Beloved Old Lover

When night fell, as usual, exactly at seven o’clock, Emily was at the pub. Today, she took a taxi because Kurt had boarded a plane since morning.

After changing into her uniform, she quickly started working. A day out with Brian made her feel very comfortable but her legs were a bit tired.

“Hello, deputy manager.” She bowed her head when she saw the deputy manager passing by.

“Hello, ah, Emily, VIP room number three has just been booked by a customer. Go in there and turn on the air conditioning first. Check if the table or sofa is skewed and fix it. I heard there are a lot of people in their group, about a dozen people.”

“Yes.”

Fast as a squirrel, Emily ran to VIP room number three and pressed the remote, turning on the air conditioner. Then she adjusted the sofas neatly, checked whether the bathroom was clean or not, and then turned on the karaoke system but kept it on silent mode.

“Alright. There are so many people coming, they will probably order a lot of food and wine.” She whispered while closing the door.

When she returned to the main lobby, she saw a crowd of customers. She has to admit that young people are willing to spend a lot on drinking alcohol.

Perhaps no one will know how happy she is when she sees that her company’s wine brand is still favored by pubs on their drink list.

Although it is a wine line for middle-income customers, some rich customers like to enjoy and praise its deliciousness.

“Emily, three grilled dried squid, a fruit platter, and a bottle of Chateau Palmer Margaux Grand Cru Classe 1855 for table eight.” The young waitress grabbed Emily’s hand and said quickly before running to greet the group of customers who had just entered.

“Okay.”

In an instant, Emily was in the kitchen. In this pub, her favorite part is the kitchen area. When she came here, she could smell the grilled squid and watch everyone’s harmonious coordination.

And most importantly, she wants to find a cozy feeling in the kitchen, a feeling that perhaps until later, she may not be able to feel in the place where she lives.

After notifying the kitchen staff, she went to the counter, took a bottle of wine, ice, and a few glasses, brought them to table eight, opened the bottle of wine, poured it for the customer, and then returned to the kitchen.

“Ten grilled squid, five plates of fruit but ask to bring them into the room before cutting, five plates of seafood noodles, six plates of grilled shrimp, three plates of fried chicken with fish sauce, and two large plates of spring rolls.” A waitress rushed in, handed out a note, and read it.

“The customer of room number three?” Emily asked.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

“That’s right, help me carry them into that room later. I’ll go get the wine now. They want to drink Chateau Angelus Premier Grand Cru Classe A – Saint Emilion 1995. I would like to inform you that they are all beautiful boys and beautiful girls. Be careful or your nose will bleed. Oh, bring in the fruit first, so they can have something to put in their mouth first.”

She excitedly patted Emily’s shoulder and then ran away. If Emily remembered correctly, that bottle of wine cost nearly two thousand dollars, not cheap.

If the customer group is about a dozen people, at least they will drink about five or six bottles. The cost of wine alone is a huge amount.

“Here, three squids, a plate of fruit.”

The food tray was brought out by the kitchen staff and Emily quickly took it and quickly walked towards the main hall.

Although too many customers will make the waiters very tired, Emily is happy because only when the pub operates well can she and everyone else have stable jobs.

By the time Emily returned to the kitchen, the fruit tray and grilled squid were ready. She and another waiter together carried them into VIP room number three.

The moment the door opened, they heard jubilant music, and in front of the screen were several handsome guys dancing and singing.

Both girls bowed their heads to greet even though they didn’t know if any customers saw this gesture or not.

“You go over there, I’ll go over here.” The waitress said and quickly walked to the left, placed the tray of grilled squid on the space of the table, and started wearing gloves and tearing the squid.

Emily was a little slower because when she was about to walk away, Kevin’s cold face entered her sight.

He sat between two girls and she could only recognize the girl on his right as Sara, the receptionist, but she didn’t know the one on the left.

Her whole body suddenly felt cold and her legs suddenly became weak, almost unable to stand. She bowed her head, walked quickly to the right corner, put down the fruit tray, and picked up the knife, focusing on peeling the apples first.

Although she tried to reassure herself that Kevin was like many other customers and that according to Kurt’s words, he had no right to arrest her unless she voluntarily agreed, her arms and legs kept shaking.

Sitting a distance away from her, Kevin’s eyes still passed through the flashing lights, and looked straight at the girl bowing her head in the corner.

It turns out she works here. What was she thinking, giving up the prestigious position he gave her to come here to work as a waitress?

Lisa saw Kevin keep staring at the girl peeling fruit, so she couldn’t help but be curious and followed his eyes. She wondered if he liked this waitress. Did he just meet her and immediately like her?

