Viscount John de Bioford is out again.

But this time, Lan Li didn't leave him a chance to attack, and took the lead in turning his head and casting his gaze, and the calm and unrestrained gaze was projected flat and straightforward.

In an instant, Viscount Bioford's words choked in his throat, and the thrilling and prostration just now were still vivid, and the sentences were like a hammer singing loudly, showing the purity and clarity of the soul, but the souls of the onlookers began to tremble, so that now they could not make a sound at all.

Before I realized it, the humility in my heart had already begun to breed wantonly.

Lan Li is not Viscount Biorford, he didn't scold, he didn't scold, he didn't tear his face, he still maintained the elegance and etiquette of a gentleman, that innate dignity and calmness, as if he was truly interpreting the mystery of the nobility-

It is not the condescension brought about by class superiority, not the condescension brought by verbal condemnation, and the pretentiousness brought about by the dignity of status, but the quality and precipitation that emanates from the inside out, and there is no need to gain a sense of superiority by attacking others, no need to obtain satisfaction by despising others, and no need to win a sense of dignity by belittling others.

This is innate. Inviolable and unshakable.

"Sir. Lan Li smiled and bowed his head, his slightly hoarse voice still had traces of what he had just sang, but his emotions and tone had calmed down, "You know, there are many, many people in this world who don't dare to admit themselves or look directly at themselves all their lives. They live forever in darkness, speculating and judging others with humble and dirty eyes. But they will never be able to walk out into the sun. Because they don't deserve it. ”

The flat and straightforward words, but with a powerful force, completely destroyed all the dignity and persistence of Viscount Bioford, his anger, his hatred, his disgust were all pressed in his chest, but he could not vent, his whole person began to tremble, even his lips were trembling slightly. But, there was no sound at all.

"Luckily, I'm not one of them. Lan Li's words fell lightly like a feather, but they were as heavy as a thousand pounds, and they weighed heavily on the hearts of every listener.

Then, with a polite nod to the Earl of Oxford, Princess Beatrice, and George and Elizabeth, without pause, they strode forward again.

Involuntarily, the crowd slowly moved out of the way, watching Lan Li's figure, gradually moving away. It was just an ordinary road, but at this time, it was like a red carpet, slowly extending under Lan Li's feet, and those hot and excited eyes all fell on Lan Li, reluctant and unable to move away.

George and Elizabeth, who were standing in place, finally could no longer maintain their calm masks, and their faces began to turn pale because of their anger.

That's all?

Lan Li ignored them like this and left straight away. No swearing, no accusations, no threats, no demonstrations, not even conversations and dialogues, everything they feared did not happen.

But it is precisely because it does not happen that the indifference and alienation, the contempt and indifference, are precisely the most ruthless, as if they are transparent people who do not exist at all, or insignificant strangers.

The words just now, ostensibly aimed at Viscount Bioford, but in fact, they were like thousands of arrows, fiercely piercing the bodies of George and Elizabeth, and the ridicule and ridicule released from the words mercilessly nailed George and Elizabeth to the pillar of shame.

Both George and Elizabeth could clearly feel that the eyes of all the guests in the audience were projected, ridiculing, ridiculing, contemptuous, critical and negative, stripping away all their shields and protections little by little, and the red fruit was thrown into the cage of the circus, becoming the object of everyone's scrutiny and viewing.

That's the real humiliation.

They didn't need a slap, they didn't need words, they didn't even need a look, they were caught in the fire and roasted, and they couldn't resist at all, they couldn't even struggle, and any rash move only made them more embarrassed and miserable.

Fatal with one hit.

It was their first head-to-head meeting, but they lost all the time. So what's next? What's next?

Now that their brains are in a mess, they need to be calm and calm and clear their minds. After many years of aristocratic heritage, the mask has been maintained, even if this mask has been shattered, but at least it has not completely collapsed in front of the public, which is embarrassing.

