Miss Mu and the Canary

It was late at night.

After sending off the noisy guests, everything was packed properly, and the vermilion lacquer door that was guarding this happy place was closed heavily, swallowing all the joys and sorrows in the stomach, and digesting them with difficulty.

The women laughed all day, and at night they finally stopped.The tired and hoarse voice was like a mouse, resounding everywhere, and gradually, it returned to calm.

Bai Yan lay quietly on the bed, staring at the green gauze curtain above her head in a trance.After taking the medicine, I just sweated, and there was a hot flash in the brocade quilt, which made people feel stuffy.

After a long time, she sighed softly, sat up quietly, and searched for a coat in the dark to put on.The servant girl sleeping on the outer bed called out bewilderedly, and Bai Yan gently pressed her down: "You don't need to get up."

After babbling a few words, the maid fell asleep again.

Pushing open the door, the deep and oppressive darkness hit instantly. The thin candle on the candlestick couldn't help trembling and flickering, but it still stubbornly illuminated a small square inch.

Holding the candlestick, Bai Yan gathered up her coat and walked towards the backyard.

Along the coast of Wenjiang, there is abundant rain in summer, but at night, it gradually begins to rain again.The wide plantain leaves lay horizontally in the courtyard, and the tall and straight leaves hang down lazily on weekdays, washed into a rich and deep color by the heavy rain.

Putting the candlestick on the fence, Bai Yan sat down with her knees hugged.Zhu Lan was cold, and she rested her head on it, absorbing a moment of tranquility.

The flaming anger has gradually extinguished, leaving only dust on the ground, which will disperse when the wind blows.But the scorched black marks left by the flames cannot be washed away.

Lighting a cigarette, Bai Yan tried to sort out the complicated facts before her eyes.

Mu... Mu Xing is a woman.

She was surprised to find that just such a fact didn't seem to be enough to make her feel too painful.

However, she lied to her.

Thinking of this, the ashes that had long been extinguished were faintly burning again.

She had deliberately lied to her from the very beginning, and even after she was clearly emotional, she didn't intend to confess!

So she would keep rejecting her feelings, pretending that she didn't understand her intentions, until she was forced to agree to light a big candle, and then reluctantly decided to confess - but when she turned around, she really started preparing to light a big candle as if nothing had happened thing!

Why?Why?

She is obviously a woman, and she is already engaged, so why come to provoke her?

Covering her face with trembling hands, Bai Yan buried herself in the cold palms, breathing hard.

The only explanation she could think of was that Mu Xing was playing tricks on her on purpose.

The eldest lady of the Mu family, with a family background of gold and jade, the proud daughter of heaven, what kind of novelty has she not seen before?

For a young lady born in an ivory tower, isn't a prostitute in a kiln just a novel, strange, new toy?

So she had to watch her being attracted by her wealth, then fall into her gentle trap little by little, and then break her into pieces with her own hands when she thought she was happy.

How funny, how ridiculous!

As the guesses took shape little by little, the smiling and gentle figure in the memory suddenly twisted, revealing cruel malice.

Her heart clenched tightly, Bai Yan laughed silently, her despair surrounded her like smoke in her hands.

The castle built in my heart is crumbling, and everything I thought was impregnable has become beyond recognition.

But on the verge of everything collapsing, a voice suddenly sounded in her mind.

"...There are too few opportunities for me to make a choice. Now that I have this opportunity, I choose not to listen."

This is what she said to Mu Xing when Mu... Mu Xing sent her to the car one day.

At that time, what did Mu Xing want to say to her?

Bai Yan suddenly hesitated.

At that time, she was indulging in what she thought was a deep love, what exactly did she refuse?

If so, what if Mu Xing wanted to confess at that time?

Everything that was thought to be broken suddenly blurred again.

If it is said that Mu Xing is deliberately playing with her, are those tenderness, consideration, and little details also fake?

Those affections clearly shining in those eyes are clearly so real!

What kind of scheming, what kind of boredom, is needed to turn falsehood into true love?

She is clearly such a sincere person...

Everything that was thought to be clear became blurred again, Bai Yan suddenly didn't dare to think about it anymore, picked up the candlestick hastily, and she fled like a scourge.Only plantains were left in the yard, ready to go.

...

He didn't meet Miss Bai the day before, and early the next morning, Mu Xing went to Yuhua Book Apartment to look for him again, eager to tell Miss Bai all his thoughts.Unexpectedly, he was rejected again.

"My lord, this is the rule of our industry, and it is also for the sake of your relationship with the girl." The old bustard looked sincere.

"Look at those decent people who get married, they are worried about 'happy joy' and ruining the auspicious time that was originally set on the wedding day, so they can't meet each other. Although our girl is from such a background, doesn't it mean that the son doesn't feel sorry for the girl and just wants to satisfy the momentary desire? Impulsive, don't you think about girls at all?"

