The picturesque town is home to a quaint manor, surrounded by lush gardens and baroque-style white buildings.

This is the castle that the Field family has inherited for hundreds of years.

Anderson has been serving the Field family since his ancestors, and now he is the current butler of the Field family, in charge of this century-old castle. When he wakes up every morning, he arranges his servants to take care of everything in the castle, ensuring that everything in the castle is in order and can be inspected at any time. Even when the master is not at home, he has never slackened, and he still strictly performs his own duties at all times. responsibilities.

Moreover, in recent years, the owner has come to live more and more time. Compared with the bustling world outside, he seems to prefer the quietness and comfort here.

This morning, Anderson put on his black tuxedo as usual, put on a meticulous bow tie, put on white gloves, and started his day's work.

When he came outside, Mars was already waiting in the side hall. He said with a smile: "This is the latest work of the little painter, "Night," and I took the picture as soon as it came out. His Excellency the Earl will definitely like it."

Anderson nodded and smiled. He came to the table, took out a sharp paper cutter, and carefully cut the paper outside the painting. A beautiful picture appeared in front of him.

He admired for a moment and said to Mars, "Thank you for your hard work, Your Excellency the Earl will definitely be satisfied. I will have someone call you later for the reward."

Mars showed a look of joy. He knew that Earl Field has always been generous. As long as he can get what he likes, he will naturally get a lot of money. In recent years, he has helped the Earl to buy a lot of Ji Ling's paintings. It's just that he didn't understand a little, why did that young painter from the far eastern country deserve so much attention from Earl Field? Although Ji Ling is very talented... But after all, he is only a budding newcomer, and Earl Field only collected works by famous painters like Van Gogh before, and Ji Ling's paintings are not enough to meet the standard of his collection...

Mars shook his head suspiciously, and added when he was about to leave: "By the way, I heard that the little painter will hold an art exhibition on the 8th of next month. Perhaps His Excellency the Earl will be interested in this news."

Anderson nodded: "I see."

Mars didn't say anything, smiled and left.

Anderson watched Mars leave, and took the painting to the collection room on the east side of the castle.

Earl Field's collection has always been extensive, and the family's collection has a long history, but his collection room is never allowed to be visited by outsiders. If anyone can see it, they will be amazed that there are so many famous collections... But Anderson knows that, His Excellency the Earl doesn't care about these, he prefers to collect the works of a painter named Ji Ling.

Even for this purpose, the priceless collections were moved to other rooms, and the largest collection room was vacated for Ji Ling's paintings.

Anderson hangs the latest paintings on the wall. He has always taken care of this collection room himself. This is Earl Field's most beloved collection. Of course, it must be treated with care, and of course he is more reliable than any servant. Taking good care of the things that the master cherishes for the master is his professional quality as a qualified housekeeper.

Anderson did all this and took a closer look.

In the past few years, the empty collection room has become more and more full, and dozens of paintings have been hung on the wall.

This is indeed a very talented young man, and he has also gained some fame in the world painting circle in recent years, but what really makes Anderson more curious is not his paintings, but his relationship with Earl Field.

Anderson recalled that yesterday, his wife asked him curiously about Earl Field. Although the children didn't say it, they couldn't help but gossip about the castle owner's private life.

In fact, throughout the aristocracy and upper classes, there are not a few people who are curious about this.

Earl Field is not young anymore, but he still has no idea of ​​getting married. In the past few years, no one cared about it, because Earl Field has always been romantic and has countless lovers. It is normal for him to not be in a hurry to get married. However, women are also happy to spend a dewy relationship with him. Although he is not married, his private life is not boring, but in recent years... Earl Field seems to be tired of this kind of lingering in the flowers, and he no longer accepts those women. He even began to live in seclusion and lived in his family's castle all the year round, and rarely attended any activities outside.

It's not normal if you don't want to get married yet.

Some people think that Earl Field has found true love. The reason why he stopped hanging around in the flowers is because he is about to get married. What kind of woman can make this romantic and ruthless guy decide to change for her?

But one year, two years, three years have passed...

Earl Field still has no one by his side, let alone getting married, and there has never been another scandal.

