Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Desert Rose

The double whammy of ruining the clothes and losing the phone left Merry still unable to recover from the utter grief the next day.Although it was Sunday, she decided to turn her grief into strength and ran back to school to study English textbooks all morning. If only I could turn grief into appetite.Closing the page of the scene dialogue about ordering food bitterly, Meili packed up her books and went to the cafeteria. "Yeah, isn't that Meili who got rich?" A girl exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Why are you still eating cabbage?" "What do you know? Rich people are used to delicacies from mountains and seas, and occasionally they need to clear their intestines." Another shriller voice replied with a laugh.

Mei Li raised her head and found that it was Mary Sue and her roommate Er Niu San Niu Si Niu who were talking.Before she could swallow the food in her mouth, several girls had already sat down with a huff, as if they surrounded Meili in the center. "I heard that you are now the celebrity of that handsome boss. How far has your relationship developed? Have you ever kissed?" Er Niu asked first. "Of course not..." Meili was a little nervous, her right hand holding the spoon trembled slightly.The gossip of the girls is fierce, it seems that her meal money is going to be wasted again.

"I saw him at the dance that day. That suit is so handsome! Do you know what brand it is, Meili?" San Niu clasped her hands in front of her chest, her eyes full of eagerness. "I don't know..." Meri awkwardly touched the cabbage on the dinner plate with a spoon, hesitating whether to continue eating. "As shallow as you are, a real handsome guy looks handsome in whatever he wears!" Mary Su glared at San Niu. "Yes, boss, I was wrong." San Niu made a face, "I'm just curious about that scarab..." "Scarab? That's a great nickname!" Er Niu patted the dining table and exclaimed, "Didn't Meili claim to be fishing for golden turtles before? Isn't the rich second generation just the 'scarab'? She's all golden, so rich! Meili, don't you think so?" ?”

"Yes." Merry nodded reluctantly.Although she used to get along very well with the girls, but this time it was her turn to be surrounded by them, so she couldn't get in any words. "Speaking of nicknames, do you know what Meili's nickname is?" Si Niu suddenly said mysteriously, "Xia Jie, who lived in Meili's previous dormitory, took it. Stupid girl'..." "What about Chen Zhiwei?" Mary Su asked suddenly. "Chen Zhiwei, it's even worse, she's called 'YY Girl', because she's the boy's YY object..." Si Niu said this, and suddenly glanced at Mary Su, who looked unhappy, stuck out her tongue and stopped talking .

"You said, why is Mei Li called 'Stay Girl'?" Seeing that the boss was not happy, Er Niu quickly changed the subject, drawing everyone's attention to Mei Li's face as soon as she opened her mouth. "...Ah, what..." Meili was thinking about Chen Zhiwei, when everyone suddenly looked at her, she raised her head in confusion. The answer was self-evident, so everyone laughed again. "Xia Jie said that Meili was always in a daze like this before, huddled in a corner without moving." Si Niu quickly revealed, "When people asked her what she was thinking, she said that she fantasized that she was a grass growing in the corner... "

"Grass?" Marysue's eyes widened exaggeratedly, showing the effect of Lancome mascara more and more, "Merry, don't be so self-conscious, please imagine yourself as a flower anyway. Dogtail flowers are also flowers, right?" It made all the girls roar with laughter again. "I think the grass is pretty good." Although Meili was trampled by Marysu into a habit, she used to think that she was narcissistic and tricky, but this time she gradually tasted the highest level of envy and hatred.She sat up straight subconsciously, and waited until the girls were almost laughing, then straightened her back and defended, "Weeds grow in the corners, no one will pick them, and no one will disturb them, as long as a little soil and water, it can live well..."

Meili managed to find an opportunity to reshape her image, but unexpectedly, she heard a clear cell phone ringing just after the speech started, and the voice of Mary Sue answering the phone immediately became the focus of everyone: "...Yes, it's me. Yes. , I can tell Merry... what? Oh, My God..." Tell yourself what?Meili thought of her mobile phone that was snatched by the black dog, and guessed that it should be a call from the Yalu Group.And Mary Su's startled tone made Mei Li even more uneasy. Marysu hung up the phone, looked up and saw Meili looking at her involuntarily with curiosity and worry, and sneered: "Don't worry, it's not Pei Sidu who is looking for you."

