Mysterious journey

Caledo hesitated and wanted to continue talking, but Jesse immediately changed the subject and started talking about other things. It was obvious that few of them were too lazy to know the names of Garen and Effie. It was just from the quality of the clothes they wore that they could tell that they were not in the same circle.

Weimar then stepped onto the platform in the center of the banquet hall and loudly announced the start of the banquet, asking everyone to eat and have fun. All the young men and women immediately raised their glasses of wine or juice and chuckled. After saying some more emotional words, Weimar got off the stage and returned to Caledo, changing into the band.

"By the way. Vesga just came back from Jindili. The plane passed by Huaishan and she wanted to take a rest. I held a banquet today and called her here. She will drive over in a while. She is probably on the way now. She will finish her meal later. Let's go pick her up together." Weimar took a sip of the plasma wine in the cup.

"Going soon?" Caledo frowned, "I still have friends here."

"What's the matter? I'll just go and talk to them. Just let them go back alone. Our circle hasn't gotten together once in many years. This is a rare opportunity."

"Why don't you ask them to go together? We are all my friends and we can get to know each other." Calledo said hesitantly.

A hint of disapproval flashed across Weimar's face.

"Calledo, I hope it's just us old friends getting together tonight, and it's better not to let other people get involved." Seeing Caledo hesitate, he continued, "You didn't like Weiss the most before. Why not? Now that she has finally come here, you won’t pick her up? Besides, we only have four cars, and there is no room for the two of them. "

"Okay, don't ruin everyone's fun. If it's hard for you to say it, I'll do it."

Caledo was a little silent. He suddenly regretted inviting Garen and Effie to the banquet. He didn't expect that after not seeing each other for so many years, the Weimar brother he once admired had become a little incomprehensible. The man who had been in his heart for a while The perfect image slowly faded away. But no matter what, Weimar and he have been friends since childhood.

"I'll see what happens later." He replied in a low voice, still a little hesitant.

Weimar frowned, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he patted Caledo on the shoulder. "Think about it yourself."

As soon as Garen and Effie entered, they were wandering around the dining table in the banquet hall, eating.

Except for Calledo, the two of them didn't know anyone else at the banquet, and new people who they didn't know walked in from time to time. The people who came in were all boys and girls aged 17 or 18. As soon as they walked in, friends came up to them to talk and laugh.

Only the two of them didn't know anyone. They watched people chatting and laughing, and they gathered in small circles to chat. Unconsciously, I feel like I am superfluous.

"If you can't let go, just eat. Kaledo is entangled now and can't leave. It's impossible for him to leave so many friends without him, so he can just stay with the two of us, right?" This was what Garen whispered to him. As Effie said, she picked up the dinner plate and went to pick up food from a distance.

It really felt unnatural to just stand there like this. Effie walked uncomfortably to the dining table, followed the example of others in holding up the plate, and carefully scooped out the soup in the bowl with a spoon to drink.

Except for her and Garen, everyone else present was either rich or noble, and the gorgeous and brilliant banquet hall was extremely dazzling.

In comparison, her dress, which cost less than 200 yuan, and boots, which cost about 100 yuan, looked extremely conspicuous and out of place in the small hall. Many of the foods placed randomly on the table were expensive foods she had seen in shopping malls. A random dish would be much more expensive than all the clothes and clothes she was wearing.

Poof

Suddenly there was a slight laughter from the side.

"Sister, that soup is not for drinking, it is for gargling." A young girl next to her couldn't help laughing.

When Effie heard this, her face suddenly turned red and she almost choked. She quickly put down her plate and picked up a paper towel to dry her mouth.

"Maybe I saw it wrong..." Even her neck was completely red, and she lowered her head and did not dare to look at the other person's face.

"The soup basin is so obvious. Have you never encountered mouthwash soup before a meal?" The girl smiled sweetly again, and another girl came next to her. After a while, the two of them murmured. , and immediately covered his mouth and started laughing softly.

Effie stood there with her head lowered, her cheeks and neck were all red. She only felt hot all over. She couldn't walk or stay on the carpet. She wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

"Does it matter? Is the mouthwash soup so poisonous that I can't drink it?" Garen walked over from the side and frowned slightly.

He was wearing high-end clothes that cost hundreds of dollars, but he was not at all restrained. In his eyes, these young men and women present were just chicks who could be crushed to death. After killing someone, when he looked at other ordinary people, his mentality and perspective changed completely. Especially since there was not much danger in killing people in this world, this made Garen's mentality gradually stabilize, and he became less and less important to things other than strength.

"It's just mouthwash soup. I like to drink it too. Isn't it funny?" Garen scooped up a ladle of mouthwash soup from his own soup bowl and drank it in large gulps. The mouthwash soup tastes a bit sweet and has a hint of mint, but it's not unpleasant to drink.

