"You don't really suspect that I have anything with Countess Legia, but since you have the right to ask so as a wife, I should also be obliged as a husband to inform." Karenin said calmly.

"Countess Legia did put some kind of false hint on me, but I don't think it's anything to worry about. Still, I told her that you were more attentive to the affairs of the Sorority than I was, and that you had praised her ideas and ideas many times, and that I suggested that Countess Legia should communicate more with you than with me. ”

"Good." Anna nodded, she bit her lower lip, and then looked up at Karenin again.

"You're a cold man, Alexe." She tilted her head.

Karenin looked at Anna deeply and said, "So you don't say those perfunctory compliments to me now?" ”

Anna laughed and said bitterly, "It seems that someone is the one who uses 'overtime' as an excuse not to go home." ”

Karenin choked up.

Anna looked a little triumphant, and she looked like she was dancing with a sense of life.

Karenin's eyes softened, he did prefer such an Anna.

Anna noticed a change in Karenin's eyes, and then she restrained that expression.

"Looks like you're really working overtime." Anna gestured to the pile of documents with her eyes.

"It's okay, someone will do it." Karenin picked up his coat for himself, then picked up the coat that Anna had put on the armrest of the sofa when she had come in, spread it out, and motioned for his wife to put it on.

Anna glanced at Karenin's movements, then tilted her head and smiled: "Jealousy is unreasonable. ”

"It's not jealousy, it's just for the sake of your health." Karenin said with an expressionless face.

Anna curled her lips and said no more.

After leaving the office door, Karenin said to the young blonde secretary: "I need to take care of all those documents by 11 o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes, sir." Vlamykiel chuckled in response.

Anna glanced at Vlammykiel with some sympathy, she looked at Karenin and whispered: "You should not be angry with him." ”

Karenin glanced at Anna: "I don't think that in the end he will finish them himself." ”

"What do you mean?" Anna was a little strange, they had already walked to the government hall.

"Tell me later, you're not wearing a scarf?" Karenin furrowed his eyebrows.

"I don't think I really need a scarf." Anna said.

Karenin took another deep look at his wife, and then, while untying his scarf, said lightly: "Jealousy is unreasonable, Anna, and I think that nothing will happen when you remember to bring a scarf." ”

This time it was Anna's turn to choke up.

She subconsciously refused, but Karenin frowned and told her not to move.

"Excuse me about Dr. Culens' physical condition, he's not young anymore." Karenin made a serious joke.

It wasn't funny at all, but Anna laughed anyway.

It's like, fool.

In the carriage, Karenin spread out the blanket and put it over Anna's knees, who thought about it and removed some of the blankets and put them on Kaenin's knees.

"You shouldn't be working overtime in such cold weather, if you really understand Dr. Culens." Anna said nonchalantly, pressing the blanket.

"How do you know?" Karenin asked.

"I noticed a little bottle in your office, you don't put this kind of thing on the table, they don't show up there if they don't need it, even if they are needed from time to time, so the conclusion is that you need them in the near future, and in view of some of the unpleasantness we had before, so you didn't put them in the drawer, because just having a piece is your purpose, but you probably don't have the heart to think about it at this moment." Anna said lightly.

Karenin did not speak, but after waiting for a while, he said: "I have been a little irrational these days. Honestly, no benefit. ”

"Me too." Anna said frankly.

"After all, we've been married for seven years and have a son." Anna glanced at Karenin, who looked at her disapprovingly.

"I said I didn't want you to use them on me."

Anna patiently rolled her eyes inwardly.

"Alexei, I'm a woman, and women are naturally cautious. I'm no different from Petesi, you can see that I just coaxed Legia. ”

"It doesn't make me agree in that way. Moreover, no matter what attitude or thought you have towards others, it is not within my concern, you have your own rules of conduct, just like me, even if it is a husband, I have no right to interfere in your social life, but I hope that in the family, when I am your husband, you are honest. ”

Anna was silent for a while, and just as Karenin began to feel a little agitated, she nodded in response.

"I try."

