2084 Shut Out

A slight change can be detected slightly, and the low-pitched whispers in the hall on the first floor seem to be calming down quietly, not completely disappearing, but appearing a little absent-minded, as if all attention has run away; wine The space with red as the main color suddenly became cold, and the air seemed to be so stiff that everyone's movements couldn't help slowing down, giving the illusion of time stagnation.

Tim-Stanley, the staff member who led the way for Renly and Matthew, stood to one side, his muscles slightly stiffened.

According to common sense, after the guests meet, Tim's work is over and he can retire; but the situation of the Hall family is very special, George and Elizabeth appear without an invitation letter, the first level The staff were extremely flustered, but they were helpless. In order to avoid any gossip, under the attention of the reporters in the audience, they led the Hall couple into the lobby on the first floor, expecting the matter to be resolved in the reception room next to the cloakroom.

At this moment, Tim was waiting for the opportunity to guide them into the waiting room next to him, but here is the problem:

After the meeting, the two sides stiffened. No one speaks. No one speaks!

After the four people met, there was no greeting or greeting, not even a verbal confrontation, and there was no sound. The quiet scene was a bit scary, so that Tim didn't know what to do. He couldn't take the initiative to break the deadlock and leave. No, not to stay, his position suddenly became awkward:

The etiquette manual does not teach how to deal with such a situation.

George and Elizabeth did not speak, Renly did not intend to speak, and even more so for Matthew - today, Renly is the one who has the absolute initiative. When George and Elizabeth did not show up at the Garrick Club with an invitation letter, They let themselves into a passive situation, are they still keeping their arrogance and indifference now, expecting Renly to smooth the game? Did they misunderstand Renly?

Renly's silence stiffened the scene.

George... refused to speak, it was a shame to be here, he refused to make himself more pathetic, refused to expose his vulnerability in front of outsiders, and even more refused to show his cowardice to Renly, this is absolutely impossible, Even if the sky falls, it is absolutely impossible for him to take the initiative to break the deadlock.

Now is the time to test his endurance. As long as he does not speak, and Renly does not speak, then the surrounding environment and atmosphere will gradually put pressure on Renly—because Renly is a junior and a master, he needs to take the lead, or Welcome or expel, he has to give an attitude, then, this will be George's chance.

George was so convinced.

Elizabeth couldn't help but clenched her fists slightly.

The long, narrow and sharp fingertips sank deeply into the tender flesh in the palm of his hand, and the thoughts in his mind were surging. If possible, she also refused to lose her dignity, but she knew that she didn't have much choice, and the sense of shame made her fingertips tremble slightly:

Damn Renly, can't he save some face for them?

Elizabeth is still holding on to a glimmer of hope. She is waiting, waiting for a miracle to appear. For example, someone else appears unexpectedly, and then breaks the deadlock for unknown reasons, so that they can all find the steps and go down to resolve the situation. Finally turn the situation around.

But...waiting, waiting, and still nothing happened. Those accidents may have happened in other places, but definitely not here.

Elizabeth suddenly complained about the "rules" of these nobles. She could clearly detect the calmness in Renly's eyes, which was not affected in the slightest. The calm and calmness made her standing in front of her unable to bear it. Some were flustered and uneasy.

Then she knew that she was destined to be disappointed. George is like this, Renly is like this, even Matthew is like this, in such a situation, in the end, she can only be a woman to break the deadlock, isn't it? This is the fate of women, how ridiculous, how sad.

Elizabeth opened her shoulders invisibly, raised her chest, and said to Renly gracefully and politely, "Is the weather still accommodating?"

Even when she was passive and took the initiative to break the deadlock, Elizabeth still did not lose her wisdom and grace:

As a mother, she showed the right kind of care, the topic she chose was the most everyday weather, there was no flattery or coercion, and the etiquette of social occasions when advancing and retreating was so perfect that people could not pick out mistakes, and used this method to break the deadlock. Undoubtedly the best choice.

