The Lost Mermaid [Zhongyingmei]

"You are Cal Hockley!" Edward waved off Hockley's hand on his shoulder, "I've heard of your name—the son of the steel tycoon!"

Carl took a side step, stood in front of Doris, and separated Edward. He stretched out his hand and said hello in a personable manner: "I'm sorry, I haven't seen you, sir."

"I'm Miss Doris's friend, Edward Rose." The corners of his lips curled up slightly.

"Ah! I've heard of this name." Karl looked at him suspiciously, "Yesterday, the Countess of Rose participated in the sea trial for her husband. Are you...?"

"The countess is my grandmother." Edward bowed slightly and performed a gentleman's salute.Although his actions were humble and polite, Karl saw the bright provocation in his eyes.

This made Karl feel a sense of crisis.

When Chouilov ordered breakfast for him this morning, he spent a dollar to find a waif to go to the hotel where the Boardman brothers and sisters were staying to find out that they had returned to London.

He didn't take it to heart, but made a good plan to contact Doris when the Titanic made its maiden voyage. During this period, he would play a play with Ruth.

But he never expected that the person he arranged around Mrs. Bucket told him quietly that he saw Doris when Mrs. Bucket sent Ruth to a social banquet.

Why would Doris go to a party like that?It was clearly an activity to choose a fiancée for the earl's heir!

Does she...

No, Doris wouldn't think that way.She can't stand the restrained life the most.

Carl decided to investigate the situation, and was afraid of the existence of Joey Love, so he sent someone to guard the gate of the manor where the Bodman brothers and sisters temporarily lived.

She didn't come back until dark.

Carl became more and more flustered, and the two voices in his heart kept arguing, and finally he compromised his most steadfast desire. When he found an excuse to go to the factory, he happened to pass by the gate of the manor to see the situation.

It happened that Mr. Luo Shi sent his sweetheart back.

This young Mr. Edward Rose is very strange to Karl. He only knows that Earl Rose also has the idea of ​​going to the United States to "seek gold" like a young man, and is consciously or unconsciously looking for someone to connect with him.

Originally, he didn't want to bother, didn't he know what those nobles were thinking?Everyone looked down on his identity, but coveted the dollars in his pocket!

The little Edward in front of him was born in a wealthy family, and his grandfather never slackened in starting a family business when he was old. Even if others couldn't see his careful thinking, Karl could see it clearly.

He was just like himself in the past, confused by countless flattery, thinking that no woman could refuse his "love".However, that past has now become the biggest black spot in his pursuit of his sweetheart.

"Mr. Rose, thank you for sending me back. I'm a little tired, and so are you. It's getting late, and it's time to say goodbye." Doris' voice broke the silent confrontation between the two men.

"Are you tired? What did you do today?" Carl asked softly, and Doris nodded slightly seeing his concerned expression.

"Our picnic party today was very lively! Mr. Hockley, it's a pity you didn't come! That's right!" Edward said suddenly, as if he just remembered, "Miss Bucket also attended our party. , I hear you and her have a deep friendship--"

His pretentiously meaningful tone made Carl frowned, and he hurriedly looked at Doris, only to see that she was also full of impatience.

"Mr. Luoshi, I think that family affairs are the most important thing for wives. I didn't expect you to be so interested." Carl said coldly.

Edward's face changed slightly. Is Hockley saying that he is like a woman?

"Miss Bucket is Doris' friend. Of course, I don't deny that she is also my 'friend', so I won't bother you." Carl put his hand on the back of the wheelchair next to Doris's shoulder. On the road, intentionally and Edward opened up the two camps.

"It's getting late, Mr. Edward, and if you're worried about road conditions and safety—of course I'd like to give you a ride."

"No need!" Edward was slightly annoyed, and gestured for the coachman to bring his steed.

He kissed Doris a hand, gave Carl a defiant glance, then got on his horse, kicked the horse's belly lightly with his riding boots, and left.The coachman drove the carriage to protect him. The light from the wind lamp on the carriage flickered and disappeared soon.

"Hmph, a blunt Englishman." Carl looked at his back on the horse and said disdainfully, "Mr. Luoshi is hard to be a master if he is obsessed with the past family glory! Even his grandfather knew that he had to bother to manage the new They are the only ones who are still dreaming about their property, thinking that they are still living 100 years ago, as long as they have an enclosure, they can be carefree!"

"Are you speaking ill of Mr. Edward, Karl?"

"No, my dear, it's the truth." Carl looked down at Doris, "this age is not the same as before, if his family can't get rid of the high inheritance tax and debt, they will only end up with Booker. Like the special family, they exchanged their titles for a chance to survive."

