Chen Jiajun was silent. At first seeing her, there was a three-point provocative cunning in his smart eyes, and there was indeed a moment that reminded him of his little sister. In front of outsiders, Jia Rong is an elegant and well-taught little lady. When she comes home, she is in awe of her elder brother’s family. His third brother, Jia Qi, who is about the same age, is always awkward. Bickering, waited for him to pretend to be angry, then came over to make him happy.
However, it didn't take long to discover that Ye Fei and Jia Rong were not alike. The younger sister faced him, a kind of coquettish spoiled by her elder brother; while Ye Fei, self-supporting, stubborn, with sharp teeth, she just armed herself very well. Only by being tough can she protect her delicate and romantic heart. The story she told Bo Mai inadvertently revealed the other side of the truth in her heart.
He used to have this kind of hard shell, until someone said to him one day:
"I want to stay by your side and you will never be alone again."
"Every day from now on, I will be with you."
However, the same voice told him decisively and sadly: "I'm sorry, Jia Jun. But, I really can't be with you. I'm too tired."
Chen Jiajun was a little tight in his chest, and the sea after low tide was as smooth as a mirror, without a trace of wind.
Unlike when I separated two years ago, the pain in my heart has disappeared. However, there is a huge scar there, always looking down at him savagely. He tried to coexist with it, trying to calmly face all the possibilities in the future. However, the pain of cutting the flesh and bones squeezed all his energy.
With every step he took now, he couldn't help but he seemed to be performing everything from that year again. But he, can he let himself be attracted by a person, pay attention to her, think about her, let her occupy his heart step by step, and draw his joy, anger, sorrow and joy
What is an island to him? It is the dream of indulging in it, but also the reality that cannot be escaped.
Ye Fei and Inda hadn't fallen asleep yet, Jasmine knocked on the door with swollen eyes, and asked timidly if she could stay for a few nights. Her belongings are still there, and I don't know where to go tonight.
The three girls moved the table, put the two mattresses side by side and lay down side by side. They were not long enough, and their feet were bare on the floor. In the quiet night, the fan buzzed its head.
Jasmine turned to her side, her voice not much louder than the fan: "I think, I'll go home in a few days."
Ye Fei paused: "You are from Prague, are you? I heard that it is a beautiful city."
Inda asked: "How long will it take to go back?"
"do not know."
"Then, will you come again?"
"I don't know." Jasmine bent her arms, keeping her forearms in front of her forehead, "This trip is too long. I want to return to a normal life."
"What are your plans for going back?" Ye Fei asked.
"I haven't thought about it. I taught English for a while, but now the economy is not good, so let's go back and read it."
"Does Songxi know?" Inda asked, "What if he is willing to change it?"
"What do you think? Just now he begged me to forgive him, saying that he forgive me too." Jasmine smiled sadly, her voice was cold, "but what did I do wrong? Why should he forgive me? My biggest mistake was trying to take the trip. Your romantic heart becomes long-lasting love."
Ye Fei's chest became stuffy for a while, and he didn't know what to say. I only heard Inda say slowly: "Jasmine, after so long, we don't treat you as a tourist. If there is no Songxi, would you miss us?"
Jasmine didn't answer, the night time glided like flowing water.
Early the next morning, Ye Fei came to the shop and smelled the rich aroma of coffee. He only felt rich and fragrant, and his heart was relieved. She made a cup of tea and Qiu Meixin pushed the sandwich: "Would you like a piece?"
"I ate bread in the morning, but it looks very tempting." Ye Fei sat down beside her, remembering that she had been separated from her the past two days, apologizing in her heart, and her tone of voice became more affectionate.
