The light tea fragrance lingers in the room, and it seems to have no special smell, but without realizing it, the mood slowly settles down. The peace of a bowl of tea lingers with its fingertips. Then the fingertips touch the tea bowl, and they are burned by accident. In an instant, the palpitations break the tranquility. Only then can they realize that the sweetness of the mouth is clear and long, and the mixed emotions disappear without a trace in the noise and chaos.

The sound of drizzle outside the window came to my ears, like the symphony that nature was playing.

"In the cold afternoon of winter, the fireplace was burning, listening quietly to the sound of drizzle hitting the window frame, holding a cup of hot tea in both hands, and flipping through ray-bradbury. This is the best happiness in the world I can imagine. Ah, I forgot, second only to standing on the stage to perform."

At that time, although Lan Li was young and mature, she still held her innocent heart and curled up on the sofa in the study to build a small world of her own. After the ensemble practice, she enjoyed a subtle little happiness. Her happy expression made the other siblings laugh—

The youngest one pretends to be the most mature. She is obviously a little diced carrot, but she seems to have experienced all the vicissitudes. How can they not laugh?

Nearly twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the four siblings have grown into different appearances, but they can no longer find the tacit understanding and briskness of getting together and laughing. Although she no longer liked to be with them back then; however, she now seemed to understand Lan Li's mood back then, and those vague words became extremely clear at this moment, and Elf couldn't help but fall into a state of shaking spirit.

How long has it been since she calmed down and listened to the sound of the rain?

"Sorry, did I bother you?" A heavy voice came from his ears, interrupting Elve's thoughts. Her fingertips subconsciously gathered, and then touched the edge of the teacup. They couldn't help but burn it, which made her fingertips curl up, and the heart was also curled up.

But Elf was Elf after all, perfectly concealing his panic. He took the teacup up and felt the hotness carefully. He used the heat of other fingers to relieve the pain of his index finger, and then gradually calmed down and took a sip of the clear tea soup gracefully and calmly.

"Oh, you didn't add milk? Are you sure? I thought you still don't like the original flavor, and tend to use milk to neutralize the faint bitterness inside; but I always think that after the bitterness in the original tea soup subsides, you can taste the sweetness inside. How about it? Do you still like it after trying it?" The slightly hoarse voice rang on the right hand. At this time, Elve raised his gaze and turned around and looked over.

A simple white sweater with jeans, without any extra combination, and even a short hair that slightly covers the eyebrows is not taken care of. There is even a tuft of hair that suddenly rises up, and the hazy eyebrows reveal a hint of laziness, which looks like they have just woken up.

She thought he should be exhausted now, after all, she still had no news; but... he was sleeping and talking relaxedly, as if this was the most normal and simple afternoon, enjoying the leisure of a cup of afternoon tea, and still immersed in the comfort of being drunk and dreaming.

The impression of Lanli should not be like this; but... how could she really understand Lanli?

"I thought you were not at home." Elve ignored Renli's question, but instead spoke up and complained.

Lan Li didn't care at all, and she didn't have the awareness of being caught at all. "I thought you didn't believe it at all, so she was waiting in my living room."

Then, Renli slowly picked up the chocolate biscuits on the table, put them in her mouth, bit off a corner, and chewed them carefully; her calm, slow, heartless appearance made Elve feel a little uncomfortable - this was not what she expected.

"She shouldn't be there." Elve said calmly, but it was not a question, but a statement. The fact of the calm statement had a tough force, and was oppressed towards Renli-alth-although it was not condemnation, but rather than condemnation, revealing a hint of anxiety.

But, what exactly is she anxious about?

"You shouldn't be here." Lan Li didn't raise her eyes and replied calmly, as if she didn't notice the deep meaning in Elve's words.

Elf did not retreat and stared at Renli quietly; then Renli raised his eyebrows and glanced at Erli, with a sarcastic smile in his eyes, as if he was ridiculing Elve's nosy business, "I guess, we are all challenging the taboo."

"Lanli." Elve didn't like Lanli's eyes, and his words did not rise or harshly, but his rigid and stiff voice revealed a hint of coldness.

Unfortunately, Lan Li didn't buy it at all, "If this is your purpose, then I think I've been late for too long, so is there any original meaning?"

