Chapter 14: Advice

"Nice house with sunshine, balcony and good ventilation. ”

In Li Zheng's apartment, a fair-skinned, tall blonde beauty visited all the rooms, and then pointed and commented: "Although the living furniture is not as complete as your apartment in the United States, and the space is a little smaller, but overall, it is still good." ”

Regarding the evaluation of the blonde beauty, Li Zheng shook his head and smiled: "I am not the only one who rents that apartment in the United States. The blonde beauty shrugged her shoulders, Li Zheng looked at her, and asked, "Have you already bought the ticket?"

"11 o'clock in the morning. ”

The blonde beauty answered, walked to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of drink from it, she unscrewed it and took a sip, then looked at Li Zheng and asked, "Chris, have you really decided to stay in Korea?" Li Zheng nodded, and the blonde beauty couldn't help but hook the corners of her mouth, "I think Joshua and they will definitely miss you." Without you, their band would have been hard to maintain. ”

Li Zheng smiled silently, not wanting to talk about these things, and then changed the topic: "Alexa, how do you feel about this country when you travel to South Korea this time?"

The blonde beauty, namely Alexa, leaned on the refrigerator, nodded and shook her head: "It's hard to evaluate. After all, I've only been here for a month, and what I see and come into contact with is always the most glamorous side of the country. Just like in the United States, the rich and poor areas are two worlds entirely. Without deep contact, you never know the truest essence of a country. ”

Li Zheng nodded in understanding and didn't ask any more, he didn't care about the answer, and the purpose of the question was just to change the topic.

"Alright, Alexa, this is your last day in Korea, so let me prepare you a nice dinner to see you off. ”

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Candlelight, steak, wine, flowers.

When everything was ready, the two sat down separately, and suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Alexa smiled ambiguously: "I guess the knock must be a beautiful woman." ”

Li Zheng walked to the entrance and opened the door.

Gao Yala stood outside the door with a dinner plate, and she smiled: "I heard that you have a friend, this is a special dessert made for me by my mother, bring it to you and your friends to taste." ”

Alexa also walked to the door at this time, first smiled at Gao Yala, and then said to Li Zheng, "Chris, won't you introduce us to us?"

Li Zheng turned his head to look at Alexa, and when he saw her raise his eyebrows, knowing that this friend was going to make a mistake again, he couldn't help but smile helplessly: "Okay." Alexa, this is Ko Yala, a well-known Korean actress who lives next door to my neighbor. He pointed to Alexa and introduced to Gao Yala, "Yara, this is Alexa, my classmate and friend in the United States, a master of philosophy from Yale University, who is traveling to South Korea during the holidays. ”

Gao Ya stretched out his hand and said in English, "Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

Alexa also shook Gao Yala's hand, nodded and smiled, "Hello, me too." It's also a pleasure to meet you. After finishing speaking, she turned her head and glanced at Li Zheng, then looked back at Gao Yala, and suddenly smiled: "Yala, have you eaten, do you want to have dinner with us?"

Gao Yala subconsciously looked at Li Zheng, and seeing that he was noncommittal, she shook her head and smiled: "No need, thank you for the invitation." Have a nice meal. ”

Close the door and return to your seat.

Alexa winked at Li Zheng: "Chris, she likes you." Although we have only just met, please trust the woman's intuition, I can see it. ”

Li Zheng laughed: "One of the three major illusions in life is that he likes me." ”

Putting the cut steak in front of Alexa and taking her share again, Li Zheng also blinked: "Although I myself think I am very attractive, I am not enough to meet a woman and think that she likes me." I haven't seen her more than 5 times combined, and trust me, you're mistaken, it's a man's intuition. ”

Alexa shrugged her shoulders when she saw this, she picked up a piece of steak, chewed a few bites, and suddenly looked at Li Zheng again: "Actually, Chris, I've always wanted to ask you a question?"

Li Zheng hooked the corners of his mouth: "Can I refuse?"

Alexa smiled: "Unfortunately, you can't. ”

Li Zheng spread his hands helplessly: "Okay, you ask." ”

Alexa said, "Actually, I've always wondered what kind of man you belong to.

It has been said that men who pursue many women almost all fall into one of two types. One is to seek a woman in all women who exists in their subjective dreams, as always. On the other hand, they want to possess the infinite variety of colors in the objective female world, and they are tempted by this desire.

