chapter 19 Castle in the Sky

Emily looked at Brian with an expression that no one could understand. Brian took out an exquisite gift box from his pocket that seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and then opened it. Inside was a necklace inlaid with crystal and diamonds. The lighting engineer turned off the lights in the hall and used a beam of spotlights to highlight the figures of Brian and Emily so brightly, but I could no longer feel my own existence in the dimness. "I asked the best jewelry designers in China to design this crystal diamond necklace. It is the only one in the world. I gave it the name Beloved, which represents my most sincere and pure love for you, just like diamonds. Just like crystal, give me a chance to put it on for you with my own hands, okay?" I want to tell Brian that what he said is wrong. Anyone with money can give a woman a crystal and diamond necklace, but the sincerity and purity derived from love come from the heart and do not require the help of any material things. But how many women would believe such the most innocent truth? The sparkle of diamonds has already fascinated their eyes. After all, I didn't refute Brian. I just sealed myself in the city in my heart and shrank smaller and smaller. Everyone present was moved by Brian, and they encouraged Emily to accept Brian's confession with applause. Emily looked at the corner in the darkness, and finally nodded in silence, so the applause and cheers became even more enthusiastic. Brian put on the necklace for Emily with excitement. At this moment, a man and a woman were Wesley. He agreed with Zoey at their wedding, which made them even happier. At this moment, no one except me remembers that in the rain at dusk, we agreed to take a group of wedding photos with the theme of "Silent Joy". The wedding banquet came to an end amidst the excitement of the crowd. The guests who came to attend the wedding said goodbye to each other. I walked out of the hotel alone with wobbly steps. The sunshine outside the hotel was so good that I couldn't open my eyes. I held on to a pillar beside me and squinted at the blue sky and white clouds. In my drunken dizziness, I seemed to see the city in my heart. Flying up into the sky with the floating air, it merged with the blue sky and white clouds, gradually becoming crystal clear, with no trace of loneliness or pain in sight. Zoey and Wesley, who were wearing wedding dresses, supported me on the left and right. Zoey said to me apologetically: "Maxwell, I'm sorry. We really didn't know in advance that Brian would confess to Emily at our wedding. You must feel uncomfortable. I'm sorry." "Haha, I'm not sad. How could I be sad? By the way, have you ever seen the city in my heart fly into the sky, hidden in the sunlight and crystal clear?" I said vaguely, and took another look from the cigarette case. Pull out the transparent film and cover your eyes to look for the city in the sky. Zoey and Wesley looked at each other, and Wesley took the film out of my hand and said to me, "Stop talking drunkenly, I'll find a driver to take you back." "Don't bother me. I can go back by myself. I'll take a taxi." I said, breaking away from Zoey and Wesley's hands and walking towards the street. As I was stumbling, I saw Emily supporting the drunk Brian walking from the other side. As she walked, she took out the car key from Brian's pocket, and then opened the door of the Wesley Land Rover . Zoey hurried over and held hands to help Emily help Brian into the car. In fact, I am not sad at all when looking at such a scene. At least I can still stand with difficulty, but Brian is already drunk and unconscious. This time it is him who is lying down. He is the grandson, and I am the grandfather. I am alone. The hurtful man I stood there and watched Emily start the car, and then drove Brian towards the bustling city. This afternoon I sat on the green belt by the moat and smoked one cigarette after another. Finally, I had no more cigarettes to smoke. I closed my eyes and lay down, feeling the autumn afternoon wind blowing past me. Even though I drank too much alcohol, the extreme pain in my heart actually kept me from falling asleep, and the pain was amplified several times in the drunken sobriety. In the past, she wrote "wait" heavily on the car window. Today, she nodded silently and accepted Brian's confession. The two images appeared alternately in my mind, flashing faster and faster, as if they were going to tear me apart. I was in pain. Zhong held her head tightly, curled up and whimpered. The pain in my heart became more and more unbearable. I really wanted to take my own life and follow the city that had been ripped away from my heart and turned into a city in the sky. I used the remaining strength to take out my cell phone from my pocket, found the most recent call record in the call history, and dialed it immediately. After a long time, the phone was connected. Penelope's firm voice came from the phone. She said to me: "No matter what excuse you use this time, I won't tolerate you anymore. You have to move out today. I don't want to." A liar lives in my house." I smiled and said to Penelope in a surprisingly calm tone: "If you are free now, come to Moat as soon as possible." My seemingly nonsensical request made Penelope even more angry. She asked in a serious tone: "Why should I go?" "Come and stop me. I want to jump into the river. I can really jump." I raised my hand and threw the phone into the moat without waiting for Penelope response. I didn't lie to Penelope Cai. Driven by alcohol and pain, I became insensitive and really wanted to pursue the crystal clear sky city. A gust of warm wind blew with comfort. Before I could take a step, the accumulated alcoholic energy suddenly rushed up. I looked up at the dizzying blue sky. My body suddenly went limp and I fell to the ground and fell asleep. past. When I woke up, it was already dark. The street lights on both sides of the moat were already on, and their reflections were swaying on the river. The sound of car horns came from time to time on the road on the bank. Under the dual stimulation of vision and hearing, The blurry world suddenly became real. I had a splitting headache, but I stared blankly at the twinkling stars in the sky. A comfortable feminine fragrance drifted into my nose with the autumn wind at night. I turned my head and looked around, and it turned out to be Penelope sitting next to me, and I was wearing her coat. I sat up from the ground, and Penelope realized that I was awake. "you're awake." "How did you come" We said to each other almost at the same time. Another gust of night wind blew, and the already yellow maple leaves fell down and fell into the river not far away, drifting with the current under the background of dots of stars. We both looked at the river, and it took a moment for Penelope to answer my question: "I came to see if you are dead." "What immortality?" I asked doubtfully. I had already forgotten about calling Penelope before falling asleep. "So you're cheating on me again, huh?" "I have no idea what you're talking about," I sighed. Penelope endured her patience and said to me: "You called me at noon and said you wanted to jump into the river. If you still have questions, you can check the call history on your mobile phone." "Then let me take a look." I said and started to touch my pocket. "Hey, where's my phone?" Looking at the river again, I finally remembered that I had thrown the phone into the moat on impulse. Then my memory was opened, and I remembered that I had indeed called Penelope at noon like a lunatic and said that I wanted to jump into the moat. I said to Penelope a little apologetically: "I'm sorry, I drank too much at noon, and what I said was drunk. I really didn't mean to lie to you." "Scum, a liar with no morals,"Penelope Cai scolded without mercy. "Can you please stop scolding me like that?" I paused and said, "Why don't you just jump into the river? I'll make it up to you now, it's not too late." "You go ahead and jump."Penelope said to me while looking at the river. "Just jump." I said, walking towards the river, and stood on the guardrail of the river.