Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 285 The Lost Journey

The breeze blew, and the lake surface was blown into circles and wrinkles. At the same time, the willows on the embankment were lightly swaying willow branches, which finally brought a little coolness. The heavy rain last night did not make the hot weather better. The afternoon sun was still strong, adding The hoarse cicadas chirping incessantly made people feel a little restless, but these did not affect the enthusiasm of people who came to West Lake for tourism.

"This embankment was built by the famous Chinese poet Su Shi in the past 1000 years—according to the Western name habits, he may be called Shi Dongpo Su—it's a pity that we came too late. One of the scenes!" Angela explained as she walked along the gravel path, but when she turned her head, she found that Natalie was a little absent-minded.

"What's wrong?" The girl waved her hand in front of her, "What are you thinking?"

"What? Oh, it seems that your song is still playing over there." After reacting, Natalie pointed casually while covering up.

"Okay, I'll send them a lawyer's letter when I get back to the United States." Angela said jokingly.

During this trip, you can often hear foreign songs played in shops, and there are quite a few of Angela’s, but the most popular ones are dance music or rock music, such as "God Is a Girl", "Ahead" or "SkaterGirl". "IfyoufellmyLove" at the beginning of Peking Opera is not missing, but just like the previous life, these are basically pirated tapes!

But the girl doesn't care much, or she can only care. She has heard of piracy in her previous life, and she is not ignorant of the piracy situation in China, so after Natalie found out, she suggested that she send a lawyer's letter to negotiate. She asked rhetorically: To whom?So I can only let it go, but this makes Natalie's impression of China greatly reduced.

But just now at Sudi's side, it was rare to hear a group of young men and women playing her "Peacock Flies to the Southeast". Some of them were carrying guitars. They seemed to be music lovers, so Natalie pulled over as a shield.

"Really? Do you want to ask their names and addresses? If you feel embarrassed, how about letting Ryan go?" Natalie was also joking, but looked at Angela without blinking , seems to want to see something.

But Angela still avoided her gaze and looked towards the wide West Lake. The girl did not dare to face Natalie. When she woke up in the morning, she could still see the bruises on her body and the tears in the corners of her eyes .

last night.Angela's demands can only be described as crazy. At the beginning, there was a little tenderness, but then it was replaced by brutality. She was like a different person, raging on Natalie's body time and time again. , as if she was raping her, she could hear Natalie's cry of pain in a low voice, but the sadness, helplessness, confusion and madness in her heart made her unable to stop all of this, and she hugged her exhaustedly until it was almost dawn. Natalie, equally exhausted, fell asleep.

After three poles in the sun, the two girls slowly woke up, but even after they woke up, they still maintained the previous posture with each other, neither spoke nor moved, until Pu Guanshui called.

Whether it was getting up or having lunch, the two of them tacitly did not mention this matter, as if it never happened.Angela proposed to visit Su Causeway, and Natalie agreed with a smile. She was very calm, but she never dared to look her in the eyes.

Is this the price?The girl looked at the lake in ecstasy, her heart was empty, she was no longer afraid, no longer crazy, no longer at a loss, but...it hurt Natalie, why did I do this?

I really want to lie on the bottom of the West Lake and never get up... This thought came up inexhaustibly. I have had similar thoughts before, and the girl always laughed it off, but this time it seems to have a different attraction, because...that me Did it really exist?Do I really exist now?Will I suddenly wake up from the dream one day, and I will become the original me again? !

This sudden question seized the girl like a nightmare, causing her thoughts to become chaotic again, until Natalie's voice came from beside her: "Angie!"

"What's wrong?" Angela trembled slightly, and finally came back to her senses. After taking a slight breath, although she was still looking at the vast lake, she couldn't help but cast a glance at Natalie beside her.

"If possible, I would like to ask why you were so excited last night. You said so much, but I didn't understand a single word." Natalie's voice was very soft but firm, "You know, I I don't understand Chinese, so...except for the last sentence, I have no idea what you're talking about."

The wry smile was fleeting, but she still continued seriously: "If it were other times, I wouldn't inquire about your privacy, but now we are in a strange country, if something happens, we will be in trouble, You can tell me if you want, and I thought maybe you would feel better if someone could share your worries with you."

A warm current suddenly flowed through the atrium, as if a ray of light had been thrown into the darkness, Angela slowly turned her head, and what met her were bright brown eyes, without the slightest other emotion, only deep concern .

