Love at Second Sight [Interstellar]

"you like him?"

As soon as these words came out, even Zhou Yuchen paused before saying, "No."

"No?" Edward leaned back in his chair, looking at his old friends, "Then how Zhuang Yan loves his fiancée has anything to do with you?"

Zhou Yuchen said, "I just happened to be on the sidelines."

Crown Prince Edward laughed and said, "You don't look like a nosy person, my friend."

"I admit it." Zhou Yuchen said, "I care about him a little bit, maybe I've never seen such a serious person."

"A serious person?" Crown Prince Edward frowned, a little incomprehensible, "You mean he is very rigorous?"

"It's more than that." Zhou Yuchen said, "He even loves someone and hates someone."

So no matter how Zhuang Yan resisted him, Zhou Yuchen always felt that his malice was not outright malice, but just an instinct to protect himself.

"Anyway, he's an interesting person." He finally found an adjective. "He needs to find someone who also takes him seriously."

"So our lord general has become the heart of the Virgin, and can't bear to see him being delayed by a woman who is not serious?" Crown Prince Edward couldn't help laughing, "You still don't admit it, you like him a little bit?"

Zhou Yuchen was also a little helpless, and simply raised his glass and said, "It's up to you to think about it."

A waiter came in, bowed to the two of them and said, "Your Highness, Your Excellency General, Marshal Zhou is looking for Your Excellency."

Zhou Yuchen had no choice but to get up and said to the crown prince, "Excuse me."

The Crown Prince raised his glass to him and laughed, "Don't be too duplicity, my friend!"

Zhou Yuchen returned to the ball hall with his attendants. The two marshals of the Zhou family, Zhou Dun and Claudia, were sitting in a corner of the hall. When they saw him approaching, they complained, "Where did you hide again?"

Before Zhou Yuchen could answer, Zhou Dun said, "Your mother and I really want to meet Zhuang Yan."

Zhou Yuchen said, "Didn't you see it when the roll call was just now?"

Claudia was dressed in a military uniform even when she attended the party, and her lingering eyes swept over her with an imposing manner: "I mean a formal meeting, getting to know each other, don't be perfunctory about me and your father."

Zhou Yuchen looked up, the hall was too big and the lights were bright, reflecting the rich clothes of the nobles and the jewels of the ladies, it was dazzling and undoubtedly a burden to the eyes.In fact, for sentinels with keen five senses, such occasions are sometimes more troublesome than strange beasts on the battlefield.

"Go find him and ask him to come here." Zhou Dun and his wife urged him.

Zhou Yuchen had no choice but to walk over, receiving a lot of admiring looks along the way, but he never saw Zhuang Yan standing in the crowd or sitting in a certain corner.

After rejecting the fourth intermediary's request to invite him to dance instead of a lady, a gentleman oncoming was pulling a lady off the dance floor, his blue eyes shining brightly under the light, Zhou Yuchen stopped walking and said, "Zhuang grown ups."

Zhuang Han looked up and said, "Oh, Admiral Zhou!"

Zhou Yuchen said, "Mr. Zhuang isn't with you?"

Zhuang Han said: "He doesn't like making noise, so he probably ran to the side hall."

Zhou Yuchen nodded and said, "Thank you." Just as he was about to walk over, Zhuang Han said again, "General Zhou."

When Zhou Yuchen turned his head, Zhuang Han said, "My cousin, he..."

Zhou Yuchen said: "I see, you don't have to worry too much, Mr. Zhuang." He said and walked towards the exit on the right side of the hall.

Zhuang Han touched the back of his head and said, "I haven't said anything yet, have I?" He said to his female companion.

"Thanks to you, this is the first time I have met Admiral Zhou face-to-face." The female companion ignored his depression and sighed while looking around, "He is so handsome. Master Zhuang, I heard that he will meet you Is it true that your cousin is a partner?"

"Oh, countless people have already asked this question." Zhuang Han showed an unbearable expression, "Baby, is it not good to praise other men in front of your boyfriend?"

After Zhuang Yan came out of the middle hall, because it was the emperor's birthday, everyone had to leave without reason, otherwise it would be considered disrespectful, so he went to the small side hall next to him.

The side hall is full of old gentlemen and old ladies who don't like to be noisy, as well as parents with children, and there are also some men and women who don't like balls and like to chat.

Zhuang Yan saw an acquaintance in the side hall.

"Yan!" A man about his age who was sitting on the sofa raised his hand and called his name.

Zhuang Yan followed the sound, his face relaxed, and he walked over quickly: "He Sai, I guessed that you would stay in this kind of place."

He Sai was his college classmate and colleague for a while after graduation. He came from a family like him, but he neither joined the army nor got involved in politics. Instead, he stayed in the university and devoted himself to research.

However, unlike him, He Sai got married early. Now that human life expectancy is extended, most people don’t start aging until they are 70 or [-] years old. He Sai got married after graduating from university, which can be regarded as early marriage. The wife was their classmate in college, and they had the same advisor when they were graduate students.

"But we haven't seen each other for several years!" He Sai stood up, hugged Zhuang Yan, and said with a smile.

