I've Been There Before

“Sorry.”

The man moved gracefully and put down his tea cup.

But ... is that it? The woman standing beside him looked at him in astonishment. It was her cup, and she had not ever seen such a person’s behavior before. For such a highly personal item like the mug, was it normal to use these kinds of items back and forth between strangers?

Somewhat annoyed, “Mr. ... Lo, is it? I can lend you the recliner, but it did not seem good for Mr. Lu to use a personal item like a cup without asking. Or was it that Mr. Lo had the habit of drinking from a stranger's cup?”

“Don't be annoyed,” Leon chuckled lightly and held his hands up, smiling at her and soothing, “I was just thirsty, and I didn’t know that you used this cup. Otherwise, I would have asked for your opinion anyway. Sorry if this made you feel uncomfortable, I didn't mean it.”

The words at first sounded like they were sincere, but upon listening carefully, one would realize that the man called Leon Lo in front of her had no sincerity to apologize at all.

What did he mean by “will ask for your opinion”? If you know she was the one using the cup, why do you need to ask her opinion? Meaning, even if he knew the cup was used by her, he would still use it as long as he asked for her opinion?

“But since I already used the cup, boss, why don't you give me the cup?”

The woman was once again startled, and after a while, she pulled down the expression on her face, looked at Leon, and said indifferently, "No matter how you look at it, you look like a robber. And, with all due respect, Mr. Lo, has anyone ever said that you're actually quite shameless?"

As a boss, it was indeed rare to speak so rudely to a customer, but ... she had long since passed the age where she still had to stoop down her level for someone else.

Leon also smiled when she said that, instead looked at the woman in front of her with great interest, “Then has anyone ever said that you're too direct in your words, boss?”

“If you're trying to say I talk too harshly, I'm sorry, it just means you have bad luck. I might have been a little more careful if you'd met me a few years back.”

“How so?”

gazed at her with amusement while chatting

had to face a few years, I've squandered it all. So, for the next year or two, I only cared about the comfort of my own heart and I don't care about the rest. Especially when it comes to deliberately provocative customers like you, Mr. Lo.

the past few years, and it was easy for her to say this. But Leon was aware of, that in those years, how did this woman came to be, and when he

pity in his heart when looking

then looked down, avoiding his gaze, “Mr. Lo, if you like the recliner, I'll let someone go to give you one tomorrow, if you also liked the tea cups, I can also call someone to send you a new set of

would rise a bit at night, and submerged another small section

above the lake. This natural piece of pavement above the lake, was used by her to plant some rhododendron, roses, sunflower, turtle back leaves, and some unknown wildflowers, although they were small flowers, they were colorful.

when she had nothing to do. Just came to pick some dead leaves or remove some weeds.

on the side, and

a plain cotton, loose-fitting dress, covering from the head to the feet, and then put on a loose knitted thin jacket. She squatted there to loosen the soil, the sky was getting dark, the lighting flickered, but Leon's heart beat quickly ... When he saw that

“Hey! Boss!”

an incoming voice and turned back,

my name is Leon Lo, you still haven't told me,

slightly startled ... is how long has it

am just a boss, and you can call me a that.” My name? Name... she also does not know, what is her name, her laughed at herself

then, his dark eyes, relit up, “Okay, boss, I'll address you as

clapped her hands, not taking Leon's words,

she had been living for the past year or two, she had

with boredom, and a peaceful day often came

observe any further, he turned around and returned

at the

her figure, disappearing into the courtyard. A hand rose up, slowly touching