Shu Neem was grounded, she was bored in Gaomin's mansion and had nothing to do, and the gaze of all kinds of eyes made her confused. Mrs. Ventura, who is in charge of the kitchen, said that it was the first time that Mr. Gao had received a female guest since he inherited the century-old mansion.

"Well, I'm honored", and what else could she say, saying that I am not romantic-related with you Mr. Gao. Does anyone believe it?

Seeing that she was bored, Mrs. Ventura enthusiastically suggested that she play on the tennis court in the back garden or take her bodyguards shopping.

Shu Neem waved his hand and refused, saying that he would stay at home honestly and not go anywhere. Mrs. Ventura was very pleased with this, and said that she would prepare an English afternoon tea for her.

When Gao Min returned, Shu Nee was sitting in the flower room, holding a book in his hand, drowsy.

"Did you read a book and watch Wenqing who was asleep?"

Shu Neem was excited, opened his eyes, and was dazed for a while before he figured out the situation, and glared at Gao Min in vain, "You don't make fun of me for a day, right?" ”

Gao Min sat across from her and poured himself a cup of tea, the tea was fragrant, "The tea made by Aitura?" ”

"Uh, how do you know?" , Mrs. Aitula is equivalent to the general dispatcher, and there are special people to perform their duties in the kitchen.

"Aitula is an Englishman, and he likes to make Earl Grey tea the most", Gao Min said, picking up a piece of snack and taking a bite, "It's cold, English muffins can only be eaten when they are hot."

Shu Neem looked at the pastries that had never been touched and said embarrassedly: "I don't like to eat sweet, the more I eat, the hungrier I become, it's a waste!" ”

"Formal afternoon tea snacks are generally placed on three shelves from bottom to top in the order of 'light to heavy, from salty to sweet'. Like the croissant at the bottom, half coated with cream, half smeared with caviar, eaten together, it can fill your stomach", Gao Min looked at Shu Neem's face of "What are you talking about, I'm not interested", and couldn't help laughing, these sisters are too angry, they talk endlessly, they are not interested, and their expressions are not good.

Shu Neem also wanted to give a reaction, but she was not interested in the West, and said dryly: "Oh, you can eat"

"No, we have to eat less, and we're going to have a feast tonight!" , Gao Min blinked and smiled evilly.

How uneasy and kind to look at!

"What kind of red and white celebrations?"

"Neither, charity dinner", Gao Min handed Shu Neem an invitation.

The white invitation letter is elegantly designed, with Gao Min's name written in English floral characters, and it is also specially marked "go with your companions"

Shu Neem went over and over again and watched it twice, but she didn't understand what the charity dinner had to do with her. Don't say that she doesn't have great love, if she does, she should also support the charity of the motherland and invest her money in foreign funds with unknown destinations, is she stupid?

"I don't need you to donate money, I just invite you to be my companion to accompany me", Gao Min paused, adding, "You also know the host of the charity dinner"

"Who?" , Shu Nee racked his brains and didn't remember that he had an acquaintance in New York.

"Joseph Pine", Gao Min gave her a hint, "the Americans who came with me to Putuo Mountain to worship Guanyin"

It turned out to be the foreigner who traveled thousands of miles to worship Buddha and ask for a son for his wife.

In the evening, Gao Min and Shu Nee went to the banquet on time.

Joseph Pine took his Chinese wife around and greeted him from afar, "Hey, Miss Shu, we're meeting again"

Shu Neem admired Joseph's memory too much, but it was not easy for him to remember her.

"Mr. Pine, we have a greeting in China, don't come to harm, it's very appropriate to use it now"

The smile lines at the corners of Gao Min's eyes betrayed his good mood at the moment, Nancy couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and if she realized, she pursed her lips and asked with a smile: "Gao, don't you introduce me?" ”

It's a pity that her blindless husband snatched other people's words and shouted happily, "Sweetheart, come, let me introduce you, this is the Miss Shu I mentioned to you, who knows Chinese kung fu, we have worshiped the Buddha together in Putuo Mountain", turned his head and said to Shu Neem, "This great beauty is my dearest wife, Nancy!" ”

"Come less, the flesh is numb!" Nancy slapped her husband in disgust, and at the same time threw a wink, and Joseph took her hand and kissed her very affectionately.

The couple didn't mind showing their affection in public.

