linmiaoranlenglexia，xuanjimianlujiaoxiu，“qishi……woyijingyouxihuanderenle。”
“sheia？”lixiabudongshengsewendao。
tazenmebujidelinmiaoranxihuanguonagenanren？
“huotingjun，chengchuandexiaojiu！”
zheigemingzichuhutayiwai。
tameixiangdaolinmiaoranyexinneimeda，jingrandingshanglehuojiazhangquanren，talaogong……
“miaoran，nishenmeshihourenshihuoxiansheng？”
“shangci，chengchuandaiwoquzhaohuoxiansheng，rangtajiwoanpaigongzuo，woyouxingjianguotayimian，congciwodexinjiuchedilunxianle。”
“keshihuoxianshengneifangmianhaoxiangbuxing……”
“yaoshichuchuwanmei，woyebuganshengchubuqieshijidewangxiang。”
“zheimeshuo，nichenggongruzhihuoshile？”
“duia，wojintianlai，jiushiweilegaosunizheijianshi。huoxianshengduiwodeshejifeichangmanyi，xiazhouyiwojiukeyiquhuoshifuzhuangbubaodao。”
kanlaitazhongshenghou，youxieshiyezaimanmangaibian……
“neijiuzhuhenile！”lixiapixiaoroubuxiaodefuyan。
“xiaxia，nibudasuanbangwoqingzhuyixia？”linmiaoranmanhuaiqidaidekanzheta。
lixianiletayiyan，“zheimegaoxingdeshi，queshiyinggaihaohaoqingzhuyixia，nidasuanquna？”
“wanhaojiudianzenmeyang？daoshihou，wojiaoshangwomendaxuedetongxue。ganghaokeyijiecijihui，gentamenhaohaolianluoxiaganqing。”
“xing！nianpaihaolebabaoxiangdizhigaosuwo。”
jiantadayingdeshuangkuai，linmiaoranlianshangzhongyuluchuxiaorong。
“xiaxia，wojiuzhidaonizuihaole！”
chunhuojiushichunhuo，haibushigenyiqianyiyang，sanyanliangyujiubeitananie？
liangrenjinledating，xusaoxiaozheyingguolai。
“da**，lin**nimenhuilaile？wozuolenimenzuiaichidesuancaiyu，ganjinxixishou，guolaichifan！”
“xusao，ninzuihaole！”linmiaoranbaozhexumashoubeisajiao，xusaochongnidemolemotadelian。liangrenguanxihaodesiqinmunv。
lixiaxinlihuranshengyigehuangtangdecaixiang。
qianshi，xumatongguojigoushangmenyingpindangjialideayi。kaishideshihou，lixiashibutaimanyitade，juedetazuoshibujuxiaojie，weishenggaodeyebuzenmeyang。
shilinmiaoranshuo，xusaogentatongxiang，weirenqinqieyouaixin，nianjidachulaizhuanqianburongyi，rangtaduobaorong，jitayicigongzuodejihui。
yiqiantameizixiguancha，cikekanzhetamenxiangsidewuguan，xiangdaoshangyishizicongxusaolaijializuogong，tamuqindeshentirikuangyuxia，jialimeigerendexingzongyebeiluchengchuanleruzhizhang。
顿感细思极恐！
tazaichishangmianmeishenmejiangjiu，hongshaodaiyuqishishilinmiaoranzuixihuandecaizhiyi。
meicilinmiaoranlaijialichifan，xusaobizuozheidaocai。
lixialiansedanlexie，“wohuifangjianhuanshenyifu！”
huidaofangjian，tabolegedianhuachuqu，“bangwozhaoge**。”
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傍晚，华灯初上。
万豪酒店牡丹厅。
baoxiangnei，shijigerenweizuozaiyuanxingcanzhuoqian。
