“Thankyou.”葉逍微笑了一下,說。
過了一會,他問楚旭峰:“AreyoustillintouchwithWang?”
“Yes.HegraduatedfromHongKong.Nowhe’safamoushostinTaiwan.”
“Good.”葉逍看著遠方說,“Iknewhewouldbeasuccessfulperson.HowaboutJin?”
“He’samayor.”
“Monotonous.”
“Ifeelsorryforhim.Hewasthefirstplaceintheentranceexaminourprovincethatyear.”
他們都停止了說話,一起看著大海。大海對麵就是祖國,但他看不到昔日的朋友們的生活。
“WhataboutGu?Iremenberhewentabroadwithyou.”楚旭峰問葉逍。
“He’snowinPrinceton.We’reworkingtogetheronaprojectwhichistowinaNobelPrize.”葉逍半開玩笑地說。
“Awonderfullifeforhim.”
“Andyou?”
“Itookonmyfather’sbusiness.”
“Soyou’reabusinessman?Allthethingsgoingwell?”
“Mycompanyhasbeenaninternationalone.”
“You’resatisfiedwithit?You’reeventuallytrappedinanordinarylife.”
“No.We’redifferentpeople.”
遠處傳來一陣汽車的熄火聲,車上下來一個人,一身休閑短裝,朝這邊大聲打著招呼。
葉逍朝遠處望了一眼,揮了一下手,對楚旭峰說:“Myjuniorschoolfriend,Pan.”
潘朗風走到葉逍身邊,楚旭峰向他伸出手,向他問好:“Nicetomeetyou,MrPan.I’mYe’sseniorhighclassmate,Chu.”
“Nicetomeetyou,MrChu.”潘朗風也將手伸了出去,說。
三人走進了咖啡館。
“Threecupsoficecoffe.”葉逍對服務員說。
“Whydoyoulikeicecoffee?”楚旭峰問他。
“Whydoyouhavesomany‘Why’s?”
楚旭峰朝他一笑,沒有回答。三人坐了下來。
“Ye,what’syourjobnow?”潘朗風問葉逍。
“AphysicsprofessorinCaliforniaInstituiteofTechnology.”
“Agoodjob.”
“Ithinkso,ifmysalaryishigher.”葉逍笑了一下,“I’mfarfromascientist.”
“Itwon’ttakealongtime.”
“Thankyou.You’reabusinessman?”
“Isetupmyowncompanylastyear.”
“Youdidn’ttakeupyourfather’s?”葉逍問潘朗風的時候,看了楚旭峰一眼。
楚旭峰知道,這是葉逍對他那一聲“kid”的報複。
葉逍舉起了咖啡杯,喝了幾口。海邊的氣候不是特別炎熱,冰冷的咖啡讓他略微有些不適。
他放下杯子,問楚旭峰:“Haveyoubeenmarried?IsSustillwithyou?”
“I’munmarried,”楚旭峰喝了一口咖啡,說,“butshe’salwayswithme.”
“Livingwithyou?”葉逍看著楚旭峰臉上迅速變化的表情,慢慢吐出了三個單詞。
“No.She’snowawriter,livinginTokyo.”
“Soapartfromyou?”