NOVEL NEXT Chapter 10: "The portrait worked."
"Including tonight,I've been lying in the hotel for three days,and gradually I've lost my appetite.
Young man,would you like some dessert?We have a new dessert at our hotel that tastes great.Would you like to try it?No,I can't eat anything right now.I just want to drown my sorrows in alcohol.Drown your sorrows?Young man,what has happened to you?Why not think about eating something first?I—I—I need to find her.Find who?Never mind,you go ahead and get busy.I don't need any food right now.I just want to be alone!Alright,goodbye young man,good luck.
Bang～The waiter closed my room door,and I lay quietly on the bed,unable to understand why God couldn't give me some good luck to find her soon.I sighed,then lit another cigarette and took a deep drag.Ah!If only I hadn't had that dream,I wouldn't have embarked on this difficult journey of searching.
After pondering for a while,I felt very conflicted.Should I give up the search?Or should I continue looking?Or was my decision at the time a mistake?But I can't forget that person in my mind,how should I go on?Who can tell me.
Beep beep beep～Hello,who is it?I'm not interested in anyone's call now.Hello,may I ask if you are looking for someone?Who is this?Oh,I saw a missing person poster on the street with your contact information.Is the woman in the picture the person you are looking for?Um,yes,that's the person I'm looking for.Do you know her?Well,I happened to see the missing person poster you posted on the street yesterday,and the woman in it looks very familiar to me,so I called you.The woman in your picture looks a lot like a classmate of mine from junior high school.I thought if you need it,I can provide you with some clues to help you find her faster.
That would be great.If the person I'm looking for is indeed your junior high school classmate,then I would like to get to know her more deeply through you,is that okay?No problem,I also happen to want to meet her and chat about the past.That would be really great,killing two birds with one stone!Where do you live currently?Can you tell me?I think it would be more convenient for us to communicate after we meet.
I live at No.2 North-West Road,Nannan Street.How about you?What a coincidence,I live near you but I'm staying in a hotel.No problem,let's make an appointment for this afternoon,at the café downstairs,see you there!
Okay,let's talk when we meet later,goodbye!"