Renly had a mental picture of coming back to London again.
It may be that he was sullen and tucked his tail in between his tails and achieved nothing in New York. His perseverance and efforts were just in vain. After all, George and Elizabeth's predictions were correct; After the breakthrough, the crowd who picked up the plane at the airport was congested, and announced his return with a shining debut.
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Of course, Renly was expecting the latter.
However, there are always some discrepancies between facts and imagination. The time to return to London is much earlier than expected, and it is neither the former nor the latter. His career is only in its infancy. Renly had considered this situation when he was filming "Crazy Love", but he agreed without hesitation.
He is not afraid to come back to London, and he has no distaste for the city of London itself, he just doesn't like the invisible shackles that come from the family, like an endless web, tying his words and deeds everywhere, from his actions. To the mind, from the skin to the soul, even every step has rules and regulations, and any outrageous move can lead to criticism.
More importantly, these criticisms are just gossip and meaningful eyes behind the scenes. When facing each other, everyone still put on friendly and kind faces, but slowly distanced themselves and kept the parties involved in a corner silently. This kind of unspeakable grievance and depression, and there is no way to find an outlet - if it is really unscrupulous, everyone will watch all this with the eyes of neurosis, and will not step up to discourage it, nor will it talk rashly. Still everything is calmed down with silent judgment.
This kind of pressure and scrutiny makes people almost breathless, there is no room for dreams to live, there is no room for free breathing, and there is no room for even one's own existence. Everyone seems to be bound to become an exquisite Barbie doll, and there is no soil for personalities and ideas to grow.
In the last life, he had already experienced such a life; in this life, he should not repeat the same mistakes.
Back in London, although he is not a successful actor, he has managed to take solid steps on the path of his dreams. Perhaps, this was just a small step, but for him, it was the happiest time in his life. He found himself, and he gritted his teeth and persevered. This was the greatest victory.
What's more, the return to London this time is for filming. It's been a sweet journey for Renly.
"How is it, are you still getting used to dinner?" Matthew and Renly walked downstairs side by side, and Haight was already standing by the hanger at the door.
Renly gave Haight a wide smile, "Thanks, Haight, dinner was delicious."
Haight leaned his upper body slightly in response, then pulled off his trench coat and put it on for Renly. Matthew, who was standing beside him, said, "I'll go to Notting Hill. I'll be back after get off work on Friday. If When my father and mother asked, they said I had a friend here, don't mention Renly."
Renly laughed lightly, "Wait until Friday, even if Haight doesn't say anything, everyone will know."
The two walked towards the door, and Matthew's cold voice continued, "Are you healthy now? The jet lag isn't reversed, right?" But without Renly answering, Matthew responded, " You must have slept all the way, right?" Sleeping is undoubtedly one of Renly's hobbies, he once slept for more than forty-eight hours without eating or drinking, making people strongly suspect that he passed out.
Renly's laughter answered in the affirmative.
"But even so, you start work tomorrow? Is this schedule too rushed?" Haight opened the door, Matthew's voice echoed in the street, and in front of him was the tree-lined path of Green Park, and tall trees were under the night. It seems to be a giant guarding treasures, solemn and solemn, but with a little romance because of the fall of autumn - this is one of the favorite dating spots for young London couples.
Matthew's words were halfway through, and then stopped abruptly. He and Renly couldn't help but stop. A jet black BMW four-door sedan was parked in front of him. The low-key appearance looked unremarkable, but it was through Through the glass, you can see the custom-made wooden decoration inside, and the radiant lacquer surface brings the restrained elegance to the extreme.
A tall, tall, old and elegant figure stood at the door of the back seat with his hands in front of him. After seeing the person coming, he opened the back seat door and bowed respectfully, "Master Renly. , welcome home." Then he turned slightly in a direction and bowed to Matthew, "Master Matthew." Finally, he didn't forget to nod to Haituan at the back.
At this time, the light rain has basically stopped, and there are some scattered raindrops floating in the air, but there is no serious problem. There was a chill in the air, which made people shiver. It seems that there are two completely different seasons here and Los Angeles.
"Philip, how do you know..." Matthew choked with a surprised expression.
