Nine o'clock in the morning.
Ding dong~ The store door was pushed open and the doorbell rang.
“Welcome~”
With a polite greeting, Chen Xiao, who was wearing a fast food restaurant uniform behind the counter, quickly bowed and showed a professional smile to the people who came in. His face was fair and his features were handsome, but there was a hint of paleness in his face, making him look a little frail.
But the man who came in took off his hat, revealing a pretty face with a smile on his pink cheeks and a shallow pear dimple on each cheek. This girl's face is just pretty, not a great beauty, but her smile and cute dimples make her even more adorable.
Chen Xiao saw the person coming clearly, stood up straight, and sighed: "You are late again. Aren't you afraid that the manager will deduct your salary?"
The girl stuck out her tongue and made a cute face: "I'm not afraid! I know you will help me make excuses..." Although she said she was not afraid, she subconsciously and carefully glanced at the back of the store.
"The manager is not here - well, also, when he asked about you just now, I told her that you were going to deliver takeout." Chen Xiao looked at the clock hanging on the wall, and then took out a takeout order from his pocket: " No, show this to the manager later, but don’t betray me."
"Thank you, I'll introduce you to the beauty some other time." The girl took it with a smile, ran to the "staff room" at the back, changed into work clothes, and stood behind the counter with Chen Xiao. She wore a refreshing ponytail and a face that was not contaminated by cosmetics, which revealed the unique youthful atmosphere of a girl of her age.
Chen Xiao didn't say much to her, but put on her work gloves, carefully cut the bread, and started making sandwiches.
The girl looked at Chen Xiao without saying a word, with a slightly disappointed look in her eyes. She thought for a moment and said proactively: "Hey, it's the weekend and business is not good. Maybe we can finish work early. I heard that the store on West Street has a huge sale today. Let’s check the price together after the work is done, okay? Didn’t you mention that you wanted to buy an MP4?”
After hearing this, Chen Xiao thought for a moment and shook his head calmly: "No, I still have work to do."
"Yi? You have another job?" The cute girl opened her eyes wide.
"Well, tutor." Chen Xiao didn't seem to want to say more, so he simply answered, lowered his head and continued working.
This weekend, schools and companies are on vacation, so the morning breakfast sales of the fast food restaurant are naturally affected. However, at 9:30, the store's business has improved.
More than 80% of the guests are little girls in twos and threes. These girls range from twelve to twenty-two years old. It seems that most of them are students. They can sleep in at home on weekends, but they all come here so early to have breakfast. .
Seeing this scene, the cute female clerk was no longer surprised and sighed - these girls are all here for Chen Xiao.
Ever since Chen Xiao came to this small fast food restaurant to work part-time, it seemed that all the female students nearby knew that a handsome young male clerk had come here.
Chen Xiao has a slender figure, a tall and straight figure, a face with delicate and delicate features, he doesn't like to talk, but his smile just happens to have the "lethal power" that makes little girls scream, and his appearance is even more handsome than those Korean pop stars on TV All handsome men are strong, and he is a student in a prestigious school with a refined temperament. It is the "Prince Palace" type of boys that are most loved by ignorant little girls these days.
Since he came to work here, the proportion of young women among the customers in the store has increased exponentially. Whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner, there are always two or three little girls sitting in the store specifically to see Chen Xiao. Those girls bought meals one by one but didn't take them away. They could sit in the store for more than half an hour with a cup of Coke and a sandwich in their hands. What's worse, they simply supported their chins and elbows on the table, looking at each other. It was like a tracker staring at Chen Xiao who was busy behind the counter.
(Hmph! A bunch of nymphos!)
I don’t know why, the more the cute female shop assistant looked at these female customers today, the more unhappy she became. Seeing that there were two female customers who were no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, she was almost drooling while staring at Chen Xiao, and she couldn’t help but feel angry in her heart. Come.
What's even more disgusting is... there is such a long counter, and there are two clerks, myself and Chen Xiao, but those little girls would rather queue up than wait in front of Chen Xiao's sales counter!
