After a moment of thought, I decided to use the same lie I once used on Jian Wei to deal with Mi Cai: “That guitar was taken to Beijing by CC, Robben needs it.”

“Really?”

I was in a panic again, after all, Mi Cai was not Jian Wei, and she, who hated being deceived the most, might really call CC to verify.

As a man with strong mental quality, I quickly concealed my panic, smiled and said, “Yes, if you don’t believe it, you can call CC to verify now.”

“But why didn’t you say it just now?”

“It’s not too late to say it now, I’ve told you everything, if you don’t believe it, call CC.”

“Never mind about the call, it’s already late, I don’t want to disturb her and Robben.”

I breathed a sigh of relief, then said to her, “You should go back and get the guitar, let’s try to master these two songs tonight.”

“Okay.”

……

In the old house, Mi Cai sat in a chair with a guitar in her hand, and I sat on the sofa opposite her, holding the guitar score for her to practice.

In the drifting song, I was a bit lost, thinking of the original singer of these two songs, Junzi, a female singer I really liked. Her song “Beginning of Autumn” had a touch of a sad fairy tale, which had shocked me for a long time. But such a singer chose to end her life by suicide.

Mi Cai suddenly stopped singing and asked me, “Zhao Yang, why do you seem distracted? Is it because my performance is not emotional enough?”

“No, it has nothing to do with you, I just thought of the original singer of these two songs. I listened to her album “Four Seasons” on repeat for a long time.”

“Four Seasons? So the inspiration for your Fifth Season came from this album?”

“It had some influence, I used to really like the artistic conception in the lyrics… But, this singer committed suicide!”

“Ah! Why did she commit suicide?”

“Maybe it was because of love, I’m not sure, it doesn’t matter… Sigh! Is life really so hard that one has to resort to suicide to escape?”

Mi Cai was silent, her eyes revealing sadness, stemming from the severe pain she had also experienced in life.

After a while, she asked me, “Zhao Yang, why are there so many separations in life?”

“Fate, no one can escape fate, one day we will also leave this world!”

“Life is short, so we should make ourselves happy every day we are alive!”

“Yes, but happiness is not easy. Humans are always full of desires, and where there is desire, there is pain!”

“Where does desire come from then?”

“Human nature, if one day you suddenly lose all desire for this world, you will no longer be attached to human life. It seems like a paradox, but it’s true. We suffer for desire, and we live for desire!”

Mi Cai seemed thoughtful, then smiled and said, “Zhao Yang, you have a deep understanding of things. You’re not like the person I first met.”

“Was I that bad?”

Mi Cai didn’t answer directly, but her expression was full of memories, “You gave me many feelings, it’s hard for me to describe them, but you are becoming more and more real in my eyes.”

“You also gave me many feelings, but they are becoming more and more illusory. Why… why are you such a perfect woman, so perfect that it’s unreal!”

In this particular environment, I expressed my feelings for Mi Cai that I had been holding back for a long time, then quietly looked at her, waiting for her response.

“The so-called perfection is only in your eyes. I also feel helpless and cry alone under the covers at night…”

“Even your crying is a beautiful fairy tale!”

Mi Cai looked at me speechlessly, “Zhao Yang, why are you so cheesy?”

“It’s just how I feel! You’re so white, just like Snow White!” I replied illogically.

Mi Cai: “……”

“Why are you so beautiful? Every time we’re together, everyone, whether they know us or not, says you’re too beautiful. I’m just a green leaf accompanying you, maybe not even a green leaf!”

“You’re being very shallow now!…” Mi Cai finally sighed impatiently.

“Shallow is shallow, who made you so white, so beautiful, you’re the most beautiful in all of Suzhou!”

“I can’t stand you… Can we practice the songs? Let me sing these two songs well tomorrow night, so as not to disgrace the female singer you like!”

I finally said seriously, “Her name is Junzi, a singer who can turn songs into fairy tales!”

“Okay, I remember, her name is Junzi.”

That night, we practiced singing until late at night, but I didn’t feel tired at all. It seemed as if I was traveling through the changes of the four seasons with Mi Cai’s singing. Her interpretation of these two songs was also very artistic, but different from Junzi. I believe that she will bring many surprises to the customers tomorrow.

It was already one o’clock in the morning, I made a cup of hot tea with fat sea and honey for Mi Cai to soothe her throat.

Mi Cai took a sip and said to me, “I found that you are actually quite considerate, you treat me very well.”

“Do you really think so?””Right.”

I asked cautiously, “So, according to what you said earlier, does that mean you’re willing to be my wife and have my baby?”

Even though I had previously made some shameless remarks, Mi Cai always remained calm. But this time, she suddenly blushed and avoided my gaze, remaining silent for a long time.

“So, can you be my wife and have my baby?”

“No.”

Mi Cai’s answer didn’t disappoint me because I was mostly joking when I asked her. I didn’t really expect anything from her, but I still smiled and asked, “Why not?”

“Because you’re sometimes good to me and sometimes not. Who knows if one day after I have your baby, you’ll suddenly turn bad.”

Even though I knew Mi Cai was also joking, her words still gave me a strange feeling, especially the part about “Who knows if one day I have your baby”. It was as if I could really picture her having my baby one day.

I thought: If that day really comes, I would be the happiest man in the world. I wouldn’t have to be troubled by any desires anymore, because she would have given me everything I wanted.

……

The next day, Mi Cai and I arrived at the bar in the afternoon. The staff were already prepared. According to the count, there were 168 customers coming to spend New Year’s Eve at Fifth Season tonight. The large number of people ensured it would be a lively New Year’s Eve.

Around 5 p.m., Little Wu arrived with several members of the band. They didn’t even have time to catch their breath before they started setting up their equipment.

I took the opportunity to call Little Wu over and asked him, “Is everything okay with A Ji tonight?”

Little Wu confidently replied, “You can rest assured, he’s probably on his way here now!”

I nodded, but then Little Wu suddenly patted my shoulder and said, “Zhao Yang, look behind you. Is that your ex-girlfriend?”

I turned around subconsciously and was surprised to see Jian Wei walking towards me. She had kept her promise and came to help on New Year’s Eve.

Jian Wei stood in front of me. To match the festive atmosphere, she was wearing a red women’s Tang suit. It was very fitting and she looked beautiful.