I was quite surprised after Yang Sisi said these things to me. I always thought that she rented the house to Yu Tou so that she could keep in touch with me more. I didn't expect that she had a deeper purpose. If we don't talk about the bad intentions in this matter, she has indeed solved a lot of problems perfectly.
I said to her, "You're right, you've solved all your own problems, but you've also made Mermaid Head a sucker... Your villa, the market price, shouldn't exceed 20,000 yuan a month, but you asked for 30,000 yuan. Isn't that malicious?"
“I didn’t force him; he wanted to rent it himself, and he knew that the price I asked for was higher than the market rate here.”
"Aren't you even a little bit guilty?"
"I have nothing to be ashamed of; it's all the same whether I rent it to someone or not."
That's not what I meant...
"So what do you mean?"
"You overcharged people by so much money. If they ask you for a favor in the future, how will you feel about refusing?"
Yang Sisi asked with a half-smile, "What kind of favors could he possibly ask me to do? ...Have me have dinner with him, or go on a date?"
"Yes, are you going to refuse or not?"
"Why are you interfering with my social activities?"
I was stumped by Yang Sisi's question... But she smiled and changed the subject, saying, "Tell me about your food delivery job. Will Lu Jia support you?"
"I don't know... We haven't been in touch for quite some time now."
"You're such a bastard! ... You keep saying you want to marry her... but none of your actions have anything to do with her... Is your marriage just talk?"
My heart sank, and after a long pause, I replied, "I don't know how to define it... I once thought about spending my whole life with her, it was a very natural idea... But now, it feels more like a relationship of bribery between us..."
Who bribed whom?
"Mutual bribery... If I don't marry her in this lifetime, it'll feel like I've committed a terrible mistake... I won't be able to live with myself, and my parents won't be able to accept it either..."
"So the first thing you did after making money was to buy her a house... She won your heart, making you feel indebted to her... and you used a house to buy her the rest of her life... But will you really live happily ever after?... It all seems like you're atoning for your past sins!"
"I don't want to think about these things right now... I just want to make money."
As I spoke, I avoided Yang Sisi's gaze. I hate this feeling of having to think about love; I'm tired enough... because when it comes to love, there are so many things I want to do but can't, and dare not do.
I don't know which woman I can bring happiness to in my current state.
I pulled out a cigarette, lit it, took a drag, and then looked out at Erhai Lake in the distance... Only a few lights were on, making it look more desolate than anything else, yet it was precisely these lights that stirred my imagination about the pitch-black Erhai Lake... Were there a few couples by the lake, deeply in love? Or was a heartbroken person crying for a lost love?
...
With a gust of wind blowing in my face, Yang Sisi finally spoke. She smiled and said to me, "If you don't want to think about these things, then just focus on delivering food... Sometimes, putting myself in your shoes and trying to understand how you feel, I feel really sorry for you... If what you're doing now can change your mood, I'm really willing to be there for you... Actually, I sometimes feel a bit dazed, like I'm your girlfriend for a moment... I want to do everything with you... even go to jail... I know you're not having a good time in there, but the thought that you went there for her makes me incredibly angry... and then I feel like you're a real menace!"
"Hearing you say that, I can tell you're not in a very good mood either."
Yang Sisi suddenly had a brilliant idea. She abruptly changed the subject and said, "How about I deliver food with you..."
...
Before I could respond, my phone rang in my pocket. I took it out and saw that it was Lu Jia, whom I hadn't contacted in a long time, calling. Just as I was about to answer, my heart tightened for no reason.
I let out a soft sigh before pressing the answer button. Lu Jia's voice was a little low as she asked me, "I heard you've been put in a detention center?"
"Um."
Can you tell me why?
"Drunk driving."
"That's not what I want to know. Who did you go in for?"
"Since you can ask this question, you should already know the answer in your heart."
"I know, but I want to hear you say it yourself."
My mood is a bit chaotic. I'm really fed up with all these complicated things, but I'm the one who did them all, so I don't even have the confidence to throw a tantrum.
Seeing that I didn't speak, Lu Jia continued, "I didn't mean to 'force' you, I'm just feeling a little sad... I've been away for almost a year, but my determination has never wavered. I hope we can live together... so I really want to see your efforts and your response... It's really hard for me to live alone abroad... When I feel like I can't go on, I think of you... but reality is disappointing... I can only hear about everything you're doing from other people, and none of it is what I want to see."
“I’m sorry, I was wrong… but I did try. I bought another house in Dali, and when you come back, I’ll put your name on it too.”
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