The RV drove slowly along the palm-olive tree coastal street. The lights outside were bright. In the dark, this small bay was like a blue mirror. It is also one of the most famous wonders of the empire. It is like a fairy tale world, with many young men and women in love together. Play, cuddle up under the lampposts next to the beach, and there are many men and women dancing in the music square.
Lu Ming originally wanted to propose a dance, but he saw that Christine seemed a little tired, sitting on the sofa with her knees in her arms, not knowing what she was thinking.
Lu Ming stood up and went to sit next to her.
Christine looked over with a little surprise in her blue eyes, and Lu Ming smiled: "Thinking about those troublesome things again? Can I lend you a shoulder to lean on?"
Christine shook her head: "Thank you! Today, I seem to have really returned to my dream of being seventeen years old." She hugged her knees, "Even when I was seventeen years old, my father saw me like this Even when I’m sitting, I’ll look very disappointed. If I saw it now and knew what I did today, I’d probably be sent to a mental hospital!”
Lu Ming smiled: "Next time, let's play pool and go to a disco. When Archduke Charles finds out, will he chop off my head?"
"Next time?..." Christine shook her head gently, "Forget it, if abnormal things become frequent, you can't hide it from others."
Lu Ming wanted to say something, but he thought about it and held it back. Indeed, Christine was dressing up as a seventeen-year-old girl and playing around outside. If it was leaked, her stable position as the heir apparent would be in trouble.
As Christine said, even her father, Archduke Charles, might think that his daughter had a mental problem.
He sighed softly, "From now on, I may never see your current image again..." Looking at Christine's beautiful golden twin tails, he shook his head helplessly: "This is my last song!" As if by mistake, he reached out his hand. Holding the ponytail, "It's so cute!"
Kristine was stunned, and her green eyes immediately revealed sulkiness, staring at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming suddenly woke up, retracted his hand angrily, and coughed: "I, I didn't mean to..."
Kristine said coldly: "Have your hands become wooden again and not listening to your orders?"
She was stunned for a moment after she finished speaking. She probably blurted out the words. Only after finishing speaking did she realize that something was seriously wrong.
Lu Ming was also stunned.
In fact, no one between the two mentioned this embarrassing incident again, just as if it had never happened.
But obviously, this matter actually caused a lot of trouble for Christine. After all, she has always been pure and clean. Twenty years after the divorce, she has never been touched by any man, and no man has dared to do anything profane. her thoughts.
One can imagine the impact this incident had on her.
There was silence in the carriage.
After a long while, Lu Ming secretly glanced at Christine's face and whispered: "I just think that if I were Archduke Charles, when you were seventeen years old, I would definitely want my beautiful and lovely daughter to be happy. Instead of using all kinds of rules and dogmas to obliterate her personality." Shaking his head, "Of course, I am a grassroots, and my ideas are childish and ridiculous..."
"Send me back..." Christine said calmly.
"Oh, oh..." Lu Ming agreed in a panic, picked up the hanging phone next to the driver's cab, and said: "Go to Tulip Manor." Then he said: "Yuluan, come and help Her Royal Highness Christine change clothes. "
Christine got up and went to the dressing room.
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Tulip Manor is located in the outskirts of the West District. This valuable land, probably tens of thousands of acres, and even a tributary of a river, belongs to Tulip Manor.
After all, before the era of large-scale reclamation hundreds of years ago, the entire land in the East China Sea belonged to the Duke family of the East China Sea.
The inner courtyard of the manor is deep, forests and lakes coexist, and there are countless ancient castles hidden in it.
The splendid reception room.
Christine has restored her true character of a graceful and glamorous lady. She wears a gorgeous and exaggerated tutu skirt that blends snow white and light purple. The high-waisted purple tulle is layered on top of each other, creating a light and dreamy feeling. Several layers The fine gauze skirt has clear layers, which makes Christine look as noble and elegant as a white swan.
Thinking about how he had grabbed her ponytail more than an hour ago, Lu Ming felt as if he was dreaming.
He didn't know what he was going to talk to about if he stayed here, and Lu Ming felt a little uneasy.
The reception room was large, spacious, and grand, but there were only two people, Lu Ming and Christine.
"Actually, I just reflected on myself, what is the relationship between us?" Christine slowly sipped the tea, "For example, if you are frivolous with me, I will still make an appointment with you..., in your words, date Dinner, play dates, and even today, it’s so ridiculous that I want to turn into a little girl myself..."
"If this is a mistake, then I myself should bear the greatest responsibility."
Lu Ming wanted to speak, but Christine smiled at him: "Listen to me."
"It would be too hypocritical if we still deceive ourselves and say that our relationship is not a date."
"Of course, I hope we have a super-friendship relationship. I will think about it carefully."
"Maybe you become my lover, maybe we should end this."
"I should have an answer next time we meet."
"Anyway, I need some time."
