She walked back along the beach, speeding up when she passed Monkey Bar, only feeling lingering in her heart. Seeing the sign of the hidden shop from a distance, I was relieved. As soon as he stepped up the steps, he saw Chen Jiajun standing outside the porch, holding his arms, his expression stern. Ye Fei was a little guilty, lowered his head, avoiding the two sharp gazes, trying to get around from his side. The two rubbed shoulders, but the other party didn't even talk to her. Ye Fei took a few steps, feeling that something was abnormal, so he couldn't help stopping and turning around. Chen Jiajun seemed to feel her hesitation, and turned sideways: "What's the matter?"
"It's okay, it's okay." She waved her hand again and again, and asked tentatively, "Um... You have nothing to ask me, right?"
"Look again later." Chen Jiajun didn't squint.
This answer did not let her go, nor did she stay. Ye Fei thought he had heard something, and twisted his fingers, looking embarrassed: "I said, I drank too much that day..."
Chen Jiajun glanced at Ye Fei, turned his head with an expression of "what are you talking to yourself". Ye Fei followed his gaze. It turned out that he was not staring at himself, but at the sea level in the distance. The sun is shining brightly, the microwave rippling sea surface is clear and blue, and white clouds are stacked in the distance, hanging low above the water surface, fluffy and uplifting, as if within reach.
"They should return in an hour." Chen Jiajun raised his wrist and glanced at the dive watch. "It will rain in about half an hour. You go to the front desk of the resort next door and borrow a few more large towels, and say that I borrowed them."
Ye Fei raised his head and glanced at the scorching sun. He was skeptical, but still responded, and prepared as he ordered, and returned with a stack of dry bath towels.
When the phone rang, Chen Jiajun picked it up, said a few words, frowning: "Scar's boat has something wrong, I'll pick them up. You close the doors and windows as soon as possible."
Ye Fei said: "The two ships have gone to sea, how to pick them up? Do you want to wait for Wenka to return?"
"It's too late, I'll rent a boat." He pointed to the sea on the left front, "The storm is coming from over there. It should have reached the South Island."
Ye Fei craned his neck, and the fluffy cloud in that direction was like a white cotton candy. It needed to be discerned very hard to see a line of light gray on the sea level. She couldn't tell if it was a cloud or the fuzzy outline of the island. When he said it, he felt that there was a hint of coolness in the sea breeze. Chen Jiajun had already ran to the beach with a toolbox, and had a few conversations with a local boatman. The two pushed a small boat moored on the beach into the water. The small boat is very simple, unobstructed, and the engine is not sensitive. It needs to pull the rope vigorously. Ye Fei remembered something, and shouted: "Wait for a minute." She saw a rubber raincoat when she was finishing the equipment room a few days ago. She hurried back to the dive shop and caught it, and rushed to the beach in three steps and two steps. , Ran slantingly towards the boat.
Chen Jiajun had already started the motor, and the boat floated for more than ten meters. Ye Fei held her raincoat and walked into the water with her legs deep, and threw it on the boat: "Take this, maybe it's useful." As soon as he finished speaking, a wave of waves dampened her most of the time, and the soft shirt was soaked , Posted on the body.
"It's troublesome." Chen Jiajun curled his lips and glanced at Ye Fei. "Next time you come to work in the store, you'd better wear a swimsuit."
She lowered her head, through the soaking white shirt, the outline and lace pattern of the bra were clearly identifiable. Ye Fei blushed: "What are you looking at? Abnormal!"
Chen Jiajun sneered: "What can you see?" He started the motor and ran away through the waves.
Fortunately, she was wearing denim shorts on her lower body, although she was soaked, she still wouldn't run out. Ye Fei ran back to the shop, clutching her chest, shy and annoyed, and regretted not wearing a bra with a simple cut and smooth material today. She is the only one left in the shop, and there is no key, so running back to the dormitory to change clothes is definitely not realistic. Moreover, Chen Jiajun said that the storm was coming, and told her to close the doors and windows. How dare Ye Fei disobey the black-faced boss. She quickened her movements, put away the books and stationery on the terrace table one by one, and put the clothes that the customers hung on the rails into the equipment room, tightened the glass windows, put the latches, and stacked several plastic seats together. , Moved into the room.