"I'm sorry." Angela said so in a strange way.

Natalie was silent for a while, smiling still: "It's okay, I think I... can feel your pain, I don't know why, but I can really feel it, deeply feel that it was like this 4 years ago, 4 years later... …is also like this!"

Angela looked at her fixedly, her eyes suddenly became a little dazed, and the corners of Natalie's mouth, eyebrows, cheeks, and the moles on her cheeks that she let her look at calmly seemed to overlap with something!

After a long time, she said a shocking sentence: "Will you be my girlfriend, Nat?"

Natalie looked at Angela with her mouth open. She never thought that the girl would suddenly make such a request, and she didn't know how to answer it for a while.

She wanted to refuse at the first moment, but she couldn't say what was on her lips. She really didn't know how Angela would react if she refused.

I'm not gay, am I?Natalie said to herself in her heart, two physical relationships are forced, isn't it?Facing the girl who was out of control last night, she didn't turn around and walk away because as a friend, she couldn't bear to see her suffer, didn't she?

But is that really the case?Natalie is confused this time, is it really just a friend?And... What kind of trouble did Angela encounter to become like this?How serious is she in what she said?

Time passed by, but the two girls stared at each other without any movement, until an English accent with a strange accent sounded: "Excuse me, excuse me."

The two were slightly startled, and both looked sideways. At some point, there was a young Chinese man beside him, under 20 years old, who looked at Angela nervously with a shy smile: "Excuse me... Are you Miss Angela Mason?"

Angela was obviously a little surprised. She looked at Natalie and then at the man, and said jokingly, "It's really surprising. I didn't know anyone here would know me."

Natalie, who breathed a sigh of relief, quickly continued: "It's not surprising, you've sung Chinese songs before, and it's normal to have Chinese fans."

"So, you're really Miss Mason?!" The boy was overjoyed, as if he was looking for something to sign, while Angela smiled and said something in Chinese. After the other party was stunned, he became even happier. He waved and shouted something to the crowd standing over the woods, and then a large group of men and women with excited and surprised expressions came.

Only then did Natalie realize that these people were the ones who played "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast" just now?Although it is not easy for her to distinguish the appearance of the Chinese, she can recognize it from the clothes and the guitar on her back.

Most of them are around 20 years old, and there are 8 people in total. When they came, they surrounded Angela in the middle, as if the stars were holding the moon, and they asked questions while handing over pens and notebooks for autographs. The other tourists looked sideways again and again.

Although the girl kept smiling and met their demands one by one, that smile was always lacking in something compared to before—Natalie could see it clearly, but she was a little powerless, the previous question was still circling in her mind, she didn’t know why answer.

At this time, Angela greeted and said something, and then sat down on a chair by the lake, and those young men and women surrounded them, and sat on the ground if there was no place to sit.

Natalie quietly walked to the periphery. When Angela cast her eyes on her, she shook her head with a smile and gestured to tell the girl to leave her alone. Then she pulled Pu Guanshui over and asked him to translate them for herself. dialogue.

It turns out that this is a group of students from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. They used the weekend to travel to the West Lake. As a college student in Shanghai, they still study music. Naturally, they have a better understanding of the European and American pop music scene. Among them are Angela's fans. They didn't know Angela I was also traveling in West Lake, but when Natalie was discussing with the girl where to play her song, a passing student with good English happened to hear it, but he didn't dare to confirm it, so he went back to discuss it with his classmates. Then came over to ask tentatively again, and it turned out that it was really Angela, so what happened just now happened.

"They asked the lady if she was really only 16 years old... and why she can speak Chinese so well, and she also knows the allusion of "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast"..." Pu Guanshui was translating for Natalie in a low voice. The girl suddenly asked: "Angela, you said that you know a lot of ancient Chinese stories, is it possible to create some Chinese songs like "The Peacock Flies Southeast" based on this?"

The girl was slightly taken aback, and Natalie, who had been paying attention to her, noticed a flash of light in her eyes, as if she was thinking about something.

"Of course," the girl said with a smile. "Actually, I have written another song because of a certain story. I think maybe I can sing it again. Please advise."

Hearing that the idol was going to sing live, everyone applauded immediately, and they quickly handed over a guitar. After the girl took it and tried the sound, she secretly took a deep look at Natalie who was on the periphery. , Natalie felt that gaze directly hit her heart like magic, which made her breathe a lot faster.

"What I adapted into a song is the love story of a white fox more than 1000 years ago..."