Thousand Islands

Chapter 49: Long time no see (2)

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He remembered the scene of the meeting with the owner in the afternoon. The other party listened to his business summary and future development plan of the potential shop, and kept nodding, but his attitude did not completely change: "I never doubt your ability of KC. New contract The rent is also ideal. To be honest, it exceeds my expectations. However, doing business requires everyone to be happy. If you and Mr. Lin are unhappy, I don’t want to be caught in the middle." He asked again, "Do you mind? Would you mind telling me why Mr. Lin no longer works with Scuba Libre?"

"We have some differences in business philosophy." Chen Jiajun replied, "However, I still treat him as a brother. He returned the share of the shop, but not to end it. There are differences between the two. If the Lin family doesn’t want me to continue, I think, I’m afraid I won’t have the opportunity to negotiate face-to-face with you."

The owner was silent for a moment. He did not directly get any hint from the Lin family about this matter. All the information was just hearsay. Some other potential shop has come to negotiate with him for next year's land rent. He thought for a while and said: "We will not discuss this matter for the time being. There are still two or three months to expire. I am willing to give you a period of transition. Let me think about it again. During this period, I will not sign it to others. ."

Thinking of this, Chen Jiajun laughed mockingly. He has no interest in doing business, but step by step, he runs and manages a dive shop, and he can't distinguish between what he wants to do and what he doesn't want to do. At first, I stayed on the island and chose to dive for the tranquility and relaxation in the sea, and then I taught classes to make a living. Later, Jocelyn accompany him to share the joys and sorrows. He hoped that she would have a more prosperous life; he had his own shop and a group of goals. Employees who are consistent and trust their own hope to preserve an environment where they can work safely and happily.

And now, he has to consider this carefree girl in his arms. With her, he can't be too headstrong. However, Ye Fei is still young, and she is full of curiosity about the world. If it were not for him, she would still have a lot of things she wants to do. What kind of life is a better choice for them

In the blindness, various ideas about the future flashed in my mind repeatedly. Chen Jiajun couldn't sleep, got up and put on his pajamas, walked to the terrace, looking at the courtyard under the moonlight, tall and straight palm trees stood silently.

When Ye Fei fell asleep, he subconsciously posted a post back, feeling that his back was empty. She was taken aback, thinking that the reunion just now would not be a dream. She was immediately awakened by the thought and touched it all around. It was indeed lying on the big double bed, but there was no Chen Jiajun by her side. Ye Fei sighed in relief and turned over. Through the wooden blinds, he saw that the curtains in the living room opened a gap, a ray of light penetrated in and stretched his silent figure on the floor. She half-sit up, trying to get up and walk over, just touching the cool teak floor with her toes, her thoughts moved, and then suddenly stopped.

Chen Jiajun stood there for a long time, looking at the quiet courtyard quietly. In the night, his figure was a little lonely, Ye Fei hadn't seen him like this for a long time. Since being with her, Chen Jiajun never showed that lonely look.

However, Ye Fei hadn't seen him who was indifferent and reticent. What is it for now? You don't need to think too much, there is a thought that jumps into your mind. Ye Fei suddenly resented herself, why did she come to Singapore.

She lay down with her hands and feet gently, her body rounded up, wrapped in a quilt, and her heart was a bit sour. Behind him came the sound of Chen Jiajun's footsteps, and Ye Fei quickly closed his eyes, causing his breathing to become slow and long.

Chen Jiajun probed and touched Ye Fei's forehead. Fortunately, he did not have a fever. He felt more comfortable in his heart. He lay down quietly behind her and hugged her in his arms, acting very softly, lest he awakened her.

Ye Fei felt bitter in her heart, and a hint of sweetness spread. Even if he was silent for a while, she should be satisfied with Chen Jiajun like this? There is a corner of the past in my heart, so what can I blame

She remembered the song Chen Jiajun had listened to:

Oh when I look back now, the summer seemed to last forever

And if I had the choice, yeah I'd always wanna be there

Those were the best days of my life

Now when I look back, summer is long and long, if I can do whatever I want, I would like to stay there, the most wonderful time in my life.

