"It is used to describe the subtle atmosphere of having the same thoughts but unable to speak because of shyness? God, who made this question? Is it so subtle? Isn't it all right to speak directly? How could I know what it is? Words? Matthew, do you have an idea?"

"...Give me a hint of letters."

"I only know that the second letter and the fourth letter are both'A'. That's all."

"Andre, you can fill in the other blanks first, with a little more hints, and it will be clearer. If there are only two letters, Matthew is not an Oxford dictionary. How could he guess it directly?"

"Uh, Lan Li? Do you know? You know about Asian culture, do you have any ideas?"

"Is there a hint next to it?"

"Oh, there are notes, from the Latin family."

"Latin? Then you can only pin your hopes on Matthew and Renly. My Latin has already been returned to Mr. Smith."

Such a scene is really weird. A group of young people gather in the study, drinking afternoon tea, eating desserts, playing... word puzzles, just like freak students who are left out in the American high school, like weird things. Then it doesn't fit in with the mainstream crowd.

Arthur's entire shoulders relaxed slightly, and then the whole person sank deeply into the sofa, his eyelids began to fight without knowing it, the feeling of comfort made him completely indulged in it, honestly, a little enjoyment, It's just that, holding his own word-writing game, he never started to fill it out, just quietly enjoying a moment of peace.

Turning his head, Arthur saw Lan Li who was concentrating on the "puzzle". After hesitating for a moment, he took the initiative to lean in, "Father called me."

"Hmm." Lan Li responded casually.

Arthur paused slightly, "He wants me to take over as the baron."

"Uh-huh." Lan Li gently chins his head, his eyes still on the newspaper.

"What do you think?" Arthur asked hesitantly.

Lan Li did not answer immediately, but quickly filled in another word in the newspaper, raised his hands happily, "Done!" Then he leaned out and put the "Times" on the coffee table, "Hey, what else Problems, come and come, throw over to challenge the limit, I am the'king of word puzzles'!"

The naive and arrogant words deliberately used a low tone to strengthen their attitude, just like a high school student, and then everyone complained about it, not buying it at all.

But Lan Li didn't mind. He sat down again with a smile on his face, turned to look at Arthur, and replied, "You don't need to ask my opinion. I was not a successor long, long ago. It’s up to you in the end."

"Len Li, you know it's not that simple." Arthur let out a sigh of relief, recalling the conversation between him and George in his mind, and his mood was extremely mixed: his father, who once thought he would never admit his mistake, was in front of him. There was a trace of fatigue; but what was even more tragic and ridiculous was that he knew it was an illusion—

George was only testing Arthur's bottom line, and Renly's bottom line.

Simply put, if George grants Arthur the title, the possible result is that Renly and Arthur turn against each other, then the focus of the conflict will shift; or Renly is willing to accept a tie, then Arthur will shelter George; Or if Renly never dies and refuses to let George go, then George can push Arthur out and fight Renly; otherwise there are other potential possibilities, but no matter what, George can find a way out.

But there is another situation hidden behind the problem. In fact, George does not want to retire. He is far from ready to pass the title to Arthur. He took the initiative to propose such a proposal to Arthur, just to test Arthur and Blue gift only:

If the situation is positive, then he can be like riding a donkey-hanging carrots in front of the donkey, let the donkey work hard, and he himself sits on the back of the donkey to continue to enjoy the blessing; and if things are negative, then he Don't mind if the fish die and the net breaks, or make other preparations.

Otherwise, the auction will be in the morning, and George will call Arthur in the afternoon? There is no such coincidence.

Arthur understands this, he believes, and Renly understands that they are not fools—

In fact, neither is George. Knowing that his intentions might be seen through, George still chose to contact Arthur so eagerly. On the one hand, he still firmly believes that title is very, very important, and may even be what Renly pursues. This is the value of The essence is different, he will never understand Lan Li's choice; on the other hand, it is because he needs to test Lan Li's bottom line to be able to prepare.

No one is a fool.

Lan Li raised his head to meet Arthur's gaze, he could catch a trace of fatigue and a trace of sorrow.

Arthur and Lan Li are different. To be precise, the positions of the four children of the Hall family are different. Lan Li can completely let go and chase his own life, so can Edith; but Arthur and Elf are destined No, because they grew up with an "inheritor" education approach, just like Alexander Hamilton. Their ideas, their values, and their ideas are all destined to be different from Lanly.

