I open a bookstore in the human world

Plop, plop... Xie Daonian heard his heavy and rapid heartbeat.

Song Lan gasped, he didn't expect that what Xie Daonian asked was actually this.

"Hold, I'm sorry, I never thought about this problem." Song Lan's eyes dodged, and he didn't dare to look into Xie Daonian's eyes. He was really afraid that if he was not careful, he would fall into the deep sea.

No, Song Lan, hold on, you can't get lost, this is a serious matter, you have to deal with it seriously.

Seeing Song Lan's appearance, Xie Daonian's eyes flashed a touch of disappointment, and then he showed a gentle smile: "It's okay, if you can't answer now, it's not too late to tell me after you think it over."

Think it through?Song Lan felt a bit of bitterness in his heart: so what if you don't know clearly?One of them is a human and the other is a ghost, even if they are in love, can they be together?

Song Lan thinks he is a shrewd businessman, and a businessman never does business without profit.

"No need," Song Lan said, "Xie Daonian, I can tell you right now, for you, I have no feelings other than friends."

It's strange, rationality tells him that it is right, but why, he feels that there is a place in his chest, so stuffy that he wants to explode|explode?

Forcibly ignoring the discomfort in her heart, Song Lan said again: "I think the reason why you fell in love with me—let's call it love is because I was the first person to treat you well since your parents passed away. You mistook this feeling for love. In reality, you were just grateful to me, nothing more."

"I—" Xie Daonian frowned, wanting to say something.

"Don't talk yet, listen to me." Song Lan seemed to be afraid that Xie Daonian would speak, so he immediately interrupted him, and said quickly, "I think we both need to find a quiet place, think about it, think about it Let's talk when it's clear. Didn't you also say that you only found out that you like me a few days ago? Maybe your feeling is wrong? I think you should think again. "

"But—" Xie Daonian spoke again.

"There's nothing wrong with it, just do as I said. Before you think it through, I think it's better for the two of us not to meet for the time being, so as not to be disturbed. That's it. Then I'll go out and find a hotel to stay in." , goodbye." Just after finishing the sentence, Song Lan opened the door and disappeared instantly.

Staring at the empty door for a long time, Xie Daonian smiled wryly, lowered his head a little lonely, and muttered to himself: "Song Lan, do you not believe me, or yourself?"

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【Voice of Hell Anonymous Forum】

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[Help] What should I do if my good friend suddenly says he likes me?Urgent, wait online!

[Contents]

As in the title, a friend who has always had a good relationship suddenly confessed to me, and then I ran away in embarrassment, what should I do now?I feel afraid to see him again QAQ

1L: What else can I do?Of course I accept him →_→

2L: Brother is right!

3L: Does the host also like that friend?If you like it, then what are you waiting for, agree.

4L: What you said above is correct, the landlord, you must first determine your own mind, right?If you like your friend too, accept it.If you don't like it, you should also tell your friends clearly that it is not good for you or him to keep procrastinating.

5L (host): But the problem is, I'm not sure how I feel about my friend...

6L: emmmm Actually, I think, since you are so entangled, the landlord, it means that you also have a good impression of your friend in your heart, right?If you don't feel it at all, you won't be able to explain clearly.

7L: Upstairs.By the way, how many loves start from friendship, support the landlord to confess!

8L: Together, together!

9L (host): You don’t know much about the specific situation. This matter is very complicated. Even if I really like him, I can’t accept him...

10L: Is there anything unacceptable?Is the landlord or your friend already interested?If it's a love triangle, then I really can't agree...

11L (landlord): more complicated than a love triangle QAQ

12L: I don’t understand what the host is really talking about. If the man and woman are unmarried, just agree to it. It’s not fun at all.I am most annoyed by indecisive people like the landlord, who either agree or refuse. I think your friend also hopes to get an accurate answer earlier?

……

65L: So did the landlord finally agree?I'm so curious, please answer!

***

"Buzzing..." is the sound of the phone vibrating.

Looking at the caller ID, Song Lan's hand that was about to answer the phone paused, her beautiful eyebrows unconsciously twitched, with a look of hesitation on her face.

In the past, if he received a call from Xie Daonian, he would answer it without hesitation, but this time, he was entangled.At the current stage, he really didn't know how to face Xie Daonian.

The phone continued to vibrate for nearly a minute, and the screen finally went dark.Before Song Lan could breathe a sigh of relief, there was another vibration, indicating that a text message had come in.

[There is a new product in the store. I wanted to give you a try yesterday, but because it is an ice cream cake, it is not easy to store. It is best to eat it in the store.I have someone leave some for you. If you want to eat, you can go to the dessert house anytime.Don't worry, from today onwards I will be on a business trip and will not be in the store. 】

The last sentence made Song Lan a little stunned. She stared at the phone for a long time, then pretended to be nonchalant, put away the phone, and said to herself: "Why don't you be so considerate and leave like this? It's you who made it clear Okay, now it makes me look like a scumbag..."

After thinking about it, my behavior of running away after listening to the confession yesterday was indeed quite scumbag...

