After saying haha, Arthur was ready to be shot by Herbert's unexpected eyes, but what he didn't expect was that Herbert just bowed his head and remained silent for two seconds, and then said in a nonchalant tone: "Just asking .”

When Herbert spoke, his eyes obviously passed through the several layers of bright and beautiful "dolls" that seemed to surround him intentionally or unintentionally, and landed somewhere not far away.

Arthur followed his gaze. In the center of the banquet hall, a thin and slender man in his early 20s was standing in front of the long table with food and drinks in a gray suit. Beside him was a man who looked older than him. The man was talking head-to-head with him. Judging from the subtle performance of the conversation, the two should be friends who have a good relationship but have a relationship between superiors and subordinates in the middle.

A skinny man, as long as he pays attention to the business circle in recent years, he can recognize Zhao Bai, the next successor of the Zhao family who has been in the limelight at a glance.

Zhao Bai happened to be standing under a lamp in the banquet hall. Under the light, his skin was so white that it was almost transparent. There was a thin layer of light pink on his slightly parted lips. Under the bright light, he looked closer to colorless. Talking about something at the banquet, Zhao Bai looked over with a pair of peach blossom eyes with a smile, which made people feel itchy.

Marshal Herbert likes this?Arthur was a little surprised, regardless of gender, when he heard that Herbert was going to choose a mate at the reception, Arthur thought he would be a tougher person, at least not someone like Zhao Bai who looked sick and soft .

Although judging from the occasional meeting between him and Zhao Bai, Zhao Bai's rigidity does not allow Herbert himself, but Herbert and Zhao Bai seem to be meeting for the first time, and they probably have never known Zhao Bai. white character.

However, Marshal Herbert said he was just asking. He probably just fell in love with Zhao Bai's outstanding face. Arthur stroked his chin. Together, can you not be bullied to death?

Not quite right, thankfully just asking.

Just as Arthur Watson was so thankful, Herbert beside him suddenly moved his foot and went straight to Zhao Bai's side. Suddenly, Arthur was about to follow, and Herbert looked back at him again. , the corner of his mouth was half a smile, his expression didn't look like an upright soldier at all.

Startled, Arthur stopped where he was, staring at the back of Herbert walking towards Zhao Bai in a daze.

Herbert and Zhao Bai might be a match made in heaven.

Over there, Zhao Bai waited for the time to pass, and when he was bored, Hugh Black suddenly started chatting with him about the top figures in the business and political circles in the banquet hall. , although it is not very interesting, but it is easier than standing or mingling in the crowd with fake smiles and chatting, so Zhao Bai just listened to a few words.

Just as he was talking about Arthur Watson being swindled by the Federal Army/Ministry Department because he raised too much money, Zhao Bai looked up and saw Arthur Watson and the Army/Ministry standing together. Herbert, who had a close relationship over there, couldn't hold back a smile from the corner of his eyes.

Withdrawing his gaze, the topic changed to another place, the smile in Zhao Bai's eyes hadn't completely dissipated, and one of the two he was looking at just now stood in front of him and Xiu.

"Marshal Herbert." Zhao Bai smirked.

"En." Herbert nodded without further words. He stared straight at Zhao Bai, but his face was not very good-looking.

Zhao Bai was puzzled for a while, whether the marshal was here to find fault or what.

After Hugh Black saw who was coming, he took a step back and stood behind Zhao Bai, and resumed his superior-subordinate relationship with Zhao Bai.

Herbert's face suddenly cleared up, and the corners of his mouth moved, as if he was smiling, but it was not too obvious. If it wasn't a smile, the movements of the corners of his mouth couldn't be facial movements.

Herbert "smiled" and looked at Zhao Bai for a few seconds, and his deep and pleasant voice pierced through the surrounding noise and penetrated into Zhao Bai's ears: "May I know Mr. Zhao's contact information?"

"...?"

The unexpected sentence made Zhao Bai startled, and then he stared at Herbert with a half-smile. There was clearly doubt in his eyes, but it made Herbert panic that he had been seen through.

"Marshal Herbert has already spoken, so I naturally have to give it."

Zhao Bai used "can't" instead of "wouldn't", showing a gesture of refusal. If Herbert was an ordinary person and heard Zhao Bai's words, even if he wanted to get the contact information, he would be embarrassed to dial the string Number.

However, Herbert is not an ordinary person.

At eight o'clock the next morning, Zhao Bai had just washed up and went down from his room to the living room. Xiu came to him with a notebook just like in the past and told him that Herbert had dialed Zhao's landline at six o'clock in the morning and invited him to come to the living room today. Have lunch.

"Tell him that I'm seriously ill and bedridden, so I can't go out." Zhao Bai pulled the chair to the left of the head of the table and sat down. Zhao Bai straightened his neckline a little, with an impatient tone in his tone.

Xiu raised his head in surprise. In the past, there were people who could not read their faces and insisted on socializing. Moreover, their status was lower than that of Marshal Herbert. Just being bedridden due to a serious illness, everyone knows it's an excuse, or an excuse for not considering the other person's face.