After breakfast, Chen Jiajun took a few students out to sea, and Ye Fei became familiar with the course site under the leadership of Qiu Meixin. There are a total of seven trainees participating in this training, and five of them are already there. There is also an American couple who did not sign up for the preparatory course. The formal training starts after two days, including classroom study, group discussion, underwater exercises, etc. Qiu Meixin helped organize several coaching classes, and she was familiar with it. She gave Ye Fei a schedule, which listed the daily venue and equipment requirements. Ye Fei has participated in the organization of academic seminars, and these processes are not unfamiliar. Qiu Meixin gave her a little guidance and understood it.
Back in the shop at noon, everyone was eating, Chloe appeared at the table in a dusty manner. She put down the half-person-high mountaineering bag, pushed her sunglasses on top of her head, and smiled and hugged her old friends one by one. After introducing a few new students to each other, Chloe smiled briskly: "Another newcomer is coming to receive special training from the devil. Welcome! I believe that you will be tortured and unforgettable for a lifetime."
Chen Jiajun glanced at her: "Thank you for your wonderful advertisement... It's very accurate."
She smiled and took out a tightly wrapped plastic box from her bag and handed it to Ye Fei: "Knowing that you are back, Scar specially asked me to bring some snacks. His mother made it by herself, and it was much better than the one sold. "
"Thank you so much!" Ye Fei smiled openly, "What about Scar, why didn't he come back with you?"
"His mother is not in good health, and she will have to go to the hospital for a review in a few days." A sad look flashed across Chloe's eyes, but in a flash, he smiled and embraced Ye Fei's shoulder, "When you leave, I will tell everyone that you will definitely come back. Because everyone loves here!"
Ye Fei opened the food box, and there were a dozen glutinous rice cakes inside, round and round, with a layer of snow-white coconut paste, bite it open, the fragrant nutty taste filled his mouth. She was really reluctant to share it with everyone, but she couldn't take it all alone, so she said unwillingly: "If you have a chance in the future, you must visit Scar's mother."
"You should go." Chen Jiajun looked at her and smiled jokingly. "If I said that there are two mangosteen trees in his yard, are you leaving now?"
Ye Fei jumped up: "When will the result?"
Chen Jiajun said: "Now."
Ye Fei was really restless.
Chloe laughed: "It will be busy these days. We can go there in two days when the coaching class is over."
Ye Fei nodded.
She asked again: "Are your ears better?"
"Well, I went to see the doctor, the inflammation has disappeared. There is no perforation of the eardrum."
"Great!" Chloe took her shoulders and patted hard, "If you have enough time, I will teach you how to dive!"
Jaynes raised his arm: "I'm sorry, maybe you are a little late, I have already made an appointment."
Chloe raised his eyebrows: "New here, are you sure you can pass the exam?"
"Isn't it that we have the best coaching course? If you can't pass it, will you get a refund?"
"Even if you can live it, do you want to use Faey as an experiment?"
Jaensky said: "As long as I pass the exam, even if I have the qualifications, do I still need more experience?"
"Oh... I seem to understand something..." Chloe looked at Ye Fei, then at Jarnes, and said with a narrow smile, "You know, as a decent coach, you can't do this." Lifting Ye Fei's wrist, "Or like this." He took her hand again.
Jarnes protested: "Hey, don't question my professionalism."
Qiu Meixin smiled and said, "What to do, Faey is so popular."
Ye Fei turned left and right, and didn't know how to deal with it. She peeked at Chen Jiajun like asking for help. He ate lunch safely, turning a deaf ear to the dispute between the two.
Chloe heard roughly about Jasmine and Songxi, and took Ye Fei to sit in the corner of the terrace and asked her how she was doing. Ye Fei talked about what she had seen and heard in the past few days, and then said: "Jasmine's visa is about to expire, and she plans to return to China."
Chloe frowned: "I shouldn't stay here anymore. Scar will be back in a week. I'll take Jasmine to my place. The three of you live together too crowded."
Ye Fei nodded: "She hasn't gone to Joy's for these two days. She said she wants to go around. I think she is still reluctant. You said, will she come back?"
"I don't know." Chloe shook his head slightly. "No one can predict the future."
