22 From Folkston to Calais
Lin Yilong had already eaten breakfast at the Farmers' Club and was not too hungry, so when he saw the scallop main selling point of the set meal, he just dipped the trimmings on the side of his mouth with a fork twice, and then left all his appetizers for Amy.
Amy feasted, Lin Yilong and Amy ate in restaurants several times, and Amy was in some extreme state of hunger - even if you observed Lin Yilong and Sister Yeon at the lobster restaurant and Lin Yilong and Katie's two gatherings in the tea house, the food on the plate was a little "tasteless", Amy still ate a lot. Without a brunch that is not much worse than Lin Yilong's dinner at the Hotel Savoy last night, the whole magnificent journey of the "Orient Express" could turn into a "sleep trip" to relieve the tired and tired Amy.
After the appetizer of the scallops was enjoyed, the main course was served, Lin Yilong chose foie gras with chicken breast with small vegetable salad, and Amy's stewed lamb with guacamole, but this time Lin Yilong did not play a gentlemanly demeanor to give his chicken to Amy, and both of them needed to save some stomach and wait for the afternoon tea of the "Orient Express" to board the train to Calais.
After eating, after a while, Amy fell asleep upright on the seat opposite Lin Yilong. Lin Yilong then shook Amy awake, gestured for her to lean beside him, and put his hand on Amy's shoulder.
When Amy opened her eyes again, the train had already reached Canterbury. This means that at most 20 minutes away, you will have to get off at Folkeston, change to a bus, and head to Calais across the channel.
"Wake up, your long-awaited trip to the Mediterranean is about to begin. Lin Yilong found that Amy had woken up and said to her, "Let's be refreshed a little, and when we pass through Paris and our bunks are ready, we will go to sleep." ”
The girl nodded, yawned, and continued to close her upper and lower eyelids, which seemed to be stuck to by the Sandman's prank, maintaining the upright sitting posture of her upper body when she sat opposite Lin Yilong an hour and a half ago. Leaned towards Lin Yilong's side with a degree that could not be detected by the naked eye, and that's it.
Although she has long hair, Amy's usual hairstyle is always the one that is coiled at the back of her head and her forehead is exposed during rehearsals and performances, with thin willow-shaped eyebrows on a pair of closed big eyes, delicate face, small and delicate nose and cherry-like mouth to form a very vibrant girl's face.
In all fairness, if you are an Asian girl with excellent makeup skills, even if she looks average, she can still use makeup to embellish all the qualities that Amy has on her face. However, Amy didn't need to learn this delicate technique, and more importantly, she never had to worry about touching up her makeup.
"Am I that attractive?" Sensing that Lin Yilong didn't make any movements, but his wheezing voice gradually became thicker, Amy noticed that Lin Yilong was carefully observing her face, and asked.
The choice of female companions is always a decision made by Lin Yilong, from Katie to Sister Yeon to Amy, if you carefully identify them, their looks belong to the commonality of being sweet, amiable and cute, and never boring. The only difference is that there is a slight difference in appearance because of the different places of origin. To use a not-so-good analogy, no one would have thought there was anything wrong with Katie and Amy going out on the street with Mrs. Yeon as her daughters.
If it weren't for Lin Yilong's previous assurance, they would probably have been locked into a luxury yacht or an uninhabited island by Lin Yilong, and they would not have been allowed to "pursue freedom".
"Of course, every time I see Amy, my eyes can't see anything else. Lin Yilong said sweetly.
Of course, Amy would not ignore Lin Yilong's compliments, let alone impatiently think in her heart - "Who would you stare at between me, the twin sisters and your assistant Katie?" - this kind of stupid question was directly asked, and could only respond with a smile.
"Amy can relax a little bit and not be so restrained in front of me. Lin Yilong persuaded, "Where do you want to go in the future, just mention it to me." ”
"Brother Yilong, what is our journey. Amy didn't have any plans, and handed it all over to Lin Yilong.
"We went to Venice for one night and then to Florence for two days, ending in Monte Carlo on the Cte d'Azur, where I had a small apartment. Lin Yilong said.
At this time, the train stopped, and the station name was the end of the train - Folkeston.
On the platform, a cheap-sounding band and the train staff try to put on a "welcoming" atmosphere for the passengers, and Amy knows that this is a signal that she must get off the train and change trains.
Lin Yilong did not know exactly how the British in the "golden age of rail travel" got to Istanbul, but certainly not through the Strait Tunnel.
Since the opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994, the two-and-a-half-hour journey time by ferry from Calais/Dunkirk to Dover has been reduced to 35 minutes, less than 10 minutes on a high-speed rail such as the Eurostar. Of course, there is no such "10-minute" option for passengers who get off the Folkston to take the "Eastern Train", although they prefer to travel by rail. Passengers must get on a prepared "luxury bus" carrying the train to the Channel Tunnel. Despite the lighting in the train's freight car, it was unpleasant to spend nearly 40 minutes in a closed, subway-like freight train car, with no sense of openness at all aboard a Channel ferry.
After getting off the Straits train and boarding the bus for the second border check, Amy let out a long breath.
"What?" Lin Yilong asked.
"That's right, when I was transiting in Germany before, I tried to enter the country, but was rejected by the local border control. Amy recounted some of her history, "Theoretically, my passport would allow me to enjoy visa-free treatment, but as the book says, the border control staff have the power to refuse you entry, so that every time I go through the border control of Schengen countries, I am always a little nervous." ”
"It's okay, it's a trivial matter like being screened for immigration. Lin Yilong held Amy's hand and found that the muscles of the ballerina's palm were still spasming and trembling, "Is there anything else I need to know?"
"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that I'm a little worried about tonight's 'event'. Amy bluntly explained the reason for her nervousness, "I should have been very happy, but I was really nervous." ”
"It's nothing. When we get in the car, we just rest and relax. Lin Yilong looked at the time on his phone, "If we can rest for about 4 hours at night, and then go to dinner together, it will be about nine o'clock in the evening when we arrive in Paris." ”
Amy nodded, turned her head away, and looked greedily out the window.