The construction period is coming to an end, and Liucheng will embark on a new journey. Kiki hoped he would stay.

A bright moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating the beach. Liu Cheng was grabbing a soccer ball with a group of 10-year-olds on the beach, and he kicked the ball out so hard that the children ran over.

Liu Cheng walked over to Qiji and sat down, "No, I'm old." ”

Qi Ji turned his head to look at Liu Cheng, and his eyes fell on the ring around his neck.

"What's on your neck?"

Liu Cheng took off the necklace, put the ring in the palm of his hand, and looked at it for a while.

"My wife's."

Kiki was dumbfounded.

"How could her ring be with you?"

Liu Cheng put the necklace back on his neck, and the two sat on the beach, the sound of the waves one after another.

"Five years ago, my wife accompanied me to the Mecca Mosque in the Middle East for a scientific investigation, and I was caught in a street battle between a local terrorist group and the local army, and she was hit by a stray bullet and died in my arms. Since then, I have exiled myself, from the uninhabited areas of northern Tibet to the valley caves of Java in Indonesia, from Kamchatka to the Valley of the Dead in the United States, wherever the environment is harsh. I tried to find the meaning of life, but it was all in vain. I also found that physical fatigue does not alleviate the pain in my heart.

Later I went to my wife's hometown. In her belongings, a diary written by her was found, which recorded a research record from her college days, which was about "a cup of the sea". I remembered that she had agreed with me to come with her to come back and see. ”

"Your affection is very much like Emma in The English Patient."

Kiki sighed.

"Hopefully time will heal everything."

Kiki smiled bitterly.

"What's next for you?"

"Wander around! Wherever you go, you won't starve to death anyway. ”

"Will you come here again?"

"Tianya Travel, I'm just a passerby."

Kiki shook his head, "You're wrong, I want you to stay." I always want friends to be for life. I don't know how, the older I get, the more I like to remember the people I met and the things that happened. Maybe it's because I have experienced life and death, and I have tasted joys and sorrows, but I am even more reluctant! ”

If we had known each other in the early years, I'm afraid everything would have been different. It's not that Liu Cheng didn't want to stay, it's just that he doesn't want to be tempted again, and it's good to experience that kind of pain once.

However, life is always unexpected, and soon Liu Cheng picked up a black stray cat that was abandoned by the cat's mother shortly after birth, and because of its big eyes, Qiji named it ET. Liucheng took good care of it, fed it milk, and went to the beach to "pick up" unknown small fish that fishermen felt were worthless and discarded. Later he stayed in "A Cup of the Sea", he said for it.

The twilight is like flowing water into the room, and the stained glass windows reflect the brilliant light. Kiki sat alone in the corner of the hall, staring out the window in a daze. She likes to empty herself like this and enjoy a moment of tranquility. ET ran out the door, and it went to patrol the territory again.

On the ferry from Xiaoyu to Koh Chau Island, Lu Ming received a call from his father's secretary, asking when he would return to the UK. After the Wave Cup International Bartender Competition, he sent his assistant away, leaving him alone on the island, growing so big, he was alone for the first time.

No one here restricts him everywhere anymore, no fanatical chases, no paparazzi voyeurism. He grew to love the remote island. Besides, he still has one thing to do.

A few days ago, he met the help of a stranger for the first time in his life in a café, which made him feel a long-lost warmth. Afterwards, he asked around for "a cup of the sea", but no one on the island knew.

Lu Ming dialed the phone of his master Jake, who was also his only friend, to ask for advice. Jake advised him not to rush back.

"yes, what can I do when I go back? I'm already a "waster". ”

The decoration of "A Cup of the Sea" was completed as scheduled, and the walls of the lobby, restaurant and other functional areas on the first floor were painted with Tiffany blue. Kiki's living room was arranged on the second floor. The third floor is a guest room, and the fourth floor is a staff dormitory, which is similar to the room in a four-star hotel.

The rooms here are named after stories or characters from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales. The island, the castle, and everything that happened were 'fairytale' to Kiki. Kiki named his room "The Ugly Duckling".

"A cup of the sea" has a new look, and its new life is not the new life of Qiji and Liucheng.

Liucheng has also repaired some of the world's well-known ruins and ancient buildings, and those projects are many times bigger than this, but this time he has a special sense of satisfaction. He was a little reluctant, whether it was the castle or ET, or Qiji and Mali, for him who was an orphan, he felt at home here.

In the evening, he went to the beach as usual, and had planned to meet with Kiki and tell her about his decision, but Kiki did not come that night.

After dinner, Zhao Lanxiang helped watch the auspicious day of the zodiac, which opened on August 8, isn't this day the engagement day of her best friend Yao Xiaoyao and her ex-boyfriend during the day? It seems that this day is really an auspicious day for the zodiac! She thought to herself, laughingly.

Qi Ji sat on the terrace on the roof and opened WeChat.

"You think" was deleted by typing three words, and "building happiness on someone else's" was deleted again......

