[Phantom of the Opera] In Praise of Iris

"It's obvious, isn't it?" Irene's body is relaxed and her tone is gentle. While bringing Christine an infinite sense of security, her soft outline vaguely reveals a determination similar to hers—in terms of defending love, Girls have always had a similar courage.

"I am very sure: Christine is not suitable to be your partner." Irene emphasized again with a smile, "The noble lady should enter into a marriage contract with a young and promising suitor, and I hope her life after marriage will be warm and sweet. Of course, she may quarrel with her husband until she has to endure the torment of loneliness alone, but at that time she must have one or a few outstanding juniors to look forward to - they have received elite education since childhood, have the right to squander most of their resources, and make friends with the same Excellent friends and instinctively turn all these into bargaining chips to inherit or even expand the family business in the future."

"The most important thing is that they—of course, including their mothers, will all walk under the magnificent clear sky, and the breeze will lead them to explore all interesting unknowns..." Irene caressed Chris lovingly like a mother Ting's back was still trembling, but he struck the Phantom with a kind of godlike compassion, "while the warm sunshine will wash away the haze in their hearts, and try to inject noble morality into their growing souls."

Phantom couldn't help but took a step back.The little mouth that always spits out comfort or ridicule in his memory is not opened and closed frequently in front of his eyes, but it is the most calm dissection in his ears, because based on the ever cold reality, it is even better than blindly accusing Even more unacceptable.

Heh, how considerate you are, of course how cruel it is when you use it to hurt others.

He subconsciously caressed his cheek until his fingertips touched the familiar lines, and then he felt a little relieved—after all, he still had this cold clothing to protect him, and he would not be completely naked in the girl's eyes .

"Sir, you can live, create, be worshipped, pretend to be able to socialize, or do other things in your Garden of Eden, no matter whether they are legal or not..." Irene glanced at the corner of her eyes slowly The servants who were waiting around the living room of the villa—most of them used to be the employees of Viscount Shani—continued to linger cruelly, "It's just that you shouldn't force Christine to break her wings and expect her to save you with love." Or fall into the abyss with you, since she is not willing to give you the only love in this life."

Such words are harsh enough even if they are spoken by a pampered princess, not to mention that Irene is just a young lady with unknown parents who was lucky enough to be recognized by the noble lady.Of course, the most important thing is that although little Carol has sneaked into the underground palace of the theater countless times and challenged the majesty of her mentor countless times; but when it comes to Christine, she has always been cautious and forbearing, just like Every one of them is under the fence, trying to steal the beloved child of the master's family - just judging from the memory of the phantom.

Yes, the phantom finally confirmed that this is his little Carol, after encountering the familiar god-like pity - the waif or the clown actor Irene is gentle and beautiful, hardworking and eloquent; Miss Alice is a little more Just the right amount of charming arrogance - that makes the unrevealed love in her eyes all the more alluring... But he is very sure: only little Carol, only his little Carol, will always be in his pain and mania for Christine Or wash his weak soul with such a strange gaze after his study has been effective.

"Since she is not willing to give you the only love of her life." And I am willing.Erin's bland statement ends on the moral high ground.But this time, Mr. Phantom consciously completed the last sentence she hadn't said—from her more sincere and emerald green eyes.So the persuasion turned into a cautious confession. From an angle that Christine couldn't see, the eyes of the two met, and the phantom retreated involuntarily outside the mask.

Under those gazes, his dark soul seemed to be unbearable, and maybe he would be forced to expose its weak and distorted nature in the next second—but he still couldn't stop recalling every time the girl gave him gazes... …

Sober and intoxicated, adoring and sympathetic, tacit understanding and curious, caring and dependent, and... unreasonable sense of security and gradually burning love as time goes by.He almost forgot that he hadn't really met the girl at that time—even if he had once, it was still separated by a dull mask.But the image of the little girl who was always trying to make herself better in comparison with Christine was indeed plump and vivid in his mind in an instant.It is also possible that the silhouette has always been vivid in his mind, but he deliberately sealed it in a corner that he would not touch casually, after that sudden parting.

O farewell, bad girl who ran away!The familiar mania devoured reason again, and also swallowed some indescribable fear and expectation in Mr. Ghost's heart.

"Oh, free bird, arrogant bird!" Phantom laughed contemptuously, "The ghost gave you gorgeous wings, but you want to fly high alone?"

"Christine!" Viscount Shani's stern call awakened Phantom, and when he realized what he had done, the thick Bonga lasso was already wrapped around Christine's slender and fragile neck.The only good news is that Irene grabbed the rope near Christine in time.This is also the reason why Christine was not dragged to the ground by the rope even though she was slender.

"I'm really grateful for your teaching to Christine. Could it be that you let her go?" The strength from the end of the lasso was stronger than that of an ordinary adult woman, but still far from that of an ordinary adult man. Apart from a distressing red mark on Irene's fair skin at first, it didn't actually bother her too much.The girl tightly grasped the end of the noose, her light-colored lips curled into a half-smile.In fact, this is already the result of her extreme restraint.

God, what did she see?Phantom actually tried to hurt Christine?Although he quickly stopped the terrible behavior; although the stiff and still body showed that he might be sweating and terrified... Although this may expose the fact that her moral level needs to be considered, she really wanted to cheer: Is there anything better than this?

