Congenital deficiency

The next day, Hong Xiaxuan still returned to school to continue the exam, while Hong Zhuo continued to wander around with Hong Lingyu, and even spent three full days accompanying him to the same museum, just to study the inside A few pages of ancient books.

Hong Zhuo secretly remembered this in his heart.

Hong Lingyu didn't like to run around in the first place, she had enough shopping in a few days, and she didn't want to go out no matter what.Moreover, he has already decided on the next book to be translated by himself, and he has decided to start translating in the past two days.He is very active, just decided the night before, and started translating the next day.During the day, he was on the balcony in the morning, in the garden in the afternoon, and by the fireplace in the evening. Even Hong Xiaxuan couldn't help but sigh a little when he saw his concentration when he came back.

At least... Hong Xiaxuan has never seen Hong Lingyu being so persistent about anything.

But that must be a good thing.

Hong Lingyu didn't say he wanted to leave, so Hong Zhuo and Hong Xiaxuan stayed with him for half a month until Howard called and invited him to a party.

"Who is there?" Hongzhuo asked.

Howard's tone was very relaxed and joking: "There are still so many people after all. Everyone heard that your iron tree is blooming, and they all want to see it. If you don't mind, you can bring your family along with you?"

Since Howard said so, the people who attended this party were nothing more than those who were young when they were studying.

"...Is everyone in Europe?" Hongzhuo has also had many contacts with them over the years, knowing that they originally came from all over the world, and many of them have returned to their own country after studying, so it shouldn't be possible to talk about gatherings at this moment. It's all right.

Howard raised his eyebrows. If Hongzhuo stood in front of him, he would definitely see his exaggerated expression: "Ah, this, of course I told them!" Hongzhuo's phone vibrated, and a photo was sent Come here, it happened to be the back view of the three of them having dinner in Castle Howard that day, "They didn't believe it, so I sent a photo over there. They flew to Europe a long time ago, and they are just waiting for you!"

Hongzhuo's eyebrows were suddenly pressed down, and his tone was a little gloomy: "Howard."

"..." Howard was yelled at by him and his whole body trembled. After realizing that something was wrong, he put away the embarrassing expression on his face, "W-what's the matter, Hiro?"

Hong Zhuo glanced at Hong Lingyu who was immersed in the translation, got up from the table, walked towards the fountain in the distance, and when he turned around, his eyes still fell on the person under the grapevine: "It is not impossible to take people. But you should find out , he is a little different from...ordinary people."

Howard sat upright from the sofa, and the expression on his face was no longer frivolous. Some scenes of observing the relationship between Hong Lingyu and Hongzhuo that day were also recalled: "He..." Howard carefully considered his words, "Social fear?"

Hong Zhuo turned his head and walked away, and sat down on a stone bench by the lawn, "Not only. He couldn't hear anyone else except what I... said."

Howard squeezed his fingers.

It never occurred to him that this was the case.

He had thought that his best friend's lover was probably socially anxious and overly shy, and that wasn't a big deal.But if it was the situation Hong Zhuo described, the other party must have suffered a lot of psychological trauma.

If that's the case, his gathering to bring people here... is obviously doing bad things with good intentions.

"Sorry." Howard said quickly, "Have you contacted a psychiatrist? I heard that Smee—"

"No need." Hong Zhuo refused straight away, "He has seen a psychiatrist before. Thank you for your kindness, I will handle this matter myself."

Howard couldn't help sighing: "I'm sorry. This is my negligence. This party...or forget it."

Hongzhuo was silent for a moment: "No, I'll bring him here. Because apart from him, I probably don't have anyone else I need to introduce to you guys."

The intention behind this sentence was too heavy, so Howard was silent for a while, and finally said: "I understand." After hesitating for a while, Howard asked again: "Do you want... to give him some preparation time?"

Hong Zhuo shook his head: "No rush, I'll ask him first."

After hanging up the phone, Hong Zhuo waited patiently until Hong Lingyu raised his head from the book and stretched himself before asking.

What Hongzhuo originally asked was—I heard that I was in England, and some friends said that they wanted to get together and they could bring their families.

Hong Lingyu was a little surprised, but nodded quickly: "Take Hong Xiaxuan, it doesn't matter if I'm alone."

"..." Hongzhuo suffered from not finishing the sentence at once, and simply said frankly: "Xia Xuan has something to do, I want to take you there."

Maybe some kind of commercial dinner?It seems inappropriate to go alone without a companion.Anyway, before Hongzhuo never took anyone else, he just took Honglingyu, and it was probably the same this time.

So Hong Lingyu nodded.

The dinner was scheduled for the next night.

Because it was a private dinner, there was no need to wear formal clothes, which made Hong Lingyu a little hesitant to go out, and couldn't help but confirm with Hong Zhuo.

Unexpectedly, Hongzhuo smiled: "It doesn't matter. Whoever wears a suit at that time...someone will let him change it."

Howard was worried for a long time after that phone call, and later in the phone call with Hong Zhuo, he vowed that he would personally host the dinner, so that Hong Lingyu would not feel uncomfortable at all.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Hong Zhuo took Hong Lingyu out and drove to the dinner party arranged by Howard in the city center.

