his little rose

Song Chao went to open the door to take the takeaway and was about to close the door when he casually glanced at the car driving in the distance.Although there were street lights shining, the headlights of the car were too bright so he couldn't see the brand of the car.

It was just after such a hesitation that the car drove to the front.Song Chao was surprised to find that the style of the car was very old. It was a classic car or an antique car.He is not very interested in cars, but he still finds the car in front of him very interesting.

Song Chao didn't close the door, waiting for the owner of the car in front to come out.He could already guess that the owner's goal was his own home.

After a while, the car stopped, the lights were still on, and the owner stepped down, it was Edward.

Song Chao's eyes lit up, and then he greeted with a smile: "Hi, Edward. Have you eaten yet?"

Edward knew that the first greeting from a Chinese was whether he had eaten, so he didn't pay much attention to it.He asked with a smile: "Madam, is the Duke there?"

Song Chao shivered all over his body, "Yes, but can you stop calling me madam? Listen... I'm panicking."

Edward listened to it, and nodded with a smile: "Master Song Dynasty."

It's even more awkward.

"Call me Song. Many people call me that, come in. Carol and Arthur miss you. How is Grandma Eugenie? Can you sleep well recently? Or stay up late and read books as usual ?”

Listening to Song Dynasty's series of greetings to Princess Eugenie, Edward not only didn't find it annoying, but felt that Song Dynasty's filial piety was very good, and the concern in his words was also very sincere.After accepting the psychological foreshadowing of Song Chao as Albert's lifelong partner, looking at Song Chao again, it is covered with a layer of golden filter, which makes everything pleasing to the eye.

"She is fine and misses you very much. I hope you can spend a few days with her."

"Huh? How many days? These few days?"

Song Chao dragged on his slippers, opened the door and led Edward into the house.

"Correct."

"Then I will take Carol and Arthur to visit her tomorrow."

In fact, tomorrow he is going back to the academy to report to Mivia, and by the way, he will make some induction reports and send them to the BBL headquarters.

"My hope is that you will set off at once."

"Immediately?" Song Chao paused, turned around to look at Edward's serious expression, with surprise on his face: "What happened in such a hurry? Now...it's already seven o'clock in the evening."

"I've prepared the car, and the clothes for you, the young master and the young lady are already prepared in the castle, so you don't have to worry."

"castle?"

"Yes. York Castle, England."

Song Chao's face became a little strange, so the villa he thought was in the suburbs was not the place where Princess Eugenie lived.

Edward saw his doubts, and said, "That's just a vacation house."

Song Chao's face has returned to tranquility, and his mood is also calm.Ah, I forgot that his husband is rich.

"Where is the Duke?"

Song Chao was stunned for a while before realizing who the Duke Edward was talking about, and hurriedly said: "He is taking a bath." As soon as he finished speaking, Albert came down the stairs in his pajamas, with his wet hair on his towel .

Albert, who was about to ask if the takeaway was available, raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw Edward, "Edward, why are you here?"

"The princess told me to come and fetch you back to York."

"Now?"

"Yes."

Albert paused, walked down the stairs a few steps to Song Chao and said, "Take the children to eat first."

Song Chao nodded, and asked worriedly: "But grandma..."

"It's okay. I'll take care of it, let's eat first."

"Yeah." Song Chao picked up Arthur, called Carol and Pudding away, and went to the kitchen together with the takeaway in his hand.

Edward disagreed a little at this time, of course he was not blaming the Song Dynasty.It's just... "You order takeout? Unhealthy, unhygienic."

"We've only just come back, Edward. And takeaways aren't all unhygienic. Leaving that aside, why are we rushing back to York immediately?"

Edward kept a straight face, not revealing any emotion. "Princess misses you, your partner, and your children."

Albert frowned and wiped his wet hair. He was silent for a long time, and the living room was silent.In such a quiet and oppressive environment, Edward did not move a single eyebrow, calm and at ease.

Albert shook off the towel and said, "You think I'll believe it?"

Edward was silent, of course he didn't think so.

"In that case, tell me why."

Edward raised his eyes, meaning: "Ms. Delorea, Mrs. Judy, Mr. Winston, etc. are all here. They are gathering in York Castle. If you don't go, they will come here sooner or later."

Albert was a little irritable, but of course his situation is already very good.Anyone who is facing this group of mean relatives will always get annoyed.

"I can't go there alone... Forget it, I know. If I don't go there tonight, they will come to the door tomorrow." Albert has calmed down.

