In a blink of an eye.

The Hall family met for the first time in two years, but only in a moment. From meeting to parting, it was only two minutes, and the strangers who met for the first time at the party were almost at this level. But it was only a two-minute conversation, but it was full of information, first for Lan Li's actor career,-for-tat, and then for the next winter hunt, a good exchange.

In front of everyone's eyes, under the lock of countless pairs of gossip eyes, this is their ultimate. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the youngest son of the Hall family is a thorn, which not only stabs George and Elizabeth's faces, but also stings the dignity of the Hall couple.

After nearly two years of disappearing from the upper social circles in London, everyone thought that Lan Li was banished and left, just like the scandalous protagonist of the family in the past, banished to Sicily or the Scottish Highlands, away from the public eye, living a miserable and lonely life, and was gradually forgotten by people.

At least, that's what the Halls are doing.

But two years later, Lan Li returned, raised his head high, and returned with dignity and integrity. As a Hollywood actor, and also a commercial popcorn actor, this is not a commendable honor, but the temperament and heritage shown by Lan Li have gradually transformed into the light of an artist, which is eye-catching.

Maybe this description is not accurate, but people do think of the "Count of Monte Cristo", the Count of Monte Cristo, who returned with a desire for revenge. It's just that Lan Li didn't pretend to be someone else, and he didn't even wear the mask of aristocratic life, so he reappeared in the eyes of everyone with confidence.

What a show!

It's just a two-minute conversation, but for the boring people of high society, it's the afternoon tea talk for the next month. Eyes, expressions, tone, movements, and even the word-for-word of the words will become the focus of discussion, and then interpret them from their own perspective.

What's even more beautiful is that this is just the beginning.

The youngest son of the Hall family has obviously made a name for himself in Hollywood, and in the future, if his career development becomes more and more prosperous, the scar on the façade of the Hall family will become bigger and bigger, and it will naturally become more and more difficult to cover up the ugliness.

Someday, things will come to an end. Either the east wind overpowers the west wind and George and Elizabeth figure out a way to cut off all ties between the blue and high society in England, or the west wind overpowers the east wind and the blue li rises to the top and is recognized as an artist, then the blue wind will become a figure like Wolfgang-Mozard and the object of countless aristocratic people.

The story is so familiar that it is reminiscent of "the moon and sixpence".

So, how will this big drama of the Hall family end? In the whispering, people then found that the topic of the Hall family is obviously not only about this, Elleph, who is a doctor, Arthur, who has connections all over most of Europe, and Edith, the official photographer of the United Nations, the gossip of this family seems to be worth digging.

Hurried, dropped the warning, hurried away. Lan Li was not surprised at all, at least compared to last year's Elf, tonight's George and Elizabeth seemed to be forced into a corner, and there was a trace of true emotion between their eyes and words, and it was still in full view, which was really not easy.

It is conceivable that after going back tonight, George and Elizabeth will inevitably sleep in separate rooms, and then they will not say a word, and they will be extremely cold. It's their way of coping with anger, not yelling and venting.

George and Elizabeth didn't leave the party at once, as it would make them look embarrassed, but instead, they stayed, and for a long time, socializing as if the episode was just a conversation within the family. At about 8:35 a.m., the two of them left the party.

After the Hall couple left, John was confused, and he didn't understand the verbal exchange between the nobles, and then Lan Li talked about "Peter Pan" again, and he withdrew his attention and began to talk again.

Eaton, who was standing next to him, shook his head helplessly, patted Lan Li's shoulder, signaled his eyes, and then turned to leave. He's the host tonight, and there's a whole bunch of guests to entertain.

Seeing Eton leave, Lan Li noticed the sight coming from behind him, raised his head, and then saw two figures on the balcony on the second floor, Arthur and Edith.

Edith's entire upper body was pressed against the railing, the glass of amber whiskey in her right hand seemed to be full of starlight under the light, and the bright smile on the corner of her mouth could be vaguely seen, and she noticed Lan Li's gaze, and she also raised her glass to Lan Li to express her celebration.

Arthur leaned his waist against the railing, his upper body was a little lazy, like a cat that had not woken up, and he also held a glass of whiskey in his hand, grasping the rim of the glass with his fingertips, shaking it slightly, and his slightly narrowed eyes showed a sense of pride and ease in watching a good show. His gaze fell on Lan Li without concealment, and then whispered something to Edith, and both of them laughed.

