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Dionysus usually opens at six o'clock in the afternoon, and when Yue Renge arrives at the store, there is still an hour before leaving.Everyone recognizes Yue Renge, especially the old employees, who know that Dione was raised by him alone.At first, he was the main tune, and later it was handed over to Liang Chuan, and he turned to be behind the scenes.

In addition to Dionysia, five kilometers away from here, Yue Renge also runs another bar "Thyme", which is a creative bar with the theme of light food and baijiu cocktails.He also serves as a brand ambassador and occasionally acts as a guest interviewer—in short, he is entangled in mundane affairs. Except for a regular meeting once a week, Yue Renge doesn't have many opportunities to come to the store.

Liang Chuan changed into his work clothes, and explained the work matters to several bartenders in a low voice.Yue Renge walked around the store for a while, checked the most basic hygiene issues and staff shift schedule, and walked out with his hands behind his back.

The Peace Square was bathed in the ambiguous afterglow of the setting sun in early spring, and from a distance, he saw Li Mu walking in the glow.Li Mu was still wearing that black coat—Yue Renge almost wondered if this kid had no other clothes to wear.He also arrived early.Of course, newcomers are always like this.Yue Renge took out a cigarette from his pocket, lowered his eyes, and lowered his head to light it.

Li Mu was looking at him when he raised his head. Yue Renge took another puff of cigarette, hesitated, and nodded at him.

"What a coincidence." Li Mu spoke first.

"...Mmm." Yue Renge did not deny it.But he was in a bit of trouble, and didn't know how to continue the conversation.Ask him why he came here?There is inevitably a misleading bit of sarcasm in the words; what did he do last night?That would definitely embarrass Li Mu.White smoke lingered between the two of them, Yue Renge's gaze slid all the way down Li Mu's shoulders, and finally stopped on Li Mu's right hand.

"...Is the hand injury better?"

Li Mu raised his hand, but the gauze was still tied up as before.He flexed his fingers, and smiled shyly at Yue Renge, "It's much better. It didn't hurt too much."

"Oh..." Yue Renge nodded, "That's good. Hands are very important. If your injury doesn't heal, I will feel sorry."

Li Mu was taken aback for a moment, wanting to laugh, but reason told him to hold back.A dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth, his eyes lit up, "Thank you, Mr. Yue."

Yue Renge cursed inwardly, why does this kid specialize in his aesthetics.Li Mu had just cut his hair short, it was fluffy and looked good.A pair of eyes were black and bright, Yue Renge took a deep breath on the cigarette, and then put it on the ashtray at hand.Li Mu is definitely a scourge, he thought through gritted teeth.

"Yue..." Li Mu opened his mouth again, and Yue Renge rushed, "Call me by name."

Li Mu showed a little hesitation, after all, Yue Renge's name was not so easy to pronounce.The kind-hearted Mr. Yue decided to let him go, "Then you and them call me Leo."

"Leo." Li Mu's expression relaxed, "Thank you. You are really a good person."

Yue Renge was stunned by this unexpected good guy, with an embarrassed expression on his face, "... why are you thanking me?"

"You were right that day." Li Mu didn't dare to look into Yue Renge's eyes, and lowered his head to look at the cramped toe of his shoes. "Self-esteem is very important, but you can't blindly refuse to accept help from others just to maintain your self-esteem."

"Ah." Yue Renge reached out his hand to dig in his pocket, what to do, he didn't know where to put his hand if he didn't have a cigarette at this time.

Li Mu was still sincerely expressing his acceptance speech, "Actually, I was a little prejudiced against you before, thinking that you were... forget it, but I found that you are really a good person, really. Leo, I..."

"Okay." Yue Renge scratched the back of his head, stepped forward and opened his arms, first hugging the nagging kid.Li Mu is really tall, it's strange, he didn't know what he ate to grow up, and Yue Renge was half a head shorter than him.Yue Renge hugged him with some difficulty, and stretched out his hand to pat Li Mu's back twice. Li Mu's body was quite stiff, and he probably didn't expect a foreign friend to come to him like this.But before he could recover, Yue Renge let him go.

The warm orange afterglow warmed Yue Renge's facial features, and those green eyes reminded Li Mu of Bi Yingying's absinthe.Yue Renge took half a step back, helped Li Mu straighten the collar of his coat, slid his fingers along the collar to his shoulders, and lightly dusted the dust on his shoulders.Yue Renge's movements were very light, Li Mu didn't dare to move, and only let Yue Renge adjust the small flaws like playing with a toy.

After a while, Yue Renge nodded in satisfaction as if admiring his own masterpiece, and said to Li Mu: "Let's not say anything else. If you really want to thank me, we have plenty of opportunities."

After the brief welcoming ceremony, Liang Chuan asked Li Mu to help in the back kitchen.

"Hey, who is that?" Li Mu turned his head, it was Amy, the girl's short purple hair was very conspicuous.He remembered that what Liang Chuan had introduced just now was that she was the only female bartender in the bar, and she was also responsible for some internal chores, such as the allocation of staff dormitories.Li Mu stood still, "You called me?"

