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10.

The annual meeting ended, Sophie stayed in Guangzhou for two more days, and she finally had a chance to get rid of the crowd.She insisted on running in Guangzhou.The humid air, the rare green shade in winter, the unique southern plants, the heat accumulated in the body, every reason requires her to go for a refreshing jog.

Regarding the matter of running, Mo Yunfei is helpless and will never accompany him.A colleague told Sophie that there is such a small island that is the best place for Guangzhou people to run and cycle.From the perspective of landscape, it must meet Sophie's picky requirements.

Sophie wisely chooses to go for a run in the afternoon.She has deeply experienced the ecological environment of China's large population, and the ubiquitous crowds make her very anxious.She is willing to pay any price as long as she can stagger the crowd.For example, crossing half of the city to come to the island, such as violating one's professional ethics and leaving get off work early.

awesome! Sophie sighed for the pleasant scenery of the island.In Guangzhou this season, there is a layer of water mist in the air, which makes the sunshine diffuse and soft, not as bright and dazzling as the sunshine in the United States.But it’s not like Beijing. The gray sky in Beijing is confusing, and you often don’t know whether it’s cloudy or hazy.There were a few times when I thought it was cloudy on the ground, but as the plane roared into the sky, Sophie was surprised to find that the sun was shining above the fog.

No matter what the air quality index in Guangzhou is, at least you can distinguish between sunny and cloudy days.Here you can go for a run without coughing and having a sore throat.

After some stretching, Sophie started to run.

While running, Sophie silently calculated the calorie intake for the past two days.The more I calculate, the more frightened I become. Even if I run 10 kilometers, it can only offset the steak, bread and tiramisu last night, right? Sophie felt a little regretful, why didn't she restrain herself then?Neither Mo Yunfei nor Xu Maimai ate or drank wildly, no wonder they never ran or worried about their weight.

Thinking of the amount of heat that can be burned for 10 kilometers, Sophie quickened her pace.

A woman ran up to her, wearing headphones and her hair held back by a wide gray headband.She didn't run fast, but her rhythm was clear and her steps were easy, and the ends of her curly hair tied up high by the headband danced with the rhythm of her running.

From a distance of 50 meters, Sophie kept looking at this woman, hesitating whether to say hello or not.After being in China for so long, she has become more and more hesitant to greet strangers.

According to her habit in the United States, when there are not many people, it is natural to greet strangers who meet each other. The so-called greetings are just nodding and smiling or saying hello.Now she is very confused about this very simple matter. Her smile often causes others to show embarrassing expressions that are secretive and half-smile; As if he couldn't hear or see, he walked away.

Not to mention strangers, even colleagues in the company, she found that the behavior of many people was also very unpredictable to her.Some colleagues will pretend not to know her, and when they see her from a distance, they will lower their heads and pretend to look at their mobile phones or turn their heads to pretend to talk to people, or even pretend to look away.There are people who, on the contrary, greet her enthusiastically in the elevator and talk endlessly about work, and Sophie sometimes has no idea who he is.

In short, people here use all kinds of fancy ways to not recognize each other or say hello.Xu Xiaona is also a style. She pretended not to know Sophie when she was face to face.

Well, let's not think about that for now, do you want to say hello?

Soon Sophie was relieved, and the woman looked up and smiled at Sophie. Sophie smiled back.Then pass by.

Sophie ran 10 kilometers in one breath, panting and still counting the calories burned and the psychological shadow area. "Come run again tomorrow."

The weather on the second day was not very stable, there was no sun, there was wind, and the temperature was a bit low, but the air was very fresh and humid.

Sophie came to the island for a run as planned, and met the woman again.

Today Sophie ran in the opposite direction on the circular running track, but the woman was still walking in the same direction.Coincidentally, she also came, and also in the opposite direction.

So when they met, Sophie smiled broadly and said "Hi".Then pass by.

The bad thing is that before the run was finished, it rained. The rain was not very heavy, but it was very dense.The island's environment is pleasant, but the traffic is extremely inconvenient. There are no people on the island in such a rainy day, and of course there are no taxis. Sophie couldn't find a nearby car with her Didi.

She stood in the rain, the cold rain hit her body and her head was very cold, Sophie stood shiveringly on the side of the road trying to contact some car.

At this time, a small silver car slid over without a sound and stopped in front of Sophie, the windows were lowered, that running woman. "Hi, is there a car to pick you up?"

"Hi, hello. No car, I can't find a car now, can you take me away?" Sophie trembled with anticipation.

"Get in the car quickly."

Sophie got into the car, the woman closed the windows and turned on the heater, Sophie immediately reached out to the heater.

"Thank you, my name is Sophie." Sophie said sideways and extended her right hand to the woman.

"Hi, my name is Kou Yan'er." The woman left the steering wheel with her right hand and gently shook Sophie's cold hand.To be precise, the two just touched fingers.