The former's fascination is lyrical: what they seek in women is themselves, their ideals, and because ideals are destined to never be found, they will be disappointed again and again. This disappointment that pushes them from one woman to another gives them a romantic excuse for their emotional change, so that many sentimental women are moved by their indulgent chase.

The latter's fascination is narrative, and women find nothing to impress them here: this kind of man has no subjective ideals for women. If you are interested in everything, there will be no disappointment. This never disappointment gives their behavior a shameful component, giving the narrative feminine quest the impression that they are not paying their debts.

You had a lot of girlfriends in the U.S., but you didn't spend a lot of time with each girl. You seem to be looking for something, and you seem to be looking for nothing. You seem to be engaged, but you seem to be out of it. I've talked to the girls you've talked to, and they've all thought you're considerate and perfect, and you make them think you love them, but when you break up with them, you seem very cold in the face of their pleas.

Chris, what kind of man are you? lyrical or narrative?"

Milan Kundera – The Unbearable Lightness of Life. ”

Li Zheng shook his head and smiled: "I have to say, Alexa, you philosophy students always like to think about simple things very complicated. Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? Do you all like to ask these unanswered questions when you study philosophy?"

Alexa said, "Aren't you fascinated by the answer?"

Li Zheng shook his head: "There are many questions in this world that have no answers. It's like how high is the sky, how thick is the earth, how big is the universe, how far away is the starry sky?...... There are many things we don't need answers, not because they're not important, but because they don't. Just as not every math problem can find a definite result, most of the π values are only 3.14 for calculations. ”

Alexa raised an eyebrow, "But, I still want to know your answer." ”

"Okay. ”

Li Zheng looked at Alexa, put down the knife and fork, and wiped his hands with a napkin: "How to say, everyone's understanding of love is different. I've been thinking about a question about love: do we love each other imaginarily, or the most real person?

Many people say that to love someone, you should not only love the strengths of the TA, but also love the disadvantages of the TA. But I can't help but wonder what we liked about each other when we first met, and I don't think that includes the flaws.

What we love is always the best side of each other in our hearts, and that side is the most perfect disguise of the other party, and it is also the best other person we imagine. In this case, what we love is not real in the first place, so why emphasize that we must love the real person, otherwise, this is not love?

Love comes from the heart and is the appeal of our hearts.

That being the case, why not pretend to be a little more complete when together or let go of the passion when it is gone?

You think that I am both invested and detached from love, just because, the women I have dated with me, I have loved them, but that love is not as perfect as described in fairy tales. ”

Alexa asked, "So what kind of love are you looking for?"

"I don't know. ”

Li Zheng shook his head: "Perhaps, I believe in family affection more than love." ”

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"Thank you for dinner, I had a great time tonight. ”

At the end of dinner, Alexa said goodbye to Li Zheng and walked out of the room, she seemed to remember something, and asked Li Zheng again, "By the way, which room does that beautiful neighbor of yours live in?" I think I need to thank her for tonight's dessert. ”

Coming to Gao Yala's door, Li Zheng knocked on the door, and Gao Yala walked out.

Alexa smiled and hugged Gaujah: "Thank you for the desserts, they are delicious." ”

"You're welcome, if you like it. ”

Gao Yala smiled, looked at Alexa, suddenly said "You wait a minute", turned back to the room, and after a while, she walked out with a group fan and handed it to Alexa: "This is a Korean folk craft - a group fan, give it to you as a souvenir, I hope you like it." ”

Alexa took the fan, she looked at the girl opposite, the girl was thin, her eyes were clean and transparent, and her green face had a simple smile, like a young lamb that had just broken away from the flock, she looked at it for a moment, and suddenly turned her head to Li Zheng and said, "Chris, can you help me press the elevator in advance?"

When Li Zheng walked away, Alexa asked Gao Yala, "Do you like Chris?"

"I ......"

"No answer, I know. ”

Seeing the girl's somewhat flustered expression, Alexa smiled understandingly, she turned her head to look at Li Zheng's figure, glanced back at Gao Yala, stretched out her arms, hugged Gao Yala gently, and whispered in the girl's ear.

"At the time of parting, I would like to give you a piece of advice: don't see only the good in one person, it's dangerous. ”