After being targeted by the evil mermaid

The rich aroma of roses gradually spread on the soft dark red carpet, and the fireplace diagonally opposite was lit with fire.

The beeping sound of burning firewood came from time to time, and the whole room was hot with smoke.

Song Yunyan stepped on the carpet with bare feet, and his smooth white feet immediately sank into dark red patches, which reminded him of the color of blood when it was about to dry up.

He had once witnessed the sudden death of a man.

A moment ago, the other party was still talking and laughing with friends, commenting on today's performance of the circus, and soon, the black bear on the stage went crazy and rushed towards the audience, and the poor The unlucky guy happened to be sitting in the first row, and unfortunately became the target of the black bear.

He fell in a pool of blood, his neck was broken, and a bone he didn't know where he belonged pierced his skin, making his whole body gradually shriveled like a leaky ball.

Every time he thinks of that scene, Song Yunyan will tremble slightly involuntarily, feeling that something in his body is burning because of this, making him want to touch that dazzling red.

Human blood should still be hot when it first flows out, but I don't know if it will be like water in a kettle...

Song Yunyan reached out and gently stroked the soft carpet.

The part near the fireplace was very warmed by the fire, he couldn't help squinting his eyes, and pressed his hands deeply into the carpet with some intoxication, watching it surrounded by dark red.

The irregular fluff on the edge of the carpet covered the back of his hand, as if he had dipped his hand into blood, so his eyes became softer, and the way he stroked the carpet was as gentle as stroking a lover's cheek.

Until there was a knock on the door.

He suddenly woke up, his eyes turned cold in an instant, and he turned his head, everything just seemed to be just a dream.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

"Young Master, the guests have arrived, Madam told you to go out quickly." The servant replied respectfully.

Song Yunyan raised his eyebrows, and after a moment of silence, he continued: "I see, you go and tell your wife, I'll be there later."

"........."

After getting a response, the servant stepped back obediently.

Song Yunyan sat on the carpet in a daze for a while, then got up and changed into a dress for meeting guests.

When he put on those shiny black boots, he unconsciously hummed a little tune that he heard from somewhere, maybe it was the residual memory left by him when he watched the puppet show last week, he couldn't even remember the lyrics , but the melody was deeply engraved in his mind.

I just remembered that it was a song about love, and when he was humming it, his eyes became melancholy.

"Knock Knock Knock-"

When the wife gave orders, the servant came to urge her again.

Song Yunyan frowned in displeasure, but the moment he opened the door, his expression quickly returned to calm.

It took him a few minutes to come to the drawing room through the wide corridor, and before he entered, he heard the voices of the two parties talking-they seemed to be having a good conversation, because his mother, a famous lady, actually They all showed non-standard smiles, and they were happily talking to the person opposite.

After seeing him, the room was silent for a moment, and after he walked over to say hello, the voice rang again.

Song Yunyan didn't need to listen at all, and knew what they were discussing.

Nothing more than his marriage.

He is 25 this year. According to his mother, his marriage should have been arranged long ago:

Marry with a nobleman of the same status, and then live a dull and boring life like his father until he dies.

They don't care whether there is affection between him and his marriage partner. After all, the process mentioned above is just a task that he must complete in his life, and the man in front of him named Xu Nanhe will become his other half in the future.

He could tell that Xu Nanhe didn't like him, maybe the other party had a more satisfactory candidate for this marriage, because the eyes of this handsome man often cast a very strange look, which made people uncomfortable, It makes people feel as if they have suddenly become the prey of a poisonous snake.

Song Yunyan frowned, suppressed the discomfort in his heart, avoided the downcast gaze, and turned to look out the window.

Outside the window is a gray sky.

Maybe it's going to rain, and the roses in the garden are a little wilted, with their heads down slightly, swaying back and forth in the wind.

"...Yun Yan, what do you think?"

The fragments of voice beside her ears were suppressed by her mother's suddenly louder voice. Song Yunyan looked back calmly, not letting others notice that he was distracted just now, and calmly said: "Everything is up to you arrange."

As expected, the mother nodded in satisfaction, and then said with a smile: "My good boy, then you can go with Xiao Xu tomorrow."

"..."

I really can't wait.

The next day, they set off in the morning.

His parents were very anxious to facilitate this marriage. The date of engagement was clearly next month, but they insisted on letting him go to Xu's house now, and they talked about cultivating their relationship in private...

Song Yunyan could only sneer after hearing this.

As soon as he got in the car, he began to close his eyes and meditate. In the quiet car, only the interlaced breathing of the two of them could be heard, and the slight creaking sound of the wheels rolling over the slightly uneven ground.

Along the way, the atmosphere was a little depressing.

When it was getting dark, it started to rain suddenly. Fortunately, they left early and rushed back to Xu's house before it rained.

The rain fell on the originally clean glass windows, gradually blurring the shadows outside the window.

Xu Nanzhen sat on the sofa and flipped through the information, with his long legs crossed on the table, his face was expressionless the whole time, and his brows frowned slightly when he heard the noise outside the door.

"Aunt Zhang, what's going on outside?"

Aunt Zhang is catching a fish to stew meat.

She is a veteran in the kitchen, and she washes and cuts vegetables very neatly. She washes the cut fish thoroughly, removes the fish scales, and puts them on the chopping board. The fish was chopped into a ball of pink meat, and seasoning was added.

Every step of the meal of the rich family is extremely delicate. The fish meat balls are boiled into soup and placed in exquisite white porcelain soup bowls. The crystal clear meatballs float and sink on the clear and delicious soup, and sprinkle some Garnish with chopped green onion and sesame, beautiful like a work of art.

Hearing Xu Nanzhen's question, she happily replied: "Oh, you're not at home these days, so I don't know. It's someone from the Song family who came to pick me up yesterday. Next month, the two of them will be engaged!"

So as soon as Aunt Zhang received the news at noon today, she immediately started preparing the dishes for the evening, for fear of neglecting the guests.

"Engagement... the Song family?"

Xu Nanzhen finally looked up and took a look outside.

His eyes have always been like a knife. Although they are beautiful, they are extremely dangerous. When looking at people, their eyes are as sharp as they can cut people in half.

"Brother is finally getting married. How do I remember that he said before that he would never accept someone arranged by the family?" Xu Nanzhen leaned back, stretched his long legs, and lazily propped his head on one side, " This time, it’s more attentive.”

Aunt Zhang's eyes flashed, but she didn't say anything.

The two brothers have been at odds for a long time, and it's their own business to ridicule each other occasionally. Aunt Zhang is still very clear about her identity, and she knows that she shouldn't talk about such things.

So she lowered her head and let the knife continue to make a "tuk-tuk-tuk" sound on the chopping board.

But she couldn't help glancing at the sofa from the corner of her eye.

She saw the person sitting on the sofa get up slowly, slowly smooth the wrinkles on the clothes, and then walk to the door.

He stretched out his hand, his fingers getting closer to the door inch by inch.

"Crack."

The door was pushed open.

Song Yunyan looked up and saw a slightly gloomy face slowly appearing from behind the door.

Dim yellow lights bloomed in the corner, and there was a faint red mixed in it. He grabbed the doorknob and glanced over casually. The cyan vines growing in the dark corners entangled and came out, drifting towards the infinite darkness.

Song Yunyan's heart skipped a beat when the other party saw it.