In the beginning, she even made up her mind, even if he has a little affection for him, even if he can't forget Jocelyn in his heart, it doesn't matter if it's harder to be together. But now, she will become more and more greedy and stingy. She has completely put aside the past with Xu Pengcheng, so what about him, will he still feel lost because of that past? Ye Fei bit his lip, and abruptly held back the tears.

Ye Fei was sad for a while, and then fell asleep deeply. I opened my eyes again and found myself resting on Chen Jiajun's waist, his arms were tightly around him, and the alarm clock on the bedside had already pointed to half past ten.

Chen Jiajun half leaned on the pillow at the head of the bed, flipping through the morning newspaper of the day. Seeing Ye Fei get up, he stretched out his hand and squeezed her nose, "Dreaming about something unhappy?"

"Huh? Don't remember..."

Chen Jiajun's thumb rubbed the corner of her eye: "Then why are you still crying?"

Ye Fei was startled and muttered: "It seems to be a dream... I dreamed that you didn't come, but I was dreaming."

"Little fool, scare yourself." Chen Jiajun laughed and lowered his head to kiss her.

Ye Fei's lips touched him, she hurriedly pursed, and turned her head away: "I want to brush my teeth first." She brushed her teeth and looked up at herself in the mirror, looking a little listless. She rubbed her cheeks and raised her eyebrows.

The thoughts of half-dream and half-awake last night became clear again. Although she knew she shouldn't care about Chen Jiajun's past, she felt awkward at the thought of being in Singapore.

Back in the bedroom, Chen Jiajun had put down the newspaper and looked at her with a smile.

Ye Fei asked, "have been up for a long time?"

"Fortunately, two hours."

"Why didn't you call me, did you have breakfast?"

Chen Jiajun tried his best to say: "There is yogurt in the refrigerator, mixed with the small walnuts you brought, it tastes very good. Would you like to try it?" He pulled Ye Fei over and kissed her deeply. Mint aroma. The girl in her arms didn't know if she just woke up, and she felt a little depressed. He pecked her lips: "Is it better? Is it still uncomfortable?"

Ye Fei lifted the quilt aside, crossed his legs, half-kneeled and half-sitting, feeling uneasy. I don’t know if my mood is different. Looking at Chen Jiajun now, he doesn’t seem to be as relaxed as before saying goodbye last time. He always feels that there is a heavy touch behind his smile.

She can't understand.

Ye Fei held his cheek and stared deeply into Chen Jiajun's eyes. She kissed him seriously, lingering with him without restraint, but looking at each other quietly like this still made her heart beat faster and held her breath. Such a good person, how could Jocelyn bear to let go? What kind of pain and struggle did he and Jocelyn endure at that time

Fortunately, now that he has her, she will love him very carefully.

Ye Fei circled Chen Jiajun's neck, rubbed the tip of his nose with him, and curled the corner of his mouth: "I think I'm so neat."

"Can't sneeze anymore?" he asked.

"No." She pressed against Chen Jiajun's ears, her voice was a little dumb, soft as if she sighed, "Did you buy potato chips again?"

He understood it as soon as he thought about it, with a deep smile in his voice: "Bought...you still won't?"

Chen Jiajun felt soft, like honey about to melt. He kissed her wet cheeks, lips and eyes tenderly. Some salty stains on the lips.

Chen Jiajun gently wiped her cheeks, just about to say something, Ye Fei raised his head and kissed him back and forth, fingers across his temples and brow bones, and his voice was soft and waxy: "When I didn't see you, I didn't expect. Actually miss you so."

The two embraced quietly, like vines and trees growing side by side in a rain forest.

Ye Fei lay down for a while, feeling slumped with hunger, and her stomach was squeezed. She patted Chen Jiajun's arm: "Are you hungry? I'm so hungry. Let's go eat."

"I'm so hungry."

"Then you don't say it."

