For the rest of my life

It was almost evening when we returned to the mansion, and the old butler heard that the two of them had not attended the banquet and were still hungry, so he hurriedly ordered the servants to prepare food.Before Bai Li could sit down, the phone rang in the study and called him away.Sitting by the fireplace alone, Lu Zhao unpacked the pastry in his hand.The pastry was very delicate, but it was too cold to eat.Lu Zhao picked up the wrapping paper that was torn aside again, looked at it, and rubbed his fingers on the corners seemingly unintentionally, and he really felt a row of protrusions.Bai Li also finished answering the phone at this time, and walked down the stairs. Lu Zhao greeted him. When he got up, he crumpled up the wrapping paper and threw it into the fireplace.

The fire in the fireplace quickly wrapped the paper ball and lit a small wisp of gray smoke.

When Bai Li came down the stairs and saw Lu Zhao's movements, he opened his mouth and said, "Lu Zhao, you don't need to be polite. Sit down." Lu Zhao didn't move, and only sat down again after Bai Li came over and sat down on the sofa.

"I've lived here for so long, and I'm still so polite."

Lu Zhao didn't answer, and asked, "Marshal Bai..."

"Also called Marshal Bai?" Bai Li pretended to be angry, "What did I tell you in the car today?"

"Yes, Lord Bai."

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"Where did you plan to take me today?" Seeing that Bai Li hadn't spoken, Lu Zhao continued to ask.

"The leader of Liu's class sent me a post to invite me to drink tea. I thought he might know you were with me, so he wanted to take you there. Let him see you, so he can rest assured." Bai Li picked up the cup on the table and drank Drooling, "I didn't expect there to be so many people on the street near the New Year's Eve. You saw what happened today, so you didn't go there. The bad team leader Liu waited so long for nothing, and let you suffer this cold weather."

"Master Bai has a heart. Although Lu Zhao sang Danjiao and performed weaker on stage, he is a man anyway, and he still suffered a lot. Besides, I have been staying in the car today, and I haven't tried to freeze yet. It's Team Leader Liu. , can you explain the situation to him?"

Bai Li put his left leg on his right, and said, "I called just after I came back, and Team Leader Liu already knew about it. As an apology, I specially invited Team Leader Liu to come here to sing an opera on New Year's Eve. When the time comes, I will take the guests Please come here. Firstly, to make amends to Team Leader Liu, and secondly, to make everyone lively and have a good New Year."

"Master Bai is thoughtful." Lu Zhao nodded in agreement.

"Oh yes, you have been here for so many days, and I have been staying in the house and not going out. It was so easy to go to the street today, and I didn't even get out of the car. Before the meal was ready, I Let me show you around the mansion." Bai Li stood up after speaking, and Lu Zhao also stood up, waiting for his next move.

"Come here, please." Bai Li led Lu Zhao upstairs.

When Lu Zhao stepped up the stairs with one foot, he looked at the fireplace, where the fire was very strong.Heat spread from the main hall, and even the stairs under the feet were warm.Bai Li turned his head to look at the fireplace, then at Lu Zhao, they looked at each other and smiled at the same time.Two pairs of leather shoes made the unique sound of wood on the stairs. Lu Zhao rubbed the back of his left hand with his thumb against the pulp of his index finger, recalling the feeling when he touched the wrapping paper.

When he stepped onto the second floor, Lu Zhao pieced together the information on the paper.The picture is on white.

"What do you think of my decoration?" Bai Li asked as soon as he reached the second floor.

Lu Zhao didn't answer, but looked up at the ceiling first.Different shades of blue and green cover the entire ceiling with oil painting techniques, but it unexpectedly looks like the lake surface in Chinese ink painting.Lotus leaves and lotus lanterns of different shapes are scattered on the lake, which looks very harmonious.It's very different from today's world.Compared with the ceiling, the walls on both sides of the corridor are much more ordinary. The dark wooden boards are spread to the shoulders, and the walls are whitewashed.Being in it, there is an indescribable sense of oppression.

"It looks ordinary at first glance, but you can only know it when you look up. It's hidden for a long time." Lu Zhao withdrew his gaze and met Bai Li's gaze. Bai Li laughed and led him to move on.Lu Zhao counted every time he passed a door, and when he counted to the fourth, his right foot slipped and his center of gravity became unstable, and he slammed into the door.With a muffled bang, Bai Li turned around and saw Lu Zhao fell to the ground in a panic.Bai Li rushed up from his chest in one breath, his cheeks swelled up by the breath, and then quickly retracted, he still held back his laughter.He quickly helped Lu Zhao up and said, "If you want to see the decoration of this house, just tell me, why bother to do such a big gift."

Lu Zhao smiled awkwardly, and pressed his elbow, but luckily it was just numb, not painful.

Bai Li withdrew his hand, pushed the door and walked in.As soon as the door was opened, Lu Zhao saw the painting he saw when he was tied up that night. The color of the painting was darker and more intense than when he first saw it.Especially those eyes at that time, like a bottomless pool of water, as if trying to suck people in.The whole study room is full of white and domineering atmosphere.

Lu Zhao passed Bai Li and stood directly in front of the painting.

This painting is somewhat similar to but not identical to the previous painting on the ceiling.This painting uses a pure Western oil painting method, with bright colors and three-dimensional outlines, and the white stones in the painting are lifelike.The domineering between the brows is exposed, but the brows and eyes are full of youthfulness, which should be the works of the early years.

Lu Zhao ignored Bai Li behind him and admired the whole painting carefully.When he saw the black horse's hoof in the painting, he felt that something was wrong. There was a slight deviation between the horse's hoof and the horse's leg, which seemed to be a gap.Just when he was about to take a closer look, there was a sound of footsteps, and the housekeeper stood at the door and reported: "Master Bai, Mr. Lu, the meal is ready."

Lu Zhao nodded at the butler, and Bai Li hummed, which was a response.

Afterwards, with the housekeeper in front and Bai Lu behind, they walked towards the dining room together.