black eden

After the bus pulled into the bus station in the city center, Du Yu rubbed his sleepy neck, closed the window, and was the last one to get off.

The house arranged for him by the orphanage is behind the station, very close to the Barbie bakery and Mansandi University. The monthly rent is [-] man dollars without water and electricity. Excluding the funding from the orphanage, he only needs to pay [-] man per month. Man coins.

When Du Yu came out of the station and passed by the pink bakery, he stopped to have a look.Isaac's old freak has always loved pink, and every day he wears a pink accessory, like a bow tie or a handkerchief, and if he doesn't put it on on a certain day, it must be wearing a pair of pink underwear.

With just one glance, Du Yu felt countless rashes appear on his back. He grabbed his satchel tightly, lowered his head and walked forward quickly. After turning a street corner, he arrived at Lancao Apartment behind the station.

Thanks to that good university, the dean assigned Du Yu an easier job than others, and even considered his status in housing, so he found a rental apartment run by a Chinese.In a place like Mansandi, people of the yellow race can always accommodate each other, which virtually reduces the difficulty for Du Yu to live independently.

The caretaker of Lancao Apartment has set up a window in the corridor leading to the building, so that he can see the tenants coming and going.

When Du Yu walked in, there was a yellow-skinned middle-aged woman sitting by the window. When she heard the movement of the building door, she took a look with her head and met Du Yu's gaze.

"Looking for someone?" the woman asked in a heavy oriental language.

Du Yu reacted for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The orphanage arranged to live here."

"Yo, is that right? Let me take a look!" She picked up the booklet on the window sill, turned to the last page, her eyes flicked back and forth, "Yes, there is a child here, what's your name?"

"Du Yu." He took out his ID card.

"Well, Du Yu..." the woman laughed, "Oh, it's really hard for you child!" She threw down the booklet while talking, got up and went to the opposite wall to get a bunch of keys, "Your room is on the third floor on the right hand side. Side, the last room at the end, do you want me to take you there?"

"No, thank you." Du Yu took the key politely, and he could see the friendly smile on the woman's face through the window rail.

Du Yu couldn't remember how long it had been since he saw such a pure and enthusiastic smile.

"You can call me Zhao Wen, just call me directly!" The woman said with a smile, "Calling a child of your age like auntie makes me look old, and calling me sister makes me pretend to be young!"

"Yeah." Du Yu looked into her eyes and smiled.

"It's so cute!" The woman stretched out her hand and scratched his face. Du Yu was taken aback by this sudden movement, and he instinctively took half a step back, his heartbeat and breathing suddenly lost frequency, but soon, He maintained the smile just now: "Then I'll go upstairs first."

"...Okay." The woman withdrew her hand and looked at his back.

There was a lot of sundries piled up in the corridor on the third floor. The windowless corridor was rather cold. Du Yu squeezed into the pile of sundries without raising her head, walked to the door of room 305, and opened the door with the key.

The moment he turned around and closed the door, Du Yu slumped on the ground with the sound of the door lock clicking.

After so long, he thought he forgot.

But how could it be, all his habits, or eccentricities that he regarded as habits, were all formed during that period.I hate hearing the sound of dripping water, whispering, and the sound of men smoking and smacking their lips. I can't stand a dark and closed room, and I can't bear anyone touching my cheek and back.

——My little black dog, you are so cute that people can't help but want to lick them all over!

Sharp laughter echoed in his mind, Du Yu straightened up suddenly, threw off his satchel, rushed to the window, opened the living room window, then rushed into the bedroom and kitchen, opened the windows of each room, and then, Panting heavily, he sat down on the corner of the wall, as if he was about to spit out his lungs.

Thirty-two years later, the nightmare still drives him mad when he wakes up.

Maybe he will never forget, the humiliation and nightmare brought to him by that man, even if he cut the man's throat with his own hands, the blood sent him to the point of no return like a beautiful fountain, and it was also branded in his memory The shadow that cannot be erased tortured him all the time.

The cool wind swirled and occupied the entire room, and it took some time before Du Yu slowly raised his head.

He pulled the hat on his head, turned his head and looked around.

The furniture is old and the white tiles on the floor have a few cracks, but the room is clean and has all the necessities.

He stood up slowly, went back to the hallway and changed into a pair of slippers, picked up his luggage on the sofa, went into the toilet to wash his face, looked at the simple shower head, and couldn't help feeling dazed.It would be great if there was a bathtub, Du Yu lowered his head, thinking so.

Probably because of this immature body, Du Yu felt that his control had regressed. He used to be able to suppress his emotions quietly, but now he can't. He has to vent his emotions to feel at ease.

Then let's vent it, anyway, from now on, I will be alone.

Du Yu looked up at the empty washstand, then walked back to the living room and opened the luggage bag, took out toothbrushes and towels, packed them up leisurely, felt thirsty halfway, and dug out the electric kettle from the cabinet, Organize closets while boiling water.

How a normal 17-year-old should think, he must master.

When he has a stable job and earns enough money, he will leave the city and go to a place with less blackness.

The city of Mansandi looks glamorous on the surface, but it is actually a spider web full of poisonous insects.

