The meeting between Alexander and Langley lasted only less than a minute. There was no polite greeting or empty talk. The core content was conveyed in the simplest way. The amount of information in the mind had exploded, but on the surface, it was still light.
There are still nearly 300 guests "waiting" at the scene. Alexander and Langley still have countless social work to complete, so after a simple exchange of information, they are separated, and then the other guests around rush in like a tide.
Lan Li's steps did not stop. Instead, he politely said hello. After two simple and polite sentences, he said that he would chat slowly at the reception later, and then he walked away slowly but never stopped——
Of no avail, everyone love blue's ritual and perfunctory, but they have no alternative, complaining or Tucao, but they are not angry. They can not affect the decision of blue ceremony. They can not even talk to Lan Li for more than three sentences. They can only make complaints about blue ritual to a smiling outsider.
From her dress, we can see that this is the only one of the guests. The dress of shirt matching jeans is too amateur; But the interesting place is here. She didn't feel uncomfortable or inappropriate at all. Her graceful manner welcomed countless lines of sight, including those who were stinging and attacking. She also refused to come, so she was bathed in the barrage of bullets and felt at ease.
"Who is that? So impolite. Even assistants should not be so negligent. "
"Stupid. That's Langley's sister, the other hall
"Oh, the photographer? And then you're dating a Hollywood star? "
Lanli's steps stopped two steps in front of Edith, did not speak, so he looked at Edith quietly.
Although Edith's face with a shallow smile, but between the brows of fatigue is lingering, faintly can capture a trace of sadness and confusion in those dark circles, a sharp short hair down, outlines the face arc, more sharp than in memory.
Lanli didn't speak, but Edith could not bear the silence. She waved her hand and jokingly said, "don't look at me with that kind of eyes. I'm not a girl who's falling for you. Your charm doesn't work for me, so I'd better save a little. "
"Welcome back." At last, Lan Li opened his mouth, but he did not have to make complaints about Edith's Tucao. Instead, he opened his arms to Edith with a smile.
Suddenly, Edith's nose was slightly sour.
It's difficult to go to the battlefield every time, and it won't get better just because you go there more times. She used to think that, just like doctors or soldiers, seeing more death and getting used to disasters, she would become numb, and then she would not care; But her idea is wrong, even if it is the tenth, the twentieth, that kind of strong emotional impact can still easily defeat all the defense lines.
Sometimes, she even began to doubt whether she had a tendency to be abused. She knew that it was purgatory, but she always moved forward with moths in the fire. Then she returned to London with scars every time, pretending that nothing had happened, and returned to the peace of civilized society.
Until I can't support it any more.
welcome back. It's such a simple sentence, but it makes Edith understand that someone is waiting for her to come back, someone is supporting her to pursue her dream, no matter what happens, that guy will stick to the same place, and then motivate her to continue to struggle with practical actions.
Edith was in a bit of a mess. As never before, the roar of gunfire and the broken bodies reappeared in her mind. Compared with what happened on the front line, the sight and the voice around her, she didn't care, she really didn't care. Now she finally understood the attitude of Langley towards the people in Vanity Fair. They were so small, so simple, even ridiculous. It's not the same world.
"It's a bit dull inside. Let's go out and get some fresh air?" Lan Li said.
Edith's smile rose from the corner of her mouth: lanli was still like this, always able to see through her heart, and her embarrassment.
"The Pearl above the crown left like this. Are you sure it doesn't matter?" There was a smile on the corner of Edith's mouth, and she couldn't help joking.
Langley shrugged. "They can survive." This made Edith laugh happily.
In this way, the two brothers and sisters left the turbulent crowd one after another, and then came to the outdoor of the first floor again. The sky in London is still not completely clear, but the fresh air makes the brain wake up, and the mood is a little smooth.
"Do you mind?" Edith took out her cigarette and asked lenley.
Blue Li dumbfounded smile, "yes, I still mind."
