When the right time comes

5: Second date

"Yes, yes sir. Got it."

"Okay."

"Let me check."

"It's done."

"Thank you, Thank you. The pleasure is mine."

"Okay, sir. Yes, in the morning."

"No problem. Bye."

Wang Yibo heaved a sigh of relief after finishing with the phone call. He was literally exhausted after the whole work. Nothing to complain about, a high remuneration comes with some risks like this. He stretched his numb limbs after sitting in front of the system for the whole afternoon. Letting out a yawn, he checked the time and found it's already seven. What he really wanted was just to go home and sleep like a log.

But suddenly he remembered something; someone and Yibo jolted up from his seat. He had totally forgotten about the meeting fixed with Zhan at five thirty and engrossed in his works instead. Yibo felt pathetic for forgetting something important like this. That's so ignominious of him. He quickly packed his things and left the bank leaving other responsibilities to his colleagues.

Green valley was on his way back home. It was not only a bookstore but they had a reading corner too. Anybody can buy a book and use that space to read until the shop is closed. There will also be dailies, weeklies, etc on the reading corner but not the latest version. Anybody can read them for free even if they didn't buy anything from the store. The new editions will only be available in the store. The benefactors of the reading corner would be mostly students who can't afford to buy them on a regular basis. The owner just intended to have mouth publicity for the service he is doing. Thus the store is quite famous in that area.

It is only after reaching the entrance of the shop did Yibo think about the possibility of Zhan going back without seeing him. In a hurry he just forgot to give a call to Zhan. He fished out phone and found a message from Zhan stating that he had reached the store. The time showed he sent it around five and it already passed almost two and half hours. Yibo felt guilty about it. He had never thought to disrespect Zhan like this. It was totally unintentional. He just forgot it because of work.

Yibo didn't waste any time and quickly sent an apologetic message to Zhan. He also rang Zhan's number too but it didn't pick up. Feeling ashamed of himself, he was about to turn the wheels to go back home but then decided to pay a visit to the store, just to check the new books and to casually enquire about Xiao Zhan to the store owner. He is quite friendly to Yibo. Maybe he would have noticed Xiao Zhan.

When Yibo entered inside, the owner was occupied with a customer. He greeted Yibo with a smile and told him through actions to wait a little bit until he dealt with the customer. Yibo waved at him and signalled he would be there in the reading corner. It was a deal.

Yibo entered the reading corner and checked the list of new arrivals. He spotted some interesting reads and made a mental note to ask about them to the store owner later. Then he just looked around to spot any familiar faces and was shocked to see Xiao Zhan sitting at a desk, fully engrossed in the book he was reading.

To say Yibo was surprised would be an understatement. He never expected Zhan to be there after all this time.

Yibo went near Xiao Zhan but he wasn't aware of Yibo's presence. As if he was not there to see Yibo but to read books, Zhan was engrossed in what he was doing.

'Librarians have knowledge. They guide you to the right books The right worlds. They find the best places. Like soul-enhanced search engines.'

'Exactly. But you also have to know what you like. What to type into the metaphorical search box. And sometimes you have to try a few things before that becomes clear'