Chapter 327 Christmas Eve

The night on Long Island was wrapped in silver frost. The crystal lamps cast an amber hue on the Baroque porch, and the copper bells on the cast iron gate rang softly in the night breeze.

The fine snow swept across the mistletoe wreaths on the top of the century-old oak tree and fell on the roof of the red velvet carriage.

Inside the floor-to-ceiling windows, twelve-foot-tall spruce trees are decorated with antique glass balls, and pearl chains hanging from the branches reflect the light of the fireplace.

Housekeeper Soli was placing the last gold-rimmed porcelain plate on the long table. The aroma of truffle foie gras mixed with fir essential oil floated in the warm air.

Children wrapped in cashmere cloaks ran through corridors lined with expensive paintings, their laughter startling English sheepdogs curled up on Persian rugs.

In the courtyard, a thin layer of newly fallen snow covered the wrought iron arch of the rose garden. The light beam of the lighthouse in the distant bay penetrated the mist, casting a rotating golden gear on the snow.

A musical group was playing on the first floor to entertain the audience, with impromptu variations of "Silent Night" floating in the air. Servants were carrying crystal trays filled with champagne, and the hostesses were seen tying handwritten greeting cards to the antlers of the reindeer sculpture in the foyer.

Anxi Liu followed them nervously and hung the greeting card she had just handwritten in Chinese on the deer's antlers.

"So small?"

Suddenly a blonde pointed at her and said to another brunette.

"Wouldn't it be fine if you just raise her for a few more years? You know who he is. The Hilton girl gave birth to his child at the age of fifteen. The daughter of his business partner and subordinate is only seventeen years old this year, but her child is almost one year old."

"So..." Monica said to Sophie Marceau, who dyed her hair blonde for her guest appearance in the movie, "Asians look younger. Maybe she is not as young as she looks."

But Sophie Marceau thought Anthy Liu looked too young.

They actually came to hang greeting cards, because only the ladies in the house are qualified to hang greeting cards here.

Anxi Liu also got one, so she is also the hostess here.

Sophie Marceau was shocked, so she asked this question.

"Okay." Sophie nodded and said helplessly, "He is just such a pervert. Yes, a big pervert!"

"I don't think so." Monica shrugged. She said, "Maybe I felt that before, but I don't think so now. Let alone other places, there are countless people in Hollywood who are more perverted than him."

These are words that come from the heart.

In the past, Monica was just an Italian model who had just entered Hollywood.

And now Monica, with her former status as Milo's personal assistant and her status as a senior executive of Paladin Media, is doing very well in Hollywood and is considered a big shot.

Because of this, she also began to be exposed to the murky truth of Hollywood's upper class.

So in comparison, she feels that her man is much better than those people in Hollywood.

At least he is innocent.

Unlike those people, even the most open-minded people can't help but shake their heads when they see it.

In fact, Sophie Marceau is similar. With the platform of Milo, she has been exposed to and seen many Hollywood truths that she could never touch in her entire life.

But compared to the realistic and rational Monica, Sophie is still a bit literary after all.

Shaking her head, Sophie no longer looked at the little Asian girl whose future fate had already been determined.

She said to Monica, "By the way, I heard that dear Kalu became the mayor of Milan?"

Speaking of this, Monica smiled and shook her head, saying, "To be exact, he is not the mayor of Milan. Milan is a metropolitan city and the capital of our Lombardy region in Italy. My father only became the chief governor of one of the districts in the metropolitan city of Milan."

Karl Bellucci is Monica Bellucci's father. He was originally just an ordinary truck driver who ran a small logistics company in partnership with several truck drivers.

But more than two years ago, Carlo Bellucci transformed himself into the president of an environmental protection foundation association called "Green Europe", and gradually became famous in northern Italy.

This year he took direct action and was elected as the chief governor of Perugino, one of the nine districts of the Metropolitan City of Milan, which is actually the mayor.

Because they often visit each other and are born in Europe, Sophie and Monica have a good relationship, so they also care about each other's family affairs.