The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
The female clerk puffed up her cheeks and looked at the pair of customers who lined up right in front of her: a man and a woman. From the look of intimacy, they were clearly a couple. The female clerk rolled her eyes and smiled sweetly: "What would you two brothers and sisters want to eat?"
“…”
…
Chen Xiao quickly prepared the burgers and sandwiches in his hands, and then brought out cups of soda.
His movements are fast but not chaotic, his fingers are gentle and nimble, and his face is always as calm as water. No matter how many customers are standing in front of the counter, his expression is always so light - of course, in the eyes of those little girls, this is "Cool" performance.
Chen Xiao could vaguely feel that the girl sitting in the shop was secretly looking at herself while biting her straw. There were even more girls looking at him and whispering to each other, as if they were talking about something.
—Chen Xiao is already used to this.
He knew what these girls were talking about. In fact, Chen Xiao's hearing has been very sensitive since he was a child. Even while he was busy, he could hear the two girls sitting closest to the counter talking about something like "The Palace of the Prince in Distress..." in low voices.
The Palace of the Troubled Prince…
Chen Xiao also smiled bitterly in his heart.
Girls in this world generally like to gossip.
But Chen Xiao didn't care - he was used to being talked about, especially after what happened two years ago.
…
Chen Xiao is eighteen years old this year. Because his mother's surname is Xiao, when his parents named him, he should have been named Chen Xiao. But later, it was said that a fortune teller said that he was short of water in the five elements, so he changed the word "Xiao" to the cool "Xiao".
Speaking of which, it is rare for an eighteen-year-old boy like him to have such a silent and steady temperament.
His father and mother have rarely been around Chen Xiao since he was a child. Both parents seem to be engaged in some kind of scientific research... It's hard to imagine how my father, who always has a serious and cold face, like Frankenstein in the comics, chased his beautiful mother.
Due to work, Chen Xiao's parents traveled back and forth between local and foreign countries all year round. Especially when Chen Xiao was three years old, his parents entered a research institution in North America as the main R&D personnel of an unknown project.
In the end, probably because he was super capable, he simply became a shareholder in that scientific research institution and became a partner. From part-time workers to bosses, the couple's time is more expensive than gold. How can two workaholics have time to take care of their children
Therefore, Chen Xiao went to boarding school from childhood to adulthood. In order to let the child retain the "Chinese tradition", his parents kept him in China instead of taking him to North America, and hired an aunt to take care of his daily life. So Chen Xiao has been accustomed to living independently since he was a child - he could fry rice and make tomato and egg soup by himself when he was nine years old.
Both parents seem to be very wealthy, and the North American scientific research institution seems to offer very generous benefits, so Chen Xiao has not been short of money since he was a child. They were just two workaholic parents, but they couldn't see each other for a whole year.
After careful calculation, I have seen my parents less than four times a year for more than 360 days since I was four years old. This situation lasted until Chen Xiao was sixteen years old.
He was at school that day, but he saw the aunt who was taking care of him at home running to the school to take him back with red and swollen eyes.
Then he got the bad news: the research institution where his parents worked had a huge scientific accident during a certain scientific research, and both his parents were killed in the accident and died in the laboratory.
After an investigation afterwards, it was determined to be an accident. The scientific research institution was also dismantled due to the accident. It was said that it had gone bankrupt and disappeared. My parents had invested all their belongings in that scientific research institution as a stock, and died in the accident. Scientific research institutions went bankrupt and disintegrated, and all their assets were naturally wiped out. Poor Chen Xiao, a sixteen-year-old child, only received a pension.
Then the family's debt collectors came to visit. They took away Chen Xiao's family's private cars, villas and mansions, etc. Later, Chen Xiao learned that her parents had disagreements with the partners of the scientific research institution on the research direction, and they insisted on continuing their research at all costs. In order to fund the scientific research, they mortgaged their house and car to the bank. .
