As it turns out, it was all just a figment of my imagination after I felt lonely. No one would hug me from behind. The only companions were the raging sea wind and the lights on the opposite shore, separated by mountains, which looked like fireflies from afar, but struck my heart directly. I didn't know who these faint lights were for. And under these lights, how many wanderers were gnawing at their lonely hearts?

Dali!

Behind the gradual prosperity, countless souls are withering away without finding solace.

I couldn't help but ask myself, is there really such a perfect place in this world?

Maybe it really isn't, but Dali isn't perfect either. Sometimes, it can even make you feel more lonely than Shanghai. Yes, it's truly lonely, especially with those friends you once dreamed with, all leaving one by one. That loneliness becomes even harder to bear!

...

After standing there for a while, I suddenly heard the sound of a motorcycle approaching, gradually becoming clearer as it drew nearer...

I turned my head and saw a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The person on it was wearing a helmet, but even so, I could vaguely guess who it was, because this kind of motorcycle is extremely rare in reality.

Sure enough, when he took off his helmet, he found that it was the young man named Xiao Bei who used to play with Yang Sisi.

He lit a cigarette for himself first, then walked up to me and asked, "I heard you're moving to Shanshuijian to live with Yang Sisi?"

I replied, "Yes, that's true, but that's not a nice way to put it. We're roommates, and two of my other friends have moved in too."

He gave me a cold glance: "I can't control who moves there, but you're not allowed to live there."

That's when I realized he had ill intentions, but I still smiled and said to him, "Why should I?"

"Just because my name is Cao Xiaobei."

As he spoke, he threw the cigarette he had only taken two puffs of onto the ground and glared at me fiercely.

I met his gaze, and replied with a stern face, "Don't glare at me. First of all, I am a law-abiding citizen, and I have the right to exercise my right to reside. Secondly, with your immature appearance, do you think I can intimidate you?"

Cao Xiaobei pointed his finger at my face and said angrily, "Who the hell is bluffing you? You dare to move in and see what happens."

I took the opportunity to pry his fingers open, and he bent over in pain. I tightened my grip, and his knuckles made a cracking sound. I said to him coldly, "Can't you speak properly?"

I didn't expect this kid to be so tough. He grinned at me and said, "I'm telling you right now, if you dare to move in, I'll fucking kill you."

"It's not certain who will die first between us!"

As I spoke, I applied even more force, bending his fingers almost at a 90-degree angle. Cao Xiaobei didn't utter a single cry of pain, but he collapsed at my feet. I couldn't possibly break his fingers, so feeling I'd taught him a lesson, I released him.

Unexpectedly, this guy had a terrible temper. Before he had even fully stood up from the ground, he had already reached for the helmet hanging on the motorcycle's rearview mirror. He straightened his body and slammed the helmet down on my head, clearly ready to fight me to the death.

I leaned back to dodge the attack, and at the same time, I swung my fist at his abdomen. He was tough, but his fighting skills were not good, so I hit him squarely, making him gasp for breath and squat on the ground unable to get up.

He was breathing heavily, but I calmly lit a cigarette and said to him, "I've seen plenty of hotheads, but I've never seen one as hothead as you... If you want to have a proper chat with me, we might be able to reach some conclusions, but if you keep acting like this, I'm not going to put up with you anymore."

Cao Xiaobei glared at me, then spat on the ground and said, "If you have the guts, kill me, or this isn't over between us!"

"Would I kill you over something so trivial?... I still respect the law." After a slight pause, I continued, "You've already insulted me and hit me, can't we have a proper talk? Why won't you let me move in with Yang Sisi?"

"Stop acting like you got the better deal... I'm the one who got beaten up!"

"Then please be prepared to get beaten up and have a proper chat with me."

Cao Xiaobei was still glaring at me. After he calmed down, he stood up and said to me, "Believe it or not, if I wasn't afraid that Sisi would dislike me, I could call dozens of people over right now and smash up your inn."

I slumped my shoulders, took a drag of my cigarette, and replied, "It would be cowardly not to smash it. I was just worried about who would compensate me for the renovation costs of this inn."

Cao Xiaobei glared at me through gritted teeth.

After slowly exhaling the smoke from my mouth, I said to him, "You like Yang Sisi, right? You feel that my presence around her is a threat to you, so you pulled this stunt on me."

Cao Xiaobei was taken aback for a moment, then shouted back, "So what if it is?"

"You have no chance... I have no chance either... Don't you know she won't be staying here for long before she goes abroad to study?"

After saying that, I subconsciously touched my nose, and finally understood how necessary Lao Huang's worries were. If he didn't find a way to keep a girl like Yang Sisi by Xiao Bao's side, this was the consequence we'd end up with...

Yes, that's right. A young man named Xiao Bei has also fallen in love with his future daughter-in-law. Judging from my experience, the seriousness he's showing right now is definitely not just a casual fling.

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