The sharp blade is cut again and again, rhythmically unpacked, like a flat and smooth inverted triangle, and at first glance it looks like a nondescript gift box. "Is it starting now?July, it turns out that you are also a fan of people?How long has it been?" Liang Xia carefully put those disassembled gifts into the box again, covered the lid, and then carried out the next round of repeated operations. I don't know how long the time has passed in Liang Xia's self-talk, the seven or eight boxes that have just been spread out on the bed have been opened one by one by these skillful hands, and Liang Xia's fingers gently slid over the marks left with sticky glue, "July, cool summer." July's, mine. I'll see what this is. It's July. "Hey, one was missing. "But this is who chose a heart-shaped box in an ingenious way. Liang Xia picked up the box and held it firmly to his heart.

The evening breeze blew the curtains up, and the uninvited rain poured in through the imperceptible gap between the curtains and the edge of the bed.

The dimly lit living room, by the remnants of the moonlight.

July stood quietly in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, her skin became clearer and clearer under the shadow of the moon, her enviable face, her slender waist and her mille-feuille skirt adorned with budding pink lilies. July's eyes shone as lightly starry as tassels, and her gaze lingered on herself in the mirror, as delicate as a narcissus under the moon. Turning a little to the left and then quickly turning back to the right like a nightingale jumping, at the moment when she stretched or swayed from time to time, Liang Xia inhaled lightly and smelled a faint fragrance of lilies.

The dull thunder grew clearer, and the rain outside the window rolled in with a disgusting fishy smell.

July lowered her head slightly, her soft gaze and bright white fingers in red stayed greedily on the dress.

"Ahh

"My mother, I'm scared to death, who is so bold, isn't there a lack of virtue in doing this?"

"They do things that harm others and themselves. ”

Immediately after the thunder, the dull sound of a heavy object falling to the ground was once again in my ears.

Liang Xia jumped to his feet in a hurry, and ran out of the bedroom in three or two steps as if he was one step at a time, and slowly stood beside July, his dark pupils gradually dilated, and before he had time to scream, he instinctively protected July behind him.

"What's the matter? Didn't you just fiddle with the pile of boxes, what did you see? ”

Liang Xia's sudden move has already puzzled her.

July's face was full of infatuation, but he still put down his skirt stupidly.

"If you go in first to see what is going on in that box on the ground, I guess you won't have the energy to ask me. ”

Liang Xia raised her hand and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, and opened her hand sideways again, her eye circles were red and swollen. "It must have been from this ominous thing, my eyes are sore and sore. "My throat will be smoking. "No, I'll go to the kitchen and pour a glass of water and tell you what happened." Saying that, Liang Xia turned around impatiently and ran into the kitchen.

The sound of bottles and cans sliding down one after another came along with the "gurgling" sound of feet stepping on the floor. Intertwined with these crisp or subtle sounds is the cry of the cool summer that throws aside the rapid gasps.

"Don't tear it down yet, wait for me to come back with you, there are still many things I haven't explained to you. "You're going to see what hell you're going to see now. ”

"Let me tell you that the gifts this time are all small items, such dresses and perfumes, all of which were given by Zheng Muxuan. And the walnuts, cranberries, butter and fine flour I bought, and I'm going to make snacks for you. Originally, it was all good things, but that one box, and that box contained a great mystery. ”

"I really don't know if it's the ulterior motives of the two-faced people, or the bad intentions of the boss I have never met. In short, the people who can give this gift are not normal people. ”

"Liang Xia, you drink water, drink water, talk about ideas, you hide half and expose half, let me dismantle it or not?"

Seeing Liang Xia standing there stupidly, holding a hot water bottle in both hands, July's face sank, "How many times have I told you, don't get caught up in the clouds with me, what I want to hear from you is the result, the result." You're going to make me up that long story. ”

"I don't need you Liang Xia, I'll see for myself" July is the one who knows Liang Xia the most, if she continues to ask, Liang Xia will definitely make the process very long. And every cool summer, she habitually talks about it shortly, and July will be very patient with her. But this time, July simply lost his patience.

