A Noble Marriage

Penchant www.xbiquge.cc, the fastest update noble marriage [Anna] latest chapter!    This is the anti-theft chapter He sat a little more casually than at his desk, but still looked decent compared to ordinary people, at all times maintaining a government official's grooming.

"Do you have any questions? Anna." Karenin took his eyes off the papers and looked at Anna with blue eyes.

"No." Anna smiled a little.

Karenin moved his eyes back to his own papers, and five minutes later, he still felt someone's eyes glued to him.

"Are you sure you don't have any questions?"

"No." Anna finished and then spoke again, "Maybe there is one."

"You can ask." Karenin's fingers pressed on the page and raised his head slightly. He spoke in a calm voice, with little rise and fall in tone, without seeming hard, perhaps because his blue eyes under long lashes were gazing intently at someone else, and that gaze was not tinged with scrutiny.

"I noticed you're not wearing glasses."

"I'm not nearsighted."

"I," Anna licked her lips, then smiled a little coyly, "I was just wondering what it would be like if you wore glasses."

"I don't think that would make any difference." Karenin lowered his eyes, indicating that the conversation was over for the moment.

Anna felt some regret.

She looked out the window and rested her right hand on her cheek.

They had been two hours from Petersburg, and the rolling hills, which at first had called for excitement, were now somewhat flat.

The sky was a pale blue, against which some birch trees stood up like sentinels, inconspicuous now, but in spring, they would be lush and green and beautiful.

She unconsciously folded her hands, sideways, while knocking at these plain scenes, and smiled.

Accustomed to the busyness of modern society, life was a little overwhelming at first, but now, everything is fine.

What Anna didn't know was that despite her decision not to disturb her husband, it was clear that Karenin himself was no longer able to concentrate.

His head was slightly tilted in Anna's direction, and his high nose was cut by the sun in a delicate and elegant curve. The eyelashes were not thick or curled, half closed, revealing a light blue inside as the sky.

He looked at his fiancée for a long time, knowing that the other seemed to be asleep.

Karenin got up and draped a facecloth blanket over Anna's body.

He sat down for a moment to make sure Anna would not wake up, before moving his eyes again and concentrating his thoughts on his official papers.

Anna had no idea how long she had been asleep; she awoke to a gentle shaking.

"Did I fall asleep?" She tried to rub her eyes, but was stopped.

Karenin took out his own handkerchief and handed it to her.

"Dr. Grachov told me to do this to reduce my chances of being approached by the disease."

Anna took the handkerchief and wiped her eyes, smiling: "He was right, you have a good doctor, he's great!"

Karenin said nothing to the compliment, he looked at the time on his pocket watch, then put down his official paper and said, "We have to go to lunch."

"Very good suggestion, I'm just hungry." Anna approved of the suggestion, and Karenin nodded and cheered up a bit.

The dining compartment on the train was in the middle part of the train, and the aisles were not large enough to accommodate two adults walking side by side, so Karenin walked ahead, and some of the parents would hold the hands of their small children to keep the little devils from wandering off.

Anna is not a child anymore. Naturally, Karenin was not the type to take someone's hand at will either, but he did say as he got up.

"Follow me."

Like honey, Anna thought, and then followed behind the other man.

Because Karenin wasn't short and his shoulders were broad, Anna couldn't see all of what was in front of her as he stepped forward.

Some of her past experiences had made her a little nervous and anxious about this unknown, but now, with a trusting person walking ahead, she found the unknown not so frightening.

They came to the middle of the train, where not many people were yet dining.

Anna knew that Karenin had not suggested this time of day by chance, but perhaps he had already gotten used to it and figured out the most appropriate time to dine.

"What would you like to eat?" Karenin asked.

In fact, this kind of place does not serve too much variety, but Karenin's behavior makes people ignore this.

Anna ordered what she liked, and paid attention to what Karenin ordered, secretly making a mental note of it.

When lunch came up, Anna took a bite and it was not delicious. She looked at Karenin and frowned slightly as well. This can not be blamed on anyone, the ingredients are innocent, the chef is also innocent.

Anna thought Karenin would simply discard the unappetizing lunch like the rich people did, but Karenin didn't.

He let his brow relax and relax, still slowly and calmly cutting the food on his plate. Then he looked up at Anna and asked, "Is it not to your liking."

A great feeling of emotion swept over Anna.

It came from Karenin's lack of pride in his approach, and as a wife, Anna felt a sense of pride. It was as if someone had said, "I don't know what I would do if the man I loved was a criminal, but I would be proud of the man I loved if he was a man of high moral character."

"No." Anna said with a smile, enjoying her food just as much.

