Ye Zhi's conversation about Yang Sisi's intelligence and naivety sparked some thoughts in me, but I couldn't quite articulate them. Strictly speaking, Yang Sisi and Ye Zhi are completely different types of women. Their only similarity is probably that they both have a very good financial foundation. But money isn't the only condition for happiness, so Ye Zhi also envies the carefree Yang Sisi. In my opinion, Yang Sisi is also worthy of envy because she is very good at expressing her emotions. She cries when she's sad and laughs when she's happy. She doesn't hold back when she says what she wants to say. Therefore, I am often deeply moved by her unintentional words and annoyed by her unreasonable behavior. All of these things make her very three-dimensional and vivid in my mind.
Then there's Ye Zhi. Every move she makes and every word she speaks exudes an ethereal quality, which is very captivating and makes people feel that the world is unfair because heaven has given her many advantages that ordinary people like us can only look up to. At least I particularly admire her maturity, wisdom, and beauty, but she told me herself that she is not a happy person.
This makes me feel lost. What is it that brings us happiness in this world? Or is true happiness found in the ordinary and in the loss of things...?
I quickly dismissed the idea. How could anyone feel happy because of ordinariness and loss?
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I finally replied to Ye Zhi's message: "What makes you unhappy compared to Sisi?"
"I can't explain it clearly, maybe my standards are too high... But when I'm with you, I feel happy, and I discover that some things that seem simple and boring actually have their own fun."
"...So can I take that as you really enjoy being with me?"
After I posed this question to Ye Zhi, I felt a mix of trepidation and anticipation. If Ye Zhi said she liked me, it would at least prove that she had romantic feelings for me. But I was also afraid that she would say she liked me, because that would make our relationship more ambiguous. However, we currently lack some of the conditions for being together.
I can choose to ignore the gap between us, but I'm not sure if she has truly forgotten the man she waited for for so many years.
If she completely forgets that period because she enjoys being with me, can she still be considered a woman who values relationships? If one day she meets a man she feels better about than me, can she also unconditionally forget me?
This is actually quite contradictory for me, so sometimes I'm more willing to understand her hesitations and concerns, because I believe she's a woman who values relationships! And that's one of the things I admire most about her.
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I waited a full twenty minutes before Ye Zhi replied to my message. She said, "I love the feeling of being with you, it feels so real!"
"I'm really happy!"
Ye Zhi rarely replied with an emoji, a very sunny smiley face. I also controlled myself and didn't make the conversation too ambiguous. I knew that it was enough that she liked me. We could take our time to get to know each other, and time would eventually create a result between us. I hoped it would be a result that would make us both happy and fulfilled.
This time, I took the initiative to end my conversation with Ye Zhi, and I'm really looking forward to tomorrow.
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Time passed little by little, and I finally waited for the couple who had agreed to arrive at one o'clock. After settling them in, my busy day was finally over.
Lying in bed, I habitually lit a cigarette because I had some free time. I thought again about the woman who had taken Lu Jia's number; judging by the dates, she should be arriving in Dali in the next couple of days. So, I sent her a message asking, "Have you left Fenghuang yet?"
She hadn't rested yet, and replied five minutes later, "How many times have you asked about our schedule? And you said you weren't in a hurry to meet us?"
"I'm worried about your safety. Also, I have something to tell you. There have been other customers inquiring about those two apartments you reserved these past few days. If you arrive tomorrow, I can't put them up for sale. If you arrive the day after tomorrow or the day after that, I can sell them for another day or two. You know, two apartments a day is 3,000 yuan in income!"
"Oh, so you contacted me to make money in business? I really misunderstood you."
"That's right, give me a definite answer, when exactly will you arrive?"
"Wait a minute, let me ask my friend if we still want to go to Huangguoshu Waterfall. If not, we can definitely get there by tomorrow night."
"Okay, ask quickly."
After waiting for about ten minutes, she replied, saying she wouldn't arrive until the day after tomorrow, and that they could put their room up for sale tomorrow. Upon receiving this reply, I immediately logged into the Ctrip backend and confirmed with the guest that there were rooms available for check-in tomorrow.
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The next day, I got up at five o'clock because a group of guests needed to catch a seven o'clock flight and had to leave early. After arranging for the guests to get to the airport, I didn't dare to go back to bed for a nap. Based on past experience, the period between seven and nine o'clock would see a peak in checkouts.
I was busy without a break until 5 p.m., when I finally settled all the guests who were supposed to check in that day.
I wanted to catch up on some sleep, but I received a call from Cao Xue, who said that Cao Jinbo was having a dinner party in the ancient city and invited me to join them.
I'm in a difficult position. It's not that I'm against the dinner, but I'm just too tired. I've only slept for less than four hours since last night.
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