Still Kensington, it's just a few blocks from Chelsea, a two-leg-walk away, as are Green Park, Hyde Park and a range of museums, in fact, Buckingham Palace is only a fifteen-minute drive away.

Not only is this area the most densely populated by the wealthy and elite in the entire city of London, but it is also the most expensive area in the city, and while the rest of London is the only area where rooms are more or less declining due to the economic impact, it is the only area that is still steadily rising.

The Dunlops' urban residences, where Ranley arrived when he first returned to London, Ranley's personal apartment in Knightsbridge, and Arthur's current personal residence in London, are all located in this area, which is literally the most concentrated area of London's elite.

Now, Lan Li's private residence in London has also been purchased here.

The off-white walls and inky black door panels hide in the gloom of London, revealing a solemn and calm temperament; Sharp fences, these small details outline the unique historical heritage of Kensington, these buildings have survived the bombardment of World War I and the bombing of World War II, successfully escaped the destruction and destruction of those catastrophes, and now become witnesses of the city, recording the traces of those years and time, injecting irreplaceable uniqueness into this place.

Outside the small green garden stands a black fence in the Gothic style, and creeper vines creep freely and rampantly over the nooks and crannies of the fence, erecting a natural barrier that separates the house from the street and blocks the prying eyes of those who try to covet the scenery inside.

Judging from the exterior wall alone, there is not much special about it, and it seems to be no different from the townhouses on the whole street, but Lan Li likes it at a glance.

Because of the row of trees behind him, because of the garden in front of him, and because of the green in his eyes, there is a faint revelation of an ordinary and simple warmth, not a palace and castle, but a safe harbor for himself, and his footsteps are willing to stop here.

Philip opened the car door for Lan Li, and then Lan Li stood next to the car door, bowing his head gently towards Matthew at the door, and a light smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Hey, I'm home." ”

Matthew looked at Lan Li expressionlessly, and complained mercilessly, "It took a long time." ”

Lan Li couldn't help but laugh directly.

Matthew then cast his gaze behind Lan Li and glanced at him, "Why did you still come back with your tail?"

There was no need to look back, Lan Li knew that Matthew must be talking about the paparazzi, "Hey, this is London, they are the kings of this land, okay?" Even the royal family members can't resist the pervasiveness of the paparazzi, "I never looked forward to it, they never know where I live, this is an impossible task." Rather than that, it's better to be generous. ”

“…… Then they began to camp at the door. Matthew complained mercilessly.

Lan Li also laughed, "Just like New York? In fact, Andy is also trying to persuade me to move to the Upper East Side, or Long Island, but unless it's a single-family house, with layers of shelter between the main house and the road, I still can't get rid of the paparazzi." ”

"There are basically no paparazzi in front of apartments in New York now, because they know that you don't stay there a few times a year or not, and even the apartments in Los Angeles seem to be more lively. Matthew amicably "corrected" Lan Li's mistake.

As a result, Lan Li said, "Wait, so are you looking forward to the paparazzi, or refuse?"

Matthew glared at Lan Li speechlessly.

Lan Li didn't stop pointing in the direction behind him, "Do you need me to introduce you to you?"

"No, thank you. Matthew simply refused.

Lan Li shrugged, "I think so. Then he took a step towards the room in front of him, and looked into Matthew's eyes with a smile, "How about it, do I have the honor to invite you to be my tour guide?"

Matthew didn't answer, but took half a step back, opened the door, made an inviting gesture, waited for Lan Li to enter the room, and nodded to Philip, "Good work." ”

Philip moved out of the way, "Master Matthew, please." "Meaning, he will finish the follow-up, and now Matthew can be the first to go in.

Matthew didn't refuse, nodded again, and then followed Lan Li's footsteps into the house, only to find that Lan Li was standing in the entrance and didn't go in, "What happened?"

Lan Li didn't speak, just stood quietly in place, waiting for Matthew to stand side by side with him, looking ahead at the room in front of him.

In fact, this is a typical British residential building, with a two-story composite structure, and there is almost no special scene in the entrance part, just a straight corridor, with a staircase leading to the second floor diagonally in front of the right hand and a kitchen leading to the bottom in front of it, which is all that can be seen in the entrance area.