He chuckled, "Seeing you don't want to get up yet. What do you want to eat?"

"Anything is good."

"Didn't you do your homework before you came?"

Ye Fei nodded, and did check a lot of places to eat and play at first. Now she has something on her mind, she is in a daze, and can't remember it for a while.

"If you are there, you can recommend it."

"Tourists all go to eat crabs, Hainanese chicken rice, Bak Kut Teh, etc." He said, "Or go to Chinatown (the name of the local Chinatown), don't you like snacks?"

Ye Fei nodded.

"Eat whatever you want at noon." He laughed, "Singapore has a lot of fusion dishes (a fusion of different cuisines), and I will show you a taste in the evening." He recommended a few at will, and he is very familiar with his words.

Ye Fei thought of the reason why he was familiar with this city, and his mood fell again. She opened the curtains, and the sun was shining near noon, so that people couldn't open their eyes. She said sadly, "It looks so hot... I don't want to move."

Chen Jiajun said halfway, stopped and looked at her inquiringly.

Ye Fei quickly explained: "I feel a little tired, and I'm afraid it's too hot outside, and it's getting hot and cold again."

"Yes, it's rare that you don't sneeze." He teased, "There are also several restaurants in the hotel, which are all good. Then go out later."

After lunch, Chen Jiajun asked her about her plan for the night: "If I didn't come, where did you plan to go?"

"Hiding in the room and crying." Ye Fei flattened his mouth, "I'll go wherever you want to go."

He suggested: "You can go to the night zoo."

Ye Fei shook his head: "Since I saw fish in the sea, I don't like aquariums and zoos anymore."

"Understand, so do I." He nodded, "Go to Clarke Quay?"

"Hmm... You don't want me to drink?"

Chen Jiajun talked about two or three more places, but Ye Fei's interest was not high. He held her shoulders: "Still uncomfortable?"

"Fortunately..." Ye Fei leaned in his arms, thinking of his silent figure alone in the middle of the night, feeling a little awkward in his heart. Those places may have memories of him and Jocelyn, and she didn't want to mix them up. However, this idea could not be explained to Chen Jiajun. She explained, "I thought you weren't coming, I was not in the mood to look around, and I had no plan at all."

"Didn't you ask me before?"

"Ah, what happened so early, I forgot..." Ye Fei leaned on him, "When you come, I think it doesn't matter if you don't go anywhere."

"Isn't it your first time to Singapore?"

"Yeah, but this time, I can be with you for two days..." Ye Fei hooked his head and stared into his eyes, "I can come again when I have a chance. The scenery is right there, when will I see it? It's all the same." She pressed her hand on his chest, her fingertips hooked, "It's so hot, I won't go out."

Chen Jiajun laughed at her: "You really don't waste room fees."

Ye Fei smiled lightly and thought to herself: "You lied to you. I will never come to Singapore again!"

The thoughts that have not been seen for a few months need to be expressed in a practical way. Her worries and anxiety also need to be hidden. The city at one degree north latitude is scorching the sun. In the afternoon, the two of them didn't go anywhere, the air conditioner in the room was turned on, and there was a layer of sweat on their bodies. Ye Fei took a shower, briefly blown through her hair, and combed her hair while sitting in front of the dressing table.

"Starting now, you can watch the sunset." Chen Jiajun picked up a strand of Ye Fei's hair and slid it between his fingers, "I have reserved a seat."

"Where to go?"

"Mount Faber."

Ye Fei always travels lightly. He didn't bring a few clothes when he came to Singapore. There was a formal dress for the forum and a black dress for the dinner, which seemed too rigid. In addition, there were only two T-shirts and a pair of denim shorts.

Chen Jiajun watched her drag the flip flops out, and asked, "Is it a long time to wear it?"

"Yes, I've been scolded by you." Ye Fei glanced at him, learning his cold tone, "Shoes off, diving only... You can't say one more word."

He laughed: "When I meet someone who doesn't want to talk, I will pretend that my English is poor." Then he said, "Will you grind your feet? Buy you a new pair."

