Chapter 7 Chapter Six

The first time Tianxianzi saw her daughter, she felt that she had changed.In addition to the usual indifference in the past, there is also a feeling that I can't lift my spirits at all, as if I have suffered a serious illness.In the past, Datura was thin but not haggard, but now he has completely lost the self-confidence in the past.Because of poor spirits and compromised beauty, Tianxianzi hurriedly cooked pork knuckle and kidney bean soup to nourish her daughter. Mandala ate mouthfuls without expression. No matter how anxious Tianxianzi was, she never said a word. Mandala hasn't recovered her past beauty for a long time, she has been sleeping and doesn't want to see people.Tianxianzi had no choice but to call Lily, and Lily seemed to keep secret about going to Moli Island.Tianxianzi had no choice but to serve her daughter with delicious food and drink every day. Tianxianzi secretly thought that she must have committed a crime and was punished by heaven.

The fairy hated herself very much.Clearly knowing that the tiger doesn’t love her, clearly knowing what to do if she falls in love with someone—just as she wrote in the parchment book when she was sober, “If you fall in love with a man, you must not express it actively, because in love The active side is subject to others."She knew this clearly, but when she thought love was coming, she panicked and all the strategies on paper disappeared.In a word, after she tried everything, she concluded that the tiger didn't love her, but she couldn't accept this fact, so she had to continue to deceive herself. Her only hope was that the tiger would help her act. Let her have a soft landing, otherwise, she will not be able to bear it, she will commit suicide, she is very afraid of death, and even more afraid that no one will take care of her daughter whom she loves and hates.

How could the fairy's thoughts be hidden from the eyes of the tiger? !With a condescending mentality, the tiger looked down on the clumsy performance of the fairy.If he doesn't poke it, there is nothing to poke it. Since his wife is not around and the fairy can't interfere with his freedom, what's wrong with it?At first he was relatively restrained, but later he became blatant, nothing more than satisfying his desires.In the eyes of the tiger, this silly writer is actually similar to those inflatable dolls, the only difference is that it takes a little more saliva.As for love, that is absolutely out of the question.Men in this city have not known what love is for many years. Women are nothing more than a commodity to them. Those in their twenties are a little bit greener, and they are a bit of a price hike. They can be sold at a low price if they are over 30. And they often lower their value.What kind of virgins are SB doing now? They are difficult and dangerous, and ordinary mature women can't do it either. After a long time, they will be spoiled and arrogant.The ideal is a woman like Tianxianzi. They are stupid because they have not been able to separate love from sex so far. Because of their stupid and dedicated love, they will not put forward any conditions during the relationship. , and often upside down.And it’s easy to dump them once they’re tired, because these women are proud in their hearts, and it’s easy to hurt them. Once hurt, they dare not reveal the truth out of self-esteem, and they always deceive themselves and others. In short, because they look tough, they are actually the easiest group to bully.

Tianxianzi despises herself so much. She, who is already a mother, disregards her daughter so much in order to satisfy her lust. She made up her mind again: when the tiger comes again, she must cut off this relationship immediately, but the tiger not coming.Three days have passed, a week has passed, a month has passed, and it still hasn't come. The tiger seems to have disappeared from this planet. So one kind of pain in her heart was replaced by another kind of pain. She started hating herself, feeling like she was turning into a fly, washing herself in syrup.She looked at herself as if she had entered the TV screen, and felt that her clothes and everything were so ridiculous. The era of language and thought had clearly passed, and people were avoiding eye contact and quickly posing in various deceptive poses. Hit the rewind button and watch the city's history all over again.Find a charming deceptive posture that suits you best, expose yourself to the outside, and no longer be tortured by your inner distress, or turn around and run away, and you may soon see your footprints covered in weeds, and leave the city's sin and joy completely .

Only then did she understand the profound meaning of the dream of having her tongue cut off: she may be very pitiful, but this kind of pity cannot be expressed in any language.It seemed as if the waves were suppressed under the steep bank, and like a fish caught by a hook, even though the hook was gold and the mouth of the fish was painted with lipstick, the cruel reality was that she was still a poor fish on the hook. struggling live fish. When she was sober, she felt that she was involved in a boring story, and she even doubted the quality of God: because God did not add anything to the good man, nor took anything away from the mean and hypocritical, what God seemed to take was hidden. Strategy, in the face of modern people, he never shows up, maybe even he feels dangerous.