Mei Li knew that Mary Sue was jealous at the moment, so she didn't bother with her.Sure enough, after a while, Mary Su took the initiative to say: "Manager Mo was injured and hospitalized. Yalu Group will send another person to pick you up tomorrow night." "Why was he injured?" Meili remembered that although Manager Mo fell the night before, he was still fine when he drove him home. How could he suddenly deteriorate to the hospital? "It's really weird to say. An egret flew out of nowhere. Maybe it mistook Manager Mo for a mouse and pecked it hard, so it went directly to the hospital." Marysu said with a smile in her eyes He glanced at Merry non-smilingly.

As if Mary Sue had seen through her thoughts, Meili shrank back from her straightened back: "Which hospital does he live in?" "Ren'ai Hospital, Room 1817." Later, Meili could barely remember the address. As for how to get rid of Marysu and the girls, and how to get back to the residence, she had no memory.Intense astonishment and rising fear surrounded her, making her brain seem to be stirred with a wooden stick, all the images were crowded together in a mess, but a sentence came out of this chaos like weeds come out: "Since God of Wisdom, you have two Dharma Bodies, can you let these two Dharma Bodies fight? I hope Bailu wins."

This sentence was said with a smile, with a spoof of banter and boredom, because the speaker never took it seriously. But why did it come true in an incredible way? Could it be that just because she guessed that the secret name of the God of Wisdom Thoth is Mo Huayi, the power of the name manipulated an egret to fly from the zoo or other places to the urban area of ​​Lincheng City, pecking manager Mo seriously injured?Could it be that Manager Mo is also like the statue of Thoth, with a baboon instead of a human being wrapped up in his delicate clothes? No wonder An Yu's expression was so solemn when he made a wish, so it turns out that dispelling the power of the name is not just a superstitious ritual?

