As Yang Sisi's figure completely disappeared from our sight, Cao Xiaobei's tears, which had been welling up in his eyes, finally fell. He sat blankly on the ground... Seeing him like this, I also felt a pang of sadness.
Yang Sisi called him a fool, and he acted just like one. But why does love not even spare fools?
At this moment, I can understand Cao Xiaobei, because on the day Lu Jia left, I also acted like a fool, but the pain in my heart was deeper than when I was sober.
I finally pulled Cao Xiaobei up from the ground and then let him get on the motorcycle that Yang Sisi had left behind.
Although the weather is sunny today, I feel uneasy because I lost another very important person in my life. She did so much for me, but even as she passed away, I couldn't repay her kindness by going to that villa area called Shanshuijian, even for just one day.
...
Worried about Cao Xiaobei's injuries, I didn't go to a place far away and took him directly to the nearest gynecology hospital to the airport. Standing at the hospital entrance, Cao Xiaobei angrily said to me, "What do you mean by this? Are there no other hospitals in Dali?"
"As long as it can treat the wound, don't be too picky."
As I spoke, I dragged Cao Xiaobei into the hospital, immediately attracting a lot of attention. Instead of registering, I said to a few nurses who were idling around, "This guy cut his hand, it's a pretty big gash, can anyone be kind enough to bandage it for him?"
To be honest, Cao Xiaobei looks a bit like a young Edison Chen. This kind of appearance is very appealing to young women, so a nurse immediately responded. She first brought disinfectant and then found some gauze to wrap the wound.
While she was treating Cao Xiaobei's wound with disinfectant, Cao Xiaobei grimaced in pain, but still asked me, "How did you and Sisi meet?"
"Do you want the truth or a lie?"
"Nonsense, of course we should hear the truth."
"She is my former boss's prospective daughter-in-law. We met on the way to Dali."
Cao Xiaobei asked with hostility, "Who was your former boss?"
"Someone who paid my salary."
Are you kidding me?
"Then how am I supposed to explain this to you?... Even if I show you his household registration book, he's still a stranger to you."
Cao Xiaobei paused for a moment, then yelled at me, "I just want to ask, why is Sisi his prospective daughter-in-law?"
"Is the parents' decision enough?...Their two families are old friends."
"You're talking nonsense. What era are we living in? Parents' orders... I don't believe Sisi is the kind of woman who would listen to her parents."
"It's your business if you don't believe me, and you can try to change the outcome... but don't yell at me. I'm just telling you what I know."
Cao Xiaobei's lips twitched slightly, then he didn't say anything more. I also left the hospital lobby and went outside to have a smoke...
Even though I was far from the suburbs where the airport was located, I still looked up at the azure sky. I knew that Yang Sisi was already on a flight from Dali to Shanghai, and I also knew that after this, she would really never return to Dali... As for me, I was like a person who was addicted to sleep and never wanted to wake up, so much so that she seemed to have left on my dreams. I avoided her body, but her footprints remained in my heart.
...
A short while later, Cao Xiaobei, whose wound had been bandaged, came out of the gynecology hospital. He stood behind me and said in a low voice, "I don't care whose fiancée or daughter-in-law Sisi is... It's just you who are like a fly stuck in dung. Just thinking about you makes me uncomfortable."
I held a cigarette between my fingers, turned around and looked at him, and felt another urge to hit him.
He added, "I know Sisi likes you, but I can't figure out exactly what she likes about you."
"Take one step forward, and I'll tell you."
Cao Xiaobei took a step forward, and I grabbed his wrist at its most vulnerable spot, then glared at him and said, "Because I don't have as much nonsense as you... Listen to me, if you like Sisi, go for it, but don't try to get attention from me. I've never forced you, nor have I forced her to stop you two from being together."
Cao Xiaobei grimaced, but didn't utter a sound, acting like a stubborn rock.
I let go of him, and he glared at me, then suddenly smiled at me, which sent chills down my spine!
He then stretched his wrists and said to me, "I suddenly realized that it's a good thing that Sisi left Dali, because you won't have a chance to get in touch with her anymore... We're on the same starting line now, and it's still uncertain who will win."
A sense of helplessness washed over me, and I didn't bother to explain to him. The next moment, I put on my helmet and left the gynecology hospital where Cao Xiaobei had been treated.
...
After all that commotion, it was already dusk when I got back to Jiulongju. With nothing to do, I chatted with Brother Ping over tea. To be honest, I was quite frustrated because, even now, I still hadn't made any progress in renting those 16 shops, while the New Year's atmosphere was getting stronger and stronger.
I've heard from other guesthouse owners that people are already inquiring about room rates during the Chinese New Year period, so it's foreseeable that the market this year won't be any worse than last year.
After smoking half a pack of cigarettes and drinking a pot of tea with Ping Ge, I finally received a call from Sun Jiwei. When I answered, he said to me, "Brother, I've been keeping an eye on your shop rental for you. Cao Jinbo just sent word that he's in Dali now and has time tomorrow at noon. I'll arrange for you two to meet and talk it over in person."
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