Late autumn has entered the new year, spent a colorful and hot summer, and now the bright autumn is coming to an end, the day time is gradually decreasing,
A hundred years ago in Milan, the days were short and the nights long.
But since the second industrial revolution, the technology of electricity has blossomed in the world, and the great inventor who doesn't talk about character is still alive, and the improved filament lights up the night with only kerosene lamps and candle torches.
The city is now brightly lit at night.
Milan, city center,
In a white European-style building, this is the case at the moment.
The lobby room, which is several times brighter than the street lights outside, has a marble floor with patterns, and the walls are decorated with patterns, elegant wall lamps and valuable oil paintings. Bright yellow and white gauze are neatly tied on both sides of the window curtain,
The center of the stair railing steps extending to the second floor with metal wooden handles is covered with crimson, and white cloth is spread around. A dining table with goblets and red wine is placed on it, and a gorgeous chandelier decorated with pearls hangs down on the not-so-high roof sky. lights up,
Different from the modern spaciousness and splendor, at the beginning of the 20th century, the halls where the upper-class nobles held balls were classical and elegant.
Elegant men in dark straight suits and their wives with complicated and luxurious skirts alighted from the luxurious carriages, and many of them were followed by ladies and ladies in their most gorgeous dresses,
Because I know from their elders that this dance is a little bit special...
"Listen, Sera, Themis, when the dance starts, I will take you to meet that gentleman, you have to seize the opportunity to make an invitation, you know?"
In the corner of the ball hall, Loomis, who was wearing a large palace dress decorated with layers of lace at the table with a white tablecloth hanging down, was urging two young women in front of him who were also wearing dance skirts.
One of them is her sister and the other is her niece, and they all followed her to this ball.
"But Aunt Loomis, I hear that there seemed to be some misunderstanding between you and the gentleman at the first meeting..."
The young woman named Themis asked a little uneasy, but Mrs. Loomis said with a slight smile:
"You have to know that the opportunity to clarify misunderstandings in the social world is also an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to strike up a conversation."
After saying this, Loomis saw two young and beautiful unmarried ladies beside her old opponent Mrs. Visconti not far away.
Noticing her gaze, Visconti smiled at her, Loomis snorted coldly, then looked at the two juniors in front of him, thought for a while and said in a low voice:
"Remember, besides the rich and wealthy gentleman at this ball, I know from Mrs. Leila's party that there will be a distinguished personage coming, and he will definitely meet and get acquainted with that gentleman,"
"So becoming his dance partner and being introduced is the only way you can get in touch with that noble lord. Do you understand? Listen, girls, you are very beautiful, but you also have many opponents."
Mrs. Loomis glanced at the ballroom at the moment. Apart from those noble gentlemen with elegant mustaches and straight backs in black suits, and those noble ladies who were chatting and laughing in their circles with feather fans, there were still There are many ladies and ladies who are not engaged.
"Whether it's getting that gentleman's wealth or being remembered by that noble lord, it's very important to your family, remember this."
As the countess, Lomis, who had been honed in various social situations and was shrewd enough, gently explained to them the most important part of this ball.
The night continued, and the ball was still going on smoothly. In the hall, men in suits and women in court skirts formed their own circles in twos and threes. Under the gentleman's humorous jokes to please the ladies and ladies, it was Milan who was the upper-class aristocrat. The silent expansion of network resources in the circle.
The red wine kept colliding in the goblets, and more and more people couldn’t help but look at the night street outside the open gate, especially the most beautiful ladies who dressed themselves up tonight,
Even the Marquise who has been hosting the ball in the largest circle is thinking the same,
Why hasn't the mysterious prince from the Far East arrived yet
The confidant servant came in quietly from the side door of the ball hall, came to Madam Leila's side and whispered something, Madam Lila's expression was slightly startled.
This is the spy she arranged near Victoria to tell him that no one was seen coming this way from there,
And if there is no departure at this time, considering the distance between the ball venue and Napoleon Street, even the fastest carriage will not be able to catch up with the ball.
So Mrs. Leila can only think of one possibility...
Did he not accept the invitation
Madam Leila was a little disappointed and dissatisfied, but as the initiator of the ball, she quickly concealed these emotions, and explained to the servants around her:
"Go tell the band it's time for the first song."
The servant obeyed the order to convey the news, the band conductor at the edge of the ballroom got the order, the baton knocked on the edge of the board, and the soothing music slowly filled the air.
The people in the hall stopped their discussion, then looked at each other with a smile, each took the hand of their partner, walked into the central dance floor, and danced lightly.
Is that gentleman not here?
Looking at the dance that had already started, not only Loomis but also Visconti thought that the former was disappointed, while the latter was worried that he could not do what fascinated her. Goodbye One-sided person entrusts oneself.
Then the sudden and steady hum of the engine suddenly resounded from the night street outside the gate! !
Watching the dark shadow Zhenyu flying from the roof and eaves of the hall into the night, the gentlemen and ladies on the dance floor looked out of the door in amazement, the night street leading directly here,
On the street dimly lit by street lamps, two bright lights lit up,
Then what came into my eyes was the roaring and galloping fiery red!
The fuel and the engine were burning like lightning, and the whistling night wind was blowing against Henry Paul's pure black suit jacket, and the collar propped up by the gold collar was flying in the air current.