Even Renly wanted to applaud Elizabeth, which reminded him of Elf, who had returned to London for the first time for the filming of "Crazy in Love" and then made a special trip to visit him. The image of the two women is like this They overlapped, but Elizabeth was a little more sophisticated.

"It's still being adjusted." Renly was not aggressive, and answered in a gentle manner. The calm words could not detect any emotion, as if they were having an ordinary conversation, there was no intimacy, no hatred, not even Emotional swings, just strangers.

Tim, who was standing next to him, could clearly feel the indifference in his bones. He couldn't help but close all the corners of his eyes and tried his best to eliminate his sense of existence. It was like being in the scene of a whale fight, lest he expose his existence. will be swallowed directly.

"Charles?" Tim heard Elizabeth's call, he raised his head sharply, and then noticed that Elizabeth cast his gaze towards him with a smile but no temperature at all, obviously very, very dissatisfied with his work, which made him He couldn't help but shudder.

charles.

This is an unwritten rule that stems from private clubs. It's their job for the waiters to memorize the names and salutations of every member of the club; but the other way around, how could those aristocrats remember every waiter's name? Even if the wait staff are now wearing nameplates, there are still many situations that need to be considered. Some people may be too lazy to observe, some people may be short-sighted and presbyopic, and some people may be too late to read in a panic. Maybe it's too far away to recognize... which means that the wait staff's names are a puzzle.

So, what should we do at this time?

In order to prevent club members or VIPs from calling the wrong name and causing unnecessary shame, the name of all private club waiters is unified as "Charles" - note that it is all clubs, no private club has its own privilege, will Waiters have different names for their lives, there is no such thing, they all serve club members, so all names are unified, to avoid that some nobles may be members of multiple different private clubs, and they need to remember different names. The possibility of causing a potential oolong. Everything is treated with club members as the highest treatment.

Of course, Tim also has a nameplate pinned to his chest. If any guests are willing to call his name, that's no problem, that's an extra respect.

Now, when Elizabeth calls out "Charles," she's actually signaling that it's time for Tim to step in.

Tim reacted immediately and asked politely, "Do you need a little private space? There is a reception room next to it." Next, he just needs to lead the way to the reception room, his work can be over, and then he can leave here.

"There is not much time left until the auction. We are here today, obviously not for greetings." Renly politely declined.

Tim froze in place, he had the urge to cry.

Renly seemed to be able to decipher Tim's emotions and cast his eyes with a smile, "Thank you for your help, I think you have other work to do."

The subtext is: you can leave.

Tim blinked his eyes, and his thoughts couldn't turn around, but he was stunned for a while, and he followed Renly's instructions, took two steps back and nodded, then turned to leave, walking faster and faster, with only one thought in his mind. Thought: How on earth did he get away? Did he really get away?

Tim's departure didn't cause too many waves, and Renly turned to look at George and Elizabeth again, smiling broadly.

did not speak.

Elizabeth knew that Renly had thrown the initiative out again—obviously, it was not because of respect for the elders, but because Renly sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, forcing them to lower their posture to break the deadlock, and Renly wanted to see their embarrassment and sympathy. Embarrassed, Renly wanted to enjoy the thrill of winning.

Elizabeth wanted to scold foul language.

But this time, George took the initiative to break the deadlock-because there were no outsiders at this time, and George was unwilling to continue standing in front of the public to be embarrassed. Since they blocked the road and refused to go to the reception room, they had to make a quick decision here, so , he finally spoke.

"We came here specially to participate in the charity auction. Let's go in together." George gave instructions in a perfunctory and a bit rude manner. Take them to the auction together.

The corners of Renly's mouth rose slightly, and he said in a calm and soft tone, "Sorry, you are looking for the wrong person. The organizer of this auction is Alexander. Do you need me to call Alexander over for you?"

Those bright eyes met the gazes of George and Elizabeth so calmly and firmly, and gave the Hall couple a heavy blow on their chests. The dull tearing feeling made them both a little embarrassed. Almost lost his composure, only he knew the taste of it.

George couldn't hold back after all, "You know what I mean, I'll tell you one last time: we came here specially to participate in the charity auction, don't challenge my bottom line."