raised my eyebrows, "So you sold me out for your salary?"

Anna winked at me: "How can this be called a betrayal, this is called a man who knows the current affairs is a hero."

I resolutely took the folder and smashed it on her forehead, "It hurts." Anna rubbed the back of her head that was hurt by me, with a grimace on her face, "Lisa, are you really going to do something to me?"

I took a deep breath and said, "Anna, actually, I don't mind paying the medical expenses to lie in the hospital for a few days."

Anna wiped her tears instantly: "...Lisa, you are so cruel."

"Thank you for the compliment. In fact, I am the most poisonous woman." Who said that a woman with a good personality has no temper?I just keep citing it.

Anna: "..."

I walked past Anna and walked out of the office, and Anna followed me out, "Well, Lisa, don't mind this little thing, how about I invite you to drink after work? It's an apology."

I turned my head, "In exchange, you will drive me home today." I don't want to run into Mr. Malik again and go to the coffee shop for coffee.

"No problem." Anna made a V-shaped gesture to me, smiling brightly.

After get off work, we went to the HOST club that Anna frequented most.

Although the HOST club is essentially a cowboy club, whether you want a man to drink with you depends entirely on your wallet and mood. Anna and I don't have anyone to accompany you.

The bartender standing at the bar is a middle-aged man who can easily make the six most commonly used cocktails in the world.

The so-called six major cocktails are gin (Gin), which is known as the "uncrowned king"; rum (Rum&cacllaca) from tropical fruits; classic original cocktail vodka (Vodka); classical and romantic whiskey (Whisky), with aristocratic style The man's brandy (Brandy); luscious stimulating tequila (Tequila); finally liqueur (Liqueur&other)

Anna ordered a brandy and a margarita, a house wine, and I ordered a random... mixed juice, and I'm not a good drinker.

I didn't drink a glass of wine with her. Anna used to complain to me a lot about this, but now she can calmly ignore the fact that I'm not good at drinking.

Anna would often pull me to drink with her at the HOST club just for fun.

In addition to drinking with Anna, sitting at the bar and watching the bartender make drinks is also a good visual enjoyment.

"I said, Lisa, you really don't plan to think about getting married? Although Mr. Malik used to be a prodigal son in love, he has retired now and has never had a girlfriend. Moreover, it is said that Mr. Malik is now I just want to find a virtuous and gracious wife to live with.”

After Anna drank a few glasses of strong margarita, her face was slightly tipsy.

"I'm not suitable for him." I sighed and stroked Anna's slightly swaying body. Unexpectedly, Anna still refused to give up the idea of ​​making me and Malik a couple. "Besides, I don't need a husband right now." Especially That person is still my boss.

Although it is not incomprehensible that Anna wants to make me and Malik a pair, now I am 26 years old, as a single mother, besides supporting myself, I also need an oil bottle, and Anna just hopes that I can find It's just that a reliable man can work so hard to support the whole family after he gets married.

"But, Lisa, don't you think it's a waste to let go of such a good man?" Anna retorted.

I patted her on the back and said, "If Anna thinks it's a waste, you can try to seduce him yourself."

Anna took my hand and paused for a long time before she let out a mouthful of alcohol, stared at me quietly and said: "This... I have already tried it."

I:"……"

Anna: "But I failed."

"So?" I suddenly had a very bad feeling.

Anna suddenly grabbed my shoulders and scolded in a sinister tone: "Let's not talk about the charm of my mother, but after dumping my mother, I still want to get my friend's idea, bah, what kind of prodigal son is going to turn around! It's clearly a wolf with ulterior motives and wants to change!" This kind of taste to hook up with good women, Lisa, let me tell you that men all over the world are not good, if this kind of half-hearted man NND old lady doesn’t kill him, I won’t be Liliana!”

...So you betrayed my information to match Malik and me before, but you just wanted to see Malik's deflated expression after being rejected by me?Should I thank you for using me to get revenge on Malik?

Woman, your name is not "weak", but "small-minded".

"Anna, you're drunk." Helped the drunk Anna into the car, I took the key I got from Anna to start the car, Anna's apartment is not far away, put the drunk Anna Well, it was already evening when I took a taxi home.

An An didn't have class today. Uncle Joseph had already taken An An to their house as a guest this morning. Calculating the time, An An should be sent back.

Before going home, I went to the supermarket to buy the ingredients to cook tonight, as well as a box of lemons. Palermo is rich in citrus and lemons. A few days ago, An An asked me to make him lemon pie and lemon smoothie. I saw fresh lemons in the supermarket, so I just bought a whole box of lemons.

Walking on the horizon, I carried a small bag on my shoulder, and carried a box of deadly heavy lemons with a recycle bag in one hand, and my hands were a little unsteady.

Seeing that the whole box was about to tilt and fall, I suddenly saw a pair of strong hands in front of me helping me hold the bottom of the box in time.As soon as he looked up, he saw the warm and soft smiling face of the brown-haired young man.

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5. New Neighbors

The brown-haired young man was wearing a light green hoodie on his upper body, and gray slacks on his lower body. Seeing me raise my head, my smile was as warm as ever.

Unlike the neat suit he wore when I met him before, the young man in his daily attire looked a little younger in an instant.

Against the light, the handsome young man's silhouette fell on the back of the golden sunset, and the afterglow cast a faint halo behind him.

I paused, and called out, "Gangji-jun."

"Well, good afternoon, senior." The young man smiled directly and took the heavy box from my hand.

I wanted to ask why you appeared here, but the words I opened my mouth turned into nonsense that had not been processed by the brain at all: "Gunji-kun, when you appeared just now, it seemed like the savior with the halo of the protagonist in the comics. .”

——I'm sorry, because the way you appear is too comic, so my thinking is also rare.

I don't know if it was my illusion, but after hearing my words, the brown-haired young man's smile froze for a second. "Senior sister still likes to make fun of me as before." The young man's nerves gradually relaxed as he spoke, not only didn't say anything that annoyed me, but also seemed quite happy.

In fact, I can understand the feelings of young people. Five years is too long, long enough to block the emotional communication between the two parties. Between people, no matter how close they were five years ago, they may become passing each other after five years. Strangers who don't know each other, let alone five years ago, my relationship with young people was only a little bit better than others.

In the five-year gap, no one knows whose personality is the same as before, or whether his personality has changed after experiencing something. No one can guarantee that he will still be the innocent self five years later.

Therefore, when we face the meeting period after the five-year gap, we will feel a little uneasy in our hearts, fearing that the other party will change, and we will also change, so we will become like strangers, and it will be difficult to get along with each other. .

The young man should have confirmed through my jokes that I am still the same person who loved to joke with others, just like I deliberately made fun of him before. The impression in my mind at the beginning became instantly at ease.

People are like this, as long as they are still the familiar appearance, they will gradually let go of their hearts.

"By the way, Gangji-kun, why are you here?" Filtering out the overly literary thoughts in my mind, I turned to ask the young man.

The young man carried a box full of lemons in both hands, and walked without rushing, his thin back was still as straight as a mountain, "It turned out that my house collapsed a few days ago, so I moved out first, although it was only temporary. Yes." The young man explained to me.

The first thing I noticed from the young man's words was the word "collapse", and my first reaction was: "Has there been an earthquake in Palermo recently?" I looked suspiciously