Chapter 490: Go to the Mountain Peak, and You Will Meet

Zhang Jiaqi had never felt that the road from Causeway Bay to Sham Shui Po would be so long.

Although the hands on the clock had only moved for a short forty minutes, to her, it felt like crossing a century.

She wasn't lying.

For a period of time, she really liked watching movies about love between men.

At that time, she always felt that the love in those movies was purer and more real than that between men and women.

Of course, later when she grew up a bit, she understood that it was just some kind of fantasy from her youth.

Love is love, there is no difference.

She really watched "Happy Together" many times back then.

In that movie, there was a line that kept echoing in her mind.

And whenever Ho Po-wing, played by Leslie Cheung, said this line to Lai Yiu-fai, played by Tony Leung, then no matter what happened before, Lai Yiu-fai would always walk with him again.

The Alphard sent by Jet Tone Films stopped.

She thanked the driver and got off the car.

She hurried through the alley, rushing toward the small building.

"A-Qi."

As a result, before she had walked two steps, a familiar voice called out to her.

Zhang Jiaqi looked back, it was her dad. It looked like he had just finished work, still wearing his bus driver uniform.

"Why are you running so fast?" Her dad looked her up and down. "Where did you just go? Are you going to see those directors again?"

"Yes." She replied simply.

Her dad frowned and said unhappily: "I've told you so many times, don't keep having such daydreams. Don't you understand? This kind of thing is not something people like us can dream about. Hong Kong society is like this, you..."

Before he could finish, Zhang Jiaqi interrupted: "Alright, we'll talk when we get home, I have something to do, I'm leaving first."

"Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet, you're leaving again—"

Her dad's voice shouted from behind, but Zhang Jiaqi had already shaken him off and walked quickly toward the housing estate. The alley was narrow and long, and she walked in a hurry, and the high heels she was wearing started to get in the way.

Halfway there, she couldn't stand it anymore, took off her shoes without hesitation, held them in her hand, and simply ran barefoot.

The cement floor was hard and cold, but she couldn't care about that at all.

She knew where Chen Jiajun... no, where Chen Nuo lived. That was originally the house of a family named Xie, and when Chen Jiajun first moved in, everyone thought he was just staying temporarily; who could have thought that the truth of the matter was like this!

She ran wildly in the hallway of the public housing like a madwoman.

Five floors, seventy-six steps, all covered by her in less than two minutes.

During this process, she didn't know which family didn't close the door, the TV was on, and a song came from the speakers.

It was sung by a man.

"So stupid, so stupid..."

Zhang Jiaqi listened to the lyrics she knew better than anyone, scolding herself over and over in her heart:

Zhang Jiaqi, you really are a fool.

Even without watching the movie, since this song became popular in the mainland during the New Year, it had become popular in Hong Kong for these few months. Streets, alleys, convenience stores, tea houses, this Mandarin song was playing everywhere. I don't know how many Hong Kong people specifically ran to Chengdu for this song, to Yulin Road, to take photos at that small tavern.

She hadn't been there. But she had listened to it many times.

Why couldn't she see his face when they were face to face? Why couldn't she hear his voice when she heard him speak?

Was she stupid? If she wasn't stupid, what was she?

Zhang Jiaqi ran to the stairwell, already covered in a thin layer of sweat, finally stopped in front of the familiar door, and pressed the doorbell.

"Chen... A-Jun... are you home? A-Jun?"

There was no response from inside.

Knock, knock, knock.

Knock, knock, knock, knock.

Zhang Jiaqi knocked on the door again.

Still no one answered.

Zhang Jiaqi didn't hesitate, turned around, and ran downstairs again.

She ran to the third floor, stood at the door next to her house, and started knocking again.

Knock, knock, knock.

Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.

"Grandpa, Grandpa."

"Grandpa, are you home, Grandpa?"

At this time, the door on the other side of her house opened, and a greasy-faced woman walked over, saying with a fake smile: "What's the matter? A-Qi, looking for Grandpa for something?"

"Ah, yes. Sister Fen, do you know where Grandpa went?"

"I know." The woman smiled.

"Where did he go?"

"Went out with Chen Jiajun."

"Huh? Where did they go?"

"How would I know where they went... A-Qi, you're dressed so beautifully again today, are you going to see those directors again? But Sister Fen advises you, those directors are all perverts, look, your skirt is so short, showing so much, be careful of being seen through."

"And A-Qi, since you like being a star so much, why don't you move out early."

If she had heard these yin-yang words usually, Zhang Jiaqi would definitely have retorted. But today, where did she have this leisure?

She was anxious, and hearing that Grandpa went out with Chen Nuo made her even more restless. She was about to turn and leave, but when she turned around, she bumped into her old man.

It turned out that she had been knocking on the door and calling people for so long upstairs, and her dad had also chased her down.

Seeing her dad frown, he looked at Sister Fen with an unkind tone: "Hey, Fen, what did you just say? Who is moving out?"

