The first reaction was impossible, right? Why did such a big relative never hear his father mention it?

Julio, who is he, and how can he joke about such a thing?

Su Xiaoqi doesn't think that her charm is boundless, even people like Julio have taken a fancy to her, from everyone's ladies to Xiaojia Jasper, what kind of woman has he never seen? Although the two can chat like friends, how can anyone be good to another person for no reason? In addition to this explanation, how can a character like him look at a small person differently?

It's just that she was so surprised to hear this reason! It's hard for her to imagine any kind of kinship with him...... It's incredible!

"Your grandmother came from the Bellini family. Julio looked at her and said calmly, "You're my cousin, understand?"

Her eyes widened, it turned out that she was really related to him? It seemed that the relationship was not shallow, and she felt a little dizzy.

Counting, the young man in front of her is her cousin?

Giulio asked in a gentle tone, "Will you come to the ball at Grayden Castle?"

"Well, probably?" Su Xiaoqi replied with a slight hesitation, in fact, she was not interested in the proms of the upper class, and she did not think that she would have to participate in the social activities of the nobles.

"If you don't have a dance partner, you can dance with me for the first time. Giulio said to her.

She reacted to the meaning of Julio's question.

If you go by yourself, it is equivalent to officially participating in the social activities of the nobles, which is what Giulio meant?She opened her mouth slightly, "This...... Well, okay. ”

I suddenly remembered that in social situations where people in high society were in social situations, gentlemen leaned over and invited ladies with the most formal etiquette, even if they had agreed to each other in advance, but the nobles just liked to come to this set.

The two returned to the hall, and the attention of the guests was focused again! People whispered and talked softly, but their eyes fell on Julio and Su Xiaoqi, as if they wanted to study what the relationship between the two was.

A gentleman with dark hair approached them, "What a coincidence, Count Tiff. Giulio turned to say goodbye.

Su Xiaoqi raised her eyes and glanced at the Swedish count, who came with a square face, he must have been a personable man when he was young.

The Count was looking at her with a smile, "Is this—?"

"She's my cousin, Katerina. Giulio introduced Count Tieuve.

The dark-haired Count Tieve smiled at her, "It turned out to be Miss Caterina. ”

"Fortunately. She greeted the Count.

Julio smiled at her, "I'll leave first." With that, he departed with the Count of Tiff.

In the social vanity fair, the dinner party with staggered glasses is naturally a place for gentlemen and celebrities to gather and talk, not to mention that she doesn't want to stand next to Giulio to attract attention, she shuttles through the hall alone, and after a turn, she takes a wine glass, walks to the window of the corridor, sipes slowly, and enjoys the night view.

She looked away, and was about to leave, when she felt a familiar figure behind her.

The person standing behind her turned out to be Alan! In the bright light, she could see clearly that her figure overlapped the glass with his silhouette.

"You...... Why are you here?" she stammered a little because of her nervousness.

"Do you ask me why I'm here?" he replied with his cup, "finance and art are inherently close, so you and I are destined to meet." ”

With a hint of tenderness in his eyes, Alan looked at her and said, "How long are you going to hide?"

She didn't admit that she was hiding from the other party, "What?"

At this moment, Giulio also came over, his eyes glanced at Su Xiaoqi's side, and said, "Mr. Egbert of the Roche Hill family?"

"It turned out to be Lord Julio. The young man's eyes lit up like water, and he smiled faintly.

Julio asked with a smile, "I heard that Roche plans to invest in the next round, do you plan to enter the art investment market?"

Albert said, "I have this in mind, because finance and art have a long-standing relationship, and they were destined to be combined. As he spoke, his eyes looked at Su Xiaoqi, and when she heard this, she blushed slightly.

Finance and art, what are they destined to go together? Why does a serious conversation make her feel embarrassed?

Egbert glanced at Su Xiaoqi, their eyes just collided, the two were so close, even the atmosphere here seemed to be ambiguous and restless.

