The Erhai Lake, flowing like countless lines, together with the brightly lit ancient city, creates a perfect Dali. If my heart isn't in distant places, and I'm willing to confine myself here, it would actually be a wonderful thing... Because what's more alluring than the environment is the interesting Yang Sisi... She's very interesting, and she also makes me feel a little sad... Especially those heartfelt words she speaks...
This made me wonder if it was truly possible for me to keep her by my side forever in the name of love?
When I think like this, I inexplicably lose confidence in myself.
Even though I had a thousand words to say to Yang Sisi, I would swallow them back down in the end... This time was no different. After taking a deep drag of my cigarette, I didn't say anything more.
"Michael, would you like to go to Thailand again?"
I looked at Yang Sisi in surprise, wondering why she suddenly asked that question.
She continued, "So much time has passed... but I always feel that Ye Zhi is still alive... How could a woman like her just disappear like that?... If there really is a God, and God went to such great lengths to create such a perfect woman, how could He let her leave this world so easily?... This is my thought, it must sound very far-fetched, but that's really what I think."
I closed my eyes, tilted my head back, and after a long while replied, "I'm not going... Let her live in my heart... Perhaps this is the most perfect ending."
"Hearing you say that, I don't know whether to be happy or sad?"
I chuckled and replied, "You're such an unpredictable person. One minute you're trying to trick me into getting married, the next you're sending me to Thailand... Wasn't it you who most wanted me to get out of that situation? Why are you sending me to Thailand now?"
After pondering for a while, Yang Sisi finally spoke with a hint of disappointment, "I don't know either. I just feel very conflicted... I'm afraid that one day you will suddenly make a choice... So I might as well give you more options first... At least I will know what you are thinking."
I took a deep drag of my cigarette and exhaled it towards Erhai Lake... Just as I was about to say something, Lu Jia called me.
I didn't deliberately avoid Yang Sisi, but after she recognized Lu Jia's voice, she jumped off the wall first.
...
On the phone, Lu Jia asked me, "Are you coming back tomorrow? If so, I'll book your plane ticket."
"Yes, everything's almost done. I'll book the plane tickets myself... How's things going with my dad?"
"He has a pretty good attitude... He just ate out with us... He also had a good appetite and ate two bowls of rice."
"Hmm... his mental fortitude is better than the average person's."
After a brief silence, Lu Jia replied, "He didn't want us to worry... In just these past few days, he really seems to have aged a lot... Michael, you must be filial to your uncle in the future. He is a good father... I've talked to him a lot these past few days... In his words, he felt a lot of guilt towards you, feeling that he couldn't provide you with the material comforts that other fathers do; he felt that many of your misfortunes were caused by him... But he himself is already like this!"
Lu Jia's words left me feeling uneasy. After a moment of silence, I replied, "I know he has these feelings, which is why he's working so hard to change his life... There are some things that are difficult for us to communicate between father and son. Please tell him for me that I will definitely succeed... I will become the person he wants to see."
“I understand what you mean.” After a slight pause, Lu Jia continued, “I just spoke with Chen Jin on the phone. He told me everything you’ve been doing these past two days… You’re really amazing! So I’ve been reflecting on myself. Why was you just like most people when we were together? But after we broke up, you completely opened yourself up?… I understand now. It’s because you love me and want to be responsible for my future that you’re afraid to give yourself a chance to venture out. You’re afraid that if you fail, you’ll lose our relationship… I feel so guilty and especially sad that I’ve become a woman with a stain on your life… But I’m also so grateful, so grateful that I still have this opportunity to be by your side through all of this, and to watch you step by step towards success…”
Lu Jia's words stirred up a lot of feelings in me. If only she could have given me this kind of understanding when we were together!
During my silence, Lu Jia said again, "You should arrive in Chengdu early tomorrow, so we can go to the hospital together to get Uncle's test results..."
"Yes, I'll book the earliest flight."
"Hopefully it will be a good outcome... so we can all relax."
"Yes, it will. It definitely will."
...
After ending the call with Lu Jia, I jumped down from the wall. I looked around, but Yang Sisi was nowhere to be seen. It was as if the whole world had fallen silent in that instant. I looked again in the dimly lit area and could see the weeds growing among the stone paths, but I couldn't make out which way Yang Sisi had left from.
I couldn't help but think of what she had just said to me, and I even wanted to chat with her a little longer, but she had already left.
...
Back at my accommodation, I started packing. In addition to what I had brought back, I put a few more clothes into my bag. I heard that the temperature in Chengdu would drop significantly in the next few days, so I brought a few jackets just in case.
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