chapter 17 Meeting three years later

I actually didn't sleep much that night. I asked myself, I wanted to go back to the past, to the days when she still loved me, and then we held hands and rejoiced in silence. But after all, I live in the present, in the back of her that has turned away, and then I miss her fiercely, and then laugh at her ruthlessness. The dark night turned into morning, and the sunlight shined into my room through the cracks in the curtains at some point. Finally, it stopped on the glass vase with flowers, creating a colorful circle of light, which seemed to indicate that this was another wonderful place. morning. Yes, even if there is no sunshine, it is still a great morning, because a couple will tie the knot today. I should not pollute this morning and their wedding with anxiety. I told myself that there must be one. Sunshine attitude. I found the most handsome suit from the closet, shaved off my beard, found a hair dryer and gave myself a very energetic hairstyle, smiled in the mirror, and after making sure I was sunny, I was ready to leave the room. Go and send wedding blessings to Wesley and Zoey. It was almost noon, and a group of guests and I were waiting outside the hotel for the motorcade to welcome the bride, and also for Jian Emily, who was accompanying Zoey as the bridesmaid. The convoy to welcome the bride has not arrived for a long time. I heard that there is a traffic jam on the road. This is simply torture for me. At this time, I would rather see Emily earlier, but what is difficult is precisely the anxious waiting before the meeting. Anyway, We can't avoid meeting each other, so it's better to have a relaxed time. Maybe after meeting, we just tacitly treat each other as strangers. In this way, it's best I squeezed out of the crowd and sat on the stone bench opposite the hotel. I felt even more anxious. This kind of anxiety is difficult to describe in words. I always felt that Zoey and Wesley’s wedding, which symbolized perfection, was a kind of happiness to me. Severe torture. This kind of torture is not only emotional but also material. Why did Wesley and I graduate from the same school and start at the same starting point? Now he has achieved success in his career and the person he loves, but I am so down and out. , a person lives a life of no fixed residence and borrowing money from everywhere. During my self-torture, my heart was filled with loneliness and loss that I couldn’t breathe. At this moment, I really hoped that a woman would be with me, to help me cover up these loneliness and losses, and let me carry a picture that at least looked happy. Bless Wesley and Zoey with a smile. After smoking a cigarette, I finally took out my cell phone from my pocket, and then dialed the number of my female tenant Penelope. After waiting for a while, Penelope answered the phone, and I quickly asked: "Are you up?" "What are you doing?"Penelope's tone was a little wary. I smiled, trying to make her relax her guard first, and then said: "Actually, I want to treat you to a meal." "It's not necessary. We're not very familiar with each other."Penelope seemed to refuse without even thinking about it. "It's necessary. Think about it. You lent me money and took me in to stay. To me, it's just another favor. If I didn't treat you to a meal, it wouldn't really be in your mouth. Are you a scumbag?" Penelope was silent for a moment, and then I said while the iron was hot: "Come on, I have chosen a place. I sincerely hope you will give me a chance to completely get rid of the low-level title of scum." Penelope was silent again and said to me: "Where is the place to eat?" "Yaming Grand Hotel." "Did I hear Yaming Grand Hotel correctly?"Penelope asked with doubts in her words. "Of course I heard you right. Only a five-star hotel can show my sincerity in treating you to a meal, so you must come. This meal is worth my one week's salary." I emphasized my tone with sincerity and pretended The "meatache" said. "I know, wait for me for 20 minutes." After a pause, he added: "Don't be so extravagant in the future. It doesn't matter where you treat me to dinner sincerely." I didn't expect that Penelope would take into account my financial constraints, so I was stunned before replying: "I know, I'll wait for you outside the hotel." After saying that , Penelope and I hung up the phone, and I finally felt relieved. After a breath, I thought: If I trick Penelope to come over and stay with me, I won’t look so lonely and desolate later. A quarter of an hour passed, and the convoy to welcome the bride had not arrived yet. It seemed that they had encountered an unprecedented traffic jam. At this time, I was no longer as anxious as before, which made me feel that calling Penelope was a very wise decision. Another 5 minutes later, I saw the red Audi Q7. Penelope came as promised. She parked the car in the open parking lot, and I immediately greeted her. The two of us stood next to the fountain in the hotel square. I spoke first: "I was a little worried that you wouldn't come, but I didn't expect you to be on time, exactly 20 minutes." "I'm not like some people who regard breaking promises as commonplace."Penelope took the opportunity to insult me. I smiled nonchalantly and said, "The person you are talking about is me. If it doesn't matter, you can make it clear. I won't be angry with you." "You're not angry because you're thick-skinned,"Penelope choked me again. I smiled again but said no more. Penelope looked at the hotel opposite and asked me, "Can we go have dinner?" "Of course you can, but you have to wait for a while and a few people." "Is there anyone else?" As soon as Penelope finished speaking, the crowd that had been waiting started to make a noise, and then 8 cars with happy characters on them and colorful ribbons drove into the courtyard of the hotel in a straight line. They finally arrived. I didn't care to talk to Penelope next to me, and stared uncontrollably at the wedding car carrying the bride. I knew that Emily was also sitting in the wedding car, and her breathing suddenly became disordered. Wesley, who was dressed in a groom's outfit, walked out of the wedding car first, then went to the other side of the car to help Zoey open the car door, and took her out of the car with a princess hug. This hug made the crowd of onlookers roar. The applause and cheers, and the overflowing happiness, instantly overwhelmed me. Amidst the ups and downs of the crowd, I finally saw Emily getting out of the car. She was holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands and wearing a sapphire blue dress. The midday sun shone on her arms, making them crystal clear, but her face was still So beautiful, with a pair of willow-leaf slender eyebrows, and peach blossom-like eyes that seem to be moving in the water. Among all the women I know, her eyes are the most beautiful. Emily handed the flower in her hand to Zoey , who was held in Wesley 's arms, and then clapped and cheered with the crowd. She didn't even look at me at all. Maybe she didn't even care that I was there at the moment. . I was silent for a long time, took a deep breath, and said to Penelope who was a little confused about the situation next to me: "My friends are here, let's go in and eat." Penelope's face was cold: "You are here to attend a friend's wedding. You are not sincerely inviting me to dinner at all, are you?" "I'm very sincere, but there are just a little too many people." "Scum"Penelope scolded me, took out the car keys from her handbag, turned around and walked towards the car parked not far away. It was impossible for me to let Penelope go. Yes, I had deceived her, but such deception would not hurt her at all. At least she could have a wedding banquet. Since she was already here, it made no sense to leave again. I raised my hand to hold Penelope, and my tone became heavier uncontrollably: "Why do you like to be more serious? I invited you to a friend's wedding banquet. What's wrong? You just have to eat and drink enough, and it won't fall on you." of meat” Penelope slapped me with her bag and said while walking: "I emphasize again, I don't like others to deceive me. From now on, I don't want to have anything to do with you, a liar and a scumbag. Please tell me immediately when you go back." Move out of the house.” Although I didn't expect Penelope's reaction to be so violent, I still raised my hand and pulled her to prevent her from leaving. While the two of us were pulling, a figure stood opposite us. My hand was still firmly holding Penelope's arm, and at the same time I raised my head and looked at the person coming across from me. My heart was shaking violently. The person standing opposite Penelope and I was Emily. At this moment, three years later, we finally stood face to face.