Continuation of "Gone with the Wind"

Chapter 27 Prom

When it was almost noon, Jack came back. He was completely new from head to toe, and he was a completely different person.Even his expression has softened a lot, almost like an innocent and cute child.But seeing Scarlett's cloudy face, his expression immediately withered like a flower in a cold wave, and the most common expression of respect and consideration of a well-trained waiter in a high-end hotel to a distinguished guest occupied him. s face.Scarlett was completely blind to him, as if he were transparent.But a person's mood can't affect objective things, Jack still stood still in front of her like a servant who obeyed, Scarlett waved him away annoyedly, so he walked away immediately.If Scarlett's ears had been a little more devoted, she could have heard his undisguised relief.

Rhett had said that to his sister, the heartless bastard.She abandoned everything to chase after Charleston, in exchange for such a sentence?He doesn't love me anymore, Scarlett was full of sadness, and I thought like a fool... Then she immediately relieved herself, maybe Janet didn't like her, so she made up this sentence on purpose she leaves.She thought I would believe her words?No wonder!I won't go unless Rhett comes with me.But thinking of what Rhett said to her when he saw her, her self-confidence couldn't help but drop a lot.Rhett did tell her himself that he didn't love her anymore, a sentence she forced herself to forget, but she still remembered it clearly.Every time she thinks of it, she feels like a knife is piercing her heart.

"So what?" She cheered herself up in her heart, "Didn't I swear that if he doesn't love me anymore, let him fall in love with me again? I won't just admit defeat like this. As long as I make up my mind No man can escape, neither can Rhett. He said that only because he was so sad, he didn't believe that I was really in love with him. I will prove it to him." She didn't know that she Just like she was looking for reasons for Ashley not managing the timber factory back then, she was looking for reasons for Rhett not to love herself, and she would only think about the people she loved.

"Dare Rhett to say that, damn it." But for some reason, when she thought of Rhett, she couldn't calm down, as if she couldn't get rid of her hatred without scolding him in her heart first. "When I get him back, I will definitely not let him go. I, I will definitely treat him well, even if it is to endure hardships with him." Like all the infatuated women in the world, when I think of the person I love No matter how much hatred there is, it all turns into tenderness and sweetness.

Scarlett was so absorbed in her own imagination that she completely forgot to control her expression, so Janet, who had been hiding aside and watching her performance, easily took in all the changes in her facial expression.She never thought that a person's expression could be so soft and changeable. She thought that her mother's expression was the most holy and noble in the world, but now she discovered a more sacred, or powerful emotion.Maternal love is more or less mixed with instinctive elements, but the expression on Scarlett’s face does not belong to the world at all. It seems that she has been sprinkled with a layer of light by the gods, and her whole body is shining brightly. At this moment, she is so beautiful. suffocating.

"Is this love?" Janet couldn't help being fascinated, "It can make a person so beautiful. No wonder all those women are willing to be chased by men." She suddenly felt ashamed of herself and felt that she had become ugly.In the past, she never worried about her appearance, and her behavior was completely in accordance with her own temperament, but after seeing Scarlett's appearance, her daughter's heart, which had never been enlightened, seemed to wake up suddenly, and the beating was so strong.She couldn't care less about worrying about her brother at the moment—what was there to worry about, couldn't Scarlett's expression explain the problem?Rhett would be a fool if she didn't accept it--I shouldn't have told her that, she must hate me now, but I still want to learn makeup from her, what should I do?If it doesn't work, just pretend to threaten her. After all, I'm also her sister-in-law, so it should be fine.

After Scarlett woke up from her imagination, all she saw was Janet strutting out of her unlocked room with a box of rouge, opening it to apply to her face.She hurriedly stopped her screams, the sound was so loud that Madam Eleanor was startled, and she ran in tremblingly with a pair of small feet and asked her what was wrong.Scarlett had no choice but to say that Janet had startled her suddenly by wanting to learn how to make herself up.Although Eleanor was dissatisfied with her daughter's recklessness, her eyes were full of joy. She had been worrying about her unmarried daughter. Seeing that she suddenly became feminine, she was naturally happy that her famous woman would soon have a master.So Scarlett had no choice but to act as Janet's make-up teacher under extremely reluctant circumstances, but she had to admit that Janet was indeed a beauty after finishing her makeup.Given Charleston's heritage, she's only given her light make-up standards, but it's already transformed her in a way that even Janet herself can't believe.It's just that Janet can't talk too much, or her carefree character will be exposed along with her restless tongue and shining white teeth, and it will all be in vain.Scarlett knew that it was not so easy to become a lady, and her conversation and manner could not be changed in two or three days.Fortunately, I still have two months to teach her step by step.Of course, as Rhett said, Scarlett never does things that are not good for her.She understood that Rhett loved this sister very much, and she held a very important position in his heart, so she had to have a good relationship with Janet.Rhett was unlikely to speak to her now, but he would speak to Janet.She can learn Rhett's real thoughts from Janet so that she can adjust her strategy and tactics at any time.

