In the beautiful countryside of France, on the banks of a turquoise lake, stands a castle-like mansion with lavish décor and red carpets, and a few visiting guests sit on Louis XVI sofas.

They were talking about the recent events, "Master Julio, I heard that the young lady of the Asandra family once disappeared from the exhibition, and the girl's father searched for her for four years before he found her from the outside. ”

Giulio suddenly remembered that Asandra was a small family that had not received much attention, and the only thing he remembered seemed to be related to his family by marriage?

Fifty years ago, the second lady of the Bellini family traveled abroad and fell in love with the man of the Asandra family, and secretly married Tillian with him.

This family affair alarmed the Bellini family, the Bellini family is a famous family, the top nobles, and the Asandra family is a declining aristocracy, this marriage is not the right family, in view of the daughter's persistence and enthusiasm, the head of the Bellini family recognized the family affair.

Giulio originally had no impression of the Asandra family, even if they were both nobles, their identities and statuses were very different, they were not people of the same class, and they basically wouldn't be together.

The young lady of the Bellini family left the wealthy family to live with Mr. John's father, and they lived a simple and happy life in the world, which was a rumor that Giulio had known since childhood.

Aristocrats have always valued family lineage and identity as important, but the second lady of the Bellini family is a little different. It is difficult for parents in the top aristocratic circle to understand what the so-called true love of the second lady is, maybe it is just the coquettish and nonsense of the nouveau riche class who have eaten and had nothing to do all day.

The guest talked freely, "That girl's name is Katarina, what an unfortunate child, I heard that she was left in the poor ghetto of the United States a few years ago, but fortunately she was found by her parents, otherwise I don't know what would have become of her." ”

"Katarina?" the young man was slightly startled, he smelled the familiar conspiracy. The figure of the girl appeared in front of me, surrounded by a large area of dark and rainy colors.

The young man's eyebrows were slightly locked with a layer of indifference. Her disappearance and appearance were so strange, the musty smell that was damp but lingering in the air for a long time was disgusting. He seemed to anticipate the rotten and overflowing stories of intrigue and sacrifice that this girl had faced.

Intrigue is no stranger to the Berilioni family, who once dominated the government.

He had a hunch that the disappearance and recovery of the young lady of the Asandra family over the years was an incident involving the Berylini family, and he hoped that it had nothing to do with his aunt. When he returned to Italy and took over the family reins, he wanted to figure it out himself.

After chatting for a while, several guests sitting on the sofa got up to say goodbye to the young man and left the hall covered with ancient embroidered carpets.

After all the visitors had left, an old man in his fifties with white hair walked in, took off his hat from the top of his head, and sat down on the sofa with a blazing gaze. "Young Master, I've heard some rumors. The old man asked, "Why did you do this?"

The old man had grown up watching Julio, and when he heard these rumors, he was puzzled and almost couldn't believe that the young master would do such a thing, but recently he found out that the news was true, and he realized that it was not a rumor.

As the son of a famous family, the young master is a top nobleman, speaking of which, the young master has "swaggered" many people outside, which is a thing that makes many people fall through their glasses and fall to the ground.

In the past few years, the prestige of the family has been in full swing, and its prestige and reputation have risen in all walks of life, which can only be compared with the most glorious period of the past, and what worries the old man is that Master Julio has deceived many people outside at the same time.

When the young man heard this, he smiled and said, "The Medici family has also been scolded by the market in the past, so don't care!"

The old man didn't know where to start for a while, who knows? The mind of the noble son is much deeper than he imagined.

"Young Master Julio," the old man cautioned, "you will soon return to the family and take over the position of patriarch, and you must act cautiously in the meantime. ”

"Do you hear that?" said the young man, turning in front of the fireplace, "Outsiders say I've lied to a lot of people?"

He sat down on the couch, looked up at the painting on the wall, and said slowly, "Mr. Oni, do you remember this artwork?"

"This is the work of the master Titian. Mr. Oni looked at the painting on the wall and immediately recognized, "It's a famous painting that was once lost." ”

The young man said, "Do you remember? This painting was snatched from home during the war......

He smiled faintly, "As soon as I looked at this painting, I knew that it was a famous painting that had been lost at home, so I made a private agreement with the curator at that time, paid a sum of money to buy this painting, and the curator hung a fake painting on it." ”

The young man said slowly: "Later, he was afraid that the matter would be revealed, and he found me to hang the real painting back, of course I wouldn't give it." In the end, he was given a fake painting. Now that the matter has been exposed, I have to cry and say that I lied to him. ”

His eyes were crooked, his lips curled, very elegant, "This is just a fair deal, I didn't buy and sell by force, and I took back what belonged to the Bellini family." To blame... Just blame the man for being too greedy. ”

Giulio looked at the famous painting and said: "My father told me that I will always remember my grandfather when he was fifteen years old in Germany and France during the Second World War, and how that generation struggled to protect the famous paintings and works of art handed down by those masters in the midst of the war. ”

He lowered his eyelashes and said, "When the family went through decline, we don't know how many things were lost...... Collecting artworks that were lost 60 years ago is not something that can be done by the power of money. ”

Julio said in a calm tone: "I don't know how many things have been robbed of my family in the past hundred years, as for what I have found over the years, I have found it openly and secretly, but the things have been returned to their original owners." ”

The old man looked at the young man, and Julio, who looked gentle and modest on the outside, also had the blood of a calculating power family in his veins.

