Two years later.
Before leaving the airport, Ye Fei took two pills for seasickness. However, sitting in Jarnes’s car, the terrain fell slightly together, and her stomach was turned upside down. She paled and raised her hand: "Stop, now." Then she rushed to the side of the road, leaning on a tree, feeling that her stomach was full. To spit it out.
Jaynes pulled out the mineral water from the trunk and unscrewed it with a smile: "Miss reporter, you will vomit like this. Tell me, how did you survive these 20 days of sailing at sea?"
Ye Fei continued to gargle, and replied weakly, "Fuzzy, do you understand? Too long at sea, you will be faint when you get off the boat. Of course, the first few days on the boat also vomit, and the stomach will vomit."
"From Palau to the Isle of Four Kings, I don't know how many people's dreams are." Jarnes shrugged, "If it were me, it would be worthwhile to vomit all the way."
Ye Fei smiled: "The opportunity is really rare, I have to thank Paul very much."
She and the old man have been communicating with each other all the time, and learned that Ye Fei works in a travel magazine and his personal column is very popular, so he recommends his friends to Ye Fei. The old couple used to travel around the world on a sailing boat. This time they came to Asia to make a short trip from Palau to Indonesia via the Philippines. Ye Fei met with the old couple in Palau, spent 20 days with them on the boat, experienced the unpredictable weather, passed by the dotted beautiful islands, and arrived at the place of divers’ dreams-Indonesia’s Four Kings Island. In the local area, she interviewed pristine villagers and environmentally enthusiastic volunteers. She also dived into the sea to see magnificent corals and colorful marine life. After that, she said goodbye to the ship owner, transferred to Bali, and visited Yanes who was working nearby. .
Jaynes took two days off, saying that he would do his best as a landlord, take Ye Fei around the island, and eat delicious food.
"Have you been to many islands?" Jaynes asked. "What is the name of your column,'Looking for a thousand islands'?"
"The literal translation is like this. Qiandao... sounds like salad dressing." Ye Fei laughed. "It's written in Chinese. If you want an English name, I think I'll call it'Finding Whale Shark'."
"This is a matter of luck. The sea is so big."
"Yes, but I believe that one day, it will swim back." Ye Fei rolled down the car window and looked at the bright green terraced fields. The breeze blew his face, and long thoughts grew in my heart. She has been to many tropical islands, and the similar climate and scenery no longer bring amazing shocks. However, every time I come to Indonesia, which is known as the "country of a thousand islands", there is still a different emotion in my heart. Although Chen Jiajun chose to leave the country decisively, after all, this is the land where he was born and raised. If time permits, Ye Fei would like to go to Yogyakarta to see his hometown.
When the car arrived in Ubud, she stopped and bought a postcard with the address she had already memorized.
"Sent to KC?" Jaynes asked.
Ye Fei smiled and nodded.
"Have you been to see him?"
Ye Fei sighed: "Of course I want to go. I applied for a US tourist visa some time ago, but it was rejected."
"Ah, what should I do?"
"There will be a marine conservation forum in California in two months, and Professor Hope sent me an invitation letter. I have another reason and try to sign again." Ye Fei was full of confidence, "I have to go to whatever I said this time!" She thought to herself, if it's a big deal, she'll be cheeky and go to trouble Brother Jiacong.
The two-year agreement between her and Chen Jiajun has expired.
The two bypassed the Ubud Palace, found a suckling pig restaurant hidden in the alleys, ordered a meal, and talked about the group of friends they had met.
"Maybe we can drop by to see Chloe." Jarnes said. Since returning to Seattle, Chloe has worked in the local aquarium and whale watching boats. He has also assisted local elementary and middle schools in cetacean education, and called on the aquarium and ocean park to cancel cetacean breeding and performances. She met a new like-minded boyfriend, and the two plan to go to Africa to be volunteers for a period of time.
