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"that's all."

Published: 2025-08-21 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2025/08/21, Ding Xin! The bell rang on the door, and a man in a stiff suit, aged about 30, entered the small coffee shop with a strong smell of coffee. Good afternoon! Welcome! The young landlady greeted her kindly. The man nodded politely and sat down in front of the bar. He opened his mouth and said to the boss: please give me a mocha.

Ding Xin!

The bell rang on the door, and a man of about thirty, dressed in a stiff suit, entered the house with a strong smell of coffee.

Little coffee shop.

Good afternoon! Welcome! The young landlady greeted her kindly.

The man nodded politely and sat down in front of the bar. Open his mouth and say to the boss: please give me a drink

Thank you, Mocha.

Yes, just a moment, please. Said the landlady with a smile.

Then he began to grind the coffee beans skillfully and brew the coffee.

The man has been watching the landlady making coffee with a smile, and seems to like the scene very much. After a while, the landlady brought a cup of mellow coffee to the man.

Please enjoy your meal! Thank you. The man took the cup to his mouth and took a shallow taste.

Is this your first time here? Asked the landlady.

Yes! The man answered.

What do you think of our store?

Very nice! The atmosphere is good!

I like it very much myself, so although the business is not good, my husband and I are reluctant to turn it off.

Mm-hmm. the man seemed to agree, nodded and took another sip of coffee.

The two were silent for a while, leaving only melodious jazz music in the empty shop. Then the man suddenly opened his mouth, breaking the brief serenity.

Uh... excuse me, can I ask you a question?

What's the problem? Asked the landlady curiously.

Um... this... how should I put this? The man grabbed his head and looked at a loss.

Can you listen to me tell a story first? The landlady nodded and motioned to the man to go on.

I used to have a very good girlfriend who has come to the point of talking about marriage. The relationship between me and her has developed quite ordinarily, and it is not a vigorous love after great winds and waves. But I think from the first time I saw her, it was as if there was a magic, a voice, pushing me, telling me that it was her! She is the girl I have been looking forward to.

What makes me more happy is that she also responded to my show of love and accepted me. The success of all this makes me revel in the joy of happiness, but.

It's just! Did something happen? The landlady interrupted the man.

Mm-hmm. the man's face darkened, paused a little, and then went on talking. It's just that I forget that behind Xingfu, there are often the scariest demons.

One night a month before we got engaged, she... she was raped by a gangster.

Aah! The landlady let out a cry of surprise.

It's my fault! If only I had insisted on sending her back that day! The man hammered the table so hard that the caffeine in the cup shook violently and spilled.

Is that what you want me to ask? Said the landlady, wiping the spilled coffee.

No, no! No! My feelings for her will not be shaken by this. I decided to remain engaged as scheduled, but on the day of our engagement, her. the tone of the man who hanged himself was very calm, but his expression showed how sad and shocked he was at that time.

kill oneself! So what happened to her? The landlady opened her eyes wide and looked at the man nervously.

Fortunately, we found it early and were still breathing when we got to the hospital, but the brain was in a coma because of lack of oxygen for a long time, and there was even a danger of becoming a vegetable. Did she wake up later?

Yes, she's awake! But... but when I learned that she was awake and was happy to go to see her, I was stopped by her parents.

Why? Why won't her parents let you see her?

When her parents knelt on the ground and begged me, I knew that she had lost her memory and lost her memory after she met me. The doctor said it was selective amnesia. When people suffered a great blow, they would avoid hiding some memories. Her parents begged me not to appear in front of him for the time being, and they thought

It would be better for her to forget everything before, afraid that if I went to see her, it might remind her that she might fall back into a coma and even commit suicide.

Her parents are right to say so, but it's only temporary! When he is emotionally and physically stable, you can see her again! The landlady said so after hearing the man's words.

The man smiled at the landlady and said, "do you know how long they are temporarily referring to?" It's ten years! That is, during these ten years, I had to put up with such a life without her, and even if I met occasionally on the road, I had to pass her like a stranger. You know how hard it is to live like this, and how painful it is to want to love but not to love!

The man roared in an almost roaring voice. Although it will be very painful, but you still chose this road! The landlady looked at the man with pity.

The landlady's eyes calmed the man down, nodded and said: mm-hmm! And it will be ten years today!

Ohh! Really!? That's congratulations. You've been working hard for ten years, and now you can finally go and see her! Said the landlady happily.

That's right! But the more this day comes, the more scared I am. For ten years, my mind has not changed, but what about her? What if I tell her about the past and she still can't remember me? Or does she already have a boyfriend or even get married?

That's what I want to teach you! The man seemed to look nervously at the young shopkeeper in front of him, quietly waiting for her reply.

Mm-hmm. the landlady held her head in her hands, her face solemnly thinking about the man's question.

I think since you love that girl so much, it doesn't matter whether she remembers you or not. at best, it's just a fresh start. It's nice to pursue her again and fall in love again. And it doesn't matter if you have a boyfriend! Just snatch her from him!

Said the landlady with a smile. But! She suddenly made her expression serious.

But if she is married, then give up! We are married people! I hate it most when someone destroys other people's families!

Really?! The man said coldly with his head down.

That's right! So you mustn't be a person who destroys other people's families!

The bell rang again on the door, and several college students who had just finished class came in. The landlady walked out of the bar and was busy greeting the new guests.

That's right! The landlady seemed to think of something and turned to look at the man.

Why would you want to ask me this? You and I just met for the first time! She asked curiously.

Um. Why? probably because that girl once said that she would open a coffee shop like this with me when she got married.

Oh! That's what it looks like! Said the landlady.

Yeah! That's all! That's all! That's all! It's just. Men keep repeating the same sentence as if they were telling themselves something.

Jazz stopped, leaving only the sound of college students talking and laughing in the whole room.

The man looked down at the wedding ring on the landlady's hand, and a warm tear slipped into the cup of coffee that had already cooled.

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