"Since you are on a business trip, there is no one in the store. Forget it, I will work hard and go to the store for you to have a look. Sigh, who is calling me a ghost..." Song Lan muttered, Organize your luggage in front of the mirror.

After tidying up, he showed a standard smile showing eight teeth in the mirror, looked into the eyes of the figure in the mirror, and said softly: "Hey, you can hear me clearly, I'm here to help you look after the store, no What new products do you want to try?"

When Song Lan came to the Shadow Dessert House, she was not surprised to see that the seats in the shop were already occupied, and there were still many customers waiting in line outside.

This time, the clerks at the dessert shop already recognized Song Lan, and warmly welcomed him in: "Brother Song, are you here? Please sit down, and I'll get the snack that Brother Xie left for you."

Before Song Lan could refuse, the clerk had already rushed into action.

Song Lan's lips parted, but in the end she didn't stop the other party, but said silently in her heart: I'm here to help, not to eat.

Xiao'e, who was greeting the guests, also raised her head when she heard the movement. Seeing that Song Lan was coming, she walked quickly with a surprised expression on her face: "Brother Song, long time no see. I heard that you have encountered some trouble in Jincheng?"

Facing Xiao'e's gossiping gaze, Song Lan covered her face: "Zhang Fan's big mouth, he said everything he should say and shouldn't say. I guess everyone knows by now that he ran all the way to the magic capital to hide from a little girl." "Refuge" thing.This makes how he will face his subordinates in the future, without any majesty at all...

Song Lan cleared her throat, changed the subject, and said, "It's so early in the morning, and there are quite a lot of people in the store. It seems that your business is going well."

Xiao'e smiled, and her tone was full of praise: "It's all because of Brother Xie's good management, and my Tangtang's craftsmanship is superb. Now if you want to come to our store for consumption, you have to make an appointment at least one day in advance."

"So powerful?" Song Lan was a little surprised, wondering how long it has only been open, and the dessert house is already so popular?

"Isn't it? Our store opens at 09:30 in the morning, closes at 10:30 in the evening, and officially closes at [-]:[-]. During this period, there is no free time. I am so busy." very proud.

"The matter of opening a branch has been put on the agenda. Brother Xie also plans to expand his business in nearby cities... But Brother Xie is really serious. He will not go on a business trip early or late, but he will not go on a business trip until after you come, Brother Song. Otherwise, he can personally entertain you." Xiao'e said helplessly.

"Cough, cough, cough." Song Lan was drinking water, choked on hearing this, coughed a few times desperately, waved her hands hurriedly, with a bit of embarrassment in her smile, "It's all right, I don't need to be entertained by others, let's see for myself Just fine."

While talking, he thought to himself: It seems that Xie Daonian did not tell others what happened last night.Thinking about it, it's really not easy to talk about this matter, and he would keep silent.

"Brother Song, you don't know how hard Brother Xie is working hard now." Xiao'e didn't notice Song Lan's abnormal expression, and continued to ramble, "Every day is busy from morning to night, and he often works overtime until one or two in the morning. No rest on weekends, really working so hard. This kind of work intensity, even Tang Chi and I find it difficult to watch, not to mention Brother Xie is an ordinary person... Brother Song, it’s good that you come, if you want Why don't you persuade brother Xie to stop working so hard. There is always money to be made, and the body is more important."

"What else?" Song Lan was stunned, "But he never told me."

With a flash in his mind, Song Lan suddenly thought that when he called Xie Daonian before, no matter how late it was, the other party answered quickly, so was he still working at that time?

Song Lan felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Xiao'e sighed lightly: "How could Brother Xie tell you about such things? Not only that, but he also told none of us to say anything, saying that he was afraid that Brother Song would worry you... Fortunately, Brother Xie has a good physique, so Tossing, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the body."

All of a sudden, Song Lan's mood changed a thousand times.

"He...does he need to do this..." Song Lan murmured to himself.

"Brother Xie said that when we gain a firm foothold in Shanghai and you come back, Brother Song, it will be smoother." Xiao'e said, "So he is working so hard now, all for Shadow Bookstore, for you, Brother Song."

Song Lan's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

"A guest called me, Brother Song, I'll go there first, just call the waiter if you need anything." After saying that, Xiao'e hurriedly left.

"Brother Song, this is a snack specially ordered by Brother Xie to leave for you. This kind of pastry has been very popular in our store recently. Unless you make an order in advance, you won't be able to eat it at all." The clerk came over with a plate of delicate pastries. , introduced with a smile, "This contains ice cream, it's best to eat it early, so as not to melt."

Song Lan stared blankly at the ice cream cake in front of her, which was so exquisitely shaped as a work of art that people couldn't bear to eat it, and she didn't start it for a long time.

The blue ice cream on the surface of the cake began to melt into a viscous liquid, some penetrated into the cake, and more remained along the wall of the cake, spreading a shallow river in the shallow dish.

***

Xie Daonian managed the dessert house very well and didn't need Song Lan's help at all.After a whole day, he saw that the employees were working in an orderly manner, and occasionally guests had any comments, which were quickly resolved.It can be seen that even if Xie Daonian himself is not around, the store can continue to operate smoothly.

He couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or what kind of mood, Song Lan's mood was relatively low all day long, and even delicious desserts couldn't make him happy.

Xiao'e and Tang Chi secretly discussed, and they both felt that Song Ge's behavior was weird. Could it be that the girl in Jincheng had hit him so hard that Song Ge, who was always full of energy before, became so depressed?

too weird.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the shop assistants cleaned up and were ready to go home from get off work.

"Let me close the door, you go back and rest first." Song Lan smiled at the shop assistant who was hesitating at the door, and told him to leave first.

The clerk breathed a sigh of relief: Boss Song has been sitting in the store for a whole day, and she has no intention of leaving until now. She is still worried that she will have to stay here with Song Lan tonight.

The store door was closed, and only one light was left in the store. Song Lan sat quietly, looking at the deserted dessert room.

The tables, chairs, decoration, and even the plants and flowers here are all designed and built by Xie Daonian himself. Even if he is not here now, his traces are left everywhere.

There was a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth: He came from Jincheng to Shanghai to escape the sweet attack, but facing Xie Daonian, where else could he hide?

Shadow Bookstore, Shadow Tea, Shadow Dessert House... There are traces of Xie Daonian's existence in every place. From the first day he came to the human world, and even earlier from the moment he received the task, he was destined to be with him. Thank you for the bond between Daonian.At least until the task is completed, at least in Xie Daonian's life, this bond is indelible.

He has nowhere to escape.

At four o'clock in the morning, the last dark moment before dawn, Tang Chi reluctantly bid farewell to Xiao'e and arrived at the dessert house on time.

As a chef, he has to go to the store to prepare the pastries that will be sold in the store today before everyone wakes up, so as not to keep up with the goods.

Seeing that the lights were still on in the dessert room, Tang Chi thought it was because the clerk forgot to turn off the lights before leaving, and muttered, "I'm always reckless, and I don't even remember to turn off the lights... Hey, Brother Song, what's wrong?" It's you?"

Seeing Song Lan's figure, Tang Chi was stunned. He didn't understand what Song Lan was doing in the store at this hour, or did he not go back last night?

Being disturbed by Tang Chi, Song Lan also came back from the sluggish state of contemplation. Seeing Tang Chi, she reluctantly twitched the corner of her mouth: "Tang Chi, you are here."

"Brother Song, you won't stay in the store all night, will you?" Tang Chi exclaimed.

Song Lan looked at Tang Chi calmly: "Is there any problem?"

"Uh... I'm just curious." Tang Chi scratched the back of his head.

After a pause, Tang Chi showed an expression of enlightenment: "Oh, I understand, it must be because brother Xie is not here, anyway, there is no one going back, so why don't we just stay here?"

It's Xie Daonian again, what's wrong with these people, they keep mentioning Xie Daonian's name in front of him.Song Lan thought anxiously.

Seeing that Song Lan was silent, Tang Chi thought he had guessed right, and quickly comforted Song Lan, saying, "But Brother Song, don't worry, Brother Xie is on a business trip for two or three days, and he will be back soon. Then he will be able to Accompany Song Ge."

The three words "Xie Daonian" seemed to have magical powers, which made Song Lan upset, got up and walked out.

"Brother Song, where are you going?" Tang Chi asked doubtfully behind him.

"Go for a walk." Song Lan didn't look back.

"Walk?" Tang Chi looked at the still dark sky outside, as if waking up from a dream, "That's right, if you take a walk before dawn, you don't have to be afraid of the sun."

***

Song Lan held on to the phone tightly, she had already brought up the page of the communication contact, but the dial button could not be pressed.

How should I speak?Song Lan was confused.He knew that the most sensible choice now was to ask Xie Daonian to meet and talk about everything frankly, but he still couldn't make up his mind and didn't dare to make that phone call.

He admitted that now he was a little scared to see Xie Daonian, and even afraid to hear his voice.

Because he was worried that if the other party stood in front of him alive, he would not have the heart to say anything.

Forget it, you have to face it anyway, early death and early rebirth, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, instead of being so entangled, let's face the reality bravely.Taking a deep breath, Song Lan pressed the dial button hard and put the phone to her ear.

It only rang for a few seconds, and the other party connected quickly.

"Song Lan?" Xie Daonian's voice sounded a little surprised, "I've been waiting for your call."

What?Song Lan's heart moved and she looked at her watch. It was only a quarter past six in the morning.Xie Daonian said that he has been waiting for his call, did he not sleep last night?

Song Lan suddenly became a little anxious: Xie Daonian is different from him, he doesn't need to sleep, but Xie Daonian is a flesh and blood body after all, how can he do without sleep?Does he still want to be healthy?

Song Lan wanted to say a few words to thank Daonian for staying up late, but stopped when he got to his mouth: Will this seem too intimate?Will Xie Daonian be misunderstood?It's fine if you didn't know before, but now it's like this, isn't it too good?

"Song Lan?" Hearing Song Lan's delay in speaking, Xie Daonian became a little anxious, thinking that something happened to Song Lan.

"It's okay," Song Lan pretended to be relaxed, "When will you come back? Let's talk."

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