Things that lasted a month gradually came to an end. Le Wen Novels|
The only son of Duke Yuspov was rescued and came back safe and sound, but those children from poor families were obviously not so lucky. One child was beaten to death while escaping.
Anna had never seen Karenin so angry.
He paced the study, smoked a cigarette, and sat down.
When Anna went in, she found that Karenin hadn't even opened the window, and the room smelled so heavy of smoke that she couldn't help coughing when she just opened the door and entered.
"Go out first, Anna." Karenin said, with a tense expression, and a pair of blue eyes that were calm and scary.
"Wait a minute," Anna said, and went to open the window.
She didn't ask anything, and didn't show worry on her face, she just walked over and opened the window naturally to let the summer light shine in.
Although it is already the setting sun in the evening, when the fire is burning and the clouds cover the sky, it is still beautiful.
"It's okay to smoke when you're upset, but at least don't close the windows." She walked up to Karenin, put her left hand on the latter's arm, and said softly.
She didn't hear the usual response, but she knew from the way Karenin stared at her that he understood.
The advantage of marrying this man is that sometimes you really don't need to say too many words, but you know that your feelings have been conveyed to the other person's heart.
Anna bent down and kissed the other party's lips, and the bitter taste of cigarettes was also tasted by the tip of her tongue through the lips.
It was astringent and bitter, like Karenin would not express his mood at the moment. But at least it's a way to share.
She closed the study door and thought before leaving: "Everyone thinks this man's heart is as cold as a machine, but he has the purest compassionate heart."
This sacrifice is doomed, and most people understand it, but Anna knows that what makes Karenin sad is that there should be no children in this sacrifice.
Because of this incident, the dance was, of course, postponed.
A minister was arrested, and Vorobyev was implicated because it was proved that he had a close connection with the minister.
Anna was also a little surprised when she first learned about Vorobev, but after thinking about it, if even she could feel that there was something wrong with Vorobev, then Karenin would naturally know it too.
That night, when Anna was leaning on Karenin, the other party mentioned this in a calm tone, which proved Anna's conjecture again.
"Vorobev is a smart man, but his background is not very good. He has been with me for three years, and it can be said that he has done nothing wrong. But it is a pity that he is too ambitious and not stable enough."
"If he had waited another two years, maybe he would have made it."
"Anna."
"What?"
Anna looked up at him, and Karenin was also looking at her, with some emotion hiding in his blue eyes. When Anna wanted to distinguish, the man's hand gently covered her eyes.
"I don't like the way he looks at you."
When Anna couldn't see things clearly, Anna suddenly heard these words. She raised her right hand and wanted to take Karenin's hand away, but now she didn't move, and only the corners of her lips curled up.
"I thought it was just my sensitivity, or maybe you didn't notice."
"I noticed, of course I did," he said, and there wasn't even much emotion in his voice. If you just look at his expression at this moment, it may be a little scary, because it is too serious. But Anna is not afraid.
Her hand lightly covered the back of Karenin's, but she didn't try to uncover it, she just smiled.
"You know it's not my fault, right?"
"Of course it's not your problem," Karenin said, a little caught up in his own emotions.
As soon as his words fell to the ground, he suddenly felt a soft touch from the palm of his hand, so that he suddenly raised his head.
The wife was like a cat. After kissing his palm, she stuck out her tongue and licked it again.
"You look a little scary right now." Anna said, still smiling. Under the light, those gray eyes didn't look dim at all. Under her smile, they only became brighter and more colorful.
As if that wasn't enough, Anna leaned over and bit Karenin's lips again.
"I like the way you don't frown." She said seriously, then tilted her head again, leaned slowly towards the other party, and bit that lip again. They kissed each other delicately, but their eyes looked at each other tenderly.
"I love you the most in all the world, Alexei," said Anna.
"No matter how others look at me, I always have only you in my eyes."
After she finished speaking, she carefully observed the other party, as if observing the surface of the lake in early spring. Slowly, Anna felt the emotions in those blue eyes melting slowly like ice and snow.
"Just melt for me?" She wrapped her hands around the other's neck and asked proudly.
"Yes, Anna," whispered Karenin, and dropped a kiss on the side of his wife's neck. This seemed to be his favorite place, unusually delicate and eye-catching enough.