Edward was pleased: "It's good that you can understand."

Albert sat on the sofa and meditated. He was thinking about how to deal with the relatives who wanted him to marry the woman they chose.But no matter what, he had to take Song Chao to the past, firstly, he could protect him by being around Little Rose, and secondly, to prevent those people from saying nonsense to Little Rose alone when he didn't know.

Since they came, they would definitely ask for a meeting, and it was better to have him here than for Little Rose to be asked to meet alone.

Albert sneered: "They made the request regardless of the time and occasion."

"The notion of time and place is not part of their study plan."

Edward's words were poisonous, and Albert smiled.

Seeing him smile, Edward asked hesitantly, "Did you release the New York Fashion Week video on purpose?"

Albert defaults.

"What is your plan?" Edward understood at this moment, His Excellency the Duke had already made preparations.Now that it's done, why didn't we expect the attack of the nobles this time?Or did you expect it but still go your own way?

Albert avoided answering, raised his head and asked, "Did they bring someone?"

"Yes."

old routine.Albert sighed slightly in his heart: "How many, who are they?"

"Two ladies. One's name is Inger, and the other's name is Reed."

Albert frowned: "I don't know."

Edward looked complicated.

Albert looked at it and felt strange: "Why?"

"It is said that one of them is your ex-girlfriend."

Mr. Rosell, who had forgotten his ex-girlfriend for a long time, suddenly turned his head and glanced at the door of the restaurant. When he saw no one, he turned his head and said indifferently: "Don't talk nonsense, I don't have an ex-girlfriend."

Edward said lightly: "Are you sure?"

"..." The mystery fell silent.

"It happened more than ten years ago. There's no need to find her out."

"Maybe in their opinion, it's far better than you marrying a man."

After being silent for a while, Albert got up and walked towards the restaurant and said, "Is waiting for an hour enough?"

"can."

An hour later, Song Chao and Albert left together.Carol and Arthur still stayed in the house, because they had already been on the go all day, and they might not be able to take it anymore.Edward stayed at the house to look after the two children.

There was a silence on the road, Song Chao was also tired from the exhaustion of the car, and his upper and lower eyelids were fighting at this time.Albert saw it, and said softly, "Go to sleep first when you're tired."

Song Chao pulled himself together and shook his head: "It's okay. Speaking of which, what happened to find us in such a hurry?"

Albert was silent.

Song Chao noticed his silence, and also noticed that he was breathing faster than usual.I also fell silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "Is there something else you are hiding from me?"

Albert's hand holding the steering wheel suddenly tightened. He tried to calm down and cleared his throat: "...it's okay."

Song Chao was dubious: "Really?"

Confessions are lenient, and resistance is strict.This sentence that was often said before the Song Dynasty came to Albert's mind, and his always strong heart trembled: "...No."

Albert pursed his lips with a serious face.He was very upset in his heart, he didn't know how to confess some bad things to Song Chao, such as... his ex-girlfriend.

"I still think you have something to hide from me. You look nervous."

Hearing this, Albert raised his eyes and glanced at the front-view mirror, seeing himself in the mirror without any waves, and didn't feel that he was showing the slightest nervousness.He felt that Song Chao was deceiving himself, and he cooperated with Song Chao with a smile in his voice: "How did you see it?"

Song Chao squinted at him, and he knew that he didn't believe what he said: "Don't believe me. You are my husband. We have slept in the same bed for five years. You can't hide any emotions from me." After finishing speaking , he leaned forward, only five or six centimeters away from Albert's face: "Do you know what is written on your face now?"

Albert smiled: "What is written?"

"Guilty."

Albert laughed loudly.

Song Chao retreated to his seat, folded his arms and snorted coldly: "You look like a husband who came back from a date with his ex-boyfriend and faced his wife. You have a guilty conscience."

Albert was almost choked by his own laughter, paused and asked, "Why is it your ex-boyfriend?"

Song Chao's eyes widened, and he took it for granted, "Because your partner is male."

"Okay. That's true, but... I don't have an ex-boyfriend."

"Oh?"

"I have an ex-girlfriend."

"..."

Albert said hastily, "I don't like her, I only love you."

Song Chao stared at him suspiciously: "Well, I didn't blame you—why are you in a hurry?" He looked more like a husband who secretly dated his ex-girlfriend and came back to face his wife with a guilty conscience.