Mei Li sat still in the silent rented room, the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she couldn't help shivering slightly.There are more and more mysteries around her, wrapping her layer by layer like a mummy buried deep in a coffin, unable to judge or think, who can explain everything to her? No, she has to ask Manager Mo herself!Meili remembered what An Yu said, "You have no room to escape, you can only face the enemy head-on".Huo Ran stood up and walked out the door. There are three subway lines in Lincheng: Ring Line, Line 1 and Line 2.Among them, Line 1 and Line 2 intersect to form a cross, and the ring line is located at the head of the cross. Therefore, the graphics of the entire subway are like the symbol ♀ representing females in biology, and also like flowers in the stick figures of kindergarten children. The Charity Hospital is just on the leaf on the right side of the flower. Because the subway fare is higher than the bus, Meri rarely chooses this mode of transportation before.But this time I was so anxious that I didn't have the energy to care about the price difference of one or two yuan. When he walked through the ticket gate to the platform, Meili suddenly felt someone staring at him from behind.She turned her head suddenly, and vaguely saw a figure flashing by the stairs, but disappeared in an instant. That person's appearance seemed quite strange... Meili frowned, but she couldn't say what was so strange for a while. This strange feeling lasted until she got out of the subway station and found the Ren'ai Hospital on the side of the road.The hospital building is tall and spacious, but because it is a private senior hospital, there are not many patients.Especially when Meili took the elevator to the eighteenth floor, she found that there was no one in the entire corridor. Hearing the echo of her own footsteps echoing in the corridor, Meili deliberately lightened her footsteps a little nervously.She walked along the single wards, and finally came to the door of 1817. Just as she raised her hand to knock on the door, Merry felt it was abrupt, so she stood on tiptoe and looked in through the glass window on the door. Sure enough, there was a visitor inside, but—Meili blinked her eyes to make sure she read correctly—that visitor was actually An Yu!And, what was that shiny thing he pulled out of his pocket?dagger? ! Seeing that although An Yu was holding the murder weapon, she was always lowering her head and talking to Manager Mo on the bed, Meili's whole body was as stiff as if petrified, and she couldn't even lower her body to hide the target, so she could only stare straight at the ward everything that happens inside. Suddenly, An Yu raised his hand, and the dagger fell straight down in a shining arc!Before Meili covered her mouth in surprise, An Yu's cold and sharp eyes had already looked towards the door, and happened to meet Meili's eyes! "Ah!" Meili yelled, and only then did he feel that the rusty joints all over his body had been oiled again, and they could finally start to work with a "click, click".Seeing An Yu draw out his dagger and walk towards him, Meili didn't even dare to wait for the elevator, turned around and ran down the fire stairs without looking back! "Meili!" An Yu yelled, and ran after her. Unexpectedly, a golden light rose from the ground, covering her head like a giant net.In the next instant, An Yu had disappeared from the corridor on the 18th floor of Ren'ai Hospital. "Bastard!" Realizing that he was forcibly dragged to the ground, the young man in black struggled angrily, but he still couldn't get rid of the golden light that bound him, so he could only raise his head and shout towards the ground, "What do you mean? To kill Thoth, why did Meri see it with his own eyes? Come out, come out!" "Young master..." A timid voice came from the darkness, "The master is busy, he said that the curse will be released automatically after a while." "Ghost?" An Yu stopped struggling, and stared coldly at the slowly approaching black shadow, "Didn't you follow Meili all the time, why did she happen to bump into the scene where I made a move?" "Please forgive me, young master!" Obviously sensing the anger of the person in front of him, the ghost hastily bowed and saluted, "This is not what the lord meant, it's just that there is a lot of scheming there. I have already broken the elevator in the hospital. Stopped the princess, but somehow they fixed it..." To be able to time a few things so accurately, who else can do it except Wisdom God himself?After An Yu figured this out, his face regained his composure: "Let's go." "Please be at ease, young master." The ghost hesitated for a moment, but he still spoke out to advise, "The reason why the master put the forbidden spell on you is because you need to recuperate after your poisonous wound has just healed, and he will take care of the rest. .” Hearing the ghost's footsteps gradually disappearing, An Yu lowered his eyes.Although relying on the power of Meri's wish greatly injured the vitality of the God of Wisdom, Thoth, only he knew that the dagger that was supposed to pierce Mo Huayi's heart had deviated from its position.The reason was that he was disturbed by Mo Huayi's last few words: "You are cursed by darkness, you will never get what you want..." "However, no matter how powerful the curse is, there is a way to break it..." "Do you want to bet..." "I knew you would come to kill me, thank you..." Then, the moment Meili screamed and ran away, Mo Huayi's body turned into a puff of green smoke and disappeared from the hospital bed without a trace. Since he was already prepared to be assassinated by himself, why did he say "thank you"?and also-- "Break the curse?" The black-clothed young man reached out and pressed his brows, which were faintly shining with light, and muttered to himself with a wry smile, "Actually, I don't need it." No need, he has been used to this kind of loneliness for thousands of years, hasn't he? Even if he walked out of the ground in his spare time, all he saw was yellow sandstone, blue sky, and white egrets flying by the Nile River from time to time. "Dear cousin, don't stand here like a stone man, you will spoil the romantic scenery by the river." The speaker was Horus, the uncle's posthumous son.Relying on his uncle's identity as the king of the underworld, Horus finally inherited the throne of the king of