He wanted to kiss her, those blue eyes, the corners of his lips pursed slightly, as if they were telling her this sentence, there are still many people here, don't look at her like this!

Su Xiaoqi subconsciously stood on Julio's side.

The three of them stood together, and before they could say a word, a few people came by their side. "What a coincidence, Lord Baron Bernard. Julio turned to face a man and smiled, and Alan turned to greet the visitor almost at the same time, "Fortunately, Mr. Governor of New York." ”

The celebrity-filled venue showed Su Xiaoqi the complex interpersonal relationships and extraordinary communication skills of the two of them as the heads of the big family, and someone came up to greet them in less than two minutes. There were greetings between the big people, and Su Xiaoqi had to stand aside and be silent, smiling and answering unless others asked.

It's already a spotlight, okay?

Su Xiaoqi couldn't stand the gaze that looked around her, even though she knew that standing next to the two of them would have to bear such attention.

Turning his head, he saw a familiar figure, and said in slight surprise, "Mr. Li?"

"It's you, Miss Katarina. Mr. Lee turned around and smiled at her.

Su Xiaoqi remembered that it was this Mr. Li who gave her a door post last time and invited her to participate in the auction of the social cocktail party in Paris, and this time he appeared at the International Antiques Cocktail Fair.

For her, Mr. Li is a relationship between a promoter, a client and a friend, so Su Xiaoqi naturally talked to him attentively.

Mr. Li smiled and said, "I originally wanted to come here to buy back a few Chinese antiques, but I didn't expect that I would be shy after all." ”

Hah, Mr. Li, are you kidding? What do you mean by being shy? Then a little person like her can die!

He said, "I heard that a national treasure will be unveiled in this auction, and if you use the financial resources of the HZ Chamber of Commerce, you may be able to compete for one or two." ”

Mr. Li glanced up at her, "So, I want to entrust this matter to you." Because I'm going back to China soon, you'll be in charge of all the formalities and bidding, how about it?"

She felt a little puzzled, and finally couldn't help asking, "Mr. Li, there are many qualified institutions here, and with the strength of the Chamber of Commerce, you can naturally find the right person internally, why did you choose me?"

Mr. Li said, "Katarina, I am a businessman, and one of the most important things to do well in a business is to know and employ people, and I believe that I will not be wrong in looking at people." ”

He laughed, "It's up to you to do it, it's best fit." ”

Su Xiaoqi analyzed that there are too many powerful rich people and merchants at antique exhibitions in Europe, so for Mr. Li, this kind of purchase of antique art is naturally done by the Chamber of Commerce, since the HZ Chamber of Commerce is willing to entrust her, then naturally we must do our best to do it.

After discussing it with Mr. Li, she decided to leave the venue early before the end of the reception.

Su Xiaoqi walked over to say goodbye to Alan and Julio, and before the banquet was over, she left with Mr. Li.

Europe's top trade fair officially starts on the second day, and people can go inside and be an elegant visitor for a day, and if they are not satisfied with being a visitor, they can start from an entry-level collector, from 2,000 euros of antique coins to hundreds of thousands of euros of furniture, tens of millions of euros of masterpieces, and so on.

Art fairs have done enough to attract money and attract attention, and now only the European Art and Antiques Fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and the Federation of Parisian circles can compete with each other in the world.

The gallery's paintings were also very popular, and many people inquired about Olenz's paintings, but unfortunately they were sold out.

A painting by Eduard Munch was sold for 9.5 million euros. ”

"Paul Gauguin's paintings, sold for 18 million euros. ”

"French diplomat Talleyrand, gilded wooden bed of the French Empire, exhibited for ......"

A painting by Picasso was sold for nearly $100 million, causing an uproar at the exhibition, and the buyer was from Germany.

The price of the artwork has been rising, and the price of a bronze item is close to $50 million. Even an upstart like Mr. Li jokingly calls him 'shy in his pocket'.