No matter how modest and courteous he was, his pride as a nobleman was inviolable.

Those who accidentally bumped into him can only be regarded as unlucky, and for this noble son's game, those who were deceived outside owe a little to this family.

Giulio was originally cultivated as the heir of the family, if he didn't have ruthless means, how could he stand on his feet in the top aristocratic circles.

Julio turned back to the old butler behind him and said, "Let's go to Italy, it's time to go back!"

As the sole legal heir to the illustrious Beriliini family, it was time for him to return from France to Italy to take over the family's reins.

Florence, Italy

An old 14th-century building on the banks of the Noah River is brightly lit and full of old furniture.

"Young Master Giulio, Madame is now in northern Italy, and she heard that you are coming back and sent someone to pick you up. A servant walked in the study and reported to him.

Julio said to Mr. Oni, "My aunt is sending someone to pick me up now to confirm my identity. ”

The young man looked up and said, "I have always grown up in the Barberini family, and the Urbano Barberini family has been so secretive to the outside world that even my aunt doesn't know about it, right?"

The corners of his mouth lifted into a light smile, "During World War II, my father was protected in France, and the Urbano Barberini family also had power in France, and my family has always been a family friend, and they have also been popes. In 1728 the family inherited the surname 'Barberini' and the title 'Prince of Palestrina', and each generation of successors was called Prince Palestrina. ”

Once Julio officially became the head of the family, even the military and political circles of Britain, France, Italy and other countries had to give him three points.

The power of this family is extremely large, and the power in its hands has been changed many times. Alliances between nations, betrayals and wars, countless wars between city-states, large and small. Countless political storms have been assassinated, expelled, and taken away from power, but its influence still exists to this day.

On Monday morning, Ms. Su returned to classes at the Louvre Academy, a stage of study that would come to an end, and she would soon be back in Rome.

An encounter with a young man on the banks of the Seine at noon on Saturday was just a small episode in her study abroad career.

When Su Xiaoqi was with young people, she was amazed by his eye for art appreciation, and she couldn't think of anyone in the world who could compete with a professional like this young man.

Although they say that they are friends, after all, the difference in status is too great. Julio's life circle is completely different from hers, and she thinks that the relationship between herself and him can only be regarded as a nodding friend or a general friendship, right?

The so-called close to Zhu Zhechi. Had it not been for the influence of Mr. John's words and deeds and his artistic influence, even if she had a 1 in 10,000 chance of meeting Julio by the Seine, he would not have noticed the young girl.

Even if he noticed, he wouldn't come over to talk to her, let alone be friends with the two. There is no Cinderella story in this world, and there are different divisions among the rich, middle-class, rich, and even billionaires. Even the same aristocratic status is very different, and those who are not of the same class will basically not be together.

During the class, as soon as the professor began to speak, the students below were all frantically taking notes, and there were no boards or textbooks to read according to the subject. When students learn a certain stage of art, the professor takes them to the Louvre or other museums and galleries to explain the works.

Professors give detailed lectures on prehistoric art, ancient Egyptian art, ancient Greek art, Roman art, meso-Byzantine art, Renaissance art, twenties, and so on......

In this academic atmosphere, Su Xiaoqi immersed herself in her homework. The college stipulates that those who have obtained the equivalent recognition of the diploma can be inserted into the second or third year, and when Su Xiaoqi entered the school, it was directly inserted into the third year.

During this phase of study, the university and ESEK Business School jointly carried out an event, and after the project, students from both universities organized a party.

In fact, it has only been nearly two weeks since she last participated in the auction, and it can be said that Donna's fame has exceeded many people's imagination.

There were not many foreign students in the class, and there were very few boys, probably because when this school was first established, it was originally because the nobles sent their princesses to receive artistic edification to improve the aristocratic temperament, and then gradually developed into a public school.

Over the years, no matter what school she attended, except in class, she usually looked like an invisible person in the class, after all, the things to learn were limited in the energy of many people, and she almost forgot that there were other activities and the like.

At the end of class, she walked to the corridor of the classroom, and three French girls stopped and said to Su Xiaoqi: "Katarina, this time it is a joint activity between us and the students of ESSEC Business School. Don't run away from the party at night!"

For those girls, they can catch her now, so they naturally refuse to let Su Xiaoqi go, and they have to agree to her.

She poked her forehead a little nerve-wrenching, and said, "Okay!" Actually, I didn't know my classmates very well, so let them catch them today, so let's go to everyone's activities in the evening.

Brilliant lights shine on the crowd, energetic music, dancing, sexy girls, staggering, stockings, hot pants, handsome men and cuties, the party is like this, from strangers to friends in this party, it is only a matter of moments.

This is a completely different world from the one she has been exposed to before, Su Xiaoqi sits on the sofa in the private room, the door is open, and you can see the noisy crowd outside.

