Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen

We would rather never know each other, just know each other at this moment, fall in love with each other, we have no past, no future, only now! two years later. When the night slowly fell, the city of Seattle began to show its most charming side. The lights on the tall buildings and the lights floating on the sea complemented each other, and the warmth and romance melted here. If it weren't for the romantic and timeless love movie "Sleepless in Seattle", this city on the west coast of the United States would not be so familiar to people.However, it is the largest city in the Northwest of the United States. It is like spring all the year round and green all the year round.In my opinion, this city is really incredible. It not only has ancient glaciers, active volcanoes and snow-covered peaks, but also has oceans, lakes, warm bays and canals; the whole city is covered by virgin forests, but It is the birthplace of Microsoft, not only has Bill Gates (Bill Gates), the richest genius in the United States, but also cultivated the greatest guitarist Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix), so Seattle is a magical city, here It is a place where miracles are born.Of course, the most special thing about Seattle is that it does not have the hustle and bustle of a big city. It has a tranquility filled with the aroma of coffee. The world's first Starbucks (Starbucks) coffee shop was born here. The green mermaid pattern The logo has now spread all over the world and has become a totem worshiped by petty bourgeoisie.

Seattleites are world-renowned for their love of coffee. It is said that they drink more than four or five cups of coffee a day. In the city center, coffee shops or coffee stalls can be seen everywhere, almost every five steps. , are those bars and restaurants hidden deep in the streets.I didn't like drinking coffee very much in China before, but after coming here, I followed the Romans, and gradually fell in love with this warm coffee culture.Sometimes after drinking coffee, I will shuttle between the big and small streets alone, and go to the beach to blow the wind. All the roads leading to the beach are downhill, and the beach is wide and soft. At this time, if I take off my shoes and walk barefoot on the beach against the wind It is a very pleasant enjoyment. If it is night, you can go up the steep stairs and sit on the high terrace to see the sea of ​​the Pacific Ocean. The clear and bright moon hangs high in the night sky, reflecting the bright lights on both sides. The beautiful artistic conception of "the bright moon is born on the sea" is full of imagination.

If you still remember the lighted harbor that Tom Hanks (Tom Hanks) faced when he was sleepless in "Sleepless in Seattle", if you still remember the words on the poster: What if someone you never met Someone you never saw Someone you never knew Was the only someone for you What would you do if the one person you've never met, never seen, never known was the only one who was yours?This is Seattle, which believes in human adventure. Yes, I do too. There is no city like Seattle that is full of the light of ideals and the warmth of life at the same time. Since I came to this quiet and exciting city, I have learned many things that I never understood before.Life and love, longing and forgetting, pain and joy are all but passing clouds, because you can never predict what your next adventure in life will be, stay or continue, and the only person who belongs to you will never appear again In front of you, he has already met you and gave you traces of love, and that trace is in your heart.So I lived in this city peacefully for two years.So calm that I often forget who I am.

who am I?Really, who am I?Everything has changed, the environment, language, identity, even the name has changed, as if descended from one planet to another, on this planet my name is Cathy, a man named Frank named me English name.My original name was Bai Kaoer, but this name was buried by me long before I came to the United States. I buried that experience, those things, and that person.My heart is a graveyard. But Frank tried his best to create a garden for me. He bought a big house on a tree-lined hill beside Lake Union in Seattle, with green grass in the front and back, surrounded by wooden fences.I plant a lot of flowers in it, and planting and watering them is an important part of my homework every day. In the rest of the time, I go to a language institute in Seattle to study English.It's really bad, I have been studying for two years, and apart from Qi Shuli, few foreigners can understand the English I speak.Of course, in the eyes of those foreigners, I am the real foreigner, with black hair, black eyes, yellow skin, oriental face, and a bright smile. I always like to work alone in my garden or go to the market by the lake area All the "foreigners" who come to my house and taste the steamed crabs will be full of praise when they come back from buying big crabs. This is the current life of this Chinese woman named Cathy.It’s not bad, it’s not bad. Although it’s not in California, the same warm sunshine really made my complexion ruddy. Even Frank said: “It’s so red, I want to take a bite…”

I think there is no one else in this world who can drag me from the other side of the earth to this side of the earth, except Qi Shuli.But I’m not married to him, we just live together, but the neighbors around me think I’m his wife. Every morning when they pass by my garden, if they see me busy in it, they will warmly say hello: “Hi, Cathy!” The street where we live is adjacent to Parliament Hill, and it is the most creative place in Seattle. You can always see avant-garde artists in fancy clothes when walking on the street, and there will also be "upper class" people who are fashionable and tasteful, because they live here All of them are people with status and money.And walking down the hill along the lush tree-lined roads is the famous Union Lake (houses on the lake) in Seattle. The various unique houses on the lake are amazing.Early morning is the best time to view the scenery. The quiet lake is covered with a layer of mist. There are playful mandarin ducks on the lake. These mandarin ducks are all wild, but every morning there are always kind residents who feed them with some food. Sometimes I get up early and feed them when I go for a walk around the lake.

Qi Shuli must have considered it when he chose to settle here. He knew that I like lakes.Moreover, Seattle is one of the top ten deep-water ports in the world, and his logistics business is from here to all parts of the world.Most people here have yachts, and some people simply use yachts as villas. The houseboat where Tom Hanks lived in the movie "Sleepless in Seattle" is by the lake, less than ten minutes' drive from the city center. Now it is owned by a It was bought by a couple of fans who loved the movie.There is a seafood restaurant called Athenian on the street next to Lake Union. This is the location where Tom Hanks dined with his friends in the movie. There is also a photo of him and the boss in the window. This photo also attracted many fans of the movie. Tourists who visit this store by name.

In fact, the first time I knew about Seattle was in Sanmao’s home. At that time, I was still in junior high school, and I was overwhelmed by the heavy schoolwork. The strange learning environment described by Sanmao in the book made me fascinated and even doubted, Is there such a relaxed learning atmosphere?Now that I'm in Seattle, I certainly won't miss the opportunity to study. In addition to learning English, I also study American geography at Seattle University. Qi Shuli was very puzzled when he first signed up. He asked me why I was interested in American geography. I said that knowing more about American things would make me respect my motherland more. Thinking about how great our motherland is, that’s all. It is a huge land, but feeds one-fifth of the world's population.Qi Shuli nodded repeatedly, and praised me for being patriotic, which is what he is good at. He doesn't object to anything I learn, and he always smiles and expresses his approval.In fact, he doesn’t have time to care about what I’m studying. Besides work, he also has to socialize, fly all over the world, and he’s so busy that he rarely has time at home.