However, is there really not even a little bit of love, a little bit of warmth in this world?She still doesn't believe it.It's just that God didn't patronize her, and love didn't patronize her. God also likes young people, like those brightly colored skirts floating in the wind, and she hopes to meet a paper boat that can pretend to be Noah's Ark. If so, at least you can fool yourself... The tiger specially arranged wine for Lily to welcome the wind. Lily is wearing a rose-purple gauze dress, and the silver-purple earrings bought from Dimori Island, all of which she bought before losing her property.When the tiger was pouring wine for Lily, he was still thinking: what gift will she buy me.

It’s not without reason that Tiger thinks so. Every time they met before, Lily would bring big and small bags. Tiger has seen Lily’s shopping style with his own eyes. Lily never asks the price when shopping. We met in the shopping mall, Lily dragged him to find a brand store called LV, Lily said that your suit really needs to be changed, look how beautiful the new suits here are!It’s better to buy two sets to wear. At that time, he looked at her in amazement with a kind of playful psychology to see if she could persist until the end, but what surprised him was: she was not acting at all but acting for real, she was full of chaos Enclave ran around bringing out every suit that was the right size for him to try on.At the beginning, he had a relaxed and playful mentality that he couldn't believe, until she was about to pay the payment, he stopped her and said: "Lily, you must not do this, we are subordinates in the company, If you do this, it will be difficult in the future." He lowered his voice so that the salesperson would not hear it, but Lily replied loudly without thinking: "What is difficult to handle? What does it mean to be difficult? I didn't want you to promote me, I just thought that the suit you were wearing was too old-fashioned and should be changed." Lily's voice was heard by all the salespersons, and Tiger blushed and felt that he had fallen into an awkward situation.

Later, Lily spent a lot of money to buy a suit of more than 17,000 yuan. It was navy blue and the style was absolutely beautiful. The outfit could be worn to any important meeting on Wall Street, but so far, he feels he has no occasion to wear it.Then Lily bought her own clothes again, she asked him to wait outside, and ran into the fitting room by herself, putting on and taking off a set of clothes for him to judge.To be honest, he is also a person who has seen the world, and he has also been a judge of a large-scale talent show, so he is quite confident in aesthetics. That day, Lily bought four sets of clothes in a row, and they were all quite successful.The rose-purple gauze dress she was wearing today was also bought at that time, and she still looks graceful in it today.

But why didn't Lily bring him any presents this time? Tiger felt strange.What's even more strange is Lily's next question: "... so my monthly salary is only such a little money?" "Is this your first time to receive money with a salary card?" he asked. "Yeah, I thought... now it seems that this salary is not enough for a meal." "Yeah, you are just an ordinary editor now, if...if you can be a project manager, your salary will be much higher than now..." "So, how do I become a project manager?" "Have you been living on an alien planet?" He stared at her with a secretive smile, "Lily, there have been rumors about you since you came to the company. Some say that you are the daughter of the richest man in a certain place, and some say that you are a relative of a certain dignitary above. , even, even...Some people even say that you are the illegitimate daughter of a certain country's king and a certain country's actress!...In short, everyone thinks that you have a background, and the background is very big!...You, can you tell me the truth Is it? We are also friends, tell me the truth! I will keep it secret!"

She looked at him in confusion, really not understanding what he was talking about. "What are you talking about? What's the truth?" Lily knew that of course she couldn't tell him that she came from another world. She knew that even if she told him, he wouldn't believe it! "Okay, Lily, you've acted successfully enough! Look at how you can pretend to be stupid! A little girl, according to you, her parents went abroad, but where did you get so much money? Look at you clean, It’s not like earning money from unknown sources!” "Yes, my parents are far away, but can't my parents leave or send me something and money?" She cried out angrily, "These people are disgusting! You know I don't I didn't provoke them, but why do they always have trouble with me?"

