"You're ...... Especially like a person. ”

"Haha, is there a set like yours? Isn't it cliché? ”

"Not cliché." Ke Qinghe took a sip of the cocktail in his hand, "How old are you?" ”

"Haha, you're so rude, and you ask me about my age."

"Then you can at least tell me your name first, right?" Ke Qinghe continued to ask.

“Aya。” She gulped down the remaining cocktail from her glass, "My name is Aya. ”

"What about Chinese names?"

She left the bar and smiled back, "Why did you tell you?" Then he walked out into the crowd, leaving only a graceful figure in the bright lights.

Ke Qinghe is not the kind of person who chases relentlessly, after all, many years ago, there was never a shortage of women of all colors around him, let alone the kind in front of him.

It's just that the years are not forgiving, yes, although he looks like he is forty years old now, but his time is really running out.

So he took out his phone, clicked on the blue software, entered the program, and began to cast his net.

Search for everyone nearby; Whoever is able to provide valid information about the woman in the photo will receive a bonus that will increase the amount according to the authenticity and usefulness of the information.

Suddenly, the mobile phones of the entire bar vibrated at the same time, and everyone took out their mobile phones from their pockets, clicked on the displayed content, and began to read. Soon, everyone also casually said hello to the people around them and hid aside, exchanging their ulterior secrets for a bounty.

"She's my neighbor, I know where she lives, how much do you pay? I can take you. ”

"She's my friend, how much are you willing to pay in exchange for her mobile phone number?"

"I know who she is, and I know her, how much does it cost you?"

"Let's talk about the price first, and I'll tell you everything you want to know."

“……”

All kinds of messages, all kinds of messages, all inseparable from "money" and "price".

Ke Qinghe smiled faintly, and then issued a second one: "I'm sorry that you are a step late." ”

Everyone started looking around, who was so fast? Then reluctantly continued to send messages: "Who is it?" "You're kidding us, aren't you?"

And most people just gave up on asking questions.

Ke Qinghe is not a stupid person, such a bar, he can send it to everyone, including that Aya, of course.

There was an A-ya among the people nearby. He wasn't sure if it was her, but after the group message, she replied with an angry expression, no doubt.

Fortunately, there was no one who was really familiar with her here, and Ke Qinghe also got her contact information as he wished.

"Rest assured, without the transaction of money, they will soon forget about this game."

"It's not fun at all."

"Yes, I'm sorry. Give me a chance, though. ”

"What the hell do you want to do?"

"I want to ask you to meet again and get to know each other well."

"Why?"

"Because you look like a person."

The topic is back to the original sentence.

Ke Qinghe waited for her on the other end of the phone for a while, wondering if she was hesitant or really didn't want to give him a chance.

Unexpectedly, after he drank the wine completely, she replied to his message.

"Well, tomorrow at eleven o'clock at noon, Jasmine's Restaurant."

Jasmine...... Restaurant.

What a familiar name.

Ke Qinghe shook his head with a smile, he could hide the excitement in his heart: "I must be on time." ”

……

The next day, the sun was shining.

Ke Qinghe drove a sports car from the elevated highway all the way to Qingshi Street on the edge of the city center.

This street is preserved in the center of the high-rise city, retaining the original classical atmosphere of the building, forming a different scenery.

Thirty years ago, Ke Qinghe often came here. The restaurants and coffee shops here have their favorite flavors and aromas. It's just that after more than 30 years, will there still be the original taste under the original appearance?

Jasmine Restaurant, as always, has a blue door, white English font, and a strong European style. Walking into the restaurant, the doorbell is still ringing so crisply.

"Hello, do you have an appointment?" The waiter was dressed in black overalls with white lace collars and was clean and tidy. Her expressions and movements are very natural, and there are still a few acne marks on her fair skin, which is undoubtedly human.

He looked around the store and looked at his watch, which was exactly eleven o'clock.

And in the window seat, a woman in a black dress sits. It was the seat he had preferred thirty years ago, and so coincidentally, she was already sitting there waiting for him.

"My friend has already come first."

The waiter brought him to the seat, and just now he was still looking at the woman outside the window, turned around and said hello to Ke Qinghe.

"It's punctual."

"Hmm. Don't dare to be late. ”

Ke Qinghe sat down and looked at the woman in front of him. Her facial features are even more gentle and lovely in the natural light, and even have a kind of obsessive atmosphere.

"Why did you ask me to come here?" Ke Qinghe couldn't help but ask, shouldn't this be a coincidence?

She smiled slightly, and there was a shallow dimple on her right cheek, like someone.

"Because there are no robots in this restaurant."

Ke Qinghe was surprised, and quickly covered up his slight disappointment with a smile.

"Well, it looks like you don't like robots either."

"yes." She said with a smile, "Although I am grateful that they have replaced a lot of work, I still have some resistance in my heart, and they are getting smarter and smarter." ”

Ke Qinghe smiled and said, "You are too worried, or humans are manipulating them." ”

"I hope there will always be the initiative." She smiled and beckoned to the waitress to order.

Before Ke Qinghe had time to read the menu, the waiter had already taken a pen and paper and waited. The restaurant he hadn't been to for 30 years, and he had forgotten if he still had his favorite set meal here, so he went to look through the menu mixed with various words, but there were no pictures.