Grasping the power that once could rush into any place outside Luocheng, the black hair blew up the young man's wide-open fiery black eyes and slowly dissipated the darkness. The corners of his mouth subconsciously raised a wanton arc. In this era, he roared through the streets of Milan in a fiery red Ferrari!
In the stunned look of everyone along the way, they rushed into the gates of the fountains on both sides!
The ear-piercing sound of brakes completely suppressed the soothing music. In the rising atmosphere of the night, all the noble men and women in the ball hall watched in astonishment as the Ferrari door slanted up, and a tall and straight figure in an expensive black suit slowly walked down from above.
He looked calm, and he was arranging the messed up tie with his wrist wearing an expensive watch. He was wearing Berluti who had only appeared in this world for ten years, and stepped into the gate of the venue.
"Sir....you...."
Looking at Fangran's figure, the waiter at the door had long been frightened by the roar of the Ferrari, stuttered and couldn't speak, and even forgot to check the invitation letter he accepted.
Walking into the ball hall, far from the prosperity and splendor of the night pearl, Fangran calmly walked into the ball hall step by step, but he didn't know the turbulent waves in his heart at this moment.
"Oh my God, sister, what is that! What is that red carriage!?"
"My God, he's just so handsome."
Her younger sister beside Loomis kept pointing to the fiery red Ferrari outside the door in amazement and couldn't move her eyes and asked, but Loomis didn't answer, because she was also robbed of all her attention and couldn't help it. She fantasized about sitting on it, and she even began to envy her unmarried sister and niece who had the opportunity to fight for these.
And at the moment, there are many people who have the same thoughts as them in the ball hall. The dark young man who is slowly walking into the ball hall has attracted everyone's attention, even ignoring the fact that his appearance has become extremely strong in their eyes. attraction.
Looking at the ball in front of him, the top circle in Milan, Italy, Fangran suddenly realized that he was doing a showy behavior that didn't match his personality at all. He was actually a little nervous.
But... Now that you have decided, you have to do it, Fangran.
The determination to fly away from Yier that night echoed, and the silent young man in his heart on the plane seemed to be telling, even if he might not do as well as Brother Si Ai or Brother Su Qun, at least he must do his best!
because...
The footsteps were calm, far from the scene of the night pearl, which did not hinder him. Wearing the expensive clothes that Meng Lang had prepared for him in the black box, he was not inferior to the aura of any nobleman present.
Fangran walked towards the dancing floor.
"This is an opportunity, go! Don't let others get ahead of you!"
Seeing this scene, Loomis spoke in a low voice quickly, and Visconti on the other side did the same. I don't know how many nobles present are urging women in their families who have not yet engaged to come forward to make an invitation.
But to their disappointment,
Without waiting for an invitation from any famous lady, that figure, who was dressed more expensively and luxuriously than anyone present, walked into the dance floor alone.
What is he going to do!
Mrs. Leila, who was also surprised at Fangran's arrival in the master's position, also frowned in surprise, thinking about what everyone was wondering about.
The light-colored marble floor, the black silk suit and the court skirt all matched and swayed lightly on the dance floor, and looked at the young man who had already entered the center of the dance floor from the corner of the eye during the moment when the dance steps were intertwined.
Bearing almost all the gazes in the hall, it seemed as if he had returned to the moment when the night pearl was only standing outside the court,
Taking a deep breath, recalling the dance steps she learned in Pearl of the Night, Ji Lingyan's teaching seemed to still ring in her ears.
'Smile, don't freeze your face, you have to keep a decent smile when facing a lady. '
smile...
Slowly exhaling that breath, dispelling the last trace of tension, a very shallow smile appeared on the face with downcast eyes, and then everyone saw...
The young man from the Far East raised an extremely warm and confident smile, stretched out his hands to the air in front of him, and at the moment when the red ribbon faintly flowed,
The chandelier was in a trance, the light brightened for a moment and split the air, the sight scattered, in an unreasonable, abnormal, and incredible way,
The water-like golden ripples spread, different from the light-colored and bloated court skirts of all the women in the ball. In an active way, Fangran was slightly fascinated by the warm eyes illuminated by the lights, and he saw that night again. The golden colored glaze in the night pearl.
When I was at my most bewildered and overwhelmed,
It was you who came to me and opened the door for me to everything after that,
So in your most difficult time and when you need help the most,
I want to give you the best of everything I can think of in this day and age.
click...
The delicate and beautiful girl like a fairy stepped on the ground with her slender high heels, Fangran held her hands with white silk gloves, and supported her somewhat unsteady figure with a light smile.
I'm stupid, and usually cowardly,
Except that I used to be a special secondary school student, I have no talent or characteristics, I just want to live a life without disturbance,
Maybe there's nothing I can do for you,
Slightly at a loss, with a long light blonde hair accessory pinned to the side, looking at the luxurious and high-end environment around him, he just remembered that before sending Fangran off, he asked Sharon to cover his eyes and change into clothes waiting for a surprise Ling , looking up a little panicked at the sudden appearance here,
Then what he saw was Fangran smiling at him with warm and happy eyes.
But even so... .
I also want to be your strength.
Loosening the white lace gloves, at the noble ball on the top floor in Milan, Italy, in the center of the dance floor under the gaze of all the nobles, in front of the golden goblin with hair accessories, Fangran closed his eyes, bent down and stretched out his right hand, smiling lightly. Opening:
"Can you dance with me, Your Lady Queen."