But he didn't know that what I studied was not American geography at all, and how many acres of fields in the United States had nothing to do with me. That was just my cover, what I really studied was piano!The Experience Music Project (Music Experience Hall) next to the Space Needle in downtown Seattle is where I learn to play the piano.The Space Needle is actually a sightseeing tower, the tallest building in the city, and has always been a symbol of Seattle. The top of the tower is needle-shaped, soaring into the sky.Every day, I would first go to the Seattle University in the suburbs to register. Usually, Qi Shuli would drive me there. As soon as his car left, I would immediately take a bus to the experience hall. It would take no more than 20 minutes at most, which was very convenient. .

In fact, if Qi Shuli knew that I was learning the piano, he would not object, but I don’t know why, I was afraid that he would know, subconsciously, I didn’t want him to know.Yes, I live with him now, and I am completely open to him, accepting a strange life, accepting the arrangement of fate, and accepting his love, but I always keep a piano in the most hidden corner of my heart. I don’t expect to be the confidant of that person, but I need a kind of strength to calm myself, forget many things, forget that person, let my heart really become a grave, and bury the past, so that I can live intact right now.

The students in the piano classroom of the experience hall are very mobile. There are less than ten people who came today, and it may be full tomorrow.Most of the piano learners are women, with a wide range of ages, ranging from girls in their teens and teens to old ladies in their 60s and 70s.I am a rare oriental face.The teacher is a German lady in her forties, fat, with curly brown hair and a very kind smile. We all call her Mrs. Lauren.She is very cute and has a lively personality. She doesn't look like a woman in her forties at all. She gets along with the students like a friend, and she can do whatever she wants in class.Once in class, Mrs. Lauren caught sight of the woolen vest I was wearing, and immediately asked me to show it to her, and asked me where I bought it. I said that my mother in China knitted it and sent it over.She immediately became excited, and even said that Chinese mothers are so nice and can knit sweaters. Other students gathered around and talked about their mothers, so a class passed quickly.

Although Mrs. Lauren often digresses in class, she really plays the piano very well, at least in my eyes, it is a master level.She was very intoxicated when she played the piano, shaking her head, closing her eyes, her fingers flew like flying, and she was truly one with the piano.She likes to play fast-paced music, enthusiastic and unrestrained, and other students are also influenced by her, playing very passionately, when the music sounds, the classroom is often full of rushing ocean, only I sit quietly in the corner, surrounded by music In, but also outside of music. I like soothing and affectionate songs, which may be due to the more reserved personality of oriental people.Mrs. Lauren found out about my silence, so she picked me out that day and asked me to play a piece of music in front of everyone. She encouraged me and said, "Come on, baby, play it for us. You can play anything you want." OK, okay?" I couldn't refuse, so I sat down in front of the piano and started to play. I didn't even think about it, and played directly. After playing through the door, I realized that I was playing the theme song of LOVE. My heart fell into a dark tunnel, and the sound of the piano took me through. After going through this tunnel, I returned to the once familiar planet. There is my homeland and relatives, and there is my dead love. It is mellow and lingering, and the voice is mournful... Is it the echo of the previous life, or the call of this life?Is that person, that piano, still waiting for me in another part of the world?I know that it is impossible to see him again in this life. Through the distance of time and space, if he hears my piano, will he remember our lost love? Inkwell... I shouted his name in my heart, tears streaming down my face in an instant, and I couldn't cry.When the last piano sound came to an end, I couldn't hear the applause from the students at all. "Oh, baby, you play it so well!" Mrs. Lauren came and hugged me. "What is it, so beautiful, I've never heard it before, my dear, who wrote it?" "There is an excellent composer in China. He and his wife wrote and performed this LOVE series. Later, his wife passed away, and he continued this beautiful musical fairy tale alone. He could have continued This fairy tale, but he is sick and cannot be cured, he may still be alive, or he may have died, but his music is circulating in the hearts of everyone who likes him, and it is still circulating..." I told you a story about a Chinese musician in English. Although the story was stumbling, a few students burst into tears before I finished. I knew that some things were