"Don't look at it, I told you you'll regret it. Liang Xia was still unhurried in front of the coffee table in the kitchen, "You just wait for me, this water is too hot, if I drink it, my tongue will be scrapped." ”

"After you listen to me analyze the process and my thoughts to you, you should consider whether to watch it, or just throw it out without watching it. I'll help you analyze and analyze, maybe you can be careful about who is around you from now on. ”

July ignored the cool summer completely, and she leaned down slightly. July's eyebrows twitched and furrowed, "Why are you so tight?" It's hard for you to reassemble, and it's hard for that roll of tape, aren't you a waste?"

"Dismantle and glue it back, you don't have to pay for duct tape. ”

July printed the fine sweat on his forehead, put the taut box on his knees again, and kept retracting his fingers, like a circle of pale red dark marks on the white and tender fingers of the green onion root.

July inhaled deeply and held her nose, and the moment she unscrewed the lid of the box, she instinctively threw the box out.

"Ahh

"What do I say, you don't wait for me, it's good to have one more person to share the panic. After all, I'm a person who has been scared once, and I can still be unprepared. ”

Liang Xia muttered, gently put down the water glass, sighed softly, shook his head, and then walked out of the house slowly, and did not forget to mumble a few words while walking.

The strong wind blowing for no reason slipped past the feet of July's heavy slump, as if the surface of the lake that was originally as flat as a mirror rippled in an instant, and the dark bottom of the lake seemed to give birth to some irresistible mysterious force by chance, locking the confused soul of July and dragging it into the cold abyss.

July stepped back in a daze, and a pair of frightened eyes gradually petrified stared blankly at the richly decorated gift box lying in the corner.

The moment the box hit the ground heavily, bright red blood spurted out and splashed onto the snow-white marble floor. Blood flowed down the narrow slit between the marbles until July and the cool summer feet that clung to her.

Even after making all the psychological preparations, when he saw this scene, July still felt dizzy in front of him.

After the dizziness, July regained his courage and carefully picked up the gift box that was already covered with blood, and carefully took out the guilty toy from inside.

It was a large skeleton of a dead man spliced together by countless scarlet-eyed skeletons. There are no less than a hundred small skeletons on the body, and the places where the fingertips touch are dripping with blood, just like hundreds of resentful eyes staring at you, making people feel uncomfortable when they see it.

At that moment, even the cool summer behind him couldn't help but sink his heart violently, and he gasped with cold air in his mouth.

"In July, who do you say can do this? Is it Gu Beichen? I heard that you had another big fight in the first few days of the row. What is the reason for this?"

"What else can I do, because I'm not good enough to sing. However, I don't blame him at all, he is mean and unkind to me. But even if the words are too aggressive, I can understand that. Although I care a lot about what others think of me. July sighed softly, "What can I do, when it comes to the root, my ability is too inferior, but in order to meet Brother Mu Xuan often, even if I don't have a full five tones, I can force myself to recognize all the tones." ”

As he spoke, July's fingers swept lightly over the waist of the sin doll.

"You have to work twice as hard as everyone else. July flipped the sin doll over to its back and turned it back, her eyes fixed on it, trying to find some clues.

Seeing that she was staring at the doll intently, Liang Xia interjected in a low voice.

"In July, I always felt that Gu Beichen was not targeting you, he and Zheng Muxuan had been fighting for two years, and the rumors about the discord between them had already caused a storm in Qingyi, and you were personally selected by Zheng Muxuan to stay by his side. Not only that, I heard that the girl who ran in front of us that day seemed to know Gu Beichen, think about it, Gu Beichen was so anxious to pull a girl into his camp. An orchestra of three people, two people in partnership to exclude one person, the goal is not too obvious. Even if Zheng Muxuan's singing skills are outstanding, he can't withstand these open and secret battles. Someone stumbles on you all day long, and even a dragon can't stop you in such a place. There is always a time when a small universe breaks out in a calm person, but Brother Mu Xuan is also a smart person, or he must be no stranger to these small actions, so Gu Beichen's plan is in Mu Xuan's hands, but even if Zheng Muxuan has insight into Gu Beichen's scheming, he doesn't know which person present is an undercover agent. After all, no one had the slogan of Gu Beichen's partner written on their faces. So Zheng Muxuan has only one way to stop the vicious development of all this, and that is to choose you. ”

Liang Xia leaned over and said solemnly.

