饭桌的气氛骤寒。
muqinmanniezhekuaizideshoumanmanshoujin，yishinanyixiaohuaxurongjingdebujinrenqing。
eryangfudangchangchenxialian：“zhengjiang，nizheihuashishenmeyisi？”
xurongjingrengyingqi：“junzhang，junyingbushiwannaodedifang。”
yanjianliangrenbiaoqingdoukaishinankan，muqinmanmangyaxiaxinjiandecitong，dayuanchang：“ba，zhengjiangduijunyingrenzhenfuze，yebulejiewodeshili，nanmiandanxin。”
“ninjiufangxinba，woyidinghuinagediyihuilaijinimenkankan。”
tazhidao，yugongyusi，fuqindouxiwangxurongjingzhaoguziji，kexianzailiangrenguanxijinzhang，zheigenbenshitianfangyetan。
tinglemuqinmandehua，yangfuyemeizaishuoshenme。
zheicidetuanyuanfan，chidemeiyouyidianziwei。
chiwanfan，muqinmangenzhexurongjingdayuan。
liangrenyiqianyihouzouzhe，sheiyemeiyoushuohua。
ningzhemianqiangaodadebeiying，muqinmanminminchun，zhuangqidanziqianzhutadeshou：“zhengjiang，ruguowonengchengweiyigeyouxiudezhanshi，nihuibuhui……duiwogaiguan？”
simuxiangdui，tadexinjihudoukadaolesangziyan，shouxinyeshenchulehan。
xurongjinghenkuaichouchushou：“neishinideshi，genwowuguan。”
shuowan，nanrendabuchaoqianzou，sudukuaidaohaoxiangshigentaduodaiyifenzhongdouxianqi。
muqinmanwangzheyuanqudebeiying，tabitoufasuan。
liangjiucaidaqijingshenhuilejia。
zhihouyigeyue，muqinmanhuanshangjunzhuangjiarulexunlian。
zheiduanshijian，xurongjingqueshizaitalianxideshihoudoulailedabachang，dantaquebukaojin，zhianpailegelianzhangzhidaota。
xurongjingbuxihuantazheijianshi，henkuaizaijunyingchuankai。
danmuqinmanzhidangzuobuzhidao，tameitianxunlianzuiwanzou，zuikeku，jingpilijinhoujiumeishijianquxiangxurongjingdelengmo。
很快，一月过去。
xuanbasaiqianyiwan，muqinmantuozhepijuandeshentihuijia，shangloushi，buqiaozhuangshangzhengzaifangmenwaishuohuadexurongjinghejiangxiaoran。
xurongjingshoulinazheshuibeiheyaoping，lianshangdewenhezaikandaotahoushunjianlenglexiaqu。
muqinmandengshimaibukaitui：“wo……”
gangkaikou，xurongjingqueduizhejiangxiaoranwenshengdao：“shijianbuzaole，nizaodianshuiba。”
tadexinyixiajiubeijiuzhu，zhibuzhudeteng。
tamingmingshitadezhangfu，kezongshibapianaimingmuzhangdandejilingyigenvren……
jiangxiaoranguaiqiaodidiandiantou，pieleyanmuqinmanhouhuilefang。
xurongjingyezhuanshenxialou，cajianerguozhiji，muqinmanniezhequan，xiayishishuoleyiju：“mingtiandexuanbasai，woyidingnengnadiyi。”
xurongjingquejingzhixialou，wanruoweiwen。
穆芹曼面色渐白。
taduoxianggenxurongjingshuo‘nengbunengbaduijiangxiaorandeguanxin，fenyidianjiwo’，ketayezhidao，zijishuoledagaizhinengrelainanrendelengyan……
muqinmanyibianbiangaosuzijimingtianhenzhongyao，bunengyinweishangxinerdiaolianzi。
zhanlebantian，huanguoqingxuhoutacaihuifang。
‘zhi’deqingxiang，jiangxiaorandefangmenbeilakaitiaofeng。
jiangxiaorandingzheneigangbeiheshangdemen，muguangzhonghuaguomoyindu。
房间里。
muqinmanxishuwantangxiahou，naohaiqueyibianbianfuxianxurongjingdelengyan，taheshangyancuimianziji，meiguanxi，dengzijimingtiannalediyi，tajiunengzhidao，tabushiyiwushichu……
rizihaizhang，zongyouyitiantanengxiangxintadegaibian，xiangxintashizhendeyaogentahaohaoguorizi。
……
次日。
muqinmanqichuanghou，xunsuhuanshangzuoxunfuxishu，zhengyaoxialouchumen，keyilamen，zhenggerendoulengzhu。
门被反锁了！
tayouchangshilejici，menhaishiwensibudong。
zheigedian，xurongjingzaojiuchumenle，tazhengzheji，quetingdaowuwaichuanlaijiangxiaorandedeyi：“haixiangnadiyi，nijintianjiudaizaifangjianlinadaoshudiyidengzheshenbaiminglieba！”
“muqinman，zhengjiangshiwode！wojuebuzhunnijixuchanzheta！”
muqinmanxinzhongyihan：“jiangxiaoran！jiwokaimen！”
然而外面一片死寂。
kanleyanqiangshangdezhong，muqinmanyelaibujiduoxiang，paoqutuikaichuang，zongshenyiyue。
luodishi，‘ka’deyisheng，youjiaohuaidejutongrangtalianseshabai。
dantayijingmeishijianchuli，zhinengyiqueyiguaidichaodabachangpaoqu。
muqinmanjihushishuaizhedaode，caigangjinchangdi，jiutingdaoyizhenshaosheng，jinjiezheshilianzhangdeshengyin：“nvbinglianjujishouxuanbasai，jieshu！”