connected. Come and hug each other too.Mrs. Lauren pulled them away, held my hand and said, "My dear, I have heard of this series. There is a very great musician in China. You must know him. His songs are all Did he play it himself?" "Yes, he played it all himself." Mrs. Lauren was full of admiration and yearning. She patted the back of my hand and said, "Oh, God, I wish I could see him and listen to him play the piano. God bless him..." On the way home, I was also chanting "God bless him" all the way. In fact, I was chanting every day, hoping that he was safe, that he was safe and well. If there is a God, would he bless him?God is everywhere, but where is God? In fact, today is my birthday, I didn't expect that this little episode would make me depressed, I dare not just go home like this, Qi Shuli is very careful, I don't want him to ask questions.I decided to go to the beach for a walk, my head hurt a little, maybe the sea breeze would be better.It’s because I miss him too much. Once the thing I miss appears in front of my eyes, the strength I pretended to be strong loses the power to resist. I can’t be strong when I think of things about him in a foreign country. Tears kept running down my face... When we arrived at the seaside pier, the mood gradually improved. The seaside pier area in Seattle has a completely different atmosphere from the urban area, although it is only separated from the urban area by a highway.Watching the old tram slowly pass by, it seems to have entered another time and space, the sea breeze is blowing, walking on the sidewalk by the pier, but enjoying the romantic atmosphere exclusive to coastal cities.Facing Puget Sound, admiring the sunset, as well as the ferries, sailboats and yachts on the sea, this vibrant water scene slowly stretched my mood. Across the street is the famous Parker Market, which has a history of 100 years. It was originally a spontaneous farmers’ market for farmers and fishermen in Seattle. In Sleepless in Seattle.Walking on the streets of the market, you can really feel the unique affluence and leisure of Seattle. The setting sun slantly shines on the warm cobblestone road. There are many shops on both sides of the street. Most of them are flower shops of various colors. Of course, they also sell flowers from all over the world. There are artworks from all over the world, including those from China and India.After entering the market, the fishermen shouted loudly for huge lobsters and crabs, and lovers could be seen holding hands everywhere in the endless stream of people, showing their love like no one else, so Seattle is an extremely romantic place, I like this kind of romantic. I stayed at the beach until very late before taking the tram home. When I got off the tram and reached the waterside of Lake Union, I was still reluctant to go back. A few mandarin ducks playing in the water caught my attention. I quickly took out the chocolate in my pocket and fed it they.Because I was playing at the beach just now, my feet got a lot of sand. I took off my shoes and sat on the stone slab by the lake to wash my feet. It was so comfortable. The cool lake water gently kissed my feet. I felt like a child. Playing in the water, those mandarin ducks were frightened, flapping their wings and swimming far away. I smiled and completely forgot the sadness when I played that song in the morning... But I don’t know if my eyes are blurred or what, I seem to see There was a man on a luxury houseboat docked by the water looking towards me. The figure seemed familiar. When I wanted to take a closer look, the figure disappeared in a flash. I was stunned by the lake for a long time without looking back. Come on. I really miss him so much, as if this world exists to commemorate him, everything I see is his shadow, even the secluded lake water seems to reflect his face, fluctuating, hesitant to speak, reminding me that he really exists However, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the lake, shining with tiny waves, which is the true portrayal of our broken love. I was suddenly depressed, and I was no longer in the mood to play in the water. I put on my shoes and went uphill listlessly, through the dense tree-lined roads, and returned to the white house where Qi Shuli and I lived. This name was called casually when I first moved. Because the exterior wall of the house is white, and the fence in the garden is also white, the name "White House" is very vivid and easy to pronounce. I walked through the garden full of roses, and as soon as I entered the living room, Qi Shuli smiled at me from a distance, and walked over quickly to give me a hug and a kiss, which is what he must do when he meets and says goodbye.Maybe it's because he looks pleasing to the eye. I think he is actually quite handsome. He looks very refined and refined wearing a pair of glasses, especially in good shape. He doesn't have the belly that is typical of middle-aged men. It's very warm, and if you put on a suit, it's really personable, handsome and straight. "Where did you