romantic love

On the second day after the "round table meeting", Lu Xuyan invited me and Sangsang to swim in the sea together.

Of course I'm not in the mood to go on a boat trip with this guy, but any fool knows that this can't be just an ordinary trip, because the address he chose is at Haiwei Pier.

I took Sangsang and walked on the soft sandy beach that sinks step by step. Today is a rare sunny day, with light clouds rolling in and the sun shining brightly. The silver-white fine sand under my feet is phosphorescent like pearl powder. Flying birds in the waves ride on the waves, everything is too beautiful.

Sangsang doesn’t like the sun, she wears a sunhat with a white gauze rim, but even so, I put up a parasol for him—I don’t like the eyes of coming and going are all glued to my partner, his appearance is too dazzling In such a filthy place, any gaze would be a blasphemy to him.

Joy and laughter are not very pleasant to the ear, and laughter and squabbles are not very eye-catching. The melodious birdsong, the roaring bell tower, and the hymn of prayer all sound to me like the most malicious irony in the world. I wrapped myself up and curled up in any snail on the beach. In this sea of ​​gold and silver, only the moist and narrow snail nest was clean.

In the distance, I saw Lu Xuyan. He was standing on a deck, chatting with a muscular and shirtless man beside him. He was not wearing a mask, and the face of the clown was exposed in the sunlight, but no one was there. Take another look at him.

As if he noticed my gaze, he waved at me: "Meng Liang, here!"

I stepped forward bravely, and he enthusiastically introduced the man next to me: "This is Mr. Pat, Meng Liang, the boat he lent us."

"Thank you, Mr. Pat." I held the hand extended by the other party stiffly. I don't know when I started, I found that I didn't know how to communicate with strangers. I just didn't adapt to it before, but now I have a kind of Feeling impatient on pins and needles, "Nice to meet you."

"You're too polite." Mr. Pat didn't look outside, laughed, patted my shoulder, turned to Lu Xuyan and said, "Then play slowly and call me again if necessary."

Lu Xuyan impatiently pulled me onto the borrowed speedboat. He seemed very excited, his brows twitched faintly, as if he was brewing some bad idea. Seeing him like this, I felt uneasy, so I pushed him away. He wanted to pull Sangsang's hand, and he helped Sangsang step into the boat and sat beside me.

Sangsang was obediently supported by me, even though we both knew that he didn't need it at all.

"Meng Liang, have you brought the script?" Lu Xuyan lit a cigarette, sat in the driver's seat, and drove the boat slowly.

"I remember." I replied with some displeasure. Sangsang was already fast asleep after returning home last night. I was not willing to wake him up, and I was not in the mood to sleep, so I read the script that Lu Xuyan gave me. .

Lu Xuyan is right, there is very little I can do, or in other words, the content of the plan he revealed to me is very little.In short, all I have to do is send Sangsang to the auction house in the city of angels, introduce him as an item to the informant in the city of angels, make him the auction item of the week, and enter that church heart".

The informant from the City of Angels is a deputy director of the public shelter, in charge of the approval process. His surname is Jin, but his name is unknown.

"You'd better keep that in mind." Lu Xuyan snorted, "Pat told me that Mr. Jin is coming here today to attend a friend's wedding. This may be a good opportunity for him to notice You are more conducive to the implementation of our plan than you looking for the door."

"Wedding? Here?" I couldn't help frowning.

"Is there any problem?" Lu Xuyan smiled slightly, "Blue sky, sea, church, is there any better place than this?"

I was speechless by him, and I was a little dissatisfied in my heart: "Didn't I agree to go to him tomorrow, why is it earlier?"

"I'm afraid you'll go back on your word, Mr. Meng." Lu Xuyan blinked at me, "You look like you're ready to pack up and run away at any time."

"...Then what should we do now? Mr. Director, watch the scenery while sailing the boat, and then go to the shore to buy some French fries, chicken nuggets and small dried fish?"

