Geeky

A silver-purple carriage drove through the night streets.

Balan said, "You don't wear a bow tie, don't you like it?"

Su Shi looked down and said in a daze, "... I forgot?"

But maybe it's gone?

He looked at Balaam helplessly and inquiringly.

Balan said, "Then don't wear it."

Two custom-made bow ties are a pair, and there is no point in matching one temporarily.

Balaam checked the details of his attire and put on yellow diamond cufflinks for him.

The carriage drove through the driveway leading straight to the castle between the trees and lawns on both sides, drove into the arched stone gate of the castle, and stopped at the stone square inside.

The carriage is facing the main entrance of the hall on the ground floor of a steeple building.

On both sides of the door there were male servants welcoming guests, and at this moment a couple of men and women happened to be leading them into it.

Balan bent his elbows, looked at Su Shi in a blink of an eye, and raised one eyebrow slightly.Su tried to think for a while, then put his hand around his right arm (or left if it was a woman), and held him.Balan led Su Shi to the banquet hall. Originally, the guests did not need to greet the servants, as long as they walked in without squinting.but--

"Wait a moment, sir."

A servant stopped Su Shi and bowed apologetically.

Su Shi turned to look at him and stopped.

The valet said tactfully: "I think maybe you forgot to wear your bow tie... If you don't mind, you can wait a moment, and a brand new bow tie will be delivered to you soon."

However, the implication is that your dress does not meet the standards and is not suitable for entering the hall.

"..."

It's just that Su Shi, who didn't wear a bow tie, has a slight feeling of being naked. As a commoner, he is obviously not suitable for the refined lifestyle of the nobility.Just like he is not used to going to a concert hall to listen to Western classical music and being asked to wear formal clothes - it is of course a different matter if live shooting is required.

But do as the Romans do, Su Shi responded subconsciously: "Okay...".

Before the word "ba" was finished, he was turned back by Balan.

Balaam unknowingly took off his bow tie from under the collar of his shirt—the bow ties of blood race adults are all hand-tied, while children wear sewn bow ties—turning up the two wings of Su Shi’s collar, and tied a perfectly symmetrical bow tie for him. With a bow tie, the slender fingers fiddled with it a few times to smooth the collar.

Although it is a silver bow with a little purple light, but because the dresses of the two are the same, there is no need to worry about improper matching.

He wrapped one hand around Su Shi's shoulder blade near his shoulder:

"Then, we'll go ahead."

At this time, the male servant who delivered the bow tie arrived. The welcoming male servant took the small wooden tray containing the black bow tie, looked at Balan, and said with some hesitation:

"Master Viscount..."

Balan's eyes only stayed on the bow tie for a second. Although his expression remained unchanged, people could understand that he felt disgusted by it... No, it should be said that he only condescended to take care of the other party's decency. Look at it dearly.

"This one doesn't match my clothes well. My manservant will bring me a new bow tie." He looked at the baroness's manservant and said. There was no polite expression on his face, but his voice had a slow flowing tone. Yuet, "Thank you."

Balan walked in with Su Shi in his arms, and after passing the welcoming male servants on both sides, the hand that was on Su Shi's shoulder slipped down and held his hand.

After passing through three pairs of golden pillars, the appearance of the banquet hall is truly displayed in front of your eyes - as far as you can see, there are clouds, fragrant cheeks, and bright clothes.The golden orange light flowed into the hall, making everyone look like a golden villain in a dress.

No one seems to be surprised that Balaam brings a male lover, and even rarely looks curiously... You can say that this is also a kind of etiquette, but if Balaam brings an ugly companion, they will still be surprised because of their hearts And couldn't help staring at it.

In the world of blood clans, it's not a special thing for men to "play" with men, at least it's far less surprising than being with a woman with ordinary facial features.

"Balam."

Atossa came over to say hello with Xerxes on her arm, and exchanged pleasantries with Balaam.

After Balaam's introduction, Atossa set her sights on Su Shi.On the other hand, Xerxes, who seemed to know nothing about Su Shi, only looked at Su Shi dignifiedly, and then nodded at Su Shi, and then stopped paying attention to him—as if it was just out of a need for etiquette. Said he was not ignoring the other party.

"This is the one you mentioned... hello, you are so cute." Atossa stretched out her hand to Su Shi, and Su Shi took her hand, and put a kiss on the pearly white glove, her green eyes sparkling Looking at her like a sparkle.

Atossa's eyes were also slightly bent, with a smile in her eyes.

"Your eyes are so beautiful, like green rain..." She added, "Balan must like you very much, right? If you come from the dusk, the sunset will also come back."

"You are as charming as a little sparrow rolling and bathing in the clear water, and your voice is as moving as the mist on black grapes." Su Shili said in a reciprocal manner, with a calm smile on his face and a pair of eyes A clear leap flashed like a stream.

"When I hear your voice, stones will turn into birds."

"You are like a flower at dawn with butterflies in your eyes."

"You have beautiful blond hair like a pilgrim's. If I were Balaam, I'd kiss them every day."

