Time passed like this in the busy and fulfilling ordinary campus life, and soon it was December 14th, the day of the Tulan family's autumn banquet. [Read the latest chapter] Half a day in advance, Gall, David Duran's deputy attendant, personally came to the school to pick up Gu Hanhan early in the morning.
Gu Hanhan was actually very hesitant about going to the Du Lan family's autumn banquet. If she had attended the Dulan family's autumn banquet, wouldn't it have further fueled the rumors about the mistress? And Helena will definitely go to this banquet. She doesn't want to meet Helena - the princess is a bit small-minded, and she definitely won't deal with her face to face. What if David really doesn't announce his engagement to her at the banquet and she gets angry and fights with her sister on the spot? Should my sister fight back or not? No matter whether you fight back or not, it will be a lifetime of black history! So it's best to stay away from the princess.
However, as soon as Gu Hanhan showed some intention of backing off, before he could say anything, Gal's face turned pale.
"You have to go, Miss Gu," he said bluntly, "Now the whole Acropolis knows that you are the master's girlfriend, and you have to stand with the master at the banquet. If you are not here tonight, If the master is alone, he will be completely disgraced and become the laughingstock of the Acropolis."
After saying this without leaving any room, Gu Hanhan couldn't say anything else, so he had to pack up and get in the car with him.
Who told her to owe five good young men for saving her life? There was no way she could make them stand down in public!
"What should I do after that?" Gu Hanhan was secretly worried while sitting in the car, "My Anthony has also changed his mind and started to make a presence on the lighthouse star. Don't you think I should go out with him in the future?" What if I get a bargain? What should I do if I am a vixen? I am obviously my real girlfriend, how can I become such a pitiful underground party? But if I are with him, I will be in the eyes of the people of Lighthouse Star. Who is your girlfriend? I can’t clean myself up even if I jump into the Yellow River. Anthony will definitely laugh me to death..."
"In short, it's only right to urge David to find a reason to 'abandon' this useless mistress!" Finally, Gu Hanhan secretly made up his mind, "Of course it would be best for the five good young people to get engaged to Helena tonight when they find their way back. but!"
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As usual, the ground vehicle was changed to an airship at the border of the university town, and then it took Gu Hanhan all the way to the Dulan family's family estate at 30 degrees south latitude - the Dulan family's autumn banquet, according to the custom of the lighthouse star, was not there It was held not only at the Acropolis official residence, but at the family estate.
The airship landed directly on the blue lake shaded by the black forest deep in the manor. Probably because of David's absence this time, the welcoming scene was much simpler, not as thrilling as last time, but in Gu Hanhan's view, this simplicity was already exaggerated - more than a dozen people The maids and three times as many footmen as the maids were also present, as well as the head maid who helped her change clothes at Torini's villa last time, and the secretary who arranged his schedule and went to the back door to get invitations. There was also a handsome young man wearing a gold-rimmed tuxedo, standing at the forefront of all the servants. He looked vaguely familiar. He seemed to be the manservant who helped her find a dress before going to Derwent Hall for the banquet.
These people surrounded Gu Hanhan, and as soon as they got off the airship, they took her directly to a quiet and elegant three-story building not far from the lake.
"This is where the master usually lives," Gal told Gu Hanhan, "the master wants the lady to stay here tonight."
Then he called over the handsome young man in a gold-rimmed tuxedo and introduced him: "This is called Charles. He is the butler personally selected by the master for the young lady. If the young lady is satisfied, let him stay with you to take care of your daily life."
Gu Hanhan wanted to say that there was no need for a butler, but handsome boy Charles had already knelt down to salute, so he had to forget it.
Deputy Attendant Garr was busy with things. After taking Gu Hanhan to the handsome butler Charles and the head maid, he said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he made a special explanation for David: "Several important members of the family have arrived early, and the master is summoning them, so they can't leave for a while. The master said that he will come back to accompany the lady as soon as he can escape."
Gu Hanhan didn't care whether David accompanied him or not, and happily waved goodbye to Mr. Deputy Attendant. The head maid helped Gu Hanhan change clothes, and then she and Charles walked around upstairs and downstairs with Gu Hanhan.
Compared with his residence in the Acropolis mansion, David's residence is still luxurious and elegant, but it has a bit more freshness. The details of the room are full of the exquisite elegance of the aristocracy of the Acropolis, but like all bachelor's residences, no matter how colorful and exquisite, there is always a simple and thin sense of desertedness, far from being understated. Rini's small villa, full of soft and feminine temperament, is warm, stable and feels like home.
Charles was a chatty guy and kept telling Gu Hanhan about David living in this house. Only then did Gu Hanhan find out that this guy used to be David's valet and was very familiar with this house.
For example, when he walked to the library, he pointed to the sofa next to the bookshelf and said, "The master always likes to sit here and read paper books from the Earth Age for a while before going to bed."
Walking through the small living room, he said: "Every time Mr. Philip comes back, the master likes to spend time here with him. Sometimes he uses the game room next to him. When the master is in a good mood, he will go to the black shop over there with Mr. Philip. Hunting in the forest, sitting by the lake and fishing. However, the master’s shooting skills are not as good as Mr. Phillip, and he often cannot catch a deer throughout the whole day. Mr. Phillip is not as good as the master at fishing.”
