I finally fell asleep around 2 a.m., but I didn't sleep soundly, so when I woke up the next day, I felt terrible. I washed my face with cold water and then ate a bowl of vegetarian noodles outside Jiulongju.
During the conversation, I thought about some things that happened last night. I felt that there shouldn't be such an unpleasantness between Ye Zhi and me, so I took the initiative to send her a WeChat message: "Are you up yet?"
Ye Zhi sent me a photo of her breakfast, and I could also see Erhai Lake in the picture. This showed that the hotel restaurant was directly facing Erhai Lake... and I already knew which hotel she was staying at.
I asked, "You live in Eryue Bay, right?"
How did you know?
There are only a few five-star hotels in Xiaguan, and the one with the best sea view is Eryue Bay. The photos you just posted have already said it all.
Ye Zhi didn't deny it; she simply asked, "Is there something you need?"
“You took an umbrella from me yesterday… If you don’t have time to bring it over, I’ll go get it myself… I’m going to Xiaguan anyway, to see if there are any murals of the Champs-Élysées street scene in the decoration market.”
"On the way again?"
I countered, "If it's on your way, are you not planning to return it to me?"
"Of course you can't leave something unpaid... I've already left the umbrella at the hotel reception; you can come and pick it up anytime."
"If I go there specifically to pick it up... can we have lunch together?"
Ye Zhi ignored me, and at that moment, I finally understood the crux of our unpleasant parting yesterday... Sigh, it was all caused by chance!
...
After breakfast, I returned to Jiulongju and brought Cao Xiaobei a breakfast as well. It was already nine o'clock, and the guy was still lying unconscious in bed. I called him a few times, but he didn't respond at all.
I kicked the bed, and he opened his eyes, then looked at me blankly.
I tossed breakfast onto the bedside table and said, "Eat quickly, then we're leaving."
Cao Xiaobei slapped his forehead and shouted, "You fucking tricked me!"
"I wouldn't stoop to scheming against you; it's just that you can't hold your liquor."
"I won't talk about the past... I'm just asking you, did Sisi leave with that guy called Little Leopard?"
"There's nothing to doubt about that. Didn't I tell you that last time?"
Cao Xiaobei cursed and swore, then clutched his head, looking regretful... But behind the regret lay unspeakable pain, because Yang Sisi had been avoiding him, so even if he wanted to change the outcome, he was powerless to do so.
I can understand him. He doesn't want anything to happen between Yang Sisi and Xiao Bao, but the situation is not going well. After all, they are two people who have been spending time together abroad, and it's not impossible for them to develop feelings for each other over time.
Suddenly, Cao Xiaobei glared at me and said, "Go ask Sisi which country, which city, and which school she's studying in, or you'll regret it."
"What about threatening Dad?"
Are you fucking going or not?
"Don't try to play tough with me... You're just a typical example of someone who's got nothing better to do... Let me tell you, a social parasite like you, if it weren't for your dad backing you up, you wouldn't even be able to find a wife in our village."
"You're not going to do this, are you?"
"What the hell... This breakfast is for you to eat if you like, otherwise get out."
Cao Xiaobei pointed at me, then left with the words "You wait," and departed from my place... To be honest, this guy is really a bastard. I understand him, so I don't argue with him about anything, but he only makes things worse and threatens me to do impossible things.
I couldn't help but wonder: if Cao Xiaobei had been born into an ordinary family like mine, would he still dare to act so recklessly? ... I know he wants to go abroad to find Yang Sisi. If he had been born into an ordinary family, he wouldn't have been able to abandon his job and run off to a foreign country to "act recklessly" for the sake of so-called love.
So it's not that love is realistic, it's that people's living environment is too realistic... If a person is ordinary, they will have more shackles on them. Imagine, if you are bound by so many shackles, who would still unrealistically fantasize about a love like in an idol drama?
...
At 9:30, I rode the "Little Ninja" bicycle that Yang Sisi left behind to the decoration market in Xiaguan. I was lucky enough to find the murals I wanted, so I ordered twenty of them at once. However, the owner said that he would not have time to deliver the paintings to Jiulongju until the evening. Because it was close to the Chinese New Year, the delivery drivers were especially busy. If I hadn't ordered so many, he might not have been able to arrange delivery tomorrow.
At 11 o'clock, I "casually" went to the Erhai Bay Hotel where Ye Zhi was staying. Instead of asking the front desk for an umbrella, I pretended to be a passerby and sat in the hotel lobby... I guessed that Ye Zhi had not yet checked out, so I had a chance to create the illusion of a chance encounter.
I was holding a magazine and looking at it over and over again. Around 11:30, Ye Zhi indeed came out of the elevator. Before she even noticed me, I rushed to the front desk and said to the receptionist, "Hello, miss, a friend of mine said she left an umbrella here and asked me to come and get it."
"Sir, please wait a moment while I check for you."
"It's alright, no rush, take your time investigating..."
As I spoke, I kept glancing in the direction Ye Zhi was coming from... until she stood opposite another reception desk.
I smiled at her and said, "I came to get my umbrella... What a coincidence!"
As Ye Zhi handed the room key to the front desk, she replied, "Really?"
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