"It's okay, it's okay." The girl saw that Garen's face was natural, but she was embarrassed to say more. She glanced at the two of them with an ambiguous look, "You guys continue, continue." The two girls walked away slowly, and they didn't go very far when they left. Bu couldn't help but chuckle.

Garen frowned as he watched the two of them walk away, and then looked at Effie behind him.

"Okay, don't worry about other people, just do whatever you want."

Effie nodded silently.

"Why don't we go talk to Caledo and go back first? The decoration of this place is good, but the people are a bit lacking." Garen shrugged naturally.

Seeing Effie just nodding, her cheeks so red that she couldn't raise her head, Garen turned around and walked towards Caledo without saying anything.

Kaledo was chatting with a girl with bright eyes. They were not saying anything at all. Most of the time, the girl took the initiative to bring up the topic, but Kaledo was a bit perfunctory. Seeing Garen approaching, this guy really couldn't stand.

"I'm going to see my friend first. He may have something to do with me, so I'll excuse you." He just found an excuse to leave, and without saying a word, he walked directly to Gallon.

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As soon as the two came together, Caledo let out a long breath.

"Did you see that the beauty with dark blond shoulder-length hair is my engagement partner? How do you feel?"

"It's okay, isn't it very good?" Garen asked doubtfully.

"It's just too good. In comparison, I feel so useless." Caledo looked frustrated.

"Okay, I came here to tell you that Effie and I want to go back first, so you can spend more time with these friends."

"I also want to introduce you." Caledo stopped talking and was silent for a moment, "Then I'll see you off."

"No, we can do it ourselves. I'll take Effie back first. I'm used to running every night. But you shouldn't ask me to come with Effie tonight. Are you right?" Garen said in a slow voice. Sink slowly.

The expression on Caledo's face gradually became silent.

"I don't have a problem. You know Effie's family background. Her family is much worse off than mine. She is a top student of the college. It's strange that she's not nervous at such an occasion. Just now she gave out some mouthwash soup. It's ugly to drink soup. She's a girl."

"It's my fault." Caledo whispered, "I thought it was just a few people chatting casually and it wouldn't be too much trouble. I didn't expect the scene to be so big."

"I don't blame you, you also have good intentions. Okay, let's go first, you have fun." Garen patted him on the shoulder and said no more. The latter opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. I could only watch Garen return to Effie, and the two quietly walked out of the small hall door together. No one noticed them. Except himself.

Garonne and Effie left the hotel, walked along the street where traffic flowed, and slowly headed toward the suburbs along the sidewalk.

After Effie made a fool of herself, she suddenly became a different person and became taciturn. Not a word was spoken the whole way.

"It's not a big deal. Don't take other people's eyes too seriously. After today, they didn't have much interaction with us, and everyone gradually forgot about each other." Garen comforted him. "Don't blame Calledo, that guy is just slow-minded and wouldn't have expected this situation to happen."

"I didn't blame him." Effie straightened her red ponytail, "It was a joke I made without knowing anything. Why should I blame others?"

"Don't think too much." Garen patted her shoulder, "You are still you, just like before. Don't let this little thing affect your mood." In fact, he was wandering around the city these days and accidentally discovered Effie. secret.

The only adult in this stubborn red-haired girl's family is her mother, who is seriously ill. She also needs her to take care of her other sister and brother. Her father ran away and ran away, leaving her to pay off the debt slowly. Fortunately, as an outstanding student of Saint Orioles College, I get a scholarship every year to support my family. In addition, I work part-time jobs after school to earn some money. This is barely enough to support my younger siblings’ tuition fees and my mother’s medical treatment.

This girl has actually been working hard to persevere. For other students, school study may be mechanical and boring, but for her, it is a rare relaxing time.

"Okay, don't be depressed." Garen was about to speak when his eyes suddenly froze, and a familiar yet unfamiliar figure suddenly flashed across the corner of his vision. He closed his eyes suddenly and looked back. "Let's go. I'll take you back early and it's time for me to go home."

"No, actually, I can go back alone. You don't need to send me there." Effie shook her head. Subconsciously, her eyes suddenly flickered and she glanced at Garen with suspicion. "You can go back by yourself, I can do it."

Garen also saw that she didn't want people to know about her family's situation, and he happened to have some things to deal with, so he nodded. "Then you should be careful and just go home. Don't hang out for too long. It might not be safe."

Effie nodded silently and turned left along the street intersection.

Garen stood behind and watched her leave. It wasn't until her figure completely disappeared around the corner that he tugged on his collar and walked towards a dark alley on the street. After a while, he got in and disappeared into the shadows. inside.