Lu Ming was stunned. Christine was Christine. She handled such a delicate relationship with her like a judge handling a case without any emotion. The word "lover" was so easy. Just blurted out.
She seems to have thought very clearly. If her relationship with her continues like this, it is very likely that she will become lovers. If she does not want to develop to that point, it is best to end it now, otherwise, it will become a dangerous game. .
It is true that the relationship between myself and her, if I say that there is not a little bit of ambiguity in each other's hearts, I would really be deceiving myself. But this relationship is very beautiful and hazy, but your honor is your honor after all, and there is absolutely no implicit. Huhu, everything must be clearly understood, and this layer of window paper must be pierced.
In fact, she wanted to end it.
As for myself, I actually don’t know what to think. When I’m with her, I feel the joy of being with truly equal friends, and the happiness of being controlled by my mother. I don’t think about what will happen in the future, I just let nature take its course. Just fine.
But now, it seems that I can no longer pretend to be Hutu.
Perhaps, Christine is right. If she doesn't want to reach the final step, it's better to end it as soon as possible.
Lu Ming raised his hand, "I request to speak."
Christine looked at him helplessly and said, "This is not a court, and I don't have a gavel."
"Yes, this is not a court. The relationship between two people, whether they are friends or lovers, should not be decided by you, your honor, alone!"
Lu Ming continued: "I think the relationship with your honor is a kind of family affection. Sometimes, I feel that you are like my mother. Sometimes, I want to get close to you, but I dare not. I understand, Judge Sir, what are you talking about? Your Honor, you think that our relationship should either really go further or stop, and I can imagine that your Honor is ready to rule that this relationship is over."
Christine picked up the tea and sipped it slowly.
"Actually, as the judge is in the current situation, having a lover, or several lovers, is a normal thing according to royal tradition and the upper class... Yin Sabel, I have no objection to me being your lover..."
"False." Christine frowned.
"Okay, let's not talk about tradition. Let's talk about military, state and political matters that your honor is most concerned about."
Lu Ming paused for a moment, "The relationship between men and women is very delicate. For example, if the two of us really break up, no one will care about the other in the future. There is no guarantee that we will not turn against each other..."
"Are you threatening me to use your bombers to bomb the East China Sea?" Christine's voice was a little cold.
"Look, I've told you such a secret, but now you say that you want to be a passerby with me from now on, and we will never have contact with each other until we die... It's certainly easy for you to crush me to death with just a move of your finger, but think about it, you also I’m not such a ruthless person, but if you give me a few more years, when I grow up and think about how ruthless you are to me today, I don’t know what I will think then.”
Christine had a straight face at first, but suddenly she couldn't help laughing, angry and funny: "What on earth are you talking about? Are you threatening me with your future military power? Do I have to be your lover?"
Lu Ming rubbed his nose, "You were the first to mention whether a lover is a lover or not. I really didn't dare to think like this, but I don't want to become irrelevant to you in the future, because you are the person I regard as my family. One." He added: "In short, from a military and political perspective, you should also control my growing chess piece, which should be of great benefit to the East China Sea, your family, and the future of the empire that you care about most. "
After a pause, he said: "From a personal perspective, I am completely unguarded against you. I will tell you all my secrets. In this world, except for my real relatives, no one else can make me trust me so much. If the judge decides that there will be no more love between us." It doesn’t matter, I will feel deeply frustrated and betrayed..."
"Okay!" Christine put down the tea cup, "You are the best at making excuses. You became a warlord and you haven't changed at all!"
Then he said, "But as you said, this is not a court. No matter how many lies you say, it doesn't matter. Listening to your cold analysis, my heart goes cold!"
Lu Ming smiled: "But for the great cause of the family and the country, you will still choose to sacrifice yourself."
Christine didn't say anything. After a while, she glanced at Lu Ming and sighed softly, "Actually, you just thought that if I really want to be a bad woman, give me a lofty goal to numb myself. That’s it!”
Lu Ming smiled: "That's not necessarily true. As your closest ally, I can indeed help you a lot."
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Kristine shook her head gently: "I understand you are talking nonsense, but even if I drive you away today, if one day I really need your help, you will not refuse."
Lu Ming was silent for a while, "Actually, you have always been helping me, including in the next few years, I will also need your help very much."
For a while, no one spoke.
Kristine suddenly smiled: "You can go, if you go on, it will become the awkward chat you often say."
Lu Ming was helpless: "Is this the way His Highness treats guests? How can you drive guests away? And some things are the most beautiful hazy. If you insist on conducting a trial and the testimony must be clear, it will naturally be embarrassing. ." He glanced at Kristine and said, "In fact, it is very simple to resolve it. For example, if we kiss now, the awkwardness will not exist..." Seeing Kristine's face immediately turned cold, she hurriedly stopped talking.
After a while, he whispered, "It's too difficult to be your lover, I have to seriously consider it!"
"Go away!" Kristine made a sound, stood up and said, "I won't send it away, you are not a guest anyway."
