转身（二）

“相、相亲？”默笙拔高声音叫道。

“Blind date, right?” Mo Sheng called out, raising her voice.

“你小声点！”花仙子捂住她的嘴，默笙咿咿呀呀的，花仙子警告她说，“不准叫出声，知道了吗？”

“Lower your voice!” Hua Xianzi covered her mouth, warning her, “Don't make a sound, got it?”

默笙赶紧点点头，等她一放开就问：“你要去相亲？”

Mo Sheng quickly nodded. As soon as Hua Xianzi released her hand, she asked, “Are you going on a blind date?”

“不是我，是我们。”

“It’s not just me; it’s us.”

“我？为、为什么？”默笙有点呆滞。

“Me? Why?” Mo Sheng looked a bit dazed.

“我们社里没有男朋友的就你跟我年纪最大，还不抓紧点就嫁不出去了，你知道不知道？”花仙子哗哗哗地翻行事日历，“今天的标的物是XX公司的系统工程师，两位，你和我去正好。”

“You're the oldest in our group without a boyfriend. If we don’t hurry, you might not get married at all. You know what I mean?” Hua Xianzi waved at her planner, “Today’s target is the systems engineer from XX Company. It’s perfect for both of us.”

“要去你自己去，我不去。”

“If you want to go, go yourself. I’m not going.”

“他们有两个人哎，我应付不过来了啦……阿笙，我平时对你好不好，我今年能不能嫁出去就全看你了。”

“But there are two of them; I can’t handle it alone… Mo Sheng, I’m usually good to you, and whether I can get married this year depends entirely on you.”

花仙子可怜巴巴地看着她，活像被抛弃的小狗。

Hua Xianzi looked at her pitifully, like a neglected little puppy.

“你可以一次约一个啊。”

“You could ask one at a time.”

“不行，那样太没效率了，而且，我需要你的帮忙。”

“No way! That’s too inefficient, plus I need your help.”

“什么忙？”默笙谨慎地说，花仙子的忙一般人是帮不起的。

“Help with what?” Mo Sheng asked cautiously, knowing well that Hua Xianzi’s requests usually exceeded the capabilities of an average person.

果然她哗哗哗地从办公桌拿出一大堆东西，黑框眼镜，造型怪异的假发，大的可以当手镯的耳环，以及一身很色彩斑斓的衣裤。

As expected, Hua Xianzi rummaged through her desk, pulling out a heap of items: black-frame glasses, a bizarre wig, oversized earrings that could be used as bracelets, and a brightly colored outfit.

“这是干什么？”默笙瞪着那一堆东西。

“What are these for?” Mo Sheng stared at the pile in disbelief.

“丑化你的形象，衬托我的美丽！”

“To disfigure your image and highlight my beauty!”

“……我是第几个受害者？”

“...How many victims have there been before me?”

下班时间一到，花仙子就拉着她往下冲，好不容易冲到楼下，她又大叫一声：“啊！我的必胜口红没有拿。”

As soon as work hours ended, Hua Xianzi dragged her down the stairs. When they finally reached the lobby, she suddenly screamed, “Ah! I forgot my lucky lipstick!”

啪啪啪又冲上去拿那个据说相亲必胜的口红。

She dashed back upstairs to get the lipstick that was said to guarantee success on blind dates.

默笙在门口等她，突然感觉到一道灼人的视线，沿着视线看过去，居然是何以琛。

Mo Sheng waited by the door and suddenly felt a burning gaze on her. Following the stare, she was surprised to see He Yichen.

他对上她的视线，向她点头致意。

He met her gaze and nodded in acknowledgment.

她的心一跳，他会是来找她的吗？距离上次“沉默的晚餐”已经差不多一个月了，他们一直没有联系过，这次他会是来找她的吗？

Her heart skipped a beat. Would he be here to see her? It had been nearly a month since their “silent dinner,” and they hadn’t contacted each other since. Was he finally here for her?

脚步不由自主地向他走去。

Her feet moved towards him involuntarily.

“你怎么会在这里？”

“What are you doing here?”

“等人。”他简短地回答。

“Waiting for someone,” he replied curtly.

“哦，等……”

“Oh, waiting…”

“以琛！”伴随着娇柔的声音，一个纤瘦美丽的女子出现在她的视线，默笙的心一沉。

“He Yichen!” Accompanied by a soft voice, a slender and beautiful woman appeared in her sight, and Mo Sheng’s heart sank.

“我等的人来了，先走一步。”他平淡对她说，与那女子相偕离去。

“The person I'm waiting for has arrived, so I'm leaving first.” He spoke to her plainly and walked away with the woman.

“好、好的，再见。”

“Okay, bye.”

