"Do you think I'd joke about something like this? This guy booked the plane ticket right in front of me, and he's packing his things in his room right now... What do you suggest I do?"

It took a very long time before Peach replied: "Let him go... I won't see him."

"Well, it's probably better if he doesn't see me... He'll probably come back once he's had enough of his own mess."

...

The next morning, Tie Nan left. This had a big impact on me because after he left, the burden of running the inn fell entirely on my shoulders, so I spent the whole morning busy with the installation of the sewage treatment equipment... At noon, I treated the installers to lunch on behalf of the inn.

The wastewater treatment equipment has a very good purification effect, which makes me feel much more at ease and more motivated to move forward step by step according to my original plan.

In the afternoon, I called Director Ma back to the inn and talked to him about my plans. I didn't place all my hopes for publicity on those photography studios. I planned to ask Ye Zhi and Yang Sisi to take a set of promotional photos for the inn first.

Compared to clients of photography studios, they absolutely excel in every aspect, but that doesn't negate the value of those studios. They also have their own promotional channels; after taking photos for their clients, they share them on their own platforms, indirectly promoting our guesthouse. That's my primary reason for collaborating with them.

As we chatted, Coach Ma brought up the bar he valued most. He complained to me that I hadn't been able to keep Peach for him, and that he couldn't find a better bartender than Peach.

I felt particularly wronged by this, because I wanted to keep Taozi even more than they did, but I also knew better what kind of woman Taozi was!

...

Dusk fell quickly, and Coach Ma and I sat in the courtyard, staring blankly at the guesthouse that now had sewage treatment equipment... I didn't know what Coach Ma was thinking, but I was already imagining what the guesthouse would be like after it reopened, and also dreaming of when I could, as a successful person, bring my parents to Dali for a visit...

If one day I truly achieve success in Dali, the first person I will thank is Wang Lei, because she gave me a chance to choose my life again with her own life.

While we were in a daze, someone pushed open the door of the inn. Coach Ma and I both turned our gazes toward the person who came in, but neither of us recognized them.

The bespectacled man, who looked to be around thirty years old, came up to me. He grasped my hand firmly and said with deep gratitude, "Hello, hello, I'm the father of the child you saved today... I'm so, so grateful to you. You saved my family... You've done a great service! You've done a great service!"

After saying that, he gestured to the person behind him to place the things he had bought on the stone table next to me.

I told him he was being too polite.

He continued, "My name is Sun Jiwei. I was just transferred to the Environmental Protection Bureau here this year. My wife and child came all the way from out of town to see me, but I never expected this accident to happen... I still feel scared when I think about it. I should have sent someone to drive them. If it weren't for someone as brave as you, my life would probably be ruined... So you must accept this small token of my appreciation, otherwise I'll feel really bad about it!"

I invited him and his companion to sit down, and then made them each a cup of tea. I didn't pay much attention to him saying he was from the Environmental Protection Bureau, but he himself focused his attention on our inn, which had been closed for a long time.