"You've met him more than once, and he's all too well known to you. Even familiarity is not enough for him to bring his heart back to his stomach. But people say that the witch's affection is in her heart, and the princess's innocence is in her eyes. You're a sugar-coated girl in a honey pot, and he must have seen your mind the first time he made eye contact with him. That's right, he is sincere or tempting, and he can put 120 hearts on you during this period of interaction. ”

"Liang Xia, why do you always like to figure out other people's intentions, are you tired?" July patronized the doll in her hand, as for Liang Xia's words just now, she was not in the mood to listen carefully. "And Brother Mu Xuan is not the kind of person you say, that's right, I follow him, I really don't know what he's thinking. But I can feel that he is a principled person, Gu Beichen is Gu Beichen, and I am me. ”

"July wants me to always say that you don't have enough brains? A lot of people are multifaceted, or at least impostors. How do you know that you are not being used by others? You have met Zheng Muxuan a few times, and you can see through him with one look. Don't forget that in Qingyi, he is a star-level figure who occupies the right to speak. Will he be as simple as you think?"

Liang Xia has only one thought in his heart, which is to wake up this person who is not sleepy but wants to sleep.

"If you take it easy, you will find that there is not a complicated person around you. When you have more contact with those suspicious people, you will know how much fuss you made in the first place. ”

The last light in July's eyes gradually retracted, and in the moment when she was stunned in the cool summer, her face turned from sunny to cloudy.

July gently picked up the black lace on the table and tied up the messy broken hair, then lowered his eyes, and carefully removed the countless skeletons one by one, "What is this" July's fingertips softened.

In the center of the skeletons was a small hidden bag, which July flipped into the back of the shackle that had never been stitched together to find a note.

The note had the word "death" written on it, and the dark red color on the note seemed to be a curse dipped in human blood, which was even more shocking.

"The reason why I interrupted you is because I've been thinking about it all the time. But with my understanding of Gu Beichen, he would definitely not do this. ”

"In my eyes, he is a person who lives by his personal likes and dislikes, and if he hates someone, he will definitely show his hole cards on the surface. ”

July sighed and put the broken puppets back together.

"That's right, I have made a clear relationship with you since the day you joined the group, and chose to stand on the opposite side of you and Zheng Muxuan. Then isn't it a bit of a mistake for him to engage in this kind of small action behind his back? And he is still a boy, a boy squeezes out a girl like this, whether it is simply rushing at you or aiming the gun at Zheng Muxuan, it seems to be very cheap. ”

"I think this person must look decent on the surface, and he will not be noticeable if he uses some shady tricks. ”

Cool Summer pondered for a moment and looked at July with the eyes of a new continent.

That is, there is someone else who is targeting you. ”

"You give me that note, and I'll see if I can see some tricks. ”

July handed the note to Cool Summer,

Liang Xia picked up the pen from the table and imitated the handwriting on the note one by one.

"One thing I know for sure, the person who wrote the note must be a delicate girl, your rival. ”

July couldn't forget the puppet's weird and hateful smile, and when she thought of that thing, she felt that it was dark again. And the doll exudes a sticky fishy smell, and every time I recall the taste, July and cool summer will inevitably have a boiling stomach, a dry throat and a nausea.

Who could do such an outrageous thing without leaving a trace? July connected everyone she had met since entering the school, and finally a familiar name flashed through her mind—Cui Xueli. Only the intruder who was pulled down by himself would have such bad intentions. But I always felt that something was missing when I put that girl in the seat for no reason.

The impetuous wind is mixed with the unique blood of the puppet, and the golden waves like egg yolks are reflected among the cosmos buds that cover the entire path under the cold wind of the setting sun. The swaying posture and the yellow and pink petals are slightly out of force, and at first glance it looks like a star flashing through the blue sky accidentally crashing into a rainy day.

July stood in the music classroom with a blank face, staring blankly at the world outside the dark window, shrouded in an intoxicating mist like rising light smoke, the green grass refracted a light that was clearer and more transparent than jade from time to time.