Shu Neem took the opportunity to look at Nancy, who was petite and plump, with slightly dark skin, a pair of oblique pretty eyes with oriental charm, and a bulging belly, which looked like she was seven or eight months in size.

After Nancy and her husband flirted, she stepped forward and grabbed Shu Neem's arm, "havefun, it's just the usual charity fundraising dinner, I have a hunch that we can talk"

Between people, whether the aura is compatible or not can be judged by the first feeling.

Joseph and Nancy live in a Tudor-style villa on Long Island, New York, on an extensive plot surrounded by winter-resistant plants. According to Gao Min, the couple used to live in a loft in Brooklyn in order to welcome a new life.

Shu Neem walked all the way and looked at it, and Nancy asked enthusiastically, "How is it?" I designed the décor in the new house."

"Lovelyhouse", Neem chooses safe social terms, and Nancy is very happy to hear it, and strongly invites her to visit the nursery and playroom.

"Because I'm pregnant with a dragon and phoenix, so to be fair, a girl's room, a boy's room, I can't wait to see the little angel", Nancy's face was filled with the glow of maternal love.

Shu Neem can imagine how happy Nancy's twins will be in the future, Barbie's pink princess room, navy blue prince's room.

She turned around, took Nancy's hand, and said from the bottom of her heart, "Bless you"

"yes, yes, I've been going crazy with happiness lately, it's good to have you to share", Nancy leaned over and hugged Neem, trying to pass on her joy to her.

"By the way, I heard Joseph say that your friends who went to worship the Buddha together have good news, right?" Nancy's eyes sparkled and she asked curiously.

"Uh......", let's forget it, Shu Nee said in his heart, "Yes, one of my friends is also pregnant, it's a little girl, and another friend has found a lover", as for the bad part, don't say it to make people blocked.

"It's amazing, when I give birth to a child, I'll go and make a wish, it's better to ask your friends together!"

Shu Neem squeezed out a smile, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't be. Joseph and Gao Min come over and rescue her from her dilemma.

"Honey, as the hostess of the dinner party, you can't hide it", Joseph took Nancy's hand and walked down the spiral staircase.

Nancy turned back to Shu Neem and smiled apologetically, "Lose your company first, please take care of yourself!" ”

"Participating in charity is a stepping stone to enter high society", Gao Min was not in a hurry to go downstairs, he leaned on the carved railing, and commented on the matter, and his attitude can be called sarcastic.

Shu Neem thinks that Gao Min is quite intriguing, he is a member of high society, and he prudently keeps his distance from the circle, he enjoys a life of spending money, but he is not addicted. It seems that he can withdraw at any time, his posture is free, if you have to generalize, well, he is a **-type rich man.

In the center of the hall is a grand piano, someone is playing Liszt's bell, and the prelude is light and lively, and the variations are brilliant and gorgeous.

"The performer is the Austrian pianist who has recently made a name for himself, and the namesake of Alfred Brendell, who is known in the classical music world as little Alfred"

Shu Neem came back to his senses from the beautiful melody and looked at Gao Min with a smile, "I guess too, you look at the celebrities around him, how hard the slap is, how real the expression of admiration and admiration is on his face, of course, I'm not saying that they are fake, change to an unknown person to play, maybe the applause will be more subtle."

It's not her villain's heart, and the violin of a duet just now was ignored.

"Everyone in the upper social circle is good at masquerade, there are no real friends in it, only real interests", Gao Min's voice is soft and cold, which is incompatible with the flashy environment.

Shu Neem was surprised, "Are you and Joseph Pine really friends?" ”

"We used to be partners, but now we are friends", Gao Min smiled, "Let's go, let's go down, you are responsible for eating and drinking, don't worry about anything"

"I'm sure I won't treat myself badly, it's estimated that I'll be in the auction fundraising link later, you can rest assured that you can socialize."

"I had already pledged a painting, and the money went to the account of the Pyne and Pyne Charity Foundation, and there is nothing for me to do at the moment, so we will have a personal show, and we should eat and drink. By the way, Joseph invited the chef of a five-star hotel, and the wine was good, champagne, Perrier-Jouët"

"I inquired so clearly, and I dared to go to someone's house to eat"

"I donated money, don't I have a good meal?"

"I found that your consciousness is not up to standard!"

