Chapitre 6: The Delivery
Lin Xiaoxiao opened it and another worker walked in, holding something in her arms, "Manager Su told me to come give this to Xu Anyi."
Xu Anyi walked over and looked at the worker's clothes and the nametag the worker was holding, and she took it from her, "Thank you."
She threw the clothes and nametag on her bed as well and climbed up, turning around to face the wall as she began to sleep.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Xin Tong watched her and they exchanged a glance before returning to finish up their makeup.
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When Xu Anyi woke up again, it was dark outside already and she turned around to see Lan Yu standing below, looking up at her, "It's time to work."
Xu Anyi looked at the clock on the wall and saw that there were ten more minutes until 8 and Lin Xiaoxiao and Xin Tong were gone already.
She grabbed her clothes and name tag and entered the restroom, quickly changing into the worker's outfit, which also hang loosely over her body. She was quite tall, but she had always been skinny, and after spending five years in prison, she barely had any extra fat on her body now.
When she stepped out of the restroom, she saw Lan Yu at the door, and she seemed to be waiting for her. Xu Anyi quickly clipped her name tag on and followed Lan Yu out of the room.
The two of them walked into Yihua together, neither of them saying anything. When they entered the front lobby, Xu Anyi asked, "Do you also work in the back?"
Lan Yu nodded.
The two of them walked through the lobby and entered the kitchen, where they ran into Su Yan. She had changed into a professional yet unnecessarily short black dress and her makeup and hair were also done quite heavily.
"Good, I was looking for you. Follow Lan Yu to the back, you will wash dishes in the back with her." Then, she quickly walked away, holding a folder in her hands.
The two of them entered the kitchen in the back and Xu Anyi began washing dishes, something she never did growing up but had grown accustomed to in the past five years.
She washed next to Lan Yu, and after an hour of working in silence, Lan Yu finally spoke, "Do you also come from the countryside?"
Xu Anyi looked over at her and shook her head.
There was another moment of silence.
"How old are you?"
"26."
Lan Yu froze for a moment as she seemed quite surprised by Xu Anyi's answer, but she quickly began working again, "I'm 21."
Xu Anyi looked at her, "Why are you working here at such a young age?"
"I need money," Lan Yu replied with a straight expression.
Xu Anyi didn't expect her to be so straightforward, but after a moment, she smiled, "Me too."
Lan Yu looked over at her and a small grin appeared on her face as well, "You know the Front makes much more, right?"
"I don't like the Front." To be more exact, she didn't like the people she would meet in the Front. . . although she used to be one of them.
Lan Yu nodded, "Me too."
The two of them continued to wash plates and Xu Anyi almost thought for a second that she was back in prison, where she used to wash the plates in the kitchen as well to avoid the other inmates.
Several hours passed quickly and it was almost midnight already when another worker came in and told them that they could take a short break.
Xu Anyi stepped out of the kitchen and into the hallway, leaning back against the wall as she stared up at the chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
Was this how she would live the rest of her life? If this were her five years ago, she would certainly-
Her thoughts were suddenly disrupted as a worker dressed in a tight sparkly red dress turned the corner, carrying a tray with two bottles of wine on it.
When she saw Xu Anyi, a hint of relief flashed past her face as she quickly ran over in her three-inch heels, shoving the tray into Xu Anyi's arms, "Can you help me deliver this to room 703?"
Xu Anyi's eyes widened in surprise as the tray wobbled in her arms, "I-"
She was about to reject the worker as her break was almost over and room 703 was a VIP room since it was on the seventh floor, the highest level floor with bar rooms. Floors 8 to 27 were all hotel rooms.
She did not want to risk meeting any familiar people. . .
However, before she could finish her sentence the worker quickly ran off again, seemingly in a hurry, "Thank you!"
Xu Anyi watched her disappear and looked down at the tray in her arms. It was only once. . . She wouldn't be so unlucky, right?
Xu Anyi looked at the clock behind her and realized she had three more minutes of break, and there was no one around for her to give the tray to. If she just left it here, she would probably end up in trouble.
With a helpless sigh, she entered the elevator and rode up to the seventh floor. Once she stepped out, the hallways even looked different as the white marble ground seemed to sparkle and the golden chandeliers cast a glow onto the walls.
She stayed in the elevator for several seconds until the elevator doors almost shut again before she finally stepped out into the empty hallway.
Room 703. . .
She found the room near the end of the hallway and after knocking several times without any answer, she stepped into the dark room.
The room was enormous with a large leather couch filled with people sitting on it. In front of them, a large glass table was piled with different food and glasses of wine. A golden light shone from the walls, illuminating the room as loud music blasted from the television across the couch.
A few people were standing up, singing or dancing, the girls dressed in short, expensive dresses and the men also wearing expensive designer clothing.
When Xu Anyi walked in, no one paid any attention to her, and she kept her head down the entire time as she set the two bottles of wine onto the edge of the table and turned around to leave.
"Pour me a glass," she suddenly heard and she looked up very slightly to see a man about her age holding out his glass without even looking at her.
She pressed her lips together and set down her tray, opening a bottle of the red wine and carefully pouring it into the glass until it was half full.
Then, she set the bottle down and without waiting another second, turned around to leave the room.
However, just as she was about to reach the door, she suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice call loudly, "Wait!"
The room quieted down as Xu Anyi froze.
"Yes you, turn around."
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