go? Did you play in the lake again?" He had sharp eyes and saw the wet marks on the corner of my skirt. "I'm going to feed the mandarin ducks." "You've fed them, and you're still hungry, right?" Qi Shuli hugged me and walked towards the fireplace in the living room, "Where did I eat at noon, and I didn't come back for my birthday, so I waited in vain..." "Oh, I went to the dock area with some classmates." Qi Shuli smiled but didn't know whether he believed it or not, he led me to the sofa and sat down, put his arms around me and touched my head, "Why are you running around so hard, why don't you let me pick you up?" "Take a walk and exercise. If you sit still all the time, you will become Mrs. Henry." Mrs. Henry is our next-door neighbor, she is very fat, how fat, a single sofa can barely accommodate her big buttocks, every time we come to our house, we can only sit on the love seat.Their family is very fat, and her husband is also a big fat man with a belly big enough to hold triplets.This family lives closest to us. The garden is connected to the garden, and the balcony is next to the balcony. Standing on the balcony of the bedroom, we can chat with them. We often hold parties or go out on a yacht together, and we get along like a family.It was only half a month ago that they moved to Houston. His son got married there, and his wife had a baby. They wanted to take care of her daughter-in-law. "Is their house always empty?" I asked Qi Shuli. "Probably not, I heard that it will be rented out." "Who can afford to rent such a big house?" "Well, someone who can afford it will also be able to rent it." Qi Shuli peeled a grape and stuffed it into my mouth, "Why don't we buy it and make it into one piece?" "Nervous, why do we need so many houses? The house we live in now is scary big." I'm telling the truth, our house has four floors, and the bedroom on the third floor alone has an area of ​​more than 100 square meters. Living alone at night is really scary.Qi Shuli had other plans, he said insincerely, "Actually, it's not what you said, if there are more children in the house, no matter how big the house is..." I knew what he meant, and he was hinting at me again.In the past two years since he came to the United States, he always wanted me to give birth to a child. He often said that raising a cat and a dog is not as good as raising a child. There will also be hope.I understand all these reasons, and I don't reject children. Although I am not married to him, it is not uncommon to have a baby out of wedlock in the United States, and having a child is a comfort to him or to me, especially him. There are more than a dozen people, and there are still no children under the knees, and no one will inherit the family business that has been created so hard. Thinking about it, the evening scene is indeed bleak.But it's very strange, I didn't take any measures, but I still haven't conceived a child, and Qi Shuli thought that I was doing tricks secretly, wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, he was very worried. In fact, I understand what he thinks in his heart. Although I have never made it clear that I want to marry him, once I have a child, I will be with him for the rest of my life. He wants me more than a child. Follow him for life.I don't know why he has no confidence in himself. He should know. Since I have come to the United States with him, is it possible to go back to the past? "Today is your birthday, why don't you ask me what present I have prepared for you?" Qi Shuli changed the subject when he saw that I was silent.He is like this, very cautious, rarely mentioning the past, he knows that the wounds in my heart need to heal, and the process may be long, and it may even take a lifetime. "what gift?" "Go and uncover it yourself." Qi Shuli pointed to a big guy covered with flannel beside the fireplace, "This is your birthday present, you will definitely like it." I guessed that the big guy was covered with flannelette and couldn't see its face, but the outline seemed very familiar. My heart beat wildly, and I opened it tremblingly, and a gorgeous black Steinway piano appeared in front of me. In front of him, the light hit the luminous lacquer surface, shining an incomparably noble and sacred light. My eyes widened in disbelief, I didn't dare to approach, and I couldn't speak. Qi Shuli hugged me from behind, and kissed me lightly on the cheek, "I know you like to play the piano, and I know you have been learning to play the piano, you can play it if you want, why do you carry me behind your back? As I said, as long as you are happy, I will can do anything for you." I burst into tears. "Why do you treat me so well, I don't deserve it." I sat on the sofa with tears in my eyes, not daring to look at the piano. Qi Shuli sat down next to me and put his arms around my shoulders, "Only I know if it's worth it, so how can you know? You don't know my heart, just like I can't walk into your heart. Kaoer, In fact, I am already very satisfied. I am very happy to live with you every day. I