"Please..."

Nicole didn't reply to the message, and it's unclear whether she was communicating with Ye Zhi.

...

At this moment, Yang Sisi, who hadn't said much until now, spoke to me again: "Michael, is Dali always this lively during the Spring Festival? Not to mention the guesthouses with sea views, even the ones in the old town are fully booked!"

"It's quite busy; you need to book about ten days in advance."

"So, am I going to have to sleep on the streets?"

"No need, I'll take you to my friend's place... She got a room in a bar before the White Dew solar term, it has a bathroom and everything, you can make do with her for one night."

"Wasn't Bai Lu's bar bought by Ye Zhi?"

"Yes, it's been sitting idle for a while, so we found a few people to invest and take over... My friend is one of them."

"Then take me to see it."

"Okay, I'll head over after you finish eating... But to get to the bar, you have to pass by Cao Xiaobei's Sheep Cafe. Do you want to check it out on the way?"

Yang Sisi's expression was not good, and she asked accusingly, "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

"No, you really have to pass by Cao Xiaobei's shop."

"Alright, I'll go... Anyway, I still owe him a favor, so I should at least treat him to a meal."

When Yang Sisi brought this up, I suddenly remembered that the favor she mentioned was actually something I owed. If Cao Xiaobei hadn't gotten the keys to those shops from Cao Jinbo, my inn at Jiulongju wouldn't have been doing so well today. And the reason Cao Xiaobei did this was entirely because of Yang Sisi.

I suddenly felt that I owed Yang Sisi a lot, but I couldn't find any way to repay her... If she were a woman who needed money, I could share some of the money I earned from Jiulongju with her, but she is not. In fact, if I were to bring it up with her, she would scold me.

Yang Sisi glanced at me and then said, "Let's go to Cao Xiaobei's place... I'll treat him to dinner."

I replied in a low voice, "I owe this favor, so if anyone's going to treat me to a meal, it's me."

Yang Sisi looked at me with a half-smile and asked, "What do you think Cao Xiaobei's reaction will be when he sees me later? ...Won't he think I've seen a ghost and wet his pants?"

"Don't joke around... He really misses you."

Yang Sisi looked at me very seriously and replied, "He should have told me that himself, not you."

"Yes, yes...you're right."

Yang Sisi glanced at me, then threw down the leftover food, dragged her suitcase, and walked out the door in front of me. I watched her back, but I was a little suspicious... because I remembered that she used to rent a villa in the mountain and water villa area. Taozi and Tienan used to live there, but now they have moved out. In addition, there were already three rooms, so it was impossible for Yang Sisi to have nowhere to live.

Why did she choose to squeeze in with Nicole instead of thinking about this apartment?

This is a bit puzzling to me.