"Three Treasures?"

"Yes, he takes good care of us."

Chen Jin laughed: "He needs Mi Gao's help, so of course he has to take care of you."

Lu Jia smiled and didn't say anything more. She kept her distance from me and stood alone against an advertising board. She put her arms in front of her chest, a protective gesture, and looked particularly lonely.

I also felt uneasy. She shouldn't have come, and she shouldn't have brought me so many memories. It affected my mood, not that it made me feel bad, but it made me sad, and at the same time, I felt a little regretful.

...

Of the three, Chen Jin was the first to speak. He pointed in the direction of the exit and asked me, "Is that the guy in the gray long coat your dad?"

I looked in the direction he pointed and saw Lao Mi and my mother. They were both carrying woven bags, as simple as ever, and could be swallowed up by the crowd at any moment.

I nodded and then walked towards them. Chen Jin followed me, and Lu Jia also walked with us.

The three of us just stood there facing Old Mi and my mom...

Old Mi ignored Chen Jin and me, and looked at Lu Jia with some surprise... Presumably, they must have told Lu Jia when they would arrive in Dali, but they did not expect Lu Jia to come and pick them up, so much so that when they were facing Lu Jia, they forgot to speak.

"Uncle, Auntie, it's been so long..."

My mother held Lu Jia's hand, probably because she was excited, and said "long time no see" several times, and asked Lu Jia how she had been doing these past few years.

Some emotions are truly fragile and can't withstand a confrontation. If someone else asked me that, it might not be a big deal, but when my mother asked, Lu Jia couldn't hold back anymore. Tears welled up in her eyes, representing the disappointment she had received from me over the years. I know that... but I was powerless to offer her any comfort.

It seems that the breakup is a dividing line between her and me. I will never be able to talk nonsense with her again, talking about those things about love and sex, and doing so without any restraint.

Chen Jin seemed to read my mind. He whispered in my ear, "If it were Ye Zhi, you definitely wouldn't treat her like this, right?... She seems to have told you she wanted to break up, but in your words, you never treated her breakup as a real breakup..." He paused for a moment, then said very seriously, "Michael, this kind of differential treatment really reveals a person's character!"

I glanced at Chen Jin and replied, "It's different. I know why Lu Jia broke up with me; it felt like swallowing a fly..."

"Then why did Ye Zhi break up with you?"

"I'm not sure."

"So this uncertainty is what makes you have all your fantasies about her?"

I ignored Chen Jin. He's always like this; the more sensitive the situation, the more he likes to throw difficult problems at me, and these are precisely the problems I least want to face right now.

...

The next moment, I received a call from Nicole, asking if I had picked up my parents. She said that she and Yang Sisi and others had already gathered at the "Women's Flower" bar and were waiting for us to come back so they could have dinner together.

Everything was arranged beforehand, so there's not much to say. But what makes me nervous is that now that Lu Jia is here, will she arrange for her parents to be at our dinner party too…? If so, I'll be facing the most difficult situation imaginable. Want to chat with more like-minded people about "My Tenant Miss"? Follow "Youdu Literature" on WeChat to read the novel, discuss life, and find kindred spirits!