The Happy Life of a Duchess

This is quite normal, as it was what Adele saw at first.

In fact, most of the time, even in such entertainment and leisure places, the social activities of gentlemen and ladies do not coincide, and there is an invisible dividing line here.

"No." Mr. Duval shook his head, not guilty of his sneaking behavior.

"I didn't see you, I was a little worried."

"What can I do?" Adele smiled immediately.

"This is a theater. Besides, I'm a princess. How can I be in danger suddenly when I'm so big and a living person?"

Duval knew that she had misunderstood something, but in this respect, there was nothing wrong.

He was indeed worried about her, more anxious and crazy about her than he was about his two children.

"I'm just afraid..."

He lowered his eyes slightly, and Adele suddenly found that he used to show such a gentle and weak look in front of her, as if he was really such a fragile, sensitive, and slender person——

She looked at him inquisitively, as if trying to see his restless and restless heart from his calm and introverted appearance, which pretended to be gentle. It seemed that there was still such a villain in the heart of such a gentleman. , a young soul.

I don't know when this villain will wake up in his heart, or maybe he himself is such a young and immature person in his heart.

This villain will be uneasy because of her every move, and will show a fragility that seems to be incompatible with his usual calmness because of the uneasiness and hesitation that affects his mind.

It seems that long ago, he seemed to have shown this side to her invisibly.

Adele suddenly realized.

She didn't know if the other party knew this, or if he had realized it a long time ago. He had discovered this before he understood his intentions and expressed his intentions to her, but now It seems that he has not concealed much and is even very good at using this to win her sympathy——

Tried and succeeded.

Adele had to admit that she was really a soft-hearted lady in front of him.

But fortunately, she is not one-way. Both of them are making an exception for each other, because of each other, they seem to be less like themselves, but at the same time they seem to make themselves look more determined and strong.

Adele didn't mind at all that the other party showed such a look to coax him, just like eating honey, and only she knew the sweet taste in her heart.

In front of other people, even if he was contemplating, he would not show such weakness, but he was willing to use it to please her, or to satisfy her little vanity, and willingly handed over the "victory" to her. into her hands.

"I'm just because tonight is too good..."

"I'm afraid that if I don't pay attention, if I blink a little, all my dreams will be shattered."

oh my god.

Adele was almost struck by the sudden hesitation of this old man, so she wanted to rush up to hug him and kiss him, but fortunately she was still rational.

And this clever gentleman is obviously much more cunning than she imagined.

He quickly restrained his expression and stared at her with a faint smile.

The fleeting fragility and confusion disappeared in an instant, but for a moment, she probably realized why Armand inherited the incredible melancholy from such a firm, upright, and tall gentleman. temperament.

Perhaps it is in the memories that she has never understood and participated in...

Adele couldn't help being curious. She told herself that it was meaningless to pursue this kind of investigation and would only increase her troubles. On the other hand, she couldn't help herself, and wanted to know what he looked like in the past.

When he was young, did he also look like Armand, that kind of natural and lovely melancholy temperament, and such a fair and lovely handsome man.

Or, judging by his skillful way of coaxing her now, maybe he used to be a slightly romantic man, the kind of guy who valued love and righteousness like Count Garcia but at the same time played with a lot of women and had many lovers.

But thinking that he didn't even have any rumors about having an illegitimate child, Adele felt that maybe he was once a playboy, but he had some kind of ability to keep himself from being touched.

She secretly guessed in her heart whether the other party was an ascetic monk like Mr. Launces, but maybe this ascetic gentleman had moved his heart again because of her——

Thinking of this, Adele felt even happier.

She was moved by the other party's concern and love mixed with a bit of sweet joy, she stretched out her hand to him, and he held it naturally, without any hesitation or discomfort.

Although the two are still in the corridor, and someone will pass by at any time, the expressions of the two are very natural, as if they should be such a pair.

"Look, here I am."

She looked up at him with a smile, and naughtily scratched his palm with her lace-gloved fingers.

As soon as he grasped her troublesome little hand, he just felt that this sweet taste was really hard to bear.

On one side was unspeakable joy, on the other side was rational calmness, as if his heart was constantly being tempered in the fire and ice.

"Well, I see..."

He looked down at her, the two of them were a little close, but not too ambiguous, but the wonderful atmosphere between the two was not enough for a third person to intervene.

He swallowed.

An unspeakable and obscure emotion rolled in his chest, and his emotion clamored to make him an insolent and disrespectful person, while his reason firmly demanded that he must abide by himself for the one he loved.

"Sir, don't be afraid." She is so smart and so sensitive, his little thoughts are always hidden in front of her, and he can't help but feel panic while feeling very ironic.

"I've never been a person who betrayed myself easily, and I'm even less willing to do things that go back and forth." There seemed to be a magic in her smiling eyes, which made him unable to look away. He tightened his face, maintaining a decent look Smiling, trying to hide the surging emotions in his heart with this polite body.

"What I promised must be because of my heartfelt willingness, not for any reason."

"If you have to say it, then the reason will only be 'I like it'."

"All the answers are out of willingness." Adele raised her head with a smile, and watched him focus on her face.

