Tenant's Secret Love

Chapter 123: A pitiful life story

That night, Renee slept in my bed, while I slept on the sofa in the living room. We said goodbye to the dark night and welcomed the sunlight of the next day in silence.

In the morning, I woke up before Renee, but I didn't want to get up immediately because of the cold, so I lay on the sofa and procrastinated.

A moment later, Renee walked out of her room fully dressed. It seemed that she had woken up during the night and then returned to her room.

She came over to me and asked, "Aren't you getting up yet? It's almost eight o'clock."

"I don't work, so why get up so early?"

"Oh, then go back to sleep... By the way, what do you want for breakfast? I'll go buy it later."

I didn't care about breakfast and asked her, "Are you free this afternoon? We agreed to go racing with Smile, and if we win, we can have KFC!"

"I think so, my schedule isn't too full today."

I looked at the date on the calendar and asked doubtfully, "Isn't today the weekend? Do you have to go to the office too?"

"Well, I've been really busy lately. I'm going to Shanghai tomorrow. Jumei's store in Shanghai is already preparing for operations."

"Oh," I responded, but I knew that Renee had already compromised with Darren on Jumei's 'first-tier city' strategy, otherwise the Shanghai store would not have been preparing for operations so quickly.

...

I got up while Renee was gone to buy breakfast. After she returned, the two of us had breakfast together, and then Renee went to the office.

I spent the whole morning adjusting and modifying the car to ensure a sure win in the afternoon and to regain face in front of Renee.

Finally, the afternoon arrived, but Renee was late in calling to confirm whether she was free. I worried that she had important work to do and didn't dare to call to disturb her, so I just waited anxiously.

It was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and in winter it usually gets dark after 5 o'clock, so I became increasingly anxious, to the point where I even smoked several cigarettes while lying on the sofa.

The phone rang at last. I picked it up reflexively and, sure enough, it was Renee. I was filled with joy.

I picked up the phone and asked, "Have you finished all your work today?"

"Well...but I can't go drag racing with you. A friend from my time studying in the US has returned and is now at the airport in Shanghai. I have to go."

My heart instantly cooled by half, and it took a while before I responded with a lost voice, "Oh, I'll go by myself then."

"Well, I'm hanging up."

Renee hung up the phone impatiently, making me feel even more lost. The fact that she, who is usually so indifferent, could be so eager to rush to Shanghai to pick someone up at the airport meant that this friend must hold a very special place in her heart. And she must have given Renee no prior notice, deliberately surprising her. I then became curious about the gender of her friend. If it was a woman, I could remain calm, but if it was a man...

I didn't want to think about it anymore, lit another cigarette, put the remote control car in a bag, and then closed the door and left the house.

...

When I arrived at the square, Smile had already arrived before me and shouted at me from afar, "Lucas, hurry up, I've been waiting for you for a long time..."