The meaningful words hit Elves head-on, and held Elves' weakness without showing any weakness.

Elve is caring about Edith-or perhaps worrying about Edith.

In fact, the action of Elves in Princes Garden itself has already explained many problems - Lanley just returned to London from Dublin this morning and ended all the shooting of "Lobsters"; then Elves visited her directly. If it was a coincidence, it would be absolutely impossible.

What's more, Elve's determination and toughness also revealed clues everywhere. There may be other possibilities, but Edith is obviously the best answer.

But... Lanley didn't buy it.

As he said, if he only started to care about Edith now, it would be too late; if he was just worried that Edith's behavior might damage the reputation of the "Hall" family, then Renli would not care even more. Whether it was care, worry, or anything else, he didn't care.

Through Arthur and Edith, Renly knew about Elve's actions: she left the Hall family, she devoted herself to the doctor's work, and she became officially independent; but to be honest, Renly didn't care about Elve, and there was no bond between them, so why pretend to be a kind and respectful beauty?

Lanli doesn't think she owes Elve an explanation, nor does she think Edith owes Elve an explanation. What's more, Lanli always hesitates: Can Elve really get rid of the shackles of the family, break free from the constraints, and pursue freedom? Or, at the critical moment, she still cannot give up the weight of the surname "Hal"?

He knew Elve had her insistence, but he was not her.

Elve could feel the toughness in Renli's words, and even a little provocative. Instead, she calmed down, "Lianli, don't be so childish."

Sure enough, Elve is still Elve.

Lan Li couldn't help but chuckled, "So, is this your first day you've known me?"

The ridicule and joke between words did not cover up too much. Although it was not sharp, it was enough to make Elve uncomfortable.

"Elv, I am an actor, and I am a good actor. Now that I have left the stage and the camera, I tend to be more realistic, so stay in social situations for those delicate and delicate performances. You are not a mother, and you are not a mother. Why not make things simpler."

The words of lightness were not ridiculed or contempt, but they just stated a fact with a smile, but the coldness hidden in Renli's words was as stinging as the biting coldness of winter, slightly tingling the surface of Elve's skin, and the tense atmosphere spread out.

Lanli was still that Lanli, but Elv was no longer that Elv: the changes and touches emitted from the inside out made her lose her original unswerving position, and her life fell into a swaying chaos, and then she retreated step by step.

Elve knew that her performance was very abnormal, and she always did this today, from facing Philip's impatientness, to listening to the rain in peace, to facing Renli's restraint... This is not her. Moreover, it is not just an ordinary abnormality, she doesn't even know herself.

But the problem is that Elve realized the dilemma but couldn't find the answer. Thinking about it seriously, she didn't know the purpose of coming to Prince's Garden today.

Is she hoping to save Edith or condemn Renly? Is she caring about Edith or getting rid of the negative emotions? Is she going to get close, or is she going to cut off the final connection and leave completely... She doesn't know, she doesn't know.

Those contradictions, hesitation and hesitation put her in a state of tug-of-war, and her disorganized mood ruined her thinking rhythm; when she appeared in front of Lan Li, she became embarrassed. In fact, this was not surprising at all, because she has been like this in recent times.

She left Hall's house, she tried to cut off all the family's connections, and she decided to stay out of it completely, and all the "Hal" things had nothing to do with her. If it were before, she could do it, she could make judgments rationally and coldly, and then make decisions based on her own judgment and bear all the consequences.

She will not regret it or hesitate.

But this time it was different. She couldn't calm down, rumors about charity auctions, actions of George and Elizabeth, disintegration of the Hall family... and then, about Edith's disappearance... She tried to keep herself rational, but was always disturbed by the chaotic news that she could not be sure of:

What exactly does she hope to do? Stay or leave? She hopes to ignore it? Or do she control the overall situation?

She had no idea what she was thinking.

Once, she thought these things were very simple and very clear, and it was not difficult to cut them out in a straightforward way. Reason is reason, and emotion is emotion. This is also the creed she has pursued for life, but now, things have changed quietly, and she doesn't even know the reason.

At this moment, staring at Renli in front of him, Elve didn't know how to refute it.
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