am happy when I see your flushed face. I dare not ask for anything more, because I know that God is never very generous. If you gain too much, you will lose what you have. I have been fooled before, and I don’t want to repeat the same mistakes... Please believe that, as long as you are happy, I am willing to do anything for you, even if it is picking stars from the sky..." I totally believed what he said, just as I couldn't lie to my feelings.I can lie to anyone, but I can't lie to my heart. I am deeply grateful to the man in front of me. After so many things, he is the only one who will never leave me.I can give him anything, I even want to have a child for him, but there is no way, I can't give him my love, even a little bit, my love doesn't belong to him, not even to me.That love has long been occupied by another man from another planet. No one in this world can take my love back from him. Just being sealed in the bottom of my heart by him, what can you do to him? In this strange country, even though Qi Shuli has great abilities, he can't get back the love he wants, so he can only hide far away in Seattle, not afraid of the sky or the earth, but afraid of that man chasing him; I have no ability, and I can't even save my life, but I can easily have my love. Even if it is separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, it can make the owner of this love cry for him. Who can explain why?Nobody can explain it!The three of us are like three planets, Qi Shuli is next to me, revolving around me day and night, while the other man is far away from the galaxy, I can't help revolving around him, even if the three planets are revolving beyond the sky, There is no possibility of forming a straight line, just like the destiny that was fixed in the previous life, our trajectory is also fixed, we cannot change it, we can only rotate towards our own trajectory, love has no end, sorrow has no end... "What are you thinking?" Qi Shuli interrupted my thoughts and asked with a smile. "I was wondering how you knew that I secretly learned the piano." This really puzzles me. I have been doing it very covertly. When did he find out? Qi Shuli raised his eyebrows and laughed, "I knew it from the very beginning. I knew what American geography you said to study. How many acres of land in the United States has nothing to do with you. Will you learn it?" Hey, Jiang is still old and spicy, how could I forget his high IQ? "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you." "Needless to say I'm sorry, I don't care. You hid it from me because you were afraid that I would be sad. This proves that you have taken my feelings into account. It's too late for me to be happy." Qi Shuli laughed, looking really happy.During the meal, he said again: "I'm going to New York the day after tomorrow, it may take a few days, '9.11' well, there are commemorative activities every year, you know..." I do know that he survived the incredible disaster more than ten years ago, but more than a dozen employees in his company failed to escape from that skyscraper, and several close friends were unfortunately killed. Every September On the 11th, he will attend the mourning event at the World Trade Center with the families of other victims. Last year, I proposed to go, but he refused, saying that I would not be able to bear the atmosphere. "Then why are you going?" I asked him at the time.He sighed and said that there were things he could never forget, and the ghosts of those dead friends were looking forward to his annual visit. So this time I didn't propose to go, I just asked him: "Then should I go to learn piano?" "Learn, of course you have to learn. Since you like it, don't give up. Do things from the beginning to the end, but I am afraid that you will be tired after running around every day, so I want to find you a piano teacher to come to teach you. I have already Tell David, he will help you find a good teacher, and there will be news soon." "Thank you!" I said sincerely. He stretched out his hand and pinched my cheek, "Say thank you to me, little thing!" Two days later, he left for New York, and I went to school to say goodbye to Mrs. Lauren and my classmates. Everyone surrounded me and hugged me tightly, reluctant to let me go.Foreigners are still very emotional. "Oh, my dear, I really want to hear you tell the story of that Chinese musician again. We all like him very much. I really hope he is still alive in this world..." Mrs. Lauren burst into tears as she spoke. He is an optimistic and lively person. I don't know whether to cry for me or for that Chinese musician. When I got home, Julia, the servant, told me that David had brought a man here and said he was my piano teacher.Julia is a fat black girl with curly hair, thick lips, and flexible hands and feet, but she has never seen the world and makes a fuss about everything. She told me in English with an exaggerated expression: "Oh, my God! The teacher who Mr. David introduced to Miss is so handsome, just like the Prince of East. (Oh, God, Mr. David introduced