Karenin's expression relaxed, and he said: "I'm very happy. ”

Anna glanced at Karenin again, and felt that there was something strange about him,

"What are you happy about, Alexei?"

Karenin said: "When you smile or speak, I can't find a flaw, it is not your sincerity." ”

"No, maybe you're wrong, that's my best disguise." Anna said half-truthfully.

Karenin took Anna's hand and pressed his thumb comfortingly on the back of the other's hand.

"It doesn't matter if you want to disguise yourself as a kitten or a fox."

Anna was silent for a moment, "I seem to be aware of what you thought of me before. ”

Karenin coughed slightly.

Anna looked at Karenin earnestly, did not speak, and realized that if there was a chance to go to Karenin's head, there might be a lot of surprises besides parts.

The initiative seems to have been slowly shifted to Karenin's side.

Halfway down the road, Anna reminded, "You haven't said that yet." ”

"As far as I know, Slyuddin seems to be committed to being good friends with Vlamykiel."

"Vlamykiel will take advantage of him?"

"I think Vlamykiel just thinks that's called rational use of resources." Karenin said.

Anna retracted her gaze and suddenly felt that Karenin was definitely not a good person.

"You seem to be implying that I am similar to your secretary."

"I don't think I have, Anna." Karenin said.

Anna thought for a moment and then said, "Do you think Vlammykiel is credible?" ”

Karenin chuckled: "Anna, in that place, only ability and interest are the only ones. As for trust, it shouldn't be something I'm thinking about. ”

"He's a rock, he's slippery, and you're using him." Anna said nonchalantly, unable to figure out what Karenin had to do again.

"He's talented, and I'm in short supply right now."

Anna stopped talking, she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, her left hand still firmly held in the palm of her hand, warm and dry.

After they returned home, Yunina told Anna that Seryosha hadn't slept yet.

"It's past his usual bedtime." Karenin said after glancing at his pocket watch.

"The young master said that he needs his wife to tell him goodnight." Yunina said.

Karenin frowned and subconsciously said: "Could it be that he can't say without a good night?" ”

Then, Karenin saw a look in his eyes full of meaning, and when he realized it, Karenin walked in the direction of his study: "I have to take care of something, good night, Anna." ”

It was only after Karenin left that Anna turned her gaze to Yunina and smiled.

"I'll go over here."

Yunina knew that there was nothing left for her, so she went on to do something else.

Anna came to Seryosha's bedroom, who was clearly sleepy, but still muttering his goodnight kiss.

"I'm absolutely sure you're biological, Seryosha." Anna whispered.

Seryosha opened his hazy eyes, and when he realized that Anna was in front of and behind his window, he rubbed himself into Anna's arms like a rabbit and held her firmly.

"You haven't said goodnight to me yet, Mom."

"I'm here to say goodnight to you right now."

"Yes." Seryosha rubbed Anna's arm with her soft hair and muttered, "Have you reconciled with your father?" ”

Anna stroked Seryosha's hand by the hair, the movement stopped, and then she said: "We are nothing. ”

"I know you're arguing, I asked Kabidonic, and he said that both husband and wife quarrel, but I've never seen it before. I wasn't sure if it was good or bad, so I asked Yunina and she said it was good. ”

"Either way, you own us."

"Yes." Seryosha replied softly.

"Mom, dad he's very good, you are the best mom in the world, and dad is the best dad in the world."

"You're quite right, Seryosha." Anna lowered her voice and spoke almost softly.

"It's time for you to sleep, Twerker."

Seryosha smiled, a little curious about his new nickname.

"What's that?"

"A lovely name just for you."

"Okay, I'll like it, just don't say it in front of others, Mom, I'm afraid of being laughed at by them."

"Okay, Twist, I'll only say it when we're just two of us."

"You're so nice, Mom." Seryosha muttered, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.

Anna extinguished the candle and checked the window again before closing the bedroom door and leaving.

In fact, when Anna went to Seryosha's bedroom to say goodnight, Karenin came to Anna's bedroom.