Elizabeth turned slightly to the side and nodded politely to Viscount Bioford and the Earl of Oxford, before turning away. If it was usual, even if she was retreating, she needed to be unhurried, and then chat with the other guests around her to show her calmness, but today there was no way, every second of staying in the banquet hall was an ordeal, and she had to leave immediately. Immediately!

George's steps were a little more hurried than Elizabeth's.

George, who is usually calmer, is actually more impatient in his bones.

Today, it was George's handiwork to invite Viscount Bioford, but he didn't expect to shoot himself in the foot, and now the monstrous anger in George's heart has reached the edge of the limit, and Elizabeth, who is standing next to him, can feel the power that is tense to the point of precariousness.

Despite his attempts to suppress him, George's steps grew louder and larger, and after leaving the banquet hall, he took a step in the direction of the small garden on the side.

The quiet and serene scenery slowly spread out in the white of the moon, the quiet of the inaccessible place contrasted with the stormy waves behind them, the icy moonlight and the biting cold wind rushed in the face, one chill after another, and then all sanity and control completely burst the embankment.

"How dare he!" George was already furious, and his voice began to tremble slightly, "He!

"He's crazy, he's absolutely crazy!" He doesn't know the consequences of doing so? He has completely ruined the reputation and glory of the Hall family! He has completely ruined our connections and livelihoods! He has completely ruined our position and future in London!"

"He's a madman, he's a madman! I'm going to announce his expulsion from Hall! Get out! Get out!" George roared with a hideous face, his bloodshot eyes looking red and distorted, "I'm going to kill him, merciful Jesus Christ, I'm going to kill him with my own hands!"

Incoherent because he was too excited. George didn't even know what he was talking about, he just jumped out unconsciously, sentence after sentence.

"It's not too late to do it. An indifferent voice came from the side, it wasn't Elizabeth.

George and Elizabeth's throats were choked like this, their muscles tensed to the extreme, they looked left and right, but they didn't find any figure, just when they began to think that this was a supernatural event, the voice sounded again, "Is it the reputation of the Hall family or your reputation that he has destroyed?"

This time, they found the source of the sound.

It's upstairs.

Looking up, you can see the balcony diagonally above the right, and Elph Hall, dressed in a pearl white evening gown, leaning against the railing, with a glass of champagne slowly sliding down in front of her, her expression is serene and serene, as if it were a beautiful and peaceful ordinary night.

"Elf!" Elizabeth scolded, "why did you come here tonight?"

"I don't know. Elf shrugged slightly, paused, and smiled, "Don't you remember, I'm a big fan of theatre, and I've had intimate dealings with many members of the London Drama Society. Tonight, I also received an invitation. But then the words fell to a sparse sparse precipitate.

Because she knew, they didn't remember at all.

"He's a madman. You're all right. But you forget, we're all crazy. Elph said indifferently, still with the usual calm and breezy appearance, as if everything was under control, "Instead of complaining and cursing here now, it is better to think about what to do next." ”

Elph looked up, her beautiful face bathed in the watery moonlight, "After tonight—no, he was no longer the youngest son of the Hall family long before tonight. He is Lan Li Hall, the Lan Li Hall who has relied on his talent and ability to break through the world. ”

"As for us, and we're the family of Ranley Hall. The surname Hall has been given a new meaning because of him. ”

"The choice now is very simple, either abandon all the glory and aura, you can choose to abandon him and regain the bearing and heart of the noble, or you choose to keep your mouth shut and continue to pretend that nothing is unknown and nothing has happened, and I am sure that he will not embarrass you. Because what we care about, doesn't mean anything to him at all. ”

A self-deprecating smile hung on the corner of Elph's mouth, and her eyes turned to George and Elizabeth for the first time, because of the relationship between the floor, looking down on the two of them condescendingly, the figure that once stood up to the sky now looks extremely small, "Why bother talking about unnecessary nonsense here? What a shame. ”

Not swearing, not mocking, Elph gave a light smile and simply stated a fact.

Then, Elf took her champagne glass and politely raised her glass to her father and mother before turning away.

George and Elizabeth stood stunned, all their anger and shame frozen into ice in the cold wind, as if even their brains had lost the ability to think.