Chapter 23: Luo Yashan's Birthday Party
When Lin Tao's gaze swept to the name "Lin Fangtian", his throat felt as if it was blocked by something, and he couldn't go up or down, which was extremely uncomfortable. There was a sour feeling in the eyes and nose, and tears were dripping down, and my heart was full of sadness, as if something important had been sucked away in an instant.
It was not until this moment that Lin Tao realized that this might be called father's love, he had never experienced this kind of feeling, and he had already experienced father's love, and what was even more sad was that he had just realized it, and that feeling was far away.
At the beginning, Lin Tao looked down on his father in his heart, felt that he was a coward, he was not a man, and he would even despise him in his heart. But later, when he looked at the sadness, loneliness, and unwillingness in Lin Fangtian's eyes, Lin Tao had another different emotion for this man, it should be curious, curious about what he had encountered that made him suffer such a painful blow, curious about where that touch of pathos and loneliness came from, and finally he gradually realized Lin Fangtian's faint concern for himself, although he did not express it, but it had penetrated into every word.
Lin Tao slowly wiped the tears on his cheeks with his sleeve, fell down on the chair a little weakly, folded the letter in his hand neatly in half, and then carefully put it into his pocket, for fear of breaking it a little. After doing all this, he turned around, stared at Faubber with a somewhat grim expression, and asked, "Can you tell me what he did?"
Knowing that Lin Tao would not give up so well, Fu Bo had a difficult face, saying no, not saying no, not saying no, really feeling embarrassed. Looking at Lin Tao's sad appearance, and then thinking of Lin Fangtian, who still doesn't know where he is, Fu Bo doesn't feel good in his heart, after all, he is the man he grew up with, but now he sees him go out, and the feeling will be like his heart is dead. Old Fu Bo burst into tears and choked up: "Young master, don't force the old slave anymore, I won't tell you no matter what." I've already gone one, I don't want you to go again, in case something happens, I'm shameless to go to see the old man in heaven. ”
Seeing Fu Bo's sad appearance, Lin Tao couldn't bear it for a while, hesitated for a while, and finally sighed helplessly, "Okay, Fu Bo, I won't ask, don't be sad." I will listen to my father and stay at home honestly and work hard to cultivate. ”
Out of the main hall, Lin Tao walked up in the courtyard in a daze, his heart was like pressing a big stone, his breathing was not smooth, he was very sad, and he just wanted to sleep well for a while.
After returning to the residence, the maid Lan Xi knew that something must have happened when she saw her young master's grim appearance, and she didn't ask too much, and honestly served Lin Tao to go to bed to rest.
This night, Lin Tao didn't know how long he had been sleeping, and when he got up, the sky had already darkened slightly, and he could already faintly see the bright moon in Qidong and Qixi and the stars in the middle of the Milky Way. Suddenly feeling thirsty, Lin Tao shouted: "Lanxi, pour me a glass of water." ”
"Okay, young master!" Lanxi's crisp voice came from another room, and there was still some indistinctness in his voice.
A moment later, Lan Xi opened the door with a glass of water, and the little girl looked a little flustered, and there was a trace of pink on her cheeks.
Lin Tao couldn't help but be interested, and after paying a little attention, he found that the little girl still had a residual salad hanging on the corner of her mouth, and it was estimated that she was eating when she called her. Lin Tao felt funny, and took the cup, but his eyes were always fixed on Lan Xi's face.
Seeing Lin Tao staring at himself with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, Lan Xi lowered his head in a panic, a pair of small hands didn't know where to let go, hide behind him, it's not suitable, put it on his chest, and felt abrupt, but his cheeks were even redder. "Less...... Young Master, you ...... What are you looking at?" Lan Xi, who was staring at Lin Tao uncomfortably, said softly.
Lin Tao smiled, didn't speak, just drank water.
Realizing that there seemed to be something on his face, Lanxi turned around slightly embarrassed, wiped the corners of his mouth gently, and then saw the salad on his fingers, and suddenly snorted and ran out with a flushed face.
Looking at the cute appearance of the little girl, Lin Tao's original bad temperament was also slightly alleviated, and he drank the water in the cup in one go, which made him feel much better.