In less than ten minutes before and after, the clouds in the sky had thickened, and the sunlight appeared and disappeared behind the clouds. Just now, the line of light gray at the junction of the sea and the sky is rapidly magnifying, and dark clouds are rolling in. The sea breeze that was blowing slowly became stronger, and the coconut trees slanting on the edge of the beach were shaken by the wind, and the broad leaves shook. The wind was chilly, and Ye Fei, who was almost soaked in a cold war, hurriedly hid behind the glass door. She glanced at the towel she had brought, and originally picked up a towel she wanted to wrap around her body. After calculating the number of people in the sea, she put it down again.
The items outside the dive shop have been cleaned up. Ye Fei turned on the TV and found a documentary about the Coral Sea. He made a cup of hot tea and held it in his hand, sitting cross-legged on the floor, waiting for everyone to return. Outside the window, flying sand and rocks, waves surging, the sky is dark for an instant, the heavy rain is pouring, and the sound of the water is dense, like a waterfall flying straight down. Just hearing the sound of "Bang Dang", a wooden display board nailed to the side of the platform was blown off by the wind, and it happened to be buckled at the entrance above the steps. Ye Fei sighed, gritted his teeth, opened the store door and rushed out.
Dou Da's raindrops hit her face. She could hardly open her eyes. She covered her eyebrows with her hands, squinted, and rubbed her side against the wind. It was a thin plate and didn't have much weight, but it was not easy to lift it up. As soon as it was lifted a little, it was crushed by the wind. Ye Fei didn't dare to lift it up in the wind, lest he flew over and hit the doors and windows, so he dragged the ground to the pool and cleared the aisle.
A speedboat galloped back on the sea, the one that Wenka drove away. As soon as it docked, everyone on the boat jumped off and screamed and ran to the store. Several staff members pulled the speedboat to the shore. Ye Fei greeted him and found that there was no diving equipment on board, but the number of people on board was twice as much as usual.
She took the towels, handed them to everyone one by one, and asked, "Everyone came back in a boat?"
A customer replied: "Yes, our ship is broken. The boss asked Wenka to pick it up, and everyone came back on this speedboat, and the equipment was transferred to another ship."
"What about the equipment?"
"The boss and the boatman are watching, and he says he wants to repair the ship."
"So heavy rain, still repairing?" Ye Fei raised his eyes and glanced at the ink-spattered sky outside the window. The rain seemed to be pouring down from the air. She silently pressed the last towel, walked into Chen Jiajun's office, and put it on the back of his chair.
The divers dried their bodies, drank coffee and hot tea, regained their energy, joked loudly, and talked about what they had seen underwater today. Chloe turned out a brand-new blue T-shirt and handed it to Ye Fei, who was soaked. She unfolded and saw that the name of the shop was printed on it, which was the standard equipment for the staff.
Ye Fei put on a T-shirt, thinking of the conversation with Chen Jiajun that day, he said: "I will try my best to protect the staff." Seeing that the sky is leaking, this man is driving an unshielded boat, and he doesn't know where to drift in the sea on. She couldn't help asking: "How long will it take for that ship to be repaired?"
Wenka shook her head: "It's not good to say."
Scar said: "The engine should be replaced."
"What's wrong, is it far from here?" she asked again.
"On the way back from the second dive site." Chloe replied, "It's not too far away, but there are no small islands nearby. Just now the wind and waves were strong, the boat was bumping on the water, and everyone was cold. KC and Wen The cards rushed past, and he said let us bring the customers back first and leave the equipment behind."
Ye Fei thought that a small boat and a malfunctioning speedboat were tossed around between the peaks and valleys. He was a little worried: "I don't know where it will go."
Chloe said, "Fortunately, there is a buoy ball nearby, which is fastened."
Scar got up: "If the repair is not good, I will pick them up."
After dozens of minutes, the wind and rain gradually stopped, or the cumulonimbus rushed to the next sea area, the dark cloud above the head was pulled by a big opening, and the setting sun shone diagonally. There are two boats far away, one after the other slowly sailing into the bay, dragging the golden ripples, gently rippling on the sea.
