约了向导大叔Tariq吃午饭，焕然比前几天白天都起得早，凌晨睡觉前特地定了闹钟，上午十点多就打着哈欠爬起来了。
两人约见的餐厅，是Tariq大叔当年向第一次来Yellowknife的林知墨推荐的那一家，距离她住宿的这家酒店不远。爱美的焕然仔细打理好自己，再一次把自己从头武装到脚，看时间差不多，在群里给小京等人发了消息，随后就拎着她出国之前特意为Tariq大叔准备的宜城和杭城特产出了酒店。
距离很近，靠双脚步行可达，焕然行走在已经被人踩得很结实的雪地上，肩上背着旅行包，两只手都拎着特产礼盒。
今天的天气难得不错，阳光温暖和煦，路上有不少游客来去，焕然身后就跟着一位，一个杵着拐杖的男人，焕然走得很慢，男人速度也很慢，一路极其缓慢地行走着。
穿梭在林知墨多年前曾走过的这条路上，焕然实在不知道该怎么形容自己的心情。
她幻想着林知墨就在自己身边，然而转身看见的路上那些来去的游客中，并没有她日夜思念且熟悉无比的身影。
大约在路上走了十来分钟，焕然就看见了路旁一块熟悉的招牌--
Zehabesha Traditional Ethiopian Food。
这家埃塞俄比亚风格的餐厅，在Yellowknife City Hall &.Park附近的几十家餐厅当中排名第一。
焕然此前从未来过Yellowknife，但她知道本地这家餐厅是因为林知墨。林知墨还在的时候，没少粘着她闲扯唠叨，众人眼里很高冷的男生，在心爱的女友面前像话痨一样喋喋不休，似乎每天都有说不完的话题，他热衷于跟她分享他所热爱的各种天文和星空专业知识，还常常分享追光途中发生的各种趣事。林知墨来过Yellowknife几次，几乎每次都会住同一家酒店的同一间客房，并且经常去酒店附近的同一家餐厅用餐。
林知墨热爱摄影，来Yellowknife观光，拍了很多当地的照片，拍摄的各种照片中自然少不了经常居住的酒店和经常用餐的餐厅。
于是通过林知墨的描述，以及他多年前拍下的各种照片，此前从未来过Yellowknife的焕然就这样熟知了在Yellowknife City Hall &.Park附近几十家餐厅当中排名第一的知名餐厅Zehabesha Traditional Ethiopian Food。
Zehabesha Traditional Ethiopian Food店内装修是典型的埃塞俄比亚风格，过了这么多年，环境依然没怎么变，除了看起来陈旧了一些。
餐厅只提供午餐和晚餐，每天中午11点开始营业待客，焕然靠近餐厅，站在餐厅门口，看着餐厅大堂几乎与从前一模一样的环境，眼睛不知不觉就变得越发酸涩。
餐厅刚开门营业，来用餐的游客不多，焕然进去转了一圈，找到一个熟悉的位置，把手里拎的特产几盒放在餐桌上，再拉开桌边的椅子坐下来。
餐厅老板在大堂里转来转去，看见有新的顾客进来用餐，立刻迎了过来。
餐厅里开了暖气，全副武装的焕然，没一会儿就热得开始冒汗，赶紧取下帽子围巾和挡风口罩。
美艳漂亮的面孔暴露在空气中。
餐厅老板看得眼前一亮。
“Hello， beautiful girl，”迎上来的餐厅老板热情洋溢，“what would you like to eat?”
焕然抬起头，看着热情的老板，“Let's have a cup of coffee first， nonfat latte. As for the staple food， I have an appointment with a friend. He hasn't come yet. Wait until he comes to order.”
“Okay.”老板点点头，立马去安排了。
漂亮的女孩，永远都引人瞩目，很快就有人注意到了美艳漂亮的单身女子，窃窃私语，“Oh， my God， she is so beautiful！I want to date her！”
有自认为长相不错的男子付诸行动，很直接地来到焕然所在的餐桌旁，“Hello， beautiful girl， I'm Bieber. Are you alone? May I sit with you?”