Everyone has to realize that His Excellency the Earl may really just be tired of that extravagant and casual life, and want to cultivate himself?

Although he is in his prime, His Excellency the Earl seems to have entered his twilight years when he has no desires.

But only Anderson knew that His Excellency the Earl actually cared about someone.

That is the young man named Ji Ling from a country in the far east. Ever since the count went to that country once, not only has he become more unfathomable after coming back, but sometimes Anderson feels that even in the eyes of the count, he is no good. It's like a tiny ant...

Apart from the news of the young man, nothing could arouse His Excellency the Earl's interest.

For five years, the collection room was filled with Ji Ling's paintings.

His Excellency the Count would come here from time to time, but he would not stay for a long time. He usually just came to have a look and then left, and he did not take the initiative to see that person.

Except for the time when the young man got married a year ago, His Excellency the Earl has never set foot in that country again, as if restraining something. Anderson remembered one time when he asked His Excellency the Earl out of curiosity: If you want to see him, why not Where to go?

His Excellency the Earl said with a smile: Because it is not yet time.

Anderson doesn't understand, if you want to meet someone, when is it time?

Anderson also investigated the news of the young man and wanted to know where he deserves the special attention of His Excellency the Earl. Is he the one who changed His Excellency the Earl? But he didn't get any useful information.

If His Excellency the Earl loves Ji Ling, why don't you go see him and bring him back? And Ji Ling is married to someone else, so it shouldn't be love. So Anderson thought again, is Ji Ling the illegitimate son of His Excellency the Earl? But this guess seems even more absurd...

Anderson shook his head, threw away the messy thoughts, and turned to close the door to the collection room.

When he came to the restaurant, he saw that His Excellency the Earl had just finished his breakfast.

The elegant brown-haired man put down his knife and fork gently, wiped the corner of his mouth with a white handkerchief, and raised his eyebrows: "Anderson, is there anything today?"

Anderson bowed respectfully and said, "Mars brought Ji Ling's latest paintings, which I have put in the collection room. In addition, I learned that Ji Ling will be holding an exhibition in London on the 8th of next month."

Carlos raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded, "I see."

Anderson finished his daily report and was about to leave when he saw that Carlos didn't give any orders. At this time, Carlos suddenly opened his mouth and said lightly: "I decided to hold a banquet here to entertain celebrities and some young artists. The time... is set on the 8th. nighttime then."

Anderson raised his eyes in astonishment, "Eighth night?"

Carlos said: "Yes, you can arrange it. I hope to see the guests I want to see."

Anderson suddenly understood, and bowed respectfully and replied, "Yes, I will definitely be ready, don't worry."

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At the end of the exhibition, Ji Ling watched the staff remove the paintings one by one and carefully packed them in boxes. This is the last stop of his tour of the exhibition, and he can go home after the end.

Remembering that he had been away from home for a while, Ji Ling took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Ning Yu: I will go home tomorrow.

Ning Yu's news came back soon: I'll pick you up.

Ji Ling: Good.

He couldn't help but smile when he looked at the information, and he felt like an arrow in his heart. Speaking of which, it has been more than two months since he left home this time...

It was the first time that he had been separated from Ning Yu for such a long time.

Ji Ling came out of the corridor and looked at the faces of foreigners coming and going downstairs. He suddenly remembered that Carlos was in this country. He told himself that if he came to his country, he would treat him well. .

But Ji Ling never thought about contacting Carlos. For him, everything in that world is in the past. Carlos has never come to find him again in these years. world disappeared.

A few years have passed, and Carlos has gradually become a vague symbol. Since Carlos did not bother him, he naturally would not bother Carlos.

Not even going to use Carlos' resources.

Thinking of what happened in the past, Ji Ling couldn't help laughing, as if he had grown up and looked back at his childish behavior when he was young. At that time, he was tired of coping in that world and was frightened by the big villain. She is like a bird frightened. She loses her hair every day to protect herself, and she is often forced to make a bunch of oozy things... If you do it all over again, you might be able to handle it better, right?

But in life, there are always some regrets.

