Chapter 37 Thirty-six

Lisa's Secret (1) Lisa from Las Vegas is like the summer sun, drying out the layers of mold in Vincent's secret life.Her parents were killed by a slot machine, her eyes were bright, her voice was loud, her bristly red hair flaring in all directions like a bomb exploding.She is an executive with a knack for making decisions with lightning speed.Many years ago, the gambler's daughter wandered to this small town, hit it off with Vincent, and they founded this clothing company together. She resigned from management at a time when the company was booming, fearful of wrestling in the turbulent currents of business society, a struggle that echoed with echoes of her dead parents.From that day on, she lived in the huge shadow of Vincent's inner world.At a young age, Lisa considered herself a vulgar girl, and she didn't want to change that.She wears gaudy clothes, speaks foul language, and occasionally gets drunk.After combining with Vincent, these aspects are slightly restrained, but there is no essential change.She knew that Vincent admired her very much.

Their home has an orange-red exterior wall and is located behind the woods on a hillside. There is a huge garden and lawn in front of the house, and the light blue swimming pool is like a beautiful jade under the sky.This residence symbolizing wealth was designed impulsively by Vincent when he was young.The house has four floors. Although the decoration is relatively simple, the oil paintings hanging on the walls are quite expensive.Yet after they lived here for a year, both men became neglectful of the house.For the sake of privacy they dismissed almost all the servants, leaving only one cook.This strong cook also takes care of the sanitation of the swimming pool and indoors. Fortunately, the hosts do not bring guests to the house.The garden soon became a deserted place, and all kinds of birds liked to nest among the overgrown flowers and trees, which added a strange flavor to their dwelling.What kind of privacy did the Vincents have?In Lisa's view, the so-called "privacy" between her and Vincent is actually a mystery, an inexplicable but always buried desire.They both want to cultivate that privacy, especially during times of busy business and communication with the outside world.

When they were very familiar with each other's bodies and the passion for crazy lovemaking had faded long ago, the two of them started the search in the dark at the same time.It was a summer night, and Lisa woke up from an anxious dream, turned on the light, and found that it was only one o'clock in the morning.In order not to disturb Vincent who was sleeping beside her, she hastily turned off the light and walked outside the door barefoot.On the steps sat her childhood friend, a dwarf whose nickname was Dumb.Lisa was pleasantly surprised to see him. "Mute, where are you from?" She grabbed his hand, which was as rough as a file.

"I took a fork in the road. It takes only half an hour to get to your hometown from here." He seemed to say these words jokingly.After all these years, he still has a big voice and great chest resonance. "Tell me, I want to go back too." Lisa knew it was like talking in a dream, but she was willing to say it. "I came from there. But if you want me to go back the same way, it's impossible. Everything has changed. I have to find it again. You have to find it. In your home, there is a way You can't see the road leading to the casino, because it disappears in the daytime. I did walk from there in only half an hour. What does this mean? It means that there is a road..." He continued like a tongue twister, but Lisa interrupted him...

The mute said he was just passing by and now he was leaving.He walked down the steps muttering something, and Lisa saw his small body disappear into the shadow of the peach bush. At some point Vincent was also sitting on the steps.Vincent said: "Lisa, why don't you go and look for it? I'm going." He, too, descended the steps and disappeared into the shadows of the peach trees.At first Lisa could hear the clinking of branches, but then she couldn't hear anything. He didn't come back until morning.Lisa asked him where he went, but he couldn't tell, only that the further he went, the less sure he was, so he had to go home.

During the day, Lisa walked around in the bushes, but found nothing.That period was the most confusing time for her, because she found that the busier Vincent was with his business, the less he slept at night.He always rolled and rolled out of bed, and then disappeared into the airtight and deserted garden.Lisa herself, on the other hand, walked up and down the perimeter of the garden.It wasn't until one time when she learned that her husband appeared in the garden in the middle of the street that she became suspicious. "I was tired from walking, so I went to rest in the garden." He added vaguely, "In my opinion, she is you. There are all kinds of wonders in this kind of place."

"You found a new partner." "Nonsense, it was you I was looking for. Lisa, without you I would sleep like a dead man at night." They drank wine under the vine, and both of them got so drunk that they fell to the ground. "Vincent, Vincent, did you grow out of the grass?" Lisa asked drunkenly, she saw the fireball falling from the sky, and her crimson dress was already on fire. "Lisa, I saw you setting fire in the abyss." Vincent spread his limbs wide, his green eyes lost their light, and his eyes were fixed on a bunch of grapes. "Ah, how hot is it? Is your casino full of stone mountains? I know you're not afraid of fire, dear..."

After Lisa sobered up, she saw Vincent lying in a small ditch, his short hair was washed by the mountain spring, and his clothes were soaked.She screamed and screamed, but Vincent was still fast asleep.Later, the chef came out and carried the unconscious master back home.