[Infrastructure] Rose kissed Barcelona

"Joy! Joey!" Antonio's roar was only separated by a stone pile, but it seemed to be far away.

"I'm here!" Joey quickly replied loudly, "I'm fine."

"Don't be afraid," Antonio's voice suddenly calmed down, "I'm thinking of a way."

Joey let himself take a deep breath and calm down.

His eyes gradually adapted to the dark environment, and he could barely see the outline of the surroundings.

The water was too cold, and she struggled to climb out of the puddle, and tried to push the pile of rocks that had just collapsed.

There was absolutely no movement.

She pressed her ear to the stone, and faintly heard the intermittent crushing and cracking from the other end.Antonio was probably trying to move the stone.

Joey tried to knock on the stone.

"Yes!" Antonio's voice came, "That's it, try not to talk and save your energy. Just let me know you're still there."

Joy didn't want to sit still, but the cave was too dark for her to seem able to do much.

Judging from the direction of the noise, Antonio tried to pry open the pile of stones from several places, but with little success.

After the huge limestone fragments collapsed, the entrance of the cave was firmly blocked, leaving no room for movement.

Finally, his voice came through the cracks in the stone pile: "Joy, don't panic, don't run around. I have to find someone."

"Okay!" Joey replied.

Antonio leaves.

The boundless silence fell with his departure, like a breathless curtain.

Surrounded by boundless darkness, subtle rustling sounds came from the corners, and the extremely low sound of dripping and running water was amplified infinitely in the remote void.

The fear of the dark came over him uncontrollably.

Joey shrank towards the stone pile with his hands on the ground, trying to get as close to the light outside as possible.

But the hand was pressed into a piece of cold water.

Joey couldn't help but shudder.

It was all too clear—the water level in here was rising.

And it's not slow.

Joey couldn't sit still.

She stood up, firmly suppressing the terrifying imagination of what might appear in the unknown darkness, and reached out to touch the rock wall.

As soon as she took a step, she stepped into the knee-deep water, which was freezing cold.

She bit her lips tightly, and walked forward cautiously touching the rock wall. The water depth soon covered her thighs, and she could no longer move forward.

Joey's heart sank.

She backed away slowly along the way she came, and returned to the place where she curled up just now.

There, too, the water level had risen to the ankles.

This is probably the low-lying part of the entire cave.

Joey took a deep breath, trying to recall all the possible useful common sense of wild self-rescue in his mind.

Don't panic, save your energy.

Although she can't swim, in such a closed cave, after the water level rises, it should form a cloud of air above the cave that cannot be discharged.

Right now, the water source is sufficient, as long as she keeps her head under the water and does not consume oxygen violently, she can still survive for quite a while.

It's not a particularly dangerous situation right now, as long as someone comes to rescue——

At this moment, Antonio's anxious roar came from outside the stone pile again: "Joy!"

"Antonio!" Joey rushed over excitedly, as if he heard an angel's call, "Have you found anyone?"

So fast!

"Joy," Antonio didn't answer her question, "is there water seepage in the hole?"

Joey was taken aback, and quickly replied: "Yes! It's just reached the calf now."

She vaguely felt something was wrong.

"Okay," Antonio's voice was very serious, "Joy, I need you to stay on your feet now, try to keep warm, and don't fall asleep. Find a place where you can stand and touch the ceiling of the cave."

Joey vaguely guessed something.

She leaned over to the stone pile and asked, "Antonio, tell me—is there no way to find someone? What happened outside?"

She thought of many things at once.

The torrential rain that can cause collapse may be very severe. If it cannot be discharged in time, flash floods and mudslides may form in a short time.

If this is the case, it is entirely possible to cut off the contact between this forest and the outside world.

if that's the case……

Joey felt a cold shiver creep up his spine slowly up his back.

"There are some circumstances." Antonio quickly replied, "It's okay, don't be afraid, I will rescue you—"

"Antonio!" Joey raised his voice, "If there is a dangerous situation and no one else can be found, then you should rush to a safe place to seek refuge now!"

"I can't leave you, Joey." Antonio's voice was calm.

Joey wanted to cry a little.

What are you doing, is this life and death?Good old-fashioned plot.

She sniffed and stabilized her emotions: "To save me, you must first ensure your own safety. Don't forget that I am also an architect. The structure here is relatively stable and relatively safe. It can last for a while .”

Antonio did not answer.

"Antonio?" Joey asked tentatively.

Just now she was yelling at him to tell him to take refuge immediately, but when his voice suddenly disappeared, she felt boundless fear for an instant.

It was pitch black, and tears rolled down her cheeks silently.

