入夜。
taozhiyushichuanzhehongsehunsha，mingtiantajiuyaohexianglianqiniandejiyanlijiehunle。
tazhengmanxinqidaituimenquzhaojiyanli，buliao，gangzoudaomenbian，quetingjian‘peng’deyisheng，yixiangyouyademuqin，shensejiaozhuochonglejinlai。
yibazhuazhutadeshou：“zhiyu，nixianbiejiehun，rangyanliqupeipei**meihaobuhao？mengyaoyouyiyuzheng，tazhidaonimenyaojiehundexiaoxi，binggengzhongle……jiusuanmaqiunile！”
hongranyixia，rutongbingshuijiaotou，bataozhiyudexiyuemiedeyiganerjing。
“ma！yanlishiwaikeyishengyoubushixinliyisheng，sunmengyaofabing，weishenmeyaorangyanliqu？”
yueshuo，tayuejuedehuangmiu：“zicongsunmengyaolaidaowomenjia，wojiuyizhirangbu，shibushiwodeyiqiezhiyaotaxiangyao，nimendouyaowoxisheng？”
taomukuijiubiekaiyan，zuishangqueyijiushuo：“mengyaodeyiyuzhengzheizhendehenyanzhong，tayizhizaizican，mamadayingni，zhiyaotabingqinghaozhuan，jiurangjiyanlihuilaigennijiehunhaobuhao？”
taozhiyuzhijuedexintouyoubeitongleyidao。
haibudengtahuanguolai，menwaijiuyouchongjinlaiyiren。
是她的哥哥，陶宽。
gaodadenanren，yikaikoujiushixunma：“zhiyu，ninengbunengdaduyidian！womenshiyijiaren，mengyaohaohaohuozhenandaobuhaoma？”
“nikebiewangle，niqianmengyaoyitiaoming！”
taozhiyuliangqiangyibu，rutongbeidashanyazhuxiongkou，nanyihuxi。
15suineinian，sijilaosunsongtashangxuefashengchehuo，weilejiutasiqu，sunmengyaoshilaosunweiyidenver，taojiabianbatajielaizhaogu。
ketazenmeyemeiyouxiangdao，sunmengyaoyilai，tadeshijiedoubianle。
buzhidaocongshenmeshihoukaishi，zhiyaoyihesunmengyaoduishang，jiushitabudongshi，tajiuderangbu。
rangyifu，rangfangjian，rangfumu，haiyou……
zhijianhenhenqiajinshouxin，taozhiyusisidingzheyanqianliangweibizijidexuemaiqinren，yiziyijujujue——
“woqiansunmengyaodeming，yinianqianyijingwalekeshenzangjita，xianzai……wojuebuhuibaweilaidezhangfuyerangjita！”
hualuo，jiyanlihurancongmenwaizoulejinlai。
tadeshensehuianbuming，shenshanghaichuanzhemingtianyaojiehundexifu。
simuxiangdui，taozhiyukanchutameijianzangzhedeyouyu，xintouchaneigedeng，xiayishichongguoqu，qiujiubanlazhenanrendeshou。
“yanli，nikuaigentamenshuo，mingtianshiwomendehunlihuiruqijuxingde，duima？”
“zhiyu，mengyaozheiyicizhendebingdehenyanzhong……”
taozhiyubuzijueyongliwojinjiyanlideshou，tawangzhezheigecengjingshuozuiaitadenanren，yanzhongyibianyibianqiqiu。
zuihou，nanrenhaishiyidiandiantuikaita：“dengwohuilai。”
tamensangerenzhejimanghuangdilikai。
wuneizhishengsiyibandejijing，taozhiyuhaoxiangbeiquanshijiepaoqi。
像一个落幕的小丑。
zhiyaoduishangsunmengyao，tahaoxiangmeiyourenheshengsuan。
hude，bizimengdiliuchuxue，‘pada’luozaidishang，genhunshayiyangxianyandehongse。
tahuangmanglakaichouti，kechoutilimeiyouzhijin，yingmushiyifenciyandeaizhengbaogaodan。
yizhenxinjiaobidetananyihuxi，taningzheshouzhongdexueji，beiliangninan：“jiyanli，wobuzhidaowohaiyouduoshaoshijiannenggoudengni。”