"It's quite spectacular."
Did you make a wish?
"Even if I make a promise, it won't come true."
"You must believe in miracles; this is a world where miracles happen all the time..."
Can the dead come back to life?
Yang Sisi paused for a moment, then asked, "Who died?"
"We will all die one day..."
Is there any need to be so pessimistic?
I lay back down on the bed, then casually stubbed out my cigarette in the ashtray before changing the subject and saying to her, "So, why did you suddenly come to Kunming?"
Yang Sisi's expression turned serious, and after a moment she said to me, "When you can make money with this inn, it doesn't matter what... But when the inn really can't stay open, I'm not the kind of person who can sit still... Although I don't have the ability to change anything, I can go back to Dali and walk this road with everyone... Maybe you'll find these words sentimental, but that's just who I am."
"No pretentiousness."
Yang Sisi glanced at me but didn't say anything more. After a moment of silence, I said to her again, "You're going back to Dali, so what about your trip abroad?"
"I will go, but a few more months won't make a difference."
"Um."
"Would you be willing to take me back to Dali?"
I looked up at her, lit another cigarette, and then nodded.
Yang Sisi finally smiled and said, "If you're touched by my forgiving spirit, then you should take me out for a good meal... I haven't had a chance to eat anything since I got off the plane!"
...
At the 24-hour McDonald's, Yang Sisi and I chose a window seat. I only ordered a cup of milk to help me sleep, but she wasn't worried about gaining weight at all and ordered two meals in one go, looking like she had a good appetite and was in a good mood.
While waiting for the food, she asked me again, "How did you get that injury on your face... Don't try to fool me, it definitely wasn't from a fall."
"I got beaten up by someone."
"Who did this?"
"Are you trying to help me get revenge?"
"I'll go thank them. They did what I've always wanted to do but never had the ability to."
I remained silent, but Yang Sisi's face showed concern as she asked, "Does it hurt a lot?"
"Would you be even happier if I said it hurt?"
"No... I'll go to the pharmacy and buy you a bottle of liniment. If you really got beaten up, the injuries would definitely be more than just this on your face."
"It's so late, what pharmacy is still open... Don't go, finish your meal properly, and then go back to the hotel to sleep."
Yang Sisi replied with particular persistence, "Yes, I just saw a 24-hour pharmacy... Wait here, it's quite close, I'll be back in a bit."
As she spoke, she picked up her handbag and walked outside. Watching her hurried departure, I felt a mix of emotions. I wanted to repay her with even better actions... but after thinking about it, I suppressed that impulse, because she had everything I could give her, and I might not be able to give her what she wanted.
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