CHAPTER XXII
At night
Nahi, who had turned over again but still didn't feel sleepy, sighed, simply picked up the pillow and knocked on her parents' door.
Edward had already heard her cautious heart, and when he opened the door, he raised his hand humbly, signaling that he would hide away and not eavesdrop. But this time, instead of urging him to leave with his eyes as usual, Naki took his hand and motioned for him to stay.
Edward raised his eyebrows curiously, his daughter grew up too fast, and she had already begun to have a little secret that belonged to a girl, and she used to always rob his wife and kick him aside, but today it is rare.
The two women sitting side by side at the head of the bed are delicate and picturesque, with similar silhouettes in the shadow of the lamp, almost like twin sisters.
Edward leaned against the door frame with his arms folded, his eyes softened, all his thoughts receded, only love was overflowing, overwhelming, this was the most beloved person in the world, in front of his eyes, and in his heart.
"Can't sleep?" Bella stroked Naihi's hair, and Qingyue's voice was deliberately muffled, but it still sounded like a wind chime.
Nahi shook her head, hesitating for a moment.
"Do you know Volturi?"
"Volturi?"
There was a moment of silence in the air, just like Nahi's mood at the moment, so nervous that she held her breath and stared at Bella's expression tightly, only to see her and Edward exchanging a puzzled look.
Bella chuckled and shook her head, her face full of indulgent pampering: "What is Volturi?" Sounds like a place name that you heard in geography class? ”
"How did you hear about Volturi?" Unlike Bella, who was completely dazed and ignorant, Edward had already stood up straight, but there was no vigilance and anxiety between the slightly frowning eyebrows, only pure doubt.
This shouldn't be the reaction of hearing the vampire royal family! Nehi looked back and forth at the expressions of the two, trying to find clues of awe of the superior, disgust of the dictator, or long-term intimidation and coercion.
"Volturi is a small town in Italy, where the Arro family lives, they are probably the oldest vampire family now, and they have always been quite ambitious." Edward spoke to Belakop, his voice soft, but it sounded like a thunderclap to Nahi.
"The family who lives on the top of the sunniest mountain? It turned out that the place was called Volturi. Bella suddenly realized, nodded and sighed: "Admiration and admiration, I have been living in the castle without seeing the light of day, but it takes a lot of concentration." ”
"Did you know that they still wear medieval robes and capes, keeping up the so-called elegance? However, people nowadays seem to be quite fond of retro style, and their castles are almost a local iconic tourist attraction, and they earn a lot of money. There's even a St. Marcus festival dedicated to Father Marcus, who died 1,500 years ago for banishing vampires from the city. ”
"Let me guess, this Father Marcus is from the Arrow family?"
"That's right! Isn't it ironic? ”
"But quite smart! At least it can ensure their good life, and the occasional disappearance of tourists is the least likely to arouse suspicion and investigation, isn't it? Bella became worried, "In this way, Carlisle is working too hard to support his family with only his work as a doctor. No wonder Emmett and Rosley are running a bar, and they're also subsidizing their families, right? Looks like we're going to get a scholarship..."
"Hahaha, baby, you're so stupid and cute." Edward laughed and bent over, and was annoyed and angry Bella threw a pillow, and hurriedly smiled to comfort: "We are vampires who have lived for more than a hundred years, how can we really live on Carlisle's salary alone, and the rent of the land and real estate under our name is enough for ordinary people to live for several lifetimes." And then there's Alice, whose talent for foresight has helped us invest in a lot of good projects. ”
"Don't tell me you're the CEO of a public company, a private jet, a luxury yacht, or anything." Bella jumped out of bed in front of Edward's eyes, looking up and down in surprise, ready to accept the surprise of marrying an invisible rich man.
"Well, don't forget that we're going to keep a low profile. But don't worry about money, Naihi, you too, tell me what you want to buy, our family is not poor. ”
Nahi, who was named, looked at his parents who had already embraced each other sweetly, and he hadn't learned from "Even Volturi is different from the original!" Relieved in shock, he found that the topic had been skewed to the livelihood of the Cullen family.
"Oh, by the way, you just asked Volturi, is there something wrong?" Seeing a bewildered Nehi, Edward finally remembered the subject of this bedtime secret conversation.
"No, no, I just heard it in class, and I vaguely remember that there are vampires over there, so I'm a little curious." Having figured out what this change meant for the Karen family, surprise was like a heated corn kernel, bouncing and exploding into popcorn and swelling into surprise.
There is no such thing as an absolute power that is difficult to contend with! There is no threat of being judged at any time! In this life, Volturi is just the residence of an ordinary vampire family, and it is no longer the terrifying vampire royal family in the original book!
