After Nicole made her intentions clear, she stepped aside, and Ye Zhi, who was standing behind her, faced me. We looked at each other, and I saw a hint of embarrassment in her eyes. She probably knew that this sudden visit was a bit presumptuous; at least, as one of the residents of this house, I didn't expect her to come, let alone that she would stay in Nicole's room.
Thinking about it again, I understood. She was worried about me. She's always been a woman of action, so she came over without saying a word. To be honest, especially when we were dating, I really hoped she could become a woman who was very good at expressing herself. Even just saying "I miss you" occasionally would have added color to our relationship. But she was never that open... Maybe it's just her nature, or maybe our relationship hasn't deepened enough. After all, we've only actually spent a few months together. Even when we were together, she was traveling all over the world and didn't spend every day together like other couples.
Love requires time and interaction; spiritual love may sound sophisticated, but it's actually quite superficial.
...
Ye Zhi finally spoke to me, saying, "Shanghai winters are too cold. I'm on vacation now, and Dali is a good choice."
"Could it be that Nicole's place is more comfortable than the ocean-view suites at your hotel?"
Nicole glared at me and said, "How straight do you have to be to ask a question like that!"
I remained silent, but Ye Zhi smiled and answered for me: "He did it on purpose; he knows it all along."
"Look how prickly he is, can you handle him?"
"No problem, you can go and do your own thing..."
As Ye Zhi spoke, she dragged her luggage into the house. Nicole, however, was worried and whispered in my ear, "You need to show some manly manners. Don't give others the cold shoulder all the time, you hear me?"
"We don't have any deep-seated hatred between us, why would I bother?"
"That's good, I'll go to the bar now."
As she spoke, Nicole walked out the door. At the same time, Coach Ma glanced at Ye Zhi, who was packing her luggage inside, and then said to me, "I'm leaving too. The temple's official car is still waiting outside the ancient city."
"Your temple even has an official vehicle?"
"Our temple is just like any other temple. The only difference is that our temple is full of eminent monks, while the company employs only idle people."
"What a fucking con artist!"
...
Coach Ma followed Nicole out of the courtyard, leaving only Ye Zhi and me inside. I checked the time; it was already 10:30 p.m., but for the ancient city, the night was just beginning. At this moment, every street I could see was brightly lit.
Ye Zhi, who was packing her things, suddenly asked me, "Michael, have you eaten yet?"
I replied with a rare normal attitude, "Haven't you eaten the braised pork rice we had on Renmin Road yet?"
"I just got off the plane and haven't had a chance to eat yet... What's the name of the restaurant where you ate braised pork rice?"
"We only make braised pork rice."
"What a fitting name!"
As she spoke, Ye Zhi had already packed her things. She came to my side and asked, "It's quite stuffy in the yard. Would you like to go for a walk together?"
"I'm not going, I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to sleep."
Ye Zhi didn't force me. She nodded and walked out of the courtyard... Her figure stretched out little by little under the lamplight, and then slowly disappeared from my sight...
I subconsciously looked around, until a cold wind blew by and I realized I wasn't dreaming.
...
Back in my room, I still felt a bit down, so I didn't take off my clothes. I just leaned against the bed, chewing on a toothpick and thinking about things... As I thought, I took out my phone again. There were some photos on my QQ space.
Since WeChat became popular, I haven't really used QQ much anymore. I happened to remember it and found that it actually holds a lot of memories... I even found a photo of myself with Wang Lei. We were eating and drinking on a barbecue street. She looked unusually innocent, wearing a white T-shirt, holding a beer glass in one hand and a skewer of barbecue in the other, smiling at me... I didn't think much of it at the time, but now, looking at it again, there is real love in her eyes.
Perhaps she was the first woman to truly love me...
Turning the page, I saw another photo of Yang Sisi in another album. It was taken when we first arrived in Dali, during a bonfire party at the guesthouse. Yang Sisi was already drunk, and she was standing on a bench cursing at me, accusing me of having ulterior motives and tricking her into drinking so much...
This was a joke to me, which is why it's in my photo album. But looking at it now, it evokes a different feeling. People who were once so close can no longer escape the cruel tricks of fate and are now worlds apart.
...
Putting aside my disappointment, I continued scrolling through the photos, and among those familiar yet unfamiliar faces, I found a picture of Ye Zhi. I had taken this picture of her myself. That day, as the sun was setting, she sat by a flower bed outside the airport, wearing a plaid scarf, so beautiful that even the Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake paled in comparison. That was the first time, in my memory, that she had posted her own photo on her WeChat Moments.
That's just how people are. The further away they are from their past lives, the more they are busy reminiscing... Especially when life isn't going so well, they like to reminisce about the past even more, but dare not look forward to the future. This is probably the inherent weakness of human nature.
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During the process, Ping called me again, saying that he had already contacted a hospital for me. I also told him that Zhou San was going with me and asked him to help Zhou San get a work visa so that we could all stay in Thailand for the rest of next year and not come back.
Not long after ending my call with Brother Ping, I heard the sound of a door opening in the courtyard. I knew Ye Zhi had returned. I hadn't wanted any further interaction that night, but the noise kept coming...
I looked out the window and saw Ye Zhi hanging those light-up balloons on the jujube tree in the center of the yard. She had already hung one up, and the yard was instantly filled with a warm and 'psychedelic' atmosphere because of the flickering light.
Seeing me open the window, Ye Zhi smiled and asked, "Want to come down and help? I bought so many..."
Where did you buy it?
"Inside the ancient city... they're 0 yuan each. I bought one for 00 yuan. I didn't rip off, did I?"
I went downstairs, picked up a balloon that hadn't been hung up yet, looked at it, and said, "Looks like I didn't lose out, but if you went to Yiwu to get these balloons, you could get 0 for 100 yuan. I'm not kidding you!" To chat with more like-minded people about "My Tenant Sister," follow "Hot Articles" or "rd444" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books with other book lovers.
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