"Golden light sneaked into the cherry red water stains on your lips... Those who can get your kiss will feel moistened even their souls."

"..."

What are these two doing? Lying in front of him... reciting poems?

Xerxes' ears grew hairy.

Flirting in front of his face... Are they treating him as the kind of fool who works hard to earn money and pays his wife a high membership fee at the gym so that his wife can pick up muscular men?

Xerxes' eyes fell on Balaam's face, and Balan just looked at Su Shi, with one hand on the nape of his neck, and occasionally stroking the end of his hair with his thumb.

Xerxes knew that Balaam didn't like him... Their relationship began when 25-year-old Balaam wanted to pester Xerxes to play the seesaw, and Xerxes, who was very heartless, deliberately put Balaam on purpose because of his impatience. Xiao Zhengtai was shot and flew out...

——In fact, in terms of seniority, Balaam can barely call Xerxes "uncle".

But if Balaam puts a green hat on his head just to make him more difficult, isn't it too "killing one hundred enemies and self-defeating three thousand"?

He resisted the desire to cast his eyes on Su Shi - because only a human being is not worthy to be his opponent.

But his fiancée praised the other party's appearance, which made Xerxes want to take a look at what the other party looked like.

Although he has seen photos of Su Shi, real people are usually uglier than photos.

Xerxes looked at Balaam, and caught Su Shi from the corner of his eye without any trace:

"Balan, why don't you wear a bow tie? You need a woman to pack your bags." Then he turned to look at Atossa, interrupted her communication with Su Shi very naturally, and praised her, "I am very happy." Love the tie you chose for me."

Although the days of black and white ties are long gone—the occasions for white ties are still strict, but black ties are more optional—old-fashioned men like Xerxes are still unaccustomed to wearing garish ties, which have always been the norm for such occasions. They all choose pure black bow ties, and Atossa doesn't need to choose anything for him, after all, there is a generation gap in aesthetics.

So... the bow tie was actually chosen by him.

But of course you can't break the stage at this time, Atossa looked up at him and smiled sweetly:

"As long as you like it."

Su Shi's eyes became a little disappointed.

Only then did Xerxes officially set his sights on Su Shi——

Sunny, clean, bright, with a warm vigor, he is the kind of human boy that young women and old women will like.

The slightly curved eyebrows make the face look a little innocent, and also reduce the masculinity.

Both sides of the corners of the lips are slightly upturned, with a sense of youth, but it is unavoidably feminine.

The double eyelids are too deep, when he raises his eyes to look at you, it will give people an innocent feeling of wanting to cry... At first glance, he is not a serious man.

He is not tall enough, he is half a head shorter than Balan. For the sake of wearing shoes, he is barely 180...

All in all, it's just an impression: not as handsome as him.

If Su Shi is the kind of man that women fantasize about, then he, Xerxes, is a practical man.

Love, love, after it burns out, there will always be a few wisps of smoke floating out of the ashes, but sooner or later it will disappear.

Love is nothing more than such a thing, after the heat is over, the old things start to grow.

Just like delicious food will start to go downhill after the freshness period, and it will become stale and moldy.

"Well raised."

Xerxes said, as if evaluating a pet.

But isn't a "lover" a high-end pet raised by a vampire?In terms of social etiquette, his words can be regarded as a compliment.

Balan said: "I heard that the Duke has been recuperating at home recently, and he looks much better than before."

There is nothing wrong with this sentence on the surface, but when you think about why Duke Xerxes is staying at home now, and why he went out to roam around before, the implication is "You used to look weak, but now you are 'well-raised'."

Xerxes: "..."

Silently eat the loss of no culture.

At this time, the room music suddenly changed and became warm and melodious.It was as if some chemical substance was poured into the hall, causing the people in it to change accordingly.

"Dame Windsor's performance." Balan raised his eyebrows and extended a gesture to Su Shi to invite him to dance.

Su Shi heard a few flapping wings, and when he raised his head, he saw a black bird appearing from nowhere and flying towards the ceiling. Countless black feathers fell down, and the whole hall seemed to be covered with black snow.

The blood races in the banquet hall joined hands one after another, holding each other's hands, embracing each other and dancing.

Su Shi originally thought that nobleman's foxtrot dance was not too difficult - of course, it's another matter to dance beautifully - but the foxtrot dance of blood race is different from that of human beings, there are more changes in speed, and it even makes laggards The feathers on the shoulders also flew out... After a while, Su Shi felt dizzy.

Balaam chuckled lightly:

"look into my eyes."

But Su Shi's eyes couldn't help looking at Atossa who was dancing with Xerxes.When the music was about to exchange partners, Balan suddenly lowered his head and kissed Su Shi's eyes, causing Su Shi to close his eyes subconsciously.

At this moment, Balan's hand led him to dance an unfamiliar dance step. Su Shi felt that he was being thrown out, and the dance steps couldn't help turning around. When he opened his eyes, he was already embracing and dancing with Atossa—— Atossa caught him with male steps.

"..."

Su Shi felt that he was being bullied and was a little unhappy.

On the other side, Xerxes was a step slower in grabbing the man, and was also very unhappy.