There were only one or two times when I took Wu Miao out to eat, and Chen Ruyin insisted on following. However, Wu Miao didn't like her, and the two of them would argue back and forth, not getting along at all. One time, Wu Miao even made Chen Ruyin storm off in anger. At the time, Wu Miao asked me, "Brother, aren't you going to go chase after her?" I said, "Why should I go chase after her? It's not like I wanted her to follow us." As soon as Wu Miao heard this, she was delighted, and hugged my arm, saying, "That's right! This kind of spoiled princess white lotus flower isn't suitable for you. I wouldn't want her as my sister-in-law even if you paid me!"

  I smiled: "Then what kind of sister-in-law do you want?" Wu Miao thought for a moment and said: "Real, straightforward, not pretending, can understand you, take care of you, pity you. Not like Miss Chen who is infatuated with romantic love."

  ……

  Past events are like the light on my head, hazy and dimly yellow. In an instant, it envelops me. I lift my head, pass through the haze, and at first glance, I see Tan Jiao in the crowd.

  Her outline was bright and soft in the light. I knew she was probably eavesdropping, but it didn't affect her eating speed at all. The things on the table had already been cleaned up by her more than half. At this time, she held a can of beer in her left hand, pinched a string of squid with her right hand, and there was still oil on the corner of her mouth. A pair of beautiful eyes glanced at me sideways. In an instant, her gaze dodged and avoided me again.

  A faint bitterness was spreading in my heart as I looked at her, thinking of Wu Miao's words, but I smiled lightly.

  I asked again: "Professor, how did Rui Yi change so much?"

  Professor Chen paused for a moment and said: "She saw with her own eyes that her mother, grandmother, aunt... were all burned to death."

  I feel a pang of sorrow in my heart.

  Besides, there is another matter.

  At that time I was busy with work, and wanted to take Wu Miao on a trip. "Yunnan Beauty" was recommended by Professor Chen. It wasn't until later that I found out Chen Ruying and her mother had also signed up for the same group.

  They are also on the boat.

  Later, something big happened in their family too.

  If it were in the past, I wouldn't think much of it. But now... their family's misfortune might also be related to the secret of that ship? I must go see Chen Ruying.

  "I said: 'Professor, I'll come visit you and Ruyin tomorrow.'"

  As soon as I hung up the phone, I saw Xiao Hua and the others laughing at me. One of them said: "Yù Gē (brother Yu), is Rú Yīng a girl's name? You always smile when you mention it."

  When did I mention Ruyin and smile?

  Another one said: "The woman that Meet Brother was just thinking of, wouldn't it be her?"

  I ignored them and was still thinking about the ship in my mind. Suddenly, I heard Tan Jiao coldly shouting: "Waiter, pack up and pay the bill!"

  She immediately looked up, her face was colder than ever before, her eyes fixed on a certain place in the air, and she didn't look at me again. After taking the package box and change, she walked away without looking back.

  I kept watching her walk away, dropping the skewers in my hand, bowing my head to light a cigarette, and not wanting to talk to anyone, taking a few hard puffs. Xiaohua and the others whispered: "Why do I feel like something is wrong? Is the beauty angry and leaving? Is she jealous?"

  I stared at the smoke between my fingers, feeling anxious and distracted.

  The next day in the afternoon, there were few customers in the store. The sun was quiet. I was repairing a car when someone tapped my shoulder.

  I half-squatted on the ground and turned around to see Xiao Hua's meaningful smile: "Meet Brother, someone has bought an 800-yuan super deluxe car wash card, it's super deluxe! But it's specified that you wash the car, what do you think..."

  I said: "No time."

  Xiao Hua said: "Didn't Miss Tan work out yesterday either?"

  I turned around and saw Tan Jiao standing alone at the entrance of the store, with her back to the light, looking quiet and elegant. My heart seemed to have been struck by something, and I didn't even drop the wrench in my hand as I got up and slowly walked towards her.