to Miss is so handsome, just like the Prince of East.) " "Prince of East? (Prince of the East?)" "Yes, Miss, very handsome. I've heard from David that he is called Steven, who is from France, but he has a face of East... (Yes, Miss, very handsome, I heard David that he is called Steven, who is from France, but he has a face of East... Steven, from France, but with an oriental face.)” Julia was still chattering, I didn't bother to talk to her, I thought it was funny, foreigners would say Orientals look good to everyone they see.Once, Mrs. Henry next door said that she met a Chinese lady in a beauty salon. She described her as a fairy. Later, when I saw her at a party at her home, I almost laughed out loud. Apart from her skin care Well, she is slimmer than Mrs. Henry, and her appearance is really unflattering. At least such a wife can be picked up in any city in China. The aesthetics of foreigners is different from ours. "Steven said he will come back again this afternoon. (Mr. Steven said he will come back again this afternoon.)" I was very tired and wanted to go upstairs to sleep, but Julia reminded me that there was a guest coming in the afternoon, as if she was looking forward to this guest more than I did. "Call me when he comes. (He called me when he came.)" I waved to her and went upstairs. I think I was really tired and fell asleep after a while, feeling like I was dreaming.I was flying in my dream, and kept flying, as if there was a force pulling me, white clouds flew by around me, through the mountains and across the ocean, and finally I landed by a quiet lake.I recognized that lake at a glance, the lake in Xinjiang is still full of green grass, the bottom of the lake is crystal clear, the fish swim freely, and there are waterfowls playing by the water. A gust of wind blew, and suddenly there was a sound of a piano, ding ding dong dong, like the sound of heaven, I followed the sound of the piano, and saw a piano on the other side of the lake, and a man in white sat beside the piano and played it ecstatically. I was pleasantly surprised, and walked towards him along the lake, getting closer, getting closer, his figure was in front of me, and the sound of the piano was exciting, but when I got closer, the man suddenly disappeared, but the sound of the piano was still there continue.I looked around nervously, but I still couldn't see the man, only the melodious sound of the piano continued to beat on the tip of my heart... Dong dong, there was a knock on the door, and I woke up, unable to move. Only then did I realize that it was just a dream, "Miss Cathy..." Julia shouted outside. "What?" I wiped the sweat from my forehead, this dream made me sweat from exhaustion, as if I had really gone through a long journey. "David has taken the piano teacher here and now is waiting downstairs. (David has taken the piano teacher here and now is waiting downstairs.)" "Understood, I'll come." I got up and got out of bed, and the sound of the piano suddenly sounded again. This time I knew it was not a dream, it was played by the "Prince of the East" downstairs!He is my teacher?God, why is the sound of the piano so familiar? ?How could it be this song? ! Many fragments of memory flashed across his mind like lightning.I was so flustered that I rushed out of the bedroom without even changing my clothes, and ran from the third floor to the second floor. When I was about to run from the second floor to the first floor, I was stunned, and at a glance I saw sitting beside the piano in the living room downstairs. This "prince" is not the white clothes in the dream, but an orange sweater and beige pants, playing the piano with his back to me... The sunlight outside the floor-to-ceiling windows slanted in and just shone on him, making him seem to be in the center of the light of the universe. The whole world was lit up. I was drawn by the light and couldn't look away. I just felt dazed for a moment. David saw me and quickly got up to say hello: "Hello, Miss Cathy!" "Prince" turned around when he heard the sound, his dreamy face was facing me, as if he was not surprised at all, he was smiling, his eyes twinkled like stars, he had stopped playing, and he greeted me in English: "Hi, Miss Cathy. Nice to meet you. (Miss Cathy, nice to meet you.)” At this moment, I was so stupid that I didn’t know how to move. It was Julia who helped me downstairs. David quickly introduced me: “This is the piano teacher Mr. Qi asked me to find for you.” "Hello, my name is Steven." The fake foreign devil was the first to speak, with his arms folded, he walked slowly, and stretched out his noble hand towards me. I came back to my senses, roughly understood what was going on, and reached out to shake hands with him.As soon as he received my hand, he squeezed it hard, as if he was going to crush me, but his face was as if nothing had happened. I almost cried out in pain, and wanted to withdraw my hand in a panic, but he smiled at me and said, "You are very beautiful, just like angel. (You are very beautiful, just like an