Robben didn't speak, let Ye Wei cry, at first I thought Robben was also blaming Ye Wei for her willfulness, and then Robben said to me that instead of letting us comfort her, it is better to let her cry all the time, cry until the tears run dry, cry until her voice is hoarse, at least crying will make her feel better. Qiao Yuan is pitiful, he is an orphan, and his grandfather, who depends on each other, also drove west many years ago, as for the group of snobbish relatives, Qiao Yuan has never been in contact, so he is alone in this world, until Ye Wei and I, Robben integrated into his life stage in Cafe 31 for a few nights. Qiao Yuan was born free and an idealist, so under the pressure of Ye Wei's family, he was ready to put down his ideals and return to the city to get married, before that, Qiao Yuan said: If you get married, you will have to take responsibility in the future, and your youth has been dedicated to your ideals, so give the rest of your life to life and love. Qiao Yuan was ready to come back to marry Ye Wei, and the last madness he gave himself was to return to Shanghai from Tibet on a motorcycle with his old friend, but on this road of more than 5,000 kilometers of beautiful scenery and danger, a sudden heavy rain took his life, leaving behind the broken motorcycle wreckage at the bottom of the cliff and Qiao Yuan's broken body. Fortunately, Qiao Yuan's mobile phone card only had Ye Wei's phone number. Looking at Ye Wei, who was already crying hoarsely on the ground, I couldn't imagine how she broke down when she heard the police call, how she stumbled to retrieve Qiao Yuan's ashes and relics, and how she mustered up the courage to call Robben to tell us the news.

"Sister Ye Wei, don't cry, people can't be resurrected after death, Brother Qiao Yuan will be uncomfortable when he sees you crying like this in heaven, just for him, you have to live well, pick up the courage to face a new life!" I said hoarsely to Ye Wei, I have never liked to cry, but my heart ached for Qiao Yuan's departure, think about it carefully, those nights in Cafe 31 talked heartily, I, Robben. Ye Wei became one of Qiao Yuan's few friends in this world, and the latter few people always contacted to share life and happiness, in this era when there is no emotion without contact through the mobile phone, the feelings of the four of us are sublimated because of the connection, and it is no longer a nod to say hello when we meet in Pingshui, but a friend who has nothing to say. Tears oozed from the corners of my eyes, perhaps because of the uncomfortable smell of smoke, or maybe it was the tiny grains of sand blown by the sea breeze that blinded my eyes.

Ye Wei couldn't cry anymore, still squatting on the ground and trembling. Robben smoked the last cigarette in the cigarette case and threw the cigarette case into the sea along with the lighter. The tide washed the cigarette packs back to shore. "Ye Wei, Xiao Chen, Qiao Yuan is a person who prefers freedom and romance, maybe this sea is his final destination, let his ashes carry his soul to the sea to continue his journey, maybe in the depths of this ocean, maybe on the other side of the ocean, maybe in the Cape of Good Hope, or maybe in the Mariana Trench, let him ride the sea and travel around the world he loves." Robben turned around and helped Ye Wei up, Ye Wei's face was full of tears, this crying used up Ye Wei's energy, and the weak Ye Wei was staggering in the sea breeze. Then he lifted Qiao Yuan's urn and walked to the shore, looked at the handsome Qiao Yuan on the urn, sighed, opened the urn, and Qiao Yuan's large and small bone fragments and ashes were mixed together. Ye Wei and I stepped forward, tremblingly took out Qiao Yuan's bones from the urn and threw them into the sea, the three of them didn't speak, just threw the bones mechanically. In the end, the ashes were left, Robben said that the urn was raised, and the last ashes were scattered into the air, shining in the sun, and at that moment I saw the optimistic and brave Qiao Yuan on the 318 Qinghai-Tibet line in the No. 31 café again.

Robben put down the urn, and we watched as Qiao Yuan's bones sank into the sea, his ashes merged with the seawater, and his soul sublimated in this flowing sky. "Xiao Chen, is there any frosted smoke on your body? When I was in Cafe No. 31 before, Qiao Yuan liked it very much. Robben asked. I took out the yellow fruit tree from my backpack and suddenly remembered the night I remembered at Cafe 31:

Qiao Yuan, who was grinning and crossed Erlang's legs, took out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table and handed it to me. Then he said: "I have to say, this yellow fruit tree in your Guizhou really smokes well, it is strong, and the smoke is full."

