Chapter 25.3 (1/2)

Chapter 25.3: Separation does not mean pain

Zheng Xie sent off the guests. He went back to his office tiredly.

He looked at the time. He He should have already reached. He dialed her phone over and over again and received only the message that says that her phone is out of reach. Zheng Xie’s heart cool a little bit.

He then viewed the missed calls and text messages and finally see a ‘I have arrived safely’ message from an unknown number that is not signed.

It is a local city number. A relatively new number. Zheng Xie suspect that He He perhaps wishes to save money on roaming charges hence had gotten herself a phone card. In order to confirm his hunch, he dialed the number.

He dilated three times in a row but received the engage tone. The number has been busy.

When he patiently dial again, someone finally pick up. A familiar male voice said: “h.e.l.lo. Who are you?”

Zheng Xie kept quiet for a moment. His computer brain generally tried to remember who this man is, even the phone manners become lacking.

He was thinking of saying a few words about calling the wrong number before hanging up but G.o.d is deliberately going against him. He heard the voice that he wanted to hear. Very far away, does not sound real. But he could still hear her voice, as if she had shrunk into a tiny villain, hiding somewhere in the corner of the phone.

On the other end, Cen s.h.i.+ has been picking up calls after all. He was on the phone for at least twenty minutes.

He He is sitting on the lounge waiting for him while flipping through at least two travel magazines.

She finally got impatient and when Cen s.h.i.+ picked up another call, turned and said to him: “Cen s.h.i.+, I take the taxi home on my own. You go and do your own stuff.” Then she turn to go.

Cen s.h.i.+ clutching the telephone receiver away from him and said: “Hey, wait for me for a short while. Haiz, why is your temper getting more and more strange….”

He He said: “I am menopausing. You forgive me.”

Cen s.h.i.+ said “This is not menopause. This is obviously a rebellious youth symptoms.”

He then remembered that the call earlier is a strange number, so apologize to the caller. But don’t know when, the other party had hung up the phone. The phone fell silent.

On the spa.r.s.ely populated wide roads, Zheng Xie drives alone.

The sky is hazy, the weather forecast had said that there will be heavy rain in the evening.

Insects are flying very low, leaving a little trace on the car winds.h.i.+eld as they hit against them. When another dragonfly hit on the gla.s.s, Zheng Xie slowed his speed.

Today was his mother’s birthday. When she was alive, she love quietness. So she choose the family cemetery in a secluded outskirts.

There were very few cars all the way. Although there were trees on the roadside, but it was extremely lonely.