[HP] If youth has an ageless face

"You never mentioned that you have rare plants hidden in your house."

"Just one," said Edwina. "If Uriah hadn't mentioned it, I'd have forgotten about it. Here—"

There is a towering tree planted in the backyard, which is tightly protected by a magic glass cover.

"Do you recognize it?" Edwina asked quite proudly.

Darren took a few steps closer and looked up at the giant tree carefully.After a moment, he shook his head.

"My father bought this from a Southeast Asian ship merchant many years ago, and it was hard to grow it. It is called poisonous arrow wood, and the local nickname is 'seeing blood to seal the throat'."

"Is it poisonous?"

"It's just that the sap is poisonous, but my father decided to use this cover to separate it from people." Edwin pulls a half-true sigh, "Look, sometimes you can't recognize it."

"I'm not a botanical book, how could I know everything." Darren argued, he paused, and changed the subject, "Is your brother determined to go to the national team?"

When Uriah sent them away just now, he was undoubtedly planning to force Du Pont to give a happy explanation.

"He always wanted to go to the national team." Edwin La corrected, "Do you think DuPont will let him go?"

"Of course not. Losing a player with potential would be a huge loss to the team." Edwin raised his eyebrows, and Darren added under her gaze, "I'm telling the truth, businessman It's always about profit."

"I know." Edwin nodded.

She stared at her hands silently, not knowing what she was thinking.

"This contract was left by my father." After a moment of silence, Darren said, "He was worried that we would not be able to control the family property after his death, so he negotiated with DuPont. The team's annual income is 20% with my family. , we are still the owners of the team, but until I turn [-] years old, DuPont will be in charge of the team."

Edwinla understood what he meant, and she shook her head: "You don't have to do this. Uriah and I have already decided to stick to our choice before you came."

"So," Darren hesitated, "what if he asks Uriah to pay liquidated damages?"

"We are going to sell this house." Edwinra replied, "Dad has always wanted to keep this ancestral house, but I believe he will understand." After a pause, she continued, "Mom and Dad It was Uriah who was supporting the family after his death, and he had a hard time a few days ago."

Edwin waited for a while, but he didn't answer.When she looked sideways, Darren was staring intently at the poison dart tree, and she couldn't help but find it amused: "If you like it, make an offer for it."

Darren laughed dumbfounded: "You really never suffer."

"Those who will make themselves suffer are fools." Edwin asked, "What are you thinking?"

"Missing my parents."

The shadows of the trees intersected, and Edwina looked up at the waning moon sinking in the sky.

"They strayed into an undeveloped forest while on vacation and died of a wild animal attack." Darren said flatly, "I was only in the second grade at the time."

Edwina didn't speak, she reached out to touch his fingers that also lacked warmth, and then slowly clenched them.

"My brother is seven years younger than me, and we have been boarding with distant relatives." Darren suddenly changed the subject, "The other day after you left, he whispered to me that he thought you were beautiful."

"That's natural." Edwin pulls on without thinking, and then quickly finds out, "I mean, your brother has a good eye."

There was also a smile in Darren's eyes: "His name is Ethan, and there is a chance for you to get to know each other formally."

Edwin La keenly noticed that Darren seemed to want more than just "get to know", she followed his words: "Then I suddenly thought of another reason for you to support Uriah to leave the team. "

Darren raised his eyebrows: "Can our relationship be made public after he leaves?"

"He's very upset about what happened to me and Rookwood." She carefully observed Darren's expression, and continued after seeing nothing unusual. "He always thinks that I will... do something similar again."

"If I had a sister as beautiful as you, I'd be worried too." Darren dismissed it.

"you do not mind?"

"Mind what?"

"Rookwood," Edwin said, "and Nott."

"They..." Darren thought for a while, then replied slowly, "They are just defeated, nothing to fear."

Edwin Layan was about to hit him, but Darren took advantage of the situation to hold her hands back:

"I have two things I want you to know."

She motioned for him to continue.

"I know that you chose me out of sincerity. If so, there is no need to bring up those old scandals again. I don't care, and you probably don't care either." Darren solemnly promised, "Second—— "

"Mr. Zabini!" A call suddenly sounded, and a person walked straight towards them in the night. After seeing his face clearly, Edwin could not help but tremble:

Haydn.