At the end of June, the execution of the minister had been decided, but the suspect Vorobev was still pending review.
Although Vorobev was unable to convict for a while, for a person in a position like Karenin, the seat of secretary could never be vacant. The people below were eager to try. After all, although Karenin could not be said to have a mild temper, he never lost his temper.
This time the harvest was successful, and by mid-July Karenin had secured his position and got a new secretary.
It was a young man named Michal Vasilyevich Sludin, who was also the one who reported directly to his immediate superior in a fit of anger.
"No one dared to accept me, so I went to Mr. Karenin to see if I could find a job with him. You know, the rent in Petersburg is terribly high, and my original allowance does not allow me to sit at home and eat nothing."
When Anna met the secretary at home for the first time, the blond young man said sincerely.
Anna blinked her eyes, then looked at Karenin: "You told me he is your junior?"
This time it was Srudin's turn to be stunned for a moment, then he shrugged his shoulders, and then glanced at Karenin lightly, his almond-shaped eyes were full of deep meaning—so you are such a senior.
Karenin took a sip of tea calmly, then glanced at Sludin, then at Anna and said: "You know I'm not the kind of person who likes convenience. Don't look at Michal Vasilyevich, he I'm really smart."
Hearing Karenin's praise, Anna saw that Mr. Sludin was not triumphant, but blushed a little, he scratched his hair, then grinned and said: "I'm not smart, I'm a very hardworking person after all. Diligence is always more sincere than intelligence.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man's eyes became bright again.
"When I was in school I wanted to be Lord Karenin's secretary after graduation, but I never had the chance," he sighed, and soon became a little annoyed, "for which I had to stay under that fool." for two years."
"He's not stupid." Karenin smiled coldly. He had no sympathy for his former colleague who was in prison. There is nothing clean about being an official, but there are certain bottom lines that must always be guarded.
"Yeah, fool might still be a good word for him. He's just a jerk. I thought corruption and bribery had turned him into a dung beetle, no idea," said Srudin no Came out, staring, as if sulking.
"Sometimes I really blame myself for not discovering it earlier." He looked a little depressed, so emotionally different from Karenin.
"I told you that unnecessary emotions will only affect your judgment." Karenin said with a frown.
"I understand. But it's really difficult to turn around." Sludin said that as a young man of only 23 years old, he still has a cuteness in his words and deeds. If Anna hadn't seen how they dealt with things before, she would only feel that she was talking to an impulsive young man at the moment.
"You have to restrain yourself somewhat," Karenin said.
This time Srudin said nothing more, just nodded.
After Sludin had left, Karenin walked Anna in the garden. The evening wind in July blew on people's cheeks, making her sticky and uncomfortable, but seeing Karenin's calm expression again made Anna feel very relieved.
"So, why on earth are you so nice to that Mr. Sludin?" She asked in a deliberately jealous tone.
Karenin looked at her for a while, and when he was sure it was only a joke, he said: "Sludin is a man of integrity."
"Indeed." Anna nodded, she raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair from her cheek behind her ear, and then asked again.
"But I thought you didn't like using such honest people at work."
"Integrity should be a good word, not a bad one, Ana. I just don't think it's a good word to use in a political setting, but in a different setting, a guy like that is very nice. I'd have insisted on not using it in the past People, but since this incident, I think it is not a bad thing after all. Srudin does retain some adult-like innocence in language form, but it is not child-like after all. When he really wants to do things, he is A reliable guy, which is rare for his age."
"Alexey, I think you have become more tolerant." Anna said, she never thought of her husband as a person who was judged in other people's language, but she also understood that Karenin and her elder brother, Count Oblonsky, also Not the same kind of people.
She had always loved Karenin for what he was, but that didn't mean that Anna would reject them if he got better.
"Maybe." Karenin paused, glanced at his wife, and then kissed her lightly on the corner of her mouth.
At this moment, no words could compare to this kiss, which made Anna feel more excited and happy. Because in this marriage, she has actually seen those subtle changes, and in a little bit of convergence, she finally showed the brightest figure like fireworks in front of the world. In the hot heart, gradually, there is a greater heart of tolerance.
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