Ye Zhi's expression was somewhat somber. After a long while, she said to me, "After waiting for so many years... Actually, I've lost all confidence in myself. If he really still loves me, why doesn't he appear in my world?... It might be difficult for me to find him, but if he really wants to find me, it wouldn't be particularly difficult... Because I've been back in China for four years, living in Shanghai, and working for my family's company. Surely he can find the company's address?... I think he might have long forgotten that promise, and might even be married with children..."

Ye Zhi didn't continue speaking, and at the same time, she turned slightly away so I couldn't see her expression. But no matter how well she hid it, I felt like I could still see her heart, which was riddled with holes...

I finally said to her, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have given you that hope..."

She interrupted me: "No, this isn't hope...it's a nightmare!...Have you ever thought about how I would feel if he really were the one I was waiting for, but after leaving Shanghai, he fell in love with another woman in a very short time, and loved her so deeply?...I would feel like a particularly foolish woman, because I had such a beautiful view of love, only to be met with such complete betrayal..."

I remained silent for a long time before looking up at her and saying, "If that's what you're saying... I really hope this is a nightmare... because only when you understand it's a nightmare will you have the desire to wake up from it... You should try to accept a new life and new people... Don't let a promise of waiting lock away the best time of your life!"

Ye Zhi stared blankly at the security checkpoint. She didn't respond to me anymore, and I didn't know what else to say to her... She seemed to have been greatly affected by this misunderstanding!

Five minutes passed before I finally said to her, "I hope you don't rush back to Shanghai... and don't rush to find a job... You can stay in Dali for a few more days, then find a quiet seaside inn to stay in. You should think carefully about your personal matters... Actually, whether this promise of waiting is a devil or an angel lies just a hair's breadth in your heart..."

Ye Zhi looked at me with a complicated expression, and after a long while said to me, "I'll listen to you, I'll stay in Dali for another week... Can I stay at your inn?"