Edith glanced at lenley, but she didn't care. She lit the cigarette and took a deep breath. The smoke was around her fingertips.
Blue Li noticed that Edith did not apply black nail polish. As if he had no makeup, the whole person seemed plain and elegant, but added a pure and pure kind of rebellion, which belonged to Edith. The strong gas field burst from inside and outside, disdained camouflage, and could not pretend.
Both of them didn't speak, just enjoying a moment of silence, but Edith's tired and confused mood slowly settled down.
"Arthur said you've bought a new house. Can I stay with you for a while?" Before lenley could answer, Edith changed her mind. "Forget it. Can I come to your apartment in New York for a while? You and Matthew have been in London recently, haven't you? I need to be quiet. "
"No problem. I'll tell Rooney. You know where the key is. " Lanli did not ask too much, so he simply agreed, "or, you can go to Malibu, where I bought a villa with a private beach. It's quieter there. "
"... I'll think about it." Edith didn't agree. Her mind was a little confused. She needed time to figure out whether Los Angeles was right or New York was right. She wasn't sure - she just came back from the front line, and then she went to the beach for vacation? Is it too enjoyable and extravagant? She just wants to be quiet, maybe in the city environment of New York, feel popular, mood can see calm.
She doesn't know. She's not sure.
After a moment's hesitation, Edith asked, "... Langley, what can we do to help the children? I mean, is there no way to end the war other than charity? I know that human beings are greedy after all, and war is inevitable after all, but... "
Langley didn't speak immediately, because he knew that his feelings and experiences were not as real as Edith's: he had never really experienced war. Then, his understanding and views are all on paper, and whether those discussions are accurate enough is not known to him.
Edith is the one who has a say.
However, Lan Li thought for a moment, considered his words and said:
"Do you know? Women's pain is born, is the inevitable physical pain, monthly cases, production, bloating and so on throughout life, every month to experience once, and men do not need. A man's pain needs to be found by himself, so that he can feel the existence of being alive. "
"So, you can see that religion and philosophy are all started by men, about God, about hell, about forgiveness, about redemption. At the beginning, these have nothing to do with women, just let men have a way to repent and review, and feel the spiritual pain."
"But in fact, women have their own track in confession and review, so men invented war. This is to make each other feel pain; If there's no war, then it's rugby - or boxing, in this way, looking for pain again and again, trying to prove that men also exist. "
Lanli's words were slow and unhurried, and so she told them. Edith didn't realize it, and the radian of her mouth rose.
Edith turned her head slightly. "Sebastian, you're not serious, are you?" I feel a little strange about this remark.
Lanli chuckled. "I mean, for the sake of interests and dignity, as long as there are men in the world - or to avoid gender discrimination, as long as there are human beings, then they will not give up fighting until they kill each other."
"Wow. I never knew you were so dark. " Edith's eyes widened, and her face looked at blue Li in a strange way.
Langley shrugged. "So, instead of thinking about how to prevent human beings from killing each other, you should use your lens to record those pictures, and then spread them to the whole world for human beings to think about how to avoid the end of the world."
Then lenley turned to Edith and said, "the greatest part of the news media is that they can reflect the whole world in their own way."
"... and the actors?" There was a sudden curiosity in Edith.
Lenley showed a big smile, "we use our own way to understand the world, and then convey our understanding to the audience."
Edith savored it carefully, then drew back her eyes, looked at the slapped sky above her head again, and was silent for a long time. "You ask Nathan to send me Malibu's address."
"Well." Langley didn't ask too much, not even about Chris Evans, so he simply agreed.
Then they were quiet again.
Until Eaton's figure appeared, "blue, we need to go to the reception. Before the formal reception, we still need to eat something for lunch Although I don't want to disturb Langley and Edith, today is obviously not the best occasion.
Edith motioned to Eaton, then patted Langley on the arm. "You go. I'll go back first. "