It was a luxurious carriage with the typical palace style of the Louis XIV period. Gorgeous crystal chandeliers were hung on the four corners of the carriage, and a unique family crest was inlaid on the panel of the carriage.
Ren Lingyu¡¯s carefully trimmed eyebrows frowned slightly. This was the second time he saw this badge
The driver in front of the carriage, wearing a black tuxedo and pure white breeches, had jumped down from the driver's seat. He took out a small bag of oats from the wooden box under the driver's seat, and very carefully held up the two gray-spotted horses that were driving the car. In front of their mouths, the two horses were breathing heavily in their nostrils. From their foreheads and nostrils covered with sweat beads, it could be seen that they had just experienced an extremely physically demanding journey.
The young man dressed as a butler who was sitting next to the driver walked around to the right side of the car. He first opened the three-step pedal under the door, and then stretched his hand to the door with exquisite patterns. It was at this moment when he raised his head that Ren Lingyu, who was standing on the breakwater, finally saw the man's profile clearly. .
A flash of uneasiness that was incompatible with his heroic brows flashed across Ren Lingyu's face for a moment - Joe Sanders? ! Seeing this former part-time pirate in Calais Port, far away from China, who had been sent out by peri for a long time and had disappeared from his sight for a long time, was it considered meeting an old friend in a foreign land?
The car door opened
A tall brown-haired young man jumped out of the car with great agility. He first threw the golden cane in his hand towards Joe Sanders, and then stood respectfully by the car door, moving towards him gracefully. A hand stretched out from the open carriage.
A slender figure immediately emerged from the carriage. She held the brown-haired young man's left hand with her right hand, lightly lifted the skirt of her skirt with her left hand, and walked lightly down the three steps of the carriage.
Ren Lingyu's face was calm, but his heart was beating violently. Although the big sun hat covered most of the face of the woman in white clothes, only a few strands of hair leaking slightly from the ears under the hat could be seen. The red hair was enough for him to know her identity.
"It's Ariel Greenspan." A voice full of envy suddenly sounded in his ears, and Ren Lingyu raised his right eyebrow. He looked at Jamie Evans beside him in slight surprise, "Do you know that man?"
"The youngest son of the Greenspan family, one of the heirs of the richest Jewish family in France." Jamie Evans' face overflowed with undisguised jealousy, "He is also the most famous playboy!"
"It is said that he always brings a different dance partner to a cocktail party, and he never repeats it!" Ren Lingyu's question seemed to arouse Jamie Evans' conversation just right. He was about to continue talking with foaming at the mouth, but he saw the woman in white turning her face just right in the direction where he and Ren Lingyu were
"Oh, mygod", unconcealed horror flashed across Jamie Evans's face, "Isn't that hchld?", seeing a look of confusion flash across Ren Lingyu's face. He immediately explained, "The Rothschild family's red roses are also the most popular dates for young bachelors in London's upper class. Of course, you may not know that the Rothschild family",
"Mr. Evans" Ren Lingyu suddenly interrupted Jamie Evans. He stretched out a finger and gently pressed it on his lips. He said with a half-smile: "You seem to be a little off topic."
"Well?". Jamie Evans, who was in the middle of a conversation, suddenly suffocated, and a layer of embarrassment immediately appeared on his typical Scottish face. "I'm sorry, Mr. Ren. This is my mistake"
"It doesn't matter." Ren Lingyu's face was as calm as if it was tightened by the sea breeze. He tried his best to pull out a smile from the corner of his mouth, "It's really nothing important. In fact, I just want to remind you"
He raised the watch on his wrist to Jamie Evans, "The ship will sail soon. Also, regarding the topic we just talked about, I hope to get Armstrong within the first week after I arrive in London." The exact answer from the factory.¡±
Ariel Greenspan retracted his hand in embarrassment - the woman happened to open a parasol with both hands, but this seemingly superfluous move made him stretch out his arm for her to hold on to him in an attempt to pounce. Empty. "Peri" After the initial embarrassment, Ariel Greenspan's voice was filled with enthusiasm.
"Huh?", hchld raised her eyebrows slightly, with a calm and gentle expression on her face, "Ariel?", she asked.
"Ah, this" Ariel Greenspan's mind went blank for a moment. After a long time, he said: "Well, what I want to say is, in fact, you can spend more time in Paris." If you¡¯re here for two days, there¡¯s really no need to rush back in such a hurry.¡±
"Moreover." He turned his head and looked at WatanabeA hint of disappointment quietly flashed across his brown pupils, and his voice suddenly dropped, "This is not the only ship returning to England."
From last night to now, he accompanied Miss Rothschild in a carriage and finally arrived at the pier of Calais Port before the ferry set sail.
"I know, but this is the only place I want to sit." Peri smiled sweetly, and she followed Ariel Greenspan's line of sight, and her slightly nostalgic eyes happened to fall on the group of people sitting beside them. On the black-haired and black-eyed traveler boarding the ship on the gangway.