In the eyes of onlookers, the two talked and laughed, looking very affectionate, and people who knew Gao Min were even more surprised, since he and his ex-fiancée broke off the marriage contract, on similar occasions, he has always been alone, and he has never brought a confidant with him, and he has not even acted on the spot, and suddenly a woman with a lot of relationship appeared, and people couldn't help but ask each other curiously, who is she?

Gao Min was surrounded by several well-dressed banquet attendees, and Shu Neem slipped away.

Waiters weave their way through the crowd with trays and serve hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, and Melia grabs a plate of crispy potato chips and a sunset punch and pours herself a drink in a place with fewer people.

Seeing that she was alone, many men rushed to talk to her, and removed the people who inquired about her and Gao Min's gossip, as well as one or two people who wanted to go through her relationship - Shu Neem couldn't cry or laugh, and her brain was overdone, when she euphemistically said that she was a passerby, not a character with a background, and Gao Min had no story to tell, she was just on a business trip, and by the way, she went to a banquet with friends at the home of someone she knew.

The goal was not achieved, and the people who didn't want to waste the cost of time flashed away, and some of the remaining people were really interested in her, and after hearing about her profession, they sincerely invited her to meet again when they came to the United States next time.

Enthusiastic, cheerful, generous, speak English without stage fright, funny and talkative, it is difficult to be unpopular.

Shu Neem felt the feeling of the stars holding the moon back to the head, the point, it was still the man who held her, Man A brought her food, Man B brought her drink, Man C discussed Sino-US relations with her, and Ding Nan listened to her talk about the embarrassing things she encountered in her career, and laughed from ear to ear.

It's not that there are no peach blossoms, peach blossoms bloom in North America, Shu Neem thought to the world, not knowing that Gao Min looked at her through the crowd and glanced at her.

Hey, sisters, don't play big!

Joseph held a glass of wine in one hand, shouted "let Jean" through the crowd, handed a glass to Gao Min, and drank a glass by himself, "I think Miss Shu is quite popular, I don't know if she has any plans to stay in the United States", while saying it, he observed Gao Min's face, and sure enough, his expression was very bad.

"Hey, I said, are you and Miss Shu ......?"

"It's not"

Well, I answered □□ quickly, Joseph was embarrassed.

Appreciating the embarrassment of his friend, Gao Min said categorically: "She has a special status in my heart"

This kind of positioning, in other words, works for same-sex friends. Dude, that's not how love is talked about - Joseph had the heart to remind, but then he thought that this person's emotional trigger point was high, maybe Miss Shu was his good friend, a very special friend, good to a certain extent, different from ordinary friends, naturally special.

Occasionally, he would suspect that this old friend of his was cold and contrary to his nature, was that still a man? Even if he prides himself on being a man among good men, hasn't he had a period of wandering and hunting?

But he swore that since he met Gao Min, he had never seen him have had an affair with a woman, nor had he fainted for a woman, even if Alyssa abandoned him, he was quite calm and restrained.

Won't it ...... Suddenly an idea pops up, well, there can't be a problem in that area, or there is a psychological problem.

Do you want to introduce experts in related fields to Gao Min, it is a matter of human dignity, it is difficult to say wow, Joseph hesitated.

The auctioneer was in charge of the charity auction, and Nancy took time out of the entertainment to find Shu Neem, and said with an ambiguous expression: "There are several people who ask me about you"

"I'm just a passerby", Shu Neem didn't care.

Nancy sneered, "Someone else asked about your relationship with Gao Min"

Shu Neem showed a distressed expression, and said helplessly: "I have nothing to do with him, okay, to be exact, I have worked for him, not for a long time, a little friendship, if you want to say how deep, it didn't get to that job"

"It's okay for you and Gao Min to be happy", Nancy added.

The brain turned slightly, and Shu Neem suddenly realized, oh, that's right, Gao Min is rich, even in the United States, he is very rich, a rich bachelor, for those women who want to get him, it is indeed a happy thing.

"Do you know how difficult it is for Gao Min to do it", Nancy complained, "The invitation clearly says to bring a partner, and he still goes to the meeting alone without giving face, so do you understand what it means for him to appear in pairs with you?" It means that Mount Everest, which has been covered with snow for many years, has finally been conquered! ”

Shu Neem quipped, "You reassure those who inquire that the snow on the top of Mount Everest is still holy, and leave it to the girls who like extreme sports to challenge."

