When I received this call from Yang Sisi's father, I felt extremely apprehensive. My intuition told me that he was calling to confront me, and that Yang Sisi's sudden departure was not only targeting me but also hurting them.
Despite my fear, I did not choose to run away. I feel that I am almost 0 years old, and I should deal with people and things rationally. Running away is the worst choice. I believe that Yang Sisi's father is also a mature man, so we will both take the lead in rationality to complete this dialogue between men.
I let out a soft sigh of relief and finally pressed the answer button, then took the initiative to say, "Uncle, is there something you need?"
His tone wasn't as serious as I'd imagined. He even sounded apologetic as he said, "It's a bit presumptuous of me to call you, but I just wanted to ask if you're in Dali right now?"
"No offense, no offense, I'm just a free person, I can answer the phone anytime... I'm in Dali."
"If you were in Dali, I'd like to meet you." (Tank's new book was first published on the WeChat official account "Tank's Bookstall." Remember to follow for protagonist images and daily interaction with the author.)
"Uh...you've come to Dali?"
He smiled and said to me, "Well... this is my third time in Dali. The first two times were for Sisi... This time, it's entirely for myself... In our industry, we live under unimaginable pressure every day. We should take a break from work. Dali has mountains and rivers, so it's quite suitable for a vacation."
After a brief silence, I quickly asked, "Where are you now? I'll come pick you up."
"No rush, let me find a hotel to stay in first. Once I'm done with my work, let's meet at the place where you used to run the inn..."
"Then why don't you just stay there and save yourself the trouble of traveling back and forth?"
Are there still any inns over there?
"The inn is gone, but there's a newly built five-star hotel with an excellent environment... I'll arrange a room for you right away."
Yang Sisi's father didn't try to evade the issue too much. After we agreed on a meeting time, we hung up the phone... While I breathed a sigh of relief, I also had a few more doubts... If he wasn't here to interrogate me, what was his purpose? What puzzled me even more was that he never mentioned Yang Sisi running away from home on the phone. Could it be that Yang Sisi was with him now?
Yang Sisi was definitely playing her favorite trick: first disappearing for a few days, then reappearing in front of me like magic. She called this kind of behavior a surprise.
...
I quickly ate a few bites and finished my lunch. I wanted to get to the hotel as soon as possible to book a room for Yang Sisi's father. I really didn't want to be negligent in the slightest. Perhaps this stemmed from my guilt towards Yang Sisi, or perhaps, unconsciously, I had already begun to see her father, this business tycoon who was able to make a comeback, as a role model for my own life.
He was a role model for me, so I have always respected him.
As I packed my things, I said to Coach Ma, who was still eating, "I have to rush to Longkan. You can eat slowly by yourself... Don't cook those dishes that haven't been cooked yet. Send them to Zhou San later. He always cooks for himself."
"Don't move yet, you haven't given me an answer about my matter."
"It's just about sending the keys... I'll find a courier and send it to Bai Lu along with the house address later."
“If you do it this way, she definitely won’t accept it. You have to go there in person and try to persuade her…”
Before Coach Ma could finish speaking, I interrupted him impatiently, saying, "I'm flying to Bangkok tomorrow afternoon, and I might have to go to Kunming tonight. I don't have time to make a special trip for your sake... Here's what we'll do: if you're still a man, when you treat Tie Nan to dinner tonight, invite Bai Lu along too... You two should settle your differences face to face, don't leave one of you waiting and the other hiding... In the end, we'll all be worried sick about you!"
"I am not a man."
I stared at Coach Ma in utter shock. Just how shameless must a man be to say something like that?
Coach Ma, disregarding my feelings, handed the keys to me again. With a heavy heart, I took them from him, and then saw a reflection of my own cowardice in his eyes. Because when it comes to relationships, there are people and things I dare not face.
...
The road to Longkan was under construction, and I sat in the bumpy taxi, thinking about a lot of things, mostly memories. I kept thinking about the trip to Dali with Yang Sisi, and then I asked myself, how exactly do feelings between people come about?
I was once madly in love with Ye Zhi. Was it because she kept making me wait? I loved her, but only because I couldn't have her?
Does Yang Sisi love me too?
This may sound superficial, but sometimes it's closer to the truth...
Just like when we're at an airport waiting for a plane, that's nothing special. But what if we were waiting for a ship at the airport? We all know the ship won't come, but if one day, a ship actually came out of nowhere, what a shocking scene that would be, and how it would impact people's psychology.
Everyone probably experiences an orgasm, and that's exactly the feeling we're after...
Therefore, the word "wait" is the greatest spiritual poison in the world. It is a weakness of human nature, containing the greed of doing what is known to be impossible; yet it is also the most precious thing in human nature. We can move others and ourselves because of it, and then gradually see ourselves clearly and mature little by little.
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