He smiled, "It's normal, they don't specifically make trouble with you, they are a horrible majority, the meaning of the majority is to make trouble with everyone, everyone has to go through strict scrutiny, you are qualified today, but Doesn't mean you're permanently qualified! Get it?...Looks like you still don't get it, like me, just because I've been talked about less lately doesn't mean I'll never be talked about. If I drink and drive tomorrow Or go out to dinner with an actress from the actor troupe, my news will definitely be on the front page of our city B again! This is an entertainment era, do you understand? Don’t take anything too seriously, especially in my position, be serious If you don’t, you can’t live for a day, understand?!” "Then why are you still willing to stay in this position?" He was stunned, and laughed loudly, "Lily, I really admire you! You really seem to have come from another world! Let me tell you, this seat is a magic chair, don't even think about getting off it. A long time ago, there was a The great man said that fighting with others is a lot of fun. Really, the greater the risk of the position, the more exciting it is. Men like this kind of excitement... Forget it, I won’t tell you, you won’t understand it !..." A lewd smile flashed across his face, "I will soon mention you as a project manager, if you behave better." Maybe her expression was not what he expected, so he softened his tone and asked softly: "Can I ask a question? You must answer me truthfully." She nodded. His voice almost became a whisper, "You...have you lost your money recently? After returning from going to Moli Island..." "Yes, I'm broke. All my money is lost. Now, I'm a man with nothing." She looked at him and said calmly. He, who was always extremely calm, opened his mouth halfway and was speechless. Lily really didn't expect that money is so important to human society, and its importance is almost equal to life. Lily's wages were spent in a few days, and all the underwater jewels were gone, so she had to sell her clothes.Fortunately, her clothes are packed into boxes and cages, and they are all famous brands, and they are very beautiful. Lily aimed at a place not far from home.In the subway, a blind old man was singing on the opposite side, and there were DVD sellers on both sides. Lily spread a simple mat, sat cross-legged, and spread the clothes she brought one by one. A lot of feet in various shoes appeared in front of her eyes.Then, hands appeared, and some well-dressed ladies and wives picked through Lily's clothes regardless of decency. choosing.Just when Lily's eyes couldn't take care of it, she suddenly found that there seemed to be a familiar face among the crowd. The little fox face disappeared in a flash. Feeling a chill passing by, it seems to be an evil message—— Lily was a little worried, she stood up and started to call out: "Hey, everyone, put your clothes here and pick them out! Okay?" However, the situation has gotten out of control.The fleeting lady has already got five pieces of clothes in her hands. She has quick eyesight and quick hands, and she has already discovered that they are the brands of Burberry and KENZO. It just so happens that these two brands are her favorites. It should be said that the price is relatively low. Yes, but she still felt that it was far from enough. For a woman like Poppy, there was no bottom line for everything.She quietly ran to the side to make a phone call, and after only a few minutes, the five sets of beautiful and expensive clothes belonged to her—the urban management came and dispersed the crowd. Lily's clothes were snatched away, but Lily was taken to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. Poppy ran almost a stop in one breath before she felt safe.Her hands trembled, and she couldn't wait to open those clothes. This feeling was simply amazing!She judged that a set of Burberry fashion dresses should be worth at least 30,000 yuan!God!Thirty thousand dollars!She couldn't bear to buy such expensive clothes even if she was killed!But how she loved looking at the models in those windows!Those high-end brands in the China World Trade Center often have numbers of more than five figures, and she often lingers beside those window displays.She felt that her figure was not inferior to those models at all, but why didn't she have the blessing to