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Greg shook his head and laughed, and began to taste the food.
After dinner and the main conversation, Greco asked curiously: "I heard from Hibbert that Earl Hall asked Audrey to invite you to his home?"
"Well, just tomorrow night."
"Hasta, do you think this will be yours?
Is this the beginning of something good or the beginning of something bad for you?"
"I don't think Earl Hall will embarrass a junior like me. After all, he has always been very aristocratic."
Greco smiled and said, "It's hard to tell. In addition to being a graceful nobleman, he is also a father who loves his daughter."
"Grek, did you misunderstand something?"
"Hasta, do you think there is really a misunderstanding here?"
"..."
Hastur had difficulty answering this question for a moment, his brows furrowed slightly, and then relaxed.
It must be that Earl Hall misunderstood that he and Audrey were just normal friends.
Or perhaps Greg had misunderstood, and Earl Hall's invitation was just for a meal. After all, as a parent, he always wanted to see what kind of person his daughter's recent friends were.
……
Sunday night at 6pm.
Hastur got on the carriage heading to Earl Hall's house with Butler Neil's ardent expectations.
On the carriage, Hastur remembered Butler Neil’s encouraging eyes and proud expression. Butler Neil seemed to be proud that his pig would finally eat other people’s cabbage.
This sense of déjà vu is too strong.
Hastur opened his mouth to explain that there was nothing between him and Audrey, but Butler Neil just listened with a smile on his face and regarded his explanation as a shy expression of embarrassment.
"Everyone of you thinks about the relationship between men and women. Can't you be more open-minded? Can't you and Audrey just be ordinary friends?"
Hastur sighed and stopped thinking about these troublesome questions.
Let's think about how to bribe Earl Hall later, well, I should say to please him.
Hastur closed his eyes slightly and began to recall the information about Earl Hall that Greco had given him before.
For example, what does Earl Hall like, what is he good at talking about, what abilities does he value most in his juniors, and what are the minefields that need to be paid attention to when getting along with him.
The more he thought about it, the more awkward Hastur felt.
Why does this feel like a son-in-law coming to meet his father-in-law?
Hastur's mood became more complicated
The carriage rumbled forward and arrived outside Earl Hall's villa.
Hastur got off the carriage, and the person who came out to greet him was Hibbert, the eldest son of Earl Hall.
After greeting him cordially and friendly, Hibbert whispered, "Earl Hall is not in a good mood tonight. You have to be careful."
"...Isn't that the case?"
"This is your first time visiting my house. Shouldn't you leave a good impression on the elders?"
Hastur understood immediately, and Hibbert also misunderstood.
He could only say: "I will try my best to deal with it carefully. I also believe that Earl Hall is a very elegant nobleman."
Hibbert patted Hastur's shoulder and said, "If you feel you can't hold on, you can ask Countess Hall for help."
"..."
Hasta opened his mouth, really wanting to explain himself.
I'm just here to be an ordinary guest, why would everyone be so imaginative?
But he still had no explanation in the end. No matter how much he explained to Hibbert, he would only regard it as an excuse for his shyness.
Hastur remained silent and followed Hibbert on the winding path through the fountain area, arriving in front of a large and luxurious house that had opened its door.
"Don't feel so heavy. Just relax. Our Earl Hall doesn't like a young man who is too restrained."
Faced with Hibbert's careful reminder, Hastur could only face it with a polite yet awkward smile.
You can't say that the reason why you were silent along the way was because you didn't want to talk to him.
Chapter 177 Susie: Tonight, I am the real audience
Three high-hanging crystal lamps, with firelight on the surrounding walls, illuminated every corner of the entire first-floor hall.
On the way from the hall to the restaurant, there is an expensive light red carpet, and there are two rows of maids in black and white uniforms.
Arriving at the restaurant, a long dining table was placed vertically, filled with all kinds of exquisite dishes, cutlery, forks and other tableware. The maids began to get busy in an orderly manner.
Earl Hall was wearing a formal tuxedo, sitting at the top of the table, his face was as usual, and there was no sign of any mood swings.
A pair of majestic eyes fell on Hastur as soon as he arrived at the restaurant.
Sitting on the right hand side of Earl Hall is the intellectual and elegant Countess Hall. She also looks over with a smile on her face.
Sitting beside Countess Hall was Audrey.