After peeling the first apple, Emily picked up the second apple and continued. She kept focusing on one place, not raising her head, so she didn’t know that two guys were holding each other’s shoulders and dancing, but lost their momentum and were falling towards her.

“Be careful.” Kevin shouted.

“Ah…”

The music was so loud that only a few people sitting next to Kevin heard his screams, and Emily could only scream in panic when suddenly two tall guys rushed towards her.

The knife in her hand fell and stabbed straight into the instep, causing her so much pain that her face turned pale.

“Oh, oh my god, you… you…” A guy stammered when he saw blood flowing non-stop from the girl’s feet.

Both scared and in pain, Emily was dizzy and could no longer see her surroundings. Just as she was about to fall, a strong arm held her.

Under the constantly flashing lights, she realized it was Kevin. Would he think that she was intentionally trying to get his attention? She didn’t want to turn into a pathetic, weak look in front of him.

“I’m okay.” She used her weak arms to push him away.

“Sit still.”

Kevin’s scream entered the microphone of a guy standing nearby, making everyone startled.

The girls who were called to sit and pair up with each guy immediately sat down and remained silent, while the guys also froze.

A guy who could still move quickly took the remote to turn off the music and turn the lights back to normal mode, no longer blinking.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the president pull out a handkerchief, hastily take off the girl’s shoes, and bandage her wound.

The moment he picked her up, some sharp-eyed people recognized her as the fiancee of Daniel, Kevin’s missing sister-in-law.

Her fiance and her father passed away on the same day, and the Wine company fell into the hands of Brian and Kent. That’s something everyone here knows, but no one thought she would come to the north side of the city and work in a pub.

“Everyone, please continue to have fun. Please allow me to pay for today’s expenses alone. Another day, I invite everyone to go to the south side of the city, I will welcome you more thoughtfully. Sorry.” Kevin turned his head, looking at everyone with eyes begging for sympathy.

“Okay, quickly take her to the hospital.”

“Drive carefully, the hospital is nearby. When you arrive at the intersection, turn left.”

Because they recognized Emily, all the businessmen sympathized with Kevin’s actions of leaving his friend in the middle of the street. After all, the two of them were once about to become one family.

In a few short minutes, they could see that Kevin was very worried about Emily, so everyone wondered why he didn’t help her keep the Wine company but let her go here.

Or if there are considerations in business investment, he should at least let her work at Unicons Group.

Kevin bowed his head to say goodbye and strode out. Emily was so hurt and scared that she quickly fainted on his arm.

The waitress in charge of tearing the squid quickly ran away and called a janitor to clean up the blood in the room.

“Let’s continue. Miss Sara, Miss Lisa and I will represent the boss and have fun with you guys.” Venn spoke up.

Lisa tried to smile and invited everyone to continue choosing the song. This was the first time she saw Kevin’s dream lover in real life and also the first time she saw him lose his composure and worry because of such a girl.

“What’s wrong with her?” The deputy manager ran after Kevin in panic and asked when he saw Kurt’s beloved employee unconscious in his arms.

“A knife fell on her foot, now I’m taking her to the hospital. Please open the car door for me.”

The deputy manager nodded vigorously, followed Kevin out, put her hands in his pockets, rummaged around, and then opened the car door so he could put Emily in.

She also didn’t forget to ask him if he needed another person to help, but he said he could manage on his own and then drove towards a nearby hospital.

“Oh my god, did I just put my hand in the Unicons president’s pants pocket? Oh my god, I can’t believe it. Admittedly, in real life, he is more handsome than in newspapers and TV.” The female deputy manager rubbed her hands and whispered.

The car sped along the road and turned into the hospital gate, straight to the emergency room.

As soon as he stopped the car, he picked up Emily and ran inside. He silently prayed that this was just a small injury, not serious.

At this time, Emily’s consciousness gradually recovered. She opened her eyes to look around and realized she had entered the hospital, next to her was Kevin, and the nurses and doctors were asking him about the cause of the wound on her foot.

“Okay, please wait outside, we will check and treat her wound.” The elderly doctor calmly spoke up.

Kevin nodded and did as requested, going outside, and looking back inside.

Through the transparent glass, he saw the doctor stop her bleeding and then the stretcher she was on was pushed away.

Turns out, he didn’t hate her as much as he thought. He was hurt when he saw her injured and even wished he could endure that accident for her.

“Daniel, please bless Emily.” He sat down on the bench, bowed his head, and whispered.