The lazy warm golden sunlight slowly sprinkled down, mixed with the refreshing seawater smell and the faint fragrance of grass roots, slowly lingering under the nose, the green all over the mountains spread out in the corners and corners of the field of vision, the vast sky and the vast ocean are spacious and smooth in the whole world, and even the mood has become open and bright, and I can't help but want to close my eyes and wander in the faint warmth and warmth.

The breeze blew, sending warm water vapor, lightly falling on the surface of the skin, slightly hot but not irritating, but gradually soothing the tension and stiffness of the muscles, a melodious and moving melody drifted along the wind, and the clear notes were scattered all over the ground.

Is that...... Chopin!

Who exactly is playing Chopin?

Arthur Hall couldn't help but stop, his expression was a little surprised, his eyes looked left and right, trying to find other potential sources of the melody, but finally landed on the wooden villa directly in front of him, this was the only answer, his steps stepped forward again, pushed open the door in front of him with a puzzled face, and searched the room with the curiosity of exploration, and followed the source of the melody.

Then, Arthur saw Lance and Edith.

Lan Li was wearing a simple white casual shirt, the sleeves were loosely rolled up to his elbows, his messy hair and sloppy stubble made him look a little unkempt, like a wandering artist, sitting barefoot in front of the piano like that, but he was not at all restrained and embarrassed, the melody flowed slowly under his slender fingers, as if nothing could affect the comfort and casualness of his immersion in music.

Blue Rite is always like this, always unexpected, always unexpected, always out of the ordinary, Arthur shouldn't be surprised, right?

But this time the situation was slightly different, Arthur heard that Lan Li suffered from a serious flu, returned to the Hawaii set after the "Interstellar" Asia promotional trip, and then fell ill, the high fever did not go away, and there was no way to immediately put into the filming of "Jurassic World", Arthur immediately realized the seriousness of the problem - otherwise how could Lan Li delay the filming of the movie? This also means that Lan Li really has no way to persevere.

As usual, even if he was worried, Arthur would not do anything, the relationship between their families was not so close, at most it was to send a greeting through the housekeeper or nanny, and that was all, as for the condition, it was a problem that everyone needed to face alone, anyway, it was not a life-and-death moment that required surgery, so why should they panic - even if it was, they didn't need to panic.

But now the situation has changed slightly, Arthur and Lan Li and Andre have worked in North America and become an important part of Sisyphus Pictures, and the two brothers are finally different. After much hesitation, Arthur bought a ticket from Los Angeles to Honolulu.

Arriving at Honolulu International Airport, Arthur meets Edith, who has flown in from London.

For this encounter, both of them were very surprised, completely unaware of each other's actions, but they both closed their mouths, did not ask the other party why they came to Honolulu, just silently separated, driving their rented car out of the airport, as if they had never met from beginning to end, but deep down, they both knew that the two of them were coming for the same purpose, which undoubtedly meant something.

Sure enough, Arthur had seen Edith at Lan Li now—she seemed to have arrived a little earlier than Arthur.

Arthur cast a confused look at Edith: what the hell is going on, why is Lan Li playing Chopin even though he is sick?

People didn't expect that just when the whole world was going crazy for Lan Li, just when the whole world was marveling at Lan Li's miracle, Lan Li was ...... Pretending to be a literary and artistic youth? What is the matter with this seriously ill piano performance? Is it overdressing?

So everyone says that there is a huge gap between fantasy and reality, and you must not bring the screen image into reality, otherwise you will soon become disillusioned with your idol. Arthur agreed, just look at the Lan Li in front of him - please, this is not a male god but a madman, okay?

"Wake up!" Arthur really wanted to shout to all the Don Quixote: Do you know that the object of your worship is a madman from the middle school to the second grade?

And also...... Why did Edith pick up a violin and start tuning?

Arthur rolled his eyes wide, unable to believe his eyes.

But Edith ignored Arthur's doubts, and concentrated on adjusting the strings of the violin - not only ignoring the confused scene in front of her, but also had no intention of asking why, and was even ready to join in.

Is this really good?

Then, Edith found a transition and joined the performance just right, the melodious strings immediately enriched the layers of the piano music, and the singing and harmonic interpretation made the grace and elegance of Chopin's melody more mellow and moving, as if you could see the skirt dancing on the dance floor, the switching of footsteps and the rotation of the body, disturbing the sunshine all over the ground, and the staggering of the seasons of midsummer and late autumn became smart and charming.