"Can you see what I mean?"

For a moment, he seemed to wince.

It was as if he was stimulated by her smiling eyes. That kind of bright, strong and undisguised emotion made him feel tricky and glaring, so that for a moment he had a feeling of wanting to escape, but then came It was ecstasy, and it was the crazier emotion of wanting to respond like a huge wave crashing on the beach.

His whole being was cheering, celebrating the moment.

"……certainly."

He responded softly.

"Sometimes, I think you are very brave, so bold that it exceeds my imagination."

Adele smiled, and Mr. Duval listened very carefully, unwilling to miss every word she said.

"But sometimes, I feel that you seem to have too many scruples. You always have thoughts and concerns that are beyond my imagination. When I am surprised but expecting, you will hesitate again. Of course, the result is From what I can see, these hesitations have not affected me badly."

He listens so intently that for a moment Adele hesitates to continue.

She knows that this is not a very sensible topic, especially when the relationship between the two has not been formally stabilized——

Although the gentleman had proposed to her, she also expressed her joyful "yes".

However, there will always be variables.

She was even worried that her words would cause some kind of backlash, causing the strangely courageous gentleman in front of her to suddenly lose all the strength to persist.

It's not just the worried gentleman in front of him who will feel uneasy.

She, a young lady who seemed very brave and even took the initiative to tease and pursue the person she liked, would also feel a little uneasy.

But all along, this gentleman's performance has satisfied her.

Every point of his response touched the position of "satisfaction" in her heart almost just right, so that considering all kinds of interactions, Adele concluded without much hesitation that this is not only a suitable person The gentleman who has fun and talks about love is still a very reliable marriage partner and a gentleman who can be entrusted to the future.

She is not some noble lady who does not know the sufferings of the world and only knows about love. Of course, if she really wants to say that she is a very shrewd person, she dare not agree.

But she felt that she had been able to do it to the extent that she could do it all the time, not to mention the perfect score in the answer sheet, she should have a look that is almost inseparable.

"Okay, but..."

"Sometimes your actions are really beyond my expectations. Those surprises are indeed full of admirable cleverness, which makes me even secretly doubt whether you have been instructed by an expert, or whether you are such a very capable person. The gentleman who coaxes girls to like him..."

Mr. Duval didn't answer, but he listened patiently, apparently taking every word she said to heart.

Adele doesn't necessarily have to get the answer at this time——

She could see that her husband had always had certain concerns. This concern had existed before the two of them tried to communicate with each other, and it had not disappeared because she agreed just now, no matter where the insecurity came from, or whether he There are really some unspeakable secrets. In short, she also vaguely knows that now is not a good time to discuss this.

To a certain extent, she really just took this opportunity to express her uneasiness a little bit, even though the two of them maintained an extremely obsessive tacit understanding a few minutes ago, the atmosphere was so harmonious that it seemed that the two of them were going to be in the corridor in the next second. kissed.

"Together with..." Adele only paused, "Everything that happened today made me very amazed. At the same time as this incredible, I have to admit that my heart is so happy and sweet."

After a while, she chuckled again.

"..."

"Well, I don't know what I'm rambling about. Maybe it's just that I'm too excited today, and all the developments are too dreamy, which makes me so excited that I can't choose what to say."

"No, this is not your problem." Mr. Duval held her hand tightly, and he spoke in an extremely gentle tone, full of tolerance, which made her want to throw herself into his arms , the taste of being pampered by him is indeed too delicious.

"It's me..." He paused for a moment, probably looking for words.

From this subtle stagnation, she realized that he was also so panicked, not just because of the urgency of a gentleman before and after a successful marriage proposal, but another more subtle emotion.

It's as if the gentleman who has always been able to predict everything finally lost the sense of proportion in the overall situation, so he has to entrust his sincerity, which is rarely shown in front of others, to the hands of his beloved.

Of course this is not to say that he is a hypocrite, but that in the adult world, everyone is wrapped in a shell. Even if he is an excellent gentleman with integrity, he always has his own side that is calm and adapts to the environment. As a politician , A politician who is not young and has been in the political arena for a long time, even if his words and deeds are worthy of his heart, it is really too stupid to let his heart be outside and face the wind and frost.

This feeling of clumsiness is precisely due to the fact that at this time he does not know whether to maintain the restraint of a gentleman's emotions or to "act like a baby" to his lover without any scruples.

He is not such an inflexible gentleman, just like he will show his vulnerability to get more attention and love from her, but a soft heart is so fragile, and he likes her so much, he likes her so much Dare to directly and excessively express what may be called "crazy" side of myself.

So he hesitated.

But what a smart man Mr. Duval is, he is emotionally astute, just as he seems to be invincible in politics.

The reasons for his hesitation once stumbled his footsteps, but they could not hinder his determination. Naturally, he also knew very well that he did not make his beloved feel "safe" enough.

Even this little anxiety, as she told it out, naturally no longer bothered her. She had figured it out by herself, but he still knew very well that this was something he failed to do well as a mature gentleman.

He wanted the best for her, but this expectation and self-expectation made him look intimidated at the same time.