"That's right." Lu Xuyan didn't seem to understand my sarcasm, and snapped his fingers, "I will stop at the shore later, please ask Mr. Meng to buy some supplies, and then I will have a good chat with Mrs. Zun on the boat." '."

When he said that, I immediately became angry and said to him angrily, "Don't even think about it."

"Meng Liang." Sangsang, who had been sitting quietly at the side, suddenly said, "Mr. Lu and I need to talk about some specific action plans."

"Can't I listen?" The words came out of his mouth, which made me a little aggrieved, "You still have to avoid me?"

"I'm afraid you can't help but make some inappropriate choices." He gently touched my face, and the cool temperature calmed my anger slightly, "You have to trust me, I won't do it Things that hurt yourself won't hurt you."

"I should at least know..."

"It's okay." He pinched the brim of the hat with two pale and slender fingers, lifted it up slightly, then lowered his head, and kissed my lips.

I was a little dazed and a little bit shy, avoiding Lu Xuyan's restless eyes, I moved my lips, wanted to say something, but didn't say it.

He kissed me deeply as if he had obtained tacit approval, probably because of the influence of the situation, I always feel that this kiss is a bit like the farewell kiss often mentioned in love stories, it is lingering, sluggish and bitter, between gnawing My lip was bleeding from the bite, he let go of me, looked at my face with my chin in his hand, and then bit my neck hard.

"Hiss..." I cried out in pain, trying to let Sangsang let go, but my voice was covered by the sudden ringing of the bell, and then, a melodious wedding march came from the shore, and I heard Lu Xuyan wanton With laughter, he turned the bow of the boat and suddenly drove towards the shore at the highest speed.

I hurriedly wrapped my coat tightly, shrank back from the boat, and the boat was getting closer and closer to the shore. Many people playing in the shallows had noticed us and cast curious eyes.

My hairs stood on end all of a sudden. What I fear most in my life is being the focus, not to mention the eyes of strangers shooting like arrows, I feel that my flesh and blood are pierced through. The desire became stronger and stronger, and even made me want to hide behind Lu Xuyan without any backbone.

Lu Xuyan slowed down, took one hand off the steering wheel and turned to look at me. I suddenly ran into his eyes, and felt that his eyes were black and sharp, as if he had seen me clearly from the inside out. Pursing his lips, showing an extremely complicated expression, he said meaningfully: "You were not like this before, Meng Liang."

There was a muffled thunder in my head, and I felt a headache again. The sudden pain made me wonder if I heard it wrong: "What did you say?"

From the first time I saw Lu Xuyan, I thought he looked familiar, and his voice penetrated into my heart like a news broadcast, but I really don't know who he is, and I can be sure that I don't know this person , but what he said made me have to doubt my own judgment:

"You were not like this before. You had ideals and aspirations. You would stand on the podium and talk and laugh happily. The doubts of thousands of people are just your stepping stones."

"Do you remember what you said in your first speech? Why did you enter the Blue Palace? How did you tell your mentor?"

I widened my eyes, watching Lu Xuyan reach out to me, unable to move like a stone statue.

What is he going to do?Do you want to touch me, or do you want to attack me?Or is he trying to strangle my neck?

I had no intention of resisting at all, as if my hands and feet were fixed, but at this moment, a pale hand grabbed Lu Xuyan's wrist, and I raised my head, only to see Sangsang standing up from the seat, full of emotion. He looked at the clown with an angry face.

Noticing my gaze, he suddenly turned around and slapped me hard.

I raised my face in astonishment, and looked at my Angel in disbelief. The burning pain on my face gradually brought my sanity back into the cage, and the soles of my feet, which had been weightless for a long time, finally stepped on the ground again. The feeling of being slapped back into the real world.

After waking up, I looked at Lu Xuyan suddenly: "What did you do to me?"

"It didn't accomplish anything." Lu Xuyan spread his hands, "I really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing to have a wife who is too possessive. She even has to do it herself to slap her face."

"What?" I was a little confused.