the gods.The young king is always dressed in the most fashionable and gorgeous costumes, with a suave and suave look, which is completely different from his silent and restrained. "Because no one talks to me." He looked at his cousin and explained gently. "That's right, except for punting every day, you are satisfied every day. If I were to replace you, I would have been suffocated to death!" Horus exhaled exaggeratedly, and suddenly smiled, "Cousin, don't you think about giving Add some spices to life, such as Aventure or something?" "Think about it, but I don't have as many priestesses as you do." He smiled lightly, "Which beauty are you going to date tonight?" "Such a beautiful night, of course we can't waste it, otherwise what's the point of being a god? It's a miracle that you have been willing to be lonely for so many years!" His cousin suddenly lowered his voice in his ear, and said with an ambiguous smile, "You Could it be that you haven't opened meat yet, do you want me to give you a chance?" "That's not allowed." He quickly refused, "Those mortal women believe in you wholeheartedly, you can't take this holy emotion as a joke." "That's right, I don't need you to remind me that it is only the Lord God's duty for me to date them." The young king of the god realm said, and suddenly stuffed a delicate alabaster bottle into his hand, "This is a gift for you." Here you go, dear cousin, I sincerely wish you had your own priestess too, so you wouldn't always be alone." "What I want is not just a priestess who consecrates her faith, but a true lover, like..." Before he finished speaking, his young and energetic cousin could not wait to fly away: "I won't talk to you anymore , I'm going to be late for an appointment!" "Just like your wife treats you." He looked at his cousin's leaving figure, and could only swallow the words before he could speak them. However, his cousin's high-spirited voice reached his ears through the river wind: "Don't waste my gift. Although you are the noble protector of the dead, I don't think any woman would be willing to dedicate herself to a man who smells like a dead man. ——Even if their noses can’t smell it, they can imagine it in their hearts.” The faint smile on his face suddenly froze.Opening the small bottle in his hand, he was greeted with a burst of strong aroma. Screwing the cap back on, he threw the delicate perfume bottle into the Nile. For the first time, unwillingness and longing arose in his heart. Unwilling that every day is just a repetition of the previous day, longing for such a person who can light up his eternal and bleak life. Merry had no memory of rushing down the eighteen flights of stairs in one breath.When she ran out of the hospital gate, she didn't even see a person.Although I kept thinking about calling the police, I didn't even dare to stop to catch my breath, so how could I go to a public phone when I was free? The only wish is not to turn around and see An Yu, who is holding a dagger, rushing towards him when he is exhausted and rushes to the street. Finally, like a holed balloon finally leaking its last breath, Merry held on to a street tree with incomparably heroic determination, panting so hard that she couldn't straighten up. "Merry." Suddenly, someone patted her on the shoulder, and Meili almost collapsed on the ground in fright—is it still going to be a sheep? "It's me." The familiar voice sounded from behind again, and Meili's stiff neck finally turned around slowly, but a familiar and kind face was reflected in his sight. "Teacher Li!" Meili was full of surprises, and with a loud cry, she threw herself into Teacher Li Ping's arms.At this moment, this elder who is like a teacher and a father is undoubtedly like an old fairy who descended from the sky, making her sense of security soar upwards. "What's so frightening?" "Why is Teacher Li here..." The two spoke almost simultaneously and stopped at the same time.Teacher Li Ping chuckled, helped Meili's arm and explained: "I live in Lincheng now." "Is it a job transfer?" Meili couldn't help sighing, remembering that she would meet Teacher Li Ping every time she arrived in a new place, "What a coincidence, I still want to ask you..." "Come to my house and sit down, let's talk slowly." Teacher Li Ping said, stopped a taxi, and took Meili into it. Teacher Li Ping's house is located in a dense residential area in Lincheng. The six or seven-storey buildings around are like matchboxes arranged neatly, but they are old and outdated.However, the front of the building he rented was extremely high, so the two-bedroom apartment on the ground floor was as dark as a basement. Meili remembered that Teacher Li had always been yin-loving. This was the first time that Meili entered Teacher Li Ping's residence.Everything looks simple and clean.She looked around, but still couldn't find a photo of Teacher Li Ping's wife. On a shelf in the living room was an ornament Merry had never seen before—a clustered sculpture of roses with only flowers and no leaves.Although the stone used to carve the flowers is brownish yellow in color, if you look closely, there are countless small spars in it, adding a bit of brilliance to it. "The shape of this sculpture is so beautiful, even more beautiful than real roses." Realizing that he had already walked to the shelf and almost touched the sculpture with the tip of his nose, Meili explained her gaffe embarrassedly. "This is called desert rose, which is formed naturally." Teacher Li Ping introduced. "It must be very difficult to form, right?" Meili carefully reached out and touched the desert rose in front of him.It does not have the softness and smoothness of real rose petals, and the tentacles are dry and hard, but it does not damage its perfect shape and never-fading beauty.It's like the petrification of roses when they are in full bloom, and their most splendid moments are eternal between heaven and earth. "Desert roses are the crystallization of sand eroded by sea water. Mine was produced in the Sahara Desert along the Red Sea." Teacher Li Ping saw that Meili was interested, so he simply took the cluster of desert roses off the shelf and put them on the coffee table Let Merry take a closer look. "Wow, the Sahara Desert!" With Teacher Li present, Meili's mood had calmed down at the moment, and she touched the visitor from afar again, suddenly a little puzzled, "Why do I feel like I've seen