When Voices Collide

The weather in April was unpredictable. Just a few days ago, it was sunny as if summer was approaching, but in the last couple of days, the temperature suddenly dropped, and it rained cats and dogs.

Daisy Buchanan dragged her suitcase out of the dubbing studio and it was already past midnight. As she stepped out of the companys door and looked at the rain pouring from the sky, she couldnt help but frown. She checked her watch again, her expression becoming more worried.

Raindrops fell from the dark sky as if trying to make puddles on the earth.

After waiting for a while and seeing no sign of the rain letting up, she took a deep breath, opened her umbrella, picked up the silver suitcase beside her, and rushed into the rain.

She ran to the side of the road and waited for more than ten minutes before she finally hailed a taxi. As soon as she got in, she hurriedly said, "Excuse me, to the train station!"

"Alright!" the taxi driver responded, and after starting the car, he casually asked her, "Young lady, are you catching a train alone at this hour?"

Daisy smiled, "Yes, Im getting off work too late."

"Whats the rush? Its not safe for a young lady to be out so late alone. It would be better to get a ticket for daytime tomorrow," the driver advised kindly.

"Theres no way, Im in a hurry. Im attending a friends wedding tomorrow," Daisy said, unable to hide the smile in her eyes.

As she spoke, her friend called her just in time—

"Ah Zhi, you will come tomorrow, right?"

"Ceramic Potter classmate, dont worry, I will definitely come to your wedding through wind and rain!" Daisy looked down at her watch again, calculating the time, she should be able to catch the train and couldnt help but feel a bit relieved.

Ceramic Potter on the other end of the phone was overjoyed to hear her say this, and then she thought of something and whispered mysteriously, "By the way, Ah Zhi, do you know who else is in the groomsmen party? It will definitely surprise you."

Daisy looked out of the window absentmindedly and casually responded, "Who is it?"

"Jay Gatsby!" Ceramic Potter said excitedly, mentioning a name.

These two words came through the receiver and entered Daisys ears, hitting her heart directly, and for a moment, she was as if she had crashed and couldnt move.

Jay Gatsby.

She never thought that after five years, she would hear his news in such a way, his name.

It is said that time is the best medicine to cure everything. Over the past five years, she has been busy with work and dreams, and has rarely thought about everything related to this name.

Until now did she realize that he has always been in her heart, never leaving.

"Why arent you talking? Are you too surprised? Jay Gatsby! The national god of our entire high school!" Ceramic Potters exclamation came again from the phone, interrupting Daisys thoughts.

She slowed down, forced a smile: "It is quite surprising, but I heard that he has long lost contact with high school classmates?"

Ceramic Potter also expressed doubt: "Hmm, Im also puzzled, maybe its because my He Yu had a good relationship with him back then, and he has a big face, haha."

Ceramic Potter, who is a show-off, cant leave her husband in three sentences.

Daisy was helpless about this, but the topic was also pulled far away.

It wasnt until she hung up the phone that the ripples in her heart caused by the two words "Jay Gatsby" had not calmed down.

"Young lady, were here!"

The voice of the driver made her stunned, and when she looked up, it was already the train station.

It was only a dozen minutes, but Daisy had already lost the courage to go to another city.

It wasnt until the driver urged again that she hesitated to get off the car and came to the ticket hall.

She went to the automatic ticket machine, took out her ID card, and got the ticket. She almost acted like a robot without thought.

Her mind was entangled, and she didnt know what to do.

Daisy looked down at the ticket in her hand, it would take more than seven hours to get to City C. Its half past twelve now, and she will arrive at the destination around eight in the morning.

That is to say, in another eight hours, she will be able to see that person.

Just thinking about it, Daisy felt her heart tighten suddenly, and her heartbeat was like thunder.

Memories also came unbidden, about Jay Gatsbys every frame and painting, just like a slide show, back and forth in her mind.

The picture finally froze on the back of Jay Gatsby entering the airport and leaving without looking back.

Daisys heart seemed to sink again, with a sigh.

She pulled the corners of her mouth mockingly, and then fearlessly lined up to wait for the train ticket inspection.

Just after getting on the train and sitting down, Ceramic Potters call came in again: "Ah Zhi, Ah Zhi, have you boarded the train?"

"Well, if its not delayed, it should be able to arrive at eight twenty in the morning."

"Good." Ceramic Potter seemed to be relieved, and then she seemed to be talking to someone a little far from the microphone. It was vaguely audible: "Rest assured, rest assured, shes on the train."

Daisy felt something was wrong: "Who are you talking to?"

"Ah? No, Im talking to He Yu. He thinks its not safe for a girl to come over so late." Ceramic Potter hurriedly replied to her.

"Its okay, its only a few hours." Daisy dispelled doubts and turned her gaze to the train window.

At this time, the train was passing over the viaduct. Looking out of the window, the city was left with colorful neon lights, embellishing the dark night sky. The rain hit the train window, making people feel a bit cold.

"Well, Im still worried about you." Ceramic Potter paused: "Ill have someone pick you up tomorrow morning."

"Hmm." Daisy laughed, wrapped her coat more tightly, and joked: "If you arrange a high-quality single handsome guy for me, it would be even better!"

"Bah, you wish." Ceramic Potter laughed.

When she arrived in City C, it was already clear and the temperature had risen by more than ten degrees.

After getting off the train, Daisy took off her coat and only wore a long-sleeved shirt, but she was still sweating profusely.

In addition to taking the train all night, her face was very haggard.

A few strands of hair on her forehead were soaked with sweat and pasted on the skin, her face was sallow, her dark circles were heavy, and she had no color to speak of.

She walked out of the station and found the license plate number that Ceramic Potter had sent last night, then looked at the drivers seat.

Finding that the man inside didnt recognize her, Daisy finally felt relieved and tidied up her image a bit before walking towards the BMW, as long as it wasnt Jay Gatsby, she didnt need to care about her image.

But when she walked over, she couldnt help laughing at herself for being paranoid. Jay Gatsbys temper, who would dare to order him to pick up people.

"Hello, are you a friend of Ceramic Potter and He Yu? Im Daisy Buchanan." She walked to the drivers window and asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, Im the cousin of Potter, she asked me to pick you up."

The man responded with a smile, hurriedly got out of the car, put her suitcase in the trunk, and opened the back door for her.

"Then hurry up and get in the car, the wedding is about to start."

Daisy nodded and was about to bend down to get in when she looked up and saw the person sitting in the back seat, her smile froze on her face, and her mind went blank in an instant...

"By the way, this is He Yus classmate Jay Gatsby."