Chapter 7 Chapter Six

"Do you think longing is sweet or bitter?" "It should be sweet, right? Because there is someone who can make you miss." "I think it's bitter. Because the person I miss will never come back. He was my boyfriend and he died." "He won't want to see you like this, he will want you to live happily." "Yes, my happiness was often his greatest happiness." "What do you miss most about him?" Xia Xinju asked. "He will screen out all the bad news for me, and only tell me the good news. He is my angel, and he is here to tell me the good news." Ji Wenhui shed tears as she spoke.She knew it was wrong to shed tears, Ah Lu would not want to see her like this.She wiped away tears with her fingers and laughed again.

"This song is for you and your angel." Xia Xinju said. A piano piece of "Silent Night" floated gently from the radio. How long has it been since Ji Wenhui heard this song?She went to a church school, and every time she sang "Silent Night" in the past, she also sang it with a holy and adoring heart.Only this night, she sang with a sad heart. She has never carefully read every word in the song. Tonight, she listened to every word in her heart. Is this "Silent Night"?This song, which was supposed to praise the coming of the Holy Child and redeem the sins of the world, has become a requiem tonight.

Yes, angels always want to return to the sky, and the happiness Ah Lu gave her has a time limit.When the deadline is up, he will leave.How reluctant, she has to accept this arrangement.Since then, I have lived without him by my side. After Ah Lu left, she didn't touch his things.She didn't dare to touch his clothes, didn't dare to pick up his book, she didn't want to accept the fact that he was gone.However, tonight, she suddenly felt infinite peace in her heart, and she was no longer afraid.Besides her, who else cherishes everything he left in this world? She folded up Midori's clothes and put them in the box.Ah Lu's clothes are not many, they are very simple.She often thinks that he should dress a little more elegantly, but now that he is gone, his simplicity has instead become his advantage, which she misses.

Ah Lu has a lot of books, and she doesn't read all of them.Tonight, she sat on the ground and wiped the dust off the book with her hands.She accidentally picked up a book, "Living Elsewhere" by Milan Kundera.There seemed to be something stuck in the book. She opened the book, and there was a photo hidden inside, which was a photo of Ah Lu and a girl.There is no date on the photo, and Midori looks very young.At that time, she and A Yuan probably hadn't known each other yet.The girl smiled sweetly, and she was wearing a red student nurse uniform.Ah Lu's hand dragged hers.Who is this girl?Ah Lu never mentioned this past incident.Why he never said it?Why is this photo in the book? Is it a coincidence or does it have some meaning?

The next morning, Ji Wenhui went back to the publishing house with the photo and asked Jiang Yanzhong, "Do you know the girl in the photo?" Jiang Yanzhong took a look at the photo and said, "I don't know her." Ji Wenhui said disappointedly: "You are classmates, I thought you knew." "I went to the United States to study in college. Maybe he knew this girl at that time." "Did you communicate at that time?" "Yes, Ah Lu often writes to me, but I'm lazy and rarely reply." Jiang Yanzhong said embarrassedly. "So, did Ah Yuan mention this girl in the letter?"

Jiang Yanzhong thought for a long time, and said apologetically, "I really don't remember what happened so long ago." "Where are the letters? Can you show me?" "I threw it away before leaving America." "What? You threw away the letter that Midori wrote to you?" Jiang Yanzhong explained embarrassingly: "I don't like to collect things. I even throw away the love letters written by my ex-girlfriends. This kind of life is simpler!" Disappointed, Ji Wenhui put the photo back into her purse, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "She was wearing the uniform of a student nurse at the time, and she should be a nurse now. I can take the photo and look for it in every hospital."

"There are so many hospitals in Hong Kong and so many nurses. Isn't this too remote? Why did you find her?" "The moment I found this photo in Ah Lu's book, I was a little angry. Why didn't he mention it to me? I always thought I was his favorite person, but, his favorite Could it be the girl in the photo? Alu in the photo looks very happy. However, after looking at this photo a few times, I am not angry anymore. I really want to know this girl, There seems to be some kind of connection between me and her. Does she know that Midori is gone? I think I should send the news to her."

"Do women really do this kind of thing? I mean, go to a dead boyfriend's old flame." "This approach sounds a bit strange, but I really want to know some of Alu's past. Meeting a girl who used to be with him may be a consolation to me." Jiang Yanzhong smiled: "If one day I die, will my girlfriend go to find my old lover?" "It's hard to say!" "They might sit together and complain about my shortcomings, and the more they talked, the more they became friends, and later became good friends!" "Isn't this very warm?"

Jiang Yan smiled longingly.Isn't that scene funny?After he died, his old lovers sat together to remember him.He suddenly remembered one thing. Once, he accidentally found a "person tracing website" while surfing the Internet. "You might try 'people tracing'," he said. "What is a 'person tracing website'?" "It's a website dedicated to helping people find lost friends and relatives. You can put the information, photos, and even letters of the person you want to find on it. The netizens who browse this webpage may be the person or the friend of the person. Go and try your luck."