"Uriah was a little worried seeing that you hadn't come back for a long time. It just so happened that Mr. Dupont was about to leave again, so I took the initiative to come and take a look." He smiled politely, and cast an unkind look at her in a flash. Sen Leng was the same as it was many years ago, and Edwin was startled: he must have seen their hands clasped, so how much did he hear?

"I was negligent." Edwin tried his best not to let Darren notice the flash of light in their words, "Please follow me, Mr. Zabini."

The three of them walked back through the corridor in silence to the living room, two in front and one behind.Haydn followed them all the way at a not-too-distant distance, and Edwina could sense his unpredictable gaze, but she couldn't give Darren any more warnings.

Darren opened the door for her before entering the living room, and at the same time he whispered, "Don't worry."

Edwin's eyes briefly met with his, and Darren nodded slightly, as if planning a strategy.

"Edwinla." She wanted Darren not to act impulsively, but Uriah was already calling her, "Come and see the guests for me."

"I'll take these away first." Edwin did not want to stay in the same room with Haydn.She cleaned up the wine glasses on the table, and prepared to hide in the kitchen with an excuse.

"You have grown." As soon as she entered the kitchen, the door behind her closed silently, and Haydn took a step closer, "You have climbed a high branch, Edwina. This is exactly as I expected before."

"I don't understand what you're talking about—"

"I've seen it all." Haydn whispered, "As expected, you know nothing about seduction and lies."

Edwina put the tray in her hand on the table, and immediately turned around: "You have no right to interfere with my life, Haydn." She looked at him.After years of camouflage, he looks more mature and unfathomable, but deep down, he is always the one who stood on the pier and cast a cold glance at her many years ago.

"Really?" He took a step closer, narrowing his eyes, "Does he know who you are?"

"I'll tell him myself when the time is right, you don't have to worry about it."

"Then does Ulea know about your relationship?" He had already read the answer from her expression, and Haydn smiled slightly, "I understand... Even after so many years, I can still see through your fear with a single glance. Isn't it fun?"

She decided to keep silent.

"If it's just because of his superior-subordinate relationship with Ulea, it would be too simple." Haydn stared at her, "I've heard some gossip, I don't know if that can be counted as an additional reason... A woman who is dissolute by nature will always make people worry."

Edwina sneered: "Is that what you want to say?"

"My aunt and uncle insisted on treating you as their adopted daughter, and after all these years, you seem to have considered yourself a part of the Davis family." Haydn stroked her cheek with cold fingers, like a Venomous Snake, "But deep down, you're just a wild dog they took in—"

Edwina raised his hand and slapped him without thinking: "You are still as mean as you were then, but you are only limited to this!"

"You are the same as before! You are good at pretending to deceive others for mercy!" Haydn suddenly reached out and grabbed her long hair, and she was forced to look up into his red eyes, "Do you think that if I sold you to those Those who are greedy for beauty, how much are they willing to pay?"

She struggled hard, and the wine glasses she brought just now fell to the ground and shattered.

"Stop!" The kitchen door was pushed open by someone, and Uriah pushed Haydn away with a sullen face, "I understand now, Haydn."

"Ulea—" Haydn sneered, "Don't blame me in a hurry. You might as well ask your sister who she has been hooking up with recently."

Uriah's face changed slightly.

Haydn looked at Edwin who was stopped behind him, and pulled the corners of his lips: "Is that tree in the garden that beautiful?" He cast a meaningful glance at Uriah, "Guess what I just said What did you see?"

Uriah didn't respond, but he tightly clenched Edwin's wrist.

"What you see is real."

"Darren?" Edwina cried out - she thought Uriah had already sent the guests away, and Uriah obviously couldn't understand why Darren appeared suddenly.

"Sorry, Mr. Davis." Darren bowed slightly, "I cast a confusion spell on you just now." He took a few steps forward and pulled Edwin into his arms, "I expected that someone here might be wrong She's not very friendly, so..."

He stopped talking at the right time, and Edwina suddenly felt a bit sore.

"Mr. Zabini," Yulea looked between the two of them in shock, recalling his words just now dully, "You and Edwina..."

"Advanla and I have been dating for a while, Mr. Davis, but because of our relationship, we have decided to keep it a secret from you for the time being." Darren brushed away a strand of hair sticking to her cheek, and turned around immediately. He turned his head and looked at Yulia, "However, now I would like to take the liberty of asking you to agree to let her marry me in two years' time."

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end of volume one

Volume Two Darren Zabini: Sunny Days