I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 189 Declined
Xia Qingdai and Count Walstein walked to the secluded balcony one after another, and the latter couldn't wait to confess his love for her.

As soon as the chat box was opened, it was like a torrent bursting from the embankment, flowing incessantly. Xia Qingdai could not interrupt it at all, so she simply listened to him quietly.

But Count Walstein took Xia Qingdai's silence as encouragement and became even more excited. In the end, he even knelt down on one knee and proposed directly.

The love between young men and women these days is so straightforward. There is no such thing as falling in love, and a private lifelong contract is equivalent to a marriage contract. Whether you ask for a proposal or not is actually the same. If you express your love, it will be a proposal by default.

Xia Qingdai was shocked by the lightning speed.

Count Walstein raised his head and looked into Xia Qingdai's dark eyes. Feeling the calm light under her blinking eyelashes, his heart suddenly "thumped".

The reply that Xia Qingdai gave him immediately after was indeed completely opposite to what he had imagined.

Yes, she rejected him neatly and without hesitation. He also said that he had never had any feelings between a man and a woman, only the purest friendship.

It's not a question of whether he is good or not, or whether he is of noble birth, but that she has no heart or feelings for him, and her love is barely coming.

Count Walstein was pulled up by Xia Qingdai, his face turned green and white. He opened his mouth several times to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked and he could no longer utter a single syllable.

When Xia Qingdai said the cold words of rejection at first, Count Walstein subconsciously thought that this was a girl's reserve.

After all, a lady always has to reject a gentleman two or three times before she can formally accept his proposal.

But under the moonlight, Xia Qingdai once again emphasized with a very calm tone and expression that she was by no means arty and deliberately embarrassed a gentleman by refusing to welcome him, but that she really could not accept this love.

Count Walstein read what Xia Qingdai wanted to express from her dark and determined eyes. He couldn't help being shocked and at the same time a little unbelievable.

Just now he mustered up the courage to ask Xia Qingdai to speak alone, and the other party agreed without hesitation. He thought this represented her encouragement to him!
In fact, in Count Walstein's eyes, every time Xia Qingdai showed him that bright and sunny smile, it was as if she was tempting him to confess.

But now she actually told him that everything was his illusion and that she didn't have any affection for him beyond the normal friendship between men and women.

She actually rejected herself and an established noble!
You must know that when he came to propose, he was already carried away by love, and he felt that he had made a lot of accommodations and sacrifices.

If he marries a commoner, he will definitely be laughed at by his circle. Because whether it is the upper class in Austria or Germany, everyone's acceptance of the civilian class is far less than that in Britain and the United States.

British and American aristocrats are willing to raise their arms to wealth and even lower their family status to do so, but few European aristocrats dare to do such a thing.

He made up his mind after thinking for a long time, but he was rejected just like that, as if it was so cheap that he could throw it away at will.

After standing blankly in front of Xia Qingdai for a long time, Count Walstein finally found his reason and voice.

He bowed deeply and said in a dry and hoarse voice: "Forgive me for being reckless. I hope you will completely forget everything that was ridiculous just now, and I wish you happiness."

After saying that, he turned around and left, looking like he couldn't stay any longer.

In a panic, Count Walstein bumped into Owen who was in the backlight, causing pain in his shoulder.

But he didn't care about etiquette, just said a hasty apology, and ran away.

Of course, Count Walstein would not attend the next ball. After entering the ballroom, he immediately found the host of the ball, Duchess Charlotte, to say goodbye. Although the other party was very surprised that he quit the dance so early, he didn't ask any more questions.

Judging from the distraught look on that young man's face, something unexpected and urgent must have happened and he needed to deal with it immediately.

Xia Qingdai on the other side looked up at the stars and the moon and exhaled softly.

Just now, Earl Talles suddenly asked her to give him some alone time no matter what, saying that he had something very important to consult, so Xia Qingdai vaguely guessed something.

She has no experience in this area, so she can only guess this because she has read enough foreign classics.

And since she met Count Walstein, although the two of them didn't have much contact, she could feel the other's attentiveness.

I didn't have the chance to explain it clearly before. Now that I have the chance today, let's settle this matter.

She didn't pretend to be stupid and shirk the blame, because she thought it would be best for everyone to make it clear directly. Otherwise, no matter what you do, it will seem to encourage the other person to continue to pursue their efforts.

After taking a deep breath, Xia Qingdai gathered her mood and walked towards the ballroom.

Although such an unexpected episode occurred, it did not affect Xia Qingdai's good mood at all. She would continue to go back and listen to Beethoven playing Haydn's London Symphony.

But as soon as she walked from darkness to light, she saw Owen suddenly walking out of the shadows at the intersection of light and shadow.

He came to invite her to dance, and Xia Qingdai readily agreed.

For some reason, she always felt like Owen was holding back his laughter. This was a wonderful sixth sense. Although Owen didn't grin in front of her, the joy radiating from the inside out was too obvious.

Just when Owen finally took Xia Qingdai's hand and danced with her, Count Walstein left in a carriage.

As the disappointed person tonight, he had no interest in the following dance.

Now his mind was filled with disbelief and a touch of grievance.

He had made up his mind to leave London tomorrow. Beethoven, who came here at his invitation, could go back to Bonn, Germany with him if he wanted.

As for Mozart, of course he has to stay in London to continue his treatment. Anyway, the villa he rented will not expire for more than half a year, which must be enough for Mozart to recuperate in it.

He felt that he could no longer face Xia Qingdai and had to leave immediately.

Although his social circle is not in London, he is also afraid that a failed proposal will become the laughing stock of others. This was something he couldn't bear. He lived his entire life just for the sake of "face."

Count Walstein has made up his mind to never see Xia Qingdai again, but he has no resentment towards Xia Qingdai for rejecting him. He only blames the lack of fate between them.

In fact, deep down in his heart, after being rejected by Xia Qingdai, he felt that he really did not love the wrong person.

Look, the person he likes is so different. He can actually reject himself who has both wealth and a noble title. He is different from the common people in the European upper-class marriage market that is full of copper smell.