wear those beautiful and luxurious fashions? !But now she has it, and it doesn't cost a penny.No, she didn't feel sorry for that silly girl who was brought into the Industry and Commerce Bureau at all, maybe she got it from some illegal channels, otherwise, how could she set up a stall in this ghost place?I can only blame her for being unlucky, I can only blame her for being unlucky!Seeing no one around, Poppy hurriedly put the clothes back into the bag and held them tightly, as if holding a dream tightly, for fear that it would slip away. She decided to meet A Bao tonight and wear this Burberry dress. Probably from this time, Lily truly experienced the horror of the human world. When she walked out of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, it was already dark. She walked aimlessly, towards home.She was thinking of her own home in the underwater world, where nothing like this had happened in eons.Once, she and a shellfish found a big pearl oyster that had just died at the same time, and there was a huge and priceless pearl in it. Both she and Bayeux liked each other, but they gave in to each other. Ye left by himself, but when he got home, he saw the beads shining in his room. Grandma said that Xiao Beiye brought back the beads you bought.She was taken aback, put the beads away, and still gave Bayeux before she left. This is the relationship between the creatures in the underwater world. In this way, she lost her beautiful and expensive clothes, didn't get a penny, and was taught a lesson by several dirty and ugly men.She was thinking, human beings are really evil, could it be that God didn't see what they did? ! She opened the curtains and wanted to pray to Neptune when the moon was full, but there was no moon or stars outside, and she was so hungry that she couldn't sleep.She was thinking, who should she turn to?The first person to think of was Tiger. To be honest, she missed Tiger now. She knew that if she asked him, he would not refuse. However, she needed to explain her current predicament to him, but in fact, she couldn't explain it.Then there is Tianxianzi, Tianxianzi is very safe there, she can eat and sleep well there, and even live there for a while, but she still faces a problem of explanation, the so-called explanation is just lying, Lily has not yet fully learned how humans lie I'm not sure if I can make a lie round. Only mandala left!All of this started because of her, Lily mortgaged all her property, just to save this girl who the ghost knows whether she should be saved or not!She immediately dialed the phone, and Mandala's lazy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Come on." After Mandala broke the spell, she seemed to have been in a state of amnesia.Lily thinks this state is quite good, and it is cuter than the previous Datura. Only Mandala knows that she has no amnesia, she remembers everything. That day, when she took the hell train to the unnamed castle, she inadvertently observed a murderous conspiracy.A lady-like figure kills her lover with spices.She thought she had her chance at last--and she was right: the lady did know something about the ring. Naturally, her judgment first came from the configuration of those spices, which shocked her.She concluded that the lady knew everything about drug addiction, she rushed into the first scene, and the lady said something that she shouldn't have said in a panic-it's a pity that she didn't have the ring at hand, but according to her description, The lady said that the strange flower came from the Isle of Moree.As for the name of the flower, I dare not say it even if I was killed. Seeing the inexplicable terrified expression on her face, Mandala's curiosity suddenly increased several times, and she decided to set off for Moli Island immediately. The lady advised her not to go. The lady said that she had a huge dream since she was a child, and wanted to realize the beautiful love she imagined. For this reason, she did not hesitate to use various hallucinogenic plant formulas to prepare various spices to fascinate her. The man she set her eyes on, but many years have passed, and her dream has long been disillusioned.As for the man lying here, he is a wicked prince. She has punished this kind of person for many years. She knows that she has fallen, but she can't bear to see a fifteen-year-old beautiful girl go the same way. . "Little