After the quarrel was over, everyone calmed down and watched the performance.
The guests burst into roars of laughter.
The old duke's haggard face slowly turned into a smile. The script written by my son is really wonderful, and his literary attainments are no less than martial arts. He can do anything.
Garcia's laughter was the sharpest and most eye-catching. When the drama on the stage reached the climax, she would even make a strange sound of "goose goose goose", which was a joke.
She squeezed her fists and beat the table, or slapped her thighs hard, and then leaned forward and back together. There is no more bold woman in the audience than her.
She completely forgot how hard she used to maintain her noble and glamorous personality.
Even she is so oblivious, let alone others
The show was very successful. It's Glory's best comedy ever.
Only Jane Qiao stayed out of this joyous feast. He looked at the stage intently, but his misty eyes seemed to see nothing. All the noise, laughter, and joy had nothing to do with him.
His body is here, but his soul is far away.
Lei Zhe could feel it, but he couldn't be happy.
There was no way he could fit into this happy atmosphere and allow himself a moment of pleasure. His heart seemed to be stuck somewhere.
Lei Zhe, who was in high spirits, gradually became silent and serious. He observed Jian Qiao one by one, frowning more and more tightly. He couldn't hear or see the performance on the stage and the laughter off the stage. He just wanted to know why Jane Qiao couldn't feel happy
Where is his heart
Why is he always so depressed
What can I do to make him smile
These problems gave Lei Zhe a splitting headache.
The surrounding guests kept exclaiming excitedly: "Ray, you wrote a great script!"
"Ray, this is the best comedy I've ever seen!"
However, in Lei Zhe's view, the show was a huge failure! It simply failed to achieve its stated goal! It's not funny at all!
Lei Zhe had a dark face and applauded intermittently, as if someone else owed him a lot of gold coins.
Jane Qiao thought he was still sulking with the old duke, so she didn't think much about it.
The old duke with a smile on his face slowly became uneasy again.
In this eerie atmosphere, the show ended. Prince Andrea came over, threw a heavy cloth bag on the table, and looked at Garcia, who was blushing with a sullen smile, snorted coldly, and strode away.
Another nobleman came over, holding a ring in his hand: "Lei, you won, and now it's back to the original owner."
They're here to cash in on the bet.
"I don't fucking want to win at all, I just fucking want you to watch a show!"
Lei Zhe wanted to explain, but the group of people whose self-esteem had been hurt badly didn't want to listen and left quickly one by one.
The performance on the stage ended, the cheerful laughter receded, the warm atmosphere returned to calm, and only the aftertaste of wine and perfume was left in the banquet hall.
Garcia stood up, put on pure white gloves, and said lightly: "I should go, I am very satisfied with this performance, thank you for your arrangement. You succeeded in making me laugh, so you will get my reward. I Guaranteed to make you Grande's most envied man."
She knew that this show was not for herself, let alone to make fun of herself, and she wouldn't be able to hear the quarrel just now. so what? She is happy to misinterpret Lei Zhe's mind and make someone misunderstand.
"Someone" also stood up, his voice soft: "I should go too."
Lei Zhe: "..."
Yesterday in front of the jewelry store, he should have pinched Garcia's neck! This woman will only spoil his good deeds!
"I'll take you off!" Lei Zhe hurriedly pushed away the chair and eagerly followed Jian Qiao's pace.
Garcia, who was not escorted, shrugged, then smiled wickedly.
At this moment, the old duke stretched out his hand and said gently and politely, "Beautiful lady, I am willing to escort you for a ride."
Garcia didn't feel any sincerity at all, he stretched out his hand like a charity, and placed it lightly on the palm of the old duke.
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In the drizzling courtyard, Lei Zhezheng held an umbrella for Jane Qiao and asked in a low voice, "Do you like this show?"
Just as Jian Qiao was about to nod, he immediately added, "Don't lie to me, tell the truth."
Jane Joe: "...I don't like it."
He doesn't like the actors on stage doing things to please the audience offstage. That's not just pretending, it's the real deal. Slaps are real, kicks are real, and scuffles are real.
After a farce, those short people must be covered in bruises and bruises.