linmiaoranchuanzhejingzhidapai，zuozaishouzuoshang，jieshouzhedajiaduitadezhuhehefengcheng。
“miaoran，nikezhenlihai，zheimeqingsongjiuguolehuoshiderenshikaoyan。”
“daxuedeshihou，wojiujuedemiaoranqiantuwuliang，bidingbutongfanxiang。”
“neikebu，tingshuowanhaomudanting，hennandingdao，tuolemiaorandefu，jintianyetiyanyibayouqianrendedaiyu。”
linmiaoranbojinggaoang，yilianyouyuegan，kuaxiahaikou，“zheidoubusuanshenme，dengwochenglehuoshishouxifuzhuangshejishi，wozaiqingnimenquyundinghuayuancuoyidun。”
fanzhengzuihoudoushilixianeigechunhuomaidan！
suoyourenyijingruzuo，lixiacaishanshanlaichi。
linmiaoranqinnidelazhetazuoxia，“zenmemeidaichengchuan？”
“woyiweinitongzhitale！”lixiamanbujingxindao。
“woxianzaijitafaxiaoxi，gangcaihaiyourenwen，shenmeshihounengheshangnihechengchuandexijiuni！”
fawanduanxin，tayangshengdao，“fuwuyuan，diandan！”
diancandeshihou，yanjingdoubuzhayixia。
“zheige，zheige，haiyouzheixie，tongtongdoushangyifen！”
suihoujiangcaidanfangzaizhuanpanshang，haoqichongtian，“nimenxihuanchishenme，zijijia！”
dajiajiantaneimedafang，yebukeqi，bapingshixiangchiyoushebudedecaidoudianleyifen。
lundaolixiadeshihou，tadandanyixiao，“jiuzheiyangba，keyishangcaile！”
fanzhuoshangdajiatangaolunkuo，jibeijiuxiadudelinmiaoranbeikuazandepiaopiaoran。
jiezhangdeshihou，linmiaoranjianlixiazuozhechichimeiyoudongjing，taqingshengdao，“xiaxia，chabuduole！”
“jiranchabuduole，neijiujiezhanga。”lixiajiayitingbudong，guyiduizhemenwaidashenghuhan，“fuwuyuan，jiezhang！”
fuwushengzoudaolinmiaoranmianqian，weixiaodao，“zunguidekeren，yigongershibawan，ninshishuakahaishi……”
linmiaoranmianbubiaoqingweijiang，“duo……duoshao？”
fuwushengnaixindezhongfuyibian，“ninyigongxiaofeileershibawan！”
她哪有二十八万！
qiuzhusidekanxianglixia，“xiaxia？”
zheichunhuojintiandaodizenmehuishi，yiqiankedoushiqiangzhebangtamaidan。
lixiagouchun，“nixiazhouruzhihuoshi，qingdajiachiyidunfanqingzhuyixia，nandaohaiyaowomaidanma？”
“zenmekeneng……”linmiaorangangaxiaodao，yingzhetoupinachuka，xiaoshengaiqiu，“xiaxia，zheikeshiwoquanbucunkuan，niyinggaibuxiangwoguodeneimejieju，duibudui？”
zaitaqipandemuguangxia，lixiacongbaolinachuyizhangka，linmiaorangouchun，yifuzaozaitayiliaozhizhong。gangdasuanjiangkashouhuiqu，xiamiaojiutingdaolixiakaikoushuodao，“wojiuheleyibeiyinliao，mafanjiegezhang！xiexie。”
yisitazhijieyibeiyinliaodeqian。
“三十六！”
fuwushengjieguo，shualesanshiliu，youdihaijita。
linmiaorandengdayan，yaochunzhiwen，“xiaxia，nizheishishenmeyisi？”
nandaotabudasuanbasuoyouzhangdoujielema？
“gangcaizheixiecaidoushinimendiande，wojiuheleyibeiyinliao，wozheirenbuaizhanrenbianyi，womenaazhi！”lixiaxiaodechunliangwuhai，“youshenmewentima？”