Chapter 122: Going Out.
The news that Duke Lu Xia received a medal of honor personally awarded by Her Majesty the Queen was announced to the public the next day.
It was much faster than Lu Xia expected.
This was the first time that Her Majesty the Queen took the initiative to award a medal of honor since her accession to the throne. Duke Lu Xia would become the first non-royal prince during Her Majesty the Queen's accession to the throne.
As soon as the news was made public, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. Both the common people and the dignitaries were shocked——
"What a sudden news. Who is Duke Lu Xia? Why does he sound familiar?"
"If you don't know Duke Lu Xia, look here. In the past, the tabloids liked to report on her the most. She had a lot of scandals, but she seems to have changed a lot recently. She is now the founder of the No. 1 Courtyard. Yes, she is the founder of the No. 1 Courtyard that is now familiar with the beauty cream and hair growth liquid. She is also the founder of the No. 2 Courtyard that developed the gene fusion preparation. To be honest, based on these few studies alone, I think it is right for Her Majesty the Queen to award her the Medal of Merit!"
"The difference between this person's before and after is quite large. What made Duke Lu Xia, the playboy, turn back?"
"People with power and influence are free. They can play when they want to and change when they want to. They are really free!"
"There is no need to be sarcastic upstairs. Duke Lu Xia has indeed worked for the benefit of the empire and made contributions. If it were someone else, they would not have such ability. There are so many dignitaries. Have you seen one come out?"
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Compared to the heated discussions on the Internet, Lu Xia's terminal was not idle either. Duke Leslie and Lady Rafield both sent voice messages to express their congratulations. Some people who had contact with the institute also sent their blessings.
Everyone also asked her when she would hold a celebratory dinner and not to forget to invite them.
Lu Xia felt that their family had been holding banquets too frequently recently and it was time to keep a low profile.
However, the Medal of Merit bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen did require a grand banquet to express respect for Her Majesty the Queen, but Lu Xia was not planning to hold it immediately, at least until Grace returned safely.
That night, the old butler still had someone carefully prepare a sumptuous dinner. Smellian and the awkward Cecil sat down together to congratulate Lu Xia on winning the Medal of Merit. The only person missing from the table was Grace.
After the meal, Smellian also gave Lu Xia an exquisite necklace as a gift.
When he saw him take it out, Cecil rolled his eyes. He felt that Smellian was a spineless guy who never missed any opportunity to show off.
But he was like this, and Duke Lu Xia didn't favor him. What was he trying to do? He really couldn't understand.
Lu Xia didn't expect Smellian to have prepared a gift. She took it with a smile and looked at the diamond necklace in the box: "It's beautiful, I like it very much. Thank you, Smellian."
"As long as you like it, I'll help you put it on?" Smellian's eyes were full of expectation. Lu Xia nodded and didn't refuse.
Smellian immediately showed a happy smile, stood up and carefully put on the diamond necklace for Lu Xia.
A long time ago, he asked someone to customize this necklace, and now he finally had the opportunity to give it away.
After putting it on, the old housekeeper very considerately brought a mirror. After Lu Xia put it on, she looked in the mirror and saw a teardrop-shaped diamond on her fair and slender neck. It was really beautiful under the light.
Smelian has good taste.
When she wears this necklace, her skin seems to be more transparent, and it is not ostentatious, which is a style she would like.
"It looks really good."
The old housekeeper smiled and nodded while holding up the mirror: "It suits you very well."
"I think Smelian has good taste, too." Lu Xia praised sincerely, which was the best response for Smelian.
Watching the interaction between the three people, Cecil, who was sitting aside, felt inexplicably lonely, as if he was an outsider and could not fit in at all.
He didn't want to admit it, but he actually minded it a little.
After dinner, Lu Xia returned to the room.
The others also went their separate ways.
Not long after, Cecil came out of the room with a bath towel tied around his waist and his upper body naked, and happened to run into Smelian, who was wearing a black jacket and dressed as if he was going out.
They both looked at each other at the same time, with surprise in their eyes: "What are you going to do?"
"What do you want to do dressed like this?"
After saying that, they both shut up at the same time and stared at each other.
Finally, it was Smelian who broke the silence first: "Don't dress like this at home, what does it look like?"
"You've already said, we're at home, what's wrong with me dressing like this, or are you envious of my better figure and worried that Duke Lu Xia will
like me instead of you?"
"You think too much, anyway, put on your clothes before going out, I don't think Madam Dana has ever taught you to do such a rude thing."
Hearing Smelian mention Madam Dana, Cecil's face turned cold, looking at him: "Don't use my mother to pressure me, you dress like this and go out so late, what do you want to do?"
"Of course there is something." Smelian glanced at the time. He didn't intend to waste time with Cecil anymore, so he turned around and was about to leave, but Cecil suddenly stepped forward to stop him, "You are leaving now, have you informed Duke Lu Xia?"
"She won't care about my business, and you'd better not care about it either, get out of the way!"
"That means you didn't say anything. If you don't say anything, how do you know she won't care? Come with me and tell her!" Cecil was about to reach out to grab Smelian, but suddenly a white feather appeared and hit Cecil's arm with a snap, leaving a blood mark on his arm immediately. "Get out of here, don't meddle in other people's business!"
Smelian left after saying this.
Cecil stood there, looking at the blood mark on the back of his hand, silent, but couldn't help thinking in his heart, is this the power of the gene fusion?
He didn't see clearly how Smelian did it just now, he only saw a flash of white.
But he knew very well that Smelian had stopped his strength, otherwise, he might have lost his hand.
"Gene fusion." Cecil clenched his fist and turned back to his room.
He originally wanted to find the housekeeper to repair the bathroom.
The water system in his room was probably not sensitive enough because it was rarely used, and hot and cold water often alternated.
But now, he was not in the mood, he wanted to be alone.
Smellian's departure in the middle of the night only alarmed Cecil, and did not attract the attention of others.
The next morning, when Cecil saw Smellian at the dining table, this guy looked like nothing had happened, and he didn't
know when he came back last night.
But he smelled a bloody smell from him.
The smell was not strong, and it was even processed, but his sense of smell was always very sensitive.
He would not smell it wrong.
(End of this chapter)
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