Chapter 139 Subsequent F:
Chapter 139 Subsequent F:
No one knows whether the father-in-law will love Raphael again.
But the mother-in-law chose to side with Rafael, which is obvious to all.Well, Joan's mother is not on anyone's side, she just thinks that her son should reach the age of dating.Although her son's first love was a bit more explosive and different, but compared with the absurd traditions of the elders in the family, her son's situation was considered good.
So, Joan's mother just calmly asked her son three words: "how? when? why?"
How?How did all this happen?
Rafael said: "We met through the Internet. He didn't know that I was an actor, and I didn't know that he was the son of the Duke."
August looked at his mother and explained seriously: "I don't know, that's just what happened, we went from netizens to friends to lovers, maybe I fell in love with him when we started chatting for the first time, It’s just that I didn’t know it was called love at the time, and it wasn’t until later that Manman realized it, and then he confessed, and it was a matter of course. I love him, and he loves me, it’s that simple.”
when?When were you together?
Rafael: "On the night I decided to take a rest for him."
August: "He's right."
Why?Why him? (Implicit meaning, does it have to be him?)
Raphael has no way to answer this question for August, but August can only say: "Yes, it must be him. I can't explain why, Mom, just like you love Dad, can you explain clearly Why do you love him? No. Because Dad is the most suitable person in this world for you, and Yael is also the most suitable person in this world for me."
Love is so inexplicable sometimes, there is no reason, it just happens when it should happen.
William's father was still a little dissatisfied, not to his son, of course, but to Raphael: "You just watched it happen, and you are not going to do something that an adult should do?"
It's like saying no.
"We were just in love, we didn't do anything out of the ordinary."
"Isn't falling in love out of line? What else do you want to do?!" Papa William was angry again.
Just when William's father was about to do something further, Joan's mother stopped her impulsive husband. She had to remind him that beating someone is against the law. Diplomatic influence.
Joan's mother stood up and said softly, "William, follow me to the kitchen."
"En?" William's father didn't realize it for a while, why him?
But Joan's mother had no patience: "Kitchen. Don't force me to say it a third time!"
Then, then there is no more.
Rafael and August's coming out experience in this life was much easier than in the previous life. After Joan's mother and William's father came back from the kitchen, William's father was still frowning and unhappy, but he didn't Say nothing to stop it.It was just a routine to express a central theme to Raphael - "If you dare to make my son sad, I will definitely make you regret being born in this world, no matter what your current status is!"
The whole thing felt a bit anticlimactic.
Although August was curious about what his mother had said to his father, it was obvious that his parents didn't intend to tell him, so he could only continue to wonder.
August raised a golden hair on end and finally asked, "That's, that's it?"
"Of course not, there are overwhelming public relations problems, remember, my dear?" Joan's mother rubbed her son's head helplessly. She had always wanted to make his son's hair softer, but unfortunately she always failed.The son's stupidity is even more stubborn than the husband's stubborn temper. "We need to discuss a set of answers that can satisfy the world and the royal family."
The Queen's official spokesperson is still waiting for a call from William's father.
"Sorry, I caused you trouble." August quickly withered, although he only wanted to be himself, but unfortunately the world didn't think so, he represented too many things.
The old grandmother, who was just drinking tea quietly, snorted, not for her daughter-in-law and grandson, but for her youngest son who will never be born.Isabella and Da Richard, the mother and son, no longer have the life-related estrangement in their previous lives, but their relationship has not improved much. It has just changed from a real sword-and-gun confrontation to a tit-for-tat confrontation like a bickering.
Grandma Isabella said to Da Richard: "Look, look, your underage nephew is more sensible than you, at least he knows how to say sorry."
"I'm not the only one who contributed performance to the paparazzi, right?" Da Licha argued.Of course he won't apologize, because the mother who taught him by example doesn't know what apology is.