"This pair is memorable."

"how?"

"I lost my motorcycle and there was only one slipper left. It was really bad." Ye Fei described the situation at the time. "The asphalt road was so hot. After walking for a while, I suddenly found another shoe. I was so happy at the time. ."

Chen Jiajun looked at her beaming face and smiled: "You can be happy because of a shoe, and you are the only one."

"Is this extremely peaceful?" Ye Fei hugged his waist and pressed his cheek to his chest. "Later, I met you."

Chen Jiajun remembered seeing someone posting a group photo of everyone on the forum on Facebook in the afternoon, labeling Ye Fei, she looked capable and generous, full of vigor, but now I am afraid that he ran away, sticking to him like a piece of brown candy.

The two came out of the hotel and drove through the bustling city. The neat roads became quieter on both sides, and they came to the foot of a small hill from time to time. Since then, the cable car cableway stretches across the strait to the island at the southern end. Walking along the plank road in the mountains, I saw tropical plants dripping with emerald green in my eyes, and the broad leaves seemed to have been washed with water. Ye Fei fell behind Chen Jiajun half a step, looking at his upright figure, broad and powerful shoulders, and remembering that he was riding a motorcycle to the headland. There was a big tree with a canopy like a cloud on the cliff, which was independent in her memory. In the middle, you can rely on it safely at any time.

That day Chen Jiajun was lying on the gentle slope of the grass, the sea and the sky intersect in the distance, and the wind was surging. He opened his heart to her and prepared to tell her everything. And she chose to ignore the past, even if he loved others, but when he faced himself honestly without reservation, she had no worries. Now she regrets a little bit, does she seem a bit stingy to explore his past

Chen Jiajun felt the silence around him, turned around and stretched out his hand: "What do you think?"

Ye Fei took his hand and was dragged by him to the mountain: "I remembered that you took me to the promontory to see the sea."

He laughed: "You can also see the sea here."

"At that time..." Ye Fei wanted to ask, is the right you gave me inquiries still valid now

Chen Jiajun replied, "What happened then?"

She paused for a moment and then laughed: "At that time, I wanted to kiss you."

"I know." Chen Jiajun bowed his head and kissed her lips condescendingly.

Ye Fei stood on tiptoe. She saw the bracelet on her wrist: "And that kitten, Mani."

"Okay, go see it together next time."

"And... Songxi, Jasmine..." Ye Fei sighed lightly, "It feels like a long time has passed."

The mountain is not high, and the two have already reached the cable car station. At dusk, the blue sea surface seemed to be dyed with a layer of lavender, the setting sun reduced the dazzling light, the edge contour was exceptionally soft, and it slowly fell towards the sea. Chen Jiajun took her in his arms and stroked her hair and back. Ye Fei sighed in his heart: "I think my luck is already very good."

Chen Jiajun bought two round-trip tickets and sat in the car of the cable car, climbing higher and higher, looking around, the mountains, seas, trees and skyscrapers are like an unfolding picture, one by one appeared in front of his eyes. Overlooking the sparkling sea, and the fireball-like sunset immersed in the cool sea little by little, Ye Fei would inevitably think, is this kind of scenery that he and Jocelyn once appreciated together, or his unfulfilled wish

Chen Jiajun held her hand, looked at her eyes, and asked, "Still uncomfortable?"

Ye Fei didn't know whether to nod or shook his head, and pursed his lips.

"That's... something on your mind?"

If Ye Fei didn't speak, it was the default. She weighed her words carefully, and whispered: "Because, I think, you have something on your mind." Her words were cautious, with the usual caution.

Chen Jiajun was taken aback, and probably understood the reason for her concern: "I did encounter some things recently." He looked calm, "It's a bit troublesome."

"what's happenin?"

"Chloe is back in Seattle."

"Go home and see?"

"It's not a'look', but a'go back'." Chen Jiajun explained, "Maybe I won't come back again."

"Ah!" Ye Fei was surprised, "Where is the scar?"