次日。
lujiayanhuiruqijuxing，jiangchengzhuduohaomenyingyueerzhi。
lusimingzaozaolaidao，cikezhengzuozaichatingpeizhemuqinliaotian。
lumuliuminlengdao：“siming，qianqianrenni？zenmeyanhuikaishizheimebantianle，yizhimeijiandaotadeyingzi。”
lusiming：“yinggaikuaidaole，tabushigehuichidaoderen。”
“yinggai？nimenyouchaojiale？buhuiyoushiyinweisumengneidianposhi。”
lusimingdiantou：“tanianjixiao，xihuanchicu，wohuichulihaode。”
“nianjixiao？woxiangtazheimedadeshihounidouyijingmandipaole。zhenshibuxianghua，haimingpaidaxuebiye，yiduziernvqingzhang，zheimedadeshiyebuzhidaotiqianguolaibangmangcaochicaochi，tanalixiangwoliumindeerxifuer。nanguaiyeyekanbushangni，feiyaoheneigesumengbuqingbuchude，tayigexizi，haishisanxiande，nidaodikanshangtashenme？”
“ma！”lusimingbugaoxing：“biezheimeshuomengmeng，taduzichulaichuangdanghenjiannan。”
“nitingtingnishuodezheishishenmehua，zheiyaoshirangniyeyetingdaole，gongsijiuzhendemeinidefenle！wosuirankanbushangtangqian，danzailaoyezimianqian，haishiyaozuozuoyangzide！zheimenhunshi，shitayishoucuchengde！guodebuhao，qibushidalelaoyezidelian？haibukuaidianrangtangqianguolai！”
liumintaotaobujue，youqiyouhen，bijingxianzailulaoyezihaizhangkongzhelujiadaquan，jiusuantazaibuxihuantangqian，yebunengbiaoxiandetaimingxian！
lusimingweichuizheyanlian，yanzhongshanguoyimobunai，huanhuanqishenzoudaoyibian，kanzheanjingdeshoujizhouqimeitou。
tangqianjuranhaimeixiaoxi，nandaotalihundexinzhenhuole？
tawozheshoujideshoujinleyoujin，liansegengshichendekepa。
shenhou，yourenpailepaitadejianbang。
sumengruannuodeshengyinzaierbianxiangqi，“siming，keyipeiwotiaozhiwuma？”
lusimingshouqidianhua，kanxiangnvrendemuguangxianshichayi，suijibiandewenhe：“nizenmeguolaile？yaoshirangyeyekandao……”
kandaosumengneishuanghanleideshuangyan，tameiyoujixushuoxiaqu，“genghekuangnideshentihaimeihuifu，buyaoluandong，quneibianhaohaoxiuxi！buyaorangyeyekandao。”
“siming，jiejiedaoxianzaimeilai，kongpahaizaishengzuotiandeqi，nishiyeyedeqinsunzi，jintianzheimezhongyaodechanghe，zongbunengmeiyounvbande！napachengweibulenideqizi，woyexiangpeizainishenbian……nijiupeiwotiaoyizhiwu，haome？”sumenghongzheyankuang，sajiaodekaojinta。
lusimingwunaiyaotou：“zhenshinanimeibanfa。shuohaole，jiuyizhiwu，tiaowanguaiguaiquxiuxi。”
“haode，woyidingguaiguaitinghua。”
宴会现场乐声悠扬。
wuchizhongyangbushaonannannvnvxiangbanerwu。
nuansedengguangcongtoudingsaxialai，liangrenwubuyouyang，henkuaibianchengweiwuchilidejiaodian。
轻微议论声响起。
zheishi，yanhuimenkou，chuanlaijinjichachedeshengyin，daduanlezheifenmeihao。
所有人都朝外看去。
zhijianyilianghongsefalalitingzaimenkou，chemendakai，yigenvrenshenzhelansexiushenqun，qijiandequnzichentuozheyizisuogu，youyadongren。
jiaocailuosegaogenxie，dabolangjuanfayaoyeshengzi，shoushangdaizheyifuheiseshoutao，youyashishang。
此人正是唐浅。
zhaidiaomojing，tajingzhizouruyanhuiting。
人群议论纷纷。
sumenghelusimingyijingfenkai。
kandaotangqiandeyishun，tayandishanguoyimozhengning。
duanzhehongjiuzoudaotangqianmianqian，sumenglanzhuletadelu，“jiejie，nijintianzhenpiaoliang，wohaiyiweinijintianbuhuilaileni。”
tangqiankandaotayouxieyouxieyiwai，chuxishouyanderenfeiqinjiyou，quanshijiangchengshangquanlidedarenwu。