"I want to apologize to my parents, the King and Queen of France, but unfortunately they all passed away." Grandma Isabella is more favored in this life than in her previous life. There is no way, she is the only girl in the entire French royal family. And because of special political reasons, she was forced to marry far away in a foreign country, and she was treated badly... This made her parents feel guilty for her all her life. No matter how outrageous things she did, they would not be angry. Especially happy to clean up the mess for her.
"Yeah, I really envy you for having a pair of good parents, but unfortunately I don't have one." Da Licha said in a sly way, "I will apologize to the Queen for not having a good mother who is enough to set an example."
"That's enough! Both of you give me a few words!" William's father can only think of his identity as the head of the family at this time. At last it was quiet.
Mary, Elizabeth, and Little Richard sat quietly on the side, thinking, if something happens to them in the future, can they also hate Big Richard like this?
"Don't even think about it!" William's father saw through these children's fancy ideas first. Having a younger brother who was a frequent visitor to the entertainment version was already the biggest failure in William's life. Many prodigal sons, "Okay, Mary, take your younger siblings upstairs to do their homework."
"We just rushed back." Mary had to remind her uncle.
"Then go upstairs and rest for a while, whatever you want to do." William just wanted to distract his children and prevent them from being influenced by the old and disrespectful biological father and grandmother again.
"I think I'm old enough to stay." Mary puffed out her chest, and almost took out her ID to show that she was old enough to drink.
"I promise I will inform you as soon as there is a result." William can lose his temper with his mother and younger brother, just like a big parent disciplines a rebellious adolescent child in his family, but when he faces the family who is really still in the rebellious adolescent stage When he was a child, he couldn't even speak loudly, that's why he was so cowardly.
Mary glanced at August worriedly. She is still August's godmother in this life. From the moment Joan's mother entrusted her with this identity representing trust and honor, She felt a great sense of responsibility, and took care of August more attentively than her younger brother and sister. For a long time, she even took little August with her wherever she went.This situation did not ease until Mary went to college.
August winked at Mary, telling her to stop worrying about him. There was no better feeling in the world. After he came out, his family cared not about his sexuality, but about him. There is a possibility of injury.
In the end, Mary obediently decided to take her two younger brothers and sisters upstairs first, because she really didn't want Little Richard, who was still in primary school, to be abused by Big Richard.But before she left, she insisted on hugging August, and whispered in her ear: "If there is anything, remember to shout it, you know? I'm upstairs, I can definitely hear it."
Raphael is very good at sitting on the side, pretending to turn a blind eye to all the drama that happened in the family.
Joan's mother is listening to the professional PR (public relations) team called by Raphael to report on how to handle this crisis public relations.
"...To sum up, all kinds of data show that if the preparation is done properly, the two people's public coming out will do more good than harm."
Joan's mother frowned: "Is there a more low-key way to deal with it? I'm not saying that your approach is too high-profile, but I hope everyone can divert their attention from this matter as soon as possible."
"Can I ask why?" PR prepared a set of optimal solutions that could improve the public image of both parties, and being distracted was not the best result that Raphael wanted to see.
"No one can guarantee how long they will be together, I just hope to leave a way out for each other." The plan proposed by PR is good, but the premise of this bundled publicity is that August and Raphael can If they stay together for 50 years, [-] years or even a lifetime, they will become a lovewin legend.But when something goes wrong, it's a lot of fun.Joan's mother would not stop her son from falling in love, but she also didn't want her son to be tied to someone at such a young age. It would be too heavy a topic for a lifetime.
August really wanted to say that he didn't need it, because he would definitely be with Raphael for the rest of his life, and he had a previous life to testify.But he wisely didn't speak.At this time, the more he said, the more mistakes he made.
The final result of the discussion was that both parties took a step back, did not conduct such intensive publicity, and did not deal with it in a low-key manner, but adopted a compromise approach.
August and Raphael came forward to announce the news of their relationship on the public social network, but that's all, the rest of the means are temporarily suppressed, wait a few years to see the relationship between the two Let's talk about the situation.The official royal family and the two sides of the Raphael family business will not express any opinions, to express that this is just a matter of two young people, and they have not yet reached the point where they need to meet their parents.
