He originally wanted to find many opportunities to talk to her.
To ask her if she's been doing well all these years, but he could completely imagine Mary Douglas's attitude and answer—
"Don't you think this question is stupid now?"
Yeah, she's standing right in front of him, perfectly healthy; how could she not be doing well.
But besides that question, what else could he say to her as a great entry point?
He couldn't find any.
Actually, he understood very well. Back then, she deliberately gave the illusion that she had died, not to deceive everyone, but just to deceive him.
As she said, she really wanted to get rid of him.
For nine years, she could truly ignore the orphanage and all the people there.
Until this day ended, Mary Douglas finally got up and left.
With books in one arm and a phone to her ear in the other, she walked lightly past him, and her voice was equally light without any ripples.
"Oh, I'm heading out soon... Uh, want to drink milk tea..."
