After thinking about it carefully, I decided to admit some of it, but not all of it. I thought it was the best option to tell him about it ambiguously.
“It’s true that Wenbei has some trouble. But it should be resolved soon. You don’t have to worry about him.”
“What kind of trouble?” Jiye Su continued to pursue the question.
“I’m sorry. Wenbei won’t let me tell anyone about it, so I can’t say. He’s already solved the problems. Please don’t worry.” I answered.
“I understand. If there’s anything you need me to do. Just feel free to come to me. You must always remember that we are family.” said Jiye.
“Ok, I will. Chairman, I’m afraid I really have to go. It’s a little late.” I nodded
“Since you don’t want to live here, I’ll let someone to send you back. In fact, I think only if you live here often, we will truly become a family.” said he.
Jiye spoke earnestly and his look sincere. I actually wanted to stay in the room that Nan Su had stayed in again, so I agreed.
After washing up, I lay down in the room where Na Su used to live and looked at the smiling picture of Suna on the wall. I knew that she had passed away, but I didn’t feel scared at all, instead I felt very close to her.
I lay down for a while, and still couldn’t sleep. I got up again, turned on the lamp on the desk, and took out a book to read, but I didn’t really read it. I didn’t even know the title of the book. I had been distracted.
But I flipped through that book and found a picture tucked inside it. There were two young girls in the photo. They were all pretty, both wearing the same blue school uniform. They were holding hands and smiling happily.
I was more familiar with one of them. She was Nan Su. And I looked more familiar with the other girl as well. After staring at it carefully, I remembered that another person was Nan Lin. It was the Nan Lin who was kind to Leon.
The two girls’ first names were the same with only different surnames. The two of them even had a photo together, so what kind of relationship did these two have?
I took that old photo and looked at it for a long time. Many strange thoughts came to my mind. Back then, Leon was blind and lived in Nan House. And she said that when he was blind, it was Nan Lin who took care of him. So he had always regarded Nan Lin as his benefactor. She had once been an obstacle between Leon and me.
According to what they said, when Leon was blind, he lived in Nan House and Nan Lin took care of him. So that meant that Nan Lin was also living in the Nan House at that time? Nan Lin and Nan Su had a picture together, which meant Nan Lin and Nan Su knew each other, so what was Nan Su doing at that time? Was Nan Su still alive then?
As I thought about it, I became even more confused. I looked so much like Nan Su, and Nan Lin and Nan Su knew each other so well. Why hadn’t Leon ever told me that I looked like one of his friends?
The more I think about it, the more I can’t sleep. I was going to call Leon. After dialing his number, I thought it was too late and I hung up again.
But soon he called, “Why did you call me and hang it up again, what’s wrong with you?”
“Do you know a girl named Nan Su?” I asked abruptly.
“I heard you talking about her. Well, she was Wenbei Su’s sister. She looks like you, but she’s passed away. That’s what you told me.” Leon said.
“Did you learn all about Nan Su from me? You don’t know anything about her?” I asked.
“Yeah, it’s all from you. Why are you acting weird tonight? What’s going on?”
“Nothing. I just asked it casually. What are you doing?” I tried to make my tone sound easy.
“I’m working on some files. What are you doing now? Why are you so strange tonight?” Leon asked.
“I’m going to bed. Good night, bye”
“Since you called, we’ll talk for a while. How’s Wenbei Su?”
“He’s getting better, but it’s going to take some time for him to heal. Let’s not talk about it, okay? I’m going to bed.”
“You’re calling me at night and you’re in a hurry to hang up again, what the hell is going on?”
“Nothing. Why are you talking so much? Just finish your work and then go to bed early.”
“Let’s talk for a while.” Leon still refused to hang up the phone.
“What do you want to talk about?” I asked.
“Do you miss me?”
I thought about it and I hadn’t really missed him. There had been so much going on lately and I didn’t have time to think about that. So I just said honestly, “I’m too busy. I don’t have time to miss you.”
Then Leon just hung up the phone. He was so narrow-minded.
Thinking about how angry he was, I was a bit happy. After the chat with him, I felt a bit more relaxed and sleepy. When I was about to sleep, the phone vibrated again. It was Leon’s call again.
I answered the phone and said, “Why are you calling again?”
“You really don’t miss me?” Leon asked in disbelief.
“I am busy with other things. So I don’t have time to miss you. Isn’t that explanation reasonable enough?”
“No, it’s unreasonable. Even if you’re busy, you have to miss me every day,” Leon insisted.
“You mean missing you should be a mandatory part of my daily routine?” said I.
“Yeah, that’s what I mean.” said Leon.
“Why do I have to do this?”
“Because I take time out of my day to miss you, so you should do the same as I do. That’s my reason.” Leon said.
“Actually, I don’t believe you miss me every day.” said I.
“I don’t care whether you believe it or not, it’s the truth. I just take time every day to miss you, so I’m angry that you don’t miss me.” Leon said reasonably.
“I really want to sleep. I have things to do tomorrow. You also should go to bed early. I’m going to hang up the phone.” After saying that, I hung up the phone
This time Leon didn’t call me again. I carefully wrapped up that photo of Nan Su and Nan Lin with paper and put it in my bag.
What did I want this photo for, I hadn’t figured out yet. I just somehow felt that this photo was very important to me.
I was more and more convinced that not only did Nan Su and I look alike, but also some relationship did exist between us. As for what kind of relationship, I can’t figure it out at the moment.