"Yes sir, I am very grateful for your careful teaching, but if you have also been flying high, you would no longer expect me to be a happy prison bird." Christine finally trembled violently and cried.But between sobs, her resolute voice reached Irene's ears very clearly.

Erin finally couldn't help laughing heartily.How could she have forgotten that her hasty escape back then had intensified her mentor's emotions, but the more intense the emotion, the easier it would be to be misrecognized, to be resisted by the person she was chasing, and even to be worn down or changed by time.

My dear tutor, I am glad that your long and pressing pursuit has, as I wished, worn out Christine's affection for you.As for you, whether it's your growing possessiveness that overwhelms your love for Christine, or the fact that your pure love is gradually being consumed by Christine's non-response, it's really a surprise to me. .And, on such a nice premise, if the only love of your life really hasn't found the sun, rain, and fertile ground to thrive, then it's fun to play as much as you want.

"The desire for monopoly is indeed not equal to love, but where do you get the confidence that Phantom will value you more?"

Erin's expression was dull for a moment: Even if she has long been used to the irony of the system's elusiveness, it still feels annoying to be thrown cold water all the time.

"Do you think I will let another betrayal?" Phantom's tone was flat, unable to hear any emotion, but Christine, who was familiar with him, suddenly tightened her body, beware of his sudden sudden attack at a certain moment, maybe in the next second. break out.But Irene only noticed the gaze from the gap between his masks.That gaze... the focus seemed to be on her, but Christine, who was supposed to be blamed, couldn't distract much from the corner of her eye.Even if this staring is not out of good intentions, Irene thought: it is still a very welcome progress.

If it was before you swung the lasso at Christine, I probably thought you couldn't bear to blame Christine, so let me be the scapegoat.But at this moment, can I think this way: You care more about my sudden "betrayal" than Christine's escape all the time?

Erin even thought of those earlier times.Those mentors infiltrated Christine with tenderness and enthusiasm, but they always poured out the gloomy and manic past time to themselves.At that time, she was certainly not as noble and leisurely as she is now.But in addition to working hard for a living, she also felt short-term distress for the occasional leisure time.But now she thought: Maybe it's because I was accepted by the mentors earlier than Christine?After all, most of us are more likely to lose our temper with someone close to us than a stranger or an estranged friend.

Christine wasn't so precious that she couldn't leave her, and I wasn't so unimportant as I thought.Irene jumped out of the obscurity bestowed by love, and all this was suddenly wonderful.

Perhaps, we are not far away from colliding with the spark of love.Irene thought optimistically: there is only one small problem that needs to be solved.

"Sorry, sir. Although I expected it, you will regard it as a betrayal." Irene calmly untied the noose around Christine's neck, and at the same time took her into her arms in a comforting manner.The girl's petite body could not wrap the tall Christine very well, but her steady tone completely made up for this insignificant defect, "However, I thought you should at least understand why I came here."

"Ha, that's a great friendship!"

"Will it be greater than true love?" Irene put her hands through Christine's fluffy brown curls in a seductive arc, with half of her cheeks turned serious, and she couldn't dodge, "You know, I Not so much in love with Christine as my poor brother."

"Ha, is the frivolous bird still determined to stay?" Mr. Phantom subconsciously shifted his eyes, but refused to show weakness.

"That depends on whether you are preparing a cage or a forest for it." Irene let go of Christine, and took the time to give her a comforting look before walking towards the phantom.

"A ignorant shepherd, always looking forward to the birds wearing gorgeous plumage to sing for him. I guess, he would also be willing to listen to the birds' heartfelt voice." The girl's emerald green eyes rippling with a quiet night-like smile, She sang tactfully, her voice was brisk and lively, accompanied by deliberately modified innocence, "Some birds are born in the light, grow in the light, and are destined to die in the light; Annihilate together."

"And your bird..." The girl took a few steps forward stepping on the phantom's heartbeat, and the arc of her lips became more gentle, "Ignorant shepherds, please remember: your bird was born in the shadows, grew up in humbleness, but already Determined to fly high in the glorious sky. If you insist on preparing a cage for it, it will have to forsake you, because even if unfortunately it withers in the wind and frost, it will never drown in your beautiful prison in the name of love. cage."

"Finally, I'm sorry that your bird is still a bit arrogant and greedy." Before she knew it, the distance between the girl and the phantom was so close that they could touch each other when they raised their heads.She raised her head as a matter of course, fixed in a kiss-like position with her instructor, and sang the last verse softly, "Although the dark one always regards it as darkness, and the bright one insists that it belongs to the light, it no longer wants to be whoever is who." The phantom in my heart. Moreover, I greedily want to own the whole forest alone. I hope you don’t let it always hear songs that don’t belong to itself or you—it doesn’t want to leave, and go back to you separately. to a solitary carnival."

Because of her height, Irene couldn't even brush the top of the light-colored hair past the phantom's thin, yellowed chin.But for Phantom, this is an unprecedented closeness.He felt his heart beating faster, his cheeks were hot, and he almost subconsciously took half a step away, but the girl's burning gaze had already entered his eyes.

Ah, green is really the most charming color in the world.Phantom couldn't help but sigh with emotion.He was about to bury his head in the jacket pocket of his suit.However, also because of her height, the girl's starry eyes still stayed in his line of sight.

"Little Carol, you are such a bad student!"

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