angel.)" If it wasn't for someone beside him, I would have kicked him twice.Fortunately, he let go of his hand in time, looked me up and down with great interest, and threw over a series of English words: "Have you just woke up? What did you dream about? Did you dream about me? (Did you just wake up? What dream did you have? Did you dream of me?)" Only then did David notice that I was wearing a nightgown, with bare feet and loose hair. He quickly got up and left in a polite manner.As soon as he left, the fake foreign devil pinched my face again, and this time he said in pure Mandarin: "The bread in the United States is very nourishing, and it has made you fat and rosy. !" This scene was seen by Julia next to her, her eyes widened in surprise, and I hurriedly told her: "There's nothing else going on here, you can go in." I also spoke English.The fake foreign devil laughed, "That's right, I speak English fluently and have made some progress. Who taught me? My old neighbor?" Julia has already entered the kitchen, I looked at this "alien", and I haven't recovered from the huge shock, "You...how did you come here?" "I came here by plane, can't I swim from the Pacific Ocean?" "How do you know... I'm here?" The "alien" grinned at me with white teeth, dazzlingly beautiful, "Is it difficult to know where you are? I have been in Seattle for more than a month, and I have been wandering around. I often see you in the lake. Feed the mandarin ducks." I was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered the familiar figure I saw on the boathouse by the lake a few days ago. "You, you..." I restrained my heartbeat, and I haven't recovered from the huge shock. “你怎么成结巴了，不会连自己的母语都忘了吧，不像话！”听听，这是花钱雇来的老师吗？还没开始上课就教训起我来了！ “你上这儿来干吗？你住哪儿？” “就住船屋上啊。” “船屋？就像Tom Hanks住的那样的船屋？” “嗯，租的，怎么你也喜欢那部电影？”他呵呵笑了起来，对于自己的突然出现给予了很合理的解释，“听说你们家要找个钢琴教师，我正好要找工作，所以就来应聘了，怎么，我还没资格教你吗？” 我的表情告诉他，我不信他的话。 “你不信？是真的啦，我破产了你知不知道，米兰把我的家底都败光了，还欠了很多债，没办法，只好躲到这里来了。”他说得头头是道，很认真的样子，不像是在说谎。 我的心顿时揪成一团，“你……不是很有钱的吗？” “再多的钱也经不起她那样折腾啊。”他叹口气，非常疲惫沮丧，虽然眉宇间还是掩饰不住根深蒂固的傲慢不羁，但颓废的神情好像真的经历了一场人生变故。他说得很可怜：“我现在很穷的，没地方住，只能住船屋上，还是租的呢，一时又找不到合适的工作，正好在报上看到你家登的招聘钢琴教师的广告，只好上这儿来混饭吃了。你知道的，除了弹钢琴，我什么也不会……” 他哀伤的样子简直让我崩溃，我觉得我的脑子不够使了，事情来得太突然，根本容不得我细想，我只是很替祁树礼难过。如果现在他还在飞机上，如果他知道他派人雇的钢琴老师就是耿墨池，只怕他要从飞机上跳下来。 “想什么呢？”这家伙在我脸上找到了信任，变得不规矩起来，手搭上我的肩膀，像多年未见的老朋友，搂着我坐到沙发上。我不无忧虑地说：“我怕祁树礼会从飞机上跳下来。” “嗯，”耿墨池连连点头，“我也是这么想的。” 西雅图曾是印第安人居住的地方，索瓜米希族印第安酋长Sealth（西尔斯）守候着这片他生活的土地，当抗议美国政府和白人强行侵占印第安人居住的故乡的时候，他发表了著名的演说词《西雅图的天空》： “你们怎能把天空、大地的温馨买下？我们不懂。我们印第安人，视大地每一方土地为圣洁……白人死后漫游星际之时，早忘了生他的大地。印第安人死后永不忘我们美丽的出生地。因为，大地是我们的母亲，母子连心，互为一体。” 第一次听到这个故事，我就被深深打动，这让我想到了现实中的爱情，有些人分开就分开了，谁也不会记得谁。有些人就算分开了，也要别人做他的鬼，即使肉体已经腐烂，做了他的鬼他就可以把你带到世界任何一个角落，甚至是地狱；还有一些人，天生就是一个鬼，活着时纠缠不休，死了也要依附着你，或者干脆钻进你的心里。你快乐时他激起你的悲伤，你悲伤时他加剧你的悲伤，唯恐你把他忘记……很不幸，耿墨池就是那个钻进我心底霸占我所有思念的鬼，无论我身处何地，哪怕是逃到了西雅图，他也无时无刻不在我心底表明他的存在，或者他曾经的存在。 “你究竟是人还是鬼，有这么无赖的吗？” 我对于耿墨池的突然出现真的是很无奈，祁树礼还在纽约，不知道他的克星已经降临到西雅图。若知道了，他该如何应对？ “在你眼里我从来就是一个无赖，你什么时候没把我当过无赖呢？”耿墨池强词夺理，好像在他眼里我才是无赖。 “你去找份别的工作吧，或者我借你些钱，你到别的地方去找工作，好吗？”我央求他。 耿墨池露出他特有的魔鬼似的笑容，嘴巴一张一合，说出的简直不是人话：“我走可以啊，你跟我一起走吧，我们带上祁树礼的钱，远走高飞，就像当年你跟我去上海一样。” “那是私奔！” “就是私奔，你又不是没私奔过。” “我们跑不掉的，他有多厉害你不是没领教过，无论我们跑到哪里，他总有办法可以找到我们……” “是啊，无论你们跑到哪里，我总有办法可以找到你们，我的厉害你也应该领教到了吧？”耿墨池得意扬扬。 我当然领教到了，这个男人的能耐不在祁树礼之下，要不怎么说他们是对方的克星呢？谁都不买谁的账，在星城的时候，两个人就是邻居；后来去了日本，祁树礼就在他对面租下房子，监视他的一举一动；现在呢，耿墨池也神不知鬼不觉地埋伏在附近，我在湖边喂鸳鸯他都看得到，还有什么是他看不到的？ 没有办法，我狠不下心将他赶走，只得接受这个既定的事实让他做我的钢琴老师，再怎么着也是同胞，同胞落难，我总不能让他流落街头。祁树礼回来后跟他解释一下，相信他不会无动于衷的，他也还是讲道理的人。 每天两个小时，每小时一百美元。 这是祁树礼交代大卫可以支付的薪水。 我不知道这个价格是高还是低，问大卫，大卫说不算低了，很多音乐学院出来的学生当家教每小时不会超过五十美元。 “He is not a student!（他可不是学生！）” 我瞪着眼睛，这小子真是有眼不识泰山，人家可是演奏家，居然把他当学生了，我立即吩咐道：“把他的时薪加到二百美元！” “No,I have no right to do so.（不，我没有这个权利！）” “I have!（我有！）” 第二天耿墨池准时来授课，一身米色洋装，头发刚修剪过，神采奕奕，哪像是破产的样子啊？他在我对面的沙发上坐下，我立即闻到了一股若有若无的香水味，很熟悉，多年前在星城的一个墓园跟他面对面撞见时就是这种味道。神秘幽远的气息恍若隔世，扰乱人的心弦，我的脑子顿时发蒙，他是故意的吗？我知道他的习惯，通常不会用香水，要用就是心情特别好的时候，或者是有重要约会，今天他心情很好？ 那还用说，轻而易举地就做了我的家庭教师，他心情能不好吗？而他知道我把他的时薪加到了二百美元后，顿时眉开眼笑，又是一口闪耀的白牙，“谢谢，你对我这么好，我真是无以为报……” “想以身相许吧？”我知道他接下来想说什么。 “我是想许啊，你愿意吗？” “不愿意！”我打断他的话，正色道，“先生，我给你薪水是要你来上课的，不是听你扯闲话的。” “好，上课！”他倒也还干脆，起身要我坐到钢琴边，自己也拉把椅子坐到我旁边，“弹首曲子给我听听，我看你的水准怎样，好因材施教。” 我不想让他看扁，就弹了首比较熟悉的曲子，老贝的《月光曲》，自认为弹得还可以，正等着他夸我几句呢，不想他对着我后脑勺就是一下，“什么乱七八糟的，这么经典的曲子竟然被你弹成这样，贝多芬听到了会从坟墓里跳出来，你当是弹棉花呢，一点节奏感都没有，上气不接下气，你要咽气了吗？” 我粗略估计了一下，两个小时的课程，我的后脑勺挨了二十下都不止，两个小时四百美元呢，就是为了换这二十下打？我脑子真是进水了，请他来当家教！还给他加薪！ 到了午饭时间，他教完课根本就没想走，在房子里转来转去，问他找什么。他说寻找我生活的痕迹，不知什么时候他点了根烟夹在手指间，说不出的落寞和伤感随着烟雾弥漫到我心底。 “少抽点，你身体本来就不好。” “你还关心我的身体？”他长长地吐出一口，像想起了什么似的，忽然说，“有水吗？给我一杯，我要吃药。”说着就从口袋里掏出两个小药瓶，我愣住了，他还在吃药？真的，我忘了他还是病人，心里一酸，连忙冲厨房那边喊：“Julia,give me a cup of water please.（茱莉娅，倒杯水来！）” 茱莉娅很快就从厨房端来一杯水递给我，还歪着脑袋甜美地笑着问：“Anything else I can do for you,Miss?（小姐，您还有别的吩咐吗？）” 我知道，她是看到“东方王子”在这儿的缘故，禁不住哑然失笑：“No,you can go and do what you need to do.（没有了，你去忙吧。）” “OK.”茱莉娅点点头，躬躬身子，脚步轻快地进了厨房，经过耿墨池身边时还留恋地瞟了他一眼。耿墨池根本就没朝她看，接过我给他的水一脸的不高兴，“我是要你给我倒水，你却指使别人，你就是这么尊敬你老师的吗？” “那你要我怎么尊敬你？” “弄蒸螃蟹给我吃啊。” “蒸螃蟹？”我诧异地瞪大眼睛，“你……你怎么知道？” 他一脸坏笑，冲我挤挤眼，“你的邻居亨利太太说的。” I want to die!这家伙在我家附近埋伏肯定不是一天两天了，连我会弄蒸螃蟹都知道，亨利太太的那张嘴巴真是什么都说，真不知道她还透露了些什么。 一连好几天我都失眠。我不知道怎么跟祁树礼讲明真实情况，是他回西雅图之前就跟他讲，还是等他回来后再说，我一直拿不定主意。耿墨池倒是每天都很准时地来授课，也不能算准时，因为他总是天刚亮就来了，而回去的时间却越来越晚，除了没在这儿睡，一天的绝大多数时间都耗在这儿。