Chapter 514 Before Dawn
Bah, bah, bah—
The sound of the argument roared above my eardrums, but I couldn't understand a single word.
Looking from a distance, it seems that a man and a woman are arguing. Both of them are raising their voices, getting louder and faster, and the voices of different frequencies are full of anger and irritability intertwined.
The empty restaurant was filled with their bickering.
Half asleep and half awake, I fell into confusion. I couldn't tell whether it was a dream or reality. In a hazy halo, I could see a girl with pointed ears like an elf appearing in front of me. Inadvertently, my vision The collision made Li Wei slightly stunned, and his consciousness was in a trance.
"So, you know what they were arguing about?"
The eyes were raised, covered with a layer of mist like smoke, but it still couldn't hide the eyes like clear springs, light blue, clear and translucent, and the light brown hair was slightly curled and hanging lazily. Looking down, there is a childlike innocence and sunshine quietly shining between the eyebrows.
It only lasts a moment, but it makes people unable to take their eyes away.
Then.
She gave an apologetic smile, "Sorry, I only know they speak Italian, but my Italian really can't help much."
Levi raised his chin slightly, "Italian? I thought it was German."
puff.
Talia-Ryder couldn't control herself from laughing——
Italian and German are too different to be confused; obviously, the big boy in front of him is deliberately joking.
Originally, Ryder had just seen that the other party's coffee cup had been emptied, and she came over to ask if she needed a refill, but things went off the rails.
Looking up, Ryder could see the bright eyes on that clear face. Even if he was tired or sleepy, he could still see the stars falling in them.
Ryder put the coffee pot down and thought about it.
"Have you ever heard that couples lose the ability to listen to each other after being together for a long time?"
Levi looked back and asked, "Is this scientific research or folklore?"
Ryder's lips slightly raised, "If you believe it, it's scientific research; if you don't believe it, it's folklore."
"Ha, the correct answer is ten points for Gryffindor." Levi laughed, "So, what's going on with this rumor?"
Ryder pursed his lips and chuckled, "It is rumored that men will lose the ability to hear high notes, while women cannot hear low notes. I think they just ignore each other on purpose."
"Oh." Levi suddenly realized and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the couple who kept gesticulating and shouting to each other but no one listened to the other - husband and wife? partner? combination?
Beyoncé and Jay-Z come to mind again.
"So, this is the law of nature, so that couples can stay together until old age without trying to kill each other? Survival of the fittest in a sense?"
puff.
The smile on Ryder's lips rose, "How do you say?"
Levi shrugged lightly, "Not for each other, but to let the world rotate in their own way. Anyway, they don't need to change for each other."
"Oh, that sounds a little sad." Ryder tilted his head and looked at Levi.
Levi chuckled, "Growing up is always sad because things start to get complicated; but fortunately, we can choose how we face it."
Ryder looked at Levi quietly, paused for a moment, but still couldn't control his curiosity, "What should I say?"
Levi noticed the warmth in that gaze and felt a little dizzy. Although he stayed awake tonight to take care of Mahomes and Kelsey and didn't drink too much, Levi felt that his head was a little heavy.
then.
Levi changed the subject, "Did anyone say that? You walk like a tilde."
Ryder was stunned and couldn't believe his ears, "A tilde?" "Ha." Levi laughed, "It's the phonetic symbol above the Spanish letter 'n'."
Ryder couldn't hold back his laughter, "God, I know what a tilde is. Although I am a stupid and vulgar American who doesn't know other foreign languages and has no cultural background. I bet you can speak at least three languages, but At least, I tried, I tried Spanish, I tried French, and it didn’t work out, but for God’s sake, I was burning up.”
It was self-deprecating and teasing, and the atmosphere was completely light.
Levi's eyes were also full of smiles, "Don't worry, I'll tell you a secret. In fact, I'm not that great. For example, I don't understand Italian."
Ryder was stunned and couldn't control it anymore. He covered his mouth and shrugged his shoulders crazily.
Levi looked at the elf-like girl in front of him, and his smile slowly paused at the corner of his mouth, "Do you believe in soul mates?"
Ryder said, "What?" He didn't hide his surprise. How did the topic jump?
Levi explained, "I just said that we can choose different attitudes to face it, for example, retain some stupid innocence."
Ryder suddenly realized, "So, do you believe in soul mates?"
"I believe it." Levi did not hesitate.
Ryder smiled, but said nothing, as if he had different opinions with Levi.
Levi didn't mind, "I believe we have many soul mates living in different corners of the earth."
Ryder, "A lot? However, the story version I heard is slightly different. Everyone may only have one soul mate, which is why soul mates are so rare. Some people even don't believe in the existence of soul mates."
Levi shook his head, "No, I believe that everyone can have many soul mates, many, many. However, it may be a special situation for you. You may only have a few. They may be your soul mates, but there are many soul mates on earth. Most people are not your soul mate."
Ryder tilted his head, "Why?"
Levi, "Because you don't believe in soulmates."
Definitely.
Ryder tried to argue, "I didn't say I didn't believe it."
Levi didn't speak, just looked at Ryder quietly, his eyes full of smiles.
Ryder bit his lower lip lightly and stopped struggling stubbornly. His beautiful eyes dodged slightly, and then he changed the subject, "How many soul mates are there?"
Levi raised his eyebrows.
Ryder, "Me, how many soulmates do you think I have?"
Levi did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought and considered it carefully, "For you, I think..." His facial expression was particularly ferocious, and after struggling hard, he finally gave an answer like a prophet, "Maybe Four.”
"Four?"
"Yes, four."
"Oh, God, there are so many." Ryder sighed exaggeratedly, "But I haven't met any of them so far."
Levi shook his head, "No, you have four soul mates. God will arrange for them to appear on the road, and you will always meet them. Or they will appear in a 24-hour restaurant."
Ryder gently raised his chin and looked at Levi meaningfully without opening a word, just watching quietly, the smile in his eyes slowly flowing out.
Li Wei didn't shy away, looking back generously, letting the air surge.
In the end, Ryder was defeated and hurriedly lowered his gaze to cover it up, but then raised his eyes again and looked directly into Levi's eyes, "What about you? How many soul mates do you have?"
Levi did not speak immediately, but squinted his eyes and thought carefully, as if he was counting, "About one thousand, two hundred."
(End of chapter)