Chloe took the backpack and left. Ye Fei sat alone on the wooden fence, looking at the blue sea not far away, feeling a little dazed. Someone tugged at the corner of her clothes, turned her head, and saw Bo Mai standing beside him, with a honey-colored face upturned, looking at her timidly with big wet black eyes, and holding a piece of white paper in both hands.
"Do you want me to tell you a story?" Ye Fei leaned over and picked her up and placed it on the wooden board beside her.
Bo Mai handed over the paper in her hand. On it was her childish handwriting: The sun was high in the sky, and a few fishes leaped high on the undulating sea.
"Ah, is this flying fish?" Ye Fei took it, "have you seen flying fish?"
Bo Mai nodded vigorously and pointed to the surface of the sea: "Over there."
Ye Fei turned her head in the direction of her fingers, only to see the shining sunlight illuminating the coral sea clear and pure, almost transparent.
The painting in his hand was swept away briskly: "Maybe it's not a flying fish, it's an eagle ray." Chen Jiajun knelt down, his eyes leveled with Bo Mai, and asked softly in the local dialect. This kind of language was gentle and gentle, he relaxed his usual upright shoulders, and the whole person looked particularly gentle.
As soon as Ye Fei lowered his head, he could see his short hair and two thick eyebrows. She glanced deeply, then quickly moved her eyes away, and cast her attention on the painting in front of her.
Chen Jiajun and Bo Mai said a few words and explained to Ye Fei: "I asked how big this fish is. Does it seem to have wings."
"There are eagle rays here? Can they fly?"
"Sit on the beach for a long time, and you can often see it," he corrected. "Strictly speaking, it's not flying, it's jumping out of the water."
"I really want to see it too."
He looked serious: "Someone was hit by a jumping eagle on a boat and couldn't be rescued."
Ye Fei didn't believe it: "You tease me."
Chen Jiajun didn't smile: "The real thing is in the United States. Accidents are unexpected."
Ye Fei thought to himself, thank you for speaking Chinese, otherwise it is really appropriate to tell Shit happens in front of an ignorant Bo Mai (bad things will always happen, there are unexpected events)
"It's a tragic accident." He turned around, "but it won't affect the mood of others still looking forward to seeing the eagle rays."
Bo Mai couldn't understand their conversation. He looked at Chen Jiajun and then at Ye Fei: "Fei, can you tell another story today?"
Ye Fei bent down, her hair closed, "The sea here is very shallow, no matter how far you go, the sea will never pass your ankles. So when the sun goes down, the sea is like a huge mirror reflecting the clouds in the sky. Some waterbirds saw the clouds and flew over and became big fish in the sea."
When she said this, she paused.
Chen Jiajun saw her hesitation and asked in Chinese: "This story is not over yet?"
She raised her head: "It doesn't seem to be suitable for children."
He smiled slightly and motioned to her to continue: "You can tell me."
Ye Fei pursed her lips: "No one knows whether those birds will fly out again."
That endless mirror is the dividing line between dream and reality. You don't know if what you see is the reflection of reality or the deepest desire in your heart.
She didn't want to tell him this sentence.
Early the next morning, Chen Jiajun answered a phone call. Ye Fei was cleaning the storefront. He saw him standing up with a smile, with a respectful look.
Jaynes ran over and patted Ye Fei on the shoulder: "When I come back, let's go to the night market together!"
"No need to read a book test tonight?"
"The review was finished yesterday." He sighed. "Classes will officially start in two days. If you don't go there, you really won't have a chance."
Qiu Meixin teased him: "You really save us money. The tuition includes three meals."
Jaynes waved his hand boldly: "It doesn't matter, two more websites are hacked!"
Chen Jiajun over there has put down the phone: "No today, everyone is eating in the store. Sir Wang has arrived at the airport, and he will be on the island in the afternoon."
Qiu Meixin smiled: "Sir Wang's reception feast is delicious."
"Ye Fei, let's go order food in advance in the afternoon." Chen Jiajun said, "Cut in to Monkey Bar and reserve a long table."
