Lin Zhiming looked at Ryan Portman in front of him.

This old man, who was about to die, brought him great pressure.

He said his thoughts so bluntly, and he didn't seem to be worried that Lin Zhiming would reject his idea at all.

"So you still care about Natalie. Lin Zhiming said.

"I'm just her daughter, I don't care about her, who cares?" asked Ryan Portman.

"Natalie has been living an ordinary life in a small place before, and this is also what you arranged, right?" Lin Zhiming asked.

"Yes, at that time, my title was inherited by my son, Natalie didn't have to live a life of intrigue between nobles at all, she could live this life as an ordinary person, but I didn't expect that my son would die due to an accident, so I had to come forward to recognize Natalie and let her enter the aristocratic circle. Ryan Portman said.

"Is it really an accident?" Lin Zhiming asked, in his opinion, Ryan Portman's son is the first in line to the throne, and Oden is not a good stubble, so the death of Ryan Portman's son is very likely to be a conspiracy.

"Yes, unexpectedly. Ryan Portman nodded.

"That's a shame. Lin Zhiming sighed, although many accidents are inevitable behind them, there are still many things that are really pure accidents.

"Lin Zhiming, you and I are both smart people, so let's talk openly and honestly, what do you want from Natalie? is it my family fortune, or something else?" asked Ryan Portman.

"I approached Natalie with a purpose, but... During this time of contact, I still like Natalie. Lin Zhiming said.

"You said you were approaching Natalie purposefully, so what is your purpose?" asked Ryan Portman.

"I... I want to become the real top person in this world, but if it is only in my current status as the head of the Lin family, this matter is very difficult, so I must have a pedal, and Natalie is my pedal, once she inherits your title, then I will be her boyfriend, my identity will naturally rise, and at the same time, I can also get the recognition of you Westerners, I have achieved enough results in the East, if I get the recognition of you Westerners, then my resources in the East and West can be integrated and utilized, which will play a great role in promoting my future visionLin Zhiming said seriously.

"You are also an ambitious person. Ryan Portman said.

"Who in the world doesn't have ambitions? Even the most docile cat has ambitions of their own, I just want to make myself stronger, that's all... Of course, I was very happy that Natalie was a beautiful woman, so it was a great thing to be with Natalie. Lin Zhiming said with a smile.

Ryan Portman looked at Lin Zhiming, his eyes flickered slightly, as if he was judging the truth of Lin Zhiming's words.

"Actually, Mr. Duke, you should also see that Natalie and I are using each other, not just me. With a boyfriend like me, at least those who want to move him will think more about the consequences, after all, not everyone can stop a strong person like me, and only the relationship between mutual use is the most stable, far more stable than the so-called love. Lin Zhiming said with a smile.

Hearing Lin Zhiming's words, Ryan Portman smiled.

"You're right, you and Natalie are using each other, and this kind of relationship is much more stable than just falling in love, congratulations, Lin Zhiming, you successfully persuaded me. Ryan Portman said.

"Do you agree with me and her?" asked Lin Zhiming.

"Of course. Ryan Portman nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Then I thank you so much!" Lin Zhiming smiled.

At this moment, the employee of the coffee shop brought the coffee and placed it in front of the two of them.

"Hello, Mr. Duke, I hope you recover soon!" said the employee with a smile.

Ryan Portman nodded, didn't say anything more, and took a sip of his coffee.

Lin Zhiming also picked up the coffee and took a sip of it, and found that this black coffee was not suitable for him.

It's bitter and astringent without sugar or milk, and I don't know how Ryan Portman realized the beauty of it.

After drinking a cup of coffee, Lin Zhiming helped Ryan Portman get up from his position, and then the two left the café together.

"I'll announce your engagement at my birthday party, and I'll pass on my title to Natalie after that. Ryan Portman said as he walked.

Lin Zhiming's pupils shrank slightly, and then said with a smile, "I don't have any opinions, I'm afraid that Natalie is not ready to accept me." ”

"It's just getting married, she'll agree. Ryan Portman said.

"A good one is just getting married..."Lin Zhiming was amused by this sentence, this sentence really fully reflects what is called a political marriage.

Two people can get married when they are together and have value for each other, and it has nothing to do with love, which is really the purest pragmatism.

