After Ye Zhi finished speaking with the bartender, she walked straight towards me and Taozi. She didn't talk to me, but asked Taozi with some emotion, "When did you get here? It's been a long time!"
"Just arrived today, it's been so long..."
Taozi and Ye Zhi weren't very familiar with each other, so after exchanging a few pleasantries, they ran out of things to talk about, and the atmosphere became a little awkward afterward.
Peach was indeed more sociable, and she smiled and said to Ye Zhi, "Sit down and have something to drink with me, it's on you."
"No need to be polite... I've already ordered... You guys chat, I won't disturb you any longer."
"Wait a minute, Mr. Ye... I have a few more words I'd like to say to you."
Ye Zhi looked puzzled.
Peach looked out at Erhai Lake through the floor-to-ceiling windows before speaking to Ye Zhi: "Back then, your group acquired this land, causing our inn to go out of business... To be honest, I was quite resentful... Until today, after staying in this hotel, I've finally felt truly at peace... Because the world will definitely progress... Although our inn closed down, it has been replaced by a luxurious waterfront hotel that will become a new landmark in Dali... Now, the 'government' is proud, and tourists have another place to visit; compared to these, our losses are quite insignificant... This hotel is truly beautiful, far exceeding my expectations!"
After a moment of silence, Ye Zhi replied, "If I had a choice, I would rather have never come to Dali and never touched this project."
After saying this, Ye Zhi, to Tao Zi's surprise, chose a seat furthest away from us and sat down. At the same time, several more guests arrived at the restaurant. Judging from the language they were speaking, they seemed to be Korean. Because of their arrival, the restaurant finally no longer seemed so deserted.
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"Michael, did you understand what Ye Zhi just said?"
“I understand… She feels the same way I do. We both consider meeting each other the biggest mistake of our lives…”
After a brief pause, I said in a low voice, "Whether we have feelings for each other or not, we are the least likely people to be together... We don't share common goals or values, so neither of us can truly enter the other's life."
Peach picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and then looked in Ye Zhi's direction and said to me, "I don't know what you really think of her, but I really think she's more pitiful than most women... It's so late, and she hasn't eaten yet; even when she does eat, she can't put down her work... Look, she's still processing documents!"
I glanced back and saw Ye Zhi looking down at the documents in her hands. The plate next to her didn't contain any delicacies, just a glass of soda and a plate of pasta... I felt that this kind of simple life was particularly lacking in quality; it was not as good as Coach Ma eating vegetarian food on the mountain.
After a moment of silence
I finally spoke to Peach and said, "If she can find enjoyment in this kind of life, why should we outsiders meddle in it?"
"I'm afraid some people use work as a tool to punish themselves... You don't understand women!"
I sighed, not knowing what to say.
After a while, I pushed the bank card back to Taozi and changed the subject, saying, "Taozi, I can't give this card to Tie Nan for you... Even if he and I are brothers, I can't give him a million as compensation just because we had a rift before. He certainly wouldn't believe it himself, because it goes against normal logic... I suggest you put this card with Bai Lu. If Tie Nan really doesn't have any means of making a living after he gets out, you can let Bai Lu take this money and help him do some business. He and Bai Lu have no grudges between them, so he'll definitely be more likely to accept it... Anyway, I think this is the least damaging way to his self-esteem."
Peach frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Just leave it with Bai Lu... but I really don't have time to see Bai Lu, so please give this card to her for me."
"Okay, I can handle this."
Peach forced a smile, and I subsequently fell into a daze. Actually, I had some thoughts in my mind, because I was in dire need of investment, and the 1 million that Peach gave to Tie Nan could fill the gap in my investment... I wanted to treat this million as an angel investment and then give Tie Nan shares in return.
In the end, I didn't bring it up with Taozi... because I know her character. The million she gave Tie Nan must have been all she had. It was her life-saving money for Tie Nan, and her last act of kindness... But I wasn't absolutely certain I could do this project well; if I lost money, I would feel guilty towards Taozi for the rest of my life. So I didn't want to carry that kind of psychological pressure, and I didn't want to carry the heavy burden of Tie Nan and Taozi's past for my own selfish gain... I felt that this wasn't something a friend should do.
After chatting for a while, I spoke first to Peach, saying, "You have to catch a flight tomorrow morning, so get some rest... I'll head back now."
Peach nodded, then said with deep emotion, "Life is full of joys and sorrows... I don't know who you'll end up with after all your twists and turns from Shanghai to Dali... As a friend, I sincerely advise you that even if you choose to be with Sisi in the end, you must not do so at the cost of hurting Ye Zhi... Having experienced so much, I can especially understand the pain of wanting to love but not being able to be together... Even though I work in nightclubs and she is the general manager of a group, it doesn't prevent us from being the same kind of people in relationships."
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