Tenant's Secret Love

Chapter 185: I'll give you a like

I froze for a moment, and quickly dialed CC's number again, but got the busy signal. Apart from marveling at her efficiency, I was also worried about what would happen if Renee found out the truth. It might not be a big deal, but she would care that I had deceived her again.

After waiting in annoyance for 10 minutes, the phone rang again. I quickly answered, and it was still CC calling. I assumed she had already spoken to Renee.

"Lucas, I just called Renee."

"You told her everything?"

"Yes, I told her that you sold Brittany's guitar and that Brittany wants it back."

I was furious. "CC, by telling her that, aren't you making this sound like a childish quarrel? This is not the kind of thing that needs to be cleared up!"

CC was also amused by my anger: "You know what it's like to argue like children? ... You traded the guitar Brittany gave you for another guitar and gave it to Renee. That's not something an adult would do!"

"Come on, stop it. In the end, this is about me having no money, and I got my face smashed in trying to act like a big shot. In the end, I'm the one who got screwed!"

After I said that, I felt even more annoyed. At that moment, I became more aware of the sadness of having no material foundation. If I had enough money to buy that Taylor guitar at the time, there wouldn't have been this series of misunderstandings today.

"Lucas, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that just now."

"I'm the one who should be sorry. You've been helping me with all these things that I can't handle well... But CC, you should be able to see what this incident reflects, right? Even if a butterfly is beautiful and colorful, not everyone has the ability to catch it. The reason I kept this from Renee is that I didn't want my original intention to become a hardship. But now it seems that even the best original intentions have become hardships!"

CC sighed, "Why can't love be simpler? If you like someone, just get together; if you don't, just say no. This back and forth, back and forth, really tires people out!"

"Because we live in a complicated world, and love itself is a fickle thing. It's just an accessory of the times, so nowadays love has to be achieved with money... Do you agree?"

CC was silent for a while, then said very insistently, "I don't believe it. There must be love in the world that transcends everything."

"Yes, there must be, but we no longer have the energy or time to pursue it. After the age of 30, you and I must learn to compromise. Maybe I have already compromised now!"

My words seemed to have struck a sore spot in CC, and she was silent. Over the years, despite her persistence, there will come a day when the passage of time will make her let go of everything and settle into the monotony of life.

CC suddenly smiled and said to me, "Lucas, today is the first day of the year, can we not talk about such heavy topics? Besides, I called you to talk about Renee and you."

"Go ahead... I'm prepared!"

"Actually, after I told her, she didn't say anything, but kept asking me how I was doing in Beijing... Sometimes I can't figure out her personality, sometimes simple, sometimes complicated, simple and cute, but complicated enough to be intimidating!"

"She is simple in life, but complicated in the workplace. What I'm most afraid of is that she will bring the complexity of the workplace into her personal life. Obviously, she doesn't want to deal with it using the simplicity of her personal life."

"So what do you think she is thinking now? Will she help you get the guitar back from A-ji?"

"I don't know."

"Do you want her to get it back?"

Without hesitation, I replied, "Of course not. If she gets the guitar back, then the guitar I gave her will become a gift she gave herself!"

"That's true. You still like her very much, so you hope to be able to give her something that will stay with her for a long time."

After a moment of silence, I said, "CC, it's getting late. You should hang up and go to bed. As for Renee and me, we'll just let things take their course. We can't force each other, and maybe that's why we can't get close to each other.

"Well, all I can do is build a bridge between you. Whether we can meet in the middle of the bridge depends on whether you are willing to come closer to each other... I'll hang up first, and you should get some rest too."

...

After ending the call with CC, I once again fell into the depths of the night, repeating my confusion. It was only after a long time that I remembered to check my phone to divert my attention.

I don't know what my purpose was in opening WeChat, but it was ultimately worthwhile, because I discovered that Violetta, who was still in Lijiang at the time, had updated her Moments. Most of the photos were of her travelling in Lijiang, and the scenery in the photos was beautiful, as was she, so I couldn't help but give her a like.

Soon Violetta sent me a WeChat message back: "Lucas, you gave me a like, aren't you asleep yet?"

"No, I'm not asleep!"

"What are you doing, then?"

"Just wandering in the depths of the night..."

Violetta sent a smiley face: "What has touched your literary cell again? You even used the word profound!"

"Night."

Violetta sent a voice message this time: 'Haha...you must be lonely, Lucas!"

"Then sing me 'South of the Colourful Clouds' to cheer me up, and I'll reward you!"

"Then I'll sing a song for you!" Le Yao then sent me another voice message, singing a short section of the song 'South of the Colorful Clouds' that is related to Lijiang.

"Not bad, I'll give you a like!"

"A like is your reward for me? !"

"Yes, I've never been sincere... but you're such a stickler, aren't you going to give me a red envelope during the New Year?"

I was just joking with Violetta, but she replied, "I've already got something for you. I'll give it to you when I get back from Lijiang. By the way, aren't you with Renee? How could you be lonely?"

This was a question that opened up my wounds, so I replied with emotion, 'Give me back the like I just gave you."

Violetta: '..."

After a while, she replied, "What's wrong with you guys? Did you have another fight?"

"I can't go into detail with you about this! ...Life is fucking tough, shameless!"

"Lucas, you've changed your face really quickly, where's the literary vibe just now?"

"It's pointless, I'm not chatting anymore, I need to continue wandering in the depths of the night, and cut up that piece of smelly, hard-boiled, tough shit!"

Violetta ignored my suggestion to stop chatting and sent another message: "Why don't you come to Lijiang for a break? The bars here are good, the scenery is nice, and there are even more beautiful women. You'll love it!"

I was a little tempted by Violetta's offer. I lit a cigarette and pondered whether to go to Lijiang, when I received another WeChat message, but it wasn't from Violetta.

"Lucas, I'm going to Xuzhou tomorrow. Will you take me to play video games and eat hotpot?"

I blinked a few times to make sure it was really from Renee, but was she really coming to play video games and eat hotpot, or was she coming for me?

This was a question worth pondering in the depths of the night.