"It's our ship!" Chloe stood on the platform, carefully identifying, "Yes, KC and they are back!"
Several employees greeted him and watched the speedboat slowly dock by the trestle bridge. Chen Jiajun stood behind the boat, manipulating the steering wheel. He was wearing a raincoat. When driving against the wind, his hat was blown off, his hair was soaked, dripping water, and his lips were a little blue. He strode to the trestle bridge, bent over to fasten the rope.
Chloe ran up and gave him a big hug: "Boss, thank you for being here in time and saving everyone!"
Ye Fei also rushed over and unloaded equipment from the submersible with everyone. Chen Jiajun glanced and saw that she was wearing the clothes of the dive shop, because the body was not dry, wet marks appeared on her shoulders, chest and back.
"Who told you to wear this?" He frowned.
Ye Fei rolled his eyes and thought, you have already admitted that I am an employee. Could it be possible for me to take it off here
Just listen to Chen Jiajun continuing to say: "The number of yards is wrong, turn around and change one."
Chen Jiajun walked back to the store, let him be healthy, and still fought a cold war. Fortunately, wearing a raincoat can block the chill brought by the wind, but the heavy rain poured in a lot along the collar while repairing the ship, and the T-shirt inside was soaked. The indoor laundry basket was full of wet towels used by the guests. Chen Jiajun took off his T-shirt and threw it beside the basket. Walking to the door of the office, he found a large, clean and dry bath towel inside, quietly resting on the back of his chair. He laughed unconsciously, picked it up and wiped his hair, opened the closet and turned over, shouting: "Ye Fei, come here."
"What's the matter?" She promised to run over, and as soon as she entered the room, a piece of clothing was thrown over. In his hand, it was a thick hoodie.
"Put on this." He said, "You don't need to clean up your gear first. Ask everyone what you want to eat. Go to Joy's to order, add a grilled fish, and let them prepare some skewers. I'll treat you."
Ye Fei looked at Chen Jiajun in front of him for a few seconds.
"Why don't you go in a daze?"
She lowered her head and responded, and her face became hot when she turned around. Just now, she had been staring at the other party's body and forgot to look away.
On the beach, you can often see handsome guys from various countries who are fit and shirtless, but this is the first time that she has seen Chen Jiajun like this. Normally, he rarely goes to sea. During the day, he often wears a sports vest or T-shirt and a pair of beach pants; at night, he may change to a shirt and denim trousers. He didn't have any fat on his body, nor did he have the big knotted muscles trained in the gym, but with every move, he could clearly see the tight skin underneath, and the muscle lines were clear and smooth. He has broad shoulders and his arms are even more slender. For the first time, Ye Fei saw Chen Jiajun showing his strong chest and flat waist. The skin that was soaked into wheat by the sun and sea breeze was covered with a layer of wet water.
He just looked at Ye Fei with a half-smile, as usual, with three-point cunning in his arrogance; different from usual, it seemed that there was a touch of warmth. His hair was dampened by the rain, and he wiped it indiscriminately, tumbling up in a messy and jerky manner. Ye Fei felt that he seemed to have water drops on his eyelashes, making his eyes dark and bright. She heard her heart thump and thump violently, and she lost her words for a while. She comforted herself. Suddenly, the usual deterrent boss stood in front of you half naked. Whose girl is not nervous? This can only be blamed on his unpretentious dressing.
She completely forgot that this is the normal state of the men on the beach—Scar, Songxi, Wanpeng, including Uncle Wenka, walk around in the store every day, and she should have been surprised a long time ago.
Ye Fei put on the hoodie, wrapped the body in fine fleece, and it warmed up at once. This is also a diving shop work clothes, one by hand, with their names embroidered on the upper left chest. She lowered her head slightly, just to see the line in her heart, KCTan.
After work, everyone changed their clothes and went to Joy's for dinner. They ordered a lot of local specialties, such as hot and sour seafood salad, green curry chicken, tom yum, fried kale, banana leaf grilled fish... and charcoal grilled chicken. , Beef and shrimp skewers, the outside is slightly burnt, the inside is fresh and juicy, with cucumber, onion and rice cake, dipped in the store’s homemade peanut satay sauce, let Ye Fei accompanied by fried rice and rice noodles for several days Can't stop eating. Chloe ordered a dessert. The crystal clear white glutinous rice was topped with ripe mangoes, and a spoonful of coconut milk was poured on it. The two girls are divided into half and are contented.
