"It will be the Double Moon Festival ball in two days." The woman on the screen was obviously not angered by her only son's mocking tone. She smiled and said, "I met your father at that ball. I hope you are as lucky as your father. Child, enjoy it. See you during the winter break. "
Tai Zhiyuan smiled and replied, "I don't think my father is lucky." This was a joke that could be made as a son. He added in his heart that his life was not that enjoyable.
"Although the girl from the Zou family will definitely not be chosen as your wife, I always thought that with her beauty and your relationship with her in the past, you wouldn't mind developing a relationship with her." The woman on the screen suddenly had a mischievous smile. "Moreover, I always thought that her waist and butt shape were very suitable for bearing children."
The screen returned to darkness and then retracted into the ceiling. Tai Zhiyuan's expression calmed down. He dipped a piece of paper in water and wiped away the foundation under his eyes. Although he respected his mother more than he loved her, which was completely different from his relationship with his father in the past, he knew in his heart that his mother was doing everything for him. He was a filial son, and he did not want Lady Tai to worry about his body.
There were still two days before the Double Moon Festival ball. Tai Zhiyuan fell into silence under the autumn afternoon sun. He did not care about the ball. He knew very well why Yuzi had come to Ewha University. He was a little tired of appearing in front of those who knew him with a certain appearance, because he did not like to be surrounded by those people in the most central position.
According to the tradition of the Double Moon Festival ball, he should be on the second floor, overlooking the dancing men and women downstairs. He would choose the one he liked the most among the opposite sex in the ball, and then gently invite her, hoping that she would become his close friend for a certain period of time. At the same time, he would end his eighteen years of virginity.
Yes, according to the tradition of the Tai family, this Double Moon Festival ball was coincidentally Tai Zhiyuan's coming-of-age ceremony. However, only a few people in the Federation knew about it. Perhaps some powerful people had vaguely caught wind of something, but they would never be able to find out the actual details.
The Tai family's coming-of-age ceremony was held two years earlier than the other big families' coming-of-age ceremonies. They chose to hold it on any day of the year the youngster turned 18, during any ball. What was even more special was that the Tai family's coming of age ceremony was a trial of love and romance.
No girl could refuse the invitation of a descendant of the Tai family. Even if some people didn't know who he was and didn't know that he represented the history of the most ancient and most respected family in the Federation, they would still sink into the dreamy environment created by unlimited wealth and power in the future.
Love was never the main character in this story, or it could be said that love itself could be planned, just like the president who represented the spirit of the Federation and the power of the people.
What was strange was that in the past, the descendants of the Tai family didn't know that their coming-of-age ceremony was a test. Many people jumped in like moths, bravely loving like every other child in a normal family. Some people chose to dance with their coming-of-age ceremony and became the woman who would accompany them for the rest of their lives. For example, Tai Zhiyuan's father, this could be said to be a happy ending.
However, more people found out during this process that those cold beauties who were untouchable in the eyes of young men would become sad and obedient lambs in front of the terrifying power of the Tai family. During this process, they realized that the so-called love wasn't as pure and holy as they thought it was.
The ancestor of the Tai family set this strange rule to let his male descendants know that love was something that could be bought with money and power. This way, they wouldn't make irreversible mistakes because of the matters between men and women in the future.
Tai Zhiyuan was lucky. Maybe it was because he was the only son in seven generations, or maybe it was because his father and mother were a rare couple who loved each other from their coming-of-age ceremony until the end. When he was very young, Lady Tai had already told him the true meaning of the coming-of-age ceremony. She also told him calmly and seriously that he shouldn't expect to be as lucky as his father. As the descendant of the Tai family, he could and should have love, but it couldn't be during the coming-of-age ceremony.
This was what Tai Zhiyuan couldn't understand the most. The seven great families, including the Tai family, had always attached great importance to the rules that had been passed down since ancient times. Even though Lady Tai wasn't a stubborn person, and had even told him the true meaning of the coming-of-age ceremony, she still asked him to use the Double Moon Festival as an opportunity … to find a female partner for this year's school life. From Tai Zhiyuan's point of view, this method was undoubtedly very similar to the saying, "Take off your pants and fart."
Tai Zhiyuan grew up in the society of the Federation. The books he read and the television he watched were all content from this era. Although he grew up in an extremely wealthy environment, and the education he received was completely different from his peers, he was mature and calm beyond his age, and he also had a heart that was brave enough to bear the responsibility of his family. However, in the end, he still couldn't adapt to many details. The glory of the ancient royal family was too far away from him. He didn't understand why his subordinates always treated him like a prince. From his point of view, in a democratic society, there shouldn't be such a way of thinking.
