他结婚了。这个周末,他的婚礼总是杂乱无章的,如同一场人人必经的风光秀。他没想到她会来,曾经她是我心中的一心理想的新娘。她握他的手说着恭喜,小手指上那块硬骨还在。

他给她介绍他的妻,她一怔。他们失去了好久的联络,她不知道他娶的是闵晓敏。那一年,晓敏嚷着要做他与她的婚礼上的伴娘。

她依然老样子,年龄在她身上看不出显明的痕迹。那时候的她每日为公益筹款,去支教,作许多不赚钱甚至赔钱的事儿,把自己弄得很辛苦,但乐在其中。不知晓他的人许多,也可能包括我。

她就象她的名字周韪。

她安静地坐在他的喜宴上,他的大量朋友都认得他们有过一年的恋情。但是,她永远都做不到与他的哥儿们笑闹到一处,无论是一天依然一年。闵晓敏就不同,她可以把他的所有哥儿们弄得都跟她娘家人似的。他们之间有哪怕多么小的小争端,都一定是我。

晓敏不停地易服服,从西式到中式到中西合璧,她是如何鲜艳和更鲜艳的问题,他只是一套西装到底。在等待晓敏的时候,我可耻地想,如果身着鲜艳红嫁衣的周韪在我身边会是什么样子。我知道这种念头并非明天她的出现,她又什么时候真正地消逝过呢?

他没有发请柬给她,他知道she对这种场合的不喜欢。但是he忘了she一向有个习惯,就是留下鲜艳背影给别人。所有结束she都做到最美,无论是在换过工作还是参加运动,以及终止恋情,都有这种气息在里面,就像胡蝶(butterfly),谜一样地飞去。

She要结束什么,在his婚礼上,我们难道没有结束吗?在好久以前。

所有的婚礼都是忙乱,最终总会剩下幸福的一对新人和一堆杯盘狼(wolf)藉。这对于即将开始的新生活有什么寓意,我不知道。

he是很憎恶洗碗,在结婚之前he一直以为晓敏是爱洗碗的一个女孩儿,那一个总把自己拾掇得干净利落怎么会不爱洗碗呢,在已往一年多同居生活里面she保持着一个准贤妻子的个人形象。不过new marriage第二天I必须面对marriage对于一个女人的改变,这样一种改变会来得如此迅速。我喜欢早起,多睡总会晕头转向。在new marriage早晨也没改掉这个习惯,在厨房里弄了简朴早餐等xiao min起来。(略)

“你究竟发什么神经?” I有点不耐烦了,我向来憎恶别人质问我什么,有许多注释与理解是不相符。但 she 拂袖而去,“I just know you're still thinking about her.”

这句话似乎已经忍耐多时。我把所有の bowl & plate 放入水池冲刷。我总是比一般人多用两倍水清洗任何东西,将一切痕迹变得难以清除。“Water flow quietly, without any sound.”

Xiao Min 的假期只有七天。她在保险公司业务繁忙,是我的第一批客户之一。她拿分成很多小包装糖果穿紫白色真丝套装走下来。“Ah Wen, the characters on the car need to be repainted. The four-point water has lost two points.” “Good, listen to my wife's words.”

I 发动车子送xiao Min 上班,也要开工这些天,公司由伟力一个人撑着居然没有骚扰电话。”My company is in a luxurious building called 中天大厦 in which we rent a workspace called “点石工作室” at the 13th floor. We are very proud of our space because it is surrounded by good feng shui and we believe that it will bring us success.

进公司门,我有些兴奋,因为希望能找到一些工作迎接我的热情。“First thing I see is upon entering the office is Wei Li's green face indicating that we have won a big deal.” "You've saved me." He pushes away from his desk and lights up a cigarette.

"Last time I got an order for residential renovation worth ten million yuan plus materials. It was for someone who seems to be living lavishly." "Such cages are easy to make." I say with a grin. As long as they go all out on luxury, everyone will be happy.

"None of that simplicity," he says shaking his head as smoke swirls around him. "The old man said his girlfriend has great taste and only shakes her head if she approves."

He gave them one week to decide."

"Yes, let's assume several women with different personalities and design schemes tailored specifically for them before choosing from those options?" Wei Li suggests after some thought.

"That sounds like fun," he replies blowing off some ash from the drawing board above him where they had been brainstorming designs for days now since their client requested something unique and personalized based on each woman's preferences but without revealing too much about themselves or their personal style other than being refined elegant ladies who appreciate quality over quantity...

...and so goes this story of how he married Xiao Min while still pining for another woman named 周韪 (Zhou Wei), whose elegance was unmatched even though she never attended his wedding nor did he invite her; yet somehow she remained etched in his mind like an unattainable dream...