Edith sat in the back seat with her hands folded on her chest, her eyes shifting back and forth between Renly and Paul, and she couldn't hold back, "Paul, tell me the truth, why didn't you stop Renly? Is your life threatened? I think you can be honest with me."
Paul, who was driving, glanced at the rearview mirror secretly, and his eyes moved back and forth between Renly and Edith, showing a look of embarrassment.
In the end, it was Renly who helped the honest Paul, "If Paul's life is really threatened, then the threat effect is still there. So, do you think he can tell the truth?"
Edith blinked, always feeling that there was something in Ren Li's words, she immediately reacted, she immediately turned to look at Ren Li, who was sitting side by side, "Wait, are you complaining about my IQ? ?"
Renly was noncommittal.
Edith rolled her eyes and said in a self-voicing way, "Yes, yes, after staying on the battlefield for a long time, my brain is not very good, and my head is just a piece of paste, and now even the most basic" The Renly attack' can't be seen, what a fool I am."
The thick sarcasm overflowed from the lines, with a reckless hostility.
Renly and Paul's eyes met and collided through the rearview mirror, and Paul's panic could be clearly detected, and he didn't know what to do; but even Renly, he couldn't make an accurate judgment—because Edith had just Returning from the front, he could not determine her condition.
"The Ronin from Douluo"
What if... What if Edith was actually suffering from something similar to PTSD
There was also a hint of concern in Renly's eyes.
Edith, who became the center of attention, opened the window slowly, lit a cigarette, and said unhurriedly, "So this is the pleasure/sense of a prank? Now I finally understand the feelings of those paparazzi, and I can catch it. The 'one-of-a-kind' Renly Hall is really fulfilling."
"..." Silence.
Paul could notice a hint of helplessness in Renly's eyes, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, but his reaction speed was a little slower, and he looked at Edith again, "Wait, are you pretending just now? ?"
Edith pursed the corners of her mouth and took a strong puff of her cigarette, "Paul, you are such an angel."
"..." Paul blinked, "Oh, Edith!"
At this time, Edith finally showed a smile and shrugged her shoulders high, "Why, you are allowed to play pranks, but you are not allowed to fight back?" Edith also felt some guilt for cheating on Paul, "Paul, you I should think about it, if it weren't for now, what chance would I have to see Renly panicking?"
Thinking of this, Edith giggled, "You really should have seen Renly's expression just now. Arthur should be mad with jealousy when he knows."
Paul was stunned, and finally laughed helplessly, but his eyes were still projected towards Renly worriedly, "Renly?"
Ren Li was calm and unaffected at all. To be honest, he was rather happy:
Edith was able to play pranks and didn't forget to fight back in unexpected situations, which was a good thing, much better than the last time she returned.
Although it is still uncertain what Edith's state is, at least this is a positive sign.
However, Renly is Renly after all. Faced with such a situation, he also has his own way of dealing with it, "This is the window period after she returns to the Ivory Tower. It's not big, but it exists objectively. I think she will take advantage of the opportunity. ."
This... There are so many bright spots in the words that Edith didn't know how to complain, and finally she simply looked at Paul, "Paul, I'm 100% sure, this is a demon next to me, may I ask you? , how did you become friends with him?"
Paul said honestly, "Renly is also an angel, who can refuse him?"
Edith said: "Okay, I surrender, this is the wrong question.
Edith put the cigarette out of the window, lightly lit the ash, and it drifted in the wind. She looked sideways at Renly, "Although your character is not very good, the friends you have made are very good. ."
"I agree with that." Renly nodded in affirmation, "How about it, are you sure it doesn't matter?"
A sentence with no beginning and no end, but Edith understood the deep meaning of it:
The joke just now was a joke, but Renly was still worried about Edith's condition, and Edith also needed to really let Renly know about her condition, especially when she was about to attend the Oscars.
From the front line of the brutal battlefield, where artillery fires, hungry, and corpses everywhere, to the scene of social occasions where flowers are splendid, clothes are fragrant and temples are intertwined, such a huge gap is a violent shock to anyone, and the mentality is violent. Change is inevitable, and it may even breed negative dark emotions that start to distort little by little.
With that in mind, Renly began to wonder if he had come up with a bad proposal.