tanengchuxi，bujiubiaoshilujiayijingchengrenletadeshenfen？
tangqianlianseyouxienankan，yaxiaxinzhongnuhuo，yibianbianzaixinzhongzhongfuzhejinriguolaidezhuyaomude。
xianzaitaduilusimingyijingbuzaibaoyouqidai，zhixianghuzhudididexingminghechaqingtangjiapochandezhenxiang！
sijizhici，tangqianqianxiao：“shenweilusimingdezhengpaiqizi，wobulai，nandaorangsanjiedengtangrushi？daoshini，yihuapingdoumeinengzuzhinichuxianzaishouyanshang！yeyezhidaonilaileme？”
sumengmianseyijiang，xinxudeshenseburuganggangdexiaozhangbahu。
buyuanchu，lusimingdanshouchadou，fushenerli：“nichidaole。”
“siming……”tangqianlikelianseyibian，jiazheshengxianjiaoshengjiaoqidehanta。
tacaizhegaogenxie，lianshangxiaorongfeiyang，chuanguoyanhuiderenqun，bansuizheyouyangdeyanhuijiaoxiangqu，huanbuzouxianglusiming。
kanzheyanqianmingmeidenvren，lusimingxintiaolouleyipai。
tayijinghenjiumeiyouduitazheiyangxiaoguole。
zhengzhongjian，nvrenyijingwanzhuletadeshoubei。
“laogong，duchehaoyanzhong，nizenmexianlailemeiyouhuijiajiewoni？”tangqianjiaochen。
lusimingjinwozhetadeshou，kaojintaerbianjinggao：“shaoshuahuayang！jintianshiyeyedeshengriyan，shenmegaishuo，shenmebugaishuo，nibiwoqingchu！pingshinizenmezhetengwodoukeyibujijiao，danruguojintiannixiawodemianzi，kejiubuzhishidunjitiankanshousuoneimejiandan。”
huanraozhetagebodeshoushunjianjiangying，tangqianetouqingjinbengtiao。
tayayizheqingxu，chunjiaoweixiaozhe，nulibaochifengdu：“dangran。”
“siming……”sumengbusixindigenguolai，tawuzhexiaofu，miansecangbai：“woweiyouxietong，xianghejiejieaozhidehaixianzhoule。”
lusimingshensedanmodesongkaiqianzhizhetangqiandeshou，“jiranmengmengxianghenizuodehaixianzhou，haibuquchufangzhunbei？”
tangqianbukesiyidingzheta，“nijintianrangwoguolai，jiushiweilejitaaozhou？lusiming，wokanwanglejintianshenmeriziderenshinicaidui！”
“zhugezhoueryi，niyoubiyaozheimeduoduobiren？”lusiminglengxiao，congkoudaizhongtaochushouji，kuaisuzaipingmushangqiaodazhe。
xiayimiao，yibaiwanzhuanzhangjinletangqiandezhanghu。
“做，还是不做？”
kanzheshoujitixingdeyinxingkayuebiandong，tangqianmousexinghong，nongyudexiuchiganyongshangxintou。
keyixiangdaodidizaiyiyuangaoangdeyiyaofei，ranshaodenuhuoyoushunjianximie。
不过一碗粥而已……
tangqianniezheshouji，zaicitaitoushi，bazhangdadexiaolianerguashangxiaorong：“meiwenti。”
shuowan，zhuanshenchaochufangzouqu。
shenhouchuanlaisumengchaonongdeshengyin：“haishisiminglihai，jiangjiejienaniedesiside。”
tangqianchuizailiangcedeshoujinwochengquan。
bujiu，taduanzheyiwanhaixianzhoucongchufangchulai，jingzhizoudaozuozaishafashangdeliangrenshenbian。
lusimingmeixinweicu：“zheimekuai，shulema？”
tameilaidejixikan，shoujixiangqi，tazhanqishenzoudaoyipangjieting。
sumengjieguohaixianzhou，fangzaichunbianqingqingdexiulexiu，taimouxiaodecanlan：“jiejiedeshouyizhenhao，wojiuxihuanzheiyikou！bukuishilujiadenvzhurenni，bipurenshangdaoduole！
ai，xinghaonibamasidezao，yaoshikandaonverrucixiajian，kongpayeyaobeiniqisile！yibaiwanjiunengdafadeqigai，woyaoshini，doumeilianmianduijiuquanzhixiadeshuangqinle。
niyeshikelian，daizhegebansibuhuodetuoyoupingdidi，yiwokan，haiburuzaodiansile，huozheyeshilangfeikongqi、ziyuan，shiba，jiejie？a——”