Accompanied by the sound from the playback device, “The Great Hollow” officially began broadcasting.
Mari leaned against the sofa, one hand resting on the armrest, watching this videotape with great interest.
As a sci-fi thriller, “The Great Hollow” was undoubtedly very famous.
Although Mari hadn’t watched it, just hearing the name gave her the urge to check it out.
“This isn’t even a horror movie, Store Manager Miss, why do you keep leaning toward my side?” “You’re the store manager of the video store after all, could it be…
that Miss Store Manager is actually afraid of thrillers too?” Akari wore a half-smile, her expression remaining subtle throughout, and glanced at Ling, who kept leaning toward the pillow by her side.
“I do not!
Don’t talk nonsense, I’m just…” “It’s just a little cold, right!
I’m just a little cold, and wanted to lean against the edge of the sofa to warm up.” Seeming to have a guilty conscience, Ling deliberately emphasized her tone.
She covered her eyes and looked at the screen, and whenever she heard thrilling sound effects, she would timidly and quietly close her eyes.
It wasn’t until the sound effects ended that she stealthily opened her eyes, as if nothing had happened.
In contrast, the two women were both watching the screen with great interest, and Akari was even holding a bag of potato chips, eating them with relish.
“As a thriller, this videotape is quite good, except that the plot is really too long, taking about a week or so to finish watching.
It seems the store manager still knows quite a bit about the videotapes she sells.” After finishing, Akari shared the potato chips with Mari beside her.
Mari was playing on her phone, glancing at the screen from time to time, and occasionally replying to a message or two, clearly appearing somewhat absent-minded.
After finishing the first segment of the plot, over an hour had already passed.
At this point, the two of them had been hanging out from morning until near dusk, which also marked the impending end of today’s commission.
Generally speaking, an employer’s commission lasted for a day, from accepting the commission in the morning to sunset in the evening, which was considered the end of the commission.
Akari looked at Mari beside her, and suddenly on a whim, reached out to pinch her ear.
Must say, it felt quite soft.
“What are you doing?” After her ear was pinched, Mari clearly didn’t react for a moment, and upon seeing the other’s action, Mari stared reproachfully at Akari.
Although somewhat unhappy, Miri didn’t get angry because of it.
On the contrary, Mari increasingly felt that staying with the young woman in front of her gave her a sense of reassurance.
“Miss Mari , it’s time for us to go have dinner.” Akari put away the videotape, packed it into an exquisite packaging box, and stood up intending to leave the place.
“Store Manager, I am truly sorry for disturbing you all afternoon.
May I ask what your name is?
If possible, I’d like to come rent videotapes again in the future.” With that, Akari looked at Ling with expectant eyes.
“Ahem, I am the store manager of this video store, my name is Ling~” Ling stood up, held her right hand up to her eyes making a V-sign, and spoke to Akari with a smile.
Hearing this, Akari’s expression became thoughtful.
“So Store Manager’s name is Ling?
That’s a really nice name, then I’ll call you Manager Ling from now on.
Manager Ling, see you next time.” Akari covered her mouth, suppressing her smile.
Must say, the feeling of teasing little Ling was really quite nice.
“Right, this customer, what is your name?” Ling wore a haughty expression, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied that Akari had asked for her name without telling her own in return.
A name was the kind of thing where courtesy demanded reciprocity; she had already told the other her name, so shouldn’t this customer also tell her own name to her?
“Me?
My name is Akari, Xi of Akari, He of Akari.” As if afraid Ling wouldn’t hear clearly, Akari deliberately pinched Ling’s hand and traced her name on it with her fingers.
But this scene appeared rather strange in Ling’s eyes.
“Alright, I know, I know…” Ling nodded with a guilty conscience, and after watching the two leave, she hung up the closed sign as if running away and locked the door directly.
Hearing the sound of conversation, Wise, who had been catching up on sleep upstairs, was slowly walking down the stairs right now.
Wise’s voice was warm and gentle, making anyone who heard it unconsciously develop a favorable impression.
Coupled with his handsome appearance, he could inadvertently leave a good impression on people.
“Big brother, how come you only woke up now?” Ling glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already 5:30, and in another half hour the sun would set.
“However, two strange customers really did come just now.
Those two ladies gave me a strange feeling, as if they were very familiar with me…
but I don’t remember knowing them…” Ling crossed her arms, standing in place and thinking thoughtfully, but still couldn’t remember where she had seen Akari.
“Ling, could it be an old regular customer who hasn’t visited in a long time, and you couldn’t remember for a moment, so you forgot her?” Wise smiled, stepped forward, and patted his sister’s hair.
“How annoying, big brother, I really haven’t seen those two ladies before.” “However, those two ladies are so pretty, their looks are super high, especially the slightly older lady, who looks like a next-door big sister…” Speaking of this, Ling finally formed a deep impression of the two.
Pretty, gorgeous, and very interesting to talk to.
And…
both of them tried to tease her!
“Alright, alright, alright, little sister, let’s go have dinner.
To compensate you, you pick whatever you want to eat today…” Wise’s smile remained gentle.
Standing there, he always gave people a reassuring and reliable feeling.
Her brother, ever since they began relying on each other for survival, had always felt extremely reliable to her.
If it weren’t for her brother, living alone must have been very lonely.
Ling let her thoughts wander, until Wise’s urging voice came over, pulling her thoughts briefly out of fantasy and back to reality.
“I want to go to Lumina Square to eat delicious food, big brother~” Hearing his sister act spoiled, Wise’s smile turned slightly troubled, but he still nodded and agreed to his sister’s request.
Sure enough, he still couldn’t refuse his sister’s spoiled act.
“Let’s go, since Ling wants to go eat, then let’s set off.” Before long, the two drove toward Lumina Square.
On the other hand, Akari sat opposite Mari , the two having dinner at the same restaurant.
“Miss Mari, your commission is about to end.
Regarding my performance on today’s commission, what evaluation can you give?” Akari asked Mari with a smile.
“Not bad, and quite considerate of my feelings, except that the places you took me to were a bit petty, but the food and drinks tasted pretty good…” Mari stared at the young woman opposite her, speaking absent-mindedly.
“I can pay extra.
Can you accompany me for a walk?
Just drive to the other side of the Hollow, I want to go there to see the scenery.” Hearing Mari request, Akari was in a bit of a dilemma for a moment.
She touched her hair, thought about it carefully, and didn’t know how to answer.
Rationally speaking, the commission should have ended after dinner at this time, but the other party wanted to extend the time, leaving her truly unsure whether to agree or refuse.