A week later, under Adelaide's operation, I arrived in Manila through various modes of transportation by land, sea and air.
This is one of the metropolises in Asia. Because it has been colonized for a long time, there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor. On one side, there are skyscrapers and on the other side, there are cross flow slums. This is a city full of contradictions and a city with comfortable life.
At this stage, it's a free city. I don't have to wear a mask or hide at home all day.
Adelaide and I live in a business building with more than ten storeys. Every night, there are bright lights and big cars at the door. There are a lot of people coming and going. Most of them speak Chinese, and some of them speak Zhushi dialect.
Of course, I didn't live with Adelaide. We each live in a big apartment. I'm upstairs and he's downstairs. If we want to go upstairs, we have to pass his place, so we don't have to worry about someone attacking me.
I didn't get used to it that day. After a day's rest, aduh took me downstairs to visit. I finally know why there are few people working in this office building during the day, but it's very busy at night.
This is a super large casino. Most of the gamblers are from East Asia, especially in Inner Mongolia.
They go abroad with tourist visa, and then come here to gamble under the arrangement of the staff.
The scene is very hot, the licensing girl is dressed exposed, sexy, gamblers are excited, shouting one after another, the joy of winning, the frustration of losing.
"How's it going? Isn't that exciting? " Aduh handed me a glass of red wine.
"Are you driving this?"
"No, strictly speaking, it's an industry owned by a company I acquired, which can also be regarded as mine." Aduh said.
"But it's illegal business."
Adele laughs, "as long as the local government permits, it's not illegal. There are many casinos like Manila, and the main guests are your compatriots. The mainland has developed too fast these years, and there are too many rich people, but gambling is illegal in your country, so they come here to play."
"I thought NC was a regular business, but I didn't expect you to get involved in this kind of business?"
Adelaide corrected again, "this is also a regular business. I also have to pay taxes and give benefits to local officials, so we can survive here."
I found that there was no need for me to discuss whether it was a regular business with him, so I took a sip of wine and chose to shut up.
"Do you want to play? I'll give you chips. You can make any bet. You win and I lose." Aduh said with a smile.
I shook my head to show no interest.
"Gambling is hidden in everyone's heart. In fact, everyone is fond of gambling, but their interests have not been developed. Once they are developed, they will become addicted, because human nature is greedy."
Although I don't gamble, I think it's true that human nature is greedy. Those who win will not go. Those who lose will not go. They will try their best to break even. In the end, they will sink deeper and deeper. That's why casinos are so popular.
"How about playing?" Aduh said.
I still shook my head. "I'm not interested, I'm not in the mood. What I want now is when I can go back. "
"You just came here, you want to go back? You can rest assured that there are people coming from the mainland every day, including people from Zhushi or its neighboring cities. I will ask them about the news there, and you can follow the news of Zhushi from the Internet at any time. As long as you can go back, I will send you back immediately.
Don't you have a saying that you should come here for a holiday when you come here. I'll take you to sea tomorrow and have fun for a few days. Put down all your burdens and enjoy the good time here. "
After playing in the casino for a while, aduh saw that I was really not interested, so he accompanied me back to my room.
Chatting for a while, I put forward tired, want to rest.
Adler was surprised, "my God, you sleep all day, do you need to sleep so long at night? Why don't you drink with me? "
In fact, I'm not sleepy. I just don't want to stay with him at night. I always feel that it's strange and uncomfortable to stay alone with a man at night.
Aduh saw that I didn't speak, and then said: "I didn't want to leave Zhushi, because it's fun there. Although there are many beautiful women here, I dare not go out to play. I have to guard you, and I have to protect your safety. If you don't talk with me, I will suffocate."
So I feel a little guilty. I know that aduh is a playboy who likes to play very much. When he was in Zhuhai, he spent nine out of ten days in a nightclub. His iron stomach can withstand no matter how alcohol attacks.
"Then go out and play. I'll just lock the door." I said to aduh.
"No, I don't trust you. I brought you here. I must protect you. I can't let you take any risks. I'm your flower protector." Aduh said.
It seems that the progress of Chinese is really great, even the word "flower protector" can be used."My God, you can say such a word as a flower protector!" I cried, imitating Adelaide's tone.