Sister Fen showed a mocking smile and said: "Uncle, did I say something wrong? Your daughter says every day she wants to be a star, but you know it yourself, where are there big stars living in places like ours? When those gossip tabloids write that she lives in a slum, she will have no face. My words are all for her own good."

"A-Qi is fine, don't bother yourself with it." Her dad said coldly, "Fen, why don't you go home and cook. A-Kun will be off work soon, it's not good if there's no food when he gets home."

"Uncle, don't bother yourself with it." Sister Fen retorted with a fake smile, "It's our family's business what A-Kun eats every day. But you are so noisy every night, making our A-Kun unable to rest well, this concerns me. It's not the first time I've said it, do you know you're disturbing the neighbors? If this continues, don't blame me for not talking about neighborly feelings, I will really go and complain about you."

Zhang Jiaqi stood aside, watching her dad get flushed with anger.

Actually, she had heard these words from Sister Fen countless times, and the two families had quarreled more than once over this. But she had always gone her own way and never took it to heart.

However, today, she suddenly discovered that her dad would actually be angered to this point by these words.

"Every night?" Her dad said angrily, "Where is every night? A-Qi, her mom, and I don't feel it's noisy, you're separated by a wall, can you hear it? You don't know, this is not ghost screaming, this is called voice training. Actors speaking lines so beautifully, all need to practice vocalization..."

"Ha ha ha ha ha."

Sister Fen laughed and said: "Still voice training. Uncle, why don't you wake up. Do you really think A-Qi can be an actor? She's been doing it since she was 17 until today, 10 years, if she were going to be popular, she would have been popular long ago. To be honest, I advise you not to fantasize anymore, get married, be practical. Chen Jiajun is not bad, although he has some small problems, looks like a madman, but I think he and your A-Qi are really a good match—one is crazy, one is insane, just right."

"Hey, what are you saying! Who are you calling insane, say it again, believe it or not, I'll hit you!"

"Hit me? Ah ha ha ha ha, Uncle, I'm so scared. Come on, I'm afraid you won't hit me. It just so happens I can't find anyone to support me in the second half of my life, Uncle, if you want to support me, I'm begging for it!"

Zhang Jiaqi saw her dad shaking with anger, rolling up his sleeves, really looking like he was going to move his hands, she immediately grabbed her dad's arm and said: "Dad, don't."

And then she turned around and looked at Sister Fen in front of her.

She smiled and said: "Thank you, Sister Fen."

Sister Fen said with a fake smile: "No need to thank me, A-Qi, I'm just telling the truth."

Zhang Jiaqi smiled: "I'm just thanking you for being willing to tell the truth."

"Oh?" Sister Fen froze slightly, with some suspicion, "What kind of trick are you playing again? You can say it clearly if you have something to say."

"I'm not playing any tricks, I'm sincerely thanking you." Zhang Jiaqi still smiled brilliantly, "You said before that Chen Jiajun and I are a good match. I must thank you."

Sister Fen snorted coldly and whispered: "Madman."

Zhang Jiaqi pretended not to hear and smiled: "Also, Sister Fen, I'm really preparing to move out."

"Huh?" Sister Fen was stunned, "What did you say? You're moving?"

At this time, her dad also screamed from behind: "What? A-Qi, you're moving away?"

Zhang Jiaqi turned to look at her dad, her tone gentle: "Yes, Dad. I came back, originally wanting to find time to tell you and Mom, in a while, I might really move out."

"Where did you get the money... No, A-Qi, why? Is it because of this Fen? A-Qi, I tell you, whatever she wants to do is up to her, you just live at home, if she wants to sue, let her sue, after she sues, I want to see if she can still live here!"

Sister Fen sneered: "Uncle, I've heard this sentence for ten years. Let me make it clear first, if you keep screaming at home, I will definitely call the police, don't talk about neighborly feelings, I've endured you for a long time."

"You..."

"Enough!" Zhang Jiaqi stopped her, turned her head to look at her dad, "Dad, listen to me."

After finishing, she turned back and looked at Sister Fen again.

This woman in front of her was in her forties, her skin was yellow, her face was sharp, her teeth were a bit protruding, her hair was greasy and messy, as if she hadn't washed it for several days. She was wearing a set of old loungewear, and there was a small cloth patch on her sleeve.

This was what the residents of this building looked like.

Actually, including her mother, they were all about the same.

At this moment, the anger and fire that Zhang Jiaqi originally had in her heart completely disappeared without a trace.

She sighed slightly and said: "Sister Fen, for so many years, at home, I really rarely paid attention to the time, often disturbing your rest. I'll say sorry to you first."

Sister Fen replied expressionlessly: "Don't say so much to me. A-Qi, I'll say it one more time—if you disturb my family's sleep in the room again, I will definitely call the police, believe it or not."

Zhang Jiaqi shook her head: "I'm not apologizing because I'm afraid you'll call the police, Sister Fen, I just really want to say sorry, although I know, someone like you probably won't understand. But I must say it, because..." ===== CHAPTER 491 =====