Dressing as Anna Karenina's Dame Life

Chapter 39

"Kitty, stay at home. You are still sick. I'm afraid it won't help you in the past and it will add a burden. I'll just go. You help your mother to take care of your father and Seryozha at home." Shcherbaz Duchess Key said gently that the last thing they need now is patients.

"But mom..."

Kitty wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by her mother. "Don't be self-willed, Kitty, we don't need another patient right now."

"Okay, Mom." The girl compromised.

Seryozha bit his lip and listened to the conversation between the princess and Aunt Kitty, he obediently did not interrupt, although the princess was right, but he really wanted to go to his mother, and he also wanted to see Nikolai , he felt that he shouldn't have been jealous of Nicholas before, the boy thought dejectedly.

When Kitty went in, she found Seryozha sitting alone on a chair with her cheek buried in her arms, looking like a little sparrow alone. Her heart was changed because of this, who could refuse such a What about the children.

"Seryozha, are you hungry?" Kitty asked as she walked.

The boy raised his cheeks, and with tears in his blue eyes, he bit his lip and said, choking with sobs, "Will he die? Aunt Kitty, will Nicholas die?" Although he didn't know what death was, I never believed that someone would really die. How could the person who was talking to you and smiling at you just a moment ago suddenly fall asleep forever? And Nikolai, he was so young, he heard that scarlet fever is very dangerous. It's a severe disease, he must be in pain.

"Oh, baby, he's not going to die, don't cry, your mother will be very sad to see it."

Hearing his mother's name, Seryozha nodded. He sat with his lips pursed, twisting the hem of his clothes with his hands restlessly.

"He'll be fine. Everyone has passed, including Darcy. He is so powerful that Aunt Kitty's illness has been cured by him, so don't worry, don't worry, okay?"

"En." In order not to worry Kitty, Seryozha smiled, and that pitiful look made Kitty's eyes blush. On the one hand, he was worried about Nikolai, and on the other hand, he was worried about Seryozha's. Well-behaved, how imaginative they are at this moment, even if they want to do something, they are not allowed.

When Princess Shtcherbatsky came over, the maid told her that Nikolai's condition had stabilized, and that as long as the rash had completely come out, there would be no problem with careful treatment, and the princess was relieved.

She pushed open the door, and the room was clean and tidy. Her little grandson was leaning against his mother's arms and eating liquid food. There was a rash on his little face and his pale complexion, which was really distressing.

"Honey, are you okay?"

Anna took the small bowl with more than half of it left, and gave way to the Duchess. There was another gasp, and she went out with the tray. When she came to the kitchen, she saw Anusch who was helping to boil the potion. Ka, she called after a moment of thought.

"Anushka."

"What's the matter? Ma'am." Anuschka trotted over, her face was flushed, and she didn't stop all morning.

"Could you send me a telegram to Alexey Alexandrovitch?"

"Of course, ma'am, what message do you want me to bring?" Annushka asked, brushing her messy hair.

Anna thought for a while, and said, "Just say that Tao Li's son has scarlet fever. I have to stay and help, and I will go back later."

"Is it gone? Ma'am." Anushka asked cautiously.

"No more." Anna murmured.

"Okay, ma'am, I'll go right away." Annushka raised a smiling face, she is a person with strong mobility.

"Wait!" Anna called to stop her.

"What?" Anushka turned around and asked suspiciously.

"Let's add one more thing." Anna paused, and said after deliberation: "Tell him to dress warmly, it's very cold."

"Okay, ma'am."

After Anushka left, the woman stood by the window and watched the flying snowflakes for a long time...

Petersburg, not long before the owner of the telegram received it.Karenin was working at that time, and he seemed to be busier these days after Anna left. Secretary Sludin brought him the telegram. Karenin was buried in the documents at the time, and when he finally decided to take a breather and drink a cup of tea to clear his mind When he saw the telegram on the table, he picked it up to read while drinking tea, and suddenly paused, his eyebrows furrowed.

He put down the teacup, and scrubbed every word on the telegram with the calloused part of his right finger.

He thought of the woman's wet eyes, and his heart trembled. No one knew Karenin's little secret except the chief of staff and secretary Sludin, that was, he hated to see the tears of women and children. Will be stiff.

This sounds funny. A man who is known for his calmness and restraint is actually afraid of other people's tears. Karenin's secretaries wisely told those petitioning women not to cry in front of him, or things would only get worse. The half-spoken tone and expression made these people dare not disobey, so many times, Karenin just saw people holding back tears pitifully telling their experiences, but so far no one really cry out.