"Save your energy, Joey." Antonio's voice suddenly came from another direction, even a little relaxed, "Give me some time."

Joey was shocked.

Tears were still on her face, she was obviously extremely nervous, but she burst out laughing.

On the other hand, Antonio is far less relaxed than he pretends.

The fishy smell of cold rain poured into his nostrils along the wind, and he groped along the cave with a lamp, concentrating on memories while walking.

The previous route into the cave formed a three-dimensional structure in his brain, every turn, every bump, every fork...

On this basis, it is the function of nature—everything has laws, but the laws are extremely complicated.

Earth gravity.

Erosion of limestone by water.

Effects of rock formations, vegetation and wind.

The brain was running at high speed, and the sound of blood flow suddenly accelerating could almost be heard.

When he first designed the structure of the Sagrada Familia, he seemed to have never concentrated his energy on calculations with such high concentration...

Time passed by every minute and every second.

Joey finally had to step on rocks to keep his head above the water.

Fortunately, the water is not as cold as before. It is estimated that a lot of rainwater has been poured in. The temperature of the underground lake is higher than that of the dark underground lake. The danger of hypothermia will not come so soon.

The only thing that disturbed her was that, logically, the arches on this rock cave should be able to store a certain amount of air, but the water level was still rising.

"Antonio?" she called again tentatively.

She knew that he was trying to find a way nearby, and his position kept moving.

She calls out to him now and then, and sometimes he answers, sometimes not.

no answer.

Her voice had a vague ending, telling her about the amount of air remaining—from the initial echo, until the echo gradually overlapped with the original sound, and now the human ear can no longer distinguish the echo.

This shows that the remaining cave space is getting smaller and smaller as the water level rises.

Joey shivered and hugged himself.

At this time, a strong current suddenly surged in the water.

Bound by the current, Joey slipped and fell into the water unexpectedly.

Didn't panic suddenly struck.

She choked on several sips of water suddenly, and frantically waved her limbs to float back to the surface.

But for some reason, I couldn't step on the bottom, but my head hit the rock wall, but I still couldn't get out of the water, as if the whole world was full of water.

There was a burning pain in the chest cavity, but the body was extremely tired and cold.

Joey could hardly feel his limbs, only felt the boundless water was icy cold, and everything sank into darkness...

At this moment, a strong arm wrapped around her waist, and she pressed against a hard but warm chest.

At the last moment before her consciousness fell into chaos, something soft seemed to cover her lips, and a gust of air was slowly sent into her mouth.

That was what she needed most when she was dying.

So Joey unconsciously hugged him with all his strength, desperately trying to get more air.

Like a desperate, smothering kiss.

Then, she lost all consciousness as soon as the back of her neck hurt.

……

When Joey woke up again, the first thing he saw was the sea blue waves.

what is this?

Could it be that in the world after death, the sea and the sky are reversed?

As her field of vision gradually focused, she realized that it was not the sea, but a blue ceiling with wavy patterns.

The pale golden sun of a summer afternoon fell warmly on the thin quilt she was covering with, and the goldfinch chirped outside the window, and the breeze brought the fragrance of wildflowers.

The cold lake water, slippery rock walls, and suffocating kisses all disappeared, and the thrilling experience in the cave seemed to be just a dream she had.

Joey hugged the quilt and was stunned for a while.

This is where?

This is not the house they rented from the Sotura family, nor is it the casual residence that Antonio just built.

She had visited that house before, and it was filled with the vigorous and warm atmosphere of the tropical rainforest, unlike the calm and elegant white and blue tones here.

Joey stood up and looked out the window.

The sky was clear and blue, and flowers were blooming everywhere around the house.

Blue irises bloomed noisily outside the window, and pansies and forget-me-nots raised their petite flowers like delicate lace on brocade.

Among the scattered flowers, you can see a chic ivory corridor in the courtyard of the villa.

It is a hollowed-out gallery composed of a series of hanging rib arches. The arches are gracefully curved, reminiscent of the rounded backs of whales floating on the sea under the moonlight.

The bougainvillea, as gorgeous as haze, covered the promenade, weaving it into a gorgeous tapestry.

Joey turned his head and was suddenly stunned.

On the hillside not far away, you can see the red glazed roof, golden gable and white oval greenhouse of the casual residence, and the green mosaic tiles reflect a little gold.

She knew that it was a pattern of sunflowers—for there were wild sunflowers growing all over the place, and Antonio decided to put these splendid flowers on the house.

Joey turned his head slowly.

That said, she's not far from being casual now.

But when she went to see it not long ago, she had never noticed the existence of the house.