Scar was married to the local girl, and their youngest son was one year old. Ye Fei has seen photos on the Internet. Although the baby's face is much softer and immature, he and his father are carved out of the same mold at first glance. Chloe and other friends wrote the words of blessing under the photo of the father and son.
Inda and Wanpeng have managed Scuba Libre and small restaurants very well, and they are not large in scale, but they have a good reputation. They are overwhelmed only by returning customers and friends recommended by old customers. Inda’s due date is summer, and Wanpeng’s personal status updated on the Internet has also changed. Before, I saw some fish every day, but now I have made some extra meals for my wife.
At a gathering of friends, Jasmine met a young engineer of British and Malaysian ethnicity. The other party understood her past. Not long ago, she accompanied her back to the island to pay her respects to the west.
Zheng Yunchang left peacefully one early morning. Wenka and Wanpeng lit a bonfire in front of the former bar, lit incense candles and sprinkled paper money like the Chinese did.
People come and go, as the tide rises and falls, the traces of yesterday have been erased little by little, everyone's life is moving on, everything is familiar but unfamiliar.
Jaynes said: "Speaking of which, guess who I met some time ago?"
"Who?"
"Mr. Lin." Jarnes reminded her, "it was the friend of KC when we were studying in Scuba Libre."
"Oh, are you with Amelia?" Ye Fei asked, "I haven't heard from them for a long time."
"It's with my girlfriend, but not Amelia. It's beautiful and looks very young." Yanes shook his head, "They came to Bali for vacation and lived in a high-end hotel in the mountains. I met them while diving, and talked briefly. After a few sentences, I didn't ask more."
Ye Fei sighed lightly: "The world is really unpredictable."
"He said he wanted to visit KC, and he said he didn't help at the time, so he was very sorry."
Ye Fei smiled: "There are some things that others can't help."
Jarnes asked: "Do you want to go back to the island to see?"
Ye Fei was taken aback and shook his head: "No, I'm not that brave yet. When KC gets better, go back with him."
"How is the boss recovering?"
"It's much better. I can walk and run long distances, but I still can't participate in particularly intense confrontational sports, such as basketball. I can swim and tried several free diving within ten meters. I know that he still wants to continue diving. "
Jarnes nodded: "For divers, it will be very sad if they can't go back to the sea."
"Unhappy thoughts, he won't tell me."
"Have you seen it for so long, do you feel uneasy?"
"One thing, the future may not be smooth." Ye Fei lowered his eyes and smiled slightly. "But the news I hear is always getting better and better. I have confidence in the future. I think I'm pretty good. When you’re young, go with him slowly.” She touched her forehead and raised her eyes, “Fortunately, there are no wrinkles, and there will be no changes in two years.” She squeezed her face again, “Pay attention to moisturizing and moisturizing. Sun protection may last up to three years."
"It's just that you are two years older. You have nothing to do with the word'old'." Jarnes said sincerely, "You are one of the most energetic girls I have ever seen, always full of hope."
After returning from Bali to Beijing, the tense nerves all the way relaxed, Ye Fei felt exhausted and exhausted after a month, and she started to have a fever after a day. Going to the hospital for an examination is not a major problem. It is probably due to fatigue and the body needs to adjust and recover. She took two more days off, slept groggy at home, and when she woke up, she ordered a takeaway from the porridge shop downstairs. Although the headache was weak, but the inspiration was fleeting, she persisted in sorting out the materials of the sea voyage for a month, sorting out her thoughts, and writing an outline.
Within a few days of recovering from the serious illness, Ye Fei went to the U.S. Embassy for an interview. She was rejected once, and she was somewhat nervous. The visa officer is a young girl with an Asian face. She didn't bother about the reason for her rejection for the first time. Instead, she looked through the invitation letter with interest and asked, "Why did you go to the United States?"
Ye Fei: "Participate in the Tropical Marine Conservation Seminar."
"Are you an oceanographer?"
