silence and stars

One end of Begogna Boulevard is Anson Palace, and the other end is St. Laurent School. The lush sessile oak trees on both sides of the road watch Leo grow up slowly.He was laughing and laughing with his friends in St. Lauren, his class was not excellent but he was passable, and the rest of his time was occupied by all kinds of new things: Coobus competitions, near-Earth flying vehicles, shows, shooting ranges, games, small talk and heat Steamy berry tea.

For a long time, Leo has been careful to hide it, and even tried his best to avoid mentioning the word "Lin Ellie" in front of others, but one person still saw the clue.

Teddy was sitting in Leo's room right now, scrambling in a plaid shirt in an odd color scheme, his hair messed up by the wind from the window.The two of them met at the gate of St. Lauren's school when they were six years old. After so many years, they often knew what the other was thinking without even saying a word.

Teddy looked serious: "What's wrong with you?"

Leo raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

"I'm halfway through preparing the materials for applying to college, and you suddenly change your mind and want to apply to the Mount Olive College of Engineering."

Teddy seldom talked to Leo in such a serious manner, and Leo felt a little uncomfortable: "You are the only one who is halfway through the preparation, and most people haven't decided yet. And I didn't say that I want to apply to the Mount of Olives, but I want to inquire about it."

"You've been asking half the grade! Lu Teng thought I was the one who persuaded you to go, and even ran over to ask me to help him convince Ursula... There is definitely something wrong with this matter, why did you move to the Mount of Olives? idea?"

"That's really unpleasant. Do you think I'm too stupid to go to the same university as you?"

Teddy said, "Don't be arguing. Let me ask you, what major do you like at the Mount of Olives?"

Leo was speechless, and recalled what he had just read: "What majors are there? Power engineering? Or materials-"

"I didn't even know you liked these things."

"Actually, I don't like it..."

"Since you don't like it, you think it's useful. What are you going to do in the future?"

Leo stared at the empty cup in front of him and said: "I don't know if you have heard that the fleet not only selects from their own system, but also accepts graduates from the Mount of Olives Engineering College. Although there are very few places, there are always others." Chance."

Teddy was dumbfounded: "Fleet—the fleet!? Are you kidding me? You went to the Mount of Olives to make a big detour to enter the fleet? You haven't forgotten about being ten years old, have you?"

How can I forget... At the age of ten, Leo was forced to leave St. Laurent and enter the Fleet School despite all his resistance.That dreadful year was his worst so far, culminating in dropping out and returning to St Laurent.

Teddy knew him too well, and it was useless to make up lies, but how to say the real reason?

Seeing that he was silent, Teddy picked up the bottle of sparkling wine from the low table by the window, poured half a glass for himself and Leo, and drank it down. "who's that person?"

"what?"

Teddy snorted: "I said, the man from the fleet, who is the person you like, who can make you put so much effort into it?"

Leo was still staring at the cup.He didn't feel embarrassed, and he didn't need it in front of Teddy.There was a strange tingle as the name came out of his mouth: "Ellie Lin."

Teddy's expression froze: "Is he in his 30s?"

"31," Leo said bitterly, "don't pour cold water on me. I know it well. I haven't seen him many times in the past two years. It's just various banquets and formal occasions. I haven't said a few words. .”

Teddy surprised: "Wait a minute, 'these two years'? Since when?"

"I don't know when it started. He is a good friend with my cousin Ian, a classmate of the Fleet School and the Command Academy. It is because of this relationship that I have the opportunity to know him. Later, the Bolero bar attack He was also there, and he was the one who escorted us out of the scene. Probably since then I have started to pay attention to him."

Teddy's expression changed from shock to sympathy. He obviously wanted to comfort Leo, but he couldn't say anything.

The wind blowing in from outside was a bit unbearable, Teddy pointed to the window, and Leo obediently raised his hand to close the window.When Teddy spoke again, there was almost pity in his tone: "Then does he know?"

Leo could only smile wryly.In the next second, the words that had been tossed in my heart countless times blurted out: "He almost never looked at me. If it wasn't because of my brother, he might not even talk to me."

"Ugh……"

The two sat in silence for a long time, and Teddy said again: "Then you can't completely overthrow the original plan because of him. This idea is wrong, what is the Mount of Olives or the fleet? This is not such a logic. No matter how hard you try, you will succeed." No one like him. I’m not hurting you, just think about it for a while, and with Eli’s current position, even if you really entered the fleet, how far do you have to go to get his approval?”

"Um……"

"If you want to get his attention, you can't rely on imitating him, you have to rely on your own strengths."

"But I have no strengths. I know nothing."

As soon as the words came out, Leo realized where the anxiety during this period came from.He has liked Lin Elli for not a day or two, but this sense of crisis has only recently begun to appear.The reason is very simple, but he himself has been unwilling to admit it: Lin Elli is already the youngest fleet commander in Anson's history, but he, Leo Caro, has nothing but such an eye-catching surname. No.

"Everyone calls me respectfully, just because I'm Ild's younger brother, and because my surname is Carlo. I don't even have anything I can sell myself." Leo said very discouraged.

Teddy got a little angry: "You think I'm willing to talk nonsense to you because your surname is Carlo?"

"Of course you are different from others, but I know what others think."

"Whatever they think!" Teddy waved his hand impatiently, as if trying to drive away some nasty things, "Saint Lauren is a wall to keep the mess out, but you can't pretend that those things don't exist .You are Leo Caro. Your last name, identity and title are all labels that people will use to judge you and demand you. When you leave Saint Laurent, you will be talked about everywhere you go. Four, you can't hide!"

No one ever said that to Leo.He was tongue-tied, and after a while he said, "Then what should we do?"

"What else can I do? What should I do? You are you, why should you live for other people's ideas! Which school do you most want to apply for?"

"Liell Business School."

"Then go to Liel Business School, do what you really want to do, meet people you want to meet, Ellie Lin will know what you're capable of sooner or later. God, what did you say when you taught me to chase Eve , now it's my turn to mess up!"

Leo picked up the cup and drank it in one gulp.The cold, densely bubbly liquid rolled down his throat and into his stomach, somewhat calming his anxiety.

Teddy was full of disbelief, and shook his head again and again: "I really don't understand, didn't you hate the fleet most since you were a child, how could you like him?"

Leo had nothing to say.He has asked himself countless times, but he has never had an answer.