她呆呆地站在原地目送他们往停车的地方走去，竟没有力气移动脚步，直到花仙子出现拉着她走。“你傻站着干什么？快走，来不及了，还要帮你化妆呢，记得哦，你要表现得差一点……”

She stood there, staring blankly as the two walked toward the parking lot. She found herself unable to move, until Hua Xianzi appeared and pulled her away. “What are you standing there for? Hurry up! We’re running out of time; we still have to do your makeup. Remember, you have to act a bit inferior…”

根本不用装，相亲宴上默笙果然表情呆滞，反应迟钝，完美地衬托出了花仙子的光辉形象。

It wasn’t even necessary to act; Mo Sheng’s expression turned dazed and her reactions were sluggish, perfectly accentuating Hua Xianzi’s radiant image at the blind date party.

他又来等她了。默笙从落地窗往下望去，简单的衬衫长裤就一身英气的何以琛站在楼下，这个月来，他每隔四五天就会出现在这里，然后和那个美丽的女子相偕离去。

He was waiting for her again. Mo Sheng looked down from the floor-to-ceiling window, seeing He Yichen standing below in a simple shirt and pants, exuding charisma. For the past month, he had shown up here every four to five days and then left with that beautiful woman.

今天是周末，他又来了。他以前从来没有等过她呢。

It was the weekend again, and he was back. He had never waited for her before.

“阿笙，阿笙。”花仙子又在鬼叫，“今天周末哎，你跟我……”

“Mo Sheng, Mo Sheng.” Hua Xianzi was calling out again, “It’s the weekend; you’re coming with me…”

“好。”

“Fine.”

“呃？”花仙子呆了一呆，“你知道我要干什么？”

“Huh?” Hua Xianzi was taken aback. “You know what I’m going to do?”

“相亲！”默笙没好气地说。鉴于上次她的“优良表现”，花仙子算是缠上她了，每个周末都死拉活拽地拉她去“陪相”。

“Blind date!” Mo Sheng replied impatiently. Given her “stellar performance” last time, Hua Xianzi had become persistent, dragging her along every weekend to “accompany” her.

不过陪她去相亲也挺好玩的，反正她也不用担心人家会看上她，只要去吃饭和看花仙子耍宝就行了。

However, it was quite fun to go on blind dates with her. Mo Sheng didn’t have to worry about anyone liking her; she just had to eat and watch Hua Xianzi show off.

不过，今天又是什么人？

But who was today’s date?

“呵呵呵呵，青年才俊哦，外科医生，吃西餐，哈哈哈哈……”

“Hehehe, a young talent, a surgeon, dining on Western cuisine, hahahaha…”

默笙看她得意的样子不禁好笑。她还真有办法，相亲对象一次比一次优秀，不过从来没有逮到过就是了，反而会因为莫名其妙的原因成为她的好朋友或朋友夫，反正是不可戏的那种。

Mo Sheng couldn’t help but laugh at her prideful expression. She really had a knack for finding increasingly impressive blind date candidates, though she had yet to catch one; instead, they often turned into her good friends or friend’s husbands, none of whom were the right fit.

二十九的高龄，花仙子已经发誓是男人就嫁了。

At the ripe age of twenty-nine, Hua Xianzi had sworn that she would marry any man.

由于要早点回家“打扮”，默笙准时下班，不可避免要碰到楼下的何以琛。默笙只想低着头走过，不料花仙子却突然停了下来，眼神很凶恶地望着何以琛……身边的那个美女。

Since she needed to go home early to “get ready,” Mo Sheng got off work on time and inevitably ran into He Yichen downstairs. She wanted to keep her head down and walk past him, but Hua Xianzi suddenly stopped, staring daggers at He Yichen… and the beautiful woman beside him.

“太过分了！”花仙子咬牙切齿地说。默笙还没有反应过来，已经被她拉到以琛和那个美女面前。

“How outrageous!” Hua Xianzi gritted her teeth. Before Mo Sheng could react, she had already dragged her in front of He Yichen and the woman.

“狐狸精，你又在勾三搭四。”

“Fox spirit, are you flirting with three men again?”

那个美女居然也一反娇柔，凶巴巴地说：“相亲狂，你又拉着别人陪你去相亲？”她瞥了默笙一眼。“人家可比你漂亮得多，你等着当壁花，一辈子嫁不出去吧！”

The beautiful woman, instead of being coy, snapped back, “Date addict! Aren’t you dragging someone else to go on a blind date?” She glanced at Mo Sheng. “She’s way prettier than you. Just wait to become a wallflower and never get married!”

