Anna felt as if she had been stung by something, and wanted to jump up and run away, but if she did, it would be embarrassing for herself.

"I don't want to be just a perfunctory object for you, and honestly, it really doesn't feel right." Karenin said, and then revised his statement.

"No, not somewhat, very, honestly, I don't want to be like that in the slightest."

Anna frowned, she felt that when she looked at Karenin again at this moment, the panic in her heart could not be hidden. She didn't want that, strongly unwanted.

"I'm sorry if I made you feel that way."

It is very easy to apologize, just as she is in that family, in order to keep the pitiful status she has, she makes herself excellent, becomes their well-behaved adopted daughter, becomes a responsible eldest sister.

In fact, she clearly knew that if Karenin had said these words to her at the beginning, when she first came here, she would have faced it in a thousand ways and emotions, because before that, Karenin was nothing more than an ordinary person who could be replaced by anyone, and at this time, he represented more than just a symbol of nothingness.

Naturally, she looked dissatisfied, but Anna didn't say anything more.

"I'm sleepy." She said in a faint voice, saying that she did not want to continue to talk about the issue, because she was afraid that if she continued, she would show timidity.

"Then go to sleep." Karenin said that no emotion could be heard in his voice.

The lights went out, and it went dark.

Even though they were so close at this moment, both of them felt as if they were thousands of miles away, and there was no contact.

The sound of breathing at the same frequency, two people who could not sleep, neither of them wanted to speak, until the body was exhausted, and when she was drowsy, Anna heard a whisper.

"Only you will be my wife, that's not accidental, it can only be you."

Anna didn't move, still with her back to Karenin, but she hugged Seryosha like a miniature version of the other.

That night, Karenin's long-absent illness returned.

He woke up in the middle of the night.

Although he took Dr. Cullens' advice to heart, there were some things that could not be done by knowing it, and if it did, there would be no more trouble.

The dream was very chaotic, and there was even a part where he dreamed that his wife was cheating, a complete nightmare, vicious and rude.

Karenin would not have believed that Anna would cheat.

He was fully aware of his wife's charms, and there had been many young nobles who had flattered her before, but that didn't affect her at all. Because he trusted his wife completely, even the Count Vronsky did not really take it to heart.

But he still had that dream.

Dr. Cullens says that dreams are usually a refraction of a person's thoughts, which means that they may not be specific, but they are a microcosm of your subconscious, which means that at some point, he does have that kind of subconscious thought.

Karenin would never allow himself to fall into that situation, so he turned to look at his wife, who was still asleep.

Maybe Seryosha was a little clinging to his mother in his life, but he fell asleep alone since he was a child, so he didn't have any habit of falling asleep with something in his arms, and Anna herself was used to falling asleep alone, so at first maybe she was holding Seryosha, but now she has loosened and curled up in a posture that is not generous.

"Curled up in a sleeping position indicates that the person is very insecure. Maybe some people are geniuses in disguise, and anxiety can make a person's sense of self-control decrease. ”

Karenin had talked to Dr. Karlens about this and used it to study a few things.

"She wasn't like that before." The voice came to mind in Karenin's head.

But soon, another voice retorted vigorously.

"You haven't really gotten to know your wife."

Karenin, who had always been adept at arguing on the basis of questions, could not refute this time.

Maybe he could have come up with a centralized way to exonerate himself, but he didn't. The instinct of a politician and another secret camaraderie duel, and the latter triumphed, illogically but justifiably.

In the second half of the night, that secret friendship overflowed tenderly because it could not be stopped.

Karenin raised his hand slightly, stretching Anna's curled up.

When he saw the other party's frowning slightly, he gently touched the other party's arm with his fingers, from the small arm to the palm of his hand, and when he wanted to leave, he was quietly held again.

Karenin was somewhat surprised, he was amazed at Anna's strength.

It didn't take long for him to acquiesce.

Anna's face didn't stretch, but whenever Karenin was about to pull her hand, she grabbed him very hard.