他差不多要把半个家搬到我这儿来，嫌我家的沙发坐着不舒服，就把他的超大型羊毛靠垫拿来；嫌我家的拖鞋穿着不合脚，把他的灰色锦缎拖鞋也拿来了；嫌我家喝水的杯子看着不顺眼，把他的绿色水晶杯子也拿来了；嫌我家的咖啡不好喝，把一大罐手磨咖啡粉也拿到我家来……总之每次来，他都不会是空手，这真让我于心不忍，二百美元一小时的薪水，他全拿回我家来了。 我非常不满，“祁树礼回来了看到这些东西会不高兴的。” “那他就出去呗。” “这是他的家！” “那OK啊，你就搬出去跟我住船上！” 我气得没话说…… 但是看着他我总是很心软，虽然有说有笑，精神很好，可是感觉得出来他的身体很虚弱，每天都要准时吃药，两个小时的课，他起码要歇三次，有时候跟他一起出门，走不了多远就喊累，上林荫道的坡时也走得气喘吁吁，尽管他很逞强，可往往表现得力不从心。他每天在我身边滞留的时间越来越长，其实我心里是有数的，他只是想跟我多待些时间。 为什么以前没有珍惜呢？又想到了这个问题！到如今我们还是不属于彼此，短暂的欢愉只是为了长久的别离打埋伏，而这别离可能就是一生一世，我们都走不到世界的尽头。因为据他自己说，两年前的那次手术虽然把他从死神手里拉了回来，但心脏的治愈也达到了极限，可以延续几年的生命，延续的代价就是一旦再复发，就无回天之力了。 即便如此，我们在一起也没有越轨，甚至连亲吻都没有，毕竟我现在是祁树礼的女友，而他也非自由身（他跟米兰有名无实的婚姻还耗着）。他虽然看上去有点耍赖的样子，以各种借口赖在我身边，但他是个有教养的人，骨子里还是很君子的，知道什么可为，什么不可为。 只是我不太明白他为什么总不让我去他的船屋，我几次提出要去都被他拒绝了，那天他来上课，我又提出要去，说他身体不好，跑来跑去的太累。他又拒绝了，理由是里面太寒酸，怕我去了心里难过。 “很寒酸吗？我看外面很豪华气派的样子，湖边那么多船屋，就你的最抢眼。”我表示怀疑。 “我是说里面嘛。”这家伙总是有理由。 吃过午饭我们一起出门。我提议到议会山大街转转，耿墨池同意了。议会山地区可能是整个西雅图最不像西雅图的地方了，它没有西雅图其他地区一贯的低调，而是处处都突出着“个性”二字。在这里，商店、餐厅、咖啡馆都洋溢着一股浓浓的艺术气息，每一家精彩的小店都别具特色，在路边的个性咖啡馆里面也可以尝到在别处喝不到的味道。 我在各种小店里穿进穿出，好多精致的小东西让我爱不释手，可是这里的东西都很贵，虽然我的手袋里有好几张卡，每张都足够我去刷，但我还是有点犹豫，并不是看上的都买。而耿墨池就不同了，他也很喜欢那些东西，但看上的就要买，不是自己掏钱，而是直接把我的卡拿过去刷，在一家男士精品店里，他先是看中一个银质的打火机，纯手工制作，确实很精致，可是我一看标价就打冷战，三千八百美元！老天，一个破打火机要三千八百美元！ 我拉耿墨池走，可是来不及了，他的卡，不，我的卡已经到了热情的店员小姐手里，刷的一下，三千八百美元就没了。我真替祁树礼心疼！ 耿墨池却眼睛都不眨一下，我还在发愣，他又看上了一条皮带，也是手工制品，我还来不及去看标价，他就又指使店员小姐刷了，接着又刷了两条领带，一根男式项链，铂金的，我站在门口已经开始发抖了，就在我扑过去拽他的当口，他手一指，又刷了一块瑞士手表。 My heart is shaking.我的卡在哭泣！ “How much...is it in total?”出店门的时候我用英文问店员小姐。那位漂亮的金发姑娘还没回答，耿墨池就先说了：“不多，估计没超过十八万美元。” 我踉跄一下差点栽倒。 “Two hundred and twenty thousand dollars please,Sir.”店员小姐连忙纠正，说是二十二万美元。 我两眼发黑，好一阵头晕目眩。 “干吗这么小气，又不是花你的钱。”耿墨池瞧着我的样子很不以为然。 “可花的是祁树礼的钱。” “对啊，他的不就是你的吗？你的，就是我的！” 这个男人真是厚颜无耻！ 我哭丧着脸说：“难怪你会破产……” 可是耿墨池的兴致还很高，没有一点回去的意思，想想他能没兴致吗？带着祁树礼的女人，刷着祁树礼的卡，他没有理由不流连忘返！ 幸好祁树礼不是千里眼，否则让他看到了真要把我们当螃蟹蒸了。 不知怎的，我总觉得他这种状态不是他真实的样子，他是在放纵自己的忧郁，像一个濒临绝境的人，把这仅剩的可怜的快乐当作最后的晚餐。他知道，他已经不是当年那个傲慢、不可一世的耿墨池了，他没有能力再去争取什么，或者赢回原本属于他的爱情。只能像个单纯的孩子，故意捉弄他的对手，他脸上笑着，可眼底忽闪而过的悲哀如掠过旷野的风，凛冽，苍凉，寂寞……我也笑着，心却像立在旷野的一块碑，荒草丛生，过往的爱情已成记忆，这爱情耗尽了我的所有，没有什么可以拿来祭奠，只能陪着这个人继续他卑微的快乐。 我们转到了议会山附近的百老汇街。 这可能是议会山地区最重要的一条街道了。它从Epike街一路延伸到北边的Eroy街，和西雅图的大部分地形一样，这里也是一段小小的上坡路。百老汇街道上的人文景观很值得一看。在这里，人们的头发颜色超乎你的想象，从黄色、金色、绿色、红色、蓝色到紫色，只要想得到的颜色，都会出现在百老汇街上。更奇妙的是，在百老汇街上，还陈列着议会山地区最有名的舞步地砖，那是一种铜色的地砖，上面刻着不同的舞步，有伦巴、探戈、曼波、华尔兹，只要随着地上的舞步顺序，就可以跳出正确的舞姿了。我有时候没事就会来这里跳舞，很多人都在跳，有年轻人，也有小孩子，虽然是露天没有音乐，但一踏上那样的地砖浑身就仿佛上了发条，不由自主地舞动起来。 “想跳吗？”耿墨池站在我面前，笑容可掬地看着我。 我耸耸肩，不置可否。 “那就跳吧。”说着他就拉我去踩地砖，选的是伦巴。老天，我第一次看他跳伦巴，他根本就没看地砖，非常潇洒自如地跳了起来。我神思迷离，仿佛领着我跳舞的就是王子，而我是灰姑娘，我们踏着人世间最幸福的舞步，跳得忘了自己身处何地，过往，现实，全忘了……我们宁愿从未相识，就在这一刻认识彼此，爱上对方，我们没有过去，也没有将来，只有现在！ 旁边传来人群的掌声和喝彩声。 一支伦巴后，又是一支探戈，最后是华尔兹…… 跳到最后我们都没力气了，他毕竟是个病人，气喘吁吁的，可眼中却依然很有神采，我们放慢了脚步，也不讲究什么舞步了，搂着，对视着，越来越慢……感觉身边喧嚣的街道越来越安静，仿佛全世界只剩下我们两个，天地都空了，我们眼里只剩下彼此。 他是怎么吻下来的，我完全没了印象，他的唇一触到我，我心底就一阵痉挛，许多黑白影像在脑中飞快地闪过。想起多年前，我们在星城一间酒吧里第一次亲吻，那吻至今还残存在唇齿间，纠缠不清的爱恋也就是从那一刻开始植入我们生命的。 时隔数年，几度生离死别，没有想到，在美国的西雅图我们还能如此近距离地接触，这是我们重逢以来的第一次亲近。我明显地感觉到他的激动、他的投入、他的不舍，以及他的悲伤。是的，我也很悲伤，今天的相拥，也许明天就是天各一方，这爱情如此脆弱，如同他不堪重负的心脏，一丁点的摧残都会要他的命。我想我是哭了，因为我吻到了咸咸的味道。So is he. 我们松开了，他看着我，久久无语。 “走吧，天快黑了。”他牵起我的手步入夕阳中。 我们坐巴士回湖区，一路无话。 我的心里非常乱，原本以为会在西雅图一直平静地生活下去，就像祁树礼经常描绘的那样，生两个孩子，快乐地生活，闲暇时一家人开游艇出去度假，享受天伦之乐……我并不拒绝这样的生活，所以我一直平静地生活在西雅图，平静地接受既定的人生。可是命运也太奇怪了，在我趋于平静的时候又将这个男人送到身边来，我很怕会伤害到无辜的人，就让我在心底为他立着那块碑不好吗？为什么偏要将他送到我面前？ 到了湖区天已经黑了，耿墨池拉我到湖边的长椅上坐下，他抽烟，我欣赏夜色中的灯火港湾。电影《西雅图不眠夜》中Tom Hanks不眠时，就是面对这样的港湾，谁也无法拒绝这样的人间仙境，置身其中的人会觉得自己很渺小，它会将你所有的情绪无限放大，喜悦的时候无比喜悦，悲伤的时候无比悲伤。 “你不要太难过，我会跟他解释的。”耿墨池安慰我。 “你准备在这儿待多久呢？” “怎么，想赶我走？” “是啊，你这个恶棍，我痛苦的时候你不会给我快乐，我生活平静的时候你又来捣乱，你真是个恶棍……”我咬牙切齿，眼中却噙着泪。 耿墨池轻叹，伸手搂住我，“是，我是恶棍，在你眼里我什么时候不是恶棍呢？可我舍不得走，原本来的时候没打算走进你的生活，我租下船屋，只准备偷偷看你几眼就走的。可是看了一眼就想多看一眼，停留了一天就想多停留几天，好几次见你在湖边喂鸳鸯，我真想从船上跑出来，晚上我在你家楼下徘徊，看着你房间的灯，想着陪在你身边的人不是我，我真的好难过。我拼命跟你的邻居套近乎，向她打听你的一切事情，知道你的事情越多，就越舍不得走了，直到在报纸上看到你家招聘钢琴教师的广告……” “可这不是长久之计，会伤到他的。” “你很在乎他是吗？” “不是在不在乎的问题，如果没有他，我可能早就死了。” “这个我知道，我听说了，也看到了，他对你很好，这也是让我欣慰的事情，如果哪天我离开这个世界，你至少不会没有依靠。” 一听这话就让我哭出了声，“我从来就不敢想你会离开这个世界。” “我从来就没想过我会永远地留在这个世界，”他把我搂得更紧些，“正因如此，我才强烈地渴望多看你几眼，放心，我不会逼你离开他的，我没资格这样要求你，我会求他，让我留在你身边一些日子，我保证不破坏你们的感情，我可以求他，给他作保证……” “你现在这个样子是给我作保证吗？” 如一声霹雳，身后突然传来冷冷的质问。我们几乎同时回头，看见穿一身居家服的祁树礼就站在我们身后，目光犀利，表情悲伤…… 祁树礼要带我去耿墨池的船屋。 昨夜回到家，他没有暴跳如雷，而是推心置腹地跟我谈心，这样反而让我很难过。这正是这个男人的厉害所在，把自己筑成铜墙铁壁，很少流露内心的情绪，偶尔不小心露出来，又会马上收回去，干干净净，不留一点痕迹。见到耿墨池他固然很意外，但随即就恢复了镇定，冷冷地打了声招呼就拉我回家了，临危不乱一直是他的看家本领。回到家再跟我谈心，让我觉得自己真做错了什么似的，他却又反过来自我检讨，说最近工作忙忽略了我云云。我不知道是佩服他这一点，还是畏惧他这一点，跟这个男人同床共枕两年，我从没看透过他。 但我还是跟他作了解释，说耿墨池破产了，又欠了很多债，没办法才躲到这儿来的。 “破产了？他跟你说的？”祁树礼反问。 "Ok." "you believe?" “我为什么不相信，这也值得撒谎吗？” 祁树礼当时奇怪地看着我，好像坐在他面前的是个白痴，表情分明是不信任，忽然他冷笑了起来，笑得很怪异，“我的Cathy，要我怎么说你，你的年龄也不小了吧，脑子也不会这么不好使吧，你真的相信他破产了？” 我急了起来，争辩道：“是破产了，他没地方住，只能住船上，身上穿的也都是旧衣服……” “落魄？落魄会住船屋？你知道那船屋有多贵吗？” “是他租的，又不是他买的，而且他还不让我上去，说里面很寒酸，怕我见了难过。” “寒酸？” “是的，下午买东西他都是刷的我的卡，他……”话没说完，我就打住，嘴巴张着，我说什么，刚才我说什么？ 祁树礼脸上的笑容说没就没，眉心都在跳，“好啊，真是不错，带着我的女人满街跑不说，还刷我的卡，他可真是寒酸啊，这辈子我怎么会碰上这么个克星，明天我就带你上他的船屋瞧瞧，看他有多寒酸！” 第二天是周末，他没有去公司，一用过早餐就带我上耿墨池的船屋。 天还很早，湖区一片宁静，湖面弥漫着薄薄的水雾，三三两两的鸳鸯在水中悠闲自在地游来游去，依偎缠绵，好像也是刚刚睡醒。耿墨池的白色船屋就停在岸边，很醒目，非常气派，这个时候我已经有点怀疑了，里面真的会很寒酸吗？ 祁树礼到底还是绅士，牵我踏上甲板后，很有礼貌地敲了敲门：“Good morning,may I come in?” 我原以为他要破门而入的。 “Who?”是耿墨池的声音，清晰而充满磁性。 “Your neighbor.” Neighbor?他还真会套近乎。门开了，耿墨池先是诧异，然后就是微笑，做了个请的手势，“Good morning,welcome two honored visitors.” 他对我们的突然来访好像一点儿也不意外，难道已经料到祁树礼会上他的船？他今天的样子真是养眼，上穿白色宽松毛衫，下穿米色灯芯绒裤，像是刚洗过脸，人显得很精神，