两个人居然就这样吵起来，默笙目瞪口呆，尴尬地朝以琛打招呼：“嗨！”

The two of them started arguing, and Mo Sheng stood there in shock, awkwardly greeting He Yichen, “Hi!”

他的脸色看来很差，也对，女朋友被骂狐狸精谁都不会开心。

He looked quite upset. Of course, no one would be happy when their girlfriend was insulted as a “fox spirit.”

“呃，对不起，她就是这样，有口无心。”默笙帮花仙子说。

“Uh, sorry, she’s just like that, thoughtless,” Mo Sheng explained for Hua Xianzi.

以琛的眼神像要杀人一般，声音冷得可以结成冰：“你要去相亲？”

He Yichen's expression hardened, his gaze icy enough to freeze. “You’re going on a blind date?”

“呃，对……”默笙不知道怎么说才好，但迟疑的态度反而让人肯定。

“Uh, yeah…” Mo Sheng hesitated and didn’t know what to say; her reluctance only affirmed his suspicions.

他什么都没说，表情阴霾地看了她一眼，转身就走。

He didn’t say anything more, giving her a gloomy look before turning to leave.

“以琛，等等我。”那个和花仙子吵架的美女一见他走了，不再恋战，急忙跟上。

“He Yichen, wait for me.” The woman who had been arguing with Hua Xianzi saw him leaving and hurriedly followed.

默笙暂时无心整理自己的心情，因为花仙子的表情实在很怪异，居然在……哭？

Mo Sheng was momentarily too distracted to process her own feelings since Hua Xianzi's expression was incredibly strange—was she… crying?

花仙子哎！天天耍宝的花仙子在哭？

Hua Xianzi! The ever-playful Hua Xianzi was crying?

“小红，骂不过人家就哭，很可耻唉。”

“Xiao Hong, if you can’t win an argument, crying is shameful.”

“你懂什么！”花仙子睁着泪眼瞪她，“她抢了我第一个男朋友。”

“What do you know!” Hua Xianzi glared at her with tear-filled eyes. “She stole my first boyfriend.”

呃，果然是深仇大恨！默笙顿时同仇敌忾，拍拍她的肩膀。“天涯何处无芳草，我们今晚就找个好的气死她。”

Uh, so it was truly a deep-seated grudge! Mo Sheng felt a surge of solidarity and patted her shoulder. "There are plenty of fish in the sea; let’s find someone better tonight and make her mad!"

“我不是气她抢了我喜欢的人，我是气她为什么抢了又不珍惜，害他出了车祸，因为他的腿断了又抛弃他。她怎么可以这样呢！她这样的人为什么他现在还爱她呢？他为什么就不喜欢我，就因为我没有她漂亮吗？呜呜……”

“I’m not angry she stole the man I liked; I’m mad that she stole him and didn’t cherish him, which led to his accident. After he broke his leg, she abandoned him. How could she do that?! How can a person like her still have his love? Why doesn’t he like me? Is it just because I’m not as pretty as her? Wuwu…”

默笙听呆了，没想到成天花痴兮兮的花仙子有这样的一段故事，果然外表越开朗的人内心越脆弱吗？

Mo Sheng was dumbfounded. She had no idea that the usually infatuated Hua Xianzi had such a deep story. Was it true that the more outwardly cheerful a person was, the more fragile they were inside?

因为一直安慰她，她们俩首次迟到，默笙也没来得及化丑妆，花仙子心情低落，难得的没有主动没有耍宝，结果……

As she continued to comfort her, they both ended up being late; Mo Sheng hadn’t even had time to put on a disguise, and Hua Xianzi, feeling dejected, skipped her usual antics. As a result…

两位优秀的外科医生居然对她们很有意思？！

To their surprise, two outstanding surgeons seemed quite interested in them?!

妈呀！这算不算因祸得福？

Oh my gosh! Was this considered a blessing in disguise?

由于男方的过度热情，四个人去看电影唱歌吃夜宵，玩到十一点多才回家。

Thanks to the men’s overwhelming enthusiasm, the four of them ended up watching a movie, singing, and having a late-night snack until after eleven before returning home.

眼看家门在望，默笙总算松了一口气：“郑医生，我到家了，谢谢你送我回来。”

As they approached the door, Mo Sheng finally let out a sigh of relief, “Doctor Zheng, I’m home now. Thank you for bringing me back.”

“Oh。”郑医生打住关于心脏病的话题，绅士地说，“那晚安，赵小姐，今天过得很愉快。”

“Oh.” Doctor Zheng stopped talking about heart disease and said gentlemanly, “Good night, Miss Zhao. I had a great time today.”

“我也是，晚安！”默笙微笑着说，等他走远了才上楼。

“Me too, good night!” Mo Sheng replied with a smile and waited for him to go upstairs before heading up herself.

