When they arrived at the restaurant, the son of General Manager Zhao arranged a large private room for them. At this moment, from afar, Joyno heard someone wailing out "Love Till I Die" at the top of their lungs.
By the time Joyno came back from the restroom, the singer had changed to a person with a very warm voice, strumming a folk guitar and singing Bob Dylan's "I Want You".
On the dining table, delicious juicy lamb skewers, meat tendons, chicken-on-the-bone skewers, honey-glazed roast chicken wings, crayfish, and soy sauce fried rice were already served, along with countless bottles of beer. After eating no less than ten skewers, a female waitress walked over and handed a song list to Joyno.
Joyno picked up the song list and saw that it was probably for the customers at the table to order songs.
Looking at the songs on it, most were folk and rock songs, and there were also a few original ones. Joyno wasn't interested in these songs at all. She nudged Luo Yize beside her and passed the song list to him.
"Okay, let them sing Guns N' Roses' 'Don't Cry'."
The waitress took the song list. Before long, a man with a very hoarse voice came. When the music started, Luo Yize began to hum softly along with it.
They were drinking beer and eating skewers, and the atmosphere was lively. But when the voice of "Don't Cry" drifted into their ears, everyone stopped their previous happy chatter.
This was an extremely sad song. Joyno wasn't unfamiliar with it. Lately, she couldn't bear to listen to any sad songs. As soon as she heard a sad song, she couldn't help but start crying.
She recalled the period of the infectious disease epidemic. She had developed feelings for her fellow volunteers. When she saw her companions around her unfortunately get infected, Joyno felt extremely heart - broken.
Moreover, when she learned that her companions were leaving one by one, and the number of deaths from the infectious disease was increasing every day because of their departures, Joyno was heart - rendingly sad.
In addition, at that time, because she was deceived by Ah Hai, Joyno felt as if her heart had died when she thought about it.
Seeing Joyno crying, Luo Yize nudged her and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"You're so annoying!" Joyno retorted while wiping her tears.
"What did I do that's annoying? Tell me..."
Joyno didn't answer his question. She stood up and rushed straight to the restroom.
Facing the sink, she silently chose to cry. This song suddenly brought back her sad past, which no one had expected.
Over there, Luo Yize probably figured out why Joyno was crying. He rushed straight to the stage, stopped the resident singer, and asked for a cheerful and relaxing song to be played.
"But I only know how to sing sad pop songs."
"Do you know Metallica's songs?"
"Yes."
Saying that, the resident singer immediately switched to "Until It Sleeps", which was much more relaxing compared to "Don't Cry". Luo Yize left with relief. Then he came to Joyno, took out a tissue, and comforted her.
"I've already asked them to change the song."
Joyno took the tissue from Luo Yize's hand and wiped her tears.
Judging from this, Luo Yize probably had seen through Joyno's current mood. She had just gone through a storm and hadn't had time to recover.
Luo Yize hugged her tightly in his arms. "I didn't mean to order this song just now. It's because we've been through so many hardships. I believed that after you listened to it, you would forget your sadness. But who would have known that it would bring back the unforgettable sad memories in your mind."
He patted Joyno's back and said, "Cry. After the storm, we'll be able to face the rainbow together."
Joyno cried loudly. This cry seemed to release all her sad things.
Yes, after the storm, there will surely be a rainbow.
After filling up on skewers, sitting in front of the computer desk at home, Joyno started typing on the keyboard. It seemed that the next script had already taken shape in her mind.
On the computer screen, a prominent title appeared:
"If This Is a Dream"
In Joyno's view, if this were a dream, when the dream woke up, He Jing should forget the past doomed relationship between her and Luo Yize.
But He Jing simply couldn't forget. And Ah Hai was just a tool in her heart, while Ah Hai himself was completely unaware. Maybe it was only when he got to prison that Ah Hai suddenly realized, but it was too late to turn back.
Speaking of Ah Hai, Joyno didn't pay much attention to what had happened to him. After all, she had nothing to do with the newspaper office anymore. Her grudges with Ah Hai had also been successfully resolved when Ah Hai was arrested on the day of the kidnapping. Everything had to be handed over to the law. She had no right to handle this matter.
"If this is a dream..." Joyno murmured and kept scribbling on the paper.
She really wanted to turn this story into a theater - released movie. At the same time, this was also her first time writing a realistic love story. To be honest, Joyno was relatively less good at controlling movie scripts compared to online dramas. Anyway, as a screenwriter, Joyno had to be able to write all kinds of subjects and styles, whether it was short skits, online big movies, or online dramas.
Joyno, who was used to staying at home alone, didn't go out for several consecutive days until she finished writing the outline of the movie.
At noon that day, Joyno received a strange call.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Is this Miss Qiao? I'm Officer Yu."
Hearing the words "Officer Yu", Joyno felt familiar.
Joyno knew that he was an old acquaintance. He knew Hou Lei and had helped her collect evidence against Ah Hai.
On the other end of the phone, Officer Yu said, "First of all, congratulations to you and Mr. Luo on getting your marriage certificate. Also, Ah Hai has been transferred to our place."
"How many years will Ah Hai probably be sentenced to?"
"We can't decide that. Anyway, a criminal offense has been established, and it's a combined punishment for several crimes."
"So what are you going to do now?"
"We've already transferred him to the detention center. Now I have to tell you a piece of news. You need to be prepared."
Joyno paused for a moment, and then the voice on the other end of the phone continued, "Ah Hai's father has come to us now. They want to get him out."
Joyno was stunned. If Ah Hai was let out, he would continue to do evil.
"I told you before that his father was involved in a company contract fraud case. We've now launched an investigation into his father. But don't worry, we won't let the Ah Hai father - son duo get away with it."
Finally, Joyno felt relieved.