That night, Joan's mother decided to keep Rafael at home for dinner. Whether it was true or false, at least on the surface everyone's emotions were quite stable.
Grandma Isabella left early because she didn't want to eat at the same table as Da Richard.
"See you on Sunday." Joan's mother stepped forward to kiss her mother-in-law goodbye, probably because they don't live together and don't see each other often, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been good.
The next day was Saturday, and Raphael came to report again.
"A date?" Joan's mother quipped.
"Don't even think about it—!" William's father's voice came from the semi-open kitchen next door. He was getting the "ancestral" hangover medicine for Da Licha. God knows how Da Licha managed to be alone last night. The one who was able to get drunk, is now lying on the sofa in the living room, where there is a stuffed brown bear, just like him, "will not die".
"God, can you keep your voice down?!" Big Richard felt like his head was going to explode, and any slight sound could make his headache split.
"You can choose to go back to your own home, don't stay here." Mary changed into an elegant retro jumpsuit with wide-leg pants, and stood in front of her own father, as if she could punch him in the face at any time .Of course, her good upbringing since she was a child did not drive her to really do it, she just sneered, expressing her unwelcome attitude towards her own father to the fullest.She's only back in Cambridge on Monday and was genuinely upset that what was supposed to be a nice family weekend at her uncle's was ruined by a discordant note.
"Did you ever talk to your own father like that?" Da Richard squinted his eyes and looked at his eldest daughter with an unkind expression.
"You still know that you are our father?" Elizabeth carried the drawing board and led Little Richard down the stairs. Her tone was sarcasm, but there was no hostility. She just stabbed at him.
"He looks very uncomfortable." Little Richard held his sister's hand and said softly, he wanted to stop and look at Big Richard.
"That's what he deserves." Elizabeth rubbed her younger brother's head, and gave him a sandwich, but didn't stop in a hurry, "Hurry up and eat, we have to go to the studio after eating."
One of Little Richard's homework is still life sketching, and Elizabeth also has a painting competition to participate in recently, so the siblings agreed to go to the studio to draw together on Saturday.
"Be careful on the road." Joan's mother stepped forward and adjusted the necklines of the two respectively.
"Watch out for the paparazzi," Rafael added.
Elizabeth nodded bluntly. She didn't know how to face Raphael. After all, Raphael used to be her favorite movie star, but now the other party is dating her cousin, which is really strange.
Little Richard looked at Raphael warily, but said politely, "Thank you."
Then Elizabeth and little Richard drove away.
"What on earth are you here for?" Papa William finally finished his masterpiece, and poured a glass of strangely colored liquid down his brother's throat.
"Tut Orr's homework." Raphael smiled very innocently.
"Cough." Mary had to cough to express her existence. As a high-achieving student in Cambridge, she can completely tutor August and doesn't need an outsider.
"If you don't have a date today, I will definitely not compete with you for this job." Raphael still doesn't want to conflict with anyone in this family.In his previous life, he was an elder, so he can say whatever he wants, but in this life, he is just an outsider to them, and it is best to focus on being gentle.
"How, how do you know?" Mary stammered.
"Henry Lancaster? I'm on Instagram with him. He posted about his itinerary today. If it wasn't for his blatant cheating, then his date could only be you." The most important thing is Mary The dress is so beautiful, it can't be that she likes to be smug at home when she has nothing to do, right?
Mary had nothing to say.
"Let's have fun, honey, I'm at home." The last thing Joan's mother wanted was to affect her child's normal social interaction because of her family status.
In the end, August, who was tutored by Raphael, opened the door in August's bedroom.
"It seems like we will do something!" August curled his lips. In the previous life, they have already unlocked the postures that should be unlocked. In this life, the challenges in this life are car shocks, plane shocks and so on.
"It seems that I dare not do anything after opening the door." Raphael said so.
"==I'm only 16, thank you."
"Then it's more worth trying." Raphael leaned against August's ear, deliberately lowering his voice, revealing a warm ambiguity.