Lan Li didn't mind, raised his champagne glass, gestured to the two of them, showed a shallow smile, and then withdrew his gaze and continued to talk to John.

But catching the sly light in the depths of Lan Li's eyes, Edith couldn't help but be stunned, and her smile stopped at the corner of her mouth, "Arthur, do you say Lan Li is calculating something? Why do I think we seem to be being calculated?"

Arthur also noticed Lan Li's smile, and before he could think deeply, he heard Edith's guess, "No, we didn't do anything." Moreover, Lan Li will be very busy for the next period of time, where will he have time to pay attention to us?"

"But we did watch a good show here just now, and we also grabbed a place in the VIP box. Edith said hesitantly, even George and Elizabeth didn't notice the existence of the two of them, but Lan Li noticed.

Neither of them spoke, just looked at each other quietly, then quietly looked away and made the same motion: he raised his glass and took a sip of whiskey. Not long after, the two left without saying a word and parted ways.

Lan Li and John didn't talk for too long, John repeatedly told Lan Li not to forget the basic skills, and said that he would go to the cinema to watch "Love Crazy" after a while to see Lan Li's "real materials". Because John has never seen "Buried Alive" or "Pacific War", and has always been skeptical of the so-called praise of the media, now that "Love is crazy" finally has a chance to take a good look at it.

After leaving John, Lan Li just stood where he was, and a steady stream of people came to visit. Some are old acquaintances, especially classmates from Cambridge University, which has always been a place of study with a strong artistic atmosphere, and there are many students who enter Hollywood or theater, and some are completely unfamiliar faces who can't wait to come forward and make friends with Lan Li.

Tonight's unveiling ceremony is not a gathering of nobles, but more of a business party. So, of course, there are aristocrats, but there are also many young upstarts in different fields.

A popular actor like Lan Li, who has a fierce upward momentum, is always the most sought-after existence on such occasions. Because after a party, when showing off to friends, "I made a Hollywood star" is always worth talking about more than "I know a count".

However, Lan Li did not stay long, and at about 8:45 a.m., Lan Li took his leave of Eton.

Leaving the house, Lan Li did not rush to find a taxi or call Richard, but walked slowly along the street. In the darkness of the night, the sound of the wet road could be heard under the soles of the feet, echoing between the quiet streets, and it seemed that even the sound of the engines of cars passing by could not be heard, it was hard to imagine that it was Saturday night, and it was not yet nine o'clock.

Sitting in front of Arthur, he can be calm, standing in front of George, he can be confident, standing in front of Elizabeth, he can fight back. In that coldness, he never seemed to have been, and would not care. Perhaps, deep down, he had never made this place his home. Or maybe it once was, but now it doesn't exist anymore.

Looking up at the inky sky, there was no starlight, and the rich night seemed to turn into raindrops at any moment. The sky over New York and the sky over Los Angeles came to mind. At this moment, he misses the California sunshine a little, where the night is always so beautiful and moving, the warm sea breeze blows in his face, the starlight falls in the sky, the laughter of boys and girls, the noisy roaring engines, the music of bars and nightclubs, echoing in his ears, so lively, so lonely, so cozy, so free.

"When we were born, we waited for death, we had dreams but never won your approval, I have been trying, trying to ease our relationship, you are so perfect and yet so cruel, you say that the love of the whole world cannot be satisfied. Nothing hurts me more than the truth. ”

The melody hummed softly escaped from his mouth, he used to work so hard, he used to cherish it so much, he used to be so persistent, he wanted to use the family affection of this life to make up for the regrets of the previous life, he looked up to Elizabeth, he longed for George, but he was hurt again and again, and the enthusiasm was cooled down like this, and at the end of the holes, he forced himself to be strong, cold, and independent, and became an invincible and indomitable Lan Li-Hall.

But when the real opposite side stands, the softness of the heart is still hit again. The world is big, but there is nowhere to put it.

"Honey, welcome back to my California home, you don't have to call to inform, you can leave at any time, the bedside hangs an inner vista, the unknown light flashes in the bottom of your eyes, I don't know, please tell me, because I want to know, do you still feel lonely?"

Are you still lonely?

Note: California (California-Savage-Garden)