What to do if you are spotted by the straight man next door

The horse carried Ellen and Su Bin into the small town, and the Christmas atmosphere in the small town was particularly strong.

A circle of houses encloses a central square, which is the local market. The nearby villagers set up stalls here, and the stalls are piled with vegetables and fruits grown by themselves, including common ones such as potatoes and tomatoes, and some that Su Bin has never seen before. , such as the kind of "red bayberry" that I don't know how to eat at home, and all kinds of weird mushrooms.

It was the first time for Su Bin to go to this kind of rural market in country B, and because he had been locked up in that stone house for a long time, it was the first time in so many days that he saw a strange environment and strange people, his eyes rolled , I found it very fresh, and the local villagers also looked at them with kind and enthusiastic smiles.

Ellen took Su Bin's hand, and said softly, "What do you want? Choose yourself."

Su Bin asked: "Did everything we ate before come from here?"

"Well, he sent it." Ellen looked at the middle-aged man who was driving the horse just now. At some point, the man pulled a pony cart for them and followed behind.

Su Bin thanked him, even riding a horse took about an hour and a half, which was quite hard work.

Picking and picking, Su Bin chose a small cabbage and a pumpkin. During the period, he saw something that looked like a cucumber. He asked curiously what it was. The villagers had a strong local accent. After communicating for a long time, it was Su Bin again. Words Bin had never heard.

"You'll know when you go back and eat." Ellen took a few sticks for him, but didn't pay.

The stall owner wished them a Merry Christmas with a thankful face, and everyone looked happy.

After walking around here, Su Bin realized how scarce the local crops in country B are. In the big supermarkets in M ​​city, most of the fruits and vegetables are imported from overseas.It's no wonder that Congress B is a country of "dark cuisine", because the space they can use is too small.

There were also people selling sawn pine trees on the street as decorative trees for Christmas. Ellen also asked him to pick one, and bought some decorative stars, crystal balls and small walking sticks. Su Bin looked at these things , I thought of the Yiwu Small Commodity Market in China. I turned over the packaging bag and saw the words "Madeine" imprinted on it. I laughed and showed it to Ellen triumphantly. It has "invaded" the countryside of country B!

On the way back, Su Bin learned from Ellen that the next night was Christmas Eve.

Su Bin counted his fingers in secret—wow, nine days have passed!

...Why does it feel so slow in the first few days, but so fast in the next few days? OAO

On the way back, she was in an open carriage. On the way, it started to snow. Ellen held Su Bin tightly in her arms, and covered Su Bin's head with her fluffy cloak. The snow fell more and more heavily. There was a thick layer of snowflakes on Ellen's head.

The middle-aged man drove away in a carriage. Ellen and Su Bin returned to the stone house, changed into warm clothes, and lit the fireplace again. They spent a long time decorating the Christmas tree beside the fireplace. Su Bin listened to Ellen Tell a story about his childhood.

Before Ellen's parents died, they spent every Christmas together at Roland Manor.

Su Bin: "Just the three of you?"

Ellen: "No, there are also all the servants of Roland Manor, they are also part of us."

Su Bin looked forward to it, he yearned for the feeling of a big family, full of excitement.

After Ellen's parents left him one after another, the "Countess" invited Ellen to their house several times for Christmas, but Ellen never went there once.

Su Bin: "Why don't you go?"

Ellen shook her head slightly and said: "Christmas is a family holiday. Although the countess takes good care of me, I am not their family. We have different surnames. If I go, they need to worry about my feelings and take care of me." I can't live a relaxed life with my body...and I can't feel the warmth of my own family at other people's family banquets."

Su Bin: "...Then what should you do? Live with the people from Roland Manor?"

Ellen: "Well, after my parents passed away, I was the owner of Roland Manor. Because of my status as the owner, I can invite others to Roland Manor for Christmas, but I can't go to other people's homes for Christmas."

Su Bin said nervously: "But you lived with me last year and this year, so what about the people at Roland Manor?"

Ellen: "After I took over the manor, I dismissed many people, leaving only Mary and the others, but I also gave them the freedom to find love and family. Now it's not the old society, and they can have their own families. It's just that Every year when I go back, I will invite their families to Roland Manor to accompany me for Christmas, and they have become a habit... Last year was the first time I didn’t go back, they were very worried about me, but not this year.”

Su Bin: "Why?"

Ellen looked up at Su Bin and said, "Now, you are my only family."

Su Bin: "..."

Ellen said seriously: "You are the most important, I just want to be with you."

Ah, Su Bin couldn't resist His Excellency Duke talking about love...

Ellen said again: "We are now in 'Marises Village', which is also the fiefdom of the Louis family."

Su Bin: "..." Oh my god, it turns out that Ellen is the landlord of this land!No wonder Ellen didn't pay for anything they just bought!

Ellen continued: "The rules say that when I get married, I need to bring my spouse here so that my people can meet them."

Su Bin: "..." Spouse, spouse. . . O////O

Seeing Su Bin blushing, Ellen smiled happily: "Why be shy, they all know you are mine."

