Flowers, Swords and France

Not only was she an interesting person, she was also British, someone with ulterior motives and unknown origins. Ciel answered silently in his mind.

However, of course he would not tell Matilda these things.

"Oh, yes, she is indeed very interesting." Ciel nodded, "I hope you can have a happy chat, but you won't tell her your true identity, right? It's a lot of words."

"Well, of course that's not the case, I'm so sorry." Matilda looked very happy, and even her tone was much lighter than usual, "Although it's a bit wrong to hide it, I think she won't mind. , we just chat about literary topics occasionally."

With how well-informed the lady in blue stockings is, even if Matilda conceals her identity, after receiving the letter, she should be able to find out Matilda's true identity from various clues... Charles suddenly think.

Forget it, even if she knew, she might not be able to do anything, just leave her alone.

$No$wrong$ .()().()?? Before Charles could speak again, Matilda talked endlessly about the literary topics she was most interested in and commented on the most popular works now. Ichiban, and Charles had already left the original literary circle, so he couldn't say anything. He just responded to the conversation without showing much interest. "Charle, are you really not going to write anything again? You don't need to write a long work, just write some short stories..." Noticing Charles's expression, Matilda couldn't help but say this again. Suggestion: "I know you are a very busy person now, but you don't have any free time, right? There are a lot of people who take advantage of their free time to write some short articles. How about publishing them anonymously?"

"You can't do two things at one time. I don't have the hobby of learning from Chateaubriand." Charles shrugged, "Besides, writing an article requires mood. Now we are faced with a mountain of problems. We usually find ways to overcome them. It’s hard enough for me, how can I Do you still have time? If I have time in the future, maybe I will give it a try. Speaking of which, if I show others what I have experienced and planned in the past few years, I will keep it. It surprised everyone..."

"Talent in politics or business is rare. But as long as you work hard to learn from other people's experiences, you can eventually become proficient. However, literary talent is not something you can just have. If you just throw it away "I think it's such a pity... I don't understand why you are so happy with these things." Because we are men, we are born hunters. We are born to love to attack prey and trample our opponents. This is our nature. In a sense, this is also the source of human progress." Ciel said with some feelings. He replied in a loud voice, "Okay. Let's not talk about these profound things. Actually, you don't just want to talk about these things with me, right? It's a lot of words.

After hearing what Charles said, Matilda's face tensed up slightly, and her eyes behind the lenses dodged a little, looking very hesitant.

Ciel didn't push her, and waited quietly for her to make up her mind.

"Okay, since you said that, I'll make it clear." Probably after some ideological struggle, Matilda finally made up her mind, "Charles, I don't know what this means. It’s not true, so if it makes you unhappy, don’t be angry..."

"Well, I'm not angry, and of course I won't be angry with you." Charles smiled and nodded, "There should be an open and honest relationship between the two of us, right?"

"Okay..." Matilda lowered her head, thought for a moment, and then suddenly raised her head and looked directly at Charles, "Since you said that we should be honest and honest with each other, then, I would like to ask You have a question, please answer it truthfully.”…

"Please tell me." Although it felt a little strange, Ciel still nodded.

"Have you ever felt, Fran, that I have a, um..." feeling towards you? Matilda hesitated, as if she was choosing her words.

…………After what seemed like half a century of pause, Matilda took up the next question.

"Extremely strong love? You know what I mean, the kind... the kind of love that goes beyond... beyond the normal boundaries? It's like... the kind that an ordinary girl would have for a young man. Love?"

Ciel's expression hardened.

For a moment, he didn't even know how to react.

After a moment, he subconsciously wanted to deny it and denounce this ridiculous accusation, but Matilda looked at him with such determination and unwavering that he immediately lost interest in trying to defend himself. .

He gradually lowered his gaze, as if he did not dare to look at Matilda.

Matilda nodded, as if to confirm that her guess had come true, but also as if she was approving that Charles really didn't play tricks in front of her and was really open and honest.

"Don't worry. I just decided to ask you about this guess. I haven't told anyone before." Matilda lowered her voice, as if she could understand Charles's mood at this time, so she felt a little pity. "I didn't even tell my sister."

There was another long silence.

"When did you find out?" I don't know how long it took, Charles finally asked in a dull voice, his voice was a little dry, and his expression was no longer as domineering as before.

