After Zhang Yufei left, only Pei Donglai and Zhang Yutong were left.
Pei Donglai: "I'm sorry, Yutong."
Zhang Yutong smiled slightly and said, "Come from the east, everything has passed. Don't apologize. No one is sorry to anyone. Everyone is consensual."
Both of them put down their bowls and chopsticks without eating much.
"Let's go for a walk, Yutong."
The two walked slowly along the clean street.
"Yutong, when did you come back?"
"I've been back for a few days. Is your wife feeling better?"
"I can move, but recovery is slow."
"Yufei told me the situation before. I hope she recovers soon. It's hard for you to be busy all by yourself."
"Thanks".
"Did you come to Hainan for work? I heard Yu Fei say it."
"No, I haven't met with my colleagues in the past two days, and they didn't know I was here. I didn't plan to come over, but I suddenly had a strong feeling that day, so I bought a plane ticket."
"Haha, do you regret it?"
"You will regret it if you don't come."
"Let's go have coffee".
"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sleep?"
"You can't sleep without drinking." Zhang Yutong's words touched Pei Donglai's heart. Even if Pei Donglai drank sleeping pills tonight, he would still have difficulty falling asleep.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, so drinking coffee is the best option.
"There shouldn't be any coffee shops open at night," Pei Donglai said a little doubtfully.
"People here in Hainan like to drink coffee. If you get used to it, it won't affect your sleep, so coffee shops will be open at night, which is different from other places."
When I came to Shangdao Coffee, there were not many people, but there were still some. There was light music playing and the environment was elegant.
Zhang Yutong chose a booth by the window and ordered two cups of coffee.
Not long after sitting down, Pei Donglai's phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. He was about to answer the call. Zhang Yutong said: "It's my new number, the same number on WeChat."
After the breakup, Zhang Yutong deleted Pei Donglai's contact information and changed his phone number.
Pei Donglai saved his phone number, added WeChat at the same time, and roughly scanned his circle of friends, all of which were photos from abroad.
The waiter came slowly with two cups of coffee and said, "Please take your time, you two."
Pei Donglai picked up the coffee and took a sip. "Isn't it bitter?" Zhang Yutong asked.
Pei Donglai smiled, "It's much sweeter than life."
The two looked at each other and smiled, understanding each other tacitly.
"Yutong, are you still going abroad?"
Zhang Yutong was silent for a while, then slowly said, "I don't know either...".
"oh…".
"Actually, it was my dad who asked me to come back this time. He asked me to manage the hotel. But I have been out there for so long and I no longer have the passion I had before."
"Isn't it Yufei who is in charge?"
"Yufei is like a child and can't be controlled," Zhang Yutong sighed.
"I think Yufei has made much progress than before. At least she can control her drinking."
"Well, you guys drank a lot in Jiangcheng, right?" Zhang Yutong said with a smile.
"Yes, we are very happy together with Yunfeng, Xiaoran, and my classmate Heizi, but..."
Zhang Yutong knew that Pei Donglai was "just" saying something later, and said: "I will take time to go back and get together with everyone. I also miss that unforgettable time."
"Yes, you have to go back, Yunfeng is still asking you to sign."
"Oh, Yufei told me, thank you to Yunfeng and Xiaoran for running the villa well."
While the two were chatting, Yu Lingling called to report the situation, "Chairman, we have basically completed the investigation today and are preparing to go back tomorrow. We will report to you in detail after we go back."
"Are you leaving?" Zhang Yutong asked.
"Let's go tomorrow."
Zhang Yutong was silent for a few seconds and then smiled, "Being the chairman is very busy, isn't it?"
"It's average, not as busy as expected."
"About your dad's loan...".
"It has nothing to do with me, follow your procedures," Zhang Yutong interrupted Pei Donglai.
"Go back, you have to catch a flight tomorrow."
After walking out of the coffee shop, neither of them asked for a taxi and returned along the original road.
After meeting again, the two of them didn't talk much. They both knew in their hearts that some words were no longer suitable to say.
Maybe, it would be great to see each other again.
Pei Donglai sent Zhang Yutong to the door of the hotel, "I'll call a car to take you back," Zhang Yutong said with concern.
"No, I'll just take a taxi."
Zhang Yutong did not force it, and the two said goodbye.
Back at the hotel, Pei Donglai lay in bed unable to fall asleep for a long time, not knowing whether it was because of the coffee or other reasons.
"Are you here?" Zhang Yutong sent a message.
"Arrived." Pei Donglai wanted to type a few more words, but in the end he only sent two.
"Good night!"
"Yutong, are we still friends?" Pei Donglai was unwilling to end the chat just like that.
"It's all one song."
"Thanks".
After the message was sent, Zhang Yutong did not respond.
This is what friends should be like. If we continue chatting, we may not be friends anymore.
The next day, Pei Donglai got up early for a 10 o'clock flight.
After washing up, I picked up my phone and saw an unread message from Zhang Yutong, "What time are you leaving? Send me the location of your hotel and I'll see you off."
Pei Donglai sent a location, and more than 20 minutes later, Zhang Yutong called, "I'm downstairs."
It's a bit cold in Haikou today. Zhang Yutong is wearing a beige windbreaker with a long skirt underneath, looking beautiful and elegant.
"Did you just buy a car?" Pei Donglai asked looking at the brand new Wrangler.
"Yufei's, my car is in Jiangcheng."
When we arrived at the airport, it was almost time. Pei Donglai said goodbye to Zhang Yutong, "I'm leaving. Thank you for seeing me off."
"You're welcome, aren't we still friends?"
"Well, I'm leaving..."
"I will come to Jiangcheng to see everyone."
"Okay, we'll wait for you to come back."
Three hours later, the plane landed at Jiangcheng International Airport. Pei Donglai got off the plane and rushed to the office.
Wu Jing said: "Chairman, Manager Yu just came to see you."
"Tell her to come up."
Yu Lingling quickly came to Pei Donglai's office and said, "Chairman, let me report to you the investigation status of Jiangcheng Hotel."
"Well, tell me."
"Through our investigation, Jiangcheng Hotel is indeed building a five-star hotel in Haikou. The project has begun, its own funds have reached the proportion, and the purpose of the borrowing is true; secondly, in terms of income, we have calculated the domestic revenue of Jiangcheng Hotel The hotel chain has good solvency and sufficient cash flow, so repayment should be no problem, so it is a low-risk business."
"Well, let's submit it for approval according to the regulations."
"Chairman, I'm a little confused... According to our investigation, Jiangcheng Hotel has sufficient capital flow, but why did Mr. Zhang apply for a loan?"
"Have you done any research on this?"
"There was an investigation, but nothing was found."
In the afternoon, Pei Donglai received a call from Zhang Yufei, "Old Pei, you are not a friend enough. You left without even saying a word."
Pei Donglai remembered that he had forgotten to say goodbye to Zhang Yufei.
