The student wearing expensive clothes came from a well-off family. He was so angry that he stood up to yell at the two of them. His companions also stood up, watching silently.
âSorry, sorry, itâs all my fault.â Cheng Anâan glanced at Ling Mu, took out a towel from his pocket, and squatted down to wipe the boyâs shoes.
The boy was originally angry, but when he saw Cheng Anâanâs face, his attitude changed. He grabbed Cheng Anâanâs arm, and gently lifted him up. âIt has nothing to do with you. He bumped you. Youâre still frightened, and donât need to apologize.â
Cheng Anâan had a delicate face and voice, and the boy, as an alpha, was reluctant to lose his temper with such an omega. Because of Cheng Anâanâs beauty, he even wanted to get closer to this beautiful omega. Therefore, the target of his anger directly became Ling Mu, who was standing beside him indifferently.
âYou, ugly monster, itâs okay to look ugly, but you canât even do such a small thing like serving properly. Why are you wasting air by living?â The boy grew even more angry as he saw Ling Muâs cold eyes. âWhat, you donât even have the courage to admit wrongdoing? You have to let someone else take the blame, right? Let me tell you, if you donât pay me back today, I will let you know the meaning of suffering!â
Ling Mu sneered at the face twisted in anger. âI didnât bump into him.â
The implication was that this accident was entirely Cheng Anâanâs fault, and had nothing to do with him.
Cheng Anâan bit his lip and reddened at his words. Pulling the boyâs arms, he said, âIâm sorry, senior, itâs all my fault. Classmate Ling didnât mean it, donât blame him. Iâll help you wipe it clean, and as for your clothes, can I take it back and wash it? I really donât have any money, so donât be mad at meâŠâ
The appearance of a grieving weak beauty apologizing melted the boyâs heart, and he was even more reluctant to see Cheng Anâanâs suffering. He turned to comfort him, âI know you didnât do it on purpose, donât worry, I donât need your money.â
After saying that, he immediately changed his face and roared at Ling Mu: âWhere is your store manager! Call your store manager here! I donât believe you!â
âItâs useless for you to call anyone, I didnât touch him.â Ling Muâs eyes were very cold. If it werenât for keeping this job, he wouldnât want to even say a few words.
Qiu Zhenyang watched all this from the corner. His brows were already furrowed, and he was very unhappy.
Ling Mu is not an irresponsible person. Since he said he didnât hit Cheng Anâan, he must not have hit him. Qiu Zhenyang didnât know what was going on with Cheng Anâan, but now he was obviously digging a pit for Ling Mu!
The store manager was in the office, and quickly walked over to the boys and apologized.
âIâm really sorry, because of our shopâs negligence, we will compensate you for your trouble!â The store manager is a senior beta, and has some management skills, so he could handle this situation proficiently.
But words alone could not relieve the boy. He stepped forward and grabbed Ling Muâs collar fiercely, sneering at the store manager. âCompensation? I donât want your storeâs compensation, I want this person to pay! Also, I want him to kneel down and apologize for my shoes, and I donât want him to appear in this store again in the future!â
This request was obviously excessive, and even the store manager was a little embarrassed.
âYou f*cking let go!â
Ling Mu finally exploded. The tray in his hand hit the boyâs hand holding his collar. The boy let out a pained cry, and his anger deepened. âIf he continues working here, this beverage shop will be shut down!â
âShut down?â
Just when everyone was at a stalemate, Qiu Zhenyang walked over with a sneer with hands in his pockets.
âJust you? You, a blind and deaf guy, can even threaten to shut them down, Iâm afraid you must be dreaming?â
âWho are you saying is blind and deaf?â
Qiu Zhenyangâs appearance surprised everyone, especially Cheng Anâan, who looked straight at him with red eyes, looking extremely aggrieved. Those beautiful eyes seemed to be complaining to Qiu Zhenyang, stubbornly swallowing the pain, not daring to express the sourness in his heart.
Anyhow, seeing Qiu Zhenyangâs suddenly conflicted expression is enough.
He turned his body, hurriedly focusing his eyes on the boy who was making trouble, raised his eyebrows and said, âYou couldnât have not heard that Ling Mu said he didnât bump into anyone? Blaming him like this, if youâre not deaf, then what? Are you stupid?â
Ling Mu also saw Cheng Anâanâs eyes on Qiu Zhenyang. He pursed his lips, and squeezed the hand holding the plate tightly.
âYou believe what he says? I think he is jealous of how good-looking others are, so he deliberately framed him! After all, there arenât many guys as ugly as him now. In order to attract the attention of others, he can do anything!â
Qiu Zhenyangâs face darkened, and his frown deepened. âKeep your mouth clean.â
âIâm not clean? Why donât you say his hands and feet are not clean!â The man wanted to show off in front of Cheng Anâan, and didnât want Qiu Zhenyang to steal his limelight, so he did not give in an inch.
The beta store manager looked left and right and didnât know how to persuade them. He was thinking about calling the schoolâs security guard, when Qiu Zhenyang turned to look at him. âAre you the store manager? I see your store has surveillance. Just call up the surveillance and everything will be resolved.â
The store manager was speechless. No matter whether they watched it or not, it was his own waiter who offended the customer â is this necessary?