Spider web, yes, the word used here in Mansandi is a pun. Its most prosperous area spreads out from the government building. The criss-crossing blocks are indeed like a spider web, a huge venom-stained Cobwebs enveloped the entire center of the city.

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In the city center, there is a street called "Atlantis". It is a noble neighborhood left over from the Middle Ages. The buildings along the street are full of Gothic style. At night, Atlantis is very quiet. The only The light comes from the street lamps, which are incompatible with other brightly lit neighborhoods, but full of enigmatic colors.

Of course, Atlantis is very lively during the day, because it is one of the most famous tourist areas in Mansandi. When Theon's white Lamborghini was parked on the street, tourists from foreign countries took pictures of his car. Sean leaned on the driver's seat without moving, tapping the steering wheel lightly with his fingers.

"Sorry for the wait!"

After the co-driver's door was opened, a beautiful blond woman sat in. As she raised her head comfortably, the sunny breath spread out, mixed with the faint tulip scent on the woman's body. Theon frowned: " Have you changed your perfume again?"

"Why," the woman raised her arm and sniffed, "don't you like it?"

"Perfume is disgusting." Theon didn't look at her again and started the car.

"Fuck you, what taste!" The woman rolled his eyes at him, then laughed, "I don't care about you, as long as my Edward likes it, a man with no taste like you is destined to be a bachelor for the rest of his life!"

Theon raised the corner of his mouth and didn't speak again.

For his elder sister Penny, Sean has always been very tolerant, and occasionally has a harsh tongue, but he is very clear about the boundaries between each other, just like his mother and sister never asked him about the source of money in front of him, he only needs a proper smile and indifferent Contact, otherwise, in no way interfered positively in her life.

As for the intervention behind the scenes, it is enough not to be discovered.

As the only man in the Alberta family, Sean can allow his family to enjoy inexhaustible wealth and splendor, but for him, this is more like fulfilling a task. The money piled up is an empty shell that cannot withstand scrutiny. He doesn't know how long this attachment can last.

Maybe, when his sister, the only woman who can give him a sense of warmth, gets married and gets out of that empty shell, Sean will let go completely and never step into the house again.

For this contradictory wish of reluctance and expectation, Sean secretly allocated a lot of energy to investigate every boyfriend of Penny's. He would use various means to separate them from men with unclean backgrounds. Until now, Edward, maybe There was never a cleaner and more reliable man in Mansandi.

The white car gradually left the urban area and entered the Ring Expressway, getting out of the shadow of the city, and the field of vision became extraordinarily wide.

Penny leaned against the car window, curled her blond hair with her fingers, watched the endless spring on the side of the road, and hummed in a good mood, until a grand symphony of destiny mixed with humming and vibration disrupted her rhythm, She just turned her head and looked at the small black straight board on the armrest box with Sean.

"The ringtone is so retro." Penny smiled secretly.

Sean glanced at the caller ID and pressed hang up.

He didn't have the habit of saving numbers, but he could quickly remember the numbers he had seen once, especially the number that rang at least once a day just now.

"Who? Just hang up like this, it's too rude!" Penny picked up his mobile phone, opened the communication log, and raised her eyebrows after seeing the screen full of numbers, "You don't even save my phone number? "

As soon as the voice finished speaking, the number called again. Before Sean could say anything, Penny pressed the answer button and handed it to his ear.

"Boss, please be accommodating!" Cooper's voice came from the other end of the phone, "There are only three today, and I really can't find them! Think about it, for half a year, Mansandi is not a big place, and the city is full of people. The black-haired boy has been caught almost once, and if you look for it again, it will be the same, so please be flexible!"

It is estimated that Cooper practiced for a long time before dialing the phone. He spoke very fast and did not catch his breath.

Theon stared at the road ahead, expressionless: "It's dead."

Penny blinked, and heard the tireless talking on the other end of the phone, she couldn't bear to hang up, and Sean didn't turn his head, just said: "If you don't hang up, open the window and throw it out."

Penny glared at him and hung up.

The rest of the journey was very quiet. When they reached the villa area on the outskirts of the city, Theon parked the car outside the gate and didn't drive in. Penny sat in the passenger seat and didn't get out of the car in a hurry.

"When will we have dinner together?" Penny asked.

"With you, anytime is fine." Theon leaned back in the chair.

"You know what I'm talking about is a family gathering." Penny paused, "Plus Edward, you can also bring your girlfriend, it will be more lively with a few more people."

Theon chuckled, but didn't answer.

He quietly looked at the white plaster statue outside the gate, and the naked angel holding a jug looked down at his feet. The clear water flowed continuously from the jug, emitting a jewel-like luster in the sun.That Angel Fountain, from this point of view, is perfect.

Penny followed his line of sight and saw the angel's porcelain-white skin. She narrowed her eyes meaningfully. Before she could tease, Sean reached out and unbuckled her seat belt, "Get out of the car, I have something else to do."

"Tsk, you..." Penny shook her head, obediently got out of the car, leaned over and blew him a kiss after closing the door, "Xion, next month is my mother's birthday on the [-]th, I must come back no matter what! "

Xi En turned his head and glanced at her, waved his hand: "Let's discuss again." Then he reversed the car and turned around.

In the rearview mirror, he could see Penny raised her fist and waved it a few times angrily. He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, and accelerated the speed of the car.