August slapped his history textbook on the opponent's face.
"What do you not understand?" Raphael quickly glanced at the history about King Rongguang that he was familiar with in his previous life or in this life.
"It's not that I don't understand, but I want to laugh. Can you understand what I mean?" August tried to watch it with Elizabeth last night, and laughed like a psychopath after reading two lines.
"For example?" As an expert in emotional control, Raphael really doesn't understand it very well.
"This book says that Leo X is a very wise and foolish pope." Auguste really had a hard time holding back his smile.He means, Cardinal Joe?Great Wisdom Ruoyu?The prodigal who spent all the money of three popes?Where is his wisdom?How to get his heirs to pay him back his lifetime money?
"Leo X has done a lot of practical things." That's all Raphael could say, although he also thought it was ridiculous.
"Like?" This time it was August's turn to listen.
"He ended the witch trials that have been shunned by the Holy See and historians; he turned the tide of the Roman Holy See, which was already decaying and declining; he was also good friends with King Glory, and together they saved Joan of Arc; Promoted the development of the Renaissance, Michelangelo, Raphael (painter), and Shakespeare were all able to show their talents on the stage of history during their reign." Raphael answered the most standard The answer, he has also taken this test.
"Speaking of which, Cardinal Joe seems to have done a lot of things," August said thoughtfully, "but God knows those are just compliance, not pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger." August felt that No one knew Cardinal Qiao better than him, "How on earth did you manage to say this in such a serious manner?"
"Don't treat those people as people you know." Raphael revealed a little trick, "Just treat them as historical figures with the same name."
"Even if the topic of your thesis is to write about yourself?" August pointed out the key points he had drawn with his pen, such as the major measures of King Glory's life, the significance of a certain reform, and which law was promulgated. What historical effects have been achieved.He really can't answer!He may not even remember what year he did what, maybe when someone else said it, he could say "Oh, I remember, I did issue this", but if he must say the exact Date, isn't that funny?Can you remember which year and month you signed which treaty?
Ahhh, I'm so upset, why on earth did he sign so many damn things back then?
"Okay, I can help you with this." Rafael thought about it from a different angle, and it was really difficult to be his own brainless braggart, "Do you have any other homework?"
August took out his mobile phone and quickly checked the message sent by Julie: "Well, there is another English class review, Shakespeare's "Knight Captain"... What the hell is this? Shakespeare wrote this?"
Even if August did not know foreign countries in his first life, he still knew Shakespeare to some extent. He must have never written "The Knight Commander".
"Shakespeare was inspired by the knight commander Andre beside the King of Glory, and wrote the epic poem of the knight Andre," Raphael can say, "It is also a beautified version of the life of the knight commander Andre by your side. I have acted in his movie, if you really can’t read the book, you can consider watching my movie.”
"Why can you speak so calmly?"
"Probably because I also invested in "King of Glory." Not only did I invest, but Raphael also planned to use the early publicity of this matter to cover up the scandal between him and August to satisfy Joan's mother.
"..."
"I'm sorry, our company hasn't finished filming this movie before you wear it, so there's no way to speed it up for you." Raphael apologized very sincerely.
"If you can help me write this review by the way, I will consider forgiving you." August said shamelessly.
"Actually, you didn't ask me to help you with your homework, but to do your homework for you, right?" Raphael said helplessly.
August's two fingers imitated the walking of a rabbit, hopping up and down Raphael's thigh, with a pure and seductive expression: "I assume you already know that there are more plays and props in modern times Play."
Raphael himself raised the flag politely, his throat was dry, as if he was on fire: "so?"
"If I spare time to do my homework, then we can study a lot of happy things together. I fancy a set of cat ears, and the tail can move. Teacher Yale, would you like to help me take them off yourself?"
Cough, I can't write about the following things.
It can only be said that everyone got their own satisfactory ending in the end. Auguste had a long-term free automatic writing machine, and Raphael got his wish two years later and played all the tricks he had no conditions in the Middle Ages.
It's just such a couple without principles and integrity.
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