Albert simply gave up on himself and explained everything that Edward told him to Song Chao, and confessed his loyalty again by the way—Song Chao was not interested in this, he was more interested in—"You actually have an ex-girlfriend?"

Albert twitched his mouth: "Strange?"

"No no no... well, it's weird."

"Should I have an ex-boyfriend?"

"No. Whether it's an ex-boyfriend or an ex-girlfriend, the main thing is that I find it strange. Do you have the energy to fall in love with you? Honestly, you are like this, you can really fall in love-no, I mean, you look like It seems like someone who doesn’t waste time falling in love. You see, you chased me back then, but you didn’t fall in love. You confused me in the blink of an eye, and you were rushed to register for marriage the next day. Neither of us Seriously talked about love, haven't you?"

Albert wanted to refute, but felt he was right.When I first fell in love with Yingge, every time I dated, the place was either the library or the laboratory. No wonder he was dumped in less than a month.But that's because he doesn't like Yingge, so naturally he won't bother to make him happy.

At that time, he thought that dating was just two people doing happy things together. Of course, the happy things were searching materials in the library or doing experiments in the laboratory-well, he had to admit that he deserved to be dumped at that time.

"However, when I was chasing you back then, I didn't waste so much time chasing you because I couldn't wait to stamp your body with my own exclusive stamp. In this way, I won't be afraid that others will snatch you away."

Albert's love words were true, but still tiresome, Song Chao's face was hot all of a sudden, he covered his face with his hands, revealing dark eyes, bright and dignified: "No one robbed me... Besides, who could have robbed me?" you."

In fact, the Song Dynasty's lethality is even greater when it comes to talking about love, especially to Albert, after all, it is the little rose on the tip of his heart.The sweetness of the love story needs to be increased to 100%, the kind that can make people bored to death, and the most important thing is that the person who is bored to death will be willing.

Song Chao made persistent efforts to flirt: "I like you, with such a big hole card, who can beat you."

In other words, if someone robs me from you, but I like you and I am willing to be robbed by you, no one can rob you.

Albert gasped, turned the steering wheel vigorously to the side with his hands, and slammed on the brakes.The car was parked on the side of the road, and it was quiet inside.

Song Chao, who was startled by the sudden brake, blinked, slowly turned his head to look at Albert, and asked innocently, "What did I say wrong?"

Albert, who was shot in the heart by an arrow again, held his breath, turned over and pressed Song Chao on his body, smiling softly: "Let's drive."

Song Chao blinked, and suddenly broke out: Beast! !

It's a pity that they were brutally suppressed and forced to drive together. For a while, roller coasters, classic cars, and high-speed rails. Cars of various styles and meanings, various speeds, and postures came here again and again, while singing and drifting. Drifting is really exciting.

Afterwards, Song Chao, who drove so fast that he was physically and mentally exhausted, lay dying on the back seat of the car and fell asleep.Complain before going to bed: Dressed like a beast.I started driving on the side of the road. I have never been so embarrassed in my life.

The old driver Albert turned the steering wheel and went back on the road. The person who had just finished eating a big meal exuded a lazy atmosphere, his face was full of satisfaction, paired with his eyes slightly narrowed for joy, he was even more... a beast!

At this time, the nobles who were leisurely drinking tea and playing cards in York Castle and waiting to reprimand Albert lost their patience during the long wait and asked the new butler who temporarily replaced Edward when Albert would arrive.They can't wait to raise a teacher to question the crime.

The new butler said that Butler Edward had already gone to pick up the Duke and the Duchess.

Although the gentlemen were not as obviously disdainful as the women, they were also very disapproving.The ladies expressed their disdain and disapproval of the so-called Duchess very calmly and gracefully.They spent two hours talking about the duties a duchess should exercise, the virtues, beauty, and nobility she should possess.

When they talked dryly and finished three pots of Darjeeling black tea and two plates of snacks, they became irritable and chattered endlessly.When another hour passed, they were exhausted but braced.

Mrs. Delora's very angry but powerless accusation - she was obviously too tired - "How many hours does it take to get here from London? It's been four hours and why hasn't Albert arrived yet? Did he not come on purpose? If he behaves in such a disrespectful manner, we can visit the door and question him in total disregard of etiquette!"

In fact, the housekeeper really wanted to ask Mrs. Delora, in what capacity did you come to question her?

But she is just a hired servant, so she is not qualified to ask.Then she walked away for a while to ask Butler Edward - she couldn't ask Princess Eugenie, because she was not as eager to reprimand Albert as the gentlemen and ladies who were waiting, and she had gone to bed long ago.