"We are going to play a play." I don't know if it was my illusion, but the sharp edge in his eyes seemed to disappear just now, "Make you a little bit embarrassed, and then get the attention of that Mr. Jin, you remember your script, right?"

I slowly recalled that the script Lu Xuyan gave me did have such a scene: I was forced to marry a very aggressive Angel because I offended a certain rich man. As a man, I endured the humiliation of my wife every day. At the same time, I am facing the risk of being sent to a nursing home because of excessive mental fluctuations. Therefore, I want to sell this Angel to get money and opportunities to dredge the relationship.

Half-truths and half-truths are always the easiest to win trust, but these were supposed to be told to Mr. Jin alone when I sent Sangsang to the public shelter tomorrow, but Lu Xuyan unilaterally advanced this plan.

"So you wanted to hit me just now?" I gave him a suspicious look, "Then why did you mention what happened when I was in college?"

"Huh?" Lu Xuyan showed an inexplicable expression, "Did you hear it wrong? How could I know what happened when you were in college? Meng Liang, you have been too anxious recently, go back and ask Lin Lu to check your mental fluctuations , don’t act out half of the fake show and actually do it.”

I didn't believe it, I cast a look at Sangsang asking for help, but he returned me with a worried look.

Did I really hallucinate just now?

I pinched the inside of my arm hard, recalling the real feeling of the soles of my feet landing after that slap, I wondered if I was really hallucinating.

"It's on the shore, it's on the shore." Lu Xuyan urged from the side, "The arrow is on the string, so go back and worry about it."

Sangsang nodded, and suddenly jumped into the sea from the bow.

Even though it was a shoal, his jump still frightened me a lot. I poked my head out to look at him, but he grabbed my wrist and pulled me into the sea.

His movements are very rough, even though I know this is acting, but I still can't help but panic, I have no doubt that behind this superb acting skills is his true nature.

He dragged me and strode on the beach, I couldn't even stand up, I was pulled and crawled by him, the gravel and shellfish fragments seeped in through the gaps in my clothes, which made my whole body ache It was itchy again, the fabric was pulled and damaged in several places, the skin on the knee joint was worn out, and it was hot and painful from being soaked in the salty sea water.

"Sangsang, Sangsang," I couldn't help begging him in a low voice, "be gentle, it hurts."

He paused, bent down and picked me up, and placed me on a bench on the beach.

I didn't expect him to come here directly, and when I noticed the gazes around me, I asked worriedly, "Will it be cheating?"

He didn't answer, just took off the hair tie used to braid my hair, and tied my right hand to the armrest of the bench.

"Be honest." He said to me coldly, but there was a softness in his eyes that only I could understand. After finishing speaking, he turned and walked towards the beach. visor.

There were muffled exclamations from around, and when I looked up, I saw my Angel standing under the golden sunlight, her silver hair fluttering in the wind, and was plated with a layer of broken gold by the sunlight. He was wearing light pink as usual today. He looked young and elegant, handsome and full of vigor, no wonder everyone was looking at him, even the newcomers in formal dresses were taken away by him.

I didn't dare to look at him any more, because if I continued to look at him, I might really fail, so I lowered my head, turned my attention back to the wound on my body, and shed a few "humiliating" tears in the numb pain.

After Sangsang returned to Lu Xuyan's boat, her needle-like eyes began to focus on me.

At the beginning, people started to talk to me, almost all of them were asking about Sangsang. salivating eyes.

I dealt with their questions perfunctorily until a familiar face came into view.

Hooked!

I cheered up, but pretended to be depressed.

"Hi, sorry to bother you, but you don't look very well." Mr. Jin in the photo smiled at me gently and handed me a handkerchief at the same time.

"Thank you." I thanked him hoarsely, took the handkerchief and wiped my face casually.

Mr. Jin looked at me sincerely, and sighed helplessly: "You may need a mirror."