"Who is it, the mournful face of Sherry Cui as she passed me, and her big eyes glowing with crimson vapor. The key is that even if she loses, she has to raise her head slightly and glance at me beside her, and her condescending appearance is full of the king's mourning style. ”

However, the appearance of begging Zheng Muxuan before her curtain call was like the two of them, and that Liang Xia kept saying that she wanted to pay attention to the relationship between Gu Beichen and Cui Xueli. ”

"Could it be her?" No matter how many times the movie was played back in July's mind, there was absolutely no resentment towards July in that expression, let alone a sense of origin, and there was no illusion.

The mobile phone ringtone continued to vibrate, and a name flashed on the screen repeatedly - Zheng Muxuan.

"What can they do. ”

"Could it be her?"

July's pestle was quietly there, tilting his head slightly, a little dizzy at a glance, and the light of the finches' eyes flowed for a long time in the blue and dazzling skyline after washing, but it was a pity that his brain was still working tirelessly, and July's heart was becoming more and more busy and clueless.

The evening wind and rain rolled the curtain out of the window, and the window trough was gradually filled with water-filled wind, and the faintly pleasant wind chimes and vibrations sounded one after another.

"Is that what they want to do to get me away? If I can make sure I don't make a mistake or get back. Does Gu Beichen still want to drive me out? Gu Beichen has been fighting openly and secretly for two years against Brother Mu Xuan, but he can't tell the difference, just because Gu Beichen dislikes Zheng Muxuan. I'm afraid that there is a difference between high and low singing skills, Gu Beichen doesn't understand. ”

The blinding white light on the screen suddenly fell silent.

For a minute, a minute or two, the screen is as quiet as dark ink.

"Shouldn't the lead singer be a capable person? Although I was stopped by frequent mistakes in the rehearsal hall, Gu Beichen's voice and tone were many grades lower than Zheng Muxuan's, just because of his predecessors in the orchestra. ”

The phone ringtone vibrates again...

"Then Cui Xueli, is there any connection between her and them? That's right, one sings red face and the other sings white? But if Cui Xueli and Gu Beichen cooperate with each other, then, that Cui Xueli should at least have a trick with herself and find out the bottom. Unless... ”

July's mind was spinning so fast that she didn't even notice the sound of small footsteps hurtling into the room.

In the crimson waves, Mu Xuan gently held the mobile phone to his chest.

"July, July, what's wrong with you. Why do you always look like you don't want to give up, you can tell me if there is anything or someone who is making you unhappy. Or if there's something I'm not doing well enough, you tell me I'll change it. ”

As he spoke, Mu Xuan raised his hand with concern and carefully probed the temperature of my forehead with the back of his hand.

"Startle me, I saw that you were obviously stunned that day, but usually people don't make their faces flush when they are free. This..."

Mu Xuan's eyes flashed with a strange light, and that light contained unprecedented tension and uneasiness, I could see it clearly.

"It's nothing, I just think it's weird. Lately, I've been getting some incredible gifts, such as cursed dolls, bloodstained blades, and a full barrel of plasma. I don't know who is so boring, or who is secretly targeting me. ”

"Do you have a clue? I don't think you have caught that guy yet. Mu Xuan's eyes were as deep as the night sky, and there was no trace of starlight in the dark blue.

He sat by the piano, and with the temperature of his eyes, the focus between our eyes slowly tightened.

I shook my head.

"I can't do anything. ”

"Don't think about it if you don't understand it, and no matter who you think this attack is, you have to tell me as soon as possible. Because I don't want to watch you get hurt or get shot without me knowing. ”

"I wasn't hurt, I just thought it was weird. But when you think about it, that girl doesn't seem to have anything to do with what has happened recently. ”

"Who?" Mu Xuan's hand caressed the body of the piano, and the crisp notes between the black and white keys were as soft as the warm sun in winter.

"I'm also guessing, although there is no evidence, but I can't guess anyone else who could have done that, except that she might have a motive. It could also be other girls who love you deeply. It's just that I'm not as lucky as her, she knows me, but I don't know her name. ”

A pale blue glow slowly approached the depths of my soul with the familiar sound of flowing water, which was sometimes like a gurgling stream, sometimes undulating, and stirring like a midnight storm surge. I was in the sea of my heart that he had sketched for me, like a butterfly with folded wings crashing in the wind.

