When the man heard his words and the sound of him putting the camera on the table, his shoulders trembled slightly, as if he was very excited.
But he still didn't look back.
Ananda stood there, as excited as every time he saw him.
After a while, the man said: "Is she... okay?"
Ananda nodded quickly and said: "Much better, she has gained a little weight than before, but she is still so thin... By the way, because she was on the boat with us and was exposed to direct sunlight for a long time, she tanned a little..."
These words made the man seem to smile slightly.
"Really?...That...that's also good..."
He only said this sentence, and then fell silent again.
"I'm sorry, I did that to Miss Tong'er before. Her... her hands seem to be thicker and have calluses... I'm sorry..."
Ananda said guiltily.
Instead, the man said quietly: "It doesn't matter. As long as she doesn't care, it doesn't matter."
Ananda's eyes turned red, and the tall and thick man was about to burst into tears.
"I'm sorry..." he just said, "it's me!"
The man quietly turned his back to him and asked in a low voice: "Is she...happy?"
"She never laughs," in fact, it's not just that she doesn't laugh very much, Ananda has never seen her laugh. The lively girl who loved to laugh and smiled innocently seems to be gone forever. She is now
She was so sad and silent. But Ananda didn't dare to say it, because... he was afraid that if he told the truth, the person in front of him would be just as sad. "She doesn't like to talk much. But fortunately, everyone on the boat was very good to her.
Ruth and she are also very good, I think she should be in a happier mood than when she first came to the ship."
The man then fell silent.
After a long time, Ananda became a little nervous, and then heard the man whisper: "Okay... it would be good if she could be happier..."
After finishing speaking, he stopped talking.
There was a long silence.
Ananda finally couldn't help it: "Why don't you go see her? Wouldn't it be better for you to pick her up? After so much, you should have been together long ago!"
The man didn't answer.
After a while, he said softly: "Forget it... As long as I know that she is okay and happy, I will feel relieved..."
"But……"
"In this life, I will never appear in front of her or disturb her life. She has been hurt badly enough by me in this life. I owe her too much."
"But……"
The man interrupted Ananda and suddenly asked: "Is Ruth okay?"
Ananda nodded: "She's fine."
The man sighed slightly: "Thank you for taking care of her for so many years."
"No, no, if I can do something for you, I think it's my honor..." Ananda said excitedly, "If you still don't dislike me as a useless person with a broken leg, I think it's my honor..."
What does it matter if you do something?"
The man said softly: "Ruth has never been on land, has she?"
"Yes, she has been on the ship since our people rescued her." Ananda thought for a moment and sighed, "Miss Ruth is a real hard-working person."
The man didn't speak.
"I think she must have told Miss Tong'er about Yanni. I think Miss Tong'er probably believed her words." Ananda sighed again, "But it's okay, let her hold this
Only in this way can we live a good life."
The man said: "What else do you need? Make a list to my assistant and ask them to give it to you at the next port."
Ananda nodded, but then he said: "Actually, we don't need anything. Over the years, I have become accustomed to it and like this kind of life. It's just that I hope to see you...can..."
The man was silent.
His back blended into the sunset, and no one saw the expression on his face.
**
In the blink of an eye, another three months have passed.
Very quickly, one year passed.
It's been the same every time for so long.
Ananda disembarked at the port with his camera, went to meet the man, and then came back and continued sailing on the sea.
It's like this every time, that person will wait for him at that port in advance.
Waiting for his photos, waiting for his report.
He was still so silent, occasionally smiling slightly because of one or two small happy things Ananda said about Ning Tong'er, and then quickly fell silent again.
Ananda wanted to tell him several times: Go pick up Miss Tong'er and bring her back.
However, he always interrupted me.
He would rather run around and work hard like this, would rather hide himself behind his back, thinking only about whether she was living well and whether she was happy, but never wanted to appear in front of her again.
Finally, this time, Ananda couldn't bear it anymore.
He did it on purpose.
When he took Ning Tong'er's photo again to give it to that person, he deliberately took the photo very close and let Ning Tong'er see it.
He waited for Ning Tong'er to find him, so that she could ask him what was going on, and then he could tell her why, and then... could they be together?
He deliberately exposed his figure, but Ning Tong'er turned her head and clearly saw him.
But she didn't say anything.
She was also so silent, even more silent than that person.
