[Phantom of the Opera] Devil's Beauty

Odell is not a person who can hide her clumsiness, her appearance has become so glamorous, she immediately wanted to complain to the Duke, and use her beauty to hint him to punish Bai Lanzhi.But just as she was about to ring the bell to call the servants to come in and dress her up, she suddenly calmed down from the ecstasy of becoming beautiful.

Leaving aside how to explain the matter of becoming beautiful to the duke and others, the request to punish Bai Lanzhi is quite senseless.Why punish Bai Lanzhi?Is it because she refuted herself in public?The Duke likes talented and beautiful women. She is not as beautiful as Bai Lanzhi, and she is not as smart as Bai Lanzhi. She has just lost face in the salon, and the next moment she can't wait to ask the Duke for help and let him punish her. A woman who has done nothing wrong looks not only bad, but also stupid.

Thinking of this, Odell paced back and forth in the bedroom like a trapped animal, and the joy of becoming beautiful faded a lot.She thinks highly of this system, the new function is still very weak, it can neither restore the reputation, nor can it take revenge on Blanche, it can only become beautiful, what's the use of being so beautiful, is it caught as a monster?Odell supported the frame with both hands, and stared at the mirror bitterly. I don't know if it was her psychological effect, but now she felt that this face was not as beautiful as before, and it was not as beautiful as Blanche from the left and right.

What's the use of having such a red mouth, Bai Lanzhi's lips are redder than hers; what's the use of fair skin, Bai Lanzhi's skin is not only fair, but also slightly pink; Satisfied, but now I feel that the curve is stiff and rigid, like a plaster statue with perfect proportions in the studio, far less soft and flexible than Blanche.

It's not as good as Blanche in every way, why does she want it!

She was extremely annoyed, if the system didn't upgrade and didn't give her hope, it would be fine, but it gave her a sign to fight back, but it made her realize that she was not as good as Bai Lanzhi in everything, it was like lifting her to the clouds, and giving her Her heart-wrenching pain.For a moment, she wanted to fill up the progress bar, but fortunately, she was stopped by reason. 1% still has room for explanation, and 5% is probably not something that can be explained clearly in a few words...

Odell tugged at her hair, turned around a few times irritably, and suddenly thought that the system seemed to have a new function, what is it?

She quickly entered the system panel to check, and when she saw the "World Masterpiece Library", her heart was unprecedentedly calm and clear, without any evil thoughts.Just kidding, plagiarizing popular songs has already made her a target of public criticism, and she has nothing to do with an Eric, and then plagiarizing world famous works... Thinking of the scene of being passionately beaten in the face by a literary master, she shuddered, saying that she would do nothing like this It's over.She will not make the same mistake a second time.

Wait, Eric?

Why is this name so familiar?

His composition skills are uncanny, even if he slapped her hard in the face, she still admired him, but why didn't history leave his name for such a powerful person?

Could it be that there is something hidden?

Odell found the search box of the library, entered "Eric" by accident, and almost immediately, a large dense text appeared on the panel.There are many books with the protagonist and supporting role named "Eric", but only one has attracted her attention.

"...Eric turned around because he believed me...he knelt under my skirt and said he loved me..."(1) - "The Phantom of the Opera"

It turns out that he is the protagonist of this world, no wonder she can't defeat him even with the system, that's how it is!

That is why the name is so familiar.Although she had read the original book of "The Phantom of the Opera", she was not very impressed. In addition, the original book was not famous as a musical, and the name of the Phantom was not mentioned in the musical, so she gradually forgot that the ugly ghost in the original book's real name was Ellie gram.

This discovery was nothing less than a shot in the arm. She immediately closed her eyes and read the original book while lying on the bed.

Seeing in the original book, when Eric was so crazy that he wanted to blow up the whole of Paris in order to courtship, Odell flinched and wanted to stay away from this madman; but at the end, he was conquered by Christina's kiss At that time, she fantasized ambitiously again, a kiss could make him cry bitterly, wishing she could kneel at Christina's feet to express her loyalty, if she gave him a kiss too, would he be so moved, and then What does she use?

After all, not only was he not as unacceptable as in the original book at the salon, but he also had a strange and weird charm, and his talent was so outstanding, it made her feel that even if he was a little ugly, it was nothing.

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Blanche has been very distressed recently. She doesn't know how to get along with Eric: he seems to be planning to live in the small theater for a long time, but she is not as happy as she imagined, and she can't say she is unhappy, but she is very contradictory. Seeing him, but not daring to see him.Sometimes walking in the small theater, the thought of running into him would make her heart beat faster, but when she really saw his slender, tall and thin figure, she just wanted to hide.

He was accidentally caught by him once.He frowned slightly, and called to her: "Blanzhi."

She came out from behind the Roman pillars slowly: "Huh?"

"Why are you running?" His voice was very flat, as cold and heartless as his eyes, but even so, after being glanced at by him, no matter where he looked, she was extremely nervous and her ears were on fire.

It turns out that liking someone is such a complicated feeling.She doesn't expect him to respond with equal affection, she just hopes to look at his shadow every day.But that day, she tentatively asked Daroja Eric's identity, and found out that Eric was also an investor in the small theater.Daroga also complained that he was extravagant and wasted at least twenty thousand francs a month.She was startled, and thought to herself in disappointment, so Eric is so rich, so his family must be very superior.A family like his should not allow him to marry a girl of low status.Besides, he didn't like her either.These days, except for that chance encounter, he stayed alone in front of the piano and immersed himself in composing music, and never took the initiative to find her.