Therefore, there is no way for him to like such a performance.
However, he couldn't accuse Lei Zhe of anything. Because this era is so savage. Everyone grew up in the dark jungle, and they had a set of conventional rules of survival. And the law is the least forgiving of challenges. It is much higher than law and morals.
If those dwarfs weren't fed and entertained by the nobles, they wouldn't even have a chance of surviving.
In the eyes of ordinary people, they are a group of monsters, and they will be stoned to death.
Jane Joe shook his head and fell silent. He doesn't agree, but he doesn't criticize either.
Lei Zhe's mood also fell, and he murmured, "But you laughed so happily last time, I thought you—"
Having said that, he stopped abruptly. Because he suddenly realized that he had made the same mistake as his father. What he thought was not what Jane Qiao liked. He tried to impose his will on Jane Joe.
Lei Zhe's heart sank.
When he gradually came to understand, everything turned so bad today! He seems to have done something stupid. He let Jane Joe stay in a place he didn't like at all, and watched a performance that he found utterly boring. When Jane Qiao sat in the chair boringly, counting the time minute by minute, and slowly made it to the end of the performance, he should be full of unhappiness in his heart, right
This is the complete opposite of what Rezhe intended.
Lei Zhe almost covered his face and sighed.
He screwed up!
Jane Qiao asked, "Why do you think?"
"No, it's nothing. The carriage is here, go back quickly." Lei Zhe was very frustrated and embarrassed.
This made him not dare to stay with Mr. Count.
He opened the car door and helped Jian Qiao up, and Jian Qiao was going to give him a parting hug.
"Goodbye." After closing the door, Lei Zhe waved his hand.
"Goodbye." Jian Qiao looked at him from the car window, her brows slightly twisted together. This kind of separation was too hasty, and he didn't even have time to talk to Lei Zhe.
The two horses stepped on the gravel-paved road and walked slowly away.
Lei Zhe stood there, looked at the direction where Jian Qiao gradually disappeared, and murmured, "You laughed so much that day..."
It was because he saw Jane Joe's smile that day that he had the idea of buying all the dwarves in Grande. A dwarf can make Jane Joe laugh, so what about a group
All he wanted was to keep that smile.
Why can Andre do it but I can't
Lei Zhe threw the umbrella away and walked back slowly, recalling frame by frame in his mind, and then his steps stopped. A flash of thought made him suddenly enlightened. The only difference between him and Andre is that even if he didn't make the guests laugh, he wouldn't kill the dwarfs.
So Jane Qiao that day was not laughing, but giving in.
surrender for an innocent life.
Lei Zhe patted his forehead with a stunned expression, then covered his face and stood in the cold rain for a long time. No one could see how many complicated emotions were hidden in his eyes at the moment.
Mr. Earl's heart was softer than Razer had imagined. There is a sea of flowers blooming, spring water flowing, and the wind blowing.
There is a very beautiful and very clean world hidden in it.
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At the same time, Jane Qiao, who was sitting in the carriage, was also recalling the parting scene just now. He always felt that something was wrong with Lei Zhe.
He seemed disappointed, depressed, with his drooping head and drooping corners of his eyes looking so pitiful. He is like a little lion abandoned by his mother and ostracized by his companions. He can only hide in a corner and play with himself.
Why is this happening? The show was wonderful, and everyone was applauding, wasn't it
Jian Qiao couldn't help but care about Lei Zhe's emotions. When the light and heat emanating from the man went out a little bit, Jane Joe could immediately notice it, and then felt anxious about it.
He knew how bad it was to be unhappy, so he never wanted Razer to be like him.
"Why?" He touched the end of his eyes lightly with his fingertips, constantly recalling.
"But you smiled so happily last time, I thought you—"
These unfinished words suddenly popped out of Jian Qiao's mind.
Intuition told him that it was important.
So, Jane Qiao tried to complete this sentence.
[I thought you - like?]
[So, because you like it, I will buy the dwarfs in the whole city.]
[I wrote the script myself and did the rehearsal. I invite you to come, and I want you to have a good laugh like last time.]
[This show is not for Garcia, it is for you...]
