Thirty-seven

  Four years later, Ye Xiang was already a singer who had made a name for himself in Southeast Asia, not only with his good looks but also with his rich and unique voice. Entertainment newspapers often carried news about him, naturally including rumors that never seemed to end. Every time he appeared in public and faced reporters, he would always say that he had a girlfriend, but everyone was guessing and no one knew for sure who it was.

  He pushes away all schedules every summer and returns to his hometown of Wucheng from Beijing. Reporters speculate that his true love is here, but they never catch him on a date with a girl. He also goes to a small place called Miancheng not far from Wucheng, not for a romantic appointment, just wandering around. Reporters are all puzzled about this.

  Xiao Tang, who had introduced him to the record company, had become his agent. Last year Xiao Tang got married and he gave a generous gift. Four years ago, he went to Wei's house again and received another short letter from Wei's mother, saying that she and Gao Tian had gone to the United States and asked him not to look for her again, reminding him of the promise he had made to her.

  He hasn't looked for her in a year. He was invited to the US to attend a Chinese performance. Walking down the street, he saw a girl in a long blue skirt rush over and grab him, turning around, it wasn't her face. She still lives in his heart.

  When the moon is good, I always think of her face sleeping in the moonlight. Those songs that were sung for her can't be sung again, it hurts my heart.

  One day, at the airport, he ran into Gao Tian, who was preparing to leave the country. At the entrance of the airport's main hall, he met a tall and chubby Gao Tian with an unfamiliar woman on his arm. He almost didn't recognize Gao Tian, but since he looked familiar, he walked over and asked: "Are you Gao Tian?" Gao Tian was taken aback, took off his sunglasses, and said: "I'm Ye Cang Ran." Gao Tian laughed: "Ye Cang Ran? You and Ru Shuang are doing well, I suppose? You're really famous now, even in the US, people can see news about you."

  He didn't understand: "I wanted to ask you if Ruxue is okay? Didn't Ruxue say she went to the US with you?" Gao Tian patted his head: "So that's what happened, how come she was always in Miancheng and you didn't know?" He asked in surprise: "What's going on?" Gao Tian said: "Four years ago, I met Ruxue once at her home before I went abroad." He slowly said: "What about being at her home? But I also went to look for her, her mother said she wasn't home and said she went to the US with you." Gao Tian chuckled: "Maybe she didn't want you to find her. We've been in contact with her through email all these years, it seems like she's working at her aunt's company, should have always been in Miancheng." The woman next to Gao Tian, who had been ignored, let out a slightly impatient cough.

  She had been in Mian City all along. He rushed into the hall and said to the helpers, "Brother Ye's boarding time is almost here." He didn't care about finding the ticket window and asked, "What's the latest flight to Wucheng?" The helper was anxious and couldn't help but secretly call Little Tang, who said he would be right over.

  The young lady at the ticket counter checked on her computer with a professional smile: "Sir, there is another flight to Wuhu in three hours and fifty minutes. Do you want to get your ticket now?" He didn't hesitate: "I'll take it." After getting his ticket, he rushed towards the domestic entrance but was stopped by an assistant who said with difficulty: "Brother Ye, if you leave like this, we will have a hard time doing our job. At least wait until Sister Tang arrives. She's on her way and said she'll be here in ten minutes."

  He thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. I'll wait for Xiao Tang to arrive. When she comes, I'll leave." As soon as Xiao Tang appeared in front of him, she scolded him: "Ye Xunran, I really misjudged you all these years. You haven't changed at all - still so impulsive and irresponsible. Do you think Ru Shuang will care about you if you go looking for her like this? Four years ago, I had already decided not to bother with you and just let you return to Beijing on your own. But later, Ru Shuang came to find me..." He grabbed Xiao Tang: "What do you mean Ru Shuang came to find you?"

  "Hey, don't be impulsive, save your energy for the performance first, then go find Ruxue. It wasn't her who begged me to help you back then, I was just too lazy to bother with you again. But looking at you standing there like a fool, I have to say, back then I still had some illusions about you, that's why I came to find you again, but after seeing that there was no hope with you, I went to throw myself into someone else's arms, haha, you're really quite persistent."

  Xiao Tang gave a look to the assistant beside him and said, "Alright, you go ahead with the performance. I'll take responsibility for finding Ruxue in the country. If it's not like this, wouldn't that be disappointing Ru Xue's efforts?"

  The assistant went up and took the ticket from his hand and handed it to Little Tang. He said a word to Little Tang: "One word is settled." Turned around and walked away with the assistants. Little Tang finally breathed a sigh of relief.