Today, Lady Tai's words made Tai Zhiyuan have a clearer understanding of his own identity and the glorious future he had planned for a long time ago. The pressure that had accompanied him since he was young seemed to have solidified and filled the entire room, making it difficult for him to breathe. He closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time. Then, he picked up his personal cell phone and dialed a number.
This number was only mentioned once, and Tai Zhiyuan easily remembered it. He originally thought that he would never dial this number in his life, but he didn't expect that after only half a day, he would change his mind.
"Don't bring supper tonight, bring a set of clothes. Also, do you know if there are any quieter … brothels in Linhai? "
"No need."
"Thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Tai Zhiyuan closed his eyes and rested, waiting for the night and the next day to come. He was a self-disciplined and responsible descendant of an aristocratic family. Although he occasionally rejected the atmosphere around him and his mother's arrangements, he wouldn't choose to childishly escape or resist. But in his heart, he thought that at least things like the coming of age ceremony should be arranged by himself.
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It was like a dream, such a short reunion. Xu Le stared blankly at the empty table in front of him. There wasn't a single naked girl there. Four days had passed, and he felt that he was gradually getting used to living without her. After escaping from the Donglin District, he had become accustomed to being alone and silent. But he still noticed that she wasn't at the table across from him, on the track, on the Rose River, and at night.
Students passing by would occasionally notice him, who was in a daze at the table by the window. Those who knew about this would cast mocking and disdainful glances at him. In everyone's eyes, a swan might occasionally look for food with a toad in the pond, but it was impossible for her to really marry a toad.
The midday autumn sun shone through the window and fell on Xu Le's body. He, who was in a daze, felt a trace of warmth. Then his phone rang, but the thin screen that popped up didn't show the number or area. He doubtfully answered the call, and then heard the voice that he had been hearing recently. Then, he fell into an indescribable state of shock.
Why did he want to find a brothel? Xu Le knew that there was something wrong with the kid surnamed Yu's brain, but he didn't want to stay in Ewha University and stay under the mocking gazes of those students. After thinking for a while, he agreed and then seriously suggested, "I don't know much about these things, but I have a friend who should know a lot. Do you want to call him?"
"No need? Okay then, I'll wait for you in the lounge tonight. "
"You're welcome."
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"Don't tell me you're planning to run away from home?" Xu Le looked at Tai Zhiyuan and asked seriously. He couldn't get used to the fact that a child from a rich family would use the tone of a thesis defense to ask him to help him find a woman. He said, "No matter how much pressure there is at home, your parents are after all looking out for you. Don't mess around."
After saying this, Xu Le remembered that Xu Le's father had passed away a long time ago, and a trace of apology appeared on his face. However, these few words came from the bottom of his heart. His family members had unfortunately died in that mining accident, and this made Xu Le yearn for that kind of warmth more than anyone else.
Tai Zhiyuan calmly replied, "Don't you often mock me for being a virgin? I just want to find a woman to test out what's going on. What I find strange is that you actually agreed to my request without even blinking your eyes. I can't help but wonder if you do this kind of thing often. "
Xu Le smiled bitterly and didn't answer. Thinking back to when he was on Clocktower Street, he had to go to those sanatoriums every month to pay for his boss's prostitutes. He seemed to have gotten used to this kind of request, so he naturally agreed to it over the phone.
Lie Zhiyuan glanced at the green military windbreaker he was wearing and tried to put the rain hat on his head. It was only after he confirmed that the surveillance equipment outside of Area H1 couldn't capture his face that he nodded in satisfaction. Then, he frowned slightly and asked, "Where did you get Cillin's military uniform?"
"I forgot." Xu Le was very used to lying in front of his friends, and he didn't want to talk about things related to Little Watermelon. He didn't want to have anything to do with the high and mighty Zhong family in this life. Looking at Tai Zhiyuan, who was tightly wrapped in the windbreaker, he said doubtfully, "Why do I feel like we're preparing to be thieves?"
Tai Zhiyuan didn't answer him. Instead, he walked directly out of Area H. It was four o 'clock in the morning, and there was no one in Area H. He and Xu Le talked casually and killed time. They waited until after six o' clock in the morning, when other students began to come in. They looked at each other and walked outside.
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