"No, I work in a magazine and have been writing a column related to oceans and islands."
"Very interesting." The visa officer flipped through the sample journals she had submitted, "Are you diving?"
"Yes. I learned scuba diving a year ago and I can still dive freely."
"You must have been to a lot of islands?" The visa officer said while operating on the computer, with a leisurely tone, like a casual chat.
"Fortunately, more than twenty seats."
"Which one is your favorite?"
Ye Fei smiled without thinking, "I saw the island of whale sharks."
"Have you seen a whale shark? It's amazing." The visa officer smiled and handed the receipt, "Good luck!"
This is the first time Ye Fei has stood on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean. Unlike the pure and beautiful tropical beaches, the coastline here is long and wide, and the expanse of the ocean is magnificent and expansive. It is getting late, the waves are surging, the sound is loud, and the splashing small water droplets cast a layer of fog on the beach cage, and the light purple smoke is covered in the sunlight.
She finally came to Huntington Beach, which Chen Jiajun often mentioned in his emails. This is a prestigious surfing mecca where you can see fit and upright surfers everywhere on the beach. There are still many people floating on the sea more than a hundred meters offshore, waiting for the right time as the waves rise and fall. Most of them wear black surfing suits, and only small figures can be seen from the shore.
Ye Fei walked along with the tourists to the standing trestle bridge, condescendingly searched for Chen Jiajun's figure, but did not appear in the movie, and saw his bridge section in the vast crowd. She was a little disappointed and wanted to shout Chen Jiajun's name to the sea. However, the sea breeze was strong and the waves roared. The dedicated surfers probably couldn't hear the shouts from a distance. She could only attract the attention of others.
Ye Fei was discouraged, put his chin on the railing, and muttered to herself: "Chen Jiajun, if you don't show up again, I will just grab a handsome guy with long legs on the beach and take it away." Turning his head, he saw a five or six standing next to him. The year-old blond boy, wearing a baseball cap, looked at her curiously, with a pair of binoculars hanging around his neck. Ye Fei had an idea: "Hi, kid, hello, can I borrow this? Just one minute."
The little boy tilted his head: "Are you also here to find the dolphins? Dad said it's late now, and they are all home."
"Dolphins also come to surf?"
He nodded seriously: "Yes, sometimes."
Ye Fei squatted down: "That's really interesting. But I want to find someone." She pointed to the sea, "Did you see the group of surfers? My boyfriend is there. I want to find him and talk to him." say hi."
The little boy was surprised and frowned: "What? Can't you recognize your boyfriend?"
Ye Fei was speechless for a while, and smiled awkwardly: "Because it's too far."
His parents laughed nearby and called his name: "Gentlemen, lend your binoculars to this young lady."
Ye Fei repeatedly thanked him, holding a simple binoculars, scanning along the wave line one by one, watching the surfers stand up one after another, flip and prance along the white waves, and then fall into the waves one by one. Finally, he saw a familiar figure on the edge of the rushing waves. He struggling to paddle, swiftly propped up his body, stood on the board, adjusted his posture with the water, or tilted or swayed, and white waves burst out behind the board. Ye Fei's heart jumped wildly, confirmed again and again, returned the binoculars to the little boy, and ran to the beach, always following the surfer's eyes.
She stood on the shore, jumping and jumping, waving vigorously, Daniel, KC, Jia Jun, shouting in turn. But he was always on the sea more than a hundred meters offshore. A surfer glided to the shore, looked back at her, and then swam into the depths. They are like a relay, spreading the situation on the shore farther and farther.
Finally, Chen Jiajun, who straddled the board, stood upright and looked over. When the next big wave arrived, he rode the rushing current and rushed to Ye Fei quickly. Seeing that dreamlike face became clear in her vision a little bit, she was so excited that she couldn't speak.
Chen Jiajun leaned over and unfastened the anchor rope on his ankle. There were surfers around with a smile and said, "This is the girl calling your name." Several people smiled and looked over. Ye Fei, who had just yelled and forgot about me, became embarrassed for a moment and stood dazedly.