"Let's have a C set." She said.

"Shall we eat together?" Ke Qinghe raised his head and asked.

She nodded, and Ke Qinghe returned the menu to the waiter.

"Tell me, what do you want to know?" She gets straight to the point.

"I want to know your name." Ke Qinghe was still entangled.

“Aya。” She quickly replied to him, "Didn't I say it many times?" ”

"No, Chinese name, what's your last name?"

"Why do you have to know, are you going to fall in love with me?" Her smile was accompanied by deep eyes, which was to see through Ke Qinghe's heart at once.

"No, no, no." Ke Qinghe hurriedly explained, "No, it's impossible. ”

"Then what are you chasing after me?"

"That's because you're a lot like a person." Ke Qinghe simply took out a photo from his chest pocket, the back of this photo has been yellowed, and the color of the front has begun to separate, making it look too blue.

Aya took the photo, and there was a bust of a woman inside, which did bear a slight resemblance to herself.

"It's kind of like, but I've never had a picture." Aya returned the photo to him, "How many years ago was this?" I don't even remember there will be any more photos. ”

"Hmm." Ke Qinghe took the photo back and carefully put it back in the pocket on his chest, "It's been many years, and people now don't keep paper photos." ”

Aya looked at him and put her right hand against her chin, "Who is she?" ”

Ke Qinghe's expression stiffened, and then smiled bitterly: "A person I owe too much." ”

"So, you want to find her?"

"I can't find it anymore." Ke Qinghe's expression became serious, and he sighed softly, "I don't know if there is a chance to meet someone related to her, you can take me to her." ”

"Oh?" Aya smiled lightly and pulled the corners of her mouth to one side, "Then you think I will have a relationship with her?" ”

"Yes." Ke Qinghe looked at her seriously, "How old are you this year?" ”

Aya's eyes widened, she looked at him in surprise, and then grinned again: "Do you think I'm this man's daughter?" ”

"Quite possibly." Ke Qinghe was very sure of his intuition, "The first time I saw you yesterday, it was exactly the same as the feeling I felt when I saw her for the first time." ”

Aya didn't speak, just smiled at him, and that smile was mysterious.

"Also, the dimples on your faces are all in the same place." He continued, "Such a coincidence has to make me suspicious. ”

"Hmm." Aya didn't answer him, still looking at him and listening to him.

"What's your last name? Axe handle? Or is it stone? Ke Qinghe didn't want to give up hope, whether it was or not, he had to seize the opportunity to ask clearly.

Aya raised an eyebrow and lowered her hand. Her eyes glanced at the table on the right, then shrugged her shoulders and said, "Stone." ”

Ke Qinghe's heartbeat suddenly became violent, but it quickly calmed down.

"Hello, here's the appetizer: tuna salad." The waiter will always pick the right moment to resolve the embarrassment at the moment.

Aya still smiled and picked up the silver fork in her hand: "The tuna here is fresh, not the kind in cans, try it." ”

After saying that, she naturally picked a bite.

Ke Qinghe watched her finish this bite, and there was no expression on his face that he wanted, he was always so calm, so natural, and so determined that he felt scared.

"Don't you want to know, why am I asking for your name?"

"Didn't you ask last night?" Aya continued to take a bite, "What do I have to be curious about. ”

"No, I think you're my daughter."

"Poof" Faced with this sudden sentence, Aya couldn't help but burst out laughing, but fortunately, she covered it with her hand. She quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and took a sip of water.

"You don't have to be so direct, do you?"

"I don't have much time left." Although Ke Qinghe's attitude at the moment was anxious and direct, he was full of sincerity, and he seemed to have made up his mind, "I want to know, are you Shi Lan's daughter?" ”

Aya put down the fork in her hand, folded her hands in front of the table, and smiled.

"Why don't you tell me the story between you first, and I'll answer you later, okay?"

In Ke Qinghe's mind, there were suddenly many thoughts. Many memories of the past are shown like movies in this small restaurant, and memories begin to spread with melodious music.

He picked up the glass of water in his hand, his hand trembled slightly, and after taking a sip of cold lemonade, he finally calmed down again.

Aya was still across from him, waiting for him to start the story, and the waiter served them two rows of fragrant steaks, drizzled with half black pepper and half mushroom juice, exactly the way he remembered it.

The woman in front of him, although she looked very much like the person in her memory, but at this moment, the picture of the end of the past in his mind hit again, tangled his heart, and inexplicably became painful.

……

"Mr. Ke, the tranquilizer has been injected into your body, and your body temperature will gradually decrease when you are sleeping, but you will fall asleep at the right time, so you don't have to worry about the discomfort caused by freezing."

"Hmmm......"

"Mr. Ke, please relax. You can talk to me, and chatting can help you relieve stress and sleep better. ”

"Oh...... Actually, I don't have much to say right now. Ke Qinghe slowly closed his eyes, but a familiar figure appeared in the black picture, "Actually...... I also used to wonder if I could be by her side, and if I could wait until the moment when the child was born...... I don't know if this child is a boy or a girl, who he will look like......"

"And what do you hope for?"

"Me? I have nothing to hope for, I have given up hope...... I wish it was a daughter, I could be like her...... Don't be like me...... I'm so selfish......"