Postscript to "Strangers Met in Namtso" (I)

The story has already been told, but I always want to add more to it, so I have this postscript. I don't think too many people are interested in watching it, but they want to finish the story they want to tell. So it's still posted. Just take it as an explanation to yourself.

one year later.

At work, she received a call from an unknown phone number.

She picked it up.

"Hello, may I ask, are you..."

She was stunned when she heard that voice.

How could it be him?

"Hello. Long time no see, have you come to Hong Kong?"

"Yes, I'm here to work, so I'm looking for you to see how you are. Do you have time to meet?"

"OK."

They made an appointment to meet at a coffee shop near his hotel that night.

They haven't seen each other for more than a year, and their looks haven't changed much. It's just that after going to work, the two of them dress very modestly, which is very different from the way they were on the trip that day, and they seem to be a little more restrained.

"How long will you stay in Hong Kong this time?"

"This time it will be about four months."

"Wow for so long."

"Yes, there is a big plan to follow, so stay for a while. I'll have to go both ways later."

"It turned out to be a member of the company."

"What nonsense are you talking about."

The two laughed together. After they saw each other's smiles, the estrangement seemed to slowly disappear.

"I've been here for so long, has no one at home said anything?"

"Actually, I also go home on weekends from time to time. The distance between Hong Kong and Guangzhou is not really that far. But my old mother told me not to stay away from home for so long, and she always wanted to arrange for me to go on a blind date."

"Anyone still dating?"

she laughs.

"You are one of the most talented people in the company, why do you need to go on a blind date? Did your mother dissatisfied with the girlfriend you brought home?"

He just shrugged and didn't answer.

"I've talked so much about me, let's talk about you. How are you doing? Are you dating? Are you busy?"

"Hehe, I'm concentrating on work now, and I don't dare to talk about love. It's been good recently. It happens to be a more leisurely day at work, so I can get off work on time. This season is the low season for my work, so I was able to ask for that long last year. Go to Tibet on vacation.”

Talking about Tibet, the two fell silent. Or he speaks first.

"Thank you for passing on those pictures to me."

"You're welcome. I didn't see any reply from you, and I was wondering if you didn't receive the photo."

"I've been afraid to open those photos before. Sorry."

"So did you finally open those photos?"

"Yeah, I also saw that the location of the photo was marked, and I was very interested." After a pause, he said, "What about you, have you shown those photos yet?"

"Yeah, I'll take them out from time to time. Those are some good memories. It was my first time traveling with a boy. When there's no boys around, I'll take those pictures out to see. Come to think of it, a boy once confessed to me!"

The two of them laughed, as if two old friends were telling stories about their youth. They were not coy, they were so calm, and her heart was calm.

"Don't talk about the past, talk about the present. Are you busy with your work in Hong Kong? If necessary, I can be your tour guide in Hong Kong."

"Thank you in advance then."

He was really rude. He would date her several times a week, sometimes for dinner, sometimes for shopping, and once she accompanied him to the country park.

She sometimes fantasizes, seeing so often, are they dating? He was nice to her, but they weren't as close as they were in Tibet.

Because of this, she said to herself again, don't worry about it. He just treated her like a friend. She thought that when he was in Tibet, only for a few weeks, he felt that the two would never have the chance to see each other again, so he would not be stingy with her. Now that he has been in Hong Kong for a few months this time, maybe he is also afraid of what trouble he will make, so he is more cautious, lest she misunderstand.

However, the ambiguity that day was not just behavior, he said that he really liked her. she thinks.

She also convinced herself that at that time they were little temptations during the trip, and that was the unique magic of Tibet. After returning to real life, those are just small episodes in life.

She thought to herself, if he had the same attitude in Tibet that day, she wouldn't be so sad. But she would think, if that's the case, that sweet memory will be gone...

In these kinds of contradictory thoughts, she continued to see him frequently while convincing herself that the two were just friends.