He rang the bell to let Srudin come in, and said in a deep voice, "Book me a ticket to Moscow, the sooner the better."

"But if it's so sudden, I'm afraid I won't get a seat, and," Sludin paused, "and the weather is not good these days, I'm afraid..."

Karenin interrupted his words, he pressed his eyebrows and whispered: "It's okay, remember, the sooner the better."

"Okay." After Sludin left, Karenin smoked a cigarette. In the smoke, his brows were tightly frowned. He stared at the crumpled telegrams, and then carefully spread them out. After folding it and putting it in a small drawer, he stood up, smoothed his hem, and walked out of the office to explain the matter to the person in charge.

And Sludin arrived at the ticket office with Karenin's self-willed request. He frowned and stared at the ticket seller very displeasedly, and his hair, which was always unruly, almost stood on end.

"How could it be gone?" After getting along with Karenin for a long time, Sludin didn't learn any tactful skills, but he learned Karenin's stubbornness thoroughly. Fortunately, he has a pleasing and beautiful face .

"Yes, sir, there are no more." The woman selling tickets said kindly.

"This can't be done." Sludin frowned, and muttered, "This is about the happiness of my boss. You have to know that a small ticket can sometimes determine a man's lifelong happiness."

In the end, I don't know whether it was Srudin's "touching" words that moved God, or someone was kind, and he still got a ticket.

The snow in Moscow seemed to never end. Anna frowned as she looked at the deep snow on her calf outside, but Nikolai's condition stabilized and she felt lighter. She had a simple meal and asked Cher about it. Princess Batsky on Seryozha.

"Don't worry, my dear, the child is fine, I just miss you." The Duchess was grateful to Anna, and her always reserved expression softened.

"That's good." Anna breathed a sigh of relief.

It was fine during the day, but at night, Nikolay still had to go to work, and Oblonsky still had to go to work, so the night watch almost fell on them. Anna kept watch in the middle of the night, and Dolly also It was almost unbearable, Nicholas' condition stabilized, and she was not so stubborn anymore.

Darcy and Ivanovic came in shifts, especially Darcy, whose eyes were almost staring stiffly, so he had to go to rest.

I scrubbed the skin of jjj again for Nicholas, the rash has already appeared, just wait for it to subside, the adults took good care of it, the child did not scratch the skin, and there will be no scars after it is cured .

Ivanovich smiled slightly at the woman's careful movements and gentle expression, and said, "Mrs. Karenin, I have to say that you are a strange person."

"What?" Anna straightened up, clutching the towel in her right hand, and asked curiously.

"You seem to be a gentle woman at first impression, but your merciless words to me are really... tough." He said with a smile.

"The first impression you gave me was that you are a boastful idiot. Your chin is about to reach the ceiling, and you want to see people through the cracks in the floor." Anna said in an exaggerated tone, and she even imitated Look at Ivanov's actions at that time.

"Is it that bad?" Ivanovic asked innocently, pretending to be contemplative.

"Well... Maybe it's better." Anna said with a smile.

After laughing like this, he felt better, and he was not so tired, and the two of them continued talking, and the night was not so difficult, and when it was almost dawn, Oblonsky came to replace Anna.

"Go and rest for a while, Anna." Oblonsky wrinkled his nose, but the voice could be said to be gentle, which was too inappropriate for his big man.

"I will." Anna also responded weakly. It was a lie to say that she was not tired. She felt that her legs were a little weak at the moment.

The room was at the corner of the first floor, where it was secluded and large enough. Anna went down the escalator and heard the doorbell when she passed the lobby. The maid hurriedly opened the door. She didn't know why, but something seemed to urge her to stop , stopped and looked at the gate.

The gilded door with beautiful patterns was skillfully opened by the maid. She bent slightly and let out a low cry. In the dark night, it sounded like thunder in Anna's ears.

Outside the dark house, a lot of snowflakes drifted in, and that fuzzy face came into view. When he looked up, a ray of morning light broke through the clouds and shone in, like a sunset. He looked at her with sky blue eyes, as if confirming What.

Anna shook violently, and fell limp on the ground amidst the maid's small exclamation. The cold floor made people feel uncomfortable. She pressed her forehead and bit her lip, feeling that she might really be dizzy. I had hallucinations until I was hugged and stood up.

