Coach Ma and Tie Nan each lit a cigarette, then smiled at me and Yang Sisi, looking exactly like hooligans or unemployed bums. They were utterly unlikable, yet they possessed the freedom that we envied most.

After joking around for a while, Coach Ma asked Yang Sisi:

Sisi, you washed the car so clean, is it because you're going to meet Michael's parents? ...They say a car reflects its owner, so it should be kept clean!

Are you trying to insult me?

"No, I wouldn't dare to belittle you... I'm just a single guy, how could I have the right to belittle a girl who's always enjoying spring breezes and having spring dreams... I really envy people your age, full of imagination and able to create, and even if you make a mistake, you can start over!"

"Then you should be envious, you old man with a weary heart."

Yang Sisi glanced at Coach Ma disdainfully, then picked up the hose and started washing the car again. Her arrogant demeanor hadn't changed at all, just like when she first came to Dali and opened the inn.

At this moment, not only me, but also Tie Nan and Coach Ma were lost in thought. I guess they were also thinking about that wonderful time when we had endless jokes, stories, and new things to do every day.

But I'm luckier than them, because Peach and White Dew won't be coming back, but Yang Sisi is still by my side.

In that instant, I suddenly didn't even want to attend Cao Bei's wedding anymore. I just wanted to get on the road as soon as possible and head straight for my hometown.

But I also know that this is just a fleeting feeling; I have to attend the wedding and go to the police station!

(End of this chapter)