101 A fresh start

Trailing out of the villa with my suitcase, I flagged down a taxi on the side of the road and headed straight to the airport.

Tickets were already bought, boarding at 5:50 a.m. and flying to Stockholm, Sweden.

Everything had been planned for a long time, and in order to avoid revealing my whereabouts, I risked being detained and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a fake passport, and used the fake passport to buy this ticket. When I passed the security check, I was quite nervous, and I was hesitant to take out my real passport, but in the end I blocked it with a fake one, probably because the security personnel were very tired in the early hours of the morning, and I was actually let through.

I got on the international flight smoothly, and I sat outside the window, watching the plane gradually climb and go deep into the clouds, I felt like I had escaped from the cage and regained my 'freedom', and I felt relaxed all over...... I turned off my phone a long time ago, concealed all the itinerary information that I might have been found, and from then on I was completely cut off from the city full of lies, and the man who had humiliated me, and when I woke up tomorrow morning, how he was going to clean up the mess of that wedding, how he would go crazy to find me, it had nothing to do with me.

The only thing I can't worry about in my heart is He Yi, who has always treated him as his only relative, and didn't say goodbye to him before leaving, so I can't help but worry about his future life and work. However, I have already transferred several houses and other properties in my name to his name, and he will at least not have to worry about food and clothing in the future.

During the nearly twenty-hour flight, I couldn't sleep at all at first, and I thought a lot in my head, although I was free and far away from the land of right and wrong, I didn't have the pleasure of revenge as I imagined, but I had the urge to cry...... If you take revenge on him, you need to pay the price of me leaving my hometown and smuggling out of the country, and in the end, I will lose.

5 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours...... I've been thinking about when he's going to wake up, when he's going to find out I'm 'missing', and what kind of reason he's going to cancel the wedding. However, as time went on, as that distant destination got closer, my psychological burden gradually disappeared.

Finally, the plane landed at Arlanda Airport and I arrived in a whole new country – Sweden.

As for why I came to Sweden, there is actually no special reason, it is nothing more than because I have always longed for the life of the Nordic countries, so I randomly chose Sweden, the largest country in Northern Europe, as a temporary 'hiding place'. After getting off the plane, I took the car to the city to find a hotel to stay, settled my luggage, and then went out shopping.

Walking on the streets of Stockholm, all eyes are blue-eyed, white-skinned and tall foreigners, but this Asian has become an outlier, attracting a lot of sneaky observations...... But in this strange country, looking at the buildings full of Nordic style, as well as the quaint streets and churches in the distance, this street scene is completely different from that of China, and the haze in my heart has disappeared unconsciously.

Stockholm is said to be one of the most beautiful capitals in the world, founded in the 13th century, bordering the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the MΓ€laren River, by more than 70 bridges connecting 14 islands and a peninsula, and plus the suburbs there are more than 24,000 large and small islands, known as the "Venice of the North". With more than 50 museums and cultural institutions such as universities and more than 50 museums, Stockholm is a city that is both old and young, elegant and prosperous, and its old town is more than 700 years old, well preserved from the devastation of war, and now retains its quaint style.

When I first came to the city, I didn't have a plan, I didn't have a strategy, I just took a map and walked every day, and I walked through several classic attractions in the city in the past week. For example, Stockholm City Hall, the cathedral, museums, Queen Street, ...... The medieval style and ancient buildings evoke nostalgia, and walking through the alleys is like walking through a time tunnel, and everywhere is full of history. The streets and alleys of the old town are paved with stones, and you can catch the blur of light and shadow under the bright sun, and you can smell the medieval atmosphere when you stroll on the wet cobblestone roads after the rain. Walking into the old shops that line the streets, most of the goods are Swedish handicrafts and souvenirs, and even if you don't buy them, it's a pleasure to chat with the idle bosses.

It's easy to cruise around the island city by boat in Stockholm, but I prefer to wander aimlessly along the water's edge...... Lying on the railing on the shore, I looked over the calm water, moored at the white yachts and colorful houses on the other side, the sky was that faint blue, the clouds were that soft white and gray, quietly parked in mid-air, everything was just right, calm and serene.

In this way, I completely emptied myself, and after more than ten days of visiting the beautiful city of Stockholm, I walked all over the streets, almost forgetting everything that had happened in my country, and the wounds in my heart were gradually healed in this romantic exoticism...... A person who does not feel lonely and scared at all, has a freedom and relaxation that he has not had in decades.