"Not long ago, at the ball you and Miss Treville attended that day." Matilda replied, "I saw Fran sitting alone in a corner, and she looked very sad... Then I ran over..."

Then, she told Charles everything she had seen and heard that night.

"It's so unfortunate..." Charles sighed, "Yes, it's true. I don't know what happened. One day, she suddenly told me that she loved me and wanted to stay with me forever. I was shocked! Even now, I am still very distressed and don't know what to do."

"What are you distressed about?" Matilda asked.

Unexpectedly, she had walked to Charles and sat down.

"What are you distressed about? Is this even necessary? Isn't this terrible? We are brother and sister..." Charles sighed. He was obviously a little worried.

"In other words, you are actually unwilling to respond to her love?" Matilda continued to ask.

"It's not about willingness or unwillingness. We are brother and sister. We shouldn't talk about this issue at all." Charles replied dejectedly, "What can we do about it?"

"So how do you plan to deal with it?" Matilda asked again, as if she was very curious about this question.

"What should I do? I don't know. I can only waste time like this. Time should solve this problem." Charles smiled bitterly. "After all, it may be because I was too good to her when I was a child, so she is too attached to me. When she grows up, she will probably wake up from this artificial dream..."

When he said this, his heart suddenly felt a little painful.

Even he couldn't explain what this was. Was he feeling sorry for it?

No. I can't think like this anymore.

"In other words, you regard this as a child's momentary impulse and childish attachment?" Matilda's eyes became a little strange.

"Isn't that the case?" Charles asked back.

"In my opinion, it's not necessarily the case. Fran is a very determined person." Matilda answered. Then she waved her hand, stopping Charles's defense. "I know that you and she are siblings, and you have been together for so many years, but can you say that you completely understand her? No, you are just like all men, you can't really understand a girl, you only see the superficial surface - for Fran, it's even more so. From childhood to adulthood, as long as she acted coquettishly and said a few soft words, you would find a way to satisfy her wishes. So how can you really understand her heart? All you see is a doll that can act coquettishly with you at any time and make you happy. I'm afraid you won't be happy to say this, but I have to say that after a few years of being classmates, I'm afraid I know her better than you do."

As if she had thought of something, Matilda's expression was a little solemn. "In my opinion, she is not a child who changes her mind and has no opinion. On the contrary, her will is much firmer than you think. She will definitely go on with what she has decided. Isn't it the same with painting? Although she has talent, she also needs a lot of practice and thinking, and absolute concentration and enthusiasm. Those who change their ideas and have only three minutes of enthusiasm in their brains will never have the same painting skills as her... So, I'm afraid she is serious about this matter, sir."

After listening to this, Charles laughed subconsciously. He wanted to refute the other party's words, but finally gave up.

"I don't know whether you are praising her or disparaging her when you say that..."

"Of course it's a compliment. Even now, I still feel honored to be able to work under the same painter as her. She can really become a famous painter!" Matilda looked at Charles seriously, then turned her eyes away, "Okay, back to the original topic, what you said just now means that you don't plan to satisfy her wishes?"

"How can I satisfy this? How can I satisfy it... We are brother and sister." Charles sighed again, "Besides, I already have Charlotte now."

"But after having Charlotte, you still came to me?"

"You are different." Charles answered immediately, and then suddenly reacted, "This is not okay. She deserves to live the most affluent and happy life. I can't..."

"I'm afraid her definition of 'happy life' is different from yours." Matilda muttered in a low voice, and then looked at Charles again, "Then does Miss Treville know what she thinks?".

Charles was slightly stunned.

Yes, does she know?

"Probably, probably not."

It seems she knows.

Matilda made a judgment in her heart.

Even if she knows, she still has to marry you, that is true love. She smiled bitterly in her heart, and then she had some unspeakable emotions towards Charlotte unexpectedly-I am robbing something that should belong to you completely.

"Well, since you know everything now, I have nothing more to say." Charles lowered his eyes dejectedly, "So you must understand why I don't want to mention this matter? Not many words"

"I understand, but it's not enough. Do you really think that nothing will happen as long as you close your eyes?" Matilda asked back.

"What do you mean?"

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"You still don't understand what I'm worried about?". Matilda shook her head gently, "Flan is a very determined child. She will definitely not do nothing and see her biggest wish in life come to nothing. If she suffered any bad influence during this period, If you do something irreparable, you’ll be in trouble.”…

"What do you mean?"