The two chatted all the way to the outside of the market, then got into the car and left the market and returned to the manor.

Lin Zhiming sent Ryan Portman back to his room, and then returned to his room.

After staying in the room for a while, a servant pushed open the door to Lin Zhiming's room.

"Mr. Lin, there is a man out there who claims to be your subordinate who wants to see you!" said the servant.

"Let him in. Lin Zhiming said.

"Yes!" the maid nodded, and turned to leave.

Not long after, a subordinate came to Lin Zhiming's face.

"Master, this is what you want. The subordinate handed a large box with a cube to Lin Zhiming.

Lin Zhiming took the box and opened it and took a look.

Inside the box is an oil painting, and the author of the oil painting is the famous painter Millsap.

Because of his personal relationship with Millsap during his lifetime, Lin Zhiming has several paintings of Millsap on hand, and this one will be given to Ryan Portman as a birthday gift.

Such a painting as a birthday present will definitely shock the audience.

"Thank you for your hard work, you can go back!" Lin Zhiming said to his subordinates.

"Yes!" the subordinate nodded, then turned to leave.

Lin Zhiming closed the box, and then looked around, trying to find a place to hide the box.

At this moment, Lin Zhiming's mobile phone rang.

Lin Zhiming picked up his mobile phone and took a look, and found that it turned out to be a local phone from a corrupt country.

Lin Zhiming's mobile phone now only has the phone number of Natalie, a corrupt countryman, and no one else's has been saved, so he was quite surprised when he saw this number.

Lin Zhiming picked up the phone, and a somewhat familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Lin Zhiming, I'm Wesley. Said on the other end of the phone.

Lin Zhiming raised his eyebrows, got up and walked into the bathroom next to him, and then said, "Your Royal Highness, I don't know what you are looking for me?"

"That's right, I heard some rumors, some people seem to want to rearrange your birthday gift to Duke Bauhinia the day after tomorrow, so as to make you lose face at the birthday party, I hope you can be optimistic about the congratulatory gift in your hand in these two days. Prince Wesley said.

"Oh?"

Hearing Prince Wesley's words, Lin Zhiming was extremely surprised, he was not surprised that someone wanted to transfer his gifts, but surprised that Wesley would call him to inform him.

Why is that?

"I know you're curious why I'm telling you this, and you should take it as my reward for you, at the party before, you didn't say that you painted that painting, and you saved face for me, and also for the entire aristocratic circle of the Rotten Country, so, after knowing about it, I decided to tell you about it, as a way to repay you for the thing you did before!" Wesley explained.

"I see!" Lin Zhiming suddenly realized, and then smiled, "Then I will thank His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Knowing how to be grateful is an important quality of a nobleman, you don't have to thank me, you can thank yourself!" Wesley said.

"Then who wants to wrap my gift?" asked Lin Zhiming.

"I can't tell you this, after all, I have already betrayed my friend once, I can't betray him a second time, well, that's all I want to say, see you the day after tomorrow. Wesley hung up the phone.

Lin Zhiming put away his phone, and then couldn't help laughing.

He didn't have to think about it to know that the person who wanted to wrap his gift was definitely Auden, because it could be seen from the previous party that Auden and the prince had cooperated.

In the previous party, Lin Zhiming didn't expose the painting in order not to offend so many nobles in the corrupt country, but he didn't expect to gain the friendship of Prince Wesley, which was a bit unexpected for him.

Lin Zhiming walked out of the bathroom, came to the living room, picked up the box on the table, and then left his room.

A few hours later, Lin Zhiming returned to his room.

This time, Lin Zhiming was holding two identical boxes in his hands.

He placed the box on the table, then opened it and looked at it.

In two identical boxes, there were two identical paintings.

"Not bad!" Lin Zhiming picked up the two paintings and looked at them, and found that the two paintings could be said to be exactly the same.

However, the prices of these two paintings are very different, one is worth a fortune, and the other is copied by a temporary painter, which cost Lin Zhiming more than 100 yuan.

Lin Zhiming put the two paintings away, and then called Natalie.

"I picked out a gift for your dad, you come to my room and have a look. Lin Zhiming said.

Natalie immediately agreed, and it didn't take long for Natalie to come to Lin Zhiming's room.