When the old bustard said this, he was sure that Mu Xing would not turn his back on him, so he dared to fool around like this.

I am worried that the longer the delay, the harder it will be to explain clearly.Mu Xing asked again: "Can't you be more flexible? I have something to tell Miss Bai, and it won't take long."

Worried that Bai Yan would kill him and refuse to light a big candle, the old bustard could not give in, but he couldn't be too tough and annoy Mu Xing.

She pretended to frown and hesitated for a while, and then said to the maid waiting in the hall: "Go upstairs and ask the girl to see what she has to say."

The servant girl had already received the order from the old bustard, and pretended to go upstairs to Bai Yan's room.After a while, he took a handkerchief and came down.

"The girl said that although she misses you very much, she doesn't dare to offend the rules in the hall. So I can only give you a handkerchief to express my lovesickness."

Mu Xing hurriedly took the handkerchief, and a scent of orange blossoms came over his face. Looking at the elegant design, it was indeed Miss Bai's handkerchief.

Since Miss Bai said the same thing, she couldn't force herself to meet her again.He had to say: "Since that's the case, then we can only abide by the rules."

He also asked how the various furniture in the "shop room" were doing, and after receiving all kinds of instructions from the bustard, Mu Xing reluctantly left.

She went out and took a rickshaw, instead of going to the clinic, she went all the way to the pharmacy.

It was only yesterday that she found out that the so-called "making the room" originally required the benefactor to buy furniture for Mr. Xiao, furnish all the furniture, and even replace the bedding and bedding one by one.One is to raise the value of Mr. Xiao to show his favor, and the other is naturally because the Tangzi wants to cheat money on purpose.

Although he knew that most of the money would be taken by the old bustard in the end, but for Miss Bai, Mu Xing had nothing to say.It's just the headgear of close-fitting jewelry, and I'm worried that the bustard will be perfunctory and not buy good ones. She originally wanted to choose it herself with Miss Bai, but now that they can't meet each other, she can only choose it by herself.

Buying things is just a trivial matter. Another important thing is that she has little savings in her hand.

Although she has a monthly salary and family subsidies, she always spends freely and never saves money.I have spent a lot on Miss Bai recently, and this time I spent thousands more to light the big candles.And no matter what happens between her and Miss Bai, she has made up her mind to redeem Miss Bai's body, which will definitely be another expense.

Although the Mu family did not lack these thousands of yuan, firstly, she was unwilling to use the family money; secondly, she had no legitimate reason to explain the whereabouts of these thousands of dollars.

In this way, the subsequent expenses can only be taken from the profit of the pharmacy.In the past few days, she has cleared the accounts of the pharmacy overnight and found some mistakes and omissions. If she wants to have enough sources in the future, she will have to take the trouble to rectify them.

Rubbing his sore eyes, Mu Xing sighed.

Since she made up her mind that day, she put away her thoughts of having fun and calmed down to do things.It was also these few days that she truly understood Song Youcheng's pain.It's just that Song Youcheng and the Japanese lady share a common heart, bitterness is also sweet.She and Miss Bai still have a lot of estrangement.

I hope that Miss Bai can finally understand and forgive her.

...

"Strange, I got an injection the day before yesterday and should have recovered. Why did my condition get worse?"

After asking a few questions about the medication in doubt, the doctor put away the stethoscope, wrote a prescription, and told the maid how to get the medicine.

Sitting on the side, Mu Ma's expression was not very good, Bai Yan lay on the bed and did not speak, just pretending not to see.

In the past few days, she couldn't sleep well, and the wind blew again in the middle of the night, so naturally she couldn't get better.

Seeing that all kinds of furniture purchased have been sent into the hall one by one, the old rooms have a new look.She couldn't tell what she really wanted, and she couldn't figure out what Mu Xing meant.

On the one hand, she wanted to see Mu Xing and explain everything clearly; but in her heart she secretly hoped that she could continue to be sick like this, as if everything was still as happy as it appeared on the surface.Mu Xing is still that gentle and loving young master, she is still looking forward to that wedding dress that belongs to her, that fake wedding that is enough to be real, she will never have to face the dark waves under the peace.

After sending the doctor away, Mother turned back and pretended to comfort her: "You can rest at ease, don't worry about other things, and don't meet some irrelevant people, just take a good rest. NO.17 is coming soon, if you If he gets better, Mr. Mu will be happy too."

Not in the mood to perfunctory her anymore, Bai Yan just nodded silently.

"By the way, Mr. Mu said that you have ordered your wedding dress before. I just sent someone to pick it up, and it may be delivered in a while. If you have the strength, let them serve you for a try. It's easy to change it." .”

Muma closed the door and left, Bai Yan lay back on the bed slowly, closed her eyes and wanted to take a rest, but couldn't fall asleep anyway.

The memory rolled endlessly, roaring like a giant beast, hitting hard in my mind.

For a moment, she saw Mu Xing yelling "I will marry you" to her, and countless gorgeous fireworks exploded behind her, fleeting; and solid...

