Chapter 2017

The light wind slowly blows the light gray curtains, the off white lace lining dances with it, and the sparse Golden Sunshine dances like an elf; The melodious and cool string music fits in with the gentle and cold music, and the light sadness and loneliness flow out like this.

Arthur still remembers that day - the day when Langley left for New York.

George and Elizabeth are both at home. Even though Langley has informed them of their decision to leave in advance, they are still indifferent and unmoved. They have no plan to change their daily life process. They go to the restaurant orderly, reading newspapers and enjoying breakfast.

ALF, Arthur and Edith were also required to be present - although there was no such rule, George and Elizabeth made it a hard rule that they must be present at the breakfast table on time, and they could not mention Langley, just as the youngest son of the hall family never existed.

Arthur sat in front of the window. Through the window, he could see the scene in the courtyard outside the window. It seemed that the peaceful and meticulous pace of life had not been affected. However, the weather in London was rarely clear. The soft sunshine was light and fell on the treetops, with faint mottling.

"Squeak."

The sound of the chair moving came from my ear, which is very impolite at the dining table, because moving the chair must also be careful to lift the chair surface to avoid the movement caused by the friction of the ground, which may disturb other people's dining, and then all eyes cast towards the sound source one after another.

"Edith!" Elizabeth's solemn voice came.

Half way up, Edith was slightly stiff for a moment, and then she said, "I'm finished."

"Then sit down and open the letter. Philip, the letter Elizabeth raised her voice.

Edith looked down at the scattered food in the plate, but she didn't know how to express it. She tried to resist George and Elizabeth, but she still lacked a little courage; She tried to sneak out to escort Lan Li, but after all, she lacked a little impulse.

"... just a moment. I'm a little fidgety now." Edith resisted carefully.

"Then close your eyes and take a deep breath." Elizabeth said calmly. By this time, Philip had sent the letter and put it on the table.

Edith closed her eyes tightly and grasped the napkin's right hand. She could not help but clench it into a fist. She folded it, and then folded it again. Almost at the edge of the outbreak, she finally controlled it. Instead of sitting down again, she turned and strode away from the restaurant and walked towards the next teahouse.

"Edith!" Elizabeth raised her voice and issued a warning, but noticed that Edith did not leave the tea room, and her figure was still in her sight - she did not go to escort blue, so she did not stop Edith any more.

Arthur took his eyes back, and the rest of them drifted out of the window again absently. Then he saw blue Li.

20-year-old Lan Li has a calm and elegant style that does not match his age. He has a unique temperament in every aspect. Standing in any corner, he can easily stand out. He can't be underestimated, but he has a strong sense of existence. He can easily catch the sight of others.

It was an early spring morning. Wearing a smoky grey vertical stripe shirt and dark green wool coat, and carrying a dark brown leather suitcase, lanli left Hall's house step by step. His tall and slender figure had no special mood. It seemed that this was a short trip for a spring outing, and he would come back again tomorrow. His pace of leaving was not particularly firm or hesitant, The movement of light clouds and light winds is pleasing to the eye.

On the contrary, they are all sitting in a tight seat. Under the skin of perfect etiquette, their muscles are tense.

They all care, because they care too much and are too nervous. On the contrary, they deliberately create an illusion of "don't care", and lanli is the one who doesn't care.

Lanli stopped in the courtyard and waited for a moment, but... Without a driver or a helper, he was alone.

Lan Li didn't panic either. He took out his cell phone and dialed a taxi. It was a long time to wait for a taxi, but lanli was never in a panic, so he stood quietly waiting in place; On the contrary, the atmosphere in the restaurant became more and more tense and rigid, and the long waiting was a kind of suffering for them.

Then Philip denbar appeared.

Philip quietly accompanied lanli, so that lanli's figure was no longer lonely. They didn't talk, just stood side by side, waiting for the taxi to arrive.

