The first thing I did after getting out of bed was to draw back the heavy curtains. It seemed to have rained last night. Although the sun was shining brightly, there was still a lot of rainwater on the top floors of some buildings, which made the city feel a bit damp.
I felt a bit hot, so I turned the air conditioner down a bit. I instinctively reached for my phone to order takeout, but when I opened Meituan (a food delivery platform), it said there were no restaurants in my area. That's when I remembered I was in Bangkok, and I was so far, far away from my own country…
I was a little uneasy, and then a strong sense of loneliness washed over me. I only felt a little more at ease when I thought of Ye Zhi in Bangkok, but I didn't know when she would leave.
Once she's gone, the longing will be gone, and that's when true loneliness will begin.
...
I let out a soft sigh and picked up my phone again, then opened WeChat... There was still no message from Ping Ge. For the first time, I felt that he was such an unreliable person. It was already noon. Regardless of whether he came or not, he should have sent me a message to let me know. I shouldn't always have to take the initiative to contact him.
I'm always the one who contacts him, and I feel like coming to Bangkok is just causing him trouble.
If he had been more enthusiastic, I wouldn't be feeling this way right now.
...
After lying in bed for another half hour, there was finally a knock on the door. I thought it was Brother Ping, but it was a hotel staff member saying "Sawasdee ka," probably asking if I wanted the room cleaned.
I told him he was still typing...
When I opened the door, it turned out to be Brother Ping playing a prank on me. He first laughed loudly, then gave me a very strong hug. He looked around and asked me, "Why are you all alone?"
I was stunned for a while before asking in return, "Who else do you think should be included?"
"Ye Zhi... that's your ex-girlfriend."
I looked at him in horror, feeling that he had used some unknown means to spy on me, because I had never told him that I had come to Thailand with Ye Zhi.
"Let me have some water first, it's so hot today, even hotter than Phuket!"
As Ping Ge pushed me away, he walked into the room and filled a glass of water from the water dispenser. My eyes never left him the entire time because I found it unbelievable!
...
After finishing his water, Brother Ping sat back down on the sofa and then said to me, "Actually, I arrived in Bangkok yesterday afternoon. I went to the airport, definitely to pick you up... but when I saw you with Ye Zhi, I changed my mind..."
After a brief pause, Brother Ping continued, "There are some scenes you didn't see, but I did... Do you know how many times Ye Zhi looked back after she walked out of the airport?"
"I don't believe it... If you can see me, then I can see you too. The people who picked me up outside the airport yesterday..."
Not many.
Without wasting any words with me, Ping took out a baseball cap from his bag and put it on... I couldn't see his face anymore. Then I remembered that he had a habit of wearing hats because of middle-aged baldness. So he really did go to the airport yesterday and saw the scene of Ye Zhi and me parting at the airport.
Then he stretched out his hand to me again and said, "After we left the airport, she turned back five times... That's when I knew that it wouldn't matter whether I picked you up or not."
"Didn't you say there was a typhoon in Phuket? When we talked on the phone yesterday, all you could hear on your end was the sound of wind."
“Typhoons don’t come around so easily this time of year. When you sent me a voice message yesterday, I was having barbecue with my friends under a fan. You’ve seen those fans that are bigger than a bathtub, right?”
I fell silent, and then my mind was filled with the image of Ye Zhi repeatedly turning back after leaving the airport...
My heart ached.
She's that kind of woman—not good at expressing herself, but behind the scenes, she does just as much as anyone else… Yesterday, she was on her period, but she insisted on taking me to the hotel and even had dinner with me. I felt good, but I neglected her feelings.
I couldn't help but think back to the year or so she disappeared in Thailand. When I first arrived in Thailand, I had her by my side and Ping Ge to help me, and I still felt lonely and couldn't bear it. So how did she get through that year? She faced more than just loneliness!
It turns out that my kindness towards her was merely superficial; I never truly felt what she felt in the depths of my soul.
I was filled with self-reproach.
...
In my silence, Brother Ping patted my shoulder again and said, "Come on, let's go get some food first. I'll take you sightseeing this afternoon. You need to get yourself in a good mood so we can be more confident when we perform the surgery."
"I'm a little tired and don't want to shop today. Can you order me some takeout? I'll take a nap after I eat."
Why are you making yourself so depressed!
"It's not that I'm feeling down, it's just that I'm really tired... I'll go shopping again tonight."
"Okay, then I'll go talk to a friend this afternoon about your bed. We'll start doing your checkups tomorrow."
"Um."
Ping patted my shoulder to comfort me, then left the room. I felt lost again, unsure of what to do next. I wasn't sleepy at all. The only reason I didn't want to go with Ping was because I wasn't in the mood to connect with the outside world.
...
After finishing the takeout that Ping Ge ordered for me, I really entered a state of having nothing to do. I could only lie in bed, feeling the cold air from the air conditioner making the room colder and colder...
I remained lying in that position for a long time before finally getting up and taking out the stack of Thai baht that Ye Zhi had given me yesterday from my bag. I counted it; there were a hundred bills in total, equivalent to more than 20,000 yuan. I had said I would return this money to her.
He pulled one out of the cigarette pack.
I put the cigarette in my mouth and sent a message to Chen Jin. He always prided himself on understanding women, so I asked him, "What kind of woman do you think Ye Zhi is?"
Chen Jin probably didn't expect me to ask him that. He first sent two surprised emojis, and then replied, "Your question is a bit too general. In fact, everyone presents a different state when dealing with emotions, career, or interpersonal relationships, so I can't give you a standard answer."
“Her career has nothing to do with me, so you can talk about things that are relevant to me.”
"That must be feelings."
"Tell me..."
Chen Jin is the kind of person who would rather speak than type, so the next moment, he sent me a voice request.
(End of this chapter) h/>/>
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