As he said that, he turned on the terminal and turned on the camera to let me see my face. I was startled, thinking that this scene was too realistic. In the light screen, half of my face was swollen, with five faces on my face. Finger prints, neck and lips were swollen and torn, clothes were pulled to pieces, and the inside of the arm was bruised, and because the sand was wiped on the face with a handkerchief just now, no one might believe that he had never been abused.

"I, I... I..." I hurriedly took advantage of the situation and pretended to be crying.

"I'll untie the strap for you, can you go to the bathroom?"

I quickly shook my head: "Don't, don't, he will kill me when he comes back!"

Mr. Jin's complexion sank: "With all due respect, was that your female just now? Does he often abuse you?"

"He...he's not some kind of female." I lowered my voice and said bitterly, "He's an Angel, born like this, very fierce."

Mr. Jin frowned, and I knew that he had made up his mind, so I hurriedly added embellishment: "I offended someone and was forced to be with him, and I don't want to be like this..."

"This time shows the importance of the law." He smiled lowly, "Do you know that Angie who is too aggressive can be sent to a shelter?"

"I don't dare," I glanced at the direction of the sea in fear, "If he finds out, I will die, and he is not my child, I can't..."

"You can." Mr. Jin told me firmly, he put a business card in my breast pocket and patted it lightly, "If you need it, you can call this number for help at any time, the law protects everyone legitimate rights and interests of citizens."

"Thank you!" I looked at him gratefully, "Are you a judge?"

He shook his head and said with a smile: "Just treat me as a warm-hearted person!"

After he finished speaking, he strode away. I took out the business card with my left hand and looked at it. Sure enough, Mr. Jin’s phone number and work place were attached. He was indeed the deputy director of the city’s public shelter. By the way, it should be much easier for me to find him at the shelter tomorrow.

It’s just that I feel a little sad in my heart, recalling Sangsang’s decisive and unhesitating action when he dragged me ashore, I always feel that he personally pulled me and let me send him to the dragon’s pool and tiger’s lair. In the final analysis, the purpose was to save my brother. .

I cooperated with Lu Xuyan in today's play, not because I was really willing to send Sangsang to that auction house as a bait. Actions told me his determination, that slap was not just acting, he wanted me to wake up and forced me to face the only way.

I was in panic all the time. When I got home, I held the crumpled business card in my hand, unfolded and twisted it repeatedly. Tomorrow, the whole plan would start. From the moment I stepped into the public shelter, everything was going well. There is no longer room for turning around.

Sangsang sat in front of me silently, carefully applied the medicine for me, and touched my face, neck, arms and knees with his cool fingers. He seemed to feel a little guilty, and kissed the wound on my body with a distressed expression. place.

I hugged him tightly, and said to him only after making great determination: "Sangsang, let's not go tomorrow, okay?"

His movement stopped.

I felt my tears fall: "I really don't want to lose you, Sangsang, let's not go, just pretend that this never happened, okay?"

While I was talking, I felt a stabbing pain in my heart. I felt that I was so selfish, because I wanted to give up my brother's life because I was greedy for the comfort of the moment.

But I am not the one who wants to take risks. If it were me, even if I lost a hundred lives, I would rush forward and fight. However, the person who may be injured or die is not me, but my Angel.

Sangsang hugged me back, his embrace was as cold as his body, he stroked my back, neither agreed nor refused.

He just hugged me tightly and whispered in my ear: "Go to sleep, Meng Liang, don't think about it anymore, go to sleep."

"When I wake up, I turn the page."

The next morning, I got up very early.

As always, I opened the door to check the mailbox. To my surprise, something big seemed to be stuffed into the mailbox today. Even the mailbox door was only ajar and not closed.

I felt a little uneasy, paused, and then opened the box door.

The moment I saw that thing clearly, a thunderbolt fell in front of my eyes, and I suddenly felt a white cloud on my retina, and the world seemed to be full of snow all of a sudden, it was so cold that I couldn't see anything, only a piece of snow was left. Pale.

My entanglement and hesitation stopped abruptly at this moment, and fate ruthlessly announced that this plan that tortured me every moment was stillborn.