As soon as he entered, he was greeted by a somewhat familiar scene.

His pillow was lying quietly on the carpet.

Karenin finally determined that the "accidental" he spoke of by his wife was definitely intentional.

Karenin saved his own pillow, slapped it clean and fluffy, and then placed it side by side with Anna's, and then went back to his bedroom to wash.

When Anna returned from Seryosha's room, she washed up before going to bed.

Just as I was about to lie down on the bed, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

Anna went to open the door, and outside the door was Karenin, who had no books with him.

This should be some kind of hint.

Anna smiled calmly, and before Karenin could speak, she said, "Good night, Alexei, I know you're here to look forward to this." After saying that, she tiptoed slightly and kissed the man on the lips, then closed the door, and did it in one go, without any mud and water, except for Karenin, who was looking at the door.

Karenin pursed his lips and finally did not knock on the door again.

And Anna, who was in the room, only reacted after seeing the pillows on the bed.

"Hey, you can't blame me for that, he didn't even say hello in advance." A voice said reproachfully,

"Does he still have to write an application a month in advance, submit a report for the first intercourse after you agree, and then you will send it back and rewrite it if it is not well written?" Another voice said to her coldly.

Anna crossed Karenin's bed, she tried to throw the pillow away, but she didn't.

Moonlight poured in through the curtains.

She didn't fall asleep for a while with her eyes open.

Three days ago, she was clearly thinking about it viciously, but now, just recalling the mood at that time, pretending to imagine her attitude towards Karenin, it seems that she can't do it.

Indeed, when a man is angry, he is irrational.

Anna knew that some things would not be so easy to pass, and like this moment, she was able to deal with Karenin with ease, but there were still some problems in her heart.

That's not Karenin's problem, it's her own.

On the one hand, she felt that she was such a snarky person, and on the other hand, she was aware of her constant retreat.

When she retreats a little, life is indeed better, but she keeps doing this, but when there is no way back, will she still be herself?

A chill appeared in Anna's heart, so much so that several dreams that night made her feel a little physically and mentally exhausted.

This feeling of panic was suppressed by Anna, whether it was self-esteem or defensiveness, she had no intention of letting others know, perceiving that even Karenin was the same.

Life seemed to be normal, and Karenin did not notice this, but he still thought it necessary to invite his brother-in-law to Petersburg, but not long after his telegram was sent, he received bad news from Moscow.

"Ah, because of a French governess in the family, my brother is having a lot of trouble right now." Anna read the telegram in a playful tone.

When Karenin returned in the evening, Anna asked Karenin what to do with it.

"Obviously, Skihua wants you to go." Karenin said.

"What about you?" Anna asked Karenin for advice, and the latter wrinkled his eyebrows. It was indeed an inopportune time, and Karenin's definition of Skiva in his heart was that he was a good and amorous person, because of his amorous point, so that his career had no possibility of advancement, but fortunately, he was a satisfied person.

"It's a quiet time in the ministry at the moment, if you don't mind, we can take Seryosha with us. I think both your brother Skihua and sister-in-law Daria Alexandrovina will need your attention. ”

"Thoughtful, maybe you'll have to bring a reliable lawyer, Alexe."

Karenin understood after a little thought, and he looked at Anna with disapproving eyes.

"Divorce is a very serious thing, no matter how bad it is, for many things, I would recommend not going that far, don't forget, they still have three children."

Another point of disagreement, Anna thought to herself, but she could understand Karenin's thoughts, after all, in this era, divorce is not so easy, including the losses that both parties will suffer after divorce.

"That's just a joke, of course, Alexe." Anna smiled.

"Don't try to persuade Daria Alexandrovina of anything, Anna, you have to understand that even if you are a close relative, there are some things that you do, and in the end you will only make yourself a person inside and out."

"Sounds like you think I'm a nosyman." Anna said deliberately.

Karenin looked at Anna with a calm look.

"Don't misinterpret my words, Anna, tell me you won't do that."

"Okay, I won't." Anna said that when Karenin's blue eyes looked at him, for a moment, she did hear something.

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