Chapter 21: A Stormy Night
Mo Han said with some disappointment: "No? ”
I nodded: "Sweet potatoes won't be available until November...... A girl who doesn't eat fireworks in the world, this is common sense! ”
Mo Han was a little embarrassed by what I said, and turned his head away from me, while I thought about how to satisfy Mo Han's proposal to eat baked sweet potatoes.
Suddenly, I was pleasantly surprised and said, "I remember, there is a shop in the local vegetable market that specializes in out-of-season vegetables, we can go and have a look, maybe there will be!" ”
"Really?" Mo Han, who has always disliked appearances, also said with a hint of joy.
"Well, let's go." I subconsciously took Mo Han's hand and ran quickly towards my car, for fear that the store had closed.
Soon we ran to the front of the car, and I finally noticed that Mo Han's hand was being held by me....... Awkwardly let go of her hand, but Mo Han didn't have any special emotions, and opened the car door before me.
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It was originally a 20-minute drive, I got it in 10 minutes, I asked Mo Han to wait for me in the car, the environment of the vegetable market is really not good, there are any smells!
Mo Han shook her head, and walked out of the car before me, motioning for me to show her the way.
The lights in the vegetable market are extremely dim, and the air is filled with all kinds of unpleasant smells, because it is past 10 o'clock, and it is a rainy night, and there are only a few shops that are still open, and they are only merchants selling snacks in the vegetable market, not shops selling vegetables, which means that the shop selling out-of-season vegetables is likely closed.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry......" I urged Mo Han, and she calmly trotted up with my steps, in fact, at this time, I didn't know why the two of us were so obsessed with the very inconspicuous roasted sweet potato.
When we came to that shop, we were greeted by a closed door, and I should have thought that such a store would have closed a long time ago.
I was full of loss, I failed to meet Mo Han's expectations, this emotion seemed to be amplified with the sound of the rain, I gritted my teeth and said to Mo Han beside me: "Don't worry, I will go to the countryside in the suburbs and plane all the sweet potatoes for you, it is now October, and there should be a batch of sweet potatoes planted early that have matured." ”
"You don't have to eat it."
I said persistently, "Find a place for you to drink something first, and I'll come when I go." ”
Mo Han grabbed me and shook his head, signaling that he didn't need to, and asked softly for a long time, "Why are you so good to me?" ”
I was silent for a long time and said, "Life is hard to give up that scorching flame after all......."
Without waiting for Mo Han's words, I immediately realized how inappropriate my words were, and now that I was married and had a family of my own, I hurriedly added, "I didn't do it for you to do this...... It's just about looking for that feeling....... Don't get me wrong! ”
Mo Han nodded and said, "I understand." ”
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We didn't get to eat the baked sweet potatoes this night, and I couldn't escape the entanglement of loss, yes, I was disappointed....... This loss is indescribable, I don't know what I'm doing, and I'm desperately trying to pursue the past that has dissipated, what's the point?
I'm not the same person I used to be! And I can't live on these memories and fantasies unless I'm crazy!
When I got home, I took another cold shower and pulled myself back from my unrealistic fantasies, and I finally remembered that there were still many unresolved matters that I needed to solve.
I sat on the sofa and stared blankly at the wall clock for a long time, and finally took out my phone and dialed Angel again.
The mobile phone, which had been turned off, was finally opened at this moment, and my nerves were tensed.
The phone was answered, but no one spoke first, and there was a long silence.
Finally, I opened my mouth first: "Mr. An, do you really want to kill them all?" ”
“...... It's just a normal business practice, and I think those four stores have room for appreciation, so why can't they invest? ”
"Enough...... I don't want to hear these high-sounding words! ”
My anger made Anqi laugh instead: "Zhang Yixi, do you know the pain....... As I said, you won't be happy, you can not keep your promises, but as long as I promised, I will definitely do it! ”
"No matter how much pain you give me, I bear it, but please don't hurt anyone else, okay? ...... Siro is Brother Luo's thoughts, if Ciro falls again, have you thought about his feelings? ”
After being silent for a long time, Anqi said to me: "You yourself are already numb to pain, so let the person you care about take your place." ”
"You're crazy...... Utter lunatic! "I'm hysterical!
Anqi's calm tone made me shudder: "Without cause, there is no effect...... This is the fruit you planted yourself, and now the fruit has fallen, and I just lend my hand to you to taste...... Don't contact me again, Zhang Yixi, there's nothing to say between us! ”
"Don't hang up, where are you, I'll look for you, now!" I stopped Angel.
After a long silence, Angel finally said to me, "Do you want to see me?" ”
"Right now!"
"OK, a utopia by candlelight."
......
After the call with Angel, I drove quickly to the rooftop that we defined as "Utopia by Candlelight", but the rain was so heavy that the wipers had no time to deal with it, and the howling wind roared out the car window, which was not destined to be a peaceful night.
Soon I was on the rooftop with my umbrella, there was nothing on the rooftop except the wind and rain and some scattered cigarette butts, and Angel had not yet arrived, but I was sure that she would come.
The rain "crackled" on the umbrella, in such a harsh environment, the "utopia under the candlelight" seemed so unrealistic, and no candle could be lit in the wind and rain at the moment.
Ten minutes later, when I entered the corridor on the rooftop, a pale white umbrella first appeared in my sight, and then I saw the extremely graceful figure, but I could not see her face, her umbrella was very low.
I took a few steps towards her, and although we were close, we were always two meters apart, and this distance seemed to be an impassable moat, separating Angel and me.
I lifted Angel's umbrella up with one hand, and finally saw her clearly, her face was so haggard and pale!
"Give Ciro a way to live, and I'll beg you, okay?" I lowered my voice and said with my head down.
"Who gave me a way out?"
"I'll give it to you...... As long as you can spare Ciro, you can do whatever you want me to do. I said through gritted teeth.
Angel smiled, "Really? ”
"Yes!"
Angel took a few steps forward, stood at the guardrail, overlooking the ground where even the car was shrunk into a matchbox, and said calmly for a long time: "I want you to jump from here!" ”
I looked at Angel in shock, and then there was a kind of death-like sadness in my heart, could one person really hate another person to such an extent?
Looking at me standing still, Anqi sneered and said, "Zhang Yixi, don't you dare?" Or are your promises always just air? ”
My fist squeaked, creaked, and when Angel said the word promise, my life seemed to be choked by her.
After a long time, I threw away the umbrella in my hand, nodded, and said, "Okay... If you feel that this is the best solution result.... I jump! ”