"This smoke is called scrub in Guizhou, hard currency."

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Robben opened the cigarette case, asked me for a lighter again, and then lit a cigarette and threw it into the sea, "Qiao Yuan, you like to smoke, today we will smoke the last cigarette with you." Robben took out his cigarette and smoked it, and I lit a cigarette, and the smell of the smoke was diluted by the sea breeze, and the cigarette that Robben threw into the sea sank into the water. A cigarette smoked, Robben threw the remaining cigarettes in the cigarette box into the sea and shouted: "Qiao Yuan, this pack of cigarettes belongs to you, Xiao Chen finally brought the yellow fruit tree from Guizhou." The box of cigarettes drifted in the sea, drifting down the tide into the distance. I, Ye Wei, Robben sat on the edge of the reef, Ye Wei was still choking and crying, and Robben and I were silent and silent with Ye Wei.

"Robben, life has always been fragile, fate is often unpredictable, life, in the end, is as simple as life and death. However, due to the ups and downs of fate and the warmth and coldness of the world, the simple process has become ups and downs and complicated. Life can't prove love, just like we can't prove that we can no longer believe in love, in this era of hurrying non-stop, just as Rolex is a material luxury, and love is a spiritual luxury, but life is extremely fragile, and we can't bear so much luxury, just like Qiao Yuan and I can love each other regardless of everything, but we can't be destined to stay together. So cherish the person in front of you, Qiao Yuan told me the story of you and Vitex, but I think you should let go of Vitex, don't let down Shen Yan'er in the inn" Ye Wei said to herself with a wry smile blowing in the wind.

"I know, Yan'er is a good girl, quiet, careful, gentle, kind and diligent, no accident, she will be the proprietress of my inn." Robben looked at the open sea and smiled.

"Brother Robben, how did you meet?" I asked.

"After the rain stopped, my parents gave me a blind date, and it just so happened that a colleague in my father's old unit had a daughter, that is, Shen Yan'er. Parents, all my life has been running around for their children, after Shen Yan'er's parents retired, they talked about Shen Yan'er's marriage, and with my mother and the matchmaker's many connections, out of guilt for my parents, I went to Shen Yan'er for a date, and I came and went, and it was logical that I was with Shen Yan'er. She loves my paintings very much, and every time she sees my paintings, she can't put them down, and she will have her own unique opinions. Later, I wanted to come to Xitang to develop, Shen Yaner resolutely resigned from her job and accompanied me to Xitang from scratch, she was a thin girl, rolled up her sleeves and began to accompany me in Xitang to decorate the inn, make advertisements, hire workers, in her company and encouragement, we went through the low tide of the inn, and now the inn is thriving, and I will marry her in a few years. Robben said lightly, in fact, how could Ye Wei and I not understand the sourness in the center of this journey.

"You two go for a walk, I want to be alone for a while and accompany Qiao Yuan." Ye Wei sat on the reef and said. Robben and I didn't move, we were still by her side. "You two won't think I'm going to jump into the sea, don't worry, I just want to be alone and quiet, it'll be fine, go quickly, by the way, Robben, Shen Yan'er's food is delicious, I still want to eat it tonight!" Ye Wei pretended to be relaxed and squeezed out a reluctant smile.

Leaving the reef, Robben and I walked on the straight road empty-handed, the road became wider and wider, fitting the blue sky and white clouds above my head, I stopped, looked up at the city in the distance, and suddenly felt that countless emotions collided in the troubles of the world, and we could only use our imprisoned eyes to chase sometimes real, sometimes illusory fate.

In the evening, we drove back to Xitang Ancient Town and returned to the inn of "Sky City". Tourists are still in an endless stream, children are chasing me, couples are chasing me, vendors are also starting to shout loudly, a group of old people sing the sunset red, small wooden boats swing ripples, and the wind sings.

"You're back, come and eat, I'm waiting for you!" Shen Yan'er gently shouted Robben while setting up the food in the inn, and Robben smiled. Suddenly, I seemed to see the fireworks that Robben said, it turned out that she was from Robben's innkeeper - Shen Yan'er.