Nancy thought for a moment and shook her head, "It's too difficult, when Joe was still working in Dark Matter Capital, every time he celebrated a party, there were indispensable beauties to cheer up, and I talked to Joe seriously several times about this, but-", she shrugged, "It's useless, they have pool parties, and the men are holding bikini girls and laughing like fools!" ”

"Like the wolf of Wall Street, drunk and depraved?" Shu Neem feels that there is too much difference between the dark matter capital she knows, and the domestic DMC team has a strong pure science and engineering temperament, which doesn't look like a large-scale restricted level.

"It's not that exaggerated, but it makes people want to pack them all up and throw them into the Atlantic, and then Joe withdrew from dark matter capital, and my war with him is over, to be honest, the atmosphere in the financial circle is very bad, and there are really not many people who can withstand the temptation, and Gao Min, how to say it", Nancy thought hard about what kind of adjective to use.

"For a woman, he owes the flaws of the hunting instinct", neem continued.

"Yes!" , Nancy struck with both hands and made a crisp sound, "Whether it is tall or short, fat or thin, a beautiful and temperamental woman is introduced to Gao Min, he will always have a dispensable attitude, nor is he an appetizing, but he is not ** You know, a woman will be defeated under his indifferent eyes"

There was a possibility that Nancy couldn't convince herself, but there was no other reasonable explanation, "Have you heard of Alyssa Chen, she is Gao Min's ex-fiancée, they have spent seven or eight years together since they met, and after they broke up, Gao Min has been single again, is there any connection between this?" ”

Regarding his predecessor, Gao Min has said more than once, basically understatement, and there are no mood swings, but just like what is said in the movie, scattered trading does not disperse friendship, except for two parties, who can tell this kind of thing. Shu Neem wisely shut up and shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

Nancy rolled her eyes widely, taking speculation as a conclusion, "No wonder he can't look down on the girls I introduced to Gao Min, it turns out that he likes Alyssa Chen's like that", she said and glanced in Gao Min's direction, "In the middle of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, I hate Alyssa Chen the most, pretentious, flirtatious, pretending to be naïve, and she doesn't fall for the bad things of girls." Unfortunately, I went to the same girls' school as her, and I watched her coquettish stupidity for four years, which is enough! So you understand how shocked I was when I learned from Joe that Alyssa Chan was his partner's fiancée? It's like hearing that Trump is running for president, it's ridiculous, you know, that feeling! ”

After a long sneer, it seems that he is a sworn enemy, Shu Nee thought silently, and did not interject, listening to Nancy say speechlessly, "Joe said that his partner Gao Min is the smartest person he has ever met, but I really can't understand why smart people like a vain and shallow woman like Alyssa Chen!" ”

"Not every relationship is logical", neem took a sip of champagne, feeling the rich taste of floral and fruity aromas, and the long aftertaste made her slightly distracted, Nancy looked at her with a blank eye, waiting to hear what was to come.

Shu Neem smiled and endured the bitter drinking, "According to logic, Gatsby is surrounded by spicy beauties who eat and drink after making a lot of money, how can he still take Daisy to heart, the old lover finally married another man, but in the end he gave his life for this femme fatale, and the bystander Nick saw Daisy's true face and got out of his infatuation, you see, the logic is normal with him"

Nancy suddenly brightened, "That's right, Gao Min and Alyssa Chen are the real Gatsby and Daisy, I really feel sorry for him!" ”

The people on the side chuckled lowly, and the tall thin man with brown hair stretched out his hand to her, "·"

Shu Neem shook hands with him for some reason, "shulian"

The self-proclaimed man has an Oxford accent, and he skipped the politeness and joked seriously, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts"

Shu Melia spread his hands and expressed puzzlement.

"I have never understood the inexplicable marriage contract of my old classmate, after all, my sister is his number one suitor" was full of banter in his eyes.

As a guest who was taken in by Gao Min, it was inconvenient for Shu Neem to blatantly inquire about the host's **, so he scratched his boots and played a side ball, "Sir, you are also a graduate of MIT?" ”

"Oh, no, he's my classmate at Eton, and as for college, I graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge," he raised his glass to Gao Min, "If Gao hadn't returned to China, he and I would have entered Cambridge with the title of 'prodigy', of course, there would be no MIT and hellish marriage contracts, my sister would get what she wanted, and then I will stand here and test your theory with examples - love and marriage are logical to maximize benefits" wink.