She missed the cozy study and the reading room of the library, but now she was in the middle of a party, surrounded by her classmates, and a few enthusiastic French girls sat and chatted with her as if she were her friends.

She wanted to go to the party and it was nothing, why did the girls around her only care about one topic at the moment - that is, who didn't have a boyfriend?

For this class, there are very few foreign students, Su Xiaoqi used to live with a Chinese student, and she couldn't see the dragon all day long, no wonder other people would be like this, and today she appeared in their field of vision, naturally she received special attention.

A standard blonde girl sat next to her and squinted and smiled, "Katarina, you need to fall in love or something, it's too boring to study history all day long!"

She sighed softly and said, "Miss Beth, I'm afraid there is nothing more painful in the world than falling out of love, have you ever seen those men and women who have lost their love......rs?" One by one, I dare not ask for such a vigorous love, I just hope that I will not taste this kind of tossing in this life, and I am satisfied. ”

Beth blonde said, "My dear, your problem is that you take this qiē too lightly. I think you're tired of a qiē. ”

Her black hair was wrapped between her fingers, "What are you pointing at, Miss Beth?" ”

"My dear, I mean you are too cautious about love, so that no man can really get close to you, and you can't get close to a man. Beth said.

She smiled serenely, "I don't think there's anything wrong with this, I don't lack anything in my life." ”

Her view is that she has been happily celibate for the time being, and has been fond of collecting and history all her life. But they thought they were helping, and they didn't stop matching from the beginning of the party.

After a while, a boy sat down, he was a boy in the same class, with little golden curly hair, a tall figure, deep eyes, and a white shirt, and sat down next to her, and said, "You know what? You remind me of a Chinese girl, with black hair and black eyes, very cute. ”

The boy stared at her and said, "The girl you used to be with is also very cute, is she a star? I saw her poster at a concert recently." ”

"Yes. "Her language is very concise.

"Don't be so restrained, actually...... I don't mean anything else to you, you're a little nervous. He said, "Why don't you find a male companion in this party?"

There were a lot of people at this party, and for them, black hair and black eyes were also very special. In fact, she only needs to spit out a few cold words without emotion, and she can immediately end this matching game.

However, Su Xiaoqi didn't want to hurt her enthusiastic friends like this. She's going to tell them that they have a boyfriend, at least that way they won't play this matching game with her anymore!

She smiled slightly and politely refused, "It's just...... I already have a boyfriend. ”

Beth looked her up and down, "You don't feel in love, you don't want such an estranged boyfriend, right?" ”

The blonde patted her on the shoulder, "Don't worry, we'll let you meet a good boy tonight." ”

She stroked her forehead, fed up with the attention! Why didn't it work to show a sign that she had a boyfriend? Is a French girl so sensitive to smell?

She began to look around, a hot blonde girl dancing on the dance floor, and people in the club were drinking around the bar.

The searching gaze bumped into a young man walking over, tall, from the side and back, with an indifferent temperament, wearing sunglasses, unable to see his face clearly, and several girls seemed to be interested in young people, but he did not pay attention to them.

The young man was not interested in the pretty girls at all, nor in the people around her - this was exactly what she needed. Su Xiaoqi immediately stepped forward, grabbed the stranger's hand at once, put a sweet smile on his face, and quickly pulled him over.

"You're here at last! dear!" Before the girls could see each other's surprised expressions, they quickly pulled the young man into an empty private room next door, turned around and quickly closed the door, only opening a crack.

She looked through the light between the cracks in the door, looked at the movement on the other side, and heard a voice outside asking, "Is this Caterina? Who is that handsome guy? Why don't we know?"

"I didn't expect the good baby to have a man-"

"It's true. ”

"Alright, let me have a drink. ”

“......”

She turned around and noticed that the young man next to her was tall and tall, wearing a black casual suit, sunglasses and a raised collar that covered one side of his face, and blonde hair fell down his side face, and his silhouette was handsome and eye-catching. Although his face under sunglasses was partially obscured by the raised collar, his blonde hair and high nose bridge were staggeringly beautiful.

She stood aside and glanced at him quickly, surprised, nerve-wracking, now that she was out of the middle of a few girls who were too enthusiastic, how could she explain it to this man?

"I'm sorry, it was just a joke. She apologized to the man sincerely, as if she wished he had left. This person shouldn't embarrass her, right? He didn't have much interest in the people around him, and he should be leaving soon.

The other party looked at her sideways, and the sharp gaze under the sunglasses directly shrank Su Xiaoqi! She subconsciously avoided something, lowered her eyes, as if she had made a mistake, she shouldn't provoke such a person, right?

The young man's eyes looked at the expression on her face very clearly, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, "You should know what you're doing when you invite me over, right?"

He leaned over and suddenly leaned over and propped his palms on the doors on either side of her head, "Don't you think men won't accept your courtesy?" In this small space, he could do almost whatever he wanted to her.

A low-alcohol, magnetic voice whispered in his ear, "No one has taught you that girls shouldn't invite men into a room alone alone, is it dangerous?"