But Qiu Zhenyang doesnât care about this, he only wants to prove Ling Muâs innocence.
âWhatâs the matter, is it inconvenient?â Seeing that the store manager was not moving, Qiu Zhenyang looked at him again.
Cheng Anâan, who was on the side, gently tugged at the boyâs sleeve with a pale face, and forced a smile. âIâm really sorry. No need to trouble the store manager to retrieve the recording, Iâll pay you back.â
Then he returned to Qiu Zhenyang, and said: âZhenyang, you too, donât make trouble. The store manager works very hard, donât bother him.â
Zhenyang??? What the hell???
Qiu Zhenyang hurriedly walked a few steps closer to Ling Mu, hooked his arm as if to prove his innocence, frowned and said to Cheng Anâan, âWhy are you acting so intimate? Weâre just classmates. Also, this person is obviously looking for trouble and disrupting business. I just asked your store manager to check the monitoring to block his mouth, how can you call it making trouble?â
Ling Mu, whose arm was suddenly hooked, his heart skipped a beat. He didnât know why but he didnât want to break free and simply went along with Qiu Zhenyang.
As for Cheng Anâan, his face paled further, and he said with a wry smile: âAh, I thought we were still close with our one-year friendship⊠Iâm sorry.â
He lowered his head, and that reluctant smile made people feel distressed.
The boy and the store manager couldnât bear it anymore, while Qiu Zhenyangâs face wrinkled.
In the end, the store manager still didnât retrieve the surveillance, mainly because Cheng Anâan admitted his mistake wholeheartedly, and begged the boy to stop embarrassing others. In order to win Cheng Anâanâs favor, the boy also pretended to be generous and said that he would not pursue it, and finally asked for Cheng Anâanâs terminal number.
After sending the customers away, the store manager sighed with his hands on his hips and said to Cheng Anâan, âGo inside and rest first. There are not many people now, so you can come out later.â
Cheng Anâan said thank you, and before leaving, dragged a glance at Qiu Zhenyang, but the latter didnât even give him half a look.
After turning around, Cheng Anâanâs expression changed immediately, and he frowned.
After the school test, Qiu Zhenyang never looked for him once, but he delivered water to Ling Mu in front of so many people, which made Cheng Anâan worried. Cheng Anâan knew what happened between Ling Mu and him. Their engagement was broken, so what are they doing now?
That is to say, in order to understand Qiu Zhenyangâs attitude, Cheng Anâan thought of this method when he came out of the lounge and saw Ling Mu bring Qiu Zhenyang into the store.
But the truth was completely different from what he imagined. Qiu Zhenyang actually stood on Ling Muâs side! Why did Qiu Zhenyangâs attitude towards him change so much? Is it really related to that Ling Mu?
With this question in mind, Cheng An went to the lounge absentmindedly.
âLing Mu, can you change your temper? You told me that you had a lot of part-time experience, and that you were in urgent need of money, so I promised you could work part-time here. Otherwise, do you really think Iâm short of manpower?â
The store manager was very unhappy. Although he didnât judge people by their appearance, he was very dissatisfied with Ling Muâs attitude towards the customers just now. They are originally in the service industry, and such people who do not know how to work are really disgusting.
Ling Mu had already wrenched his arm from Qiu Zhenyangâs hand, and said with a stiff face, âIf itâs my fault, I will apologize.â
âWhatâs the matter, do you still think itâs not your fault? Do I have to call up the surveillance camera before you can admit it?â
âI said that I didnât bump into him, how many times do you want me to say it?â
Ling Mu originally had a fiery temperament that would explode when touched. Even when he restrained himself when facing the customers just now, his fists were clenched.
Part-time work is part-time work, he doesnât need to bear the fault of others! What he sells is service and labor, not dignity! There is no need to cater to unreasonable guests!
Qiu Zhenyang stopped Ling Mu and said to the store manager, âI suggest you call up the surveillance camera and take a good look at it. Forcing someoneâs head down to apologize shouldnât it be the style of a good store manager, right?
The pair singing and dancing made the manager even more angry. Grabbing the serving tray in Ling Muâs hand, he raised his hand and pointed to the door: âOkay, you have a backbone, you are right! No need to come in to work tomorrow, our little store canât hold you, this big buddha!â
Ling Mu directly released his pent-up anger, directly tearing off the uniform he wore over his shirt, threw it on the table, and walked out.
Qiu Zhenyang shouted a few times, but the guy didnât listen at all, so he could only tell the store manager, âEven if he left, you still need to pay Ling Mu for todayâs salary.â
Annoyed by the cheeky Qiu Zhenyang, the store manager directly transferred a sum of money to Ling Muâs account through the terminal, and said angrily to Qiu Zhenyang: âFine! Now get out!â
âOkay, donât be so angry, business is booming~â Qiu Zhenyang was satisfied. With a big smile on his face, he waved his hand, and left.
QZY: Mumu, is innocent! Iâll fight you!
CAA: QZY, help~
QZY: Who are you?
QZY: Mumu, Mumu, Iâm on your side!
LM: âŠ
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