At first glance, the jewellery booth business is also booming. Brilliant rubies and crystal clear sapphires, colorful spinels, vivid garnets, and exquisite diamonds are rare. These precious gemstones, regardless of carats, color or precision, specifications and fineness, seem to be owned by royalty, and also highlight the top nobility of this European antiques fair from the side.

Across the street from their gallery, a wealthy Jewish man from the United States took a fancy to an expensive set of Delft porcelain and bought it on the spot. Towards the end of the exhibition, Su Xiaoqi walked to the elevator entrance of a building, pressed the elevator door, and was waiting, but found a person standing behind him.

When she glanced at it, the young man had deep and charming features, a fair complexion, beautiful blond hair, his eyes were like a blue quiet lake, the bridge of his nose was straight, and the light lip line gave him a handsome and elegant temperament.

In the bright light, she could see clearly, her figure was stacked on top of his silhouette on the mirror-like glass, Alan?!

She was surprised when she saw the young man suddenly approaching her.

She panicked and turned into the elevator.

A slender and powerful hand pressed open the elevator door, "Why don't you come to see me?" The gold fluttered in front of his eyes, and Alan was wearing a formal suit, making him look even more glamorous.

"I didn't ...... Why," she pushed him, "you get out!"

"Give me a reason, and I'll go out. ”

"Nope. Before she finished speaking, the whole person was already screwed into the innermost part of the elevator by Allen, and the young man pressed her against the glass of the elevator, and the elevator door closed in an instant, "Say, why avoid me?"

"I said we'd better not see each other. ”

"Oh?" his arms wrapped around her back, fingers pressed under her waist.

As soon as he came in, he blocked all her escape routes, and Su Xiaoqi realized that she was now completely under the control of the other party, and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute!"

She wanted to keep her distance from him and speak calmly.

"If you move again, I'll kiss you. ”

Su Xiaoqi was willing to listen, she was confined to this small space, and naturally wanted to get out as much as possible.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, "This is your own choice." His arm was firmly on one of her hands, and then he lowered his head and kissed it.

The closed lips were pried open by him, the tip of the tongue poked in, and everywhere it slipped was a layer of numbness, between the lips and teeth he quickly occupied the territory, and the place where she was sucked and licked was like a layer of anesthetic, and her body couldn't move.

His lips had just moved away a little, and the girl's voice was already muffled: "Hmm...... Don't!"

The lips were gagged again.

The elevator is landing, the indicator light is beating, he is kissing her, the number that sweeps to the floor is beating out of the corner of her eye, and she is frightened and afraid, afraid that the elevator will suddenly stop on a certain floor and the door will open, and people will see that they are kissing, which even makes her have the illusion of vertigo.

The remnants of reason told her that she should immediately push the person in front of her, and as soon as the girl raised her weak hand and put it on his chest, Eren immediately deepened the kiss.

Her breath was taken away by him, and because of the lack of oxygen, a gorgeous bloom in front of her eyes.

It wasn't until he let go that she was in a daze, her arms and body clinging to him. The elevator stopped, the door opened, but he pressed it shut, and stopped on the fourth floor.

"Do you feel my kiss?" he asked, staring at her and whispering.

Her heart skipped a beat, but she heard his deep magnetic voice say, "When I last met you, I knew that sooner or later it would be like this, and we would definitely love each other." ”

"When I kiss you, I feel it," he said. ”

A sweet and painful feeling swelled up in my heart in an instant. She turned her head sideways, was silent for a long time, and spoke in an almost bitter tone: "Alan, I can't be with you, the two of us will stop here." When he said this, he couldn't even bear to look at him.

She could feel something incomprehensible beneath his calm exterior, though at times, he looked expressionless.

Who knew that Alan was silent for a moment, his eyes stared at her, and he spoke very calmly: "You don't say that, I say it, Alice, I still need some time to determine something, let's discuss it again." ”

She was stunned, but he looked at her, leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, then got up and walked out the door.

Su Xiaoqi stayed in place, half loud, and pressed her trembling fingers on the place where Allen's lips had touched lightly.

Just now, he kissed her again.