Curious bubbles popped out of my heart, and I had to pop them.

Joey got out of bed and moved his body—a little soreness, a sore throat, but everything else seemed to be fine.

She survived after all.

Just as she was about to leave the room, she saw a delicate relief of roses on the wall out of the corner of her eye.

It seems familiar.

She leaned forward curiously, and suddenly found a small hole under the relief.

The shape of the small hole became more familiar, and it was clearly——

A light flashed across Joey's heart.

key!

She looked around and was surprised to see that everything seemed to have been moved to the house.

That's more convenient.

Taking out the key in the rose wire bulb from the jewelry box, Joey carefully inserted it into the keyhole.

It seemed just right.

Joey couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Antonio set up easter eggs for her in the spirit of the orienteering championship——

Wait, the key won't turn.

She tried a few more times before pulling out the key in doubt.

Isn't it right?

She scratched her head, and found out the key to the casual residence.

The two keys do look the same, just with a different arrangement of teeth.

This time, after the key was inserted, it clicked open smoothly.

A door hidden in the wall opened silently.

This is a small blue room.

The furnishings are very simple, a wicker chair and a small swing, a light beige brandy low table, and an open window facing the sea in the middle.

Looking out along the window, there is a delicately curved bay in the distance.

The crescent-shaped silver-white sandy beach is covered with fairy-tale bright light blue sea water, which is rendered layer by layer into the depths and blends into the cold deep blue of the Atlantic Ocean.

Joey walked into the room, only to notice something hanging on the inner wall.

It was a watercolor portrait.

In the beautifully carved white frame, a black-haired girl wearing a white mantilla looks back at the rose bushes.

Although her expression cannot be seen clearly, the viewer can feel the artist's happy mood from every bright and light brushstroke.

This is... the sketch he secretly drew for her when he first met her.

"Joy?"

A familiar voice suddenly came from outside, with a hint of panic.

Joey raised his eyebrows.

"I'm here." She replied with a smile.

When Antonio came to the door in a hurry, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"...Ah, you found out."

Joey turned around and asked with a smile, "So, what's the name of this house?"

"The House of the Wind," said Antonio.

The soul of this house lies in the free sea breeze.

Originally, he tricked Joey here under the guise of designing a casual home, but he actually wanted to build this house and give it to her.

As for being casual, Shanzhu is not in a hurry, it doesn't matter if he procrastinates.

But he never expected that Joey would buy Suixingju with a wave of his hand.

…So, in order to keep the gift secret, Antonio had to adjust the original plan to build a house within a year, and worked frantically to double the efficiency, and built two houses at the same time.

Joey glanced at him coolly, "Why? I think it's more appropriate to call it 'No House' CasaNada—this is a house that didn't exist in the first place."

Antonio raised his eyebrows: "It does seem to sound better. As long as you like it."

"I don't seem to have said whether I like it or not." Joey raised his chin like a coquettish little sea otter.

Antonio laughed.

He walked up to her, bowed and held out a hand to her.

"Then I, the designer of this house, solemnly invite Her Royal Highness to visit this house, and hope that it will win your favor."

Compared with Antonio's previous grand works, this villa is a small and cute one.

The house is located on a hillside by the sea, and the overall color is ivory white and sea blue, like a pearl oyster in the deep sea under the moonlight.

When night fell, they walked into the white corridor covered by a sea of ​​flowers.

The summer night is still and cool, the crescent moon flutters in the dark blue night sky like a light feather, and the silvery white moonlight shines on the black sea in the distance.

The luxuriant flowers and leaves cast swaying mottled black shadows, and the dots of fireflies shone with light green fluorescence, dancing around them.

This scene is so bewitching.

If nothing happens, it seems that I am sorry for the beauty of this beautiful day.Joey thought endlessly in his heart.

"Joy." Antonio's voice sounded at this moment.

"Ok?"

Antonio's voice was low and sounded distressed: "It will be a while before your birthday, but we will be leaving for Barcelona soon."

Joey needs to rush back to prepare for the football tournament.

"So?" Joey gave him a strange look.

"You said before that you don't think about getting married until you're 25." Antonio's voice sounded calm, but his fingers couldn't help but rub the leaves next to him.

"I originally wanted to bring you here on your birthday and tell you—but now it seems a bit difficult."

Startled, Joey looked up at him.

His curly hair fluttered in the sea breeze, but it couldn't cover his clear and bright eyes.

There was an undisguised tenderness and nostalgia in those eyes.

Reminiscent of a pearl oyster with an open clam shell, it is a whole-hearted, completely undefended trust.