"Will you really find her?" "I don't know, but maybe her friends will see it." "I'll give it a try." The Missing Person website is www.missedperson.com.There are so many people looking for people on the Internet!Here, a girl who has immigrated to Germany is looking for a male classmate in the fourth grade of elementary school, and a girl from Hong Kong is looking for a painter she met on the street. Ji Wenhui put the photo of Ah Lu and that girl on the Internet together with the book "Life in Another Place".She published this missing person notice in the name of Alu, and also left Alu's e-mail, so that the girl might be willing to reply.

Every day, Ji Wenhui would open the mailbox several times to see if there was any news, but there was no reply. It was already late autumn, and she was wearing a sweater left by Ah Lv. Every night, she sat in front of his computer, waiting for the good news. In late autumn, there were a lot of patients in the hospital, especially the surgical ward, which was crowded with people with various diseases.One of the old uncles, named Zhai Changdong, Liang Shuying liked to chat with him most when she had space.Zhai Changdong is a magician.His lung cancer has recurred, and he probably won't survive this winter.He is an optimistic person, and he does not feel sorry for himself. Instead, he often performs some magic tricks to make people in the ward laugh. One midnight, when Zhai Changdong couldn't sleep, Liang Shuying walked to his bedside. "Why aren't you sleeping?" "Miss Liang, is there anyone you miss?" "Why do you ask? Do you have one?" Zhai Changdong smiled: "I really hope to have the opportunity to see her again." "Is she your old lover?" "It happened in 1968. I performed magic tricks in 'Liyuan', and one of the projects was flying knives. That was to tie a woman to an upright wooden board, and then the magician was blindfolded and threw throwing knives. , every knife was thrown at her side impartially—" "I know, I watched it on TV too!" Liang Shuying said excitedly. "There were a lot of audience that night. I asked if anyone volunteered to come on stage, and a girl ran up immediately. She was very beautiful." Zhai Changdong recalled, "Anyone would be afraid, but she wasn't afraid at all. Of course my throwing knife missed her. When I let go of the rope for her, she stared at me fiercely and said, 'I hate you! Why didn't you hit me?'" "Then what happened next?" "I haven't seen her again. Maybe she wanted to die at the time, but she didn't have the courage to do it herself, so she wanted to find someone to do it for her. In my decades of career as a magician, this is the most memorable thing for me. I really hope to see her again." "She's become an old woman now." "But I'll recognize her." "Why do you want to see her?" Zhai Changdong laughed, with a soft light in his eyes: "Maybe I fell in love with her." "I can find her for you, but on one condition." "What conditions?" "You want to teach me magic tricks." Liang Shuying said with a smile. "This is too easy. How can you find her?" "A few days ago, I heard some colleagues say that there is something called a 'people tracing website', where people can be traced. A girl who was studying in the fourth grade of primary school in Hong Kong in 1980 and then immigrated to Germany, went to I searched for a male classmate of hers on the Internet, and found her. It seems that this website is also effective." "What is a 'site'?" "It's the magic of the nineties, something you never dreamed of." Zhai Changdong didn't have any information about that woman.Liang Shuying had no choice but to write down the scene that happened in "Liyuan" in 1968 in the missing person column.The person involved will definitely remember this incident, if the old woman still surfs the Internet. This "person tracing website" is really strange.Some people are looking for people they meet on the street, others are looking for boyfriends who leave without saying goodbye.Turning to the next page, Liang Shuying saw her own photo, which was taken by her and Ah Lu together.Ah Lu was looking for her, and the book "Life in Other Places" was also put on the Internet.She immediately closed the computer and unplugged it.She sat on the bed and wrapped herself in a quilt.For the first time, she realized the meaning of the words "close to the country and timid".A person who has been looking forward to returning to his hometown day and night, when he finally approaches his hometown, he becomes timid.Once the long-awaited expectation is realized, it seems unreal, too unbelievable, and too difficult to accept.She is afraid. The next day, in the ward, Zhai Changdong asked her: "Did you find it?" "It won't be so fast, you have to wait patiently." A few days later, Zhai Changdong passed away.He couldn't wait for winter, and he couldn't wait for the person he had missed for thirty-two years.He left with eternal regret. Is the person who refuses to be searched too cruel? Liang Shuying turned on the computer again and came to the person-finding column of the "person-finding website".That photo was taken on the hospital lawn when she was just a nursing student.A green is studying at university. For so many years, she has been waiting for him.Now, her hands were trembling a little with tension. "Ah Lu, are you looking for me?" Liang Shuying wrote an email to Ye Yonglu. That night, she received a reply from Ah Lu, who asked: "can we meet up?" They arranged to meet at a small Italian restaurant.Today is her vacation.She went to the appointment with excitement. I haven't