"July, I don't know if it's appropriate to choose such a time to confess to you, will you believe it. Let me ask you a question, what would you do if other girls really liked me? Would you feel bad in your heart? Would that feeling worse than breaking a five-flavor bottle?"

"I, I don't know. July's tone was erratic, and from time to time there was a twinkle in his eyes that was as bright as a starry light and as if it were rippling at high tide.

"You don't know, or you can't say it, or someone doesn't want you to do it, and I think I'd be glad if you use something unspeakable as an excuse. ”

The air in the room seemed to be imprisoned in the bay of eyes where Mu Xuan and I looked at each other, and his eyes were as calm as the edge of the sea level after the ebb tide.

And he swirled unhurriedly.

.“ Since you can't open your mouth, you might as well let me speak for you. ”

"The first time we met by chance, the second time we bumped into me by chance, and after that we saw each other more and more, the third, the fourth, and even the fifth. Every time it seems to be accidental, it is more like a deliberate encounter. Xia Qiyue, your eyes never lie, I see it very really, you like me, you like me very much, right? ”

Mu Xuan's voice was very soft, but I still heard the sound of a rising tide from his deep voice. He slowly approached me, his hand gently lifted and landed on my shoulders.

Under the mutilated sunset, there were still fine water droplets hanging on Mu Xuan's head, and I couldn't tell for a moment whether the water droplets that reflected the colorful crystals were sweat or the rain that had never been wiped clean with my hands.

"But you don't dare and can't come to me, you don't have 100% confidence in me. ”

Mu Xuan smiled bitterly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and the skin on the side of his lips was covered with dark red fine lines.

Drops of water from the corners of his forehead slowly fell down the wings of his nose, and finally dotted like crystals on his slightly pale lips.

"Why you don't have confidence in yourself, I can't judge. But why don't you have faith in me? I think the answer to that question is clear. ”

"Because before you pay attention to me, you first come into contact with the me in other people's mouths. I am a special student, the lead singer of the orchestra, the winner of two consecutive debate competitions, and I am recognized by everyone. That's why you like me with a skeptical attitude, you like and fear my feelings, and you are afraid that I will be inattentive and even say that I am inattentive and cruel to the people around me. But why do you want to get to know me through other people's mouths, instead of going into my world to find the answers you want?"

Mu Xuan shook my shoulders gently, and with the frequency of shaking, his body leaned forward slightly, the skin on the neckline was as clean as jade, and the tight and distinct collarbone loomed with the ups and downs of the chest.

"Others are distorting or beautifying, can you fully believe such irresponsible talk?"

"Or would you rather trust others than trust me easily?"

He laughed and grabbed my hand and put it close to his hot chest. "Can you abandon all that believes in me. ”

The sudden silence, the smell of Margaret, which was so tight that it was confused, Mu Xuan's eyes never wandered away from my face for a moment, the expression on his face became more and more complicated, so complicated that I couldn't figure it out at all, his hand pressed my shoulder, his arm continued to tension, and his back gradually straightened with each pump. Mu Xuan let go of his hand slightly, and then he changed his stance and continued to face me.

"Summer July..."

"Ahem," he coughed in a thick, rapid voice.

"Mu Xuan, it doesn't matter if you want it. At that moment, I heard a deep cry from the bottom of my heart, and I protected him. And he clamped on the moment my hand covered his chest.

At that moment, I noticed a soft light in his eyes like a spring breeze.

He held his head in his mouth, his blue hair swaying gently with the shaking of his body, and the flying water droplets mixed in the crystal dust. The moment I gazed again, I noticed that his eyes were brighter than the stars at night.

"Actually, I like you very much, and the first time I saw you, I thought you were different from other girls. You have your hesitations, you have your concerns. But I believe you still have your unique stubbornness. Although you always dodge my eyes just right, I understand it with just one glimpse. Maybe it's because I understand, so I want to take off all my defenses and face you. ”

"It's just that we both have secrets hidden in our bodies that we haven't known to each other. ”

"It's also possible that when the mystery is revealed, we'll let go of each other's grip. ”

Mu Xuan struggled to maintain that indifferent smile, as if he was trying his best to hide his heart. In my eyes, he has never been familiar to everyone, there is no hidden mystery in him, on the contrary, through my brief association with him, I feel that he is like the Wizard of Oz, with the simplest beauty behind the complexity.

