one step away [Interstellar]

9.

Compared with young people of the same age, this young major general lives a very monotonous life.Except after going out for a few days to hand over work, I have been staying at home since I returned.Every morning after exercising in the equipment room, I either read in the study or in the garden.

She doesn't even go online, which is very popular among young people, and she doesn't even go to the movies. She lives a boring and monotonous life every day.

Compared to Xia Zuo who was bored during the vacation, Heber, who had lived in this empty Duke's mansion for more than three years, felt very at ease.Apart from being deserted, Heber has already adapted to such a boring life.

So hearing Xia Zuo's words, He Bo said very understandingly, "There will be something like this, so why don't you go out and have fun? Go to see a movie with your friends, or something else."

The suggestion given by Omega is very suitable, but it is a bit difficult for Xia Zuo to realize it.As if laughing at himself, Xia Zuo laughed, "It's a bit difficult, I rarely go out, so...um..."

The major general stayed in the army all year round, even during Sass' occasional vacations, he was busy with his official duties and did not go out to play.Compared with young soldiers who would go to bars or other places to play during their leisure time, she can be said to be extremely boring.

Heber, who has been living with the other party for nearly half a month, gradually understands that the major general is more isolated from the world than she is, and after a little thought, he understands what the other party means.Probably, the major general's companions are all in the army.In other words, this person in San Lorenzo was almost as lonely as himself.

Understanding the embarrassment of the other party, Heber smiled empathetically.The maid at the end of the corridor came over with afternoon tea, and the cake decorated with strawberries looked very delicious.

Xia Zuo helped the maid put away some refreshments, and waved her away.Looking at Heber who was on the opposite side, he took a spoonful of cake and put it on his lips, and said, "What about you, do you have anything you like in particular? Like refreshments, or something else."

"If your Excellency is asking for tea, you probably don't have any preference. Um...for tea..." Heber raised his head, met the other party's eyes as deep as the deep sea, and smiled without saying a word.

"Looks like that sentence is right, no girl can refuse the temptation of desserts." Xia Zuo smiled, looking at Heber to take what she hadn't finished speaking.

"That's right, so do you like it too?" The woman with a pair of agate-like eyes looked at the green and young alpha opposite, and asked curiously.In my impression, alpha should not like this kind of sweet and greasy food, even though the second gender is also female.

Xia Zuo picked up the strawberry in front of him and threw it into his mouth, "I don't hate it or like it, after all, I still need to take in sugar occasionally."

Watching her slowly eating the strawberries, Heber took the cup of warm black tea to his lips and took a sip absently.His eyes fell on the corner of the other party's bright red lips, and he was inexplicably concerned.

The young man in front of me...is a strawberry-flavored alpha...

Xia Zuo, who has keen five senses, obviously noticed the other party's gaze on his lips, and after a while he took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of his mouth uncomfortably, and asked the other party, "Ma'am... is there something dirty on my face?" ?”

"Hmm..." He Bo shook his head, "Not at all." Those red pupils shining softly looked at Xia Zuo with a smile, "Your Excellency, do you have time the day after tomorrow?"

"Of course." In the rest of her trip, she was very free and had nothing to deal with.

"Then can you accompany me to attend a movie premiere?" Looking at the young man in front of him, Heber proactively extended the invitation.The innocence and kindness revealed in this alpha's eyes was impossible to ignore, and for some reason, the idea of ​​getting closer came to him.

Probably, the breath revealed by the other party is too similar to the juniors I knew before.As she thought about it, she reflected on why she hadn't discovered that the other party was such an easy and easy person to get along with in the past few years.

Maybe it's because the other party is not at home all year round, and there is no chance to contact him.

Xia Zuo was very happy about Heber's invitation, he held back the corners of his mouth, rubbed his thumb against the teacup back and forth, and replied calmly, "It's an honor."

Xia Zuo, who has never thought about his current behavior, is simply delighted by the intimacy revealed by the person he admires.She didn't even think about what it was for, she just jumped on it like a moth seeing a bright light in the dark night.

This day passed very quickly, until the sun went down, Xia Zuo reluctantly followed Heber back to the restaurant.

After dinner, they didn't have much contact with each other.Xia Zuo returned to the study and began to deal with the things he explained earlier.But it didn't take long for her to be idle, and the light message from the depths of the royal court interrupted her thoughts.