seen you for so many years, how is Ah Lu doing now?What has become of him?Is he married?Will not.She really wanted to see him soon. When she came to the restaurant, she couldn't see Ah Lu.Sitting there waiting for her was a thin woman. "Who are you?" "I'm Ah Lu's girlfriend." "What do you want from me?" "I want to tell you that Ah Lu is dead." Liang Shuying originally came here full of hope to reunite with Ah Lu, but now, a stranger who claimed to be Ah Lu's girlfriend told her that Ah Lu was dead.That is not a "person-hunting website" at all, but a website dedicated to pranking people! "I accidentally saw your photos in that book when I was packing up Ah Lu's belongings." Ji Wenhui said, "Please forgive me for looking for you in the name of Ah Lu. I think I should put his I'll tell you the news of my death." The woman didn't look like she was being teased.So, is Ah Lu's death real?It's impossible for him to be so young. "How did Ah Lu die?" "He suddenly passed out while participating in a race. It was a heart attack." "Why are you telling me?" she burst into tears. "Because you were together once!" Ji Wenhui said naively, "You are very happy in the photo." "Yes, we are first love." "Oh, so that's the case, can you tell me what kind of person Ah Lu was before..." "He's fine, really." "I know." Ji Wenhui said with a smile. "When I was in nursing school, he was studying at university, and we didn't have much time to see each other. In order to help the family, he had to tutor students after class every day, and he had to teach night schools. I complained that he didn't have time to accompany him. Me, we often quarreled for this reason, and we separated later." "What does it have to do with the book "Living Elsewhere"?" "Our first date was to go to the bookstore. We bought that book that day. We all liked that story. Later, Ah Lu bought me another copy, so we each have a copy." "So that's how it is." Before meeting, Ji Wenhui wanted to know how much Ah Lu loved this woman.However, at this moment, she doesn't want to know which one of them he loves more, and she doesn't even mind that Ah Lu loves the other woman more.What does it matter?Alu is no longer there. "Thank you for giving Ah Lu a happy life." Ji Wenhui said sincerely. "You too." Liang Shuying said tearfully. "What do you remember most about Ah Lu?" Liang Shuying laughed: "He dresses too honestly, ten years older than his actual age!" "Yeah! That's what he is. I've never seen him in jeans." "He'll wear a brown shirt and blue trousers, it's ugly!" "Yes, he has bad taste in clothes. But that's his merit." "yes." Suddenly, a feeling of happiness and sorrow surged from the hearts of the two women almost at the same time.They looked at each other, and although they had never met before, they became very close because they loved the same man.They smiled at each other and comforted each other. "Silent Night" sung by a child's voice floated over, lingering in my heart. "Is this "Silent Night"?" Liang Shuying asked. "Yes, Christmas is coming soon." Ji Wenhui said. This is not "Silent Night", for her, this is the saddest love song. Liang Shuying reached out and touched Ji Wenhui's face, and a dark red Christmas flower emerged from her temples. "For you. Merry Christmas." "Can you do magic tricks?" "A patient taught me. Originally, I wanted to change to Lu." "Thank you. Merry Christmas." At night, Liang Shuying took out the book "Life in Other Places" that she had kept in the drawer, and inside it was a photo of her and Ah Lu, which was the same as the one that Ah Lu put away.Ah Lu in the photo is really happy.At that time, she was too capricious.When two people first walked together, we would be very touched if the other person did a small thing for us. Later, we would be moved when he did more things.Later, he had to pay more and more before we were willing to be moved.What a greedy animal is man? How many years have passed before she realizes that Ah Lu is the one she loves the most.She thought that if Ah Lu missed her too, he would look for her.Maybe, someday they will meet again on the road. Ji Wenhui told her that after Ah Lu's accident, she was sent to the Eastern District Hospital, isn't that where she works?She went back to check the emergency room files, and sure enough there was Ah Lu's admission record.Wasn't she also on duty in the hospital that day?It turned out that they had already met again. Because her father missed his dead wife so much, he wore the skirt that his wife had worn and the purse she used, and wandered back to the road where he used to accompany her to work every day, but was caught by the police, thinking that he was a Transvestite.Missing, how miserable is it?Dad can wear her mother's clothes to miss her, and Ji Wenhui also keeps A Yuan's clothes, but she only has a copy of "Life in Another Place".Ah Lv has indeed lived in another place.The poet in the book dies in the ending.Is the story and name of the book a prophecy?She turned to the first page of the book with trembling hands.Over the years, she didn't know how many times she had re-watched it.But this time, tears blurred her vision. After two people broke up, they were everywhere in the world, and we didn't communicate with each other. We always thought that the other party was still alive.It turned out that that person might not be there anymore. On the day they met at the Italian restaurant, she thought that she and Ah Lu were singing a reunion song; who knows, Ah Lu did not come, and will never be able to come.All she could sing for him was just a requiem.