The gods crowned her [Famous Book]

"Forget it, just treat it as if I said something superfluous." He seemed to have expected her answer, lowered his head slightly, looked at the tall shadows of the two on the ground, and took a deep breath, "I know you How will you choose?"

"And you……"

He raised his head again to be at her level.

"Everyone has their own choice." After a long silence, he suddenly laughed, "You choose this world, and I choose you. So I won't leave either."

"I understand that you have your persistence. Although I may not be able to summarize it accurately, I guess it must be related to the malice you have received, probably... related to gender." He said.

"If they can have the same awareness as you, maybe everything will be much easier." She looked directly at his probing eyes, her tone was a little fierce, "If I were a man, my road would be much smoother than before. But I'm also thankful that I'm a woman, because it makes me more aware of their pain and wishes, and know what they really need."

"I understand your ambition." The reluctance in his eyes has not dissipated, and there is still sadness and depression in his eyes, so he stared into her eyes excitedly, "But you can't deny how difficult it is to achieve! Now I stand From your point of view, hundreds of years later, men like me still enjoy a gender dividend that cannot be ignored.

What's more, in this world, it is even more difficult for women to be treated as equals. I am willing to follow your path and ideals regardless of everything for you.But there are more than tens of millions of people in Europe, and thousands of eyes, women are born to be loved, not..."

"I hate to say that there is only love in a woman's world!" Ivy interrupted him immediately, her eyes glowed with passion and resentment, and she looked excited, "We have beautiful looks and extraordinary wisdom, if we receive the education we deserve , those women who are ridiculed for being short-sighted can also have great courage and vision. From head to toe, we have nothing to lose to you, and some are even better than you... But you still talk about women Born for marriage, we can do nothing without love and men!"

Kevin didn't answer her, seemed speechless, just stared at her face intently and sincerely.

His eyes were fragile and affectionate, so she had to look away and subconsciously avoid his burning gaze.

"Ivy..." He lowered his head, watched the dark shadow of the moonlight draw traces on the gravel road, and said quietly, "Your thoughts and goals all reveal the essence of your idealism. However, your actions are completely I am a realist, you are such an independent woman who yearns for freedom, you are neither willing to accept anyone's marriage proposal, nor do you want to believe in the love that everyone believes in... Ivy, you really make me feel elusive."

"I think you misunderstood my original intention." Her answer was beyond his expectation. "I never gave up on true love. On the contrary, I respected it very much."

He immediately looked at her in surprise.

"Finding what you love and going forward bravely is also freedom." Ivy's tone suddenly became gentle, as if the dispute just now was just a brief moment of five seconds.

"The pursuit of freedom, or the pursuit of love and marriage, all come from your own choice, and there is no high or low point at all. Becoming an independent woman does not mean that you have to give up, but strive for it. Being loved and loved is also the ability to acquire an independent personality."

"Will you get married?" she said, "There will be many people who love you, and there will be people who fall in love with the real you through your title, your appearance and money, and you will return the same love in return. "

He shook his head without hesitation, "I won't get married. I won't fall in love with anyone again."

Apology suddenly appeared on Ivy's face.

He couldn't see her showing such an expression, and quickly said: "Actually, being unmarried for life is no different from reading a book quickly. After all, after the last page is turned, my life is about to end. Life is short, and loneliness is not An unbearable thing, of course regret is inevitable. But I am not willing to sacrifice another person's happiness for a moment of loneliness."

He walked cautiously and approached her slowly, the hand that was trying to hold her shoulder was suppressed by self-control.

He turned to grab the branches and leaves of the sycamore tree above his head, and let the sharp edge cut the palm of his hand, but stared at her unconsciously.

"Ivy, you will meet many people better than me in the future, with superior family background, good education, and personality that is more suitable for you. They will love you as deeply as I do. But they will definitely because of Much luckier than I am to have your love."

"And I can only be a bystander." He suddenly added the last sentence, and his voice dropped very quickly.

"I never said I didn't love you." She bit her lower lip and looked at him tremblingly, almost looking into his eyes.

"What did you say?" Surprise instantly covered his eyebrows, and he approached slightly again, as if he didn't hear clearly, and he seemed to be unbelievable.