Walking across the terrace, he pointed to the potted plants next to the railing and said, "The owner sometimes gets up early and likes to water the flowers by himself in the morning mist. So other flowers must be replaced every few days, just a few potted flowers." It hasn’t moved all the time, so it’s extremely difficult to care for.”
Finally entering the bedroom, he said: "Master likes to be alone when he goes to bed. He never has to accompany him. We are not even allowed to enter without instructions."
Gu Hanhan thought to himself: "If you just say that Wu Hao young man has a good life style, has no mistress, no gay friends, and even the bodyguards around him, including all-powerful valets like you, why don't you get married?" Well!"
"Your master doesn't look like he has a rich private life." Gu Hanhan muttered, and then out of curiosity, she asked the handsome boy Charles: "What about Princess Helena? She's here. Wherever you live, you won’t sleep on the sofa, right?”
So Charles said very proudly: "Miss Helena has another residence, and she never enters the master's house."
Are all the good young people coming to seek medical treatment? So I still have a future as a doctor...
Gu Hanhan couldn't figure out what the handsome boy Charles was so proud of, so he rolled his eyes and stopped being curious.
As expected, David was still unable to get away. Gu Hanhan took a nap on his bed, and then spent the whole afternoon trying on dresses, doing hair, and doing things with his face, hands, and body. It was so hard for such a confident person like Gu Hanhan. They all couldn't help but wonder if their original skin was incapable of being seen by others, otherwise they wouldn't have put in so much effort to straighten things out.
David didn't come back in a hurry until just before the banquet started. It didn't take him long to change into his attire, and then he went to the banquet with Gu Hanhan, who was all dressed up.
When she took the arm David handed over, Gu Hanhan felt very anxious and asked in a low voice: "Will you get engaged to Helena today?"
David's answer was to kiss Gu Hanhan's ear. "Don't worry, nothing will happen." He said softly.
The Dulan family's autumn banquet was extremely luxurious. Although it may not have as many guests as the Derwent family's Manderley banquet, and no noble figures like Li Shen appeared here, the scene and regulations of the banquet were obviously higher than those of the Manderley banquet. There are many tori, which is the kind of high-end scene that "needs to line up to salute" in the words of the manager Jose.
The entire manor was brightly lit, like a cluster of fireworks in the night sky. Guards lined up all the way from the gate to the palace. Under the corridors of the palace, the beauty of the servants in costumes bloomed like clouds like spring flowers. The master of ceremonies announced in a high-pitched voice with an elegant rhythmic accent. The guests all walked in from the gate of the manor. Old Mr. Duran stood on the steps of the palace to greet the guests, shook hands with them, hugged them, and greeted them warmly. Standing next to him is his youngest son, Oliver.
David came to the banquet a little earlier than usual because he was the host today. He led Gu Hanhan down the wide staircase and entered the palace's grand banquet hall. There were already guests standing on both sides of the carpet. The attendant followed David's footsteps and announced the names of the guests: "Your Excellency XX of such-and-such family", "His Royal Highness XX of such-and-such country", etc., speaking a little fast, and in a flash In the past, if you didn’t listen carefully, you couldn’t tell who was who.
David walked quietly among the guests and stood in the center of the palace. Important guests arrived one after another at this time, and walked over to meet David one by one. They shook hands and touched the secret book according to the etiquette of the superpower world. If he was a vassal of David, he would kneel down and salute and kiss his secret book or feet. Ladies would hold up their skirts in a deep skirt-lifting ceremony. Of course, Gu Hanhan's ten-minute emergency training as a crew consultant at the Earth's Home Hotel could not achieve this kind of elegant and royal court etiquette. Fortunately, there were very few times when David needed to reciprocate. There were not many people who could roughly equal his status. He only needed to say a few words occasionally to express some appropriate kindness to special people, and most of the time he didn't even need to speak. Gu Hanhan praised the five good young people, so he could openly ignore the banquet etiquette and just stand aside as if he was watching a super luxurious palace drama for free.
However, although it is a super luxurious palace drama and it is free, watching it for a long time will inevitably lead to aesthetic fatigue. The so-called high-class banquet, in the final analysis, is still "lining up to salute". Although the scene is gorgeous enough, there are enough people, and the titles are dazzling, but for those who are not familiar with the gossip of the Acropolis nobles, there is no way to learn from their For Earth Fire Girl, who can conjure up various dramatic effects based on people's names and faces, it is no different from the same scene - the same scene is always replayed over and over again. Of course, no audience can stand this, especially Gu. Hanhan was still wearing high heels.
"What's so good about this kind of high-end banquet? No wonder Anthony never likes to come." Gu Hanhan thought to himself, "It's just a punishment for standing here!"
At the beginning of this kind of torture, Gu Hanhan was always worried because she didn't know whether Anthony would come to the banquet, but she still managed to persevere - of course it was difficult for her to ask David for confirmation on this issue - but when Uncle Rosie showed up , when shaking hands with David, the expression she looked at clearly indicated that Anthony would not appear today. As soon as she relaxed, she immediately couldn't hold on, and was so bored that she almost wanted to doze off.
Just when Gu Hanhan was extremely bored, he suddenly heard a message: "Miss Helena from the Heidi family has arrived."
Gu Hanhan suddenly became energetic and his drowsiness was gone.
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