焕然低头看着手机，耳边传来搭讪的声音，嗓音听起来很年轻，她皱着眉抬起头，映入眼帘的果然是个年轻人，长得还不错，正一脸笑意满怀期待地看着她，见她看向自己，男子还抛了个媚眼。
焕然看了只觉得一阵恶寒，漂亮的眸子里闪过一丝不耐烦和厌恶。
“I'm sorry，sir，I've been married for a long time.”焕然举起自己的左手，将戴着钻戒的手指对着找自己搭讪的男子，“I love my husband very much. And I will never betray him.”
听说焕然结了婚，年轻男子一脸失望，盯着她左手无名指上那枚钻戒看了几眼，最终一脸遗憾地离开了，回到原来的位置上。
“Hi，boy，how's it going？”搭讪的男子对面的络腮胡子兴致勃勃。
年轻男子叹了叹气，仍然是一脸遗憾，“She said she had been married for a long time， and I saw the diamond ring on her ring finger.”
“Oh，that's a great pity！”
络腮胡子也很遗憾。
“Yes，she actually got married!”搭讪的年轻男子仍然不太甘心，“She looks very young，why did she get married so early?”
“Who knows？Maybe because she loves her boyfriend very much，and she especially wants to form a family with him as soon as possible.”
“Maybe.”有气无力的声音叹息道。
成功打发了搭讪的男子，焕然又低着头跟赖在床上的小京聊天，四周不时传来打量的目光，但自幼被打量的焕然习以为常，没多在意。因而她没注意到，在相隔不远的一张餐桌边，一个戴着黑色口罩的年轻男人也盯着她，幽邃的目光里，有着让人难以看懂的复杂。
餐厅老板很快端着咖啡过来。
“Hello， beautiful girl，your skim latte is ready.”
“Thank you.”焕然冲他微微点头致谢。
餐厅老板拿着托盘没离开，“Hi，may I have a chat with you？”
焕然愣了下，摇摇头，“I'm sorry，I don't want to chat with someone for the time being.”
“Okay，that's a pity！”老板一脸遗憾。
焕然昨天晚上跟向导大叔Tariq约见的时间其实是中午十一点半，她只是出于某种原因，比约定的时间提前早到了半个小时而已。
Tariq大叔时间观念很强，中午十一点半，很准时地出现在焕然面前，比之前更加热情洋溢地与焕然打招呼，“Hi，Amanda，good afternoon，I'm glad to see you again.”
“Hi，Uncle Tariq，good afternoon.”焕然回以浅淡的笑容，随手拿起餐桌上的Point Menu，递给Tariq大叔，“I don't know what you like to eat， so order whatever you want by yourself.”
“Oh， really？”年近五十的矮胖子大叔似乎有点不敢置信，在Yellowknife City Hall & Park排名第一的餐厅Zehabesha Traditional Ethiopian Food，人均餐费并不便宜。
“Yeah，”焕然点头，“what I said is true.”
“Oh，that's really great！”Tariq很开心，眉飞色舞地把菜单拿过去，低着头开始研究。
Tariq大叔是本地土著，显然很了解大名鼎鼎排名第一的Zehabesha Traditional Ethiopian Food，没一会儿就点好了自己想吃的菜品，并且热情地向焕然推荐了几道招牌菜。
“Thank you，Uncle Tariq，I knew long ago what I should eat if I came to Yellowknife one day.”
焕然好不费劲地点了一份主食，另外再点了一些配菜和甜点饮料。
等待上餐的时候，焕然把摆在餐桌上的几个礼盒推到Tariq面前，“Uncle Tariq，These are the local specialties I brought from China， Qingjiang wild fish are produced in Yicheng， West Lake Longjing tea and silk handkerchief are produced in Hang Cheng，specially prepared for you.”
