The sunset glow at the edge of the sky is purple and red. The sunset reflects the clouds in the sky from below, which looks very beautiful. Under the clear sky, seagulls circle in the port, and the tide on the seaside is dyed golden by the setting sun.
Groups of armed men wearing various costumes stood in front of a sea cliff. The two sides stood facing each other. After a long time, several carriages separated the crowd and slowly drove into the mansion on the hill of the sea cliff. At this time, inside the mansion
The candles are already brightly lit.
After the two parties from the five major chambers of commerce completed the inspection together, they slowly withdrew and let the maids and attendants go in to prepare for the dinner.
The sky was gradually getting dark, and the wind was moist and slightly cool from the sea, but it was still very comfortable.
Lorraine Hill stood by the window, letting the breeze roll up his sleeves, passing through his fingers, brushing against his wrist, and then entered the lively hall.
Tonight, not only the top executives of the five major chambers of commerce gathered in this mansion, but other celebrities and neutral organizations in Hopeland were also invited, such as the former Cangqing singer Lady Philia, and the leader of the Bailan Cross Sword, Master Helang.
, Bishop Zhu Ya of the Pure White Church, etc., and naturally the former alchemist Zenep is also indispensable.
The lights in the hall were bright, and the celebrities who had experienced the fierce conflicts in the past few days were gradually relaxing. In their view, the chamber of commerce still focused on making money, so there was nothing they couldn't talk about. As long as the two sides no longer have civil war, there would be no more civil war.
Can return to the prosperous and comfortable life before.
In the increasingly lively hall, some violinists began to play. They were sitting in the ring corridor on the second floor. The piano also began to play. From time to time, the sound of wine glasses clinking could be heard in the venue. Waiters walked through the hall carrying various delicacies.
among the crowd.
"You're still here, Miss Lacey."
Melu was still wearing a light green dress and was walking slowly. There was a man beside her, it was Jerde who was wearing a black dress to protect her. He saw Melu talking to Lacey and did not continue walking.
Get close, then stay aside.
"Aren't you lonely here alone?"
Melu asked, then stood with Lorraine Hill, looking at the seaside scenery outside the window.
"I'm not lonely. In fact, I quite like being alone. I feel at ease and comfortable."
"That's it, I can't help it. I really like the feeling of being with my family, relatives and friends. Even if I don't say anything, watching them talk and laugh makes me feel a faint sense of happiness." There was a look in Mei Lu's eyes.
Full of nostalgia.
"Really? I have rarely experienced this kind of emotion, because I am the only child in the family. My father is away from home all year round, and I am only accompanied by my mother. But my mother cannot understand my feelings, and I often want to escape her love for me."
Lorraine Hill recalled his past.
"Why run away? Isn't love great?"
"Because this love contains too many expectations and is too heavy, I cannot be the perfect child in their eyes."
"I can't work as hard, diligently, or tirelessly as my mother expected."
"I am timid, I want to be lazy, I want to give up, but in the eyes of the elders this is very embarrassing and a shame."
"How can you give up at will? Do you know how much I have paid for you?"
"I can't refute such a great love, so I can only live my life in pain and inferiority." Lorraine Hill lifted up her hair that was messed up by the wind.
"Can't you tell, Lacey, do you also have low self-esteem?"
"Yes, I am almost never praised by my mother. She is always keenly aware of my weaknesses and then exposes them."
"Melu, you know, everything a child relies on comes from his parents. If his parents don't approve of him or her, what a terrible thing it is."
Mei Lu seemed to understand a little, but continued to ask curiously.
"But you are very confident now, as if there is a light shining in you."
"Giggle, no, it's not that powerful." Lorraine Hill covered his mouth and smiled.
"Indeed." Mei Lu looked at Lorraine Hill in front of the window. Her clear eyes reflected the candlelight in the hall, exuding a natural and peaceful atmosphere, which was a kind of calm pride and confidence.
It's so sparkling that one can't help but get caught up in it.
What exactly made her break out of her cocoon and become a butterfly?
The banquet in the hall gradually reached a climax, and some people began to spin and dance in the dance. The fluffy skirts rotated and slowly floated up, like blooming lotus flowers of various colors.
Many violinists on the second floor of the hall also played cheerful music, and the moving notes danced with the beat and everyone in the hall.
Adley and Wick of Tisiphone's family were sitting at a small table on the side, with candlesticks and glasses of wine on the table.
Wick looked at Feng Nao, who was surrounded by a group of close friends, and said to Adeley.
"I'm afraid if I go now, I will be humiliated and ridiculed." Adeley drank the dark red wine and smiled.
"Her character is easy to understand, and there will be plenty of time to coax her well."
"You are still so good at playing with girls' minds."
"Where's Miss Lacey? Are you no longer obsessed with her now?" Wick continued.
"Well, she."
Adley picked up the wine glass and looked at Lorraine Hill in the distance, letting his figure sway slightly in his field of vision through the wine-red transparent liquid.
"It's still so dazzling." He sighed, and then continued.
"As long as she behaves honestly, she can still survive."
"But if she was so obedient, she wouldn't be so attracted to you." Wick added on the side.
"yes."
"This reminds me of a saying from the East, which is so appropriate."
"What?" Wick asked curiously.
"If life were just like the first time we met."
"That night, after I showed my kindness, she drank the glass of wine, her cheeks were slightly red, and her smile was like a flower. It was so touching."
Adeley's tone was ethereal, as if he was recalling and regretting.
"Can you also be sincere, Adeley?"
"Sincerely? If it is an extremely desired goal, then it is indeed."
"Then will you relent?"
"No, I can even kill her with my own hands."
"Then I'll feel relieved."
Wick looked at his brother. His short black hair under the copper chandelier cast a faint shadow over his eyes, which reflected the entire hall, as if he was thinking about something more distant.
Outside the brightly lit hall, Hopelaner has entered the night, with stars dotted. Fire pots are burning quietly on both sides of the avenue, illuminating the surroundings. On the sea cliff below the mansion, ropes hang down.
A black figure followed.
The head of the Yagtilin family, Jelinek, is unwell, and his second son Daniel will host the banquet and subsequent negotiations tonight.