“That’s not bad either.” Sophie said with a smile, “Maybe in a few years, you’ll be the mayor of Milan.”

Perhaps in a few years, he might even become the Prime Minister of Italy.

Monica smiled and said nothing more.

This is exactly why she always stands on Milo's side no matter what.

Not to mention that she was once an unknown Italian model, but now she has become a Hollywood giant.

The change in her family's status in her home country alone was enough to make Monica fall head over heels in love with Milo.

Just think about it and you will understand.

Monica knew how difficult it was for a truck driver to become a mayor! She was not as literary as Sophie, so her position was naturally very stable.

After that, more and more people came to the manor.

Zeta-Jones, Monica, Sophie, Cornelia, Julie, Nicole, Theron, Britney... Basically, all the actresses with Blackburn attributes who hang out in Hollywood and the Grammy Awards are here tonight.

The children also came with their mothers, gathering together and celebrating this year's Christmas in advance with their men, the children's fathers.

It was a small party, but a family one.

Around ten o'clock.

All the children were arranged to rest and sleep.

Those under one year old are taken care of by nannies, while those over one year old are all placed in the same room.

Around half past ten.

The door of this room was gently opened, and the light in the corridor, which was never turned off, cast a long shadow on the ground. In the dim room, the little ones were all sleeping soundly on the bed, not noticing anything unusual, and a few large woolen socks were hung at the end of the bed.

A tall figure tiptoed in, wearing thick clothes, a conical hat on his head, a long beard on his chin, and a large bag on his back. He chuckled twice as he walked to the stern.

He slowly squatted down, took something out of his pocket and tried to stuff it into the woolen socks at the end of the bed.

At this moment, the little guy on the bed suddenly jumped up.

"There's a thief! Catch him!" a voice shouted, and then a pillow hit the figure at the end of the bed. The crackling sound mixed with laughter, and the shouting echoed throughout the bedroom.

"Hey, what are you doing!" The women who rushed over upon hearing the sound turned on the bedroom lights.

Unfortunately, these little ones... Lily, Rose, and Viola (Monica's daughter)... had no intention of stopping and continued to laugh and wave pillows at the figure at the end of the bed, while the younger children clapped and cheered beside them.

"Enough! You troublemakers!" Finally, Milo shouted in anger. The little guys laughed and stopped.

At this time, Milo's Santa Claus hat had fallen to the ground and disappeared, and the beard stuck to his chin was hanging at an angle and could fall off at any time. He looked a little embarrassed sitting on the ground with messy hair. Fortunately, the pillow was not broken, otherwise the whole room would be filled with goose feathers.

"You should have gone to bed more than half an hour ago, and I specifically asked you to go to bed early, but you haven't fallen asleep yet. Now tell me, what should we do?!" Milo pinched the faces of the little ones without any hesitation and made a gnashing teeth expression, as if he wanted to settle accounts with them.

Sadly, it didn't help much. Even Viola made faces at him, not to mention Lily and Rose, the two troublemakers.

"Well, in that case, there will be no Christmas presents this year." Milo immediately picked up his pocket and pretended to leave.

A few innocent little kids who didn't have any ideas immediately looked uneasy.

Unfortunately, Lily turned the situation around with just one sentence: "Don't worry. Even if Dad doesn't give us Christmas presents, Santa Claus will."

She knelt on the bed with her arms folded, glanced at the women watching the excitement at the door, and then looked at Milo triumphantly. That's right, if Dad didn't give them gifts, Mom and aunts would always give them.

Milo couldn't help but roll his eyes and glared at the women who were standing beside him, smiling and silent. They hadn't spoken since they came in. They just stood there watching the show, as if they liked seeing him like this.

Then, he raised his eyebrows at Lily again. There was no doubt that she was the one who took the lead in this matter. This big sister really had the temperament of a big sister among her brothers and sisters.

Even the little Paladin always acted like an elder sister in front of her and volunteered to be her little follower.

Her twin sister Rose, who was born at the same time as her and is the same age, obviously does not have this trait.

Even Ariana likes Lily very much, saying that she is very smart and, more importantly, sensible.

