“…… Thank you, I loved the gift. ”

John's face was full of the most sincere gratitude, and he nodded at the person in front of him, not showing the slightest impatience. Although after being congratulated by dozens of people, he was really a little tired, and after reading too many gifts, he didn't have the initial curiosity - the things everyone gave were basically the same, and there was not much difference. But as the absolute host of today's birthday party, John still showed himself to be at his best!

"Well done, kid!"

On one occasion passing by John, old Huntelaar sent a whisper of great satisfaction.

Of course, that didn't make John any happier.

In fact, the banquet started less than an hour, although the guests did not arrive, but in the eyes of today's birthday star, this birthday party has entered the boring mode.

In fact, it's not that John is hypocritical and doesn't want to fit into this era normally, but if any normal person in the 21st century were thrown into 1888, I am afraid that he would not behave better than him.

A lot of things are simply unacceptable.

For example, the noble ladies, who wore long tunics that were enough to make everyone breathless, held small fans to cover their mouths and chuckled, and from time to time they deliberately gasped a few times and pretended to be weak—no way, this was the case these days, so much so that women kept coming to John at banquets to consult on health problems. According to the meaning of their words, their bodies are in a "weak state" all year round, and most of them have symptoms of "neurasthenia" and suffer from illness......

Every time he listens to something like this, John wants to stand up and give the other person a back of the head!

After being reborn for so many years, he finally understood one thing, and that was how much of the 19th-century novel could not be trusted......

And these things. That's just one aspect.

You can't expect a 21st-century time-traveler to have any common language with other people, and the differences of more than a hundred years of times can only be consciously ignored by John when he gets along with a few people like Anna. Even if the other party was a top peer like Ehrlich, John didn't feel that he had anything to say to the other party, even in the professional field, these big bulls who were hung on the wall in his college days. In his eyes, at most, it is the level of a student of the original secondary school health school......

"Huh?"

was patiently dealing with the guest in front of him, John suddenly saw a familiar face, and was slightly stunned. Then, in a second or two, he immediately smiled at the people around him with a slight apology: "I'm sorry, everyone, I'm missing you." ”

With everyone's smiles of understanding, John stood up and walked over to a man.

"Happy birthday, John!"

When John approached, Joshua immediately greeted him and gave him a big hug. Haha laughed: "Sorry, I'm a little late today...... We didn't miss anything, did we? ”

"Of course not!"

John smiled and shook his head as he hugged each other, but his gaze drifted behind Joshua.

Behind Joshua stood quietly at this time, a girl who had almost become the focus of the banquet, the indigo blue dress perfectly set off the girl's tall and plump figure, and the long white neck like a pebble attracted the attention of many young people. Of all the women attending the banquet today, this girl was undoubtedly the most beautiful......

"Happy birthday. John! ”

Sensing John's complicated gaze, Emma bowed softly and whispered.

"Thank you. Emma...... Glad you came! ”

After letting go of Joshua, he took a deep breath, and John said with a slightly complicated expression.

John had met Emma once since he first returned to New York, and only when he visited Stone's house. It's just that on that occasion, both parties greet each other politely, and there is no chance to be alone, and Emma seems to have been avoiding him. The idea of John wanting to have a good chat with each other always fell through. So when he saw Emma and his brother Joshua appear together, he was really surprised, because he thought that this cold war between the two would continue for a while.

To see Emma today, John was indeed very happy in his heart.

For Emma of the "childhood sweetheart"? Stone, John really doesn't have that kind of heart-warming relationship between men and women. But after so many years of getting along, he really treats each other as his sister. Therefore, no matter what way he thinks about it, he doesn't want his relationship with Emma to be so cold all the time, otherwise he may have to affect his friendship with Joshua in the long run.

"Hehe, I'll go get something to eat first."

Joshua, who felt a little embarrassed next to the two, quickly found an excuse for himself to leave.

Joshua may have had the most headache for this delicate relationship between his sister and John. On the one hand, it's his own sister, who has hurt since she was a child, and on the other hand, it's his best friend, and it's a good friend who has changed his life to a different way of life, and he can't lean to either side. And Joshua, who knew John very well, also knew that his best choice was to do nothing.

"Emma, let's go for a walk in the garden?"

After Joshua left, John smiled and made a suggestion.

"Hmm."

Nodding slightly, Emma and John walked towards the back garden.

In just a few tens of meters, it takes half a minute to walk over, but in John's heart, it feels like a day. Feeling the soft breathing of the girl next to him, although his face was very calm, his heart was a little difficult.

At this moment. John really didn't know what to say.

He didn't know what this girl was thinking, in fact, the two had hardly been in touch in the past year, and although Joshua had said something about his sister's situation, it was always superficial. This eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl is in the most sentimental stage of her life, and John is also afraid that he will not handle it properly......

Walking all the way to the garden, the two of them suddenly fell into relative silence.

The weather in New York in April has warmed up, so there are many people in the garden, some of them even come forward to talk when they see the birthday star come out, but they stop for a while after seeing young Emma.

"When are you going back to Europe?"

After a few moments, Emma asked.

"It's just recently."

After a moment's hesitation, John whispered, "Go back and see the industry in Europe, and at the same time bring Anna back to New York...... My grandfather is old and wishes I could get married earlier, and I think so myself, so I ......"

"I see."

Before John could finish speaking, Emma interrupted him with a wave of her hand, and said with a calm and indifferent smile: "John, I admit that I liked you very much before, but you can rest assured that we will be just ordinary good friends in the future, and there will be no other feelings......"

"Uh......"

Looking at Emma, who seemed to be calm, John fell silent. Of course, he can see what is hidden behind this girl's calmness in his two lives. For young her, she may not have figured out what her feelings for John are, is love? Or is it a special camaraderie?

But at least what is certain is that if it is love, then it ends before it begins......

……

Running the Internet Cafe has updated a chapter.

I went out on a trip on National Day for five days, and I thought I could keep a change every day with a notebook, but I found that I was too naïve. The panicked notebook wood has a belt.,Yesterday the wood was updated.,Tomorrow there may be a way to update.,Everyone should scold and scold.,It's time to celebrate the holiday.,I'll try to make up for it when I get home.。

In the end, about the character of Emma, the emotional aspect ends here.

This is the beginning of filling in the hole, although the writing is very unsuccessful, and it is a bit far from the original idea, but it is the best choice for now. She'll appear later, but only as a friend.

Hey, when will I have a decent love in my book? (To be continued......)