Rhett hadn't come back when eating at noon, but the effect of Janet's makeup had been shown, and even Jack stared at her for 2 minutes before he came back to his senses.Eleanor suggested that Scarlett take Janet to the dance after Rhett came back in the evening.Janet was a little apprehensive because she couldn't dance, but Scarlett encouraged her and said that it was easy to learn, so she agreed with an uncertain and curious tone.The Russ and his wife asked to stay at home because of Jack's relationship, and Eleanor also stayed to share the family happiness.Jack looked like he wanted to go too, but obediently agreed to stay.

"My God, Janet, are you going to sing an opera dressed up like this?" Scarlett regained her mental balance, and Rhett was not the only one who sneered at her.

"Fuck you, I'm going to the ball with Scarlett." Although Janet was wearing a silk dress, she still didn't change her straightforward temper, which made Rhett feel quite uncoordinated.

Rhett stared suspiciously at the plain (compared to Janet) Scarlett, and his tone made Scarlett feel very uncomfortable: "I really don't know what Scarlett did to you to make you look like this." His tone became lighter again, "However, in my heart, it is indeed more feminine than before. I should really thank my virtuous wife." Scarlett knew that he was mocking, ignored him, and kept arranging her skirt side.

Because Scarlett was self-sacrificing and only wore ordinary clothes, the glamorous Janet, who made her debut for the first time, naturally became the focus of the audience.But after only three dances, she left the stage with a displeased face, sat down next to Scarlett, and buried herself in drinking juice.Scarlett asked her what was wrong, and she yelled that the dance was meaningless and she might as well go home.Rhett came back with her and asked what was the matter, and she said angrily that the men complained that their feet hurt after only dancing with her, and their leather shoes were too rough.Scarlett couldn't help laughing, her voice was so loud that it attracted many curious eyes.But before she finished laughing, Rhett pulled her up and said to Janet: "Jenny, you should see how the real dance is done before you draw conclusions." Scarlett really wanted to scold him, He almost threw her out like a sack just now.But before she could speak, she was hugged tightly by Rhett to the center of the dance floor, and she couldn't help but move with his dance steps, and gradually forgot everything, and the memory of Rhett dancing with her came to mind again.She felt like she had turned into a graceful butterfly, dancing gracefully with the music.At the end of the song, she waited happily for Rhett to invite her to dance to the next song, but Rhett left her and went straight back to Janet, apparently giving her tips.Scarlett couldn't help being angry, what did he use her for, a teaching tool?Then she might as well dance.Just as the next piece of music sounded, Scarlett accepted the invitation of the other men and looked at Rhett provocatively, while the guy was still looking at her mockingly.She stopped looking at him and put all her mental and physical energy into dancing.I don't know how long it took, when she was exhausted from dancing, the ball was over, and she was flattered by the men as before, which made her feel much happier.

On the way back, Janet kept chirping and praising Scarlett's dancing posture. Scarlett was not interested in saying anything to her, so she agreed a few words casually.Rhett walked behind them like a guard, making her turn her head to see the expression on his face, but the moon was still out and the light was very dim, so she couldn't see anything.

When they reached the house, Rhett chased after him, and Janet understandingly went in first, leaving Scarlett standing face to face with him.The moon came out at last and shone on them, and Scarlett looked at Rhett's smile, which had the usual mockery in it, and something else, just not the love she wanted to see.She waited defensively, although she was uneasy, she still had a glimmer of expectation.

"Tonight's play is really good, isn't it, Scarlett?" Scarlett was confused, what play?Seeing her bewildered expression, Rhett laughed again, and this time he said, "Stop pretending, baby. You know better than I what happened to the two of us just now. You won't forget the content of our agreement." How about co-acting as a loving couple? My sister already knows about us, but I've told her to keep it a secret. You still have two months to play, so don't mess it up. But with your performance just now , it seems that my worries are unnecessary. However, if you try to please me by pleasing my sister, it is useless. To be honest, you can enjoy two months of free dramas, and the protagonist is so dedicated The performance is just as real, so why not do it?" After finishing speaking, he turned around and stepped into the door, and said softly, "Mom, I'm back."

Scarlett held on to the pillars in front of the door to keep herself from falling, filled with humiliation and anger: Is that how Rhett sees her?Is she an actor he hired with money, just to accompany him in acting?The goddamn guy, he deserves hell.After she had vented all the swear words she knew, she became alert again: she couldn't lose control of her emotions, this was in his trap.No matter what he said, she would not be mad at him.She was going to stay until he won his heart back.

She calmed down, stepped into the door with a dignified manner, and said softly, "Mom, I'm back." She stared at Rhett's mocking eyes without avoiding, and looked straight back.She wouldn't just throw in the towel to him, she'd win Rhett back anyway.

No one noticed that Jack, who was teasing the puppy, raised his head and looked straight at the loving couple in the eyes of everyone. His eyes were full of fog and the glimmer of light that broke through the fog from time to time.