His wife Monana was beside him with a smile. After Zhuang Yan and He Sai hugged, she leaned over and kissed Zhuang Yan's face: "We miss you very much, Zhuang Yan."

"Me too."

Zhuang Yan sat down on the armrest of the sofa: "How are you doing recently? How is Teacher?"

He Saidao: "The teacher is in good health and full of energy, but he is very dissatisfied with the students the school gave him. He thinks they are too lazy and lack scientific rigor and aggressiveness. They are much worse than you back then."

Zhuang Yan said, "I'm sure you added the last sentence."

He Sai laughed and said, "Well, the teacher didn't say that, but he still misses you, we can feel it."

Zhuang Yan said, "But I still let him down."

He Saidao: "No, although he is very angry, he actually only has regrets for you. He understands you."

Zhuang Yan smiled, looked around and said, "Where's your daughter?"

He Sai has a daughter who should be six years old this year.Monana said: "I went crazy with a group of children."

The three chatted again, a little girl wearing a tutu skirt, with a simulation doll under one arm, ran over and said, "Daddy, Mommy!"

He Sai hugged his daughter in front of him with a smile and said, "Lily, what are you going to play? Why are you sweating so much. This is Uncle Zhuang, call him Uncle Zhuang."

Zhuang Yan stared at the little girl. The little girl tugged at the lace on the tutu skirt and looked up at him: "Uncle Zhuang."

Zhuang Yan said, "Hello."

The little girl blinked her eyes and said to Monana, "Mummy, I want to go dancing."

Monana said: "You are too young, baby. Those uncles at the ball had a hard time holding your hand."

Lily curled her lips and said, "I can dance with Daniel."

He Sai smiled and said, "Oh, Daniel, is that right? Didn't you say yesterday that you would never talk to Daniel for the rest of your life?"

Lily said: "I don't talk to him, but I can dance with him."

The couple laughed at the same time, and even Zhuang Yan couldn't help smiling.

Monana said: "Even if you dance with Daniel, there is no music here. The dance hall over there is for adults, you can't go there."

There is only one piano in the side hall, which is empty on the side.Monana looked at it, and suddenly thought of something, looked at Zhuang Yan, and smiled at her daughter: "Your Uncle Zhuang is very good at playing the piano, please invite him, and see if he is willing."

Music and painting are skills that almost all noble children have to learn, Zhuang Yan said: "Don't you also know it?"

Before He Sai could answer, Lily said loudly: "Daddy's playing the piano doesn't sound good!" She added a word she learned from TV, "Playing the piano against a cow!"

Zhuang Yan couldn't help laughing again, He Sai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and put his finger on his daughter's forehead: "Is this how you tear down Dad?"

Lili ignored him, and came over to hug Zhuang Yan's leg: "Uncle~~" She's so smart at such a young age.

Zhuang Yan looked at the little girl, who looked like a small flower bone, and said, "Okay." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and Lily took one of his slender fingers, and brought him to the piano.

Zhuang Yan sat down on the piano bench, Lily ran over again, and pulled over a little shy little boy in a tuxedo and bow tie.

Zhuang Yan sat on the piano bench and looked at the two children, stepped on the pedal, slid his fingers on the keys, listened to the tone, and said, "Are you ready? What song do you want to dance, sir and miss?"

Lily said solemnly, "Bitty Bobby, please."

"Bitty Bobby" is a song in a popular children's program. Zhuang Yan happened to hear it, nodded and said: "Okay." After a moment of contemplation, he tapped his fingers on the keys, and after the prepared notes were finished, he jumped stand up.

The lively tune flowed from his fingers. The little loli in a smoky pink gauze dress and the young lady in a tuxedo danced in an open space next to the piano. The clumsy dance steps seemed lively and lively in the tune.Attracted the attention of many people in the hall.

"Bitty Bobby Betty,

What a bouncy beauty..."

Elderly couples looked over, children ran over to watch, and then couples came in pairs, the ladies were shaking sandalwood fans, the men were biting their pipes, one hand was held by the lady, and the other was in the west. In the trouser pocket, I couldn't help but nod my head to the beating music.

He Sai smiled and listened to the sound of his best friend playing the piano, and watched his daughter's dance steps. Sitting next to him, Monana couldn't help but put her hands on her husband's shoulders and snuggled up. The couple looked at each other and couldn't help smiling .

Zhuang Yan played on the keys with both hands, but his eyes followed the pair of small people beside the piano.The pink mist-like skirt that fluttered from the little girl's body suddenly turned into a jewel-like blue in his eyes, bright sunshine, plump and blooming tulips...

At the end of the song, there was applause from all around, and Zhuang Yan suddenly woke up as if from a dream.

The little girl in front of her was holding the little boy and showing him the etiquette of a lady and a gentleman.The corners of Zhuang Yan's mouth curled up, and he slowly withdrew his hands from the keys.

"It's wonderful." A gentleman applauding said, "Can I play another song?"

Zhuang Yan looked up at him, smiled and said, "That depends on whether there are any little ladies and gentlemen coming to dance."

"Uncle." Lily said, "Daniel and I haven't danced enough yet!"

Amidst the laughter, Zhuang Yan suddenly saw a man leaning against the wall and looking at the door of the side hall, and that face was all too familiar.