"Are you okay?" The voice was a little anxious, but still with the usual restraint.

Anna raised her head and put her arms around him naturally, but because she didn't have much strength yet, she was still supported by Karenin for most of her body.

"You..." She looked at Karenin, speechless for a while, just watching, surprised over everything else.

The man frowned, which made him look more serious, and he said like a teacher scolding a bad student: "Your face looks like you haven't slept for several days, Anna, I don't know you also So impulsive."

The gray eyes widened slightly, she blinked slowly, the surprise receded slowly, like the water in the hot spring flowing through the atrium, she looked at the man in front of him who was not gentle, and suddenly laughed out, no matter how many Complaints can't beat the heartbeat at this moment, even if Karenin's words are not gentle.

"What's wrong?" He still frowned, not understanding the sudden change of expression, but the latter didn't speak, just shook his head.

Karenin looked at the woman who had calmed down. Although she hadn't said anything, the atmosphere surrounding the two of them at this time was indeed one that even he didn't want to destroy. But in such a cold weather, two people standing in the hall It is indeed not a wise choice.

"How is Nicholas' condition?" He asked, but it seemed that he just asked a random question at the beginning. When the ambiguous atmosphere dissipated, reason returned to his mind.

"Oh, it's already stabilized." Anna froze for a moment, and her body gained some strength. Her cheeks were stained with a layer of blush, and she struggled slightly to get out of Karenin's embrace, but the latter did not allow her. Raising his eyes, he saw a trace of panic in Karenin's eyes, but he quickly calmed down again. This time, he opened his hand lightly.

"Is Seryozha already asleep?" He lowered his head and asked, his tone as soft as a feather brushing his heart.

"He's at Kitty's place. He's still young. I'm afraid he's infected." Anna replied in a low voice.

"Well, you did a good job." He said calmly, but unconsciously there was a trace of tenderness in his words, which made Anna look at him in surprise again, but he didn't notice, just stared at her with his head down, using The calm and serious expression said: "You have to rest, Anna." After speaking, he raised his head again, looked at the top of the escalator and said, "I'll go say hello to Skiva first, you should go and rest. "

The maid with the lamp called softly, "Will you go to rest now?"

"Oh, yes, of course." She came back to her senses, smiled slightly, and when she looked up again, Karenin was already out of sight.

She returned to the room, sat on the bed, stared at her toes absently, with a brisk smile on her lips.

He greeted Oblonsky, looked at Nikolai again, and Karenin told him that he could help in the afternoon, and that he had to take a break from work plus a day and night's journey, otherwise he might not be able to maintain his efficiency. Not so good, he has a thorough plan, and even 1 minute can be calculated in advance where it will be used.

When Karenin returned to the room, the woman was still asleep, she was still in a trance posture, her cheeks were deeply flushed, her eyes were downcast and her mouth was smiling peacefully.

"Aren't you sleeping yet?" He frowned, walked into the other party, covered his hands, the skin touched, it was a little cold, she blinked, this scene seemed familiar, and she was speechless.

"Sure enough, it's a bit burnt." He whispered, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Have a fever?"

"Don't you know?" He withdrew his hand, as helpless as an adult looking at a naughty child.

"I'll ask Darcy to come and take a look." He was about to leave, but someone grabbed his sleeve and looked down. The woman looked at him with those gray eyes, shook her head, and said: " I'm fine, just rest for a while, and he's tired, just go and get some antipyretics for me."

"Anna, now is not the time to be willful." His brows have not relaxed since seeing her, and his lips are also pursed, looking a little harsh. She flinched unconsciously, summoning up the courage to retort: ​​" I am not willful, the best way now is to lie down quickly, and I can sleep too, this is more effective than any medicine."

Karenin wanted to say something else, but he looked at the woman's awkward expression, and suddenly thought about it, and looked at her calmly with sky blue eyes.

"Anna, even if you are afraid of injections, you have to get cured first." This explains why she was so reluctant to let Darcy check her body condition a while ago. According to the information received, when a person does not like syringes, they usually become awkward. In his opinion, Anna and Seryozha are not very different. Women and children will like soft animals and sweets, then Dislike and fear should be about the same.

"What?" Anna was stunned for a moment, not understanding Karenin's meaning. She looked into those eyes, combined with the other's expression, and instantly understood. She blushed and shouted in a low voice, "I'm not!" But It's a pity that the man had already preconceived that it was like that, and he even confirmed this idea in his heart because of Anna's reaction.

