She was like a canary trapped in a cage, and her brow became deeper and deeper. It was feared that she was going to die in a cage that she had set up in herself.

She buried her face in her knees and wept. She remained motionless until the wind stopped...

The two of us, the man and woman sitting on the bluestone steps, are like two reefs in a river, washed by endless sorrow.

"Marry me. Be my husband. With almost all of his strength, Limbo squeezed the words out of his teeth.

"Husband?" she said in a way that I had not expected.

"Don't you want to," she asked in a low voice, even afraid of being heard.

My heart was beating like a drum.

"I know it's going to be difficult — it's difficult. The more she spoke, the quieter she became.

"I-probably can't help you," I refused.

She was beautiful and rich, and who could bear to refuse her marriage proposal. But I can't help it, I love another girl deeply.

"Why?" she asked, puzzled.

"I love another person" I want to say directly, maybe it would be better.

She was a little panicked, and her body was tense and straight.

"It's just a formality, and you won't really get married. Up to a month, you will get a commission. I know you probably don't need the money, but if you take it, I'll have some peace of mind. ”

I probably shouldn't have refused, Limbo and I have known each other since childhood, climbing mountains together, picking wild fruits together, and falling from trees together. Eat poisonous mushrooms together and be chased by wasps together. We share weal and woe, and our feelings are deep.

"Do you have to get married?" I asked.

Ling Bo nodded: "Our family has been passed down from generation to generation, and in order to pass on the lineage, we have set a rule that if you want to inherit the family property, you must get married." ”

"Have you ever asked Shanbi?"

"I don't even have his contact information, besides, do you think I asked him to agree?"

I remembered the overly realistic and indifferent face of the mountain pen and said, "No."

"That's why I came to you"

"Isn't—no one—others," I asked with a shudder, "a person you like, perhaps—would be better." After all, it's a once-in-a-lifetime marriage. ”

"No one is friends with me, and the boys who pursue me leave inexplicably, and I don't know the reason until now, huh!" she smiled bitterly.

I was silent for a long time, still unable to make a decision.

Seeing that I didn't answer for a long time, she slowly stood up, as if using all her strength. Turned around and faced me.

"I know it's difficult, sorry to bother you. ”

She bowed to me like a condemned prisoner saying his last goodbye. Tears rolled down her eyes. She turned and walked towards the door, like a warrior on the battlefield.

As soon as Limbo left, her assistant angrily walked in and questioned me.

"Do you know how much courage it takes for a girl to propose to someone in person? Limbo didn't sleep all night last night, and she was afraid of disturbing you. She is a girl with a strong sense of self-esteem, her grandfather is worth tens of billions, and she has never begged anyone. What are you? If I hadn't met you at the right time, you'd think you'd be worthy of Limbo. Do you know how important marriage is to a woman? It is a great honor for you that she is willing to promise you a lifetime of happiness. How many men in the world want to marry her, and they can't count the hair on your body. ”

"I'm sorry"

"I'm sorry, hehe! yes! no!" she trembled all over, if she hadn't beaten me, she would have killed me.

She took a deep breath and probably felt that there was still hope in me: "Five days later, August 23rd, at 8 o'clock in the morning, I hope you can come then"

She dropped a sentence and left. And me, what should I do, who can help me.