Ignoring the suspicion, Nahi happily exchanged goodnight kisses with Bella, almost dancing back to her room. Throwing himself into the soft bed, he buried himself in the quilt and released a silent scream. It's good, it's good, it's going to be a completely free life from now on.
"You're in a good mood these days~" Finding that Naxi was humming a little song again, her already delicate and picturesque face was more bright and agile because of her happy expression, Linda was stunned for a moment, and muttered: "It's a crime to look like this." ”
Naki gave her a helpless look and continued to add chicken cutlets to the plate. High body temperature and strong physical fitness mean greater exertion, she gets hungry easily and never worries about gaining weight. In the past few years, when she traveled around the world, the happiest thing was to taste the food, from the street to the end of the street, from the east of the city to the west of the city, she could eat all day while walking.
At this time, Bella and Edward will be very helpless, they can't eat but can only watch, and they have to see how delicious she eats, it's torture, torture. Bella once resisted the temptation and tasted her turkey noodles, and then her tongue hurt for a long time! That night, he ran to hunt an elk, and finally recovered.
Thinking of her parents' embarrassment, Naki pursed her lips and secretly enjoyed herself, feeling better, and sandwiched two more doughnuts. Penny looked at her more and more full plates, envious, just a few more barbecue meals during the winter vacation, she gained 5 pounds, her face is not too obvious, but the trembling belly is always accusing her of greed.
"It's strange why you can eat as much as you want without getting fat." Penny put down one of her plates of salad and sighed silently, really lacking her appetite.
Nahi was about to answer when suddenly a fourth plate appeared on the table.
"Mind sharing a table?" Hearty, slightly languid male voices rang out, and a hip-hop boy sat down without waiting for them to answer. The black forehead band is stretched in the hairline, the short blonde hair is messy and casual, combed like a weed, the jersey is even wider on the thinner body, the delicate fair face is a cynical evil smile, and the eyes that look at Naxi are focused and serious.
"Oh my God..."Penny lost her expression management, this is the president of the street dance club of Rand Middle School, and the great theologian Andrew, who has been at the top of the campus celebrity list all year round but acts quite low-key.
The campus stars of Rand Middle School are actually divided into two groups, one is the social celebrities represented by athletes, cheerleaders, and campus singers, who can gain a lot of popularity wherever they go, and approaching them is equivalent to integrating into the mainstream circle.
The other is aristocratic gods like Jill and Andrew. The family is well-off, the ability is outstanding, the presence in the school is very strong, and he is easy-going and does not put on a show, but there are only a few friends in his own circle, and he doesn't deal with ordinary students very much.
Which gust of wind blew this big guy here today?
Naxi was also surprised, and quickly reflected on the recent schedule, as if she had not delayed the activities of the hip-hop dance club, and was a little overwhelmed for a while.
Sighing secretly, Andrew really didn't know what to do with this little fool. He felt that he had shown enough to teach her dance steps and correct movements alone, and the ambiguous but uncrossed physical contact made him blush and heartbeat, but the little girl still didn't know anything about his intentions, and she didn't even have a little shyness.
Do you want to be more obvious? The thoughts in his heart turned back and forth, but he was still calm on the surface. While nibbling on fries one after another, he said as if unintentionally: "Penny is also a cheerleader?" ”
Penny, who was named, nodded frantically, too excited to speak.
"Why didn't you come to the hip-hop dance club to try? I've heard Nahi talk about you. ”
This sounds a little weird, revealing an inexplicable intimacy with Nahi. Linda and Penny glanced at each other, and the word "gossip" was written brightly in the eyes of Naxi.
Andrew didn't intend to listen to Penny's answer, so he turned his head and asked Naxi again, his tone obviously softer: "Does Naxi have any arrangements for the weekend?" ”
"Not yet... What's wrong? Is it a hip-hop dance club that needs to be practiced? ”
The street dance club of Rand Middle School has its own channel on YouTube, and will regularly upload the choreography works of the club members and some famous Cover. Recently, there was indeed a group dance rehearsal, because the formation and movement line were complicated, everyone stumbled and stumbled, and it never met the shooting requirements, Naixi's first reaction was to practice.
"Ahem, cough, cough" Andrew almost didn't squirt out a mouthful of Coke, how can such a strange-minded beauty make him flirt! Take a deep breath and try to salvage the topic: "Not really. I heard that there was a good movie recently, and I wanted to ask you-"
"Nahi!" A cold voice with a thin anger cut in, interrupting Andrew's words, and Dmitry appeared beside everyone, "Do you mind if I also share a table?" ”。
"Of course not..."Nahi's head is bigger, this one or two, what's wrong today? Especially Dmitry, what kind of food did he eat!
Dmitry sat down calmly, but Andrew's hairs stood on end, and the fierce coercion made him look away in embarrassment, not daring to continue the topic just now.