Ye Zhi patiently replied, "Layang-Layang Island, also known as Swallow Reef, is an island disputed between our country and Malaysia. It is now under the actual control of Malaysia, and a naval base has been established on the island... This island is very beautiful. There are 14 diving spots near the island where you can observe marine life such as blacktip reef sharks, lionfish, moray eels, sea turtles, and cross-shaped ghost dragons. From March to October each year, tens of thousands of seabirds inhabit the island. If you are lucky enough to see them, it is truly beautiful and spectacular!"
Every time Ye Zhi shares some knowledge with me, I feel a sense of admiration because she is truly a woman with a wealth of knowledge, which is definitely an advantage, perhaps even more so than her appearance.
I smiled and said to her, "I really admire how knowledgeable you are... How do you remember so much data?"
"Go out and see more of the world, and you'll naturally remember it."
I nodded and asked, "I'm really curious about the Cross-shaped Ghost Dragon you just mentioned... what does it look like?"
Ye Zhi searched through the photos on her phone, and after finding one, she handed the phone to me and said, "This is it."
I completely missed the point and asked, "...Are you the person diving in the photo?"
"Yes, it was filmed in Belize last year."
"Send it to me, okay?...I want to use it as my phone wallpaper."
Ye Zhi generously sent me the photo via WeChat. After admiring it for a while, I set it as my screensaver.
...
After chatting for a while, Ye Zhi brought up the serious matter at hand. She said to me, "This time, I only have five days of vacation. When are we leaving for the small mountain town?"
I did the math and immediately felt the urgency. I replied to Ye Zhi, "Five days is a bit tight. I need to finalize the shop deal with Cao Jinbo. Chen Jin's work is all based on this, so we can't delay... But the problem is, we haven't even met Cao Jinbo yet."
"Could he be deliberately avoiding you?"
"He's been back for several days now, but what's his motive for avoiding me?"
"If he agrees to hand over these shops to you to operate, it means that you can no longer work for him... You may not understand how strong an ambitious person's thirst for talent is."
I frowned and replied, "If that's really what he thinks, then this matter is going to be tricky... Without his 16 shops, my business plan in Jiulongju will be very difficult to implement!"
"Let's try to arrange a meeting with him first..."
"I'm afraid we won't have enough time. It will take us at least three days to travel back and forth."
Ye Zhi reminded her, "I can go directly back to Shanghai from your home, so it will only take me the time it takes to get there."
"yes!"
Ye Zhi smiled and then said to me, "I'll arrange a meeting with Cao Jinbo for you."
Are you confident?
"It's not difficult, let's do it tomorrow."
I have a strange confidence in Ye Zhi. When she said that, I was no longer worried about not being able to see Cao Jinbo... But the real communication still needs to be done by me personally. If what Ye Zhi said is true, then the difficulty of communication will be really great!
...
After having dinner with Ye Zhi on Renmin Road, I took her to her hotel and then went back to Jiulongju alone. To be honest, I felt empty, but I wouldn't hold a grudge against Ye Zhi because of it; after all, it's only been less than a week since we started dating, and it's unrealistic to expect her to share a bed with me now... She's not that kind of woman, and she's already done enough for me; I can't ask for anything more than what she asks for.
At this moment, I feel remorse. I shouldn't have let the incident involving Cao Xiaobei and Yang Sisi affect my mood and then did such a thing to her.
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This is my last night at Jiulongju, and my feelings are inevitably a bit complicated... I'm about to move to Shanshuijian, which will be a new beginning for me; but that doesn't stop me from feeling nostalgic for Jiulongju, because many memorable moments happened here.
I lit a cigarette while lying in bed, and habitually opened WeChat, then refreshed my Moments...
During the process, I received a message from Coach Ma. He sent me a screenshot of a post that Yang Sisi had made half an hour earlier.
Although this post only featured one song she shared, it reassured me somewhat, at least proving that she was no longer out of contact. Coach Ma relayed this to me, probably to put my mind at ease.
Unexpectedly, Coach Ma sent another message, saying, "Listen to this song."
With some doubt, I opened the music player and found the song; as soon as I pressed play, the sad and depressing melody, mixed with the lyrics, stimulated my auditory nerves!
This is a popular song called "Madman".
"I want to cry when I brush my teeth, I want to cry when I wash my face; I want to cry when I walk, I want to cry when I'm still; I want to cry when the sun shines, I want to cry when the wind blows; I want to cry when I listen to music, I want to cry when I watch comedies; I can't control my heavy emotions; I refuse to face the ending; I don't want to hear the heavy questions; all the rules you gave me, all the้็ (principles/reasoning) you talked about for so long, have numbed my heart; I'm so depressed, so depressed, I can't take it anymore, the earth is shaking, I'm dizzy... I have no way out, and you think I'm crazy, I'm crazy..."
By the end, I was stunned... If this song reflects her current feelings, what kind of grief would it be?
With such grief, how could she possibly be in the mood to take off her clothes in front of Cao Xiaobei and let him wreak havoc inside her?
If Cao Xiaobei wasn't lying, and she really had taken her clothes off, wouldn't that be adding insult to injury for her?! Want to chat about "My Tenant Miss" with more like-minded people? Follow "or" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books with other book lovers.
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