The first time they met, Lily was still little, but the second time they met, the little one knew to call Ariana "Mom."

Ariana loved it.

"It seems that you shouldn't all sleep together, so I decided to separate you all!" Milo snorted coldly and rolled up his sleeves.

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Rose yelled, "No, we have to sleep together!"

"Yes, no, Dad is bad. We have to sleep together!" Viola also said.

They usually sleep separately, and it is rare for them to sleep together in a group. Tonight is very lively, and they are very happy, so they don't want to separate.

Now I feel a little unhappy when I hear my father say this.

"Resist!" Lily shouted immediately, then raised the pillow again while gesturing.

Then, Rose and Viola also raised their pillows, and the little ones crawled behind them and hid, as if they were determined to fight their father to the end.

"Okay, kids, be quiet!" Sophie finally came over to help him out.

Even if she doesn't listen to her dad, she always listens to her mom. Lily is very smart and she never disobeys both her mom and dad.

The big sister stopped making trouble, and the little ones who only followed their sister's orders naturally became quiet.

The children fell asleep quietly.

The rest of the time naturally belongs to the adults.

"Take good care of your sister. Go to sleep when you feel tired. If your sister wakes up or cries, just go find the babysitter."

Anxi Liu was arranged to share a room with her mother tonight, which had a large crib.

Her mother Liu Li whispered to her eldest daughter and asked her to help take care of the younger daughter.

But it is obvious that Anxi Liu Zhen does not have to do the job of taking care of the children herself.

There was a small door in the corner of the room that was not closed, and a nanny lived inside.

When my sister really needs something, whether it's crying or needing a diaper changed.

The nanny will naturally come out to take care of the child, so there is no need for An Xi Liu to do it herself.

But it was already so late. Mom suddenly put down her little sister, whom she had always treated like a treasure, and said she was going out.

Anxi Liu was a little confused, "Mom, don't you want to sleep?"

"Of course I have to go to bed. But not now." Liu Li, who was wearing a nightgown and you couldn't see what she was wearing underneath, smiled gently.

"But it's so late already." Anxi Liu was puzzled.

"This time is indeed late for you. But for us adults, it is just right, or just the beginning."

Just right? What is just right? Just beginning? What is just beginning?

Anxi Liu was very confused, but she was always obedient. Since her mother told her so, she would listen carefully.

"Okay. Good night, Mom."

"Good night, darling."

Anxi Liu watched her mother say goodbye to her, then swayed out the door.

Anxi Liu didn't think much about it. She glanced at her lovely sister and went back to bed to sleep.

But after about half an hour or an hour, Anxi Liu was woken up.

It was her younger sister who was crying, and when she woke up, the nanny had already carefully fed her younger sister the breast milk she had prepared.

Anxi Liu opened her eyes sleepily, a little dazed, and glanced at the wall clock.

It's already past one in the morning.

Why hasn't her mother come back yet? She felt like peeing so she got up and went to the bathroom.

She was about to lie back down on the bed, but after thinking it over, she decided not to.

Instead, he glanced at the nanny and his sister, then quietly left the room.

The lights in the corridor were bright, and when An Xi Liu came out, she saw two maids on night watch in front and behind.

They saw her come out, and one of them came up, "Ma'am, what's going on?"

The maid originally wanted to call her "Miss", but then she remembered that Anxi Liu had also hung up a greeting card tonight.

And the housekeeper Soli said that tonight's greeting card would only be given to the lady.

So even though Anxi Liu looked very young, the maid still thought she should be a lady rather than a young lady.

"Nothing. I just couldn't sleep, sorry..." Anxi Liu whispered.

"Then please help yourself." The maid replied gently, "If you need anything, just call us directly."

"Okay." After answering, Anxi Liu thought for a moment and asked, "If possible, can you tell me where my mother went? That is Liu Li, Xiaoan Liu."

"Oh, sure. The ladies should all be in the West Hall at this time."

"West Hall?"

"Go left from here and go to the end of the corridor. The hall inside is the West Hall."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

(End of this chapter)