Among the four children of the Hall family, Arthur has the best appearance.

The well-defined face, the handsome and clear facial features, the slender and sturdy figure, and the wind/flow/rhyme/taste between the eyebrows show the chic charm of the handsome man to the fullest, perfectly integrating the elegance of the nobility and the uninhibited man, and there is a thrilling flow between the eye waves.

Edith once teased Arthur that even God couldn't help but be jealous.

Lan Li agreed, and anyone standing next to Arthur would dim the light.

Tonight, a navy blue suit with a white bow tie, after lifting Erlang's legs, the dark red checked socks on the ankles were faintly exposed, and the whole outfit was lit up in a restrained and low-key manner, bursting out of a kind of aura from the inside out;

At this moment, Lan Li and Arthur, the two of them were sitting at opposite ends of the couch, and their powerful aura was secretly surging, and without any actions or words, the sight of the party scene was involuntarily projected over:

They are very different, each with its own merits, but it is equally charming.

Almost everyone was speculating: who was the man sitting on the other side of Lan Li, why was he able to attend tonight's Oscar night, and why was he able to sit on an equal footing with Lan Li? Or even Lan Li took the initiative to say hello? What are they talking about now? If they rush forward to say hello, is it too abrupt?

The scorching gaze that swarmed in all directions, even though they tried to hide it, was still exposed, and it was a little innocent.

Accustomed to the esoteric nature of London's high society, Arthur felt that they were silly and cute, "Sure enough, Yankees always know how to entertain the public." ”

The Yankees, for the modern day, all have a lot to do with the New York Yankees, but for the British, especially the upper class, the Yankees have a historical significance.

The history of the Yankees can be traced back to immigrants from the 17th century, descendants of immigrants from England who immigrated to the North American continent and settled in New England, the Northeast with Massachusetts as the core, and they became known as Yankees.

At that time, for the United States, the Yankees were representatives of high education, high income, and high class, which also made New England the educational environment far ahead of North America, but for Britain, the Yankees were opportunists, and only when Britain could not get along or was blinded by commercial interests, they would choose to leave Britain and explore in a wild land.

With the advancement of time, before the American Revolutionary War, people called the New Englanders who served in the American colonial army Yankees; during the Revolutionary War, the Americans defeated the British for the first time in the Battle of Concord and began to proudly call themselves Yankees; during the Civil War, the American Southerners were collectively called Yankees by the northerners who came to the south; at the end of World War I, the United States sent troops to Europe to participate in the war, and the Europeans used Yankees to refer to all Americans, which means Yankees.

In contemporary times, in the overseas region, Yankees use it to describe Americans in a strongly demeaning way, and in North America, Yankees use it to describe Americans in New England, satirizing the self-proclaimed and pretentious elite.

For the English aristocracy, the Yankees were still the pseudo-aristocrats who wandered in the barbarian land after leaving their homeland in the seventeenth century, but still pretending to be high.

Why are the aristocracy always able to identify at a glance the important factors that define the class, such as identity, heritage, education, culture, family background, wealth, and status?

Language is an important component, from salutation to diction, from pronouns to humor, from history to culture, every detail can identify a person's net worth background. At the same time, this is also the heritage inherited by the hereditary aristocracy, and that reserve and pride are also the souls they have always worked hard to maintain.

In fact, Lan Li and Arthur's generation has gradually become in tune with the times and society, and those shackles are quietly disappearing, Elph is the only exception, she still strictly inherits the glory and tradition of the family, but there is still a fine difference between Lan Li and Arthur's words.

Lan Li smiled dumbly, "So you came here this time just to become entertainment material?"

On the surface, Lan Li is complaining about Arthur's behavior to attend the Oscar night, but the subtext is to ask Arthur why he came to Los Angeles.

However, Arthur did not answer directly, but gently shook the whiskey in his hand, as if admiring the light and shadow flowing in the amber luster.