One reasonable guess after another made Jian Qiao's dim eyes twinkle little by little. He finally understood the sincerity behind those hesitant words.
When he tried to amuse Lei Zhe with a load of gifts, Lei Zhe was doing the same.
The two of them, like fools, silently paid so much for each other.
This is really...
Jane Qiao covered her face and whispered inaudibly.
"Go back to the Duke's Mansion, hurry up!" he ordered urgently.
The carriage immediately turned around and drove back to the Duke's Mansion.
Standing in the rain, Lei Zhe heard the sound of hooves. He looked back, but saw that Jian Qiao jumped out of the stationary carriage and ran towards himself. The drizzle fell into his eyes, but it couldn't drown the twinkling stars in it.
"Ray!" he called out breathlessly.
"Run slowly!" Lei Zhe strode up to meet him, quickly took off his cloak, and hurriedly enveloped Mr. Count. He didn't want the man to get sick.
"Why are you back?" he asked in a low voice.
Jane Qiao tried to adjust her rapid breathing, and when her warm mood calmed down, she slowly said, "I came back to ask you a few questions."
Before that, he had no idea that his heart, which was imprisoned in the darkness, could also feel the warmth.
"What's the problem?" Lei Zhe ran not far away, picked up the umbrella, propped it on top of Mr. Count's head, and then stood upwind, using his tall body to block the cold wind and rain.
Jian Qiao noticed his movements, and her eyes became brighter.
"Is this show just for me?" he asked directly.
Lei Zhe was stunned for a while, then nodded sullenly: "Yes, it was specially prepared for you."
"Are you trying to make me happy?"
"Yes, I want to make you happy. But I seem to be self-defeating." Lei Zhe tugged at his hair irritably.
Jane Qiao looked up at him, her eyes were gentle and focused, then she put her right hand on her beating heart, and said word by word, "Then I want to tell you that I am very happy today."
He nodded and added earnestly, "More precisely, this is the happiest day of my life. And it's all because of you."
Speaking of which, he slowly opened the corners of his lips, revealing a pure smile.
Lei Zhe opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.
At this moment, he seemed to see a splendid sea of flowers, tasted the coolness of the spring water, felt the gentle breeze and the moistness of the drizzle.
Such a beautiful scenery, such a sweet taste, such a gentle soothing, made him intoxicated and unable to extricate himself from it.
He also finally understood what was missing from the smile that Jane Qiao was forced to show last time. There is no strong emotion, no fiery temperature, no shining glow. At this moment, these emotions, warmth and brilliance are pouring on him without reservation.
Before he could wake up from the fascination, Jian Qiao continued to reveal his heart: "I don't have the ability to make myself happy, but you have. After I met you, I began to experience the taste of happiness. My withered heart seems to be alive. come over."
Jian Qiao tapped her heart, which was beating faster and faster, with her fingertips, and laughed softly.
In addition to the shining stars in his slightly curved eyes, there is also overflowing happiness.
Lei Zhe lowered his head and looked at the man who bloomed like a flower in disbelief. His mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't say a word.
He knew that this smile was just for himself. Except for himself, no one can make Jane Qiao show such a beautiful expression.
Intense, heart-wrenching emotions rushed rampantly in his chest.
He couldn't do anything because he was so excited.
Jane Qiao stepped forward, hugged him gently, and then said goodbye backwards: "I've finished what I wanted to say, goodbye." The smile on his face never faded.
Lei Zhe, who was dizzy after being hit so hard, could only watch Jian Qiao quickly climb into the carriage and disappear into the rain. He came in such a hurry, dropped a bunch of words that made one's blood boil, and left so neatly.
Lei Zhe stood stiffly in place for a long time before slowly opening the corner of his mouth, revealing a brilliant smirk. He suddenly jumped up, punched into the sky, and shouted vigorously, "YES!"
After turning a half circle in the air and landing steadily, he discovered that the old duke and Garcia were holding umbrellas, standing not far away, looking at him in astonishment.
He was neither embarrassed nor annoyed, but instead showed a happy smile to the two of them. The disgust and hatred for them before seemed to have disappeared.
Tears suddenly welled up in the old duke's cloudy eyes. How long has he seen this innocent, happy, smiling child