"Your temper hasn't changed."
I looked at her, my heart filled with mixed feelings... This world is truly too cruel! Perhaps, without her initial breakup, Wang Lei wouldn't have died. Although I know it's unreasonable to blame her for Wang Lei's death, it was indeed an indirect cause.
I finally whispered to her, "I'm sorry, you've come all the way to Dali to be a guest at my inn, I have no right and should not lose my temper with you like this."
Lu Jia's expression finally changed. She first looked out the window, then said to me, "I know what you're resentful about... I never expected Wang Lei to leave like this; originally, I thought that if I left, you two would be together... I know she liked you very much!"
I remained silent, but I didn't deliberately think about the possibilities that Lu Jia mentioned... I just thought of some scenes from my time with Wang Lei, and then I felt very heartbroken.
...
The silence lasted until Lu Jia finished her coffee. Unlike before, this time she called the waiter before I did and paid the bill… Perhaps, at this moment, she was more accepting than I was of the fact that we were no longer a couple. If it were before, I would definitely have paid for her.
So I told myself not to overthink it. This time, she came to Dali, just like millions of other tourists, with no particular purpose other than sightseeing.
Lost in my thoughts, she suddenly asked again, "Michael... has he found a girlfriend here?"
"I've looked for it."
Where are you from?
"Also from Shanghai."
"She came to Dali with you?"
"No, she still lives in Shanghai, but she comes here often."
Is she there now?
I then turned my gaze to Lu Jia, who was looking at me...
I felt pressured, and this pressure stemmed from my relationship with Ye Zhi, which was more than friendship but also displeasing to me as a lover; however, it was indeed a good reason to make things simpler between myself and Lu Jia.
But at that moment, I overlooked what Ye Zhi was thinking; I even forgot that I had asked Ye Zhi to have dinner with me.
Yes, the moment I met Lu Jia, I became less calm. I failed to consider things from a holistic perspective... and Lu Jia remained Lu Jia, always putting me in a passive position when we were together. The more I tried to break free, the less I could perform at my normal level.
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