After dinner, I went to Monkey Bar along the beach. Zheng Yunchang happened to be there and greeted everyone with a smile. Song Xi was not at the counter, and the remaining waiter did not know how to mix drinks. Chen Jiajun asked him to take a glass and ice cubes, and when he turned to the bar, he took a bottle of vodka and a few cans of tonic water.
"It's all frozen today. Drink some strong wine to drive away the cold." He poured wine for everyone. Some people added ice cubes and tonic water to their glasses, but he didn't put anything. Wan Peng wanted to pour Chen Jiajun down, but he stopped him: "I like the smell, it's clean."
Ye Fei looked in front of her, not to mention wine, not even a glass, she raised her chin: "This is called clean."
Chen Jiajun sneered, called the waiter, and ordered a few words. Not long after, the waiter came over with a hurricane cup and placed it in front of Ye Fei. It was light creamy yellow with coconut fragrance.
"Ah, you always order at the bar, Pina Colada (Pina Colada)." Chen Jiajun pushed the cup closer to her.
Ye Fei took a sip, it was refreshing pineapple and coconut milk, without the smell of rum at all. She looked at Chen Jiajun, he raised his eyebrows and smiled mischievously: "Kindergarten version."
Wan Peng picked up the vodka and leaned the mouth of the bottle on her glass: "I'll add some..." Before the voice came, Chen Jiajun reached out and raised the bottleneck: "She hasn't been in the water again, no need."
Chloe said: "Faey is also very hard in the store alone, you didn't see her all over her body was soaked."
"So what, she's not afraid of catching a cold." Chen Jiajun took the bottle and put it aside, "Can't give her wine. Or, replace it with ginger cola?"
Ye Fei shook his head decisively and hugged her children's cocktail.
Chloe explained to her: "The diver has a very troublesome cold. If you don't breathe well, there is no way to balance the ear pressure. The ears will be very painful."
Ye Fei rubbed his earlobes and asked, "What should I do? Take medicine to ease it?"
"Sometimes taking medicine can temporarily relieve nasal congestion, but if it is cold under water and the effect of the medicine is over, the nose will be blocked again, the swelling gas will not be discharged when it rises, and it will be blocked in the opposite direction, which is equally painful."
Wanpeng interjected: "It's okay for me to be an intern. If I really lead the team and a group of customers follow me, I have to clenched my teeth and can't quit halfway."
Scar nodded: "Many old divers are half-deaf."
Chloe turned his head, his mouth exaggerated, as if he was saying something to the scar, but he didn't make any sound.
Scar is puzzled: "What?"
Chloe spread his hand: "Look, that's the way it's half-deaf, he really can't hear it."
Everyone laughed.
At this time, a customer who dived together during the day came over, sat cross-legged on the bamboo mat, and said, "You all worked hard today. I invite everyone to drink beer."
Chen Jiajun thanked him and said, "This is our job."
The customer sighed: "I just feel that the diving is not enough when I travel, but I know that working in a diving shop is actually not easy, and it is uncomfortable to get into the water."
Ye Fei was speechless: "Can't you help each other?"
Chloe said: "That has to have enough manpower, and others are willing to help. Not all dive shops are as friendly as ours."
Wanpeng came over and said, "Fei, don't you know. When the shop was first opened, there was only the owner, two sets of equipment, and a small boat. That was really hard work."
Chen Jiajun glanced at him: "You know everything."
Wan Peng touched his head and smiled, "Listen to everyone, this is a legend on the island."
Ye Fei asked: "How long ago was that?"
Chen Jiajun did not answer, shaking the clear vodka in the cup.
"It's probably almost ten years, two or three years earlier than I came here." Zheng Yunchang thought for a while, "At that time there were not many tourists on the island."
Wanpeng said: "Yes, now we are a five-star dive shop, and we can open an IDC."
Ye Fei didn't understand: "What is IDC?"