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24 December 1920, Munich, Germany. [hua.

The German stillenacht, translated as "Christmas Eve" in Chinese, is the eve of "Christmas", one of the public holidays in Western countries. After World War I, Wilhelm II was defeated and forced to abdicate, and the territory that Germany had painstakingly managed for a hundred years was divided by the "Treaty of Versailles" formulated by the United States, Britain, France and other countries and shrunk by nearly 10 percent.

Therefore, this day that should be celebrated by the whole country seems to be lifeless, and even the naughty and active children have lost their enthusiasm, staring at the bare pines and cypresses in their homes, or watching their parents frown and sigh for a long time because of the family's poor situation. I wasn't thrilled by the flying ice crystals that still floated outside the house, or the Christmas Eve hymns that came from the church.

Under the cruel economic crisis, men, women and children live cautiously, fearing that when they wake up the next day, their remaining possessions will be wiped out and they will be destitute.

Of course, there are also some people who still live freely and unaffected by the rich family property and estate income accumulated by their ancestors.

"Why did my father ignore me even more after my brother was born?" In a palatial and spacious room, a handsome boy in rich clothes squatted alone under a brightly framed Christmas tree, staring at the empty ground, his immature voice choking, "No gifts, no blessings, no Mommy...... And Dad, who has forgotten me for nearly eleven years...... Is Andy really so hated? ”

All the members of the Hoffmann family regarded the boy as air at all times and in all places, and even on the most important festival of the year, the whole family traveled abroad with their six-year-old son in their arms, leaving him alone with the towering castle and the surrounding forest. (hua.)

Looking up at the huge Christmas tree overhead, the glass ball lights surrounded by streamers, toys and candies were shining in a colorful light among the branches, just like the mocking eyes of neighbors of his own age.

- "Look, what is the use of being good-looking, the noble young master of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Rhine?" Isn't it just a motherless seed! ”

- "Look at the four-wheeled carriage, the noble lord is traveling with his little son again!" It seems that the rumor that the eldest son is not his own is very likely to be true! ”

- "'Highly likely'? Plain is the truth! It is said that his mother died because of him, and it is certain that this child's bloodline is 'wrong'! I guess the nobleman had to pinch his nose and recognize this wild seed for the sake of the family's reputation, do you think he can give the child a good face? Hahaha! ”

"Ahhh

Even as a nobleman, he could not force the villagers who were telling right and wrong to shut up completely, but made these false rumors more and more credible. What's more, even if the Hoffman family heard many rumors, they never tried to explain anything, and let this child be surrounded by these unbearable rumors since he was sensible, and even deeply hurt......

It's been struggling like this for almost eleven years! Who knows, in the past 11 years, how many times have I faced the indifference and neglect of my family? How many times have you been ridiculed and insulted by others? How many days and nights of loneliness have you faced?

Suddenly, the boy's ice-blue eyes flashed with hatred. He stood up in anger and knocked the huge Christmas tree to the ground in an instant. After a shrill sound of soldiers, the ground was in shambles.

"Young master, young master! Master Andy! ”

The frightened cries were accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps getting closer and closer, and there were several hurried knocks on the door, but no one entered.