Lanly and Alexander respect each other, but they can't be friends, because they are often two different groups when it comes to the issue of three views.

In fact, there are still some gaps between Renly and Arthur. After all, they still cannot be like Edith, because the position is also destined to be like this because of the concept, but at least, it is much better than Elf. They It can be regarded as a friend, which makes Lan Li consider his own words.

"Arthur, you know I don't care about the title..." Lan Li said.

Arthur immediately felt the alienation from Lanly-he always tried to look at it from a rational standpoint, but in fact it was just a bystander standpoint, which made Arthur a little angry, "but he cares, he is testing my bottom line. , Is also testing your bottom line, we all know that he will not retire now. Therefore, things are related to me and also to you, you can't... can you..."

Arthur's words became stumbling, and then he noticed the gaze projected by Matthew, and he did not continue after all.

After the anger, I still felt deeply tired, "Len Li, I..." Arthur didn't know how to say, "I like you, I like everything you insist on, and I also like to be with you as a friend. , I still like your home. I like it here."

Unprepared, Arthur once again revealed his fragility. The last time it was on Oscar night, it was because Arthur was drunk; but today, Arthur is very sober.

Lan Li was stunned for a moment, a mixed emotion flashed through his eyes, and then he squeezed the corner of his mouth slightly, "In fact, you can choose to accept it."

"What?" Arthur thought he had misheard and did not understand Lanly's meaning. He paused for a while. He thought he understood Lanly. "Are you saying, deliberately testing him? I just pretend I accept, and he will Bare his feet..."

"No, no, no, he is ready. It is impossible for him not to expect such a situation." Lan Li shook his head again and again and smiled slightly upwards, "I mean, you really accept it. You can be in his Show your position in front of you, you are willing to accept, you are willing to become the next Baron Hall, but if he does not want to, then this matter is forgotten, he will stand on the opposite side of you, and things will become simpler."

It's like a "general" in a chess game.

Arthur frowned slightly, "...what? You know I don't want to succeed, I...I mean, at least there is no such idea yet. I hope to stay in Sisyphus, and I hope to continue to be Don Ji The Hude channel works hard. This is a very interesting thing. I am serious."

"Arthur, I know." Facing the slightly anxious Arthur, Lan Li gently gestured with his jaw to calm Arthur, "I mean, you can choose what kind of Hall you want to be. The baron can be like George, or Viscount Bioford, and in the same way, you can be like the Duke of Hamilton, or...like yourself."

"The times have changed, and now there is no manual to teach us what kind of nobleman is up to the standard, even the queen has been forced to make adjustments according to the times, let alone a little baron? We all In learning, we are also making progress. You can decide what the "Baron Hall" will look like in the future. You can also become the backbone of our Hall family, allowing Edith and I to wander outside, after all. Find the way home."

Arthur opened his mouth slightly. Lan Li’s words seemed very simple, but he had never considered them before. He was like a fan of the authorities. He could never see where he was and the overall situation. The earth kept spinning, and then the onlookers revealed the simplest and most obvious truth, but he was confused and surprised:

Why haven't you seen it before?

As he spoke, Lan Li chuckled softly, "Of course, you can still stay in Sisyphus Pictures. To be honest, we still need you. Andre can't handle many things."

Matthew, who was sitting next to him, spit out, "Does Elf know you run her like this?"

"I guess ~lightnovelpub.net~ she is also running on us, so...this can be regarded as a win-win?" Lan Li chuckled lightly and vomited calmly, but he was not sure whether his statement was true. Reference value, because Elf has never refused to open his heart, even after leaving the Hall's house, the same is true. The relationship between them is like that of Lan Li and Elizabeth in the past five years.

Maybe the future will change, maybe not. But this is life.

Lan Li raised his eyebrows, "Andre, did the prompt just now speak Latin?" Lan Li shouted to Andre, "You can try it", I'm not sure, this is A South American sub-language is a bit troublesome to explain, but I think it might be. I remember reading it in a discussion article that jokingly discussed vague words in various countries. It was an interesting discussion."

"...What?" Andre was full of question marks, "Why don't I understand the word you said?"

Then Eaton and Edith both followed up with complaints, mixed with Andre's complaints, and the atmosphere in the study became extremely cheerful again.

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