What it's like to be misunderstood. After being misunderstood, all your explanations are considered awkward. Only those who have truly experienced it can understand. Anna covered the quilt and stared at the ceiling. Although she was tired, she couldn't fall asleep for a while. Until Karenin came after a brief grooming, holding a glass of warm water and antipyretics in his hand, he helped her up, put the pills in her palm, next to the water glass, and signaled her to take it quickly with his eyes.

Anna didn't move, she clenched the antipyretic in her hand, looked up at the other person, and asked softly, "Why are you here?"

Karenin stared at the other party, the flushed cheeks from the fever, and the moist eyes, which looked extremely fragile. He raised his hand and brushed a strand of hair from her cheek to his ear.

"After you sent me that telegram, I figured I'd have to come anyway, Anna, I don't understand what makes you seem to be getting further and further away from me, or..." He paused, using a He looked at her with serious eyes, "I have no right to explore your heart, but I have to be honest, I was greatly shocked by your performance that day, and you are angry." He said in an affirmative tone talking.

"Ah, yes." She said softly, without denying it, the pill in her hand seemed to have become sticky.

Karenin looked down at the opponent's hand, Bai Nen, he held that small hand and let the palm spread out.

"You have to take the medicine first."

"Oh." She responded, took the medicine and drank a few sips of water, her lips became moist.

He continued to say what he just said: "And I thought about it for several days, but I still haven't figured out why. I thought we felt the same, but obviously your excitement that day told me that this idea is stupid. I think , since this is the case, then I have to listen to your opinion, I need to do this."

Anna raised her head, her eyelashes fluttered slightly, she clenched the water glass tightly, her fingers almost turned white from the force.

"Why are you telling me this, Alexey," she called him, tears glistening in her gray eyes.

"Why?" He repeated, and said again with certainty: "Does this need to be explained, Anna, you are my wife and I am your husband, and our union is God's will, and it is my responsibility to put my Confusion confesses to you."

She looked at his calm face and sighed lowly.

"Sorry, Alexei." She still called him that, and he didn't think there was anything wrong, neither pleased nor rejected the intimate step.

"I'm sorry that I lost control of my emotions that day, and I blamed you." She tried her best to put on a smile and looked up at the other party, "I was just too worried about Kitty."

"Really?"

"Yes, nothing else, I don't mean to spoil everything, I have nothing against you, I gotta say, I'm glad you're here, really, really happy," she repeated, her gray eyes looking Shiny, these words are indeed sincere. When Karenin walked in from outside the house, she really felt as if she was enveloped by happiness. She never expected that he would leave his work and rush over, not to mention, the vile It sounded too romantic in the windy and snowy weather, so she suspected that she was still dreaming.

"Then sleep, Anna, you have to rest." He repeated again, took the water glass from Anna's hand and placed it on the bedside table, and covered the latter with a quilt.

"You too, Alexei." She said softly, closing her eyes, exhaustion swept over her, it seemed that something warm approached her dimly, and she let go of her last trace of defense.

Karenin slept for three hours as he had planned, and when he woke up, the woman was in his arms, which made him feel hesitant. He raised his hand to check Anna's temperature, and it was no longer hot. up.

He got up and tidied up briefly, and finally tucked the corner of the quilt for Anna before leaving.

As soon as he came to the living room, he saw Tao Li and the maids preparing breakfast. He paused for a moment before he felt embarrassed. He suddenly left his busy work and rushed here. Thinking about it now, he felt so irrational that it was inconceivable.

Tao Li heard the sound and turned her head to look at the person coming. She opened her eyes wide and recognized the person, and then she understood the person's identity with a vague impression. She asked in surprise: "Why are you here?" As soon as the words came out, she felt a little strange Sure, she covered her mouth and smiled awkwardly, while Karenin, who was equally embarrassed, calmed down.

"Hello, Darya Alexandrovna." Relying on his good memory, Karenin found Madame Oblonsky's name. He paused and continued: "Nicholas is all right. It was very kind, sorry for the sudden visit, I had already spoken to your husband Skiva when I came in the morning

The author has something to say: Thank you Xiao Linzi for your reward!

Sahua, the two finally met, so happy, I was also trembling and finally relieved.The hint in the next chapter is that the hero is shy!shy!shy!Do you want to lie in the hero's arms, listen to the hero tell stories, watch the hero act like a baby, please look forward to it!

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