Edward was silent for a while and replied: "The speed of cars in the 20s was not always satisfactory."

It was such a sentence that made all the complainers shut up. In fact, they were shooting themselves in the foot.With the idea of ​​making the Song Dynasty realize the huge gap between themselves and the Rossell family and retreat in spite of difficulties, they strongly demanded that Edward drive a Rolls-Royce from the 20s parked in the collection room of York Castle—— It's really a collectible, who would drive such an old car?

To put it simply, it is pretentious.

Unfortunately it failed.

They didn't expect such an old car to be really slow despite its high-end looks.Especially when the couple drove halfway, they had to drive in a different way, show off their affection or something.

Until about two o'clock in the morning, Albert carried Song Chao into the castle. When the maids and male servants came to serve him, he directly carried Song Chao back to his room before taking a beautiful bath, and then together My son lay on the warm bed and fell asleep with the quilt pulled up.

...I'm tired too.

A night without dreams.

As for Mrs. Judy, who finally couldn't hold on until three o'clock in the morning, and asked the housekeeper why no one came yet, the housekeeper said, "It's already gone to sleep. Do you want to disturb their sleep?"

Disturbing someone's sleep at three o'clock in the morning is an extremely bad thing, especially strictly speaking, Albert is the host, and they are at most guests.Is it appropriate for a guest to disturb the sleep of the host?

He died before he got out of the apprenticeship.

If the gentlemen and wives present here learn Chinese, they will know how to use this sentence to describe their mood at the moment.

Early the next morning.

Song Dynasty stretched his hands and feet on the large lawn below the castle, exercising and exercising.That was his daily habit, the habit of getting up early and exercising since he was fourteen or five years old, except for some moments when he couldn't move—for example, when he was too indulgent to get out of bed.

Usually Albert would be with him, but at this moment he was still sleeping.The main reason was that he was tired all day yesterday. He had been cleaning the house and sheets since he came back from New York, and then drove all the way until two o'clock in the morning before going to bed.

Song Chao came out on tiptoe in the morning, and didn't meet anyone, except for some cooks who woke up very early to prepare breakfast.After nodding and saying hello to them, I went out and ran around the garden twice, and ran a few times around Lake Garey in front of the castle.I have to say that in Yorkshire in the early morning, the air is very fresh, and I feel refreshed when I smell it.

Until [-]:[-], another pink figure began to appear by Lake Bailey, where Song Chao was the only one.Song Chao stopped and stared, the pink figure was jogging, running towards this side from the other end of the lake.

Looking at the direction, he was running from the castle.

The pink figure was getting closer, close enough for Song Chao to see her face clearly.It was a foreign girl with a high nose and deep eyes, but she was very gorgeous and beautiful.With long golden hair and dark blue eyes, he is very tall, a little taller than him.

The most important thing is that this girl is wearing sneakers. If she usually wears high heels, he would be ashamed to stand beside her.

The girl is wearing a pink sports suit, and what is rare is that she can hardly conceal her strong aura.Song Chao looked at her, inexplicably thinking of Rose.Very showy roses with large corollas, all the more attractive with thorns all over, untamed and beautiful.

The girl cast her eyes over and met Song Chao's.Out of politeness, Song Chao smiled slightly, but she looked away indifferently, appearing a little arrogant.She ran past Song Chao without looking sideways.

Song Chao touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.But I didn't feel depressed or anything, I threw off my arms and continued to exercise while breathing in fresh air.

Suddenly, a strange Chinese voice came from behind: "What are you doing?"

Song Chao looked back suspiciously, but saw the girl standing behind him just now, staring at him with her hands in her pockets.After a while, he replied, "Exercise."

The girl frowned, biting the words slowly, it sounded like her tongue was very busy.Looking at her frowning, Song Chao understood this time, she must be troubled by the difficulty of speaking Chinese.

Song Chao quickly returned in English: "I can speak English, you can communicate with me in English."

Sure enough, the girl's frowning brows relaxed, and she lifted her chin and said, "Are you from the Song Dynasty?"

Song Chao nodded hesitantly.

The girl smiled and said, "I'm Inge."

Inge... Albert's ex-girlfriend? !

The author has something to say: In fact, the appearance of Inge and Reed will only be an assist, and there will be no misunderstandings or the like.The relationship between Song Chao and Albert has always been very firm, fighting for each other.

As for the presence of mean relatives... don't worry, it's just to push for coming out.