As I was thinking about all this, my phone was already on. I first installed the more important chat software. Sure enough, I received another message from Nicole... She was extremely worried about Ye Zhi and me, because she couldn't get through to my phone afterward.
I immediately sent her a voice chat request, and she answered almost instantly. She asked me anxiously, "What happened between you and Ye Zhi... Why can't I get through to either of you?"
I replied, "It's a long story, I'll tell you slowly when we get back... Anyway, Ye Zhi and I are safe now, so don't worry."
"That's good...that's good...when are you coming back?"
“I’ll check the flights from Sanya to Kunming later… If there are any tonight, I’ll go back tonight and try to get to Dali before tomorrow morning.” After a short pause, I said to Nicole, “By the way, I have something to tell you… This time, a friend of mine came back from Shanghai with me, and he’ll be working for me from now on… I’ll give you his phone number later, you can contact him, and when he gets to Dali, take him to Jiulongju and have Brother Ping arrange a room for him.”
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
"Any news from the bar association?"
"Not yet... but I've heard rumors that several bar owners are plotting to teach our bar a lesson and cause you trouble."
I remained calm and asked, "Didn't they know that Cao Xue also had shares in the bar?"
“You should know… but they don’t plan to do it openly. If they do something bad behind the scenes, Cao Xue can’t do anything about it. He can’t monitor them 24 hours a day… Michael, why don’t you stay in Sanya for a few days? They definitely won’t dare to touch Cao Xue. I’m just worried about you.”
I chuckled and asked, "Am I easier to mess with than Cao Xue?"
"That's obviously what they think... After all, you're from out of town."
"I really don't believe this nonsense. I guess it's just a bunch of trash who always delay paying their singers, spouting threats."
"It's better to believe it's true than to argue with me."
“If I have to hide everywhere for such a small thing, how will I ever be able to maintain my standing in Dali’s social circles? ... Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. Find out for me which scumbags are trying to cause me trouble, and I’ll go and meet them when I get back.”
Nicole didn't say anything, clearly not wanting me to take the risk... But she didn't understand me. Now that I've made up my mind to change the rules, I will never back down.
After a brief silence, I changed the subject and said to Nicole, "Don't forget about contacting Chen Jin... Don't worry about the rest, I'll handle it."
"Alright... Anyway, just be careful and don't push yourself too hard. I'm genuinely worried about you!"
"Know."
After ending my call with Nicole, I immediately booked a flight from Sanya to Kunming at 2 a.m.; I would have liked to stay in Sanya for a few more days, but I couldn't, because after starting my career, I would inevitably have to sacrifice some of the time I spent on love.
...
I don't know how long I slept. When I woke up, the sky outside the window was already dim. I stood by the window and could see the lighthouse standing on the sea in the distance, emitting a faint light in all directions... There was a fishy smell in the air, but it was very refreshing. After standing there for a while, I was fully awake.
I picked up my phone and looked at it. There was a message that Ye Zhi had sent half an hour ago.
"Are you awake?"
I replied, "I just woke up... Have you already found a place to eat?"
"Everything is arranged... There's something I need to tell you. My dad arrives in Sanya tomorrow at noon. Would you like to meet him?"
I hesitated for a while before replying, "I've already booked a flight to Kunming at 2 a.m.... I guess we won't be able to meet."
"If you want to see me, you can cancel your ticket."
I was in a dilemma... It wasn't that I didn't want to see him, it was that I didn't dare to! Because I lacked confidence, and Ye Zhi's father was, to me, the biggest unknown in my life. I didn't know what kind of person he was, let alone what his attitude would be towards the relationship between Ye Zhi and me.
Just as I was hesitating, Ye Zhi sent another WeChat message: "If you feel uncomfortable, then let's not meet. We do need some space of our own. I want to spend some time with you tonight. I have to go back to Shanghai tomorrow afternoon, and I don't know when we'll see each other again."
"Okay... Anyway, I'll wait for you in Dali. We agreed before that you had to come back to our small town with me... My parents are looking forward to it."
"Yes, I'll go to Dali when I have the time."
I gripped my phone tightly, then subconsciously looked out the window at the sea... In the night, it was still vast and magnificent, stretching endlessly... I knew that the moment Ye Zhi and I decided to be together, our future was like this sea before us... It wouldn't happen overnight, and we wouldn't easily see the other shore!
Suddenly, I saw a small boat swaying on the sea, and for some reason, I thought of Yang Sisi... This feeling was strange and inexplicable, but at that moment, I felt that Yang Sisi was very similar to this small boat, drifting in a foreign land... She probably wouldn't like it there, I remember she seemed to have told me that.
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