Sixteen Degrees Part 3

The lights of the planes flying overhead flashed, and the flights came and went.

In the industrial-looking repair shop, many of the work areas were dimmed. Several cars were neatly parked in the parking area. The sound of the car lock engaging came from behind them. The headlights of the car were still on, illuminating them as they walked the road to the repair shop.

Wei Congying saw the schoolbag on Shi Yun’s shoulders, and reached out to help her take it off: “Why didn’t you leave it in the car?”

Shi Yun’s shoulders relaxed, and she took his arm: “I forgot.”

They walked past a row of roll-up doors. He swiped open a small side door with a magnetic card, pushed open the glass door, and let Shi Yun go in first. Only one work area was lit, and the sound of metal being pounded on echoed through the empty garage.

Wei Congying reminded Shi Yun to pay attention to the electrical wiring under her feet, and led her to where Cheng Ge was.

Seeing that he was still busy with the car, it could be guessed that Cheng Ge had been here from when he first left till now: “Did you not take a break?”

Cheng Ge heard Wei Congying’s voice and took out his earbuds: “It just so happened that my girlfriend is busy tonight. As I don’t need to accompany her, I thought to hurry and finish the job.”

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She was still in the garage.

Today was a Sunday, and there wasn’t anyone coming in to work at the repair shop.

There was a shopping bag on the coffee table. Shi Yun remembered that she had been sitting in the armchair, but when she woke up, she was lying on the couch by it, covered with a thin blanket, and her schoolbag at her feet. She stretched, kicked her schoolbag, and with that, it fell off the sofa.

She didn’t feel like moving an inch from her current spot. The ceiling of the repair shop was very high, and several portholes were built into the wall near the ceiling. The fine dust danced in the light, the golden sunlight making it so that there was nowhere to hide.

But the phone was still ringing.

Shi Yun had no choice but to get up from the sofa, only to find that the phone on the coffee table was not hers, nor was it Wei Congying’s.

It looked a bit old, with lots of scratches, and even the screen was shattered.

Shi Yun picked up the phone and looked around. Turning around, she saw Cheng Ge coming out of the bathroom. He pointed to the phone in Shi Yun’s hand. Upon realizing that it was his, she handed the phone over.

The phone looked a bit broken, but the loudspeaker function was very good. As soon as the call was connected, Shi Yun could hear the girl’s aggressive voice on the other end of the phone.

She pretended to be deaf, sat back on the sofa again, and slowly woke up.

Seeing the shopping bag on the coffee table, she reached out and brought the bag over, inside were toiletries.

There was a washcloth and toothbrush inside.

Cheng Ge took the phone and walked out. As soon as his hand touched the doorknob, the door was opened from the outside.

Wei Congying had just come back from smoking a cigarette. His gaze passed Cheng Ge and he looked inside, to see that Shi Yun had woken up, and was sitting on the sofa in a daze.

He stacked the lighter and cigarettes on top of each other and held them in his hands, walked to the sofa, and rubbed her head: “You’re awake? Go wash up, I’ll take you out for breakfast.”

Shi Yun raised her hand to take hold of his wrist, removed his hand from her head, and looked at the time displayed on her watch: “It’s past nine?”

Shi Yun picked up the shopping bag and stood up from the sofa: “Where is the restroom?”

Wei Congying pointed her in the right direction and then bent down to help Shi Yun pick up the schoolbag that fell on the ground. He didn’t notice that a small item fell out of Shi Yun’s schoolbag.

After patting off the dust on the schoolbag, he put it on the sofa.

When Shi Yun came out after freshening up, the sun outside was already very strong. Wei Congying picked up the schoolbag that was at odds with his appearance and got up from the sofa. On her way out, Shi Yun looked around the empty place, she had forgotten that today was a rest day.

”Is the repair shop open so late?”

Wei Congying took her hand. Listening to her words, he smiled: “The capitalists will weep if they hear your words. Our car factory is open five days and closed two days, all overtime is voluntary, and the double overtime pay is completely in line with Labor Laws.”

Shi Yun wasn’t paying attention at first, but she noticed that the subject of his words was “our repair shop”, and reckoned that he probably spent a large amount of money to enter the partnership: “Then the boss also worked overtime yesterday?”

Wei Congying turned his head to look at her: “The proprietress was also eating and living here.”

Knowing that it was just teasing, Shi Yun knew clearly but pretended to be confused: “Are you talking about Cheng Ge?”

Just as she finished speaking, he took her hand and squeezed her palm forcefully: “Are you looking for a spanking?”

They walked out from the side door of the auto shop, and Cheng Ge was standing not far away, talking on the phone, facing the wall, and picking off the peeling drywall.

His voice was a bit loud, it may be that they were arguing.

Before leaving, Shi Yun took a second look. Although it was only nine o’clock, the car was already hot, Shi Yun put her schoolbag by her feet and put on her seat belt: “It feels like Cheng Ge and his girlfriend is always arguing. “

Wei Congying had just started the car. Hearing Shi Yun’s words, he subconsciously raised his head and glanced in Cheng Ge’s direction through the front windshield. “His girlfriend’s parents don’t approve of him as he’s not from around here, so he wants to make more money so his girlfriend’s parents can accept him. But, his girlfriend is young and very clingy in their relationship, and she’s the kind of person who will call to check in when there’s no reply within a quarter of an hour.”

It sounded a bit too clingy to be checking for a reply every quarter hour.

Wei Congying drove the car out of the auto shop, turned on the turn signal, and waited for the cars with the right of way to pass before looking for an opportunity to merge into the traffic flow. He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and called out to Shi Yun.

”Hm?”

Wei Congying: “I’ve realized that you really don’t cling to me at all. Other people’s girlfriends will make a call to check in if they don’t get a reply within a quarter of an hour. But when I don’t reply for a long time, you have no reaction.”

Indeed, just like when they were both busy a few days ago, the two of them wouldn’t exchange more than a few words a day.

Translator Corner:

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