Such a chic taunt, the corners of Shu Neem's mouth flashed, Nancy dragged her, "Look, it's annoying to pester Gao Min", but soon her face changed and she scolded in a low voice, "Damn, Joseph's old mistake is done again!" ”

Shu Neem watched the whole process, why Nancy was furious, she understood very well, the woman in the deep V backless dress reached out to put Gao Min's arm, Gao Min took a step back, her hand fell into the air in embarrassment, smiled in disguise, turned to Joseph, Joseph gave face, hugged her falsely, and came to a veneer salute.

Whether Chinese or foreign, men have Wei Xiaobao complex.

Perhaps their gaze was too strong, and the deep V girl felt something, and turned to walk, Nancy looked disdainful.

Stunner! Shu Neem praised in his heart, mixed-race physiognomy, Asian, proud chest line, waist and limb are not full of hand...... As far as the appearance of his ex-fiancée is concerned, Gao Min's aesthetic is quite manly.

Alyssa Chen obviously didn't take Shu Neem, a passerby, in her eyes, she smiled proudly and said as if demonstrating: "Honey, I am a little unhappy that you didn't send me an invitation."

Nancy sneered, "You like to come uninvited so much, is it necessary to invite you on purpose?" ”

"Obviously, your husband is more personable than you," Alisa Chan curled her lips defiantly.

"He probably just wants to ask Daniel", Nancy shot back.

"What's the difference, he's my husband", Alyssa Chen Yangyang was smug.

"That's right, your husband took great pains to get you into the upper circles, don't mess up because of frivolity!"

"You!"

pulled back a game, Nancy smiled happily, "What's wrong with me, I'm kind enough to remind you, you are married, don't go around hooking up with men Why was you expelled from the New York social circle, I believe you know better than me, you have to learn a lesson, not every man eats your set, especially Gao Min, he won't look at you more!" ”

Alyssa Chen refused to admit defeat and raised her chin, "Gao Min still holds shares in our Black Mirror Company, he will ignore me, don't dream, my friendship with him since childhood is incomparable to anyone!" ”

"The Black Mirror Company is Gao Min's, and it is only natural for him to keep the shares, is it possible that he will give them to the person who occupies the magpie's nest?" , Nancy scoffed.

Alyssa's chest rose and fell with anger, and she couldn't speak for a long time.

It's clear who wins and who loses in the duel.

Shu Neem glanced at each other, tacitly knowing that Nancy's combat power was too strong.

Gao Min noticed the movement here, hurried over, and grabbed Shu Neem, "Are you okay?" ”

Shu Neem wanted to say that it was not me who had something to do, but before the words came out, he was pulled away by Gao Min and left the place of right and wrong, without looking at Alyssa Chen, who felt good about herself.

Alyssa Chen was embarrassed to bear people's pity or ridicule eyes, she only felt empty in her heart, and a voice said maliciously, you lost him, you finally lost him, over and over again, tormenting her nerves.

Wandering over, "Hey, shu, can I borrow a gao from you?" ”

"Of course," said Shu Neem, who left them with private space and went elsewhere.

"Hey, don't look at it, she won't lose it" quipped.

Gao Min retracted his gaze, "What do you want to talk to me about?" ”

Laugh, "Business"

On the way back, Gao Min mentioned his old British classmate, "Sott and I are going to London to discuss business, I'm sorry, I can't accompany you back to China"

"Work is important", Shu Neem turned his eyes to look at him, "When you said that you went abroad with your mother to make a living, I thought you had a hard time, but it turned out that you read Eton's aristocratic character, and your words were inappropriate before!" ”

"I was young at that time, uprooted from home, not very suitable for the first time in a foreign country, that time was really not good, as for Eton College, I was recommended by a gentleman with a knighthood, passed the exam and was admitted, the exam was a piece of cake for me, besides, we Chinese are already good at exams, there is no pressure to pass with a full score, even now, I still think that China is doing better than Britain in terms of basic education"

That's right, geniuses are popular everywhere.

Gao Min postponed his trip by a day and went to the airport to see off Shu Neem.

After checking in and checking in the luggage, Shu took the boarding pass and walked to the security check.

Watching her walk away step by step, Gao Min's heart suddenly tightened, and he was driven by an irrepressible impulse to agitate-

Tell her and say to her, I want to be with you for the rest of my life.

"Shu Neem-", Gao Min walked forward, his heart beating like a drum. 166 Reading Network