Standing in front of him is the housekeeper of the Hall family, Philip-Dunbar. Like Haight, the Dunbar family is also the hereditary housekeeper of the Hall family. Philip is 60 years old this year and will take over this term. The housekeeper has been in the position for nearly forty years, and he has been at the Hall family even longer than George and Elizabeth.
Matthew turned his head and looked over, with a reproachful look between his eyebrows, "Hait?" Although he didn't say much, the meaning couldn't be more obvious: Philip was able to capture Renly's whereabouts so quickly. Haight leaked, otherwise there would be no other explanation.
But Renly, who was the client, was very calm and patted Matthew's arm, "I've been in London for eight hours. If Arthur doesn't get the news, that's a rare thing."
What's more, he is now the "laughing stock" of the upper class in London, and there must be a lot of eyes watching him secretly. Green Park is a stronghold of aristocratic gatherings.
"Master Renly, you should have asked me to pick you up at the airport." A trace of reproach appeared on Philip's face. "Today, London has suddenly cooled down and the air quality is not good. Make a phone call ahead of time. It's not that complicated."
Renly stepped forward and patted Philip's arm with a warm smile on his face.
In fact, he can be regarded as Philip's single-handedly brought up. In aristocratic families, parents rarely raise their children directly, and even the expression of family affection is very restrained and repressed. Generally speaking, the nurse takes the role of mother and the housekeeper takes the role of father. The family relationship maintained by biological blood is very weak. .
Therefore, Renly was very happy to see Philip. After a long time no see, Philip didn't seem to have changed much, and it was still the same as in his memory.
The standard white shirt and black suit three-piece suit, the dark gray plaid of the black vest is the biggest exception, the white hair is neatly combed and the back is 28 points, and the hands are wearing white gloves when going out. It seems that Philip drove over himself without calling the driver.
Seeing that Philip's body was still healthy, Renly's smile became lighter, "So, Arthur does know that I'm back."
"Master Arthur is worried about you too." Philip's answer was tantamount to admitting Renly's guess.
The first time he knew of his return, he did not call or visit, but contacted him through the housekeeper. This is family affection between nobles.
"Then let him continue to worry." Renly teased with a chuckle. Without hesitation, he sat in the back seat of the car and looked out, "Matthew, can't you get up?"
Matthew sighed lightly, didn't say much, and then got into the back seat of the car. Philip then closed the door, nodded to Hait, then walked around, opened the door and got into the driver's seat.
"Philip, go to Notting Hill." After Philip started the engine and the car slowly drove out, Renly said directly.
Philip glanced at the rearview mirror, "Master Renly, Master and Madam are still waiting for you at home."
"It's Monday, and my mother is still in Piccadilly. There's a small dinner party in the gallery at night, and she won't be home until eleven o'clock. Father, if I'm not mistaken, at the club? Weather like this , he always likes to reminisce about the glory of the year with those old gentlemen, drinking brandy and smoking cigars."
Renly said unhurriedly, unhurriedly. Although he hasn't come home yet, he doesn't need to go home. These scenes are all predictable. It's been like this for the past two decades, so there's nothing surprising.
"To be honest, Arthur shouldn't have had time to tell them the news, right?" Renly squinted slightly, and when he saw Philip's silent expression in the rearview mirror, he chuckled, "Arthur needs to wait. You will only tell them after seeing me and confirming my situation, he is not that reckless."
Last year, he turned down an "opportunity" to George and Elizabeth, completely cutting all contact with the family. Since then, there has actually been no contact from home, and encountering Edith was just an accident. But in fact, they are still watching his every move closely, not out of concern, but out of fear of shame, and they must keep track of his whereabouts at all times.
If he returned to London in a state of misery like a stagnant dog, their first move would be to take him to a secluded flat, and after it had been cleaned up, let others know that domestic ugliness must not be made public; if he If they come back with success and fame, then they will stand by and watch, at least in terms of appearance and etiquette, they are still passable.
Philip didn't speak, and the silence slowly spread in the carriage.
Renly showed a faint smile and guessed the answer, but there was no joy in his heart. In the last life, he won family love and lost freedom; in this life, he gained freedom, maybe the price is family love. People can't be too greedy, can they
"Notting Hill, Philip," said Renly again, this time Philip did not object.