Long time no see, Ling Yu. You should have seen all this, right? So, what would you think? Or, what are you thinking?
After a while, first class.
Ren Lingyu stood in front of the exquisite carved wooden door, with one hand in the air, and his handsome face was full of hesitation¡ª¡ªhe had been standing in front of this door for a long time since he was led here from his cabin by Joe Sanders. .
??As far as emotions are concerned, jealousy and suspicion have always been twins that coexist
The door made of solid wood opened silently, and the woman who had haunted Ren Lingyu's soul finally appeared in front of him. At this moment, she was looking at her playfully with her clear ice-blue eyes. Missing for a month.
Ren Ling Yu Mumu stared at Peri blankly, and for a moment he seemed to have lost the ability to speak.
Peri looked at him quietly for a long time, then suddenly smiled. "Sir, do you intend to stand at the door of my cabin all the way to England?"
"Huh?" Ren Lingyu was slightly startled and subconsciously replied, "It's notI"
"I'm too lazy to care about you." Peri rolled her eyes at him, turned around and walked straight into the cabin, "If you plan to come in, then please close the door. If you plan to leave just now", she After a pause, "Thank you for closing the door for me."
Ren Lingyu finally had no more hesitation this time. He quickly walked into the cabin, turned around and closed the door.
And peri had already thrown herself into the huge sofa in the cabin, and her slender body was sunk deep into the white sofa. It was almost impossible to tell that there was anyone sitting on the sofa.
"Well, long time no see" Ren Lingyu sat down on the sofa opposite her. He thought for a long time before he could say such a meaningless polite word.
What surprised him was that Peri did not show the contempt he expected. She looked at him quietly for a moment. Fang smiled and said, "Yes. I haven't seen him for 28 days."
Ren Lingyu raised his head suddenly, surprise flashing across his delicate face.
"That's right", facing the enthusiasm he finally showed. Peri suddenly changed the topic and stood up from the sofa. He walked to the coffee table, picked up a magazine on it, and then returned to Ren Lingyu. Then he said: "I have a gift for you."
"Huh? What is this?" Ren Lingyu picked up the magazine and glanced at it, then immediately frowned - yes, it was Latin letters, but the question is why can't he understand a single word?
Peri looked at him a few times in surprise, and then asked tentatively: "You don't understand German?"
"This is German?" Ren Lingyu seemed to understand something all of a sudden. Surprise flashed in his eyes, "You mean, this book is?"
"That's right, it's the "Annals of Physics" you've been obsessed with!", with a childish and unteachable look on his face, Peri pointed at the title line at the top of the magazine's title page and continued: "Look at this¡ª¡ª "zur-elektrodnmik-rper", this is the article you asked me to contribute for you
"Thank you, thank you!" Ren Lingyu was so excited that he flipped through the article that he couldn't understand except for the formulas. "This is what I want, this is what I need most now."
"Oh, really?" Seeing that Ren Lingyu's attention had all fallen on the article in front of him, a hint of disappointment quietly flashed in Peri's eyes, "I really don't understand, what do you want to gain from writing such a complicated thing? What can you get!"
"Reputation!" Ren Lingyu replied without raising his head, "I told you before, even if my country cannot be respected by the British, I hope that at least I can win the respect of the British in a certain field. Even admiration.¡±
A strange smile appeared at the corner of Ren Lingyu's mouth - he was not motivated like this when he worked hard to memorize this paper. At that time, he had just joined the school's physics Olympiad class, and the reason why he chose to memorize this paper was , its purpose is just to attract the attention of a certain girl in the class
"This is what makes a strong country different from a weak country!" He did not notice at all that the disappointment and anger in Peri's eyes were getting stronger and stronger, but he continued to talk to himself: "A strong country is when its citizens are dependent on the country."?But a weak country can only rely on one or two outstanding citizens to cover up"
"Okay." Peri finally lost her patience. She interrupted Ren Lingyu first, then walked to the coffee table, picked up the two glasses of red wine that had been poured on it, and handed each cup to Ren Lingyu.
"Why don't you ask me how my life has been this month?" Seeing that Ren Lingyu was still in a daze, Peri finally couldn't help but take the initiative to speak.
"This month?" Ren Lingyu's pupils shrank suddenly - in the past month, I have only seen you twice briefly, no, to be precise, I have seen "you" both sides
"that person¡¡". His mood suddenly became suppressed for no reason, and Ren Lingyu's eyes turned outside the porthole. He pursed his lips tightly and asked, "Who is yours?"
"Which person?", Peri lowered his head and took a sip of the red wine in the crystal glass, a hint of amusement quietly flashed in his blue eyes.
"That's it" Ren Lingyu licked his lips subconsciously. He hesitated for a long time. Fang whispered: "The one who picked you up from the ship at Marseille Port, and the one who sent you here todayhave you been with him this month?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he immediately had the urge to kill him¡ª¡ªis that even a question?