'What the hell am I going to say?' It's insane! She put her phone aside, grabbed her hair with both hands, lowered her hands in a dejected manner, closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Thinking that she was lucky, if she hadn't come here to meet the friendly horsepower, affectionate and caring Liucheng, she really didn't know when she would have to heal the pain of betrayal. If it weren't for their help, the hotel wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

She really hopes that "a cup of the sea" can become a warm place, and the people who have been here will be healed of their misfortunes.

"Say goodbye to my first love, goodbye to Beijing, goodbye to the past!"

Putting down her phone, she looked up, and there was a starry light in front of her.

Qi Ji rushed to Xiamen in a 'bumblebee', wanting to invite back the chef who had been driven away by Liucheng in the morning.

When the sun set, Ma Li brought Qi Ji back, and after some inquiry, he found out that the chef was reluctant to come, feeling faceless. Kiki sat in the courtyard with her head down, she was thinking about whether to postpone the opening, and Ma brought a plate of vegetarian fried noodles.

Kiki took a bite and thought it tasted great, she thought it was made by Ma Li, and asked Ma Li to be the acting chef, but Ma Li said that it was made by Liu Cheng. Kiki, who was still excited just now, suddenly deflated like a punctured ball.

"Didn't you just say it was delicious? Why do you sigh again? ”

Liu Cheng said and walked over and sat down opposite Qiji.

"With your skills, it is more than enough to be the head chef of a five-star hotel. But how can you deign to be a cook here, I don't dare to be whimsical. ”

"I've been removed from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Federation, of course you don't know about it."

"Why?"

"As a guarantor, the result was implicated. I've been deceived, too, and it's a long story. ”

"What's the matter with how you know how to stir-fry?"

"When I was in college, I pursued my girlfriend to work and study in order to make money."

"You have such a talent for cooking, it's a pity that you don't be a chef!"

"I thought I was a waste of firewood, it seems that I just entered the wrong business, re-entered a new business, and took other people's paths so that others had no way out."

Seeing that autumn is about to begin, it has rained a few times, and the temperature of the island has plummeted, and the temperature is cooler than the weather forecast. Kiki sings loudly as she runs, her orange tracksuit complements the rising sun, and her pink running shoes spill a trail of footprints on the beach.

The deer was swimming happily in the sea, when suddenly his big toe cramped and his body sank.

"The Rakshasa Kingdom went 26,000 miles to the east, and crossed the yellow mud land of three inches of the scorched sea. Just because there is a Yiqiu River, and the river flows through Gou Gouying...... "Recently, Daolang's "Rakshasa Sea City" has become popular all over the Internet, as a native of the Northeast, Qiji sings more than Daolang.

Kiki sang beautifully, and suddenly found that there was a person fluttering around on the sea. Without hesitation, she took off her shoes and rushed into the sea, and it took a lot of effort to drag Lu Ming ashore, and three or five fishermen who were rushing to the sea surrounded her.

Lu Ming coughed up and woke up, Qi Ji wanted to call an ambulance but Lu Ming stopped him, he couldn't let the situation expand, if he let the media know, his father would also know, he finally escaped from his control, he didn't want to lose his freedom so soon, and he didn't want to return to the spotlight.

The onlookers also chattered.

"If you swim, you have to look at the time, and you can't swim when there's a tide."

"It's so dangerous for you to swim in the sea alone. Thanks to this girl. ”

Lu Ming, who came to his senses, suddenly found that the woman in front of him was the one who helped him out of the café that day, and he was about to speak, but she stood up.

Qi Ji was soaking wet, sneezing several times in succession, and his body shivered.

"Please, uncles, if any of you can help, take him back to his residence. I'll leave it to you here, I'll go first. ”

Lu Ming picked up Qiji's running shoes that had fallen on the beach, stuffed them into a travel bag, and let the fisherman uncle drive him back to the hotel on a tricycle.

After taking a shower and changing clothes, Kiki went downstairs, still thinking about the person she had just rescued, and when she returned to the beach, the beach was already empty, and her shoes were not found, 'Will he be fine?' ’

Lu Ming searched for a whole day, didn't bother to eat, got lost, and didn't find a "cup of the sea". He stood alone on the edge of the seawall and sunset.

The waves crashed against the reef, stirring up a string of waves, just like his chaotic mind at the moment, whether to go or stay, he hesitated. The street lights suddenly came on, and he stood up the collar of his trench coat and turned away from the seawall.

Lu Ming returned to the hotel and only ate a few greens and a bowl of gruel for dinner. He really has no appetite, and everything he eats tastes like chewing wax. The nose was stuffed, as if he had a cold.

He fell into a groggy sleep, feeling like he was in the sea, and his body kept falling down. A hand grabbed him, 'Mommy,' he called softly. His mother smiled and nodded at him. In the blink of an eye, the mother fell in a pool of blood. He covered his mother's wound with his hand, and the blood gushed out, and he couldn't stop it. He looked up and saw his father standing not far away with a dagger.

He pursed his lips, 'No, don't. ’

He woke up, gasping for air, feeling the pores of his sweat explode.