"Kevin..." she repeated clearly again, "I never said I didn't love you. Arrogance made me reject your confession, but prejudice made me unable to accept others. In the past your sister asked me Do you like you? I used to think this question was ridiculous. But if she asks it again now, I think I will give her a different answer this time. "

"Ivy, you don't need to comfort me, I don't need these vain fantasies to survive."

He shook his head, his dark blue eyes seemed to be shrouded in sea mist, and the sea level in the sky faintly revealed the rosy morning light, but was still caught in an endless storm.

"I just don't want to regret my arrogance." Her expression was like struggling in a maze with no exit, both tangled and hoping to find the end, "I'm afraid I will regret it, but I'm the worst at it. Regret, chagrin and frustration would be shameful. So I can tell you frankly that I did everything I could to prevent your engagement to Thurman, even though I knew it was a mess.

But I still don't want to, don't want to see you look at another girl like you look at me, kiss her in front of everyone even if you frown against your will, forgive me, according to my character, you know what I will do. "

"You really love me." He couldn't help muttering to himself, with an expression as if he had just woken up from a dream, "You also have feelings for me, so I didn't have wishful thinking."

"I don't approve of irrational marriages, but that doesn't mean I've lost the ability to love." She answered him, her eyes gradually becoming focused, "It's a pity that freedom and love are always unbalanced propositions, forgive me for not being able to marry you , I can’t sign a worldly contract with you and spend my whole life together. In my world, liking for you is only part of it. Independence and freedom occupy the vast majority. I want to realize myself more than live by another surname. "

"I know, I can't be more clear." He said in a low voice.

"I have ambitions, I want supreme power, I want all those who have despised me to kneel at my feet and admit their mistakes, forgive me, gaining glory is my only purpose in life, I It's really not suitable to be loved."

She took a deep breath, and her eyes gradually became firmer, like the light of the smoke, "It is easy for people to forget a princess after thousands of years, but Ivy Wellesley will never be forgotten."

"So I know that this kind of unequal love is not fair to you. Not only are we not suitable for marriage, but it is also difficult to be a lover. I can give your love mixed with too many things that should not be between lovers. So Let's be friends, at least, I can give you a more selfless friendship." She said apologetically.

Under her calm gaze, he could only slowly nod to her, and squeeze out a very slight "um" from his throat.

He really wanted to tell her how the person he liked at first sight was willing to just be friends.

But he has always been clear that there is no other possibility other than this.

"If we can't be partners... then can we always be friends?" He tentatively tried, his eyes were fragile, like two fragile glass marbles.

"Of course, just like you and Patrick. I heard that you have always had a good relationship. We will also be like that. We will talk about everything and visit each other's homes." She said with a smile, "And, forever."

always.

But when she uttered the word representing eternity, commitment and solemnity, her gaze didn't focus on his face, and she even avoided it a little.

He bent down, wrapped her shoulders and back and gave her a hug, like the purest friend.

Then all the touching could only be tasted, and three seconds later, he let go of her arm.

"I want to know how you will achieve your ambitions when you become ruler," he asked, stepping back a few feet from her.

"Ah, there are too many. But what I want to do most is to run many, many schools for girls, teach them more than housework, labor, and socializing, and tell them that there are many things in the world that are more important than Sacrifice yourself for the sake of your family, it's more important and more interesting than putting down your profile to please a man."

She said earnestly, "I want to teach them a word from Oscar Wilde, and all girls should remember it."

"Let me guess." He looked at her tenderly, "Love yourself..."

"It's the beginning of a lifelong romance."

To love oneself, is the beginning of a life long romance.

The endings coincided, and they laughed at each other.

She walked along the steps to the wide terrace, holding the railing with her hands, and the bright moonlight sprinkled wantonly on her body, making her look like she was shining.

He stepped up behind her, "Ivy, before I leave, I want to say a few words to you."

"Go ahead, my good fellow," she laughed.

He held on to the marble railing, and his voice was soaked in the dew of the night, exactly the same as when Ivy first heard him speak in London.

"Please don't dislike my presumptuousness." His tone gradually turned into excitement, "I always think that women who are independent and enterprising are the most attractive. So I am very glad that I met you in reality. I never knew You won't have the emotion I expected for me. So I want to follow you in your life for a while, and a while is enough, but unfortunately, I have to go."

"But I've been lucky just to have met you," he concluded.