Now the popularity of the small theater is much higher than before, and she won the bet with Mr. OG.Next, her freedom should no longer be restricted by Mr. OG, and she can go wherever she wants.But the thought of leaving Eric made her nose sore.She didn't want to leave him, but she seemed to have no reason to stay by his side anymore.

She didn't want that one day, she could no longer suppress the emotions that were about to overflow in her heart, and confessed to him, but he looked into her eyes and asked doubtfully, "You like me? But I already have a fiancee." Or Looking down at her, he said lightly, "Although I like music, it doesn't mean I'll be with a ballet girl."

What she said that day was not only persuading Audrey and those famous scholars, but also persuading herself and him...

In a blink of an eye, a week passed.One day, as soon as Bai Lanzhi came out of the dance practice room, she was stopped by an unfamiliar girl: "Miss Bai Lanzhi!"

The other party's eyes dodged: "Mr. Eric is waiting for you in the hall!"

Bai Lanzhi was a little surprised, why Eric was waiting for her in the hall, but she hesitated for a moment, and went to the hall anyway.When I arrived, I realized that it was not Eric, but Anna Adelaide.

She was wrapped in a long cashmere shawl and wore a round hat with a feather pinned to it.Hearing the sound of footsteps, she turned her head, revealing a pair of red eyes: "Lancy..."

Bai Lanzhi realized that she had been cheated, she turned cold and wanted to leave, but Anna grabbed her arm: "Don't go, Lanxi, please help me... Only you can help me..." She choked up Get up, "What happened before is all my fault, I shouldn't speak for Audrey, I shouldn't deny your existence in public... You know, I need Audrey's support, not because I like her, but because I feel Her funding is related to whether the secular women's monastery is justified... I still keep the letters you wrote to me, please, don't be angry with me again, okay?"

Bai Lanzhi opened her fingers one by one: "I understand your small thoughts. Audrey's support does not affect whether the secular female monastery is justifiable or not, but it affects whether your behavior is justifiable. Do you think Use her fame for your own sake, right? Otherwise you would have said yes when I asked you if you needed funding."

Anna's face turned white and red, and she trembled her lips for a while, and said, "Otherwise, what else can I do? While being scolded, I do good deeds at the same time? While being scolded as a 'poisonous widow', I take care of those homeless women and children? Maybe you can do it, but I can't, I'm not that noble."

"It's not lofty." Bai Lanzhi said seriously, "According to what you said, if one day you are praised for doing bad deeds, but accused and abused for doing good deeds, wouldn't you just go and do bad deeds without looking back?"

Anna was speechless.

"You can't do something just because of what other people think. Even Audrey, she can't win everyone's love. Do you think those famous scholars are really speaking for me? They probably can't get used to it. Odell has been there for a long time, but because of the grand duke behind her, I dare not suppress her rashly. You heard what I said in the salon. When I asked them to sympathize with lowly prostitutes, they easily sympathized with her. when I asked them to sympathize with all women, they were silent. Even if you use Odile's fame, so what if you get a good reputation, there will still be people who hate you. You race against gossip, You will only lose." Without Eric's guidance that day, her state of mind might not be much higher than Anna's, "I'm done talking here, you should think about it for yourself."

"Wait!" Anna hurriedly grabbed her hand, "I know where I was wrong... I don't expect your forgiveness, I just hope you can help those old and weak women and children."

Bai Lanzhi stared at her: "What do you mean?"

Anna knew that she was being morally kidnapped, but she really had no choice. Odell said that he would support her, but actually only gave her the money to rent the monastery.The secular women's monastery sounds good, but it has nothing to do with the monastery at all. It is a charity home for orphans, widows and young children.Now the monastery is fully equipped with furniture, flowers, servants, and cooks, but the most critical fund has been cut off. Without this fund, the monastery cannot be opened.Before she came here, she asked Odile for help, but the other party refused because of illness, and asked her to find a way by herself. How could she have money? Selling the house can make up for the shortfall, but she is asked to sell the apartment to save a group of people with her. Orphans and widows who have nothing to do with each other, she can't be cruel.

She knew that "Lancy" was kind-hearted and would definitely save the women and children, so she bribed a young dancer and coaxed Bai Lanzhi to come to the hall to talk to her.

"In order to get the monastery on the right track as soon as possible, I have accepted applications from more than a dozen women, including orphans whose parents died, widows whose husband died unexpectedly, and several elderly people who were left alone... They all Need fresh food, warm bedding. Servants and cooks also need to be paid... I have no money now, I can't afford to support them, if you don't help me, I have to let them sleep on the street."

Anna lowered her head, suppressed the guilt and shame in her heart, and finished speaking, waiting for Bai Lanzhi to get angry or slap her.As long as Bai Lanzhi is willing to take over the mess of the secular women's monastery, she can bear no matter what the consequences are, but she has not waited until Bai Lanzhi's outbreak.Just when she couldn't help but look up at Bai Lanzhi, she heard a cold and sharp voice: "Who allowed you to come in."

Eric stood not far away, folded his arms, narrowed his eyes, and said in a grumpy and sharp tone, "Get out of here." He took out a finger and nodded her, "You, come here."

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Note (1): Quoted from the original work, I have reduced the number of words as much as possible, as the plot requires.