At this moment, it was not early, and I suddenly remembered that Luo Yashan's birthday party was tonight. Lin Tao didn't dare to delay any longer, although he was 10,000 unwilling to participate, but since he decided to go, it was not good to be late, let alone on an occasion like today.
Under Lan Xi's service, Lin Tao quickly changed into a light blue robe, and the neckline and left sleeve were impressively printed with two tulip patterns full of aura, which looked vibrant under the reflection of the light. The tulip is the symbol of the Slang Empire and the national flower of the empire. In the Silang Empire, both princes and nobles and ordinary people love tulips for ten minutes. In particular, those wealthy families will put a few tulips in their vases every day, which shows how popular tulips are in the Silang Empire.
Lin Tao himself is personable, as the so-called people rely on clothes, Buddha relies on gold clothes, and the appearance after dressing up makes Lanxi, a little girl, suddenly feel bright. After putting on formal clothes, Lin Tao also went away with his usual casualness, and he looked more serious and gentlemanly at the moment. Nodding with satisfaction, Lin Tao went out and rushed to Luo's house in the western district of Van Mill City.
After the living conditions were good, Fu Bo also specially prepared a coachman, otherwise it would be a bit unreasonable for the nobleman to rely on foot all day long.
I haven't stepped out of the gate of the Lin Mansion for a few months, but I feel a lot more relaxed when I sit in the carriage, and my father's lovesickness away from home has faded a lot, and I can't help but feel interesting when I look at the bustling crowd coming and going on the road.
The Luo family's mansion was not too far away, and the carriage arrived at the Luo family just a moment later.
This is one of the many mansions of the Luo family, you must know that the headquarters of the Luo family is in the imperial capital, and the mansion of Van Mill City is just a place where some family members who are responsible for the trade between Van Mill City and the surrounding cities live, and there is no doubt that Luo Yashan is the most powerful woman in this mansion. With his father's favor and his own means, the young Luo Yashan overshadowed his own uncle and became the head of business in Van Mill City.
If it comes, it will be safe. Since he decided to come to meet Luo Yashan, Lin Tao would not be nervous in his heart, he had already felt that he would take one step at a time during the banquet, and he would not agree to cooperate with Luo Yashan unless he had to.
The Luo family's mansion can be regarded as one of the most luxurious basic residences in Van Mill City, and it has been lit up at this moment, and the bustling crowd at the gate shows the identity and background of the owner of the mansion. Horse-drawn carriages came in an endless stream, and all the men who got out of the carriage were nobles, ladies and ladies dressed in fancy clothes, and handsome gentlemen and men.
Unfamiliar with the upper class, Lin Tao didn't know a few people from beginning to end, and he was in a bad mood, so he didn't bother to greet people, followed the direction of the servant, and thought about the banquet hall.
However, Lin Tao was reluctant to deal with others, but someone came to talk to Lin Tao. A loud voice came from behind him: "Look, Lina, isn't this the soft egg from the last birthday reception of Miss Ferro's daughter?" ”
Lin Tao looked left and right only to find that there were few people around him, it was obvious that the arrogant voice was coming at him, his face instantly turned cold, he turned his head, and what caught his eye was a tall man with broad shoulders, and beside him was a beautiful woman dressed in flowers.
Looking at the appearance of the two, Lin Tao suddenly felt very familiar, and after thinking about it a little, he remembered the names of the two. "Russell and Lina. "The last time I had a drinking party, I accidentally spit on each other's bodies, which made the couple who couldn't get off the stage because of the quarrel.
Lina was obviously in a good mood, and besides, it had been so long since things had passed, and she didn't want to cause trouble. Anyway, he also got an apology at that time, although the evening dress was paid for by Mi Cong Gongzi. Gently tugging on Russell's arm, Lina motioned for him to forget and not make a big deal out of it.
Lin Tao's eyes slashed across Russell's face like two sharp swords, and he snorted lightly, his tone full of disdain.
I didn't expect Lin Tao to have such an expression, which completely angered Russell, and his fiery temper couldn't be controlled anymore, and he pulled Lina's arm away with one hand, and was about to rush up to give Lin Tao a little color.
One punch, simply a punch without any fancy to speak of!