The boy from a rich family turned into a poor man overnight. Fortunately, his parents had put the old house where the family lived before it was developed in Chen Xiao's name early, so it was not taken away by the bank.
After Chen Xiao used the pension to pay for his parents' funeral, he moved back to his old house with bare walls without saying a word.
When a half-grown child of his age suddenly encountered such bad news and blow, nine out of ten of them would collapse. But Chen Xiao has been accustomed to living independently since he was a child, and his endurance is surprisingly strong, and he can survive alone.
But later he became more and more silent and didn't like to talk.
As a young man, he had experienced the hardships of the world - when his family was in good shape, all his relatives were very friendly to him, but when he fell into despair, those relatives seemed to stay away from him like the god of plague. Uncles and uncles were nowhere to be seen after the funeral.
Chen Xiao didn't want to rely on these people at all - he was already sixteen years old at the time, considered an adult according to the law, and he had been alone all these years, and he didn't bother to look at the faces of his relatives.
The only thing that made Chen Xiao feel a little emotional was the aunt who had always taken care of him in the past. A kind and gentle woman in her forties had worked as a part-time worker in her family for many years. When her family was in trouble, this aunt was reluctant to let go of Chen Xiao and even considered adopting Chen Xiao: she and Chen Xiao had no relationship. Even though they were not related by blood at all, a woman who worked as a domestic helper, whose income was not very rich, and who had her own children to support and study, had such kind thoughts, it was enough to move Chen Xiao.
Compared with those relatives, Chen Xiao regarded this aunt as the only person close to him. But Chen Xiao resolutely refused to follow her home, and instead insisted on returning to her old house to live alone.
In order to survive, Chen Xiao, who lost his financial source, started working to make money.
He was originally considered a child of a wealthy family. When his parents were alive, his family was extremely well off. He lived in a villa and a mansion, had a private car, and wore all international brands. He has been extremely smart since he was a child, probably because he inherited the smart genes of his parents Frankenstein. He has played the piano well since he was a child. At the age of fourteen, he dared to drive a sports car on the highway at a speed of 200 an hour. At the age of fifteen, he He used his computer to hack a foreign portal website. Before the bad news about his parents came to him when he was sixteen, he had already started learning karate and was preparing to take the high-level exam.
It's hard to imagine how such a rich boy, who grew up with no worries about food and clothing, survived such a situation. Maybe it’s the Frankenstein’s perseverance inherited from my parents.
He went to school during the day and found a place to work at night. He worked as a repairman in a computer company, played piano in a hotel, and even worked as a bagger in a supermarket. Although it was difficult for him to find a job due to his young age, he was sharp-minded and sincere in his work. In addition, he had a handsome and lovable appearance, and he was slowly able to support himself.
For example, in this fast food restaurant, since he came to work, he has attracted female students from several nearby schools to dine, making the manager laugh countless times behind his back. Chen Xiao even vaguely knew that many of his life stories were deliberately revealed by the bad manager to these female students to stir up conversation.
As a result, the business of the fast food restaurant is getting better and better, and the manager is naturally making a lot of money.
But even in the most difficult times, Chen Xiao has never done anything bad: in fact, an acquaintance who once worked as a hacker to hack other people's websites wanted to get him to do some "business" together: forging and cracking credit cards.
He only had one week's living expenses in his pocket at the time, but faced such temptation, he simply refused.
Because, when he was a child, his father told him: In this world, people should behave righteously and walk straight! If you do something bad, even if you don't get caught, you can't escape your own heart.
Although the relationship between his parents and Chen Xiao was not deep, he kept this in mind.
Without expensive sports cars, Chen Xiao went to school and worked on a bicycle. Instead of a luxury villa, you can still live peacefully in an apartment. Without the opportunity to go to high-end hotels, Chen Xiao can still enjoy delicious food at roadside stalls.
Fortunately among the misfortunes, before their parents passed away, they paid all the tuition fees for several years at the prestigious school where Chen Xiao attended.