At this time, Isaac, the owner of the gallery, walked over from the opposite side and gave Ji Ling a bright smile from a distance: "Hey, so you are here, I've been looking for you for a long time."

Isaac is a tall white man who is outspoken and has a wide range of friends. It is precisely because of his invitation that Ji Ling will come here to hold an art exhibition. They have known each other for more than two years and are considered good friends.

Isaac put his arm around Ji Ling's shoulder and said, "Aren't you really going to stay for a few days?"

Ji Ling smiled and shook his head: "No, I have to go home."

Isakra said in a long tone: "There must be a fascinated beauty waiting for you at home, otherwise why would you say you want to go home every time I want to invite you to live longer?"

Ji Ling thought for a moment: "Well, she's a beauty."

Isaac was speechless, hating that iron is not steel, and said: "Even if you are really beautiful, there is no fragrance of wild flowers in your home! Forget it, don't talk to you idiot, since you are leaving tomorrow, stay with me tonight. Come to a banquet."

Ji Ling didn't like this kind of occasion very much, and he didn't want to go, so he said, "I want to go back and have a good rest."

Isaac said with a sullen face, "Some friends of mine want to meet the famous painter Ji Ling, so I must take you there tonight, if you don't give me this face, you won't be without me in the future. This friend is fine."

Ji Ling: "..."

Seeing that Ji Ling didn't speak, Isaac took it as he agreed, and then said with satisfaction: "Dear Ji, I knew you were a man of loyalty, and there is a saying in China that you can put a knife to the edge of your friend. ?"

Ji Ling: "..."

Is your analogy wrong? First of all, we don't have a good relationship for that's sake, and secondly, attending a banquet is really not a double-edged sword.

But if Ji Ling thoughtfully did not correct his friend, let this beautiful misunderstanding continue.

On the road, Isaac hummed a song and tapped on the steering wheel while driving. He seemed to be in a very happy mood, but the road here was getting more and more remote, and it seemed that it was the way out of the city.

Ji Ling looked at his friends suspiciously. If he wasn't convinced that their relationship was good, he would have suspected that he was going to kill someone.

Just when he was thinking about whether to ask where he was going, a gorgeous and brightly lit castle appeared in a remote town. Ji Ling suppressed the question in his throat. It seemed that someone was really here. Host a banquet!

Isaac turned to Ji Ling and smiled: "Look, we're here."

The car drove into the long driveway, and there were lush flowers on both sides of the driveway. It can be seen that everything here has not been neglected. It should be the domain of a noble, not some uninhabited haunted castle.

Ji Ling paused: "Your friend is—?"

Isaac blinked mysteriously and said, "You'll know when you go."

Ji Ling showed a helpless smile, this guy is still playing mysterious.

Although Isaac refused to talk about it, Ji Ling didn't care, and he'd get to know him naturally when he saw it. A few years later, he was no longer the naive and easily flustered boy he used to be. Become another person, but as the experience grows, it will always grow and change slowly.

Isaac brought Ji Ling to the castle. The castle's butler was a middle-aged man with blond hair and brown eyes, wearing a meticulous black tuxedo, and greeted them respectfully.

Isaac was polite to the housekeeper and said, "Mr. Anderson, go and do your business, and leave us alone."

Anderson smiled slightly: "Okay, if you have any questions or needs, please let me know." After that, he looked at Ji Ling again, with a thoughtful smile: "Mr. Ji, please enjoy your stay here. night here."

Ji Ling nodded politely and smiled.

After Isaac waited for Anderson to leave, he said with emotion: "I haven't been here for a long time. The last time Fei... The last time Your Excellency the Earl held a banquet here was several years ago."

Ji Ling asked curiously, "Your Excellency Count?"

Isaac exaggeratedly said: "Hey, didn't I tell you before? The owner here is a real noble."

Ji Ling smiled: "You may have forgotten."

Isaac patted his forehead. At this time, a friend called him on the opposite side. He said: "You transfer alone first, I'll go say hello, come back to accompany you right away, wait for me and don't run around, I'll take a while. Introduce your friends to you!"

Ji Ling: "..."

have never seen such an unreliable person...

