The Scent of Love (1)

Richard was chatting with the white clouds and before he knew it he was in Arles, a special city.

The colours of Arles may be the colours of a Van Gogh canvas. The sky was blue and there were hardly any clouds to be seen. The sun seemed to shine brightly. The earth seems brightly coloured. The low houses, which seem to have grown out of the stone, are in some cases decorated with bright yellow or blue walls, while others retain the original colours of the stone walls, with brightly coloured flowers adorning the windows or doorways, and the rugged, primitive stone alleyways adding to the city's unique landscape. Although there are no authentic examples of Van Gogh's work in Arles, the city today is a reflection of Van Gogh, who painted many of his paintings here, such as Van Gogh's Bedroom, The Alfresco Café in Arles, The Suspension Bridge in Arles and the famous Sunflowers, so anyone visiting Arles can easily find a scene where Van Gogh painted in those days.

Naturally, Richard and Bai Yun arrived at the café where Van Gogh painted "The Alfresco Café in Arles", and Bai Yun saw that the café looked exactly like Van Gogh's painting. The café is now called Café Van Gogh.

Richard asked for a Blue Mountain and Bai Yun ordered her favourite cappuccino. They chose an alfresco seat and enjoyed the sunshine in this paradise town.

Richard said, "You've seen so many places in the past few days, you've probably seen almost everything, haven't you?"

Bai Yun said, "I can never see enough of Provence and I haven't even seen the beautiful lavender yet."

Richard said, "You still remember the lavender in Provence. I thought you'd forgotten all about it."

White Cloud said, "How could I have forgotten? It's the flower that symbolises waiting for love and it means a lot to me. I was hoping that lavender would lead me to my true love."

Richard said curiously, "Does lavender have that much magic?"

Bai Yun thought for a moment and said seriously, "I don't know if it's true, but I've heard people say that putting a small bag of dried lavender on your body can lead you to the man of your dreams. When you are separated from your lover, you can hide a small sprig of lavender in your lover's book. When you meet again, you can see the colour of the lavender and smell it to know how much your lover loves you. At your wedding, sprinkle little flowers of lavender that can bring you a happy and fulfilling marriage ..."

Richard said, "So lavender really does have that much magic in your mind, since you are so eager, I will take you there now."

Richard was wearing a simple pair of jeans and a t-shirt. After parking the car, the two of them walked side by side along the natural winding path. Towards the valley.

It was a sea of lavender blooming freely in the valley, a sea of purple that was mysterious and confusing, poetic in its elegance, sweet and evocative. They were enchanted by the sea of purple flowers, and the air was filled with the sound of laughter as they drew so close to each other because of the purple flowers. They chased and played as if they were two innocent children.

White Cloud said aloud, "Richard, close your eyes and breathe deeply, can you feel that light, fresh and deep scent? I feel like it should be." As if to Richard, and as if to this miracle of purple flowers made by nature, he shouted.

"Does love smell like love?" Richard teased. "How come I've never known love to smell good?"

Bai Yun said, "I've never been in love, but I think love should smell like this: fresh and charming but not greasy, deep and not superficial, but deep into the heart and soul." Bai Yun was looking at the lavender, in this romantic season, with such a man by her side, it was as if love had come for her. The strong attraction came from the man beside her.