this before?" Seeing Meili's frowning and pensive look, Teacher Li Ping comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, some things will come to mind naturally. By the way, what happened to you just now, are you afraid of becoming like that?" "I..." Meili hesitated for a while, but still told Teacher Li Ping what he had seen, and finally asked depressedly, "I saw the scene of him committing a crime, will An Yu not let me go?" "What you saw with your own eyes may not be the truth, let alone you didn't see Manager Mo's body." Teacher Li Ping pondered, "As for An Yu's past, you also heard what Pei Sidu said, and you think what he said must be true Is it?" "That's true..." Meili touched her head, "Many escaped prisoners in TV dramas are wronged..." She suddenly remembered something, and looked at the elder sitting next to her suspiciously, "Can you tell me how you Do you know the secret name of the God of Wisdom? I always wanted to ask, but I lost my phone." "I have been in contact with the Yalu Group before." Teacher Li Ping did not deliberately conceal it, "It can even be said that I am a member of the group." "Then why..." Why did you leave that large group and become a poor middle school teacher?Why did she meet him by chance every time she traveled to three cities? "Do you know why I recommended you to enter Lincheng University? Because I originally lived in Lincheng." Meili became more and more confused, as if overnight, it was difficult for everyone to understand: "I don't understand..." "Do you know the patron saint? Everyone has his patron saint, and it is also the god he has the most faith in and relies on the most." Teacher Li Ping intercepted Meili's words and asked back, "Meili, do you know your patron saint?" Who is it?" This question stunned Merry for a moment.Her Patronus?In the past, she would have announced loudly that she was an atheist, so she wouldn't believe in these filthy things, but now... Could it be that her patron saint is Teacher Li Ping?Or, Pei Sidu? "Pei Sidu is really so perfect in your mind?" Teacher Li Ping was a little disappointed as if he had seen through Meili's thoughts. It’s not that I think he’s perfect, he’s already perfect… Meili muttered inwardly, and made a face to prevaricate Teacher Li Ping: “I know my patron saint will definitely not be Mr. Pei, a good horse with a golden saddle, I How can you have such a big face?" "But why do you never forget him?" Teacher Li Ping asked. "It's strange to say that the ringtone you set for my mobile phone is exactly the same as his..." Mei Li avoided the important point, "What kind of music is that?" "Even with the same music, the lyrics can be completely different." Teacher Li Ping retorted lightly, "This is not the answer I want." "Because, because I did a software test..." Meili knew that he couldn't hold back anymore, so he had to tell the truth, "That software is called 'Dream Lover', so I always thought I was destined for him..." "Dream lover?" Teacher Li Ping suddenly smiled, "It's just a small game, do you really believe it?" "I didn't believe it at first, but the facts behind it are too coincidental." Mei Li replied in confusion, "Everything seems to be predestined..." "Come here." Teacher Li Ping led Meili into the study, and turned on the computer on the desk. "Dream lover!" Seeing the familiar window open on the computer desk, Meili shouted in surprise, "So you also have this software, I didn't find it on the Internet." "Sit down." Teacher Li Ping pushed Meili onto the computer chair, "You do the test again and see." "Do it again?" Meili was a little displeased. "People say that the psychological test is to test the first reaction, and it won't work if it's too rational." "This is not a psychological test." Teacher Li Ping insisted, "Think about the environment you were in when you took this test?" Is it related to the environment?Mei Li tried her best to recall the situation when she first came into contact with the "Dream Lover" software: the atmosphere of the dormitory that could freeze people to death like an ice cellar, the rent deposit paid with most of the living expenses, and Mary Su who nagged in her ear all day long about "the rich man". The second girl and the third girl who were booing at the side tried their best to speak out astonishing and grandstanding... "The choice at that time may not be your real choice." Teacher Li Ping's persuasive words sounded in his ears, "Now, meditate for a minute and see what your heart really desires..." "What is my heart really longing for..." Meili repeated in a murmur, holding the mouse involuntarily with her right hand, and clicking to enter the "Girls Version". 1.Age: A positive type B young type C mature type The mouse cursor stays on item C for a few seconds, and finally moves to item B, click on it. 2.Skin Tone: A Ivory B Wheat C Bronze D Jet Gold Merry: B. 3.Height: A 170～175CM B 175～180CM C 180～185CM D 185CM or more Merry: B. 4.Please choose 5-10 options from the following characteristics. Meili's hand trembled, and finally selected five words: healing, loyal dog, bravery, patience, and single-mindedness. 5.When do you fantasize about meeting him?On what occasion do you want him to initiate action to you? Meili let go of the mouse and started typing on the keyboard: "When I was most lonely and helpless, he appeared at the turning point of my fate." Then, she clicked "Done." When the big red heart on the screen was twisting in the rain of arrows, Meili turned her head to look at Teacher Li Ping standing aside, and suddenly had a strange idea: If she chose "C mature" for age in the first question Type", then will the last one displayed on the screen be the portrait of Mr. Li himself?It's a pity that she is not the uncle... The red heart on the screen cracked open, and finally a portrait of a young man appeared, leaving Mei Li stunned for a moment. That man is, surprisingly—— Depressed! It's over, the software has a virus.Mei Li stared at An Yu's face on the screen in disbelief, and was the first to think of this.Why is it An Yu?Shouldn't his features be icebergs, facial paralysis, and a poisonous tongue?What kind of cure, what kind of loyal dog, how can it be worth a dime with him? But An Yu is looking at her on the screen at this moment, even the eyes are consistent... No, aren't An Yu's eyes always indifferent?How could he be so tolerant of melancholy, even affectionate?