Tariq惊呆了。
他低头看看面前的礼盒，再抬头看焕然，来来回回看了好几眼，然后神情古怪地问：“Amanda， I really can't understand，Why did you do this to me? Not only did you invite me to lunch， but you also sent me Chinese specialties. It's so strange！”
“No， it's not strange， Uncle Tariq. I just want to express my gratitude，”焕然微笑着说，“I must gratitude to you for taking care of me and my companions these days， and for taking care of my husband many years ago.”
“You may not remember that you took care of a sick Chinese young man many years ago， but I have kept it in mind all these years，I think I must thanks for you if I come to Yellowknife one day.”
胖乎乎的秃顶大叔Tariq继续呆愣着，愣愣地听着焕然说起隐约熟悉的故事。
“You.....”Tariq大叔一头雾水，“Who ..... Who is your husband?”
“Alex Lin，a handsome youngman from China.”
“What？”Tariq大叔惊呼了声，“Who did you say？Alex Lin？He.....he is your husband？”
“Yeah，he is my husband.”焕然说，“I have known your existence for a long time. I came to Yellowknife this time， signed up for a designated sightseeing tour， and specially chose you as a guide. Alex once told me that you had helped him before， and he also said that you had seen him call me. He told you about me， and he told you at that time that if there was a chance in the future， he would bring me to see you.”
Tariq大叔简直惊呆了。
焕然说着说着，突然停了下来，眼眶里不可抑制地漫上了一层白色的水雾。
“I didn't expect it to be you，”Tariq大叔很惊讶地笑了笑，然后又遗憾地说，“but I haven't seen Alex for a long time.”
焕然努力地扯着嘴角，很想笑一笑，但她怎么都笑不出来，无论怎么压抑悲伤，发出的声音还是带着哭腔，“You won't see him again， and never will， unless you go to heaven one day.”
“He.....”
“He died.”
“What.....what happened？”
“Eight years ago， a serious traffic accident happened in Yellowknife. Three people died and two others were seriously injured. Unfortunately， Alex was one of the dead.It has been eight years since he died.”
“You mean Alex died in a tragic car accident in Yellowknife eight years ago? The traffic accident that has been reported many times in the news at that time?”
Tariq大叔实在难以置信的语气。
焕然黯然点头，“Yeah，It was that accident that killed him！”
“I'm .....I'm sorry to hear that .....”
“I'm fine，After all， it's been so many years！”
“But you.....you looks not too well.....”
“He is my beloved husband， the father of my son， I love him and miss him very much. Until today， I still can't accept his death.”
Tariq大叔满脸抱歉与遗憾，“He is a very good young man.”
“Yeah，”满怀悲伤的焕然深以为然，“he is very excellent，so I love him so much.”
焕然让Tariq大叔当向导，不过是为了圆林知墨当初的一个诺言，并且向他表达自己的感谢。遗憾的是，她多年后终于见到林知墨提过几次的热情向导大叔Tariq，身边却没有心爱的他陪伴。
这是一顿充满了悲伤和怀念的午餐。
结束了用餐后，黯然的焕然与悲伤的Tariq大叔告别，Tariq大叔有其他事要处理，带上焕然特意为他准备的礼物先行一步。
小京等人都有各自的事要忙，大炮要尽快回到北京的律所实习，老曾要返回墨尔本上课，而小京和阿哲都得回到国内上班，大家都不能再继续在Yellowknife逗留，四个人都订了晚上的航班，老曾晚上九点多，另外三人都要飞回国内，选择了同一个航班在国外转机，再从中转机场坐不同的航班飞回目的城市，他们的航班是凌晨一点多。
小京等人行程匆忙，不像焕然时间充裕，这次来Yellowknife，她提前做了很多准备，包括出发前拼命加班给自己预留超长假期，给自己足够的时间平复激烈起伏的心情。