At this time, there was another movement in the tea room. Edith was playing her violin, and the harsh string sound seemed to express her protest. However, the restaurant was still silent, as if there was no one there. Then the melody came out of the teahouse——

"God is with us.".

On that day, Edith played the song "God is with us". It was a bit strange and flustered, and the rhythm and tone seemed to be inaccurate. However, Edith still played it stubbornly, just like when she was a child again. When she was eight years old and Langley was five years old, they were forced to practice the music they didn't like and follow the way of cultivating nobles, Little by little, he polished his personality and became a perfect aristocrat in the eyes of others.

The violin string, which was neither moving nor graceful, echoed gently in the room, but Arthur could not be sure if Langley heard it, because he did not look back, from beginning to end. Only at this moment could he realize Langley's stubbornness - stubbornly refusing to look back, stubbornly refusing to admit defeat, stubbornly refusing to compromise, in his own way, Stick to your choice and never look back.

The black taxi finally arrived. Philip refused the driver's help and put lanli's luggage into the rear compartment. He watched lanli get into the taxi, but he still didn't leave. He stood in the same place and watched the taxi go away. Philip watched the direction of the taxi for a long time.

Arthur's eyes shifted from the taxi to Philip's shoulder. At that moment, he felt lonely as never before, but his steps never left, so he sat down at the table from beginning to end; The violin string in her ear was still ringing. Edith didn't give up. She insisted on playing the whole piece, playing it back and forth twice. Then she put the violin away, left the tea room, walked through the dining room, and walked towards her room. This time, Elizabeth didn't stop Edith.

From five years ago to the present, Arthur carefully raised his eyes to capture the outline of Lan Li's figure. His sick face was full of fatigue, but his expression was extremely focused. It was as if he was playing a melody from the sky. The relaxed corners of his mouth rose lightly, with a hint of pleasant enjoyment, Even if it's lonely, it's happy loneliness.

Then Arthur saw Edith with sad eyes.

Arthur looked down in a panic to hide his nervousness. He didn't know how to face lenley or Edith - most sadly, he didn't even know how to face himself.

After a melody was played, a voice of lanli's banter came from his ear, "some things, as expected, have not changed. Arthur, can your rhythm be more chaotic? Edith, there are at least five wrong melodies. By the end, I have forgotten to count. If ALF is here, she should let us practice it a hundred times again

Edith lowered the violin and looked at lenley. "Do you hear me?"

Endless questions, but Edith knew that Langley could understand.

Lanli didn't want to answer, but Edith was staring at lanli. She didn't get the answer and never gave up. At last, lanli showed a helpless smile, "so harsh melody, full of holes, even if you want to ignore it is very difficult, I think it can be used as a curse."

Yes, he did.

Edith's face was flushed and flustered as if her secret had been discovered: she thought that lenley didn't hear.

Arthur holding cello, sitting quietly next to him, he tried to find clues from the expression of Langley, but failed, so he simply asked, "Langley, are you ok?"

"It's just a little cold. Now it's gone. There's no problem. It's just that there's still some weakness in the body." Lanli answered seriously.

Arthur refused to compromise. "You know I'm not asking about that."

"So you don't care about my health at all?" Blue Li quipped, but Arthur did not flinch, which let blue Li show a helpless smile, "today you are both so aggressive, obviously bullying patients, which means that you'd better run away tomorrow, otherwise the consequences will be bad." Even the threat, because of illness, has no normal power. Arthur and Edith are not afraid at all.

Lan Li himself noticed it and shook his head.

Arthur and Edith both know that Langley is not a sad character. If there is no special reason, he will not play at the piano today, and he will play with Edith and Arthur; What's more, he played "God is with us", which also explains a lot. There must be other reasons behind it.

He sat quietly for a moment, watching the black-and-white keys in front of him, waiting for his emotions to settle down. Then he said, "Elizabeth has sent a postcard."

what?

Elizabeth hall? Postcard? Wait, what's going on?

"A blank postcard." He added.