Edith didn't answer immediately, but took a deep breath of the cigarette. The lingering smoke was blown away by the strong wind before it could spread in the carriage, leaving only a faint smell of tobacco, and then her ears couldn't help it. The sound of gunfire and artillery fire was heard again, and that was part of life.
"I'm not sure what's going to happen, I..." Edith hesitated for a moment. "Sometimes, I feel like I don't know myself, and I start to doubt. I guess... I still need help. But sometimes, I think Now, there are doctors and family members who can help me, so who can help those children and those innocent villagers?" Before the words fell, Edith showed a wry smile, and complained to herself, "I know, this listens. It really looked like a savior, trying to save the world beyond my own power, but seeing those scenes, I really couldn't control it."
There was no other sound in the car, and both Renly and Paul listened quietly.
"Sorry, Paul." Edith couldn't be sure whether she was in the right state, but she was still a little uneasy when she showed herself in front of Paul, and she couldn't be sure whether Paul would mind.
"Don't mind me," Paul replied repeatedly.
Edith took another puff of cigarette, "Your words, in fact, I have been thinking over and over again there, how many people can I help by relying on my strength alone? If I was just an ordinary If you are a photojournalist, then my lens is my weapon; but obviously I have a more powerful weapon that can do more damage and help more people, and maybe I should really consider upgrading.”
"So... I don't know what's going to happen next, but I do know, and I want to be able to help them as if you were helping me." Edith's words still revealed a hint of uncertainty - the change from the battlefield to Oscar , is too conspicuous to be disturbing.
But there was no fear in her eyes, her bright and determined gaze was on Renly, "I hope I can help."
After a short pause, Edith's smile rose again, "What's more, even as Chris's girlfriend, not Renly's sister, I should be unable to escape the paparazzi's inquiries and pursuits. So, I look forward to, I was able to be Edith Hall, a photojournalist, and I was trying to change the world in my own right."
Renly didn't say a word, just looked at Edith with a burning gaze, expressing his support with his eyes.
Having said this, Edith immediately changed the conversation, "I am more curious now whether Chris is so low-key that the paparazzi have not disturbed my life."
Such doubts make me laugh and cry.
Renly didn't joke or complain, but nodded earnestly and nodded in agreement, "I also think you should worry about your future livelihood."
The subtext is... Worried about Chris losing his job
Edith's head was full of black lines, "Renly!"
Renly didn't say a word, shrugged slightly, and responded with silence: I'm speaking the truth, and no matter how much you protest, it won't change that.
Edith was gulping down her cigarette and deliberately smashing her mouth, making a very rude noise to express her protest.
The childishness that leaked out inadvertently, even Paul can clearly feel that Edith's state is much better this time, I don't know if she has determined the direction and goal, and understands the direction of her future efforts, which is troubled like a nightmare Edith's confusion and pain were relieved.
Paul also took the initiative to intervene in the conversation, "Does Chris know that you are going to attend the Oscars?"
"Yes, I told him," Edith answered rightly. "He's going to be the presenter, and he's also inviting me."
The summer "Captain America 2", although the box office did not break Marvel's own record, but the reputation is very good, which also won a lot of praise for Chris Evans. The Oscars have been trying to tap into the younger audience, and inviting Chris to the ceremony was a natural fit.
"But you refused?" Paul was surprised.
Edith nodded affirmatively without any hesitation. "Of course. He's just a friend to be determined, and Renly is a determined family member. How could I possibly choose him?"
Paul immediately looked at Renly: Isn't that what Renly just said
Unexpectedly, Renly didn't buy it at all, "You're trying to please me because I'm right next to you, right? I don't know who it is, every time my boyfriend wanders around me, she acts like an old hen protecting the chicken. , stalking around in a full-fledged manner. I'm afraid that if a little accident comes out, my boyfriend may bump into it, and people who don't know it will think it's a crystal Barbie doll."
"Hey! Who the hell are you talking about is the old hen?" Edith protested righteously, propping up her upper body fully, trying to use "physical confrontation" to show her advantage.
Renly was noncommittal: Whoever said yes was who.
Paul, sitting in the driver's seat, watched all this silently through the rearview mirror, and the smile at the corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.