"Be careful with Mademoiselle de Beauvin." Matilda looked at Charles. "She has been trying to get close to Fran. Maybe she has some special plot. Well, that's right. The relationship between me and her is indeed not good, but I am not saying this because of my own personal grudges."

"Does she even know?". Ciel felt a knot in his heart again.

What a hell.

"Well, yes." Matilda nodded, "But it doesn't look like she has any plans to make it public. It just seems like she has other plans."

"Really..." Ciel frowned. Then he slowly relaxed and said, "Okay, I will pay attention. If she dares to play any tricks, I will make her suffer enough."

"The one who is really worrying is not Mademoiselle de Beauvin...but the source of the pain is an inextricable knot, which is really sad." Matilda smiled bitterly. "Hey, I thought about it for a long time before telling you directly. I hope you don't mind."

"No, of course I don't mind. In fact, I feel a little relieved." Charles let out a long breath, "Ah, it's rare that I can talk to you here. I feel a lot more relaxed."

"It's not enough just for you to feel relieved." Matilda replied with a smile.

"Hey, yes, it's not enough for me alone, but...what can I do?" Charles shook his head and freed himself from such thoughts, "By the way, I'm very strange now. Thing--does it mean that after knowing this, you don't discriminate against Fran at all? "

"No, why are you discriminating? What's wrong with Fran falling in love with someone? No, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just a trick of fate that made the arrow only slightly deviate from the direction." Matilda's expression, Suddenly he became a little serious, "Such a strong love itself makes people feel envious. I have only seen such a fierce and pure love in books before, but now that I can see it with my own eyes, it makes me feel a little bit sad." Envy."

Charles was speechless.

Matilda is indeed a strange person.

However, it is because of its strangeness that it is so charming.

"It's great that you think so..." Although he didn't know what was good about it, Charles still had the courage to say, "If possible, I would like to ask you to walk more with my sister in the future. Let her come out of the fog as soon as possible..."

"Are you sure?". Matilda raised her gaze, looking at Charles as if joking but also seriously, "If your sister knew about her best friend and her brother... well, that's it anyway... what do you think she would do? What should I do if she is very emotional? Do I still have a position to continue to interact with her brother while claiming to be sincerely interested in her?

This kind of sight with a slight smile made even Ciel, who was already shameless to a certain extent, couldn't help but blush slightly.

Although he has been avoiding thinking about this kind of problem, the trouble in reality will not happen because of his deliberate avoidance. As Matilda said, maybe one day Fran will discover the affair between the two. .

Perhaps, one day in the future, even Charlotte will know... Charles immediately blocked his thoughts. He didn't want to continue thinking about it. It was simply unimaginable.

The wolf came up and said that if he didn't want to cause trouble in the future, it would be best for the two of them to step back from the brink and never cross that line again. Everything before would be treated as if nothing had happened - but, no matter what, he didn't want to do that. Do.

Because, after finding a companion, he never wanted to return to the loneliness of the past.

"These are two different things. Even if we are like this now, don't you no longer have good intentions towards her?" After hesitating for a moment, he spoke again, "Fulan won't blame you. If she must be angry, I will tell her that everything is my fault. She cannot be blamed by you because of this. If she insists on being like this, If she does, I will discipline her. She is not responsible for my own affairs.”

"You really..." Matilda smiled bitterly and shook her head, as if she didn't know how to comment on his decision, "Well, since you said so, I will try my best to interact with Flando in the future. I won’t let her suffer those bad influences easily. If...if anything happens, I will help her get through it."

"Thank you so much." Charles finally relaxed.

Then, he slowly raised his head and looked at Matilda next to him.

"Matilda, I don't know why, but when you are here, I suddenly feel a lot more at ease."

"Maybe this is an illusion." Matilda replied with a smile.

"Then continue to let me have this illusion."

Charles laughed, then suddenly opened his hands and hugged Matilda in his arms.

The eyes behind the lenses were looking at him, and his reddish face was so intoxicating.

"I know this is too much, but please promise me you will never leave me, okay?".

"Maybe, Charles." She still smiled and closed her eyes.

"Thank you, I will work hard for this 'maybe'." Charles also closed his eyes.

The two people's lips were pressed together again.

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