"I don't understand these things."

"You don't need to understand, I'm enough." Carl squatted down, letting himself look at Doris. "I just want you to enjoy life happily and carefree, and feel my love."

Doris did not expect that he would confess his love so suddenly again.

Doris recalled the people and things she saw today, and felt that the fog in front of her eyes was gradually being blown away and became thinner.

Miss Mary Crawley and Ruth are both in the game of fate, powerless, overwhelmed by responsibility, forced to marry someone they don't love-if they don't resist, they can only Hope to fall in love with the person who broke their wings in the long pain.

She used to feel that she was extremely passive, being randomly ravaged by the hand of fate.It wants her to fall in love with someone, she cannot resist; it wants her to obey her nature and desire, she cannot resist.

The nature of a mermaid is like this. When she falls in love with someone, she will be devoted to her for the rest of her life.And his betrayal made her lose her soul.

However, she never thought about whether she could resist nature?How to seek vitality?

She knew that if she stabbed the knife into his heart, she would survive.

But countless souls of the same race were crushed by the hand of destiny.They let themselves be like a parasitic vine, and the loyalty of their lovers is their only nutrient.Once they chose to distribute those nutrients to others, the mermaids would lose all their strength and wither quickly.

However, can their strength really only depend on merciful charity?

Doris thinks that she is much more free than Ruth and Mary. She has no family responsibilities, no pressure from money, and no persecution from her family.

She was alone and seemed to have nothing to lose but her soul.

Even weak humans are determined to resist, why... is she so afraid?

Doris looked into Carl's eyes. Under the reflection of the light, the pure black eyes were full of only her.

The person in front of her held her sincerity in front of her. She was not indifferent, nor did she deliberately take Joe to embarrass him.Because of her cowardice and fear of getting hurt, she was reluctant to take that step, even though he had already come to her and promised everything that could be promised.

He was also the victim of a betrayed relationship, maybe because of those painful memories, he will not be in the same footsteps?

Doris is also unwilling to be that kind of mermaid, she is free, even if she accepts his sincerity, she must be free.

Doris made up her mind.

"Carl. I'd rather you, teach me the things I don't understand, than stand in front of me and resist all troubles alone."

Carl couldn't believe what he heard.

"You want me to be a carefree canary?"

"No! I just want you to be happy." Carl immediately denied.

"I believe in you." Doris showed a small smile, "I don't want to make the distance between us bigger and bigger, Carl. My previous thinking was wrong, and I pushed you away , does not guarantee that you will always be loyal to me—"

"I will! Ruth, and my father, I can take care of both!"

"It's not like that, Carl." Doris sighed, "Ruth was not an obstacle between us, and your father—indeed, he betrayed the mermaid, but what he did alone To deny you, I don't think it's fair to you."

Carl's eyes widened, his heart beating violently.

"The biggest problem between us is that we are too far apart."

Carl tentatively stretched out his hand, and gently put it next to Doris's: "As long as you hold my hand, we will stick tightly together."

"But what about the distance between hearts?" Doris smiled, and her little hands grabbed his fingers.

"You are human, and I am a mermaid. You don't understand the vastness and mystery of the ocean, and I don't understand the warmth and bitterness of the world. You want to gently protect me in the vacuum of the world, but once we breathe together, Those negative emotions - suspicion, suspicion, temptation, betrayal will pervasively pollute every inch of space between us."

Carl felt that Doris' palms were extremely hot, and a thin layer of sweat began to form on his hands.

"I can't put all the pressure on you, Carl, and sooner or later you won't be able to bear it."

"As long as you are by my side, I can take all the pressure."

Doris sighed. Carl was always eager to make all the promises. Whatever she said now, he was willing to promise regardless of anything for that goal.

"Promise—is it trustworthy?" Seeing that Carl was in a hurry to confirm again, Doris hurriedly continued, "I know how you feel now, but promises can only be made now. What will happen in the future? , no one can explain clearly. This road, we can only see it clearly if we go down together.”

Carl watched her mouth open and close, the air seemed to be getting thinner, his mind was buzzing, and he could hardly hear what she said.

"Carl, do you know what exactly I want?"

Carl shook his head, then nodded again.

"I want us to be together, forever."

The author has something to say: Ruth and Mary gave Doris courage in a sense.

Wow, I suddenly found that the release time of this chapter happened to be 520!

感谢在2020-05-1820:22:07~2020-05-1923:56:39期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angels who threw mines: Yi5;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!