To love someone is to give him a sharp knife that can hurt himself, and at the same time believe that he will not hurt himself.

Joey couldn't help laughing, and he smiled sadly: "Antonio, I admit that your design and architecture are rigorous enough, but you are too careless here."

The fool!With a casual remark from her, he calculated the date as rigorously as a building structure.

"What?" Antonio was startled.

"I'm talking about marrying at 25—not proposing. You've wasted some time." She winks.

Antonio was taken aback for a moment, and then joy flooded his cheeks like moonlight.

He threw away the badly rubbed leaves in his hands, and wrapped his arms around Joey's waist.

He looked down at her: "Joy, I always thought that I would never say this."

"Until I met you."

At this moment, a gust of evening wind blew, and Joey's loose long hair fluttered with the wind.

She suddenly opened her eyes wide in surprise.

She heard it—the sea breeze passed through the rib arch corridor like a whale skeleton, and the melodious sound of the wind flowed around her, like the distant cry of a whale.

It turns out that this is the "House of Wind"——

A fairy tale in which a building embraces the wind.

A kiss softer than the wind landed on her cheek, and her trembling eyelashes brushed against her skin, like butterfly wings brushing over flower petals.

"Will you marry me, Joey?"

The deep voice was as soft as if it was afraid of waking up from a dream, and it was a little hoarse because of nervousness.

The wind blows from the sparkling sea, caresses the green waves of the Cantabrian forest, plays the pearl-colored corridor, blows through his curly and soft hair, and sends the whispers of dreams into her ears middle.

Next to them is the residence of the wind on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

A secret that only belongs to him and her.

With a chuckle, "Guess?"

Like a stretching cat, Joey stretched out his round and slender arms, hooked his neck down, and kissed him.

Her breath was cold and sweet, like new snow on a rosebud.

In an instant, it filled his entire breath.

"..." Antonio clenched and loosened his hands involuntarily, and the blood in his body rushed like magma.

The white Adam's apple rolled, and when he spoke again, his voice was hoarse as if he had swallowed hot iron, "I just told you yesterday, don't mess with me..."

Joey nibbled on his upper lip defiantly.

The violent high fever suddenly spread to the brain, and with a "bang", all his sanity was blown away.

The temperature continued to rise, and the strong muscles of the arms around her tightened, and the more rapid breathing seemed to be swallowing flames.

"..." After a while, Joey finally realized that something was wrong, and panted, "Wait, Antonio—hey, don't be here!"

The narrow laughter spread to her ears along the burning chest, "There is no one here."

Joey was shocked, and immediately started messing around.

"But there are a lot of fireflies! One, two, three...and the moon! Look how big the moon is!"

"……Antonio?"

She arched his neck with the tip of her nose.

The next moment, the world was spinning, and Joey was so frightened that he stretched out his arms and put his arms around his neck.

The tulle skirt fluttered in the night wind, and his low laughing voice was mixed with the swirling wind: "As you wish, my lord."

At this moment, the moonlight quietly falls into the Atlantic Ocean, and the whale sings in the deep sea.

Strings of crystal-clear and transparent bubbles rise to the surface of the sea, sending the distant breath in the depths into the embrace of the wind.

Joey has never been in love with anyone else, and he doesn't know what love looks like.

All she knew was that she wanted to indulge in his galaxy-like blue eyes.

I want to kiss his straight nose, fine eyelashes, and smooth neckline.

I want to hug him for a long time, to get closer to my beating heart, and to get closer.

On this summer night on the northwest coast, the bison running past Altamira and the angels of the Sistine Chapel in the dream, the starry night in the northern hemisphere is burning and flowing, the moon pulls up the blue waves of the Atlantic Ocean, and kisses the endless silvery white cliffs .

A century of dust and light shattered at this moment, this is the eternity of his embrace with her.

The author has something to say: Oh, the author Jun really didn’t think the ending of the last chapter was a knife, but only thought it was a thrilling QAQ, otherwise I would have warned, sorry orz

Touch, is this chapter sweet again?

The countdown to the end~ I have already been sweetened by the episode, hehe!I don’t want to write anymore after the sweetness (bushi)

Casual Living El Capricho

Wind House LaVienta

CasaNada (nada means nothing~ in Spanish)

Tips: Don’t go into the water to save people casually. The drowning person will try his best to entangle you because of his survival instinct, which may cause both of them to drown.Even if you are very strong and a good swimmer, it is best to knock yourself out before saving.

Thanks to Banjin Xiaorouwan, Zaixing, Rextuyi, Chenyu, and Ultramarine for their nutrient solutions~