Arthur stood in place, the smile on the corner of his mouth showing a little helplessness, but gradually understood.

Then, Arthur turned his head to look around, the whole wooden structure of the main house of the villa is full of the artist's atmosphere, the hand-painted oil paintings on the walls, the handmade ceramics on the coffee table, the handmade low table in the corner, etc., the details of the corners and corners all show the unique taste of the owner, and the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the dazzling musical instruments in the space on the right.

In addition to common instruments such as violins, guitars, and basses, you can also see large instruments such as the harp, as well as a wide variety of instruments such as horns, saxophones, flutes, etc., which are not professional hobbies such as collecting guitars, but also professional composers and arrangers.

After a cursory look at it for a moment, Arthur also made a decision, took the initiative to step forward, moved the bulky cello from the list of instruments, sat down on the square chair next to him, and began to lower his head and tune the strings.

The hereditary aristocracy has a tradition of learning musical instruments, not to learn skills, but to cultivate sentiments, and at the same time to be able to polish the edges and corners of emotions and find a way to calm themselves in the melody, which is an indispensable part of aristocratic education. The Hall family is no exception.

Elf is the harp, Arthur is the cello, Edith is the violin, and Lan Li is the piano.

Once, in order to perform in front of the guests, the four brothers and sisters of the Hall family also practiced ensemble, gathering the strength of four people to present a wonderful classical music performance for the guests, which is undoubtedly the best way to show that the down-and-out aristocracy still follows the glory of history and class superiority, and the profound heritage can be seen.

Arthur still remembers those days, when the four siblings were forced to be tied together to practice ensemble music, Elf was always serious, Lan Li always went his own way, he and Edith always sat next to him eating melons and watching the excitement, if it could be paired with afternoon tea, it would be an unscripted play.

It was also at that time that he and Edith faintly sensed that something was wrong, obviously it was Elph and Lan Li who were competing against each other, but inexplicably the two of them were scolded in the end, Elder rarely complained in front of George and Elizabeth, but always habitually mentioned him and Edith, and then Edith would push him out to block the gun - as a gentleman, he had no way to condemn Edith, and in the end he could only face the "punishment" without tears , George and Elizabeth would give him mental pressure with a serious face, not a scolding, but better than a scolding.

Both he and Edith felt that something was wrong but couldn't explain why, only to realize later that it was actually Lan Li who quietly completed the trouble.

But the problem is that they can't always find the crux of the problem, and if they choose to fight back, then they often end up with their own bad luck, and the frustration is that even if they tell others that Lan Li is the devil, no one believes them when they look at that innocent face.

Looking back now, it was a wonderful and happy time.

It's not that he misses the years when he was framed for carrying a black pot, but the troubles of his youth are always so simple and pure, practicing the cello for thirty minutes less, secretly changing the cook's whiskey to wheat tea, deliberately correcting the tutor's musical score, worrying about how to unmask Lan Li's demon, and being depressed that he couldn't eat the steak he wanted for dinner...... Those trivial things occupy the whole of life, and then gradually grow up, they gradually drift apart, and their troubles become more and more complicated and heavier.

The first to break the ensemble tradition was the Blue Ceremony. Of course, it is a blue ceremony, and it can only be a blue ceremony.

From one day on, Lan Li refused to play for any of his guests or practice in an ensemble, and even when he was locked up in a small dark room, he was always able to find a way to escape.

This behavior completely angered George, and he directly demolished Lan Li's study, but accidentally found a large number of professional acting books and videos, and then they learned that in fact, Lan Li had secretly begun to explore the world of acting for a long time, which made George and Elizabeth angry, and thus opened a piece of the history of the Hall family.

In fact, Arthur was secretly happy at that time, because they finally stopped playing in the ensemble, and the practice day after day was definitely an ordeal, and it was clear that the cello was not his interest. Lan Li's rebellion allowed him to successfully escape the cage, and he inevitably secretly rejoiced in his heart.

Today, after more than ten years, Lan Li and Edith are playing together again, awakening those memories hidden in the depths of their minds, and although they don't know what they are for, Arthur still joins in, just like Edith.