On the way to the airport, we were accompanied not only by the majestic Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake, but also by colorful clouds floating in the sky, each one like a child's hand, so sweet it was almost cloying.

The motorcycle was going neither fast nor slow, but Yang Sisi clung tightly to me from behind. We didn't exchange a single word the whole way.

Half an hour later, we finally arrived at the tiny airport that Cao Xiaobei had mentioned. I didn't drive the motorcycle inside, but stopped outside. I lit a cigarette and said to Yang Sisi, "I won't go in. You can walk in yourself."

Yang Sisi took the cigarette out of my mouth, threw it on the ground, and looked at me with an angry gaze.

"You don't have much luggage, so hurry up and go in to get your boarding pass."

"Are you really that short of a walk?"

I didn't like the sentimental atmosphere before parting, but I casually replied, "Motorcycles have to pay for parking inside, and you can't just park randomly outside, so it's not worth wasting money."

"I'll pay your parking fee for you."

"Why do you insist that I go in..."

"If you're going to do a good deed, do it all the way. If you're going to help someone, help them to

"It's not like we'll never see each other again, no need to be so serious."

What if it disappears?

I looked at the motorcycle she left me and said, "Yesterday she said she'd come back and ask me for the motorcycle, but today she says it's gone again."

"People are just like that, fickle and unpredictable."

"So I'll just treat this motorcycle as a trophy. There's no need to wait for you to come back anyway, since you might change your mind again someday."

"Yes, the idea of ​​who waits for whom is a false proposition. People aren't stones; how can they always squat in the same place and wait?"

"Then I'll gladly accept this motorcycle."

"You despicable bitch!"

I grinned, then pulled another cigarette from my leather jacket pocket, but before I could even put it in my mouth, Yang Sisi threw it away again…

I wasn't angry with her; I just looked at her calmly. The reason I didn't want to go in with her was because I knew Cao Xiaobei might be inside.

After a while of this stalemate, Yang Sisi finally spoke to me, saying, "Try to smoke less... I'm leaving. If you don't want to see me off, I won't force you."

"Go."

Yang Sisi glanced at me, but I was thinking to myself that after I couldn't see her anymore, I had to have a good smoke. My craving for cigarettes was acting up, especially right now. If I were a sentimental person, I would definitely hug Yang Sisi and say goodbye properly, but I can be frighteningly rational in certain situations.

...

Just as Yang Sisi was about to enter the airport, a man suddenly rushed out of the airport. He stopped in front of Yang Sisi, and without even catching his breath, said, "Can you not leave?... I've been waiting for you here all morning!"

Yang Sisi turned to look at me and said coldly, "No wonder you didn't want to come in with me. Cao Xiaobei was someone you recruited, wasn't he?"

Cao Xiaobei looked parched, but still explained for me, "It has nothing to do with him. I found your flight information, so I've been waiting for you here."

"It's my business if I want to leave, and it's your business if you want to wait... There's no necessary connection between the two. Move aside... I need to go in and get my boarding pass."

Cao Xiaobei stood in front of Yang Sisi, his emotions running high. Taking advantage of Yang Sisi's distraction, I finally managed to light a cigarette. I had some thoughts in my mind, but I didn't want to get involved in their conflict.

Unable to push Cao Xiaobei away, Yang Sisi kicked him again.

"Sisi, please don't leave, okay? ... As long as you stay in Dali, I'll do whatever you want with you."

“I’m not as irresponsible as you… I’m going abroad to study, and I’m going back to Shanghai to take over my parents’ company. I don’t have time to play around with you.”

“These things are easy to discuss... Whichever country you want to study in, I'll go with you.”

"Come on, with your English level that you can't even pass the CET-4, don't dream about living abroad."

“I’ll learn, I can learn… as long as you give me a glimmer of hope.”

"There's no hope... We're enemies, for life... I've never been spat on in my life. Did your dad order someone to do something so disgusting?"

"If you can vent your anger, spit at me... spit however you want."

Yang Sisi looked at Cao Xiaobei with disdain and replied, "It's too easy for you to let me spit on you."

"Then what do you suggest? ...The son should pay for the father's debts. I accept this."

"Stop talking nonsense with me... I need to catch my flight."

Cao Xiaobei took out his phone from his pocket and said to Yang Sisi, "I also bought a ticket for this flight... If you don't want to stay, I'll go to Shanghai with you."

Yang Sisi laughed angrily: "I didn't know you had a trump card... But it won't work on me. If I don't want to see you, even if you buy a house across the street from my house, I'll still treat you like you're invisible."

"Okay, take me to your house first so I can get acquainted with it. I'll buy a house across from yours, and I won't treat you like you're invisible."

"Are you crazy?... Get out of my way!"

As Cao Xiaobei stopped Yang Sisi, he took out a butterfly knife from his pocket. My scalp tingled, and I quickly jumped off the motorcycle, trying to stop him from hurting Yang Sisi.

Unexpectedly, Cao Xiaobei's knife was not aimed at Yang Sisi. He stretched out his finger and slashed it hard. Blood dripped from his finger and he used the blood to write the six words "I'm sorry" and "Don't go" on the ground.

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