"What do you say? I'm not going to let go, in my summer and July's dictionary of life either don't start or end. There is no such thing as a distinction. I shouted impatiently, and I felt much more comfortable at that remark.

It was Mu Xuan, and his performance in this answer was a little hidden. He put his fingertips in the middle of my lip. "Don't jump to conclusions, some things are not as simple as they seem, and true love is not because it is less. ”

"Actually, you don't understand me, and I certainly don't blame you. ”

"When the time comes, I will tell you everything as it is, and I will tell you my story. Even if we can't wait for the desired result after 10,000 times, I have no regrets in my life if I can walk with you for a while. ”

Seeing that I was a little stunned, he couldn't hold the fingers of my wrist tightly, and I struggled a few times, burying my fingers deep in his warm palm. The next second I chose screen sucking.

"Listen with your heart what kind of person I am. Just as your eyes don't lie, all I can prove myself is my heart. Even my mouth and brain can be bad. ”

I looked at him puzzled, and I thought I must have looked like a complete fool at that moment. And his eyes, the waves under his eyes slowly transitioned from a stagnant blue to as transparent as pale green glass. But the more dark the pupils, the more secrets can be hidden, so his eyes often wander with dreamlike feelings.

Mu Xuan lowered his dark eyelashes, and when my warm eyes met his dodging eyes affectionately for the first time, he raised his eyes suddenly.

"I won't force you to choose to be with me now, even though I like you. “

The bright sunlight gilded the snow-white walls with a brilliant glow, and the golden light was like an oil painting.

"I know that you have doubts about me in your heart, and you always have doubts about Gu Beichen and the overwhelming rumors in the school. Before you think about being my girlfriend, I'll solve the mystery in your heart. ”

Mu Xuan was slightly stunned, and his chaotic mood turned and turned quickly. As he stared back at July for a minute, he sighed and looked back at the neon light that was slowly burning through the night sky.

"The reason why I want to pull you into the orchestra is that to a large extent, you have indeed acted as the best help for me and Gu Beichen in the-for-tat, even if I have a firm foothold with my strength, I still hope to have a tacit partner to walk with me. I'm not as sunny as I seem, sunny to the point of being open-minded, and so sunny that all the debts that life has given me can be forgiven. Tell me about Gu Beichen, what kind of person he is in your eyes, that guy looks arrogant and arrogant, and always plays with a domineering conceit, but in the life of the orchestra, he is not a flamboyant person everywhere, always careful and calculating. In July, you must know that my starting point is not to take advantage of petty profits, nor to care too much about face, those things are too illusory, and when the day I leave this place comes, no amount of fame will disappear with the precipitation of time. So what do I have left, I'm not the kind of person who is always nostalgic, I cry hysteria over the memories hidden in the years, but can time stop for me at some point in the past? No. One thing I want to confess to you is that I am a very greedy person, and I will not change my mind once I identify anyone, and the reason why I am in a hurry to bring you here is because I want to create an opportunity for us to meet from time to time, and I want you to let me know each other well. I don't care if I miss others for a long time, but if I miss you, I will regret it. You are my best choice for both public and private. ”

I listened quietly to his long words, and as he waited for me to answer, I felt my throat tense and a little astringent, but even with the last bit of strength, I still had to respond to him.

"Mu Xuan, in fact, I don't think so much about you, and I never care about the conditions of fame and fortune, and I don't want to care about it in the future. Do you know what I want? Love, just love. ”

Mu Xuan's lips curled slightly, "I know, I know." Mu Xuan turned sideways and trembled and gently hugged me with both hands.

"I know, what kind of girl you are, I can feel it from the beginning, you are the simplest and most innocent girl in the world. I'm so glad I met you and like you. And you feel the same way about me. ”

Seeing that I was stunned, my face was blank. He smiled softly, and I could see that there was a rose about to bloom in his eyes.