girl, I advise you to go back. Go back to your own country, hasn't the human being said it? It's better to live than to die, not to mention that you are so beautiful and smart..." "Tell me, how can I enter the palace of Moreli Island?" "... There is a chief named Moria, who is very trusted by the royal family... But I advise you not to go there, it is very dangerous..." Mandala ignored it completely and decided to meet the Moria chief.She has been deeply trapped in the fantasy constructed by herself, and no one can stop her. Unexpectedly, she just started to describe the shape of the flower on the ring, and she hoped to get the help of the chief. When she found the flower and spices, the chief turned his face. At that time, Moria seemed to suddenly become able to squeeze blue The blood demon jumped up and strangled her neck, and poured all the drugs into her mouth. She knew it clearly, but her hands and feet were stiff and unable to move.Indescribable visions appeared before her eyes: a wandering god sat on a house tangled in oak roots, a piano was played in the distance, and a girl with curly hair was strangely bearded and held a long neck of clay. Bottle, I do not know whether it is wine or distilled water.Then she finally saw the girl playing the piano, sitting on the toilet, and the pale roses on the piano were slightly purple.There was a large group of people lying on their backs, and there was a big pot boiling the potion. The aroma of the potion permeated her whole body. She felt that she had been in a coma for a long time before waking up, and all the strength in her body had been lost. . She was thinner than before, and a suspender pajamas supported her tiny frame. She half-opened her eyes in a daze, and took out half-finished products from the refrigerator: curry fried rice and spaghetti bolognese, and fried a few more eggs , Lily scolded while gobbling: "Why do you eat these two things forever?" Mandala poured her another glass of red wine.After eating and drinking, Lily leaned on the sofa, took a breath, and said slowly: "I'm bankrupt, can I live with you for a while?" Mandala said coldly with eyes lowered. : "Whatever." Then he took out a set of clean sheets and bedding from the cabinet, put it on the bed in the guest room, and went to the bathroom to fill in the bath water. Lily used up the last bit of rose oil in the bath.Then she fell asleep on the bed. In the early morning, she suddenly had a dream. She dreamed that a wilted flower was blooming beside her bed, and it grew bigger and bigger when it became as big as a human being. , She woke up with a scream—in the dark night, Mandala was standing motionless by her bed, looking at her. She sat up all of a sudden, and the sling on her shoulders slipped off, exposing a piece of white snow on her shoulders and front chest. "Lily, I was wrong in the past, please, give me some drugs. You know, I can't live without this thing for a long time. Now I have insomnia every day and I have no appetite. I have seen it a lot. My people say that I am not as good-looking as before, so now I retreat every day, and I am not even interested in meeting people. I don’t know what to do at home alone, Lily, you don’t know how uncomfortable that feeling is! Really It's crazy!..." Mandala stood by her bedside and talked a lot. What Mandala said made her suddenly wonder. She was always wondering what happened that night in Moli Island, but Mandala always kept it secret, acting as if she had lost her memory. However, deep down in Lily's heart, she does not believe that she has amnesia. "You have to tell me, what happened that night at Moli Island?" Datura's eyes became confused: "That night, I remember we went to More Island, stayed there for at least four nights, and then came back, nothing happened?!" "The night before we left, you turned into a mummy. In the end, I mortgaged all my property and invited Chief Moria to remove the spell for you. Don't you remember?!" Her bewildered eyes became startled: "What are you talking about? Lily, are you still dreaming? What mummy? What chief? It's just that a thief stole my drug the night before I left. Without the drugs, it’s just been in pain..." "Then let me ask you, do you still remember Guava? That girl made you angry because she ate all of Dao Xiangchun's dim sum, and then you asked her to sacrifice her virginity in exchange