In fact, there were not many people, counting the family members who were taken, but there were only eleven or twelve people.

Except for those who live near Europe, none of them brought their family members with them. Howard probably greeted them a long time ago. After identifying people around, he collected another pile of books.

Except for him, no one who came to the party this time seemed to be treated like this.

Seeing Hong Zhuo's expression was calm, he took the book in his hand and put it aside for someone to put it away. Hong Lingyu pursed her lips and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "What's going on?"

Hong Zhuo saw his uneasiness, patted his back lightly, and said reassuringly: "It's okay, since they gave you a gift, you just accept it."

But Hong Lingyu was still a little uneasy.He has seen a lot of attacks on him without reason, and he is used to it, but he is nice to him without reason... He has not seen many.

Hongzhuo understood what the problem was, and couldn't bear to see him so anxious, so he took him aside and said in a low voice, "Don't mind. These are my old friends. It's probably the first time I've officially brought my family to a party. That's why they asked Howard about your preferences."

Why is it the first time to officially bring your family?Hong Lingyu frowned. In the past, when Hongzhuo went to formal occasions or private dinners, he took Hong Xiaxuan with him many times, bringing him with him as a family member and heir-to-be.

family...

Hong Lingyu looked back at the crowd, and as expected, everyone was wearing comfortable and relaxed clothes as Hong Zhuo said, no one came in formal clothes, and the smiles during the conversation were relaxed and harmonious, unlike any formal clothes he had been to before. occasion.

It really was an ordinary gathering among friends, casual and relaxed.

There were only a few people who brought their family members, and none of them brought their own juniors, all of them brought their lovers.

Hong Lingyu's side face was slightly red under Hong Zhuo's focused gaze. It was the first time he came to such a private occasion, and after he understood the meaning behind the so-called "bringing a family", he suddenly felt a little afraid to look at Hong Zhuo.

Hong Zhuo stared at his reddish pinnae, feeling a little itchy in his heart, couldn't help but bowed his head and kissed him, took a step back before Hong Lingyu pushed him away, and whispered: "Let's go there." At the same time, he quickly changed the subject , "Are you hungry?"

Several other people were already sitting at the table, chatting with each other. Seeing Hong Zhuo Hong Lingyu coming, Howard signaled to the waiter, and the prepared appetizers were served.

"I specially asked someone to transport this to France..." Howard introduced excitedly, pointing to a plate.He usually likes to study all kinds of delicacies, and today he has spent a lot of time on the menu. He wants to show his "research results" to this group of old friends.

Hong Zhuo was afraid that he would speak too fast, and Hong Lingyu would not be able to see what he said clearly, so he tilted his head slightly, and translated to him in real time next to Hong Lingyu's ear, and at the end he did not forget to comment: "When he was in school, I just like to find restaurants everywhere, and then I just opened several directly, and sometimes I would go to work with the chef in the store when I have nothing to do.”

Howard saw Hong Zhuo whispering in Hong Lingyu's ear, thinking that he was translating, so he didn't take it to heart until he found that Hong Lingyu couldn't help but smile a little every time Hong Zhuo finished translating his words .

"..." What's so funny about introducing dishes? ?

"Hiro, what are you talking about with Zhang?" Howard asked him with staring eyes.

When Hong Zhuo introduced him to them, he didn't use Hong Lingyu's previous name, but let everyone call him "Zhang".

After hearing the words, everyone cast a lot of curious eyes, even though there was no malice in it, Hong Lingyu was still a little nervous when he suddenly became the focus of attention, and clenched the tablecloth tightly in his hands.

Hong Zhuo gently held his hand, met Howard's gaze, and a smile flashed in his eyes: "I'm talking about what you and your restaurant chef are doing."

Everyone laughed out loud after hearing this, and some people joked:

"Howard, why are you still like this for so many years?"

"It's too easy to be the chef under you. There is basically nothing to be busy at work, and the money is free!"

Hong Zhuo tilted his head again, and acted as a translator very professionally, translating every sentence that made fun of Howard to Hong Lingyu.

"...Plastic..." Howard suddenly thought of a phrase he learned from a Chinese netizen, and muttered something.

Hongzhuo's hearing is very good, and he also caught this sentence amidst the noisy laughter, turned his head and continued to translate: "He just said, plastic brotherhood."

A surprised expression appeared on Hong Lingyu's face, her hands stopped moving, and she couldn't hide a smile in her eyes, and she laughed briskly twice.

Seeing that he finally showed his face and smiled, Hongzhuo was completely relieved, turned his head and ate something, and the smile on his mouth couldn't stop.

After seeing this scene, Howard made a sweet toothache expression, and the depressed face just now faded silently. He also hooked his lips, shook his head, and let out a sigh of relief.

He doesn't know what kind of past and experience his friends and people he cares about have.He just understands that in their position, it is actually very precious to obtain a pure sincerity, and it may be rare to meet one in his life.

For example, he himself has never met anyone who can make him stop "wandering", but Hong Zhuo has obviously met him.

As a friend for many years, he was actually very happy for him.

The author has something to say: Howard: My old friend finally knows how to play cabbage, I am very pleased.JPG