This is really distressing.

he thought to himself.

"It's my fault. It's because I can't tell you yet..." Mr. Duval wanted to confess, to confess to her.

"No," Adele smiled and gently covered his lips with her fingers, "not now."

She was so thoughtful and found an almost perfect excuse.

Not now, although both of them are willing to express their hearts for each other, and tell each other clearly what the other half wants to know.

But Adele always felt that there was still something missing, maybe it was a more secretive atmosphere, maybe it was the dust settled after Mr. Duke's approval, in short, it was not yet.

Of course they love each other, and they have already confirmed their expectation of being with each other for half a lifetime.

But one mouthful can't make a big fat man, and Adele didn't intend to make their emotional path a little bit embarrassing with aggressive moves——

It won't hurt each other, and it won't bring a rift in their relationship, at least for now.

But she is not the kind of person who doesn't understand the general situation, why should she take possible risks and let possible flaws appear on their future road?Why can't they wait a little longer, when her husband is ready, and talk to each other naturally?

Adele smiled and hugged him.

He really wanted to hold this gentle and considerate young lady tightly in his arms, but the sound that the second half of the play was about to start had already sounded.

People were going back to the private room one after another, and his excuse of being lazy and avoiding social interaction just to come to see her could only regrettably end here.

He let go of her hand, so that his fingers trembled subconsciously, as if he was still recalling the softness and delicacy of the lace gloves he touched earlier.

Adele smiled, so sly and so confident.

Seeing a self-respecting gentleman make exceptions for her time and time again, and seeing him try so hard to suppress himself, the bad factors in her heart seemed to rejoice even more.

"When did you..." Her ambiguous ending was full of complaints, with a little coquettishness.

"If it's possible," he understood what she meant, and his smile became more gentle and pampering, "I hope it will be right away."

"Hey, such sweet words..." Adele shook her head, looking really helpless.

"As long as it comes from your mouth, I have no other way to resist."

Her sweet whining almost drove him crazy.

"Then one month? One week?" He said with a smile, but there was no regret in his heart. "Or, three days?"

His tone was somewhat careless, but Adele couldn't help but feel worried for him when she heard this. He is a gentleman who doesn't lie...

She expected that his marriage proposal would not be easy, at least Mr. Duke's would not be easy. Although she knew rationally that he should have made relatively thorough preparations, but when she really thought about it, she couldn't bear it anymore.

Forget it, she is still so young, and she is not in a hurry for a day or two, a month or two, why would a kind lady like her make things difficult for a gentleman who has worked so hard for her?

"Okay, then I will give you some time as much as I can."

Adele replied with a smile, but Mr. Duval seemed not satisfied with her answer. He looked at her expression carefully, and suddenly said something.

"I don't want you to be reluctant for me, and I also hope that I can do my best to meet any of your requests."

"Ah." Adele let out a short breath. After finding out that he was serious, she felt as if she was choked up, and her mood was not much worse than when she was confessed.

"Although I expect you...to lose your composure for me? To be obsessed with me? But I don't want you to really...if you wrong yourself for me, then I'm a little..."

"You are a good lady," he said, as if sighing, "I am so capable."

"It can only be doubled...I assure you, I will." He looked at her seriously and promised.

"You gave me something beyond imagination, maybe this love...is still a little immature to you? But to me, it is beyond a lot of weight, you would not imagine that this is to me How inconceivable and heavy it is... I seem to have infinite power."

Adele knew that he would always say some sweet words, but when this cunning was used here, it seemed so difficult to tell the truth from the false, but time did not allow them to say any more.

When someone approached, Adele actively interrupted:

"Do you know anything about the situation downstairs?"

While he sighed at her consideration, he had to admit that this was definitely not a good time, and he didn't want to cause damage to her reputation, it was just a matter of today - after all, it needed to be planned early.

He changed the subject obediently.

"what?"

"Perhaps you would like to know something about your son, Mr. Armand..." Adele thought for a while, and silently said "I'm sorry" to Armand in her heart.

At this moment, she really didn't think of the other things, and for some reason, the words didn't pass her brain, and she blurted out in a hurry, shaking his son out.

But seeing that Mr. Duval was serious, Adele couldn't help thinking that she probably looked like the "evil stepmother" in those fairy tales at this time.

Oh yes, the mother and queen of the beast...

I haven't finished watching this drama yet.

Adele finally remembered the original purpose of today, but when she walked to the private room, she was not polite.

"Although this is not the right subject for me to mention, I still think that a gentleman should not bother a lady who is already a good lady, no matter how courteous she was. Since she has never hurt this gentleman, he should There should be no more unwarranted harm to her."

For a moment, Mr. Duval did not understand what she was saying.

But in the blink of an eye, Adele's first thought was, Mr. Armand is going to be in trouble.

The author has something to say:

Launces (1626-1700): A gentleman mentioned by Armand in the original book.He lived a dissolute life when he was young. After the death of his mistress Mrs. Mountbazon, he believed in religion and became an ascetic monk.

Adele: Brother, I’m sorry, I’ll pull you out to block it, this trick is to strike first (x

Armand:? ? ?Is this the price I know too much?