for the drug..." She was thinking hard: "...I did this kind of thing?...I really can't remember..." Lily took out a few photos that she carried with her: "This is Guava, this is Chief Moria, this is me and you... You won't be able to recognize these, right?" "Ah! My God!..." Her face turned pale, and she exclaimed, "Look, look at Lily, there is another person in here, and there is a fifth person, have you seen it?" Her exclamation sent chills down Lily's back. At that time, everything was silent, Lily supported the bed with one hand, and slowly moved her eyes to the photo, but there was nothing, and the background was the cultural village of More Island. She looked at Lily in fear, "Can you really not see Lily? There is a human face in the woods of Wenhua Village, can't you see it? An old man's face!" Lily picked up the photo again and placed it under the light in horror, but still couldn't see anything. Lily turned down the light slowly, and when the light changed, Lily really saw a face, an old man's face—that was Aquaman's face. Mandala was really scared, because she had seen this old man's face before. Lily was really promoted to be a project manager, and her salary rose a lot. She finally had an idea about salary—it turns out that salary is equivalent to seashells on the seabed. She has saved a lot of shells and can use them to exchange for her need something. She settled down with Mandala, who still seemed to be in a state of amnesia, but Mandala did have one great advantage: being as generous as she was.Mandala took out the passbook and told her that he had earned some money in the past when he was doing business, and he could take it out at any time. She told Lily the password, and the passbook was placed in a place they both knew.Despite this, Lily is still very conscious, and only uses the money when her salary is exhausted and she needs it very much. This is a large deposit, and she really doesn't know what kind of business Mandala relies on to make money money.Mandala said, don't worry about it so much, anyway, you can spend it, spend it as you like, and treat it as your own money. Mandala did this, naturally, to repay Lily for finally giving her a little drug. Lily told her that she didn't have much left, so she could only give her a little.In fact, Lily only gave her a little grain of rice, and she was already overwhelmed with gratitude.She no longer suffered from insomnia, her complexion gradually recovered, and her whole body gradually emerged from that completely broken state.She and Lily didn't talk much, and they talked every day when they were having dinner. She no longer ate the frozen semi-finished products. She often brought back expensive food, and they often went out to eat.Of course, she ate very little, as if it was purely to accompany Lily, and Lily was born with a big stomach, which seemed to never be full. To be honest, Lily herself was embarrassed, but Datura always ordered her own food for Lily. A delicacy she couldn't refuse.One night, when they were having dinner at a Japanese restaurant, she suddenly said to Lily that you are so pretty.Then she took a small mirror to show Lily a picture, Lily saw in the mirror a big baby with a pale face and rosy cheeks, chewing with puffed cheeks—Lily thought, when did she become like this? Look at her again, she is as thin as a reed stick, although she is a few years younger than Lily, but they look about the same age, she is like an angry little daughter-in-law next to Lily.Since the devastating blow at Moree Island, she seemed to have been wounded and never recovered. That night, they watched the DVD together, which was brought back by her.Lily was taken aback when the disc was opened. It was full of sex: men and women, men and men, women and women, and even beasts.Lily was terrified.But Lily's curiosity forced her to read on - Mandala held Lily's hand, as if to embolden her. After watching the DVD, Mandala stood in front of her and slowly took off her suspender skirt. She was in a daze at first, but then she seemed to understand what the mandala was going to do, she stood up suddenly, slipped into the room as if the soles of her feet were oiled, no matter how much the mandala knocked, she couldn't open it. Mandala's voice was very gentle: "Lily, Lily, don't be afraid, it's really good, you will feel that it's unexpectedly good, if you haven't