Mainly want to amuse him, did not expect to really effective, Adelaide laughed, "my God, you are learning me to speak!"
"Aduh, do you like Zeng ru?" I suddenly thought of this question, which I had wanted to ask for a long time. I have never had a chance.
"What if you like it?" Adelaide asked.
"If you like, go after her. Xiao Ru is a very good girl." I said with a smile.
"In Zhushi, I like two people best. One is Miss Zeng, and the other is who do you guess?" Aduh said with a smile.
I despised to stare at him, "you are really a big turnip, like one is not enough, even like two?"
"My God, what's the problem? It's normal to like two people, OK? If you get married, you can only marry one person, but if you like it, you can like many people. Will people only like one scenery in their whole life? "
"Well, I won't argue with you. Anyway, you are a playboy. Tell me, who else do you like besides Xiao ru?"
"Guess what."
"Well, let me guess, I must know this person, sister Juan?"
"No, she's too strong. I appreciate her, but she's not beautiful enough. I don't like her very much."
"That's Yang Yu. You know so many other girls. How can I know who they are? Isn't it the little girl we met in the cinema
"No, I'm just playing with those girls. I don't really like them. You're the one I like."
Aduh's face is serious, but I'm confused.
I really didn't expect that what he said was me. I didn't blush and heartbeat, and I didn't feel very embarrassed. I just thought it was funny and incredible.
"What's the matter? Don't you believe it? " Aduh frowned and said, "I really like you. You are the most intelligent woman I have ever met. From the first contact with you, I think you are very good. "
"Don't make a fuss, aduh. We're just friends." I put on a serious face.
"I know, we are just friends, so I didn't do anything to you. I just said that I like you very much. So when a girl I like entrusted me to protect another girl I like, I agreed without hesitation, because I think it would be very pleasant to stay with you."
"Well, thank you for liking me, but we won't have anything. Don't think about it." I warned aduh.
"Of course, now we're just chatting. You don't need to be stressed."
"In addition, you are not allowed to say this kind of words in front of others, even if you like it, or you can't say it to others, or it will make me feel embarrassed."
"Well, I'll just tell you." Aduh raised his glass and touched me.
Although he said that he liked me very openly and didn't have any obscene behavior, after he said it, I didn't feel as natural as before.
After chatting for a while, I said I was sleepy and wanted to go to bed. Let aduh leave early. He said that's OK. Let me have a rest early.
I turned off the light, leaned on the sofa and looked out the window at the lights of a tall building in the distance. Suddenly, I felt sad. I didn't know what Fang zhe was doing now?
I always wanted to call him, but I didn't call him in the end. I don't want him to worry, and I don't want him to misunderstand me. As long as he is good, I can bear how I wander alone.
I fell asleep on the sofa and had a dream. In the dream, Fang Zhe and I were standing on the balcony of the mid level villa to feed pigeons. The sun was very good, and my daughter was sitting beside me. She seemed to have grown up and become beautiful.
I held my daughter in my arms, told her that I miss her very much, asked her where she had gone and why I couldn't find her. She said that she had just come back from playing in the back of the mountain, and that she had picked a bunch of beautiful wild flowers for me as a gift.
A good dream always wakes up at the happiest time, and then the extreme joy in the dream encounters the coldness of reality after waking up, which makes people instantly participate in a strong contrast. I look at the lights in a foreign land outside the window, and suddenly I can't help crying.
My cry is not big, but did not expect to let the upstairs ad heard, he quickly ran downstairs, "Sue, what's the matter with you?"
The sadness in the middle of the night was so fierce that I couldn't control it or speak.
Adelaide gently hold my shoulder, and then gently embrace me, "Sue, don't be sad, will soon go back."
He thought I was homesick. He certainly didn't think that I was so sad because I had a beautiful dream.
I continued to cry, he gently patted my shoulder, quietly comforted me, I gradually calmed down, broke away from his arms, "sorry to disturb you."
"It doesn't matter. I have insomnia tonight. I was shocked when I heard your cry. I thought someone broke in."
At this time, I found that aduh had a gun in his hand.