Otherwise, given the tuition fees of this city's most expensive and most famous aristocratic school, Chen Xiao would not be able to afford it by working part-time.
…
"Wow, that's him... the rich kid in trouble!"
"...Yes, so handsome and stylish..."
"Wow, look at him, he's looking towards us!!"
A table of little girls had stars in their eyes.
Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows, turned around and walked into the backcourt. A bunch of little girls were left sighing in disappointment.
At noon, Chen Xiao called it a day, changed back into his casual clothes, greeted the manager and left.
"Chen Xiao." The cute female clerk called him, stood behind the counter and looked at Chen Xiao, squinting her eyes and smiling sweetly - her eyes were not big, but her smile was slightly curved, a little too thick. Very cute and endearing: "Hey, today is your birthday, right?" After speaking, he lowered his voice: "I peeked at the employee registration book."
Chen Xiao was startled. The girl looked at the manager secretly and didn't pay attention. She quietly took out a box wrapped in gift wrapping paper from her pocket, handed it to him, squinted her eyes and smiled: "Happy birthday."
"...Thank you." Chen Xiao's expression was a little unnatural.
The gift box in my hand is not big, but the wrapping paper on it is a little twisted. It is obviously not wrapped by a gift company, but made by this colleague himself.
He thought for a moment, and as a courtesy, opened the box in front of his face. Inside was a new compact MP4.
He was stunned for a moment and glanced at the girl in front of him.
The girl blinked: "Last time you said you liked this one. My memory is very good!" Seeing Chen Xiao's expression, she quickly added: "Don't say no! I've always been there in the morning Because when I went out, I remembered that I forgot to bring it, so I turned back to pick it up at home, and ended up being late.”
After saying that, he softly said, "If you're sorry... it's my birthday in a few days, so just give me something."
After saying this, Chen Xiao did not refuse, thought for a moment and nodded to accept, with a sincere smile: "Thank you."
Looking at this girl with a shy look in her eyes, after being watched by so many little girls in the store for several months, how could he still not know what this colleague was thinking
He sighed inwardly, but finally didn't have the nerve to tell this girl his original plan: he planned to resign at the end of this month at this fast food restaurant. Because he happened to find a new job as a tutor, which was better than being looked up to by a bunch of little girls while working here every day.
... Well, let's give her something back when it's her birthday.
…
After exiting the store and pushing out his bicycle from the back, Chen Xiao stepped on it and felt the phone in his pocket vibrating. When he picked it up, he saw a series of unfamiliar numbers on the caller ID... Although he didn't recognize it, Chen Xiao recognized the area code at the beginning. It was from abroad.
After hesitating for a moment, he pressed the answer button.
"Is this Mr. Chen Xiao?" A strange woman's voice sounded, and she didn't sound young.
The voice on the phone was very noisy, and it seemed like there was the sound of cars surrounding the person speaking on the other end of the phone.
Moreover, the other party spoke standard English.
Fortunately, he has parents who work abroad since he was a child, so Chen Xiao's English is still very proficient.
"...Yes." Chen Xiao replied.
"Excuse me, have you received that item?"
"Something? What thing?" Chen Xiao was a little confused. Could it be that he had recognized the wrong person
"You are Chen Xiao, your address is No. XX Street, K City, right?" The person on the other end of the phone seemed to be nervous and a little anxious.
"The address is correct, but who are you?"
"As long as the address is correct. Are you outside now? Please go home immediately and be sure to check that thing - this is very important!"
"Who are you… "
"Dudu..." The other party hung up.
Chen Xiao frowned and thought for a while, but couldn't think of anything. Anyway, he had to go home to change clothes and go to work as a tutor in the afternoon. So I simply didn’t want to, got on my bicycle, and drove all the way home.
…
Chen Xiao's old house was the former residence of his parents when they were young and newly married.
It is said to be an "old house", but in fact it is still quite new.
An apartment with three bedrooms and two living rooms, 100 square meters. For ordinary people, the area is not too small. When Chen Xiao was in financial difficulty, he once considered living in one of the bedrooms, renting out the other two, and collecting some rent to supplement his living expenses.
