I don't know what my mindset was when I said those words to Ye Zhi to keep her, which left both of us in a state of stillness; at that moment, all I could hear was my own heartbeat and her breathing.
Ye Zhi wasn't lying to me. I heard the announcement on the phone again, urging passengers to check in and board the plane as soon as possible. Whether to stay or leave, she no longer had time to think about it.
"Can I stay?... I really want to see you."
I held my breath and waited. I knew this was a difficult thing for her. Maybe she already had very important plans for tomorrow, and I had fallen into my old habit of making her sacrifice her time based solely on my own preferences.
Feeling guilty, I whispered to her, "Never mind, I don't have anything special to say. You can go now, don't delay your schedule."
"I'm not leaving..."
I could hardly believe my ears. Did I really leave her behind just before boarding the plane?
I quickly asked her, "Are you really not leaving?"
"Um... I've already gone outside."
"Then wait for me at the airport, I'll be right there."
"I'll come to your place."
"No, I have to come to your place... Find a place nearby to get something to drink first, and I'll be right there."
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After ending my call with Ye Zhi, I immediately went to the bathroom to tidy myself up. Once I was clean and tidy, I put on my favorite pair of leather shoes and left the room. On the way, I bought a bag of brown sugar at the hotel's supermarket.
I hailed a taxi on the street, and I was lucky enough that the driver spoke a little basic Zoroastrianism, so it wasn't too difficult for him to figure out that I needed to go to the airport; but what made me nervous was that my phone was almost out of battery...
The phone I'm using now was something I got from a secondhand market through Zhou San. Its performance is decent, but the battery is severely worn out. Sometimes it suddenly shuts down even when it shows 20% battery remaining. So, I haven't dared touch it the whole way, just hoping to find Ye Zhi smoothly at the airport. For the latest chapters, please follow the author's personal WeChat official account, Tank's Bookstall, to view the complete song list for this book and participate in more activities to interact with the author.
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It was rush hour, and the city was congested again. The taxi kept stopping and starting, and even though we'd been driving for half an hour, it felt like we hadn't gone very far from where we came from. I kept looking out the window, hoping this feeling of slowness was just my imagination... But the car hadn't moved much at all. The banana-shaped building I'd seen five minutes ago was still behind me, its open windows like grinning mouths, mocking my mood... I wondered if they knew I was going to see a woman who stayed for me, would they be a little kinder?
The sky was
As darkness gradually fell, the city became just like it had been the night before—bustling yet strangely lonely; and so my anxiety intensified! I didn't close the car windows the entire way, just to find landmarks so I could feel like I'd gone a little further.
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After about an hour, my phone, which hadn't been touched, vibrated in my hand. It was Ping Ge calling. I quickly hung up to save some battery, but Ping Ge wouldn't give up and called again soon...
After I answered the call, I spoke to him as quickly as possible, "Brother Ping, my phone is almost out of battery, so don't call me right now... I have something urgent to do and I need to use the phone."
"Didn't you tell me we'd go out for a walk together tonight?!"
"I'll explain when we get back, don't ruin things for me... Let's leave it at that."
With that, I hung up the phone, then glanced at the battery level again, which was down to only 18%, threatening to shut down at any moment.
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The taxi took two hours to get me to the airport. The first thing I did after getting out of the car was to take out my phone to call Ye Zhi, but as soon as I dialed, the phone automatically turned off.
I resent Ping Ge a bit. If he hadn't made that call, I could have held on a little longer.
I just stood there holding my phone, looking around, but all I saw were unfamiliar faces... I shouldn't have been so stubborn. I should have let Ye Zhi come find me. Even if she told me which coffee shop I was in, I might not be able to find it, because there isn't a single shop sign here with Chinese characters.
I could only fumble around near the airport, hoping to borrow a power bank from someone to save my damn phone.
As I walked, I arrived at the place where I had come out of the airport yesterday. I went inside, and I remembered that there were shops selling chargers and places for passengers to charge their devices.
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I could hardly believe my eyes. I found Ye Zhi in a corner. She was sitting on a magazine, already asleep against the wall... Most of the people who walked past her would glance at her. They simply couldn't believe that such a decent and beautiful woman would sleep like a homeless person, leaning against whatever she could find.
I quickly walked over to her and patted her on the shoulder. She opened her eyes and looked at me, then tucked a tuft of messy hair behind her ear and asked, "Why didn't you call me?"
"My phone battery is old, it just shut down automatically after I called you... Why are you sleeping here?"
Ye Zhi smiled and replied, "None of the shops here have Chinese signs, so I was worried you wouldn't be able to find them. It's safer to wait for you here... Looks like I was quite prescient."
She tried to stand up, but frowned. She then said to me, "Michael, pull me up, my legs are numb."
I hurry
I quickly reached out my hand, and the moment our hands touched, my heart raced...
I tried to act normal, then complained to her, "Aren't you on your period? Why are you sitting on the floor like this? Aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"
"fine."
"Don't complain to me when it hurts later!"
Ye Zhi smiled, said "No complaints," and then pulled her hand out of mine.
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By this time, it was completely dark. We found an open-air coffee shop near the airport. I ordered a hot tea, and Ye Zhi ordered a coffee... We just looked at each other without saying a word.
I don't know what Ye Zhi is thinking, but I just want to watch her quietly. I feel that this will bring us closer... because I can read something in her eyes, something like joy.
If she's not happy to see me, then there's no point in going to all this trouble to stay.
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