Gaya Street

The rainy season in Kota Kinabalu is very long, starting from October every year and continuing until March of the next year. At the beginning of 10, before the Spring Festival holiday, Wu You flew to this tropical city from Beijing in the severe winter.

There is also a longer name here, Kota Kinabalu, which is directly transliterated from Malay. Wu You thinks this name is a mouthful, and he is still used to calling it Kota Kinabalu, but no matter which one, he does not know the meaning Weird name.

Wu You's flight took off early in the morning and landed at noon. When he boarded the plane, it was still a quiet night, and the airport had not yet entered the busy period. The planes were gathered in the parking area of ​​foreign routes. Looking out from the porthole, only the runway could be seen. There are scattered lights on the sky, and a dispatch tower standing in the distance.Before taking off, he sent a message to his mother, informing her that the company will go abroad for team building in the next week, and the destination is on an island. There will be jet lag and poor signal. In short, the connection will not be so smooth, and he told her not to worry too much. .

The flight from Beijing to Kota Kinabalu takes less than 6 hours and covers a distance of 4000 kilometers. In fact, it does not cross the time zone. It just flies from the northern hemisphere to the equator and goes all the way south.He didn't plan to go to real tropical islands like Kapalai or Sipadan, but would stay in that small city on the west coast of eastern Malaysia for four or five days.

These are all excuses that Wu You made up for a few days of leisure. He even quit his job, so there will be no team building activities.

Wu You didn't expect a reply, but who would have thought that he would still receive a reminder. His mother said she knew, and asked after a while if she was going with her boyfriend.

He knew that his always open-minded mother was just joking, but looking at the phone, he didn't know how to explain it, but his mother was still teasing him, saying that he wanted his boyfriend to bring him home during the Spring Festival, and "the ugly daughter-in-law also needs to see her in-laws".Until the screen went dark, Wu You didn't think of how to speak, and simply turned off the phone in a bad manner.

The mother only knew that Wu You had a boyfriend who had been dating for a while, and he was in a company with him. Before anyone knew his name, the relationship came to an end.After the breakup, there are other messes. Although it is well covered up, it is still an office romance that you can't see when you look up.Wu You had no choice but to give up his job.

The plane climbed above the clouds, and the light in the cabin dimmed. Wu You saved a few comedies on the tablet computer. The gaudy images are very dazzling against the dark background. Listen to the unique lines and tones of comedians now. Also feel out of place.The girl in the next seat was exaggeratedly exquisite, and even put on a mask to enjoy the journey. Inspired by her, Wu You turned out and put on the eye mask.Without the grotesques on the screen, his eyes are much clearer, but unfortunately even under the warm eyepatch, his eye sockets are still sore.

He wasn't here on vacation, and he couldn't pretend to be celebrating his re-single status and welcoming exotic encounters.It's not that this relationship is so deep, the fact is on the contrary, Wu You hasn't been in love much, but just wanted to try it out, but the courage he finally mustered up was in vain again, and he ended up being dumped at this moment.

Wu You closed his eyes, and remembered the cruel fact that he announced his girlfriend's ex soon after the breakup, and that they had been together for a long time and broke up once.He needs a paradise to escape. Tropical islands are the most suitable for forgetting troubles. In winter in the northern hemisphere, the fastest visa is Malaysia.

The plane drove smoothly in the stratosphere. In the next six hours, the metal box would face the direction of the earth's rotation, cross the date line, and wait for the sunshine of the new day.The field of vision outside the plane window was still pitch black, Wu You was suddenly desperate, his mind, which was used to unconstrained ideas, began to wonder again, would the earth stop turning, would the sun still rise, would anyone still love me, Mrs. Yongye Long, loneliness has no end.

The city of Kota Kinabalu is very old, and many people regard it as a transit city to Semporna. In recent years, because of the influx of diving enthusiasts, the tourism industry has only become hotter.It is the rainy season now, with continuous rainfall, which makes the sea turbid. Diving enthusiasts will avoid the rainy season and wait for a calm and clear sea.Therefore, it is not the peak season for travel at this time, and there are only a few people at the airport.

Wu You took off his coat and changed into a light summer dress. It didn't take long for him to enter the country, took a taxi, and drove to the not-so-busy urban area.

"Korean? Chinese? Are you here to travel?" The taxi driver was very friendly, with an accent in English, but it didn't sound like a problem.Wu You also answered him in English, and the two chatted back and forth.

"Look, there is the sacred mountain," the car window rolled down, and the tropical wind blowing gently on the face with the moist ocean breath, Wu You squinted his eyes, followed the driver's gaze, and looked at the lofty mountain. The peaks of the mountains are hidden in the clouds. Looking at the past, it is hard to tell whether it is clouds or unmelted snow.The driver continued, "Kota means city, Kinabalu means holy mountain, and this is the city of holy mountain."

Wu You remembered the awkward name of "Kota Kinabalu", and only then did he understand what this long string of spell-like words meant.

The driver asked again: "Are you going to Mount Shenshan?"

"I don't know, probably." Wu You replied, he really didn't have a plan, he didn't even think about the itinerary for this afternoon and tomorrow.

