I stood in the wind, holding my phone which carried many emotions, gazing at the opposite bank of the river... In this cold and gloomy weather, I imagined the whole city was covered in a heavy snowfall, and everyone walking on the street had turned up their collars to ward off the cold and protect themselves.
Gradually, all the lights turned into a letter with a stamp, and the city became the postman, delivering it to the hearts of every passerby. But no one was willing to open it, and they continued walking alone and alone along the streets with no end in sight, heading towards another street.
I exhaled, and everything went white before my eyes. Only then did I realize that I needed to find a place to stay.
Before finding a place to stay, I wanted to reply to Yang Sisi's message. Although her message was barbed, I still managed to reply with restraint: "You should feel sorry for me. I shouldn't have gone back to Shanghai."
"Ye Zhi definitely hasn't seen you... otherwise what are you doing wandering around the Bund at this hour?"
"I've been on a plane all day... I'm tired, let's find a place to sleep... You should get some rest too."
"It's so pitiful... After working in Shanghai for so many years, I'm going back to Shanghai and I don't even have anyone to rely on. I have to find a place to live on my own!"
"If you keep mocking me, I'll jump into the Huangpu River right now, you believe me?"
"Jump! If you don't jump, you're not human..."
"Never mind, no one's going to collect my body anyway."
"Coward, pathetic wretch...unlucky guy!"
Looking at this message, I seemed to see Yang Sisi cursing me in the psychedelic light. I smiled unconsciously, and then I had a strong urge to smoke... But I didn't have a cigarette pack in my hand, only a lonely lighter, which was hidden in my pocket like snot.
Yes, without cigarettes, lighters become worthless and can be easily discarded like snot.
Just then, Yang Sisi sent me another WeChat message: "Have you eaten yet?"
I finally started lying: "I ate at... Wangjiang Pavilion, a French feast!"
"You have that kind of spending power?... Stop bragging, okay!"
"Whether the food is good or bad is secondary; as long as it fills our stomachs, that's fine."
"Being too proud is a recipe for suffering."
I didn't reply to Yang Sisi's message. Instead, I found the Meituan app on my phone and started looking for a hotel that matched my budget. My requirements weren't high. I didn't need air conditioning, but there had to be an electric blanket on the bed because I really couldn't stand the damp cold of Shanghai when I slept alone.
...
After booking the room, I found a convenience store nearby and bought a pack of "Double Happiness," a cigarette I used to love smoking in Shanghai. It's my quick-acting heart medicine, and I can use it along with the electric blanket to save this disappointing and cold night.
"Shit, Michael."
I thought I had misheard.
"Hey, I'm talking to you. Nobody looks more like dog shit than you."
I turned around and saw Yang Sisi standing behind me. She was wearing a knitted hat and a thick down jacket, and she looked very warm.
Standing under the streetlight, she left me speechless... But I knew clearly that, apart from that time at the train station, this was the first time we had a formal meeting in Shanghai... Unfortunately, my life was still not improving, while she had changed drastically, not only driving a nice car but also wearing designer clothes.
I think Shanghai is the water, and she is the fish. As long as she returns here, she can have whatever she wants.
...
Yang Sisi led me to her car, a bright red Ferrari. I exclaimed to her, "Wow, you've changed cars again!"
As Yang Sisi took her car keys out of her bag, she replied, "Can't resist trying to flatter me?"
"No... This car is nice, but it's also quite flashy."
"This is Shanghai, not Dali... Luxury cars are everywhere like screws, what's so high-profile about a Ferrari?"
I touched the Ferrari's rearview mirror and replied, "Even a screw is stuck somewhere I can't reach... Can I lick such a nice car?"
Yang Sisi grabbed me and started punching me, then yelled, "If I say you're dog shit, then you're dog shit... There's no dog shit more disgusting than you!"
I laughed as I dodged her... and then, amidst our chaotic footsteps, I inexplicably drifted off... It seemed that in our world, there was no distinction between Dali and Shanghai; we were always bickering like this, no matter where we were... If possible, I wish this kind of playful bickering could happen in every single one of our meetings... Although she cries more than anyone else, I really don't want to make her cry anymore.
...
Twenty minutes later, Yang Sisi took me to Wangjiangge Restaurant, where the average cost per person was 2,600 yuan. She chose a seat with a view of the river and ordered a French feast.
I was quite passive, but I couldn't go against her... I never expected that the Wangjiang Pavilion, which I had just used as material to brag about, would actually become my temporary refuge...
I finally looked at the Western food on the table and said to Yang Sisi, who was playing on her phone, "I feel a little guilty... Looking at this whole table of food, I'm about to grind my teeth to dust!"
Yang Sisi ignored me.
I added, "I think I'd be quite happy if you treated me to a bowl of Lanzhou noodles at this hour."
Yang Sisi looked out the restaurant window at the Huangpu River, and after a moment said to me, "Although you didn't come to Shanghai for me, since you've come back so rarely, I still want to treat you to something nice... because I know you're usually quite stingy... life is short, so why not treat yourself better?"
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