楼道里的灯坏了，显得有点阴暗，她走到四楼的门前，摸索着钥匙，突然一个高大的黑影出现在她的视线里，默笙一惊，钥匙啪地落在地上。

The hallway lights were out, casting it into a dim light. She reached the door on the fourth floor and fumbled for her keys when suddenly a tall shadow appeared in her sight, startling her so much that she dropped the keys.

“你……”

“You…”

话未说完，她已经被拉进一个坚硬的怀抱里，毫无防备的唇被压住，他毫不留情地在她的唇上反复蹂躏，火热的吻甚至不知足地蔓延到颈上，仿佛要把压抑的怒火全部倾泻出来似的疯狂。

Before she could finish her sentence, she was pulled into a strong embrace, and before she could react, her unguarded lips were kissed hungrily. His fierce kiss didn’t stop there, as it swiftly traveled down to her neck, as if he wanted to unleash all of his pent-up frustration.

他的手扯开了她的衣领，她刚刚感到一丝凉意，立刻被他的唇舌覆盖吞噬。

His hands tore at her collar, and just as she felt a chill, his lips and tongue covered her, consuming her entirely.

默笙还来不及反应，就陷入这措手不及的意乱情迷中，暧昧的空气中浮动着丝丝酒气。酒气？他喝酒了！

Mo Sheng didn't have time to process what was happening as she found herself lost in this unexpected chaos, the air thick with tension and the scent of alcohol. Alcohol? He had been drinking!

默笙清醒了一点，气息不稳地叫道：“以琛！”

Mo Sheng managed to regain some clarity and breathlessly called out, “He Yichen!”

他的动作一滞，停住了，头还埋在她的颈窝里，急促地低喘着。

His movements stilled, pausing with his head still buried in her neck, inhaling sharply.

良久，才听到他喑哑的声音：“我输了。”

After a long moment, he finally spoke in a husky voice, “I lost.”

什么意思？

What does that mean?

“经过那么多年，我还是输给了你，一败涂地。”

“After all these years, I still lost to you, utterly defeated.”

为什么他的声音听起来这么悲哀？

Why did his voice sound so sorrowful?

“以琛，你在说什么？你喝醉了吗？”她不安地问。

“He Yichen, what are you saying? Are you drunk?” she asked uneasily.

沉默，然后他猛地推开她，漂亮的眼睛在黑夜里闪着狼狈和恼怒，冷冷地清醒地说：“我不是喝醉了，我是疯了。”

Silence, then he suddenly pushed her away. His beautiful eyes glimmered with a mixture of frustration and anger in the dark as he said coldly and clearly, “I’m not drunk. I’ve gone mad.”

他转身突然消失，如同他突然的出现，若不是唇上微微的刺痛，她会觉得这是一场荒谬的梦。

He turned and disappeared, just as suddenly as he had appeared. If it weren’t for the faint pain on her lips, she would have thought this was all a ridiculous dream.

捡起地上的钥匙开门，进了门却在门口傻站着。要不是电话突然响起，她还不知道要站多久。

Picking up the keys from the ground, she opened the door but stood there dumbfounded. If it weren’t for the sudden ringing of her phone, she wasn’t sure how long she would have remained frozen.

一拎起电话，就听到花仙子兴奋的声音：“阿笙，你那边怎么样？”

“Hello?” she answered, and the excited voice of Hua Xianzi came through, “Mo Sheng, how’s it going?”

什么怎么样？默笙一时转不过弯来。

What’s going on? Mo Sheng couldn’t wrap her mind around it at first.

“快说说啊，那个郑医生有没有什么表示？他有没有约你下次见面？”

“Hurry and tell me, did Doctor Zheng show any special interest? Did he ask you to meet again?”

“没有。”

“No.”

“怎么可能！”花仙子大叫起来，“他明明一副很满意的样子。”

“How is that possible!” Hua Xianzi exclaimed. “He clearly seemed very satisfied!”

人家大概是满意有人如此合作地听他“心脏病与爱情”的专题讲座吧。

Of course, he probably thought it was gratifying to have someone so cooperative attend his “Heart Disease and Love” lecture.

“你呢？”默笙不跟她缠，直接问她。

“What about you?” Mo Sheng cut off her spiraling thoughts and directly asked.

“他约我明天看电影，嘿嘿嘿嘿……”恐怖的笑声从那边传来，“阿笙，从明天开始，我要装淑女！”

“He asked me to watch a movie tomorrow. Hehehe…” A terrifying laugh came from the other end. “Mo Sheng, starting tomorrow, I’m going to act like a proper lady!”