But Lan Li still stopped and stopped here.

You can't see much in the hallway of the entrance, but you can still savor the difference, and you can see a maroon closet against the outer wall of the staircase.

Near the doorway is a desk with an antique emerald green vase with a bouquet of flowers, and next to it is a glass bowl from the same series with a few scattered keys thrown at random, and then you can see the freshly baked "Times" and "The Guardian" stacked on top of each other today.

Near the kitchen is a bookcase with a large number of books neatly stacked, and even if you don't go to the front of the bookcase, you can see the full volume of books with the side shadow, and you can't help but want to stop, flip through it, and slow down the pace to wander through the sea of books.

Although you haven't entered the room yet, you can feel a unique aura just in the entrance part, and there is a sense of approachability.

"Do you remember the first feeling Ruth had after boarding the ship in the 'Titanic'?" Lan Li said.

Matthew glanced at Lan Li and said helplessly, "No." I don't like movies that much, remember?"

This made Lan Li laugh happily, and he didn't deliberately sell it anymore, "She said, it's been eighty-four years, I can still smell the paint, those porcelain are brand new, those sheets have not been used, the Titanic is called a 'dream ship', it lives up to its name." ”

Philip also walked in, standing in the hallway with his hands crossed, quietly watching Lan Li's back.

The words were cut off at this point, and Lan Li did not continue, but the hidden meaning could not be clearer, which made Matthew and Philip silent, and the sound of the drizzle outside the window had a moving rhythm, and the atmosphere became faintly quiet and full.

Then Lan Li's voice sounded again, "Well, now this place is full of Matthew's smell. ”

Matthew's head was full of black lines, "Does that mean a state of dissatisfaction?"

"Satisfied, very satisfied, very satisfied, how can you not be satisfied?" Lan Li said in a panic, repeating the same meaning over and over again, expressing his unwavering attitude, "In fact, I think this is what home tastes like, just like New York. Seeing Matthew retract his gaze, Lan Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief exaggeratedly, and his somewhat childish appearance made Philip, who was standing behind, also uncontrollable.

"Is the living room on the first floor?" Lan Li finally took a step and walked along the hallway of the entrance, and Matthew followed suit.

On the left side of the corridor on the first floor is the living room, which is dominated by smoke gray, stone blue and dark gray, and sometimes can capture a little beige and tender green, which instantly lights up the quiet and generous space, and the simple and neat interior decoration invisibly makes the whole space deeper and farther, enhancing the visual effect.

On the right is the study, dominated by maroon, dark red and light gray, while the iron blue and ivory white trim brightens up the reading space, and the mosaic fragments stitched table lamp, dark brown log desk, smoky gray linen sofa and burgundy carpet create a calm reading environment.

Walk through the hallway to the kitchen, and then you can see the dining room connected to the kitchen, the spacious porch and backyard, and three other small rooms and a storage warehouse, the green of which comes alive in the minimalist milky white and lemon yellow, as if even the air can catch the vigorous vitality jumping.

The whole decoration design continues the clean and experienced industrial style, without too many complicated designs, but through the superposition of table lamps, desks, curtains and other details to create a little retro style, showing a rich heritage, but for the layman, even can not detect anything unusual:

I always feel that something is a little powerful, but I can't say where it is, and then I feel that it may not be really powerful.

Head up from the ground floor to the first floor and into the bedroom area.

A master bedroom, six guest rooms, three public bathrooms, a studio and a smoking/entertainment room make the most of all the building space to create a unique private home.

The overall size is slightly smaller than Matthew's villa next to Green Park, but it is basically in the same class, with a total area of 4,800 square feet (455 square meters) - certainly not comparable to the manor or castle, but there is no problem at all as a family city base.

The market price of such a house is only £3.3 million. For the former Hall family, this is an expense they simply cannot afford, but for the current Lan Li, it is not a problem at all, after Matthew completed the purchase, the renovation work was completed on the basis of the original residence, and finally it showed the appearance of Lan Li now.

This also means that "Blue Rite-Hall" also has a base in London, can this be regarded as the rise of a new family?

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