Su Bin turned his head slightly, changed the subject and said, "Then this house also belongs to you?"

Ellen: "Well, this was originally the ruins of the castle of the owner of 'Marises Manor' 800 years ago. The outer wall of the house was the outer wall of the castle, and it was demolished for some reason. Until I came here, I ask The designer built the villa on the original site, and it became what it is now.”

… no wonder the interior looks artistic.

"But why do you want to build a villa here? It's so remote and there's nothing there." Su Bin complained in his heart, not even a signal.

Ellen: "It was made like this on purpose."

Su Bin: "Why?"

Ellen smiled: "Don't you think, when you stay here, it seems that there are only two of us in the world?"

Su Bin: "Well..."

"This is the feeling I want..." Ellen closed her eyes and said softly, "Sometimes when living in this world, you will often be blinded by things outside the world and various temptations, as long as you stay here If you stay quietly for a few days, you can think about many things clearly."

Su Bin nodded slightly, yes, he also felt deeply...

Originally a secret place that belonged only to Ellen, but shared it with herself without reservation.

Su Bin didn't know what to say. Apart from being warm, there was also a little heaviness in his heart.

On the second day, Ellen helped Su Bin in the kitchen from the morning, preparing the evening meal. The two of them were like a couple who had lived together for many years, full of tacit understanding.

They made "handmade" mashed potatoes with butter, roasted a cheese turkey, stewed borscht... Su Bin smelled the "strange bayberry" that he had left unused for two days, and felt that the taste was a little weak, so he took it I went to fry a plate of pork, and I also made a stir-fried cabbage.

There were not many dishes, and I was afraid that I would not be able to eat them all. After dark, Ellen lit candles and poured wine. The two of them sat facing each other, made a wish, cheered, and started eating...

Because there are few seasonings, the taste of the dishes is also mediocre, purely relying on the freshness of the food itself, but Su Bin eats it with gusto.

At this moment, he seemed to understand the phrase that Ellen had always emphasized before, "It doesn't matter what you eat, but who you eat with".

Yes, compared to the boredom of being isolated from the world in the early days, Su Bin feels that he is much more fulfilled and happy now—although there are only so many things that can be done under the two moods, Su Bin has gradually realized the importance of mentality.

It doesn't matter what you do, it matters who you do it with.

Christmas Eve is also the first anniversary of the relationship between Ellen and Su Bin.

Su Bin drank a lot of wine at night, very excited and emotional.

After being together for a year, Su Bin's body has long been accustomed to Ellen's touch, and he is deeply addicted to the feeling of being on skin with each other.

Su Bin was clingier than usual, cuddling tightly in Ellen's arms, greedily inhaling the smell of the person beside him, listening to the other person whispering in his ear, enjoying the comfort of the other person...

So many things happened this year, from China to country B; from someone else's ex-boyfriend to Ellen's attachment; from an ordinary exchange student to now a prospective international student and young entrepreneur in country B... If there is no Ellen , he couldn't get this far.

But he also wanted to ask Ellen a lot of questions. In fact, in the past few days, Su Bin just wanted to clarify some things that had nothing to do with Ellen, or he looked down on those things.

However, several questions that are directly related to Ellen are still tangled in his mind.

For example, one of the thoughts triggered by the William incident made Su Bin unable to figure out why Ellen chose himself.

Apart from being able to cook and cook something delicious, compared to Ellen, he has almost nothing.

Why would Ellen, such a powerful and perfect person, propose that contract to himself, and why would he choose himself as his only one?

Su Bin hugged Ellen and asked drunkenly, "Why me?"

If he can't reach a height similar to Ellen's, this will become an eternal problem in Su Bin's mind——

Why does Ellen trust him so much, take care of him, and even say that even "Boss Su" is just a game world Ellen created for herself... He said that he doesn't need to stand on his own, he will always protect himself, when William said Out of the word "what if", this conceited man actually said "no what if"...

"...Why are you so sure that you can protect me forever?"

It may be that the subconscious didn't want to ask, but under the influence of alcohol, he couldn't bear it. Even Su Bin didn't realize that he was talking to Ellen in Chinese.

Because she felt unworthy, the more Ellen treated him like this, the more frightened Su Bin was...

Everything the other party did made Su Bin feel unbearable.

"Will you leave me?" Su Bin looked at Ellen with watery eyes, and there were two contradictory emotions of fascination and panic in his eyes, "But I can't leave you anymore..."

Ellen looked at him steadily and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Su Bin thought that Ellen couldn't understand what he said, so he became more courageous, and murmured: "I said I like you, I'm going to fall in love with you..."

Ellen: "..."

Su Bin moved his lips and said softly, "I'm afraid that if you leave me... it will kill me."

——This problem has not been reasonably resolved since it broke out in Jin Fei's house.

Now even Su Bin himself seemed to feel the hidden danger, but he dared not speak out.

Ellen stared at Su Bin deeply. Su Bin kissed him on the lips, not daring to look into the other's eyes anymore.

... You are so kind to me, what do you want me to give you back?