tasted that kind of feeling, your life will be wasted!..." Mandala kept talking, his voice slowly becoming a strange whisper.She seemed to be listening slowly.But she still didn't open the door. In a blink of an eye, she has been in the human world for several years, and she is used to life here, but her inner world still belongs to the bottom of the sea.At the bottom of the sea, there is only one word for everyone's skin-to-skin relationship: love.She doesn't exclude people of the same sex. When she and Xiao Beiye also fell in love with each other, they felt it was natural, but she didn't feel this way about Datura. The beating of the heart and the ringing of the bell merged into one, rhythmic sound, and the whisper outside the door was getting weaker and weaker.She was slowly hypnotized.After an unknown amount of time, in the silence, she heard a voice from the small warehouse. She froze for a moment, thinking it was a voice in a dream, but suddenly she woke up. No, it was a voice in reality. It's a real voice!Just from that little warehouse. She lost all sleepiness for a moment, and after listening, there were no more whispers outside the door.She walked towards the small warehouse quietly, but saw a lock on it.She put her ear on the warehouse door and asked quietly, "Is anyone there?" She asked a few times, but there was no sound. Just as she turned to leave, she heard a splash inside, as if someone had poured a glass of water on the ground. She was startled.Yes, the secret is there, right in that door.Mandala never opened that door, and would always lead her away from that door. Mandala also has moments of seriousness and silence. That's when she seriously studied the specimens of those flowers. At that time, Lily would quietly make a cup of tea and admire this weird girl under the transparent sunlight.It should be admitted that the girl's silence is still very pitiful. Only then did Lily know that between her ironwork and glass, the stacks of papers that looked like paintings were all specimens of flowers. Datura said that the first step in making a drug is to understand the origin of these flowers, drugs and spices.When she is happy, she will beckon Lily to pass and tell her many things about flowers. This is the first time Lily has heard about "Flower Language" from her.Yes, the parchment book has words like "like flowers explain language, and jade produces fragrance", but Lily doesn't understand that flower language refers to the language that humans use flowers to express human beings, to express certain feelings and wishes of people, In the E era, it has even become a form of information exchange.You must never give flowers to others without knowing the language of flowers. The result will only lead to misunderstandings by others. Datura said that the language of flowers first originated in ancient Greece. At that time, not only flowers, but also leaves and fruit trees had certain meanings.In Greek mythology, there is a story about the creation of roses when the god of love was born, so roses have become synonymous with love since that era. "Flower language really prevailed in the period of the French royal family. At that time, the nobles collected folk flower language information, and then let those flowers with special flower language grow in their back gardens." Mandala looked at the clouds outside the window a little mysteriously, "In the 19th century, the social atmosphere was not very open, and it was difficult to express love in public, so the flowers presented by lovers became the messengers of love." The description of the language of flowers attracted Lily, she opened a pair of clear eyes and listened.This gesture of hers made Mandala very proud. "For example, people in City B like to give blue enchantresses on Valentine's Day now," Mandala said with disdain on his face, "but they don't understand at all that a single blue enchantress means a promise, while double blue enchantresses mean promises." The sex demon girl means: meeting is a kind of fate; as for the three blue enchantresses, it means: you are my deepest love, and I hope to remember our beautiful love forever. These old hats, they are just following the trend. .” Mandala opened the pages of paper with flower specimens, and the blue enchantress inside was a kind of blue rose, as luxurious as blue velvet. Open another page, iris, looks