Chapter 90

In the morning, Harvey did not rush to the wizard's tower or the theater after breakfast. He sat on the sofa in the living room and watched Shirley clean the house.

She stood on the stairs leading to the second floor with a rag, carefully cleaning the dust in every corner of the handrail. Her black hair showed a delicate and dignified side face in the maid's hat, and her eyes were as quiet and serious as water under her gold glasses. She wore a traditional black-and-white maid's skirt, which was matched with a white apron. Her style was conservative, and her graceful and mature curves were displayed in front of Harvey when she squatted down.

"Master?" Shirley felt Harvey's gaze and stood up wondering whether it was Harvey's gaze or the long time cleaning that made her face blush.

"Shirley, how old are you?"

Shirley was stunned. She thought about it and answered softly, "this year, I think, should be 24 years old."

In this world, a 24-year-old woman who has not been married can definitely be called a senior leftover woman. Shirley is beautiful in appearance and temperament, but her sense of dignity makes her look more like a lady with noble status《 In the count of Monte Cristo, Meredith was originally a common people's child. After she got married, she became the wife of the noble count. Of course, the count did not mean the count of Monte Cristo, but his rival Fernand became the count of Morcerf.

Meredith plays a very complicated role in the novel. She always loves the count, but she is forced to marry fernan. In fact, Meredith and fernan do not play much. When she learns that the count of Monte Cristo has been framed, she has no feelings for fernan. After the count of Monte Cristo left, she spent her whole life in an empty room and missed the count of Monte Cristo.

If Haide symbolizes rebirth and redemption, Meredith symbolizes the beauty and pain of the past.

There is also a saying that Haide's existence is too unreal, just like the lover in a dream, and Meredith is reality.

——If you are the count of Monte Cristo, go to your sister's moral salvation, and decisively take both Meredith and Haide away.

Harvey shakes his head and shakes his confused thoughts out of his mind. He always thinks that the count of Monte Cristo can only take one of Haide or Meredith away. It's a pity that the novel takes Haide away, while the film reunites with Meredith.

Harvey got up, put on a black gentleman's hat and said, "Shirley, put on better clothes. Let's go somewhere."

After the meeting, Shirley came out in a simple dark green dress. The style is still the common dress in the world, just like a maid's dress without a white apron.

Seeing Shirley's shabby dress, Harvey frowned and said, "Shirley, I remember buying you a dress last time."

Shirley nodded, held her hands and hesitated: "well, but the dress is too expensive. I'm afraid it will get dirty accidentally."

"I bought it for you. Put on that one."

Shirley turned back again. Harvey waited for a while, but no one was there.

"Does it take that long to change?" Harvey shook his head and went up the stairs to Shirley's room door. Seeing that the door was closed, he knocked on the door and asked, "Shirley, are you still there?"

Inside the room came Shirley's flustered, soft voice: "ah... Well, yes."

"What's the matter?"

“···”

There was a moment of silence, and Shirley's soft response came from behind the door: "the waist of the dress can't be put on."

"Can I help you?"

"Well." It's not much louder than a mosquito.

The door was quietly opened, and Harvey went in to see Shirley wearing a retro underwear. The cloth was pure white crystal lace, only the important parts were wrapped tightly. There was a LACE SLING tied around her waist, and the silk stockings tied to her jade legs to prevent slipping. The willow waist was tied to the leather waist, and the rope at the back was not tied properly. That's what's so special about women's dresses in this era. It's a tough challenge to wear them without other people's help.

Shirley's room is simple, with a soft bed, a bookshelf with a few books, a clothes rack and a dressing table with a maid's dress.

In the past, Shirley used to wear maid's clothes with a simple cloth waist. There was a harder thick cloth in the cloth. The leather waist was only used to match the strict high-end dress. No wonder she couldn't wear it.

Under the guidance of Shirley, Harvey managed to tie the rope around his waist. The material of leather was not soft. Harvey doubted that wearing this thing would not be uncomfortable.

Harvey clasped the rope in both hands and put one foot on Shirley's waist.

"Why should the waist be designed like this... OK, take a deep breath."

As sherry breathes in, Harvey pulls on two ropes a little harder, and his waist shrinks. It's not an exaggeration.

Waist binding is a bad habit similar to Chinese foot binding, which can also damage women's health. Some crazy women even choose to remove ribs to achieve the effect of waist thinning. Harvey has a modern aesthetic, and naturally thinks that the slender beauty of willow waist is the best, but the pursuit of morbid waist will become deformed and ugly.

"Is that all right?" Shirley breathes out with ease. She doesn't feel that Liu Yao is tight. She turns her head in doubt. There is still a shy ruddy face.

Harvey clapped his hands and said with a smile, "that's enough. I think it's the best way to match the dress."

Harvey picked up the high-end dress he bought for Shirley some time ago, which is purple, light purple and white. Light purple is the basic color of the long skirt, deep purple is the waist lining, the edge is embroidered with beautiful patterns with gold wire, and white is the color of the lace lining. It is used to decorate the sleeves and leaders, so that the long dress will not look too monotonous. All wear well, there are matching deep purple gloves, Amethyst Necklace, long hair like thick ink tied with white pearl lace.

After dressing up, Shirley looks at herself in the mirror with her eyes slightly open. Now she is no longer the traditional maid, but more like a noble countess.

"It's perfect to forget to buy cosmetics and apply lipstick." Harvey shook his head regretfully as he stood looking into the mirror.

Shirley turned her head and covered her lips with a smile: "it's too exaggerated. That's good. Master, you told me to dress up so solemnly. Where are we going?"

"Master?"

Harvey enjoyed the charming and elegant beauty in front of him. After looking back, he lowered his head to taste her cherry lips and said with a smile, "theater, I'll go down first and call a carriage."

As Harvey leaves the room, the frightened Shirley is still in a daze. Subconsciously, she touches the cherry lips that Harvey has just kissed. She reaches out her jade hand to cover her cheek. The more red she is, the brighter her eyes seem to drip water.