He held the surfboard and walked to Ye Fei's side, dropped his hand to clasp her fingers, smiled and said, "This is Fei, my girlfriend."
"Do you often mention your girlfriend from far away in China?" Someone laughed, "So she really exists. I thought it was the perfect girl in your own imagination."
Ye Fei's face was hot, and his hands were tightly held by him. At the beginning, with the coolness of the ocean tide, the heat in his palms passed over after a while, and it was warming in his heart. Her heart beats fast, like a little girl who is holding hands with a boy she likes for the first time. She forced her composure and peeked at Chen Jiajun. He was still talking to his friends, he hadn't looked at her, and he was a little nervous and unnatural. Ye Fei couldn't help but curl his eyebrows, pursing his lips with a smile.
When the surfers left, Chen Jiajun asked her: "Why are they here suddenly? Doesn't it mean that day is here?"
"A surprise check." Ye Fei looked around, "See who you are with."
He raised his eyebrows: "Did you see them all?"
Ye Feiran said: "Actually, I remembered the date incorrectly and forgot that there was a time difference of nearly one day."
Chen Jiajun smiled: "I know. Why don't you call me, luggage?"
"Hit, you didn't pick it up. I took the shuttle directly from the airport, and met your neighbor Robert, saying that you have come to the beach, so kind to help me take care of my luggage."
"Yes, I'm here in the afternoon, with my mobile phone in my friend's shop." He picked up the surfboard, "Go, I'll change my clothes."
Ye Fei responded, shook hands with him, and walked on the beach contentedly.
There is a surfing school not far from the trestle bridge. Chen Jiajun went to shower and change clothes inside. When he came out, his hair was half-dry.
Ye Fei asked: "Are you familiar with them?"
"Well, the boss is my friend who surfed with me in college."
Two people walked to the door of the store, and every clerk who passed by greeted Chen Jiajun with a smile, and talked about the wind and tide conditions in the past few days. Ye Fei said: "Yes, it seems that you are here, and you are quite happy."
Chen Jiajun tucked her hair behind her ears: "You want to say, I am reluctant to think about Shu?"
"Hey, you can still use idioms." Ye Fei smiled and looked at him, "This is good. I can't be by your side for the past two years, and I hope you are happy."
He shook his head: "Not happy enough." He opened his arms and hugged Ye Fei tightly, "I feel better now."
The world seems to be quiet for a moment. There have been so many intimate hugs and kisses, and now it still trembles slightly with tension. The setting sun at the junction of the sea and the sky shone soft golden light, he lowered his head, and she stood on tiptoe slightly, indulging in each other's kiss. Passers-by smiled friendly, and Ye Fei slid into Chen Jiajun's arms.
"Let's go back after eating nearby." Chen Jiajun said.
"Do you usually eat out?"
"Occasionally do it by yourself. But I wanted you to come tomorrow, so I won't mess up the kitchen today, and I didn't prepare anything."
"Am I here to check the hygiene?"
Chen Jiajun pretended to be serious: "I haven't seen you for two years. I'm very nervous. I have to give you a good first impression."
Ye Fei had just flew for more than ten hours, day and night upside down, and poor appetite. Chen Jiajun took her to a nearby Southeast Asian restaurant and ordered a beef rice noodle with light shrimp spring rolls and green papaya salad.
Ye Fei asked him: "If you make it yourself, what do you eat?"
"Burger, sushi, steak, salad... I'm doing pretty well."
Ye Fei flattened his mouth: "Become like the Americans."
"It's fast." He said sternly, "I'm very busy. Oh, I'm still very good at barbeque."
Ye Fei couldn't help but smile: "The more you talk, the more you look."
"Bake it to the right temperature, and it requires skill." He said, "We will invite friends together someday."
She smiled and nodded: "Okay."