like a butterfly, very beautiful flower.Mandala said inadvertently: "Its alias is Blue Butterfly, also called Alice. It is the messenger of love and the best raw material for making perfume. Europeans think it symbolizes light and freedom. A symbol of strength and eloquence, different colors of irises have different flower languages: white represents innocence, yellow represents eternal friendship, blue represents broken passion; purple represents love and auspiciousness; deep royal blue German iris represents holiness..." Turning to another page, there is a rose in the black with red in the red and gold in the red. "...Look, this is a black rose, so beautiful, I only like it among roses, this kind is called 'Black Magic', very mysterious; this kind is called 'Black Beauty', the flower shape is a little smaller, the luster is good, like gold Like velvet, do you know what its flower language is?..." Mandala stared at the lily and said word by word: "It represents sincerity; I am a devil, but I am a true devil, you know? I gave You, you have to belong to me!" Lily turned away all of a sudden, "Then you should never give me this!" Mandala laughed, "I'm just kidding you, silly boy! Look at this, isn't Poppy Poppy the beauty of flowers? She has long sleeves and is good at dancing, gorgeous and elegant. It's a pity that she can't be used as an ornamental. If you cut it, the juice will leak out, and it will soon The flower branch will shrink. It is very delicate, and its flower language means comfort and sympathy. If you are sick, I can buy it to comfort you." "I don't want to get sick because of it." Lily murmured.Then she was frightened by a terrible flower, like a collar of worn-out satin, bound into a wrinkled parcel, huge, the color of old blood— "It's called the devil's flower, also called corpse-scented konjac. Its flower language is death." Mandala continued, as if talking about something completely unrelated to her, "It grows in the Sumatra Islands and is the largest in the world. Flower, its smell can attract flies to pollinate it. Legend has it that it can confuse people's minds, produce hallucinations, and lure people to death, as if it is the evil spirit that specially guards King Solomon's treasure. It..." "Okay, stop talking, turn the page, turn the page... Hurry up!..." "Ha, it turns out that our lilies are also afraid sometimes!" Mandala was even more proud, and turned the page again, "Okay, this kind of flower is called Tiandiemei, also called Xueqiuhua, it represents youth and beauty! Right? It represents you!" 百合这才凑上去看了看，看见一朵朵小花围成一个大球，小花呈星形簇生，清雅妩媚，就像雪白的皱纹纸做成的，百合上去闻了闻，一股很正的清香。“这花好香，应当是制造香料的好花朵啊。” 曼陀罗哼了一声：“可这花是中看不中用。它呀，虽然香，可不合群儿！和任何其他香料都配不到一起，所以也只好弃之不用了！” 那天，当星星出现的时候，百合终于看到了传说中的彼岸花。 这不是花，这只是一幅画。它藏在了银色封面的夹层里，“这是我第一次给人看。我妈千方百计地想看，我都躲过去了！……你看它多美！” 百合战战兢兢地看着这枝画在羊皮纸上的怪异的花，她甚至觉得此花比那个什么魔鬼之花还可怕。它有红白两色，真是雪白血红。而且，上面还有金色的斑点。 “这才是最顶级的花呢！你知道它的花语吗？灾难、分离、死亡之美！它也叫曼珠沙华，我就叫它曼珠沙华，比彼岸花这名字美多了。它只开在黄泉路上，所以我拿不到它，只能把它按照传说中的样子画出来。那些守候着男人的傻女人，纯粹是假装幸福的守候，实际上她们守候的是通往黄泉路的彼岸！这彼岸其实是永远到不了的距离，除非死。” 百合觉得浑身发冷，她下决心要摆脱曼陀罗，无论她对自己多好，都要摆脱，可是在那个时候，她还是问了一句愚不可及的话：“那你听说过炼狱之花吗？” 曼陀罗的脸色一下子变了。曼陀罗说：“什么炼狱之花？你一定是说我妈妈正在写的那部傻小说吧？她不过是在我这儿批发了一个词儿，就用来当书名，她对花，对香料和迷药可以说是一无所知。炼狱之花，根本就不存在。” 最后百合伸开自己的小胖手，指着戒指上的花朵：“你要是能说出这朵花的花语，我就服你。” 曼陀罗沮丧着：“这朵花，别说花语了，连花名也不知道。” 在那个星光灿烂的夜晚，她们两个谁也没想到，曼陀罗到死也不知道那戒指上的花朵——她后来正是死于魔鬼之花和曼珠沙华。而炼狱之花，它是存在的，并不仅仅存在于天仙子的幻想中。 阿豹看到罂粟出现时果然眼前一亮。今天的罂粟容光焕发，的确非比寻常。罂粟穿一件紫色调的服装，黑紫相间，腰间有精致的金色花纹，低胸，露出很深的乳沟，令人想入非非。 那一天他们做爱酣畅淋漓，完事儿之后像平时一样，她枕在他的臂弯里，似乎不经意地回答他的话，“你也看出这衣服不一样了？当然不一样，跟你说，这衣服摆在国贸的橱窗里，几万。”她感觉到身旁这个人僵住了，半晌，才动了一动，又动了一动，捏了捏那件连衣裙的衣角，“好是好，可也看不出这么贵啊？！”“世界名牌你懂吗？光这个牌子就不得了，巴宝莉，中国有几个人穿得起啊？”“那你哪来这么多钱啊？” 她微微一扭脖子：“别人送的。” "Who?" “一个大老板。” “什么目的？想泡你？” “哼，”她又媚笑了一声，“不过是在时尚杂志上发了个头条……倒是，想泡我的有钱人也确实大有人在，”她戳了一下他的脑门儿，“你可得有点儿危机感啊！嘻嘻……” 他觉得自己一下子被打中了，好久以来，他一直有桩心事，他想做买卖，他想在经济上打个翻身仗，眼看着别人一天天富起来，“忍看朋辈成'新贵'”，他心有不甘，特别是过去的妻舅金马似乎越来越阔，买了房子买了车，他听女儿曼陀罗说起，心里不是滋味。就在前些日子，他接触到一个大公司的老总，说想让阿豹到他那里去当副总，说起一单抵押担保的买卖，当时老总想让他做担保人，因为他和另一个公司的总经理是发小，铁哥们儿。他犹豫不定，不知道水有多深。 那天他们谈到很晚，阿豹突然发现，罂粟不但是性感尤物，还着实是个商场精英。罂粟鼓励他一定要接下这单生意，她飞快地帮他算了一笔账——如果此单做成了，那么赚下来的至少有七位数。 罂粟说，该出手时就得出手啊！ 阿豹想，是该自己出手的时候了。 然后他们打开电视，偎在一起，一下子就看见了金马那张志得意满的大头像，金马在大侃反腐倡廉问题，谈得口沫横飞，满脸忧国忧民，义正词严。他的反腐剧终于开播了，据说还有些反响。 罂粟说：“换频道吧，看见他我就恶心。”阿豹说：“我倒是挺欣赏他的表演的，他演得真好啊！我敢说他是个利用写反腐搞腐败的人，以前不得志是因为没有机会腐败，假如有了这种机会，我看他比谁都腐败！你信不信？” 罂粟冷冷哼了一声躺了下去，“不知道，你大舅子的事儿，倒问别人？” 阿豹双手捧起罂粟的脸儿，“别着急，三年之内，我让你坐上宝马。” 罂粟似笑非笑地斜睨着他，“三年，是不是太长了点？我都老了……” 他们的身体又粘在了一起。黑暗中，阿豹觉得罂粟化成了一摊水，一抓，就从手指缝里流泻出去了。