Ji Ling waited in place for a while, but because there were too many people, Isaac was gone in a blink of an eye, Ji Ling shook his head, this guy is really unreliable, but he was also pulled today anyway, since Isaac is gone Abandoning him, he naturally had no interest in staying in place and waiting, Ji Ling simply walked out of the hall, thinking about how to go back later.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the air here is very fresh, and it seems to be filled with the fragrance of grass and trees.

The garden is very delicately maintained. On both sides of the cobblestone path, white hollow metal lamps are hung, exuding a warm yellow light.

Ji Ling walked around casually, and saw a corner of a crimson rose in front of him. He walked over involuntarily, lowered his head and sniffed, and the refreshing aroma penetrated from his nostrils.

From a distance, there is only a corner, but after walking in, found that there is something special here. It turned out to be a very vast rose garden. Fireflies danced in the night sky, like a little star shining. In the center of the garden are stone tables and stools made of white marble.

Ji Ling stood there in a daze, and for a moment, he felt a strange sense of familiarity.

It was as if this scene had been seen before.

But can't remember, it's obviously the first time he's here.

Ji Ling frowned and thought about it for a long time without thinking about it. It was very quiet here, and there was no one else. Ji Ling was worried that he had come to a place he shouldn't have been. He heard a low laugh behind him.

"I want to try my best to restore it, but there are no broad-leaved plants from blue starfish on the earth, so I feel a little bit..."

Ji Ling paused and turned around in astonishment.

I saw the elegant and handsome man with brown hair and brown eyes walking slowly out of the flowers, holding a black metal walking stick, raised his eyebrows and showed an elegant smile: "It's really hard to see you once, so please Forgive me for not telling you my identity before inviting you."

Ji Ling was really surprised just now, but he quickly calmed down. This is really like what Carlos would do, and this garden, he finally remembered why it felt familiar... At that time, he had just come back for the second time and was invited to Stayed in Carlos' house for a few days. At that time, there was such a rose garden in Carlos' house. For that world, roses were a kind of precious ancient plants that were extremely extinct, not like they could be seen everywhere in the earth period.

That garden, he had only seen in Carlos' house.

Ji Ling looked at him and smiled lightly: "Actually, if you just want to invite me to be a guest, you can say directly, I will not refuse."

Carlos looked at him for a while, then a smile appeared in his eyes, and said, "You have changed a lot."

The young man who used to be always afraid of him, feared him, and would try his best to escape from him, is now a mature and stable young man, and he will deal with him neither humble nor arrogant.

You can even say such words calmly.

rather than just escaping.

Carlos shrugged and his smile deepened: "Because I have invited you many times, but you have never come, let alone come to me, I thought you would not want to see me."

Ji Ling was silent for a moment, then said, "It's just polite words, I won't take it seriously."

Hearing this, Carlos showed a hurt look: "It's heartbreaking that you say such things after so long."

Ji Ling already understood that this guy is good at disguising, and said blankly, "Really?"

Seeing that Ji Ling was indifferent, Carlos had no choice but to withdraw his injured expression and shrugged: "You are more ruthless than before."

Ji Ling thought, is it his honor to be called ruthless by this really most ruthless villain?

Carlos walked over step by step, looked around at the roses around him, and looked down at Ji Ling: "Do you remember this place?"

Ji Ling nodded.

Carlos looked at him deeply, the corners of his lips raised, and he said meaningfully: "At that time, I lied to you to come here, and you really came here foolishly, or maybe you knew that I had ulterior motives, but thought I would not do anything to you. So, in fact, this is a very naive and risky act, sending myself into the hands of people who are plotting against you... I can do more extreme things to you."

Ji Ling: "..." He couldn't refute this sentence. Carlos was right. At that time, he was very naive.

He felt that since Carlos dared to invite him openly, he would definitely not be able to do anything to him, but this person, his methods were a hundred times more cruel and cruel than he thought, and his mind was not something he could guess. , but I almost explained myself there...

Now that I think about it, I had to thank Carlos for being merciful when I was able to leave safely.

Ji Ling pursed his lips: "...but you didn't do that."