"This...Marshal Herbert has a high status, and the appointment is not harmful to the Zhao family. Is it not good to refuse like this?"

Putting down his hand about to uncover the breakfast cover, Zhao Bai chuckled: "This marshal has been missing for five years and hasn't been found by the Federation. Now he's back when the war is about to start. How could it be such a coincidence? The best explanation is that the marshal didn't He has never disappeared, but the Federation did not want him to exist in the interstellar as a living person before, but now the Federation needs him to die. No matter whether he can come back from this battlefield, the Zhao family has had close contacts with him, and they will only provoke him. trouble."

When Zhao Bai said the rest, his tone was slightly sympathetic, but when he lifted the lid of the breakfast plate and saw the simple, refreshing and satisfying breakfast inside, that sympathy was instantly washed away by the joyful mood in the morning .

After enjoying this simple breakfast that Zhao Bai would never have liked before, Zhao Bai put down the knife and fork, wiped off any food residue or greasy food on his mouth with a wet towel, got up and said to Xiudao: "Go to Gao's house today to see Look at Lady Helena."

The competitive relationship between the Gao family and the Zhao family only started in the past ten years. In the central planet where every inch of land is expensive, especially the main city of Shintel, it is very troublesome to change residences. Therefore, although the relationship between the two families is not good, the villa is located in In the same residential area, it's just that the distance is quite far, and you have to drive around a small circle.

Zhao Bai mentioned that he was going to Gao's house to see Helena Black, Xiu seemed reluctant, but after hesitating for a while, he didn't say no, and just kept avoiding Zhao Bai's eyes when he went out.

Although Gao’s and Zhao’s villas are in the same community, their exteriors are not in the same style at all. Compared with the hidden gold and jade in Zhao’s shabby house, the outside does not show mountains and dews, and the interior decorations are more expensive than the other. The Gao’s is from the inside to the outside. It's all unobtrusive publicity, and it's just a matter of covering the walls with gold leaf.

Every time Zhao Bai saw the decoration style outside Gao's house, he felt pain in his head. Fortunately, just as he got out of the car, Helena Black came out to welcome him and dragged him into the villa.

Helena Black is three years older than Xiu Black. After the two siblings were separated in the interstellar war 13 years ago, Helena was rescued by the Gao family and brought back home, while Xiu was sent to the Zhao family by Zhao Yucheng. The orphanage, and took it home after a year.

Zhao's family and Gao's family lived in the same residential area. The siblings had met each other a long time ago, but for some reason, the two never asked to live together. They kept living apart until Helen eight years ago. Na officially married Gao Yuanchen.

Both of her parents died, and her younger brother was the butler of the rival Zhao family. She had no family background, and married into the Gao family that was developing rapidly eight years ago. Apart from Helena's beautiful face and gentle personality, the most important thing is that she behaves comfortably in the world.Just being able to maintain a good relationship with Zhao Bai and not let her husband Gao Yuanchen be separated from her because of this, Helena Black is not an existence that can be underestimated.

Pulling Zhao Bai to sit down on the sofa in the living room on the first floor, and exchanging a few words of greeting, Helena turned into the kitchen, and after a while brought out plate after plate of melon, fruit and scented tea, as well as some desserts and snacks, filling the tea table in front of the sofa to the brim. .The white floral dress followed Helena's movements, like lilies blooming on the wooden floor.

If there is any shortcoming that Helena can't get used to, it is probably this overly warm hospitality habit.

The greasy fresh cream, the thick layer of icing sugar on the biscuits, Zhao Bai looked at the things on the table with an indescribable expression.

Zhao Bai looked at Helena's enthusiastic face, hesitating whether he should take at least one of them as a gesture of politeness, but Xiu's helpless voice suddenly came from behind him: "Sister, why did you set up another table?"

Hugh Black looked at the tea table in front of Zhao Bai, which was full of thirteen plates, at least ten of which were sweet and greasy snacks that Zhao Bai suddenly no longer liked since yesterday morning, and shook his head helplessly.

"You talk too much!" Helena reprimanded pretendingly, got up and walked over to hold Xiu's hand, and looked carefully, "You haven't come to see me for more than a month, so you won't come if the young master doesn't come ? Am I still your sister?"

Helena's words were full of dissatisfaction, but there was a gentle smile in her eyes.

Following Helena and sitting opposite Zhao Bai, Xiu stretched out his hand to bring Helena a cup of tea, jokingly said, "Sister, have a drink, you talked a lot just now."

Helena smiled, and was about to take the scented tea, when she looked down at Xiu's fingertips protruding from the petal-shaped teacup, her brows furrowed into a ball, her tone filled with reproach: "You haven't slept all night for the past two days Is it? Your fingertips are turning white, you have this problem after staying up all night."

Saying that, without waiting for Xiu to answer, Helena turned around and glanced at the stairs going up to the second floor: "You too, and Yuan Chen too, people in their thirties don't care about their health, they stay up all night , your brother-in-law didn't come back from the company the night before yesterday, and went into the bedroom after dinner last night, and hasn't woken up until now."

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