But then he gave up the idea. He knows his own temperament, because his parents have not been around since he was a child, and his temperament is slightly more withdrawn than that of his peers, and he does not like others to disturb his space. Especially after the death of his parents, he became even less talkative. If you find a roommate, it will be troublesome if you don't get along. Later, he gradually became able to make money while working, and his life no longer had any problems, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
He cycled all the way back home, went in, changed his shoes, washed his face and drank water. In May, the temperature was a bit high in this southern city. He cycled back again, sweating a lot, and almost wiped out the strange phone call he had just made. forgotten.
Just as he was still taking a breath, he heard the doorbell ringing outside.
When I opened the door, I saw several white men in uniform standing at the door.
"Mr. Chen Xiao?" one of them said politely. After seeing Chen Xiao nod, he took out a form: "We are entrusted to deliver the package to you. Please show your ID and sign for it."
The way these people dress is no different from ordinary employees of international express companies, except that the markings on their uniforms are not the common ones like "DHL", "TNT", and "FedEx" that Chen Xiao is familiar with. company.
But a "PS".
PS? Which company's abbreviation is this
Moreover, behind these men, in the stairwell, there was a thing about one person tall, as big as a refrigerator, with a hard shell and plastic packaging on the outside - could it be a refrigerator
Who will send me a refrigerator? Or was it sent from abroad? To transport such a large refrigerator by air from abroad, the shipping cost is almost as much as the price of the refrigerator...
Somewhat confused, he took out his certificate. The other party checked that it was correct. Chen Xiao signed the form with some doubts...
Several couriers delivered the "refrigerator" with transport wheels underneath to the room, and then politely left.
Chen Xiao was left alone, dumbfounded looking at such a big guy in front of him.
After a while, Chen Xiao patted his head, looked for scissors, and opened the bag! !
After hurriedly opening the extremely tightly packed shell, Chen Xiao saw what was inside...
Bang!
The scissors fell to the ground and bounced twice. Chen Xiao subconsciously took a few steps back and stared at the "refrigerator" in front of him in stunned silence.
… Uh, how should I put it. In a sense, this is indeed a "refrigerator", or a "freezer" is more appropriate.
The thing inside has a metal base and a transparent glass shell... The glass is obviously thickened and reinforced.
Through the glass, there seemed to be a faint chill lingering in the freezer.
But... this is not the most important thing!
The most important thing is: there is a person in this freezer! !
There was a girl who looked no older than herself. She had long, light golden hair and her eyes were closed tightly. The outline of her facial features was as stunning as she had ever seen before! The fair skin seemed to be broken by blows, and even in the freezer, it did not look stiff at all.
The long eyelashes covered her eyes, but she seemed to have fallen into a sweet and sound sleep. The small and upright nose bridge, soft and delicate lips, even though she was sleeping with her eyes closed, there was a kind of thrilling beauty!
more importantly…
The girl in the refrigerator holds her hands in front of her chest, her slender and straight long legs are close together, and her slim and slim body... is actually...
She's actually completely naked! !
Chen Xiao was stunned...
Snapped!
He subconsciously took another step back, but he guessed the pair of removed plastic casings under his feet, and suddenly saw a letter floating out of it.
Taking a deep breath and trying to regain consciousness, Chen Xiao quickly picked it up and opened it, and saw a few lines of English on the letter paper inside:
"Mr. Chen Xiao,
Sorry, I have to bother you eventually. This package sent is the most precious legacy left by your parents. I was entrusted by them to take care of '伢' for two years, but now, I can no longer take on this entrustment. As a last resort, according to your parents' instructions during their lifetime, I will hand over '伢' to you when I am no longer able to continue this job. I believe that you will take good care of this most precious legacy left by your parents.
Finally, your parents are the greatest scientists I have ever met in my life!
Good luck! "
The signature below is the English letter "Three".
"Three... three?"
Would anyone in this world have such a name