Chapter 9 Nine

"You should go to the car." I nodded, and when I was about to take out my wallet, she said again: "You're the first guest to hear my story about Irish coffee, so I insist on the treat." "Your perseverance is really great.Or let me pay. 』 "I don't want to..." She stuck out her tongue, and continued: "Next time you come, I'll tell you the story of the bartender and the stewardess." "OK.See you next week. 』 "Hey!" I just walked under the phoenix tree at the entrance of the alley, but I heard her voice catch up to my ears from behind.

"What's wrong?You regret it and want to collect money, right? 』 "No. You forgot your briefcase." "Oh.Thank you. 』 "Fortunately, I also said that you are a careful and cautious person. I didn't expect you to be so careless." "If I hadn't been careless, I wouldn't have known you. 』 "Why?" "For details, please see the next chapter. 』 "Hehe...don't imitate me. Tell me quickly." The light from the street lamps at the entrance of the alley spilled down from the gaps between the leaves of the phoenix trees.

Maybe it was the reflective effect of the leaves, I finally saw the green in her pupils. "The first time I came here was because I missed the last flight, and the reason I missed was that I forgot to bring the research report. 』 "It's that simple?" "Simple?Do you have any idea how much carelessness it took me to create this horrific mistake? 』 I imitated her tone again, which made her figure under the tree and the shadow of the tree sway at the same time. "It's cold outside, go back quickly. 』 "Okay." She was silent for a while, and then asked again: "Then you won't be tired after taking the night train like this?"

"Won't.Anyway, there is no major event that needs to be rushed back immediately.and……" "And what?" "And I like it. 』 "What do you like? Irish coffee? "Yeats"? Or..." "What else? 』 She smiled and didn't answer. Well, I don't know the answer anyway. I looked up at the moon hiding among the leaves, and unconsciously praised: "This phoenix tree grows beautifully. 』 "Phoenix tree? This is a bodhi tree!" "Is it the bodhi tree?" 』 "Can't you even tell the difference between a phoenix and a bodhi?"

"There is no bodhi tree, but the phoenix spreads its wings and beats."It's not a tree in the first place, so why bother to wonder.Amitabha... This is profound Zen, you don't understand. 』 "I hear you talking nonsense. Go get in the car!" "Ok.I'll come back next week. 』 "Yeah. I'll wait for you." A few days after returning to Tainan, I accidentally fell ill. It was okay at first, just dizzy and sore throat. Later, I developed a high fever, so I asked for leave and recuperated at home. Thursday came, and I didn't go to Taipei for a meeting, but just slept in a sleepy day at home.

When I went to "Yeats" again, it was already two weeks later. Who knew that when I went to the door of the store, I saw a "CLOSE" sign. This surprise was really no small matter, and I stayed for about ten minutes. I had to walk back and forth between "Yeats" and the Phoenix tree, oh, no, the Bodhi tree. After wandering for about half an hour, I suddenly saw a figure shaking off the darkness in the distance and walking slowly. "Why are you here now? 』 "You only waited for less than an hour, but I have been waiting for you for two weeks." She seemed a little angry, so I had no choice but to follow her into the alley without saying a word.

She took out the key and opened the door, turned on the lights, walked into the bar, and turned to wash the glasses. The faucet cried out, and the cups and plates collided crisply, but she just didn't make a sound. "I...I had a high fever last week, so I didn't come to Taipei. 』 "Really?" She turned her head with a look of surprise and concern. "Ok. 』 "So are you feeling better?" "I'm cured. 』 She dried her hands, sat at the bar, and touched my forehead lightly with her fingers. "Why didn't you speak just now?"And why don't you open the shop today? 』

"Angry. Does the law say that a person who owns a café cannot be angry?" "Why are you angry? 』 "Do you know how long I waited for you last week?" "Of course I don't know. 』 "I'll wait until dawn." "what?Sorry, I didn't mean to. 』 "Okay. I forgive you." "Would you like some tea or coffee?" "coffee. 』 "What kind of coffee would you like?" "Irish coffee. 』 "Need more tears?" "what?what? 』 "Do you know how long it took from when the bartender invented Irish coffee to when the girl ordered Irish coffee?"

"how long? 』 "A whole year." "what?so long? 』 "When he made Irish coffee for her for the first time, he shed tears because of excitement. In order not to be seen by her, he wiped the tears away with his fingers, and then secretly drew a circle on the mouth of the Irish coffee cup with tears. So the first time A sip of Irish coffee, with the flavor fermented after being suppressed for a long time. And she became the first guest to order Irish coffee.” "No one has ordered Irish coffee for a year? 』 "That's right. Because only she can order it."

"Why? 』