Ananda watched helplessly as she turned her head, but then turned her head back again. Her soft black hair was blowing in the sea breeze. Her side face was still beautiful, but she was still silent.
Ananda was stunned for a moment, then suddenly ran up with a camera.
"Miss Tong'er, why don't you ask me why I secretly took photos of you?"
Ning Tong'er's back was turned to him, her thin body seemed to be blown away at any time in the sea breeze. After a few seconds, she still turned her head, her black hair was blown by the wind, covering her
Eye.
Looking ahead, her voice was very quiet.
It was so quiet that there would never be any more waves.
"I don't want to know."
"You don't want to know..." Ananda said excitedly, "because you already know who I am going to give your photo to, right?"
Ning Tong'er didn't speak.
Ananda said: "Do you know...he misses you very much, really misses you..."
He looked as if he was about to cry: "Miss Tong'er, I'm begging you, can you..."
Ning Tong'er's clear eyes looked into the distance. For a long time, her eyes flickered.
"I will disembark with you at the next port."
Ananda held the camera and his eyes suddenly lit up!
**
Two months passed in the blink of an eye, time flew by, and Ning Tong'er was still so silent. She only occasionally stood on the bow of the boat and looked into the distance. What was she looking at and what was she thinking?
No one knows.
Maybe you are also a person with stories, and you will be able to understand her difficulty in being speechless in the end.
Approaching the port this time, Ananda was more excited than ever.
The crew members laughed and joked, saying: "Captain, where are you taking our little girl? Don't sell her, otherwise we won't be able to spare you when you come back! Hahahaha..."
Ning Tong'er was standing behind Ananda, carrying a small bag. When she heard these good people joking, she just smiled and said nothing.
Ananda was so excited that it was indescribable. He didn't even know how excited that person would be when he saw Ning Tong'er.
So he didn't care about these tough guys anymore.
"Go, go, go!" He kicked these guys' butts and was used to joking around. "You can go do what you like, and stop meddling in other people's business!"
He thought to himself: This is the last time Ning Tong'er will meet them.
This time, it was time for her to go back with him.
After landing on the shore, Ananda and Ning Tong'er took the car to the agreed hotel.
On the way, Ning Tong'er asked softly: "Is he... okay?"
Ananda was stunned when he heard this and almost couldn't react: "Okay, okay, okay!"
Then he added: "It's not good, it's not good at all... You know, how can he be okay if you're not by his side? He..."
After thinking for a while, he said in confusion: "You care about him, and he is thinking about you, but you are not together like this. How much time is wasted, isn't it a pity? I really don't understand."
Ning Tong'er just smiled slightly but said nothing.
She turned her head and looked at the scenery outside the car window, her eyes were very melancholy and distant.
"But it will be great for you to be together this time, thank God!" Ananda said excitedly, "In fact, if he knew, he would come to pick you up immediately, but you didn't let him... From now on, everything will be fine
, it also saves me from being worried. Miss Tong'er, do you know? He is very worried about you. You are exposed to wind and rain on the boat. He is more sad than anything else, but he endures it and just lets me take good care of you..."
Ning Tong'er didn't answer.
After a while, as the car was approaching the hotel, Ning Tong'er suddenly said: "I'm a little thirsty. Please stop the car and I'll get out of the car to buy a bottle of water."
The taxi driver stopped the car, and Ananda quickly said: "How can we let Miss Tong'er go in person?"
He opened the car door: "I'll go, Miss Tong'er, wait for me here."
He quickly ran to the nearest store. Ning Tong'er looked at his back and lowered her head sadly.
Gently, he placed the small bag in his hand on the seat.
Ananda came back with the mineral water, his face still happy, but when he opened the car door, he was stunned.
"Miss Tong'er?"
His face suddenly became extremely nervous: "Miss Tong'er? Miss Tong'er?"
He held the door and grabbed the driver: "Where is she?"
The taxi driver shrugged: "She said she got off first."
Ananda felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he couldn't help but let go of the driver's hand, but he was completely stunned.
His eyes unknowingly fell on Ning Tong'er's seat, where her bag was placed.
Ananda rushed over, picked up the bag, and quickly unzipped it.
There was only one sealed letter inside.
Ananda was about to cry while holding this letter.
The driver shrugged again: "Sir, do we still want to go to our destination? Or do you want to get off the car too?"