The phone has never been turned on, and I have never logged in to any of my social accounts, because I don't want to show any flaws and be caught by Jiang Feng. However, maybe he didn't plan to find me at all, or maybe he had already found a woman to replace me for the sake of face, and I didn't care about these details anymore. Now, now that I'm far away from that sad place, I have no intention of going back.

After spending a long time in the city, the next step is to go to the quiet countryside. After all, the Nordic countryside is notoriously beautiful.

I took my luggage and drove to a city in northern Sweden, rented a car and headed to a small village on the northern border.

Riding on the suburban road, the sun was shining brightly, the blue sky was clear and pure, and a few white clouds floated leisurely on it, I rode up a big slope, and then rushed down against the sea, only the whirring wind in my ears. The scenery in my eyes is like a distant picture in a dream. Looking up, the grass everywhere is trimmed and tidy, the houses are also beautifully built, the village is clean and clean, and the backyard of the villagers' houses is next to the river, and the lawn is green...... Whether it is the quality of life or the natural environment, it has a fight with those noble villa areas in domestic cities, but the difference is that ordinary farmers live here.

There were also many Swedes riding around, so I took the initiative to greet a few young women in English, chatted happily with them, and rode along their route. Because I planned to stay in this village for a while, I asked a few Swedes if there were any homestays and other houses around, and they were more enthusiastic to provide a few places, and then a companion suddenly mentioned that she knew that there was a Chinese family not far away, and suggested that I ask.

Finally, led by a Swedish girl, I came to the Chinese country house. It was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the hostess was sitting lazily in the courtyard, basking in the sun with her eyes closed. When she heard my soft greeting, she woke up at once, and looked at me with some vigilance, looking at me from head to toe, "You...... Who are you! ”

My heart sank, and I intuitively felt that this was not a very friendly head of the household, and I immediately dismissed the idea of staying here, but in view of the good mood, I introduced myself to her in a friendly way, explaining my nationality and the purpose of coming here.

"Oh," she suddenly turned angry and laughed, and apologized to me, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's a Chinese compatriot, hehe, I'm sorry, I just slept in a daze, you can sit down first." ”

This woman looks to be in her forties, her hair is tied into a ponytail, she looks kind and kind, her face is plain, her clothes are relatively simple, and her appearance is also very bland, typical of Chinese women. But hearing such a familiar Chinese dialect in this strange country still has a bit of intimacy.

The woman claimed that her surname was Yang, so let me call her Sister Yang. Sister Yang said that she and her husband have been working in Sweden for more than a decade, and her husband does business in the city during the day and only returns at night, where she guards the house, sometimes providing a temporary accommodation for visitors, especially Chinese. It's been a long time since anyone has come to stay, and she's worried, but when she sees me as a 'guest', she is naturally very welcome.

Sister Yang welcomed me very warmly, cooked a dinner herself, and said that her husband would come back very late, so let's eat first. I glanced at her house, which was quite old, but it was more spacious, with five or six rooms on two floors, a small garden around it, and a basement supposedly...... During the meal, I accidentally asked her again, "You two immigrated to Sweden, right?" ”

Sister Yang shook her head embarrassedly, "Not yet." ”

"So your child is also studying in Sweden?"

Hearing this, Sister Yang's face darkened suddenly, and the smile on her face disappeared......

I immediately realized that something was wrong, and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, it's too presumptuous to ask." ”

"It's okay," Sister Yang sighed, and then said mournfully, "I have a daughter who married to Sweden back then, but died in an accident five years ago, and my Swedish son-in-law also found someone else to marry, leaving this house to our husband and wife for retirement...... Hey, thinking that my daughter is not here, I am afraid that she will be too lonely in this strange place alone, so her father and I plan to stay here with her for the rest of our lives......"

I was touched by this sad story and couldn't help but comfort Sister Yang. Sister Yang wiped her tears and smiled reluctantly, "In the past few years, my heart has not hurt so much, so I slowly accept it." Hey, a person has a human life, and no one can force it. The main thing is that I usually stay alone in this village, although the air is good, my heart is quite lonely, it is very good to have a Chinese like you to accompany me for a few days, not to mention a beauty, hehe, don't worry, I can give you half of the accommodation fee. ”

I talked a lot with Sister Yang until 9 o'clock in the evening, and her husband never came home. I was a little tired and went to bed early.

I slept until midnight, and I don't know what time it was, but I was woken up by a woman's scream!!

The cry was intermittent, sometimes loud and sometimes small, and it sounded particularly poignant and a little infiltrating......