"Go and see, this mountain still has stories about your China."

It was difficult for the driver to express the words in English. Wu You tried to listen, and finally managed to understand what he told a legend, but the specific plot was unclear.

The gentle wind echoes between the mountains and the sea. On one side is the smell of soil and vegetation in the rainforest, and on the other side is the moist water vapor from the South China Sea, which falls on the face like tiny raindrops.Wu You felt that he had fallen into the cradle and was soothed by the wind and rain on the equator, and for a short while he forgot those sorrows of parting and the exhaustion of traveling and traveling.He closed his eyes and replied vaguely: "Yes, I will go."

The hotel Wu You booked was in the city center. The facilities were a bit old, but it was full of Nanyang style. There were two kumquat trees at the door. When Wu You passed by, he could even smell the faint aroma of citrus.

It is much warmer here than Beijing in winter, suddenly enveloped by the temperature that is no different from midsummer, coupled with the fatigue brought by the early morning flight, Wu You was already depressed, and now he is even less excited.He had no plan in the first place, and he was still lacking in interest at the moment, only thinking about going to the hotel to sleep.

Thinking this way, he absently pushed open the glass door of the hotel, and a passerby happened to catch up behind him, and Wu You habitually blocked the door for that person.The man was taller and wore a dark printed short-sleeved shirt. Wu You's line of sight was just at the level of his chin. The moment he passed by, besides hearing the thank you in English, he also heard There is a burst of fragrance similar to the sea breeze, I don't know if it is the smell of perfume, or the natural smell dyed by the waves and beaches.

The sea breeze is mixed with an orange tone, like a fruit that has been precipitated by salt, and the sense of chaos eroded by the heat has been weakened a lot.The cool fragrance caused trouble, Wu You glanced over the limit again, his gaze passed from his chin to his lips, and stayed on the man on the lower edge of his sunglasses.The half of his face that he revealed gave Wu You a sense of déjà vu inexplicably.

"You're welcome." He subconsciously replied in Chinese, and felt embarrassed when he realized it, and hurriedly ended the impolite scrutiny.

When he woke up, it was already evening.Although this hotel is a well-known chain brand, it is too old. There is an unpleasant smell in the room. It seems that if you breathe hard, your nasal cavity will be filled with dust.The air was turbid, and the room was not very cool. Wu You felt even more tired after waking up, his body was covered in sticky sweat, and his stomach was also very hungry.

The beginning of the journey was not as expected, but he couldn't keep complaining. Wu You took a shower, changed his clothes, and went out with his room card and mobile phone.

He was going to go to the restaurants mentioned in the travel notes for dinner.Wu You kept his head down looking at the screen of his mobile phone, and followed the elevator to the downstairs. At this time, the hall was full of tourists. He avoided the crowd. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the waiting area, where three or two guests were sitting scattered. , Some are on the phone, using a language they don't understand, some are looking down at their mobile phones, and the rest is similar to other tourists here, wearing sunglasses and a printed shirt.

Wu You didn't pay much attention to it, and only focused on the navigation that hadn't adjusted its direction yet.He pushed open the glass door of the hotel, took two steps along the route on the screen, and found that he had deviated from his destination, so he turned around, turned around and started again.He kept his head down and almost bumped into the oncoming passerby.Wu You said sorry in English, and wanted to miss his position and walk away, but the man kept moving with him, always blocking him.

Only then did he raise his head to look at the person in front of him. This person was wearing a dark printed shirt and sunglasses. The distance between the two was not far, and he could smell the faint scent of perfume on his body.Wu You remembered that when he checked in at noon, he met this person once.

Wu You took a step back warily, and nervously put the phone in his pocket.The surrounding area is crowded with people, and not far away is the doorman of the hotel. With such a safe location, you should not encounter malicious people.

"What's the matter?" he asked in English.

"Wu You," the man took off his sunglasses, revealing clear and tough facial features. He was smiling, and there were a few inconspicuous lines in the corners of his eyes, which were not enough to make him look old, but it made him look old at first glance. The somewhat distant face is much friendlier.The familiar mother tongue continued, and the voice was no different from his memory. He looked at Wu You and continued, "It's a coincidence that I met you here."

He recognized Wu You.Wu You also looked at him, not knowing what to say for a while.

It's Lin Jing.Wu You also recognized him.

He is Wu You's classmate in high school for three years and a playmate who grew up together.After that graduation ceremony, Wu You never saw Lin Jing again.

Wu You replaced the answer with a long silence.It was almost evening, and the wind blowing from the sea seemed to be a harbinger of rain again.Wu You recalled inopportunely. The travel notes said that the rainy season here is very long, and it always falls for three or five days in a row. He would visit every afternoon or evening. It came quickly and fell quickly. Fortunately, the cumulonimbus clouds would not stay too long. For a long time, a rain will say goodbye in a short time.

The forecast said that it would not rain today, but God kept his promise.Thinking about it again, Tiangong doesn't know whether he likes to cause chaos or beauty, Wu You and Lin Jing have been separated for ten years, and they met him again in this strange country.

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I don’t know if it counts as a road essay, I tagged it first