"Otherwise, who else is there?" Amy put her hands on her hips, raised her pretty eyebrows arrogantly, "The dormitory is already full, and there is no room for it for the time being. Handsome guy, you should have a place to live, right?"

Li Mu looked at her flawless face and nodded, "Yes."

"That's fine." The girl smiled, showing two canine teeth, "I'm sorry, but logically speaking, you are not an official employee now, so you can't arrange accommodation. After a while, I will help you coordinate if it is convenient. .But you still have to be mentally prepared."

Li Mu nodded, "Thank you sister."

The girl grimaced, "Why is the handsome guy so speechless? I'm only 28! You can't call me sister, especially for guests, you know?"

Li Mu was so stunned by her babbling that she couldn't resist, and after a while he stumbled and said, "Got it, Amy... sister."

Of course Li Mu had no place to live.

He couldn't pay the rent, and he had already moved out of the small shared apartment in the dilapidated residential building a few days ago.At least one bed was provided at the KTV. After making up his mind to come to Dionysia, he stored his luggage in the locker at the train station and checked in directly after he arranged for accommodation.

The flowers are big, and it is not easy to live.The Shangsha District where Dionysia is located is even more expensive.Li Mu turned on his mobile phone, which had only [-]% battery, and checked the rental prices nearby.The monthly rent is [-], and one deposit pays three.He put the phone away.

After closing the bar was very quiet.The bar was in a mess, with leftover fruits, sharp knives stained with juice, and rags thrown by the sink.The other two interns were clearing away the guests' desktops.Li Mu clenched his fists and started working.

It's so cold.It was clearly said that it was spring, but Li Mu's hands were still red from the cold.Wipe the wine bottles used today, and carefully place them in the direction of customers according to the labels.All kinds of glasses used today must be washed and dried one by one.Pack the unused fruits, wipe the countertops with a rag, sort out the garbage, and mop the floor with your colleagues.

Interns are at the bottom of the entire social structure of the bar. After finishing their work, it is already 03:30 in the morning.

Li Mu rubbed his hands, raised them to his lips and let out a breath, watching the neon lights of the city become blurred through the white fog.The tired colleagues bid farewell to him one after another, leaving Li Mu standing alone in the empty street, not knowing where to go.

A new life seems to have begun, but compared with the past, there seems to be no difference.

Li Mu rubbed his belly, he was hungry.

The golden M-shaped logo not far away made Li Mu's heart suddenly warm.

He hasn't tried it, but he knows people who do it.The bartenders often get off work in the early hours of the morning, and the subway is out of service early.It would be great to have a night bus, or bring your own means of transportation, but Li Mu is poor, and the most valuable thing in his body is his mobile phone, so he can only go to a 24-hour store to make do with it for one night.

When he was studying abroad, he didn't bother to eat these things, but now Li Mu didn't care so much. He zipped up his coat, exhaled a cloud of mist, and ran towards the bright place.

Yue Renge was invited by a friend to participate in a guest interview today. The atmosphere of the event was enthusiastic, and he persisted until he realized that he had been standing for seven hours.The last time this was done was two years ago.Yue Renge didn't drink, but still called a valet driver, and leaned comfortably on the back seat to relax his legs.

Bartenders don't serve drinks, so not everyone is a drunk.Yue Renge listened to music with his earphones plugged in, watching the night of Huadu passing by before his eyes.When the car drove into the Shangsha area, he suddenly said, "Stop in front, I'm going to buy a cup of coffee."

"It's so late to drink coffee." The driver muttered, but he still parked the car on the side of the road.

There are very few diners in M ​​Ji in the early morning.Yue Renge lowered the brim of his hat, and the turned up collar of his windbreaker blocked most of his face.As soon as Yue Renge opened the door, he saw Li Mu sitting in the corner.

The kid was holding a hamburger in his hand, eating happily, and there was another one in his hand, too, how can such a barren hamburger fill an empty stomach?

Came here for supper.Yue Renge thought.Someone from behind whispered "excuse me", Yue Renge stepped aside, and there was a jingle at the door.Coincidentally, Li Mu casually looked at the door, and Yue Renge subconsciously avoided it.

He didn't know what he had to hide.Probably because most of the time when he saw Li Mu, it happened to be when he was in a particularly embarrassing situation.

He just didn't want Li Mu to be embarrassed.

Yue Renge hid at the door, watching Li Mu quietly.Li Mu quickly finished two hamburgers, asked for another glass of water, gulped it down, then stretched contentedly, cleaned up the trash, and washed his hands by the way.

Then he found a more inward position, adjusted his posture, lay down on the table, and fell asleep.

The driver waited for 15 minutes before Yue Renge got into the car in the cold.

"Sorry for the long wait." Yue Renge said in a low voice.

"Aren't you going to buy coffee?" The driver asked angrily when he saw that his hands were empty.

Yue Renge was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that he didn't buy anything.He was a little embarrassed, as if to the driver, but also to himself, "The coffee was spilled, so it was a waste of time."

--------The author says------------

Cat: Mr. Yue likes to mention the good person card