Peri didn't answer her immediately. She just leaned against the bed gently, raised her blue eyes full of laughter and drunkenness, and looked at Ren Lingyu carefully for a moment. She said calmly: "If I say he is my fianc¨¦"
The second half of her sentence was immediately interrupted by Ren Lingyu's movements. The man who was standing quietly a few meters away from her rushed forward with almost an arrow, and her right wrist immediately fell into his grasp. Under control.
Ren Lingyu's eyes stared at her with burning fire, but then gradually dimmed, "What you saidis it true?" There was clear hesitation in his eyes, and there were more. expect.
"uh-huh.". Peri shrugged naturally. "wh
Ren Lingyu immediately let go of her slender wrist in despair, "Really?". He murmured, "Should I congratulate you then?". There was a hint of anger in his voice, and his whole body was on the verge of exploding.
"oh?". Peri was startled, and she looked down at her right wrist. The touch left by Ren Lingyu's hold just now was like a warm ring still wrapped around her wrist.
"If it comes from the bottom of my heart, of course it would be the best." She smiled at Ren Lingyu Yanran, "If it comes from the heart, of course it would be better."
"Sincere blessings?" Ren Lingyu's voice became a little lower.
"Hmm, that's it.", peri said calmly, "I am a person who cares about emotional authenticity."
"Bang!" Ren Lingyu immediately slammed the wine glass in his hand to the floor of the cabin. The flying glass pieces even splashed on Peri's skirt, and his whole person turned into a strong storm, and his angry words almost It spewed out from his lips without thinking.
"Is the emotion real?", he sneered slightly, his eyes turned completely cold, "He is your fianc¨¦? Then who do I count? Am I your toy to pass the lonely time?"
"Miss Rothschild, you have always been a shrewd businessman, I just didn't expect that you can even calculate your emotions so well! What you can't afford, what you can't afford, everything is just an excuse in the final analysis! ", he accused angrily, but did not notice at all that Peri's flushed cheeks, which had been stimulated by alcohol, had a strange look on them.
"Hahahaha!", peri stared at him with bright eyes, and finally couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Ling Yu, you are really easy to deceive." She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. She looked at Ren Ling Yu, who was full of doubts, and laughed softly.
But Ren Lingyu did not immediately show the surprise she expected. He frowned and stared at Peri, "Seriously?"
"He is indeed not my fianc¨¦.", peri turned the wine glass in his hand, "but he may become our friend"
"Our friend?" Ren Lingyu frowned slightly and repeated.
"The Greenspan family is one of the few Jewish families that pays attention to the East." Per took another sip of the wine in his glass, his face already calm, "It is also one of the few Jewish families that thinks that there is profit in the Qing Dynasty The reason why I pay attention to Kailuan Mine is because of the information Ariel provided me. Lingyu, I will return to England soon"
A hint of sadness quietly flashed in her eyes, and she continued: "It is unlikely that I will do many things myself, and in addition to reputation, you also need enough money, right?"?
Ren Lingyu¡¯s eyes revealed a look of enlightenment, ¡°You want to introduce me to cooperate with him?¡±
"That's about it." Peri put down the wine glass in his hand and smiled sweetly at Ren Lingyu, "How do you think? Is this explanation acceptable?"
"Not completely acceptable!" Ren Lingyu replied dryly, "I am also a man, and I can see that he cares about you very much. This may become an obstacle to my cooperation with him and even you peri"
Before he could react, Peri's arms were already wrapped around his neck, and her warm breath lightly sprayed on his face, "After all, you still don't believe me, do you? That's too simple, we Can't we just find a way to completely trust each other? But there is one thing I still want to remind you. After taking this step, you will be mine. If you dare to be sorry to me, you'd better stay forever. Don't let me find you!"
"Sir", a familiar voice timidly sounded from the bedside, but it also successfully woke up Ren Lingyu on the bed.
"Qiao?" After seeing the face of the man on the bedside clearly, he immediately frowned because of embarrassment.
"Sir, we are about to arrive in the UK. Well, these are your clothes. By the way, Mr. Rotter suggests that you change into a turtleneck shirt." Joe Sanders was no less embarrassed than Ren Lingyu. After quickly putting the clothes on the bedside, he escaped from the bedroom as fast as he could.
"High-collar shirt?" Ren Lingyu seemed to want to understand something. He lifted up the quilt and looked inside. His face immediately turned pale. He then turned to look at the dressing table. The mirror above clearly reflected his red face. or Yin Zi marks on the neck, the red ones are hickeys, and the purple ones are the bruises left by teeth chewing?
"Oh, mygod", Ren Lingyu covered his face with one hand and couldn't help but exclaimed¡ª¡ªWhat on earth is going on?
Well, what should a virgin do when he loses his virginity?
According to one of Ren Lingyu¡¯s roommates at the military academy in his original time and space - first cry, drink some wine, take a bath, take a nap, and wake up as a virgin again