She saw the first beginning, in the corridor of Huarong Foreign Company, the sun shines through the stained glass, and fragmented colors fall one after another, reflecting on Mu Xing's body.

She raised her head and looked over, the pair of knife-like eyes nailed her in place, unable to move anymore.

That look, clean and pure.

So pure that it seems that the person she is looking at is not a lively person, but just a thing to watch.

That look said that she passed by, admired for a moment, and then left without any emotion.

The light flowed, and everything disappeared.In a blink of an eye, Bai Yan suddenly found herself back in the rain.

She lost her leather shoes and could only run barefoot as hard as she could.Do your best, don't dare to stop, can't stop.

do not go.

Don't go, don't go!

Don't leave me alone, don't leave me!

"Yan'er, Yan'er? Wake up!"

He opened his eyes bewilderedly, the water mist stayed for a short time, and then dissipated quickly.

After waking up, Bai Yan looked at Fei Hua who was sitting beside the bed: "Fei... Cough cough! Cough!"

Fei Hua hurriedly helped her up, and brought her some tea to moisten her throat.

Seeing her recovering, Fei Hua said solemnly: "Yan'er, I have something to tell you."

"Are you pregnant?" Bai Yan forced a smile after drinking water to relieve the dryness in her throat.

Fei Hua frowned: "Seriously! About Mr. Mu..."

"I see." Not wanting to hear that fact being brought up again, Bai Yan interrupted Fei Hua's voice.

She lowered her head and said, "I already know. If you mean... Ms. Mu's matter."

Unexpectedly, she would say this, Fei Hua couldn't hold back her emotions for a while: "You already know! When did you know?! She..."

Seeing Bai Yan frowned, she slowed down her voice: "You... when did you know? Don't tell you that you suddenly fell ill... because of this."

Not wanting to talk too much, Bai Yan just nodded.

Knowing what she meant, Fei Hua was also silent for a while, and then said again: "You...you mean, do you intend to tell Muma?"

Bai Yan said softly: "What's the use?"

Sighing, Fei Hua said: "When I knew about it, I wanted to confront Mu...she, but I was worried that if I offended her, I wouldn't light a big candle for you anymore, I'm afraid you will..."

Bai Yan naturally knew this truth, she nodded, and suddenly thought: "How do you know?"

After a pause, Fei Hua said casually, "Listen to Miss Li."

Bai Yan frowned.

How bad is the relationship between Feihua and that Miss Li? She knows very well, for no reason, why did Miss Li tell her this?

But without asking too much, she just said, "No need to do anything, I... will handle it myself."

Looking at her, Fei Hua sighed and pointed to the counter beside her: "Your dress has been delivered."

Bai Yan turned her head and looked over. There was a big red sandalwood box on the counter, and there was a small box beside it.

As if her eyes were burning, she turned her head quickly after only one glance.

"What's that locket?" she asked.

Fei Hua got up and took the small box, along with an envelope.Putting it in front of Bai Yan, her tone was a bit complicated: "It's...just now Mr. Mu sent it, you can see for yourself."

Her heart was beating violently, Bai Yan raised her hand hesitantly, but she didn't dare to stretch it out.

Seeing her like this, Fei Hua shook her head lightly, got up and went outside.

After several times of hesitation, Bai Yan finally picked up the small box.

As soon as she saw the shape of the box, she already knew what was inside.She opened the box very slowly.

Inside the crimson velvet box was a layer of dark blue velvet padding.Against the dark background, the ring in the middle is particularly dazzling.

It is a bright enough diamond ring.

A diamond ring for women is definitely not her size.

Putting down the box with trembling hands, Bai Yan picked up the letter again, opened it almost torn, and took out the letter paper inside.

"At the theater that day, Ms. Bai asked me for a ring. At that time, everything was not ready, so I couldn't make you happy. A few days ago, I ordered a pair of rings. I should have put them away first, waiting for you and me. It’s just that I can’t meet each other these few days due to customs, and I’m anxious, so I want to hand over mine to you for safekeeping, just like you and I met each other. Thousands of misses, I hope you can get what you want.”

At the end of the letter paper, the strong word "Mu Xing" was originally written, but under the inscription, a sentence was written in a slightly hasty manner.

"I miss you".

The letter paper is flimsy, but every word is like a weight on Bai Yan's heart.

She could almost imagine how these words would come out of Mu Xing's mouth.

The voice was low, yet clear and feminine.

She hardly dared to think about what kind of mentality Mu Xing was in when he wrote these words and sent this ring.

At some point, Fei Hua had already walked to the bedside.

She said softly: "Yan'er, I shouldn't have said that. But in the final analysis, no matter what gender or status, Mu...she is a benefactor, and we are prostitutes. As long as you pay, you will be treated the same , and how can you say what is owed or not?"

"What is important about identity and...gender? How this person treats you is the most important thing."