"How are you doing recently, my dear Charles." Princess Estelle, who had long black hair and blue eyes like the deep sea, sat among a pile of messy documents, and smiled very kindly at Xia Zuo who was idle at home.

"How's it going, did you have a good holiday?" The Eldest Princess showed a satisfied expression to the child's cordial greetings.

"Very comfortable, thank you for your mother's concern." Xia Zuo nodded, with a smile in his eyes, "How about you? How are you doing recently? Sister Ellen said that you are busy with official duties and haven't eaten properly for several days."

"No way..." The arrogant eldest princess snorted, "I obviously eat on time, but it's just that I'm a little late, so Ellen knew to make a small report with you."

"Is it just a little late?" Xia Zuo raised his eyebrows and looked at his mother with a teasing face, "Please also pay more attention to your body, you must eat on time."

"Yes, yes, it's rare for you to take a good vacation, so don't worry about me." The eldest princess nodded quickly, avoiding her daughter's nagging again, and diverted the topic to another place, "It seems that you and Heber get along well. very nice."

"Yes, Ms. Heber is a very gentle person. She behaves elegantly and handles things fairly. If she is the hostess of the duke's mansion, she will do well." Xia Zuo nodded and shared what he had observed in the past half a month. Facts stated.

"She has always been an excellent child, but your brother...Charles...you..." Looking at her excellent child, thinking about her ex-husband's decision, the eldest princess, who was a little worried that she would feel unfair, still showed her worries .

But Xia Zuo, who knew his mother well, just smiled and expressed his heart once again, "This is my father's decision, and I will obey it. What's more, I have no idea of ​​inheriting the Duke's mansion, and now let Ms. Heber It is also very good to manage the Duke's Mansion. Her child will be the next heir of the Duke's Mansion, and I believe that Hebe's children will inherit the glory of the Duke's Mansion."

This is a very understandable thing, because the old duke, who was worried that the Duke's mansion would lose its glory because of his eldest son Lynn after his death, clearly implied in the will that Heber's child would be the real successor of the Duke's mansion. heir.No matter what the reason is, Heber, who made her father decide the heir desperately, should be a very outstanding woman.

Of course, after spending so many days together, Xia Zuo was convinced of the excellence of the other party.

She has seen the trust and support of the elder sister-in-law from all over the duke's mansion.

He didn't regret that he was not favored, Xia Zuo's attitude made the eldest princess very gratified. "It's good if you can think about it well, then take a good vacation, and you will be busy when you come back from the vacation. Ellen is wicked, and said that she will leave you a bunch of business affairs."

"Ah... people who are going to get engaged have a reason to take a break." Xia Zuo said distressedly, "Mom, don't you want to teach her a lesson? Bullying your younger sister like this is not what elder sisters should do."

"I thought you were used to it."

After chatting with my mother for a while, I was hastily interrupted, and a new batch of reports was presented, ending the topic.Reluctantly, Xia Zuo hung up the communication and dealt with the previous matter again.

After a while, a new light message came in, and the source was her half-sister, Marquis Ellen of the Hermann family.

This elder sister is the only child of her mother and her first husband, Duke Hermann, even though she is a half-brother, compared to her half-brother, Xia Zuo wants to be close to this elder sister a lot.

Probably because of working together, and this time Xia Zuo came back to take over the job of the king's bodyguard before the elder sister, and became the deputy captain of the elder sister who previously managed the No.13 fleet.

Ellen's light message is very simple. It just reminds her of the recent turmoil in the political arena and asks her to go out as little as possible, and to bring a personal guard when walking for personal safety.

Xia Zuo smiled, and asked her back, did her mother warn her to work hard and not to shirk her duties just because she was about to get engaged.

As the eldest sister, Ellen has the same small temper as her mother. Seeing Xia Zuo's reply angrily said that he asked you to make a small report, I will not.

Reluctantly argued with the elder sister for a few words, the other party hung up on the message.After repeated interruptions, Xia Zuo finally finished his work and returned to his room to rest.It's just that she didn't know that long before Ellen reminded her, the hidden guards belonging to the royal family had left part of the way and came into the night where she couldn't see.

The author has something to say: How does a young veteran cadre pursue people... I am a little worried... It was always like this at the beginning, because of an unknown attraction, I was eager to get close.