"How long has it been since you've been in contact with George or Elizabeth?" Arthur shifted the subject to himself, and then Lan Li's understated voice came to his ear, "I don't know, I don't even remember the last time I contacted them. ”

Answering like this, Arthur turned his head and looked at Lan Li with a smile, "You know, they couldn't be more satisfied with you now. ”

Then, Arthur turned his head again, his gaze fell on the whiskey, and said softly:

"The youngest son of the Hall family, who every party wants to invite. He has made a career in Hollywood, occupied a place in the West End and Broadway, and more importantly, has always adhered to himself on the road of artistic pursuit, is talented, restrained and low-key, carries forward the performing arts, and has the potential to become a generation of masters at a young age. ”

The corners of his mouth rose up, revealing a hint of mockery and ridicule, "Who doesn't want to meet the hot Blue Rites?" Everyone thinks, even Prince Harry is looking for news of the Blue Rites, and it is rumored that the Queen is very curious about this twenty-three-year-old young man, and although she doesn't like movies, she is still interested in the Almeida Theater version of 'Les Miserables'. ”

"Huh. Lan Li didn't hold back and chuckled.

The rumors about the queen are clearly false. The aging queen has no interest in movies and plays, let alone young actors, and what she really likes is the timeless classics.

Arthur chuckled as well, tuckled his chin and cast a look, as if to say, "How ridiculous these rumors are, and how popular you are in high society right now, and then he goes on to explain, "But the problem is that Lan Li never appears, and this maverick actor is always so dedicated to his acting work, even Princess Beatrice's party never appears. ”

Lan Li shrugged his shoulders slightly, showing his innocence.

Arthur chuckled again, he liked Lan Li's response, "Therefore, George and Elizabeth have become the most suitable invitees, obviously, they have always expressed their support and approval for Lan Li's acting career, and they have recognized Lan Li's talent and talent early on, believing that he can break out of the sky with his own strength, but out of reserve, they have never interrupted Lan Li's efforts and struggles." ”

When he said this, Arthur's eyes always fell on Lan Li.

In the past few months, George and Elizabeth have been thriving, both of them have ushered in important breakthroughs in their careers and work, entering a thriving stage, becoming the hottest figures in the entire high society, and the most important key is that Lan Li has never appeared, leaving only a halo that they can take and want.

Arthur was a little curious about Lan Li's reaction.

In fact, Arthur clearly knows that on the surface, George and Elizabeth are now living in the spotlight, but deep down, George and Elizabeth are suffering and gnawing at their hearts, and every party, every social, and every success is a constant reminder that all their current beauty and dazzle come from Lan Li.

This is not only an outrage, but also a humiliation. Ridiculous and pathetic.

What they once opposed, ridiculed, despised and disdained is now the most important part of their lives. What is even more tragic is that they are powerless to resist and do not want to resist.

Arthur really knows a lot about this, as a bystander and half of the participant, it's really interesting, but what about Lan Li? Lan Li is the real person, what does he think, and how will he choose to deal with it?

Unfortunately, Arthur didn't notice any fluctuations in Lan Li, as if he was listening to someone else's story, which made Arthur shake his head slightly, "You know what? Sometimes I think you're even more terrible than Elf. "In that young skin dwells an old soul, as if able to see through everything.

Lan Li chuckled, "So, what do you expect me to react to? I'm going to rush back to London right now and be a part of this big show myself?" Lan Li laughed out loud and nodded her head again and again, "I admit that this is a /seductive/human idea, and it is bound to be very interesting." ”

George and Elizabeth's greatest wish now is that Lan Li does not return to London.

Then, they can continue to cover their ears and steal the bell, continue to enjoy the treatment of hugging from front to back, continue to pretend that their success comes from their own hard work and efforts, and continue to maintain their glamorous life in the face of peace.

"But ......" Lan Li shrugged his shoulders, the smile on the corner of his mouth fell on the bottom of his eyes, and a flash of wisdom flashed, "If I do this, then what difference is there between me and them?"

A simple sentence made Arthur slightly stunned and chewed carefully.

Then, Lan Li added, "What's more, this is the biggest punishment." ”

In front of people, they enjoy the attention, behind them, they worry about rumors, and deep down, they pray for the continued absence of Lan Li. On the one hand, he wants to cut his fear, but on the other hand, he can't help but crave glitz. For the rest of their lives, George and Elizabeth lived like this, but now, one more has been added to the baggage they carry.

That's the biggest punishment.