Tonight, Audrey wore a long white and pink dress, with a string of emerald green gems hanging from her earlobes, and a ring of pink gems on her slender swan neck. With blonde hair and blue eyes, she was absolutely beautiful, and she was absolutely unashamed of Baker. Rand's most dazzling gem.
Hibbert briefly introduced: "Please allow me to introduce this young and promising young man, Baron Hastur Campbell, the heir to the Campbell family and a good friend whom I recognize."
Mr. Hastur is also a good friend of mine!
Audrey added in her heart, and at the same time entered the audience state, curiously looking at Mr. Hastur tonight.
I don't know if it's her illusion, but she always feels that Mr. Hastur is a bit reserved tonight, and there seems to be a trace of uneasiness in her heart.
Although he appeared calm and calm on the outside, he still had some psychological fluctuations after all.
It's really rare that Mr. Hastur would have such psychological fluctuations.
Is it because Earl Hall's aura is too strong?
Audrey secretly looked at Earl Hall tonight with her peripheral vision.
After observing for a while, his eyes widened slightly. Tonight, Earl Hall did not seem to be as calm as in the past. He had a lot of emotions in his heart, and he seemed to be facing the enemy.
how come!
His father actually considered Mr. Hastur as his enemy?
And it’s the kind of enemy that requires all your strength to defeat!
Could it be that I saw it wrong?
At this time, Earl Hall, who had been staring at Hastur, retracted his gaze and said calmly: "Not bad."
"It is indeed very good. It is more praised and liked than the rumors." Countess Hall also smiled and said.
Hibbert looked at Audrey and smiled: "My sister, beautiful Miss Audrey, where is your compliment?"
"Baron Campbell is indeed a young, promising and knowledgeable nobleman."
Hibbert finally looked at Hastur and said, "Hasta, it seems that my family recognizes you."
This sentence sounds normal, but when it falls into the ears of different people, different thoughts arise.
Even Hastur's heart suddenly moved.
The atmosphere seemed to have subtly changed all of a sudden. Hastur bowed slightly and saluted: "The praise tonight will be something I will remember for the rest of my life."
Countess Hall seemed very pleased with Hastur's humble attitude, and her smile became more obvious.
point.
There was a smile on Hibbert's lips, and his eyes revealed emotions that were difficult to see through.
Audrey wanted to strike up a conversation, but on this occasion, she felt it was better to speak less and keep a certain safe distance from Mr. Hastur.
Although she didn't know what was special about tonight's invitation, she had such an intuition.
Earl Hall said with a straight face and a low voice: "Sit down and eat."
"please."
Hibbert came to the lower left position of Earl Hall, and then led Hasta to sit next to him, just facing Audrey.
At this time, the maid who had just finished placing all kinds of tableware began to come over with dishes one after another.
When Earl Hall began to pick up the knife and fork to taste the food, others followed suit.
During the meal, no one spoke, even the footsteps of the maid in charge of serving dishes were very soft.
Every time the plates or cutlery were placed there was no sound at all.
This scene is like a silent mime.
The only person who had a panoramic view of this mime scene was Susie lying on the walkway on the second floor.
Its eyes contained the wisdom of seeing through the world. Its two front legs were crossed in front of its body, its head slightly raised, looking down from above, quietly appreciating the silent performance of the group of humans below with an elegant posture.
Tonight, at this moment, it is the only real audience.
The silence continued, as if there was an invisible pressure hanging over the dining table.
Earl Hall didn't speak, and the others didn't speak first.
Hasta was quite satisfied with this kind of dining experience. The chef of Earl Hall's family obviously had a very high level of cooking. Even some common foods could be cooked with different delicacies.
Although my own chef is not bad, in this aspect, I still can't compare with Earl Hall's chef.
Hasta even came up with the idea of spending a lot of money to recruit a cooking master back.
Audrey, who was sitting opposite Hasta, felt a little uncomfortable.
Tonight's dinner always gave her a very restricted feeling, as if there were some rules around her that bound everything, making it difficult to be free.
She really wanted to tell Mr. Hastur opposite him that in fact, their family's dinner on weekdays was not so boring. Occasionally, Earl Hall didn't mind telling some jokes to liven up the atmosphere.
But Earl Hall seemed to be in a bad mood tonight, probably because he was having trouble doing things outside.
After thinking for a while, she could only taste the food in silence.