At first, Karenin just wanted to take his hand out, but then it became a strange temptation, and it was not until the seventh or eighth time later that he finally had to face it - he enjoyed the feeling of being dependent on Anna.

Because of this, he realized that Anna had never needed him before.

Maybe when he gave her her living expenses, she didn't feel in her heart what a good thing it was, it wasn't a need or dependence, it was just a sad fact......

This thought hit Karenin, who, after a moment of silence, stopped continuing that senseless act.

Karenin lay on his back, his fingers still clutched by Anna, he thought for a moment, then did not say anything, just closed his eyes and prepared to force himself to sleep, and in the darkness of the night his fingers slowly opened and wrapped the other's hand inside.

Perhaps he had a thousand reasons not to do it, not to fulfill that unconscious act, not to condone it, but no amount of thought could offset the illusion that he was being needed at this moment because of Anna's actions.

The so-called marriage, from calm and calm, from self-confidence, to the current total overthrow, Karenin began to understand the meaning of marriage.

With this thought, Karenin slept for a while when it was dark. But it was only an hour, and before Anna and Seryosha woke up, he got up.

After washing up, Karenin decided to go for a walk in the garden.

Because of this opportunity, he wanted to monopolize the whole garden, but in the gazebo of the garden, he saw Scyward, like a big dog who had been driven out of the house by his master.

Karenin walked over and asked why Scykova was here early in the morning.

"I don't know what to do." Skihua said with some pain, and he looked at Karenin and approached him, as if he had found some ray of hope.

"Alexei Aleksandrovich, you know, you must know, after all, you are so smart and outstanding!"

Clever? Illustrious? Karenin does not deny these.

Before that, he could have cleaned up the mess for Skivaer in many ways, but from Anna, Karenin tried a kind of frustration, how could a man who had not even managed his own married life be able to point out to others?

However, Karenin glanced at Oblonsky, and he would not let anyone know about it, so he still had to give Skivaer a way to ease the tension between him and Tauri.

"Sskiwa, no one else can save your marriage, and your wife is in the hands of your wife in your bad situation."

"Of course I know, everyone told me that I was sorry for her, and I blamed myself, but Alexei Aleksandrovich, you are also a man, and you ...... in the face of a wife like Tao Li," Oblonsky grumbled, and Karenin raised his voice to stop him.

"If you still remember your wife, you shouldn't do such a thing. Let your wives be humiliated and your married life stained. ”

Oblonsky opened his mouth in surprise, but could not find the words to refute it.

Karenin, realizing that he was being disturbed by emotions, pursed his lips, and then his tone softened a little.

"Obtain forgiveness from Daria Alexandrovina and promise not to do it again."

"I tried to do that, but I couldn't help it." Oblonsky fell into a kind of pain again, even mixed with a lot of sadness. He is like a spoiled and arrogant child by his mother, who is usually selfish and stupid, but once his mother ignores him, he begins to forget about the whole world.

"If you don't get forgiveness, it's not Daria Alexandrovina's fault."

"Hey, I know I deserve it, but why can't I get a second chance, and I'm not a hanger."

"I don't think Daria Alexandrovina is definitely not an executioner, in fact, she is a good mother, someone you don't live without." Karenin said in a deep voice, "Maybe she did not do everything right, she annoyed you with her little reports to you, you think she is no longer beautiful, and she has become worldly and petty, but because she has done everything that should have been half of yours, Skiwa, you are completely sorry for her." ”

Kaenin's words Oblonsky could not refute them, and in fact, it was precisely because he knew them that he felt more and more pain at this time.

"It's happened, and I can't turn back time."

"As long as you really realize your mistake and recognize what Daria Alexandrovina has done, Skiwagh, you'll be fine."

After talking to Oblonsky, Karenin no longer had the idea of going around the garden.

He had not intended to say those words to his brother-in-law, because if the stone had a spirit, it would be good to recite the scriptures to it every day. But Oblonsky is a stone, and the stone does not like or listen to the scriptures, just as all things are born with their own place.

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