She lied, the lunch itself didn't taste good, but the titillation made up for it all. As they returned to the box a little later, Anna informed Karenin of the truth.

"Now what else would you like to eat?"

Karenin didn't ask anything else first, but focused more on the actual question.

"I'm full now." Anna said pleasantly.

Karenin nodded, then said, "If you don't like it, you don't have to push yourself, Anna."

"But you're not wasted, Alexei." Anna pointed this out in a soft tone, "That is a very good quality."

"The deliciousness of the ingredients does matter, but for me, the practicality of the food itself is enough to satisfy me. For me, continuing to eat this lunch doesn't change anything, but for you to continue to eat them on the basis that you don't like them, it becomes something that will affect your mood."

This serious wording of Karenin made Anna bend her eyes with laughter.

"Why are you laughing?" Karenin frowned in some confusion.

"Because you said sweet things." Anna said with her eyes shining brightly.

"No matter what, it doesn't change this feeling that I think what just happened wasn't bad but good."

"If you think so, fine." Karenin nodded again and then took out his official document. Once again Anna sighed inwardly.

In the afternoon Anna didn't stare at Karenin anymore, she took a book out and read it slowly. At about three o'clock, a waiter from the dining car knocked on the door of their compartment.

When the clean table was set with a fairly delicate and tasty tea, Karenin pushed the piece of cake in Anna's direction.

Make up for lunch.

"You don't want it?" Anna asked, dimples already peeking out at the sides of her cheeks.

"No."

Karenin said succinctly. He picked up the cup of black coffee that belonged to him, and Anna only glanced at it before pulling her eyes back.

"I need a bite of cake to keep me down."

The bitterness of the black coffee contrasted sharply with the sweetness of the cake.

"Is it good?" Karenin asked.

"Delicious." Anna nodded honestly, "It's not a lie this time."

Karenin nodded his head to show his understanding.

With the unique aroma of black coffee and the sweetness of cream, Anna decided to be a little more honest.

"Don't you want to touch me?"

Karenin's sipping motion seemed to freeze in mid-air before he set down his coffee cup, rose and crossed over the tabletop, over the space on Anna's side, and asked, as his fingers gently touched the other woman's cheek, "May I?"

"Yes."

Anna's eyelashes moved quickly, but the words were firm.

The kiss was a little bitter and a little sweet, and Anna took it into her heart and gave it a great place.

Maria, who obviously knew why her son was not behaving well, reminded the boy.

"Andrei."

Andrei acted, albeit with some impatience, without staring at the macarons with boredom anymore, but he said, "Do you mind if I go to my room for a while? Aunt Anna."

The boy's big light blue eyes looked at Anna with a childish and pleading gaze, and Anna was certain that more than the average person could not refuse the boy's request.

"No, I don't really mind." Anna finished looking at the other man with some curiosity.

Andrei got permission and left with only a look at his mother that he went first.

"I'm so sorry, Anna." Maria said somewhat apologetically.

"That's nothing. I mean, if you don't mind, could you tell me what's wrong with him?"

"Actually it's because Charlie and his family are going to Russia next week. Charlie is Andrei's playmate, but his father is facing a job transfer and they have to be separated."

"I understand, it's very hard to be separated from your friends." Anna said.

"I hope he'll get better in a few days." Maria said.

At dinner, André did not arrive on time, and when Luíd sent the servant to call him, he saw his son coming, and for the first time the gentle father looked a little uncomfortable.

"Andrei, you can't keep playing with your temper. You're a big boy now."

Anna was worried that if Lourdes said this in public, Andrei would be upset, after all, he didn't look like the kind of child who would do as he was told, but, surprisingly, Andrei looked around at everyone present and said, "I won't do that next time, Dad."

Andrei sat next to his sister Lucia, who gave him a concerned look, but Andrei just shook his head and enjoyed his dinner in silence.

His dining etiquette was almost impeccable, except for the expression on his face which really couldn't be described as too good, but it was kept within a kind of polite range.

After eating, they went to the sitting room to rest, where Louis Xavier and Karenin talked about some political matters, and the children and women stayed away from them.

Maria took care of them with some fruit.

Andrey did not leave early this time, he stayed, sitting on the sofa, near the armrest, left thumb and index finger propped up on the sides of the temple and chin, Anna felt that the boy was acting like I was in a "vain and hopeless", so much so that she could not help but laugh.

Maria and Lucia were saying one thing, and Anna thought no one would see her smile, but Andrei raised his eyes sensitively to look at her. A pair of light blue eyes as if laced with mercury, with a bit of inorganic blandness.