Carlos raised his hand suddenly, raised Ji Ling's chin, and laughed playfully: "How do you know what I did or didn't do?" He paused, his voice stretched, and a smile implied: "I'll take advantage of you while you sleep. When I kissed you secretly, that was—your first kiss, right?"

Ji Ling's pupils shrank and finally looked shocked, what? ! Was there still such a thing? !

He has no idea!

He thought his first kiss was taken by Jing Sui...

An unnatural blush finally appeared on Ji Ling's face, "You, what nonsense are you talking about."

Carlos said slowly: "Not only your first kiss, but also your first wedding, all belong to me... Almost, even your first..."

Ji Ling's face darkened suddenly: "Shut up."

Carlos didn't shut up, his brown eyes were deep, and his tone was low and smiling: "Can I invite you to dance together? Before you leave—"

Ji Ling fell silent again.

The man's palm rested on his waist, pulled it gently, approached, and took a soothing step.

Ji Ling's hand was held by the other party, and he moved gently with the other party's beat, listening to the melody humming softly in the man's throat. There was no accompaniment, and the tune was not quite accurate, but Ji Ling could hear that this was a very strange place in that world. The famous tune, which he often heard at noble banquets, was melodious and long.

Carlos didn't hum for a long time before he stopped, and his eyebrows became deeper in the night.

After the dance, he gently raised Ji Ling's hand and kissed the back of Ji Ling's hand.

Ji Ling looked down, and finally saw that the other person's finger was still wearing the ring. At that time... Carlos gave him the other one, but he didn't accept it.

Originally, I just wanted to say goodbye to the other party, but at this moment, I suddenly felt a little complicated. Ji Ling said, "You don't need to do this."

Carlos smiled casually: "Which?"

Ji Ling looked into his eyes and said word by word, "You have been in my world for five years, you know very well what your world is like, and what my world is like, and you know that everything is just a misunderstanding, It's a coincidence, I'm not as good as you think, I just do it to complete the task, those are just my disguise... And in my real world, I'm just thousands of ordinary people It's just one of them. I'm afraid, I'm selfish, I work hard to live, I'm not that brave..."

"I know." Carlos interrupted him and smiled faintly: "But so what?"

Ji Ling stared at him blankly.

Carlos said: "I have seen the vast and boundless universe, and I have seen a galaxy annihilated before my eyes, and I have seen countless amazing human beings. After they appear, they are amazing. I have seen the rise and fall of dynasties. And perish...but when I had everything and fell from the heights, just such a person appeared in front of me, so...I like you, not because of how good and different you are, but because you just happen to be It's just that person."

Ji Ling's throat was a little stiff: "But I..."

With a smile in his eyes, Carlos said slowly: "I didn't see you today to trouble you. Although for me, you are indeed the one in a million exceptions... But what does the real you look like? I will see with my own eyes, not listen to what you say. I like you is just my business.

What you should know is that the fact that I like you doesn't affect my current life, nor does it prevent me from enjoying everything I have.

In fact, I should thank you for allowing me to stop and take a look at the beautiful scenery around me. "

Carlos said: "I invited you here today just to tell you that I am doing well."

Ji Ling looked at him for a long time, then smiled: "I see, thank you."

He paused, turned around, and turned back before leaving: "Goodbye."

Carlos watched the youth leave with a smile.

Not long after, Anderson came out of the shadows and whispered, "Are you really letting him go like this?"

Carlos tapped lightly on the cane with his fingers, and he smiled sideways: "Do you know what the best way to love someone is?"

Anderson asked, "What is it?"

Carlos' thoughts seemed to drift away.

People who love each other are happy together, but it's just wishful thinking to keep someone who doesn't love them by their side, making each other miserable.

He is always accustomed to destroying everything, even the one he loves, plundering and occupying by unscrupulous means.

Only when two worlds are reborn can one understand the simplest truth.

That is to love someone, you should learn to let go.

"Let's go, the dinner party is about to officially start." Carlos shook his head and turned around, with a smile on his lips, his voice diffused in the night: "I can't keep my guests waiting for a long time."