Ye Fei felt very happy when he thought of having food at night and being able to have a drink and chat with everyone. Passing by Monkey Bar, I didn't see Song Xi who was listless, but Zheng Yunchang, who had been missing for a long time. She smiled and ran over: "Boss Zheng, I saw you again. You weren't there the other day."
"Ye Fei, I know you will come back!" He neatly picked a goblet from the shelf, "Please drink something."
"No, no, I can't drink now. KC found out that I was going to talk about me again." She stuck her tongue out. "But the course director Wang Sir has arrived. KC said to book a long table and come over after dinner."
Zheng Yunchang took out a can of apple juice and handed it to Ye Fei: "Well, this is the last time I relax before the start of the class. Everyone will be very busy after that. Wang Sir looks very kind, but it is also quite strict."
She sat down on the high stool in front of the bar and looked around: "Where is Songxi? He is okay."
"Go to the hospital for review."
Ye Fei was a little worried: "You won't... fire him?"
"How many local young people are not like this? Either they are not diligent enough, or not diligent enough." Zheng Yunchang smiled, "I say that, it's not that I don't like them. Most people have simple minds and get along easily. I came to the island to open this Bars weren’t originally for making money. If I liked the tense and busy days where everyone was stubborn, I wouldn’t be here."
Ye Fei remembered his manuscript and asked: "I'm writing an article about the island. Could you ask, why did you choose to live here?"
"Because the beach is beautiful and life is leisurely. I earn every day I live, and I don't want to make myself too hard."
Ye Fei was taken aback.
Zheng Yunchang did not shy away: "He had a major operation three years ago, and finally saved his life. In fact, I know very well that the chance of recurrence is still quite high. Later, I came here to relax and stayed without thinking. At first, there was no storefront. I sell wine on the terrace of Scuba Libre. Of course, I have to wait for the dive shop to close at night. I have to pay Jia Jun the rent. He has never confiscated it, and later bought shares, saying that he can drink the wine at the purchase price."
Ye Fei couldn't help but curl his mouth: "He still takes care of me, but he can actually drink better."
"At that time, I was really worried that he would drink too much. He often hangover (hangover), once in the water, I didn't see a jellyfish that big and almost hit it." There was no one around, Zheng Yunchang still lowered his voice, "Qian Don't tell anyone, I told him about his embarrassment."
The two laughed together.
Ye Fei rested his chin: "How did you find the jellyfish?"
"I took the guests and was pulled." Zheng Yunchang smiled, "That time he really scared him, not because he was afraid of being stung by a jellyfish, but because he was very guilty. He should stay awake at all times to help him. Responsible for the safety of the team."
"Later, he stopped drinking?" Ye Fei continued to ask, "It doesn't seem to be either."
"I will drink a little bit. I really want to drink, and I will wait for the next day when I don't go out to sea."
Ye Fei smiled: "No wonder he didn't go out to sea very much when I first came here."
"It's also because the business has grown, and I don't need to work so hard." Zheng Yunchang sighed, "Jia Jun is very business-minded and decent. I believe his store can be opened better, and maybe he will become the next course director. ."
Ye Fei thoughtfully, poked the button of the ballpoint pen with his chin: "Jia Jun... I mean KC. He has been on the island for many years. I didn't expect that the sister's affairs had affected him for so long. ."
Zheng Yunchang was wiping the counter. Hearing what she said, he stopped and hesitated for a moment: "I can only speak now, believe me, Jia Jun is not a weak person. But... If he has the opportunity to say the previous things, he won't Conceal you."
Did you show that you cared too much about him? Ye Fei became nervous for no apparent reason, and said, "I just ask casually, there is nothing special to know."
Fortunately, Song Xi appeared in time, so that Ye Fei didn't need to awkwardly argue. He looked dejected and raised his hand as a greeting.
"I didn't hurt my arm again that day?" Ye Fei asked.