Gao Yi drank all the wine in the cup, which is a very sweet wine, but it quickly turned sour and astringent after entering the mouth, and after swallowing, it left a strong bitter taste in the mouth, just like drinking bitter tea, but it made people feel clear.

This kind of wine has a lot of stamina, and Gao Yi didn't feel anything at first, but after a while, he felt a little numb in his cheeks. And after this period of numbness, a kind of complacent mood suddenly overflowed his chest. If the previous wine made him feel comfortable and pleasant, then after this glass of wine, infinite hope and belief in victory immediately rose in his chest, and he felt that every pore on his body was full of extraordinary power, and he felt that he could really pour a bucket of wine at this moment, swallow a cow, strangle a male lion with his bare hands, and even own the whole prosperous world.

For the first time tonight, he gave up sitting upright, leaning back in his chair, his left thumb in the pocket containing the vial of beef broth medium, and his right hand holding a fork in the glass cup containing the fruit grains, feeling as if he were at home. His eyes roamed over the faces of the ladies with a certainty he had never felt before.

The so-called upper class society is nothing more than a collection of families that make up the upper class, and it is these women in front of you who control the keys to these families. Getting their appreciation means that the doors of the top circle of Shanghai Tang will be opened for him one by one, and it means that he has his own place in the superstructure of the city. There is no need for him to continue to be restrained and cautious now, he should be completely comfortable with them, and he doesn't have to deliberately show anything, just keep his true colors and show his style.

Although no one touched the food in front of them anymore, the servants waited for some time before they came up and took the plates from the table. The hostess, Mrs. Rida, was the first to stand up and invite everyone to the drawing-room for coffee, and everyone rose and walked out of the dining-room.

The living room for coffee is not the one used before the meal, but is set up in the garden, and you need to pass through a glass corridor nearly 100 meters long. After eating a full stomach, it is just right for everyone to take a few steps to eliminate food, so arranged, which shows the ingenuity of the hostess's thoughts.

There were flower houses at intervals on both sides of the glass corridor, and Mrs. Grison wanted to see the flowers, so Gao Yi accompanied her into one of them. But there was no light in the flower room, only some light from outside, and it was dark and unreal, so they could only retreat in disappointment. Now they fell to the back of the crowd.

The gas lamps in the corridor were dimmed, and Mrs. Grissen, who walked in front, looked like a dim silhouette, except for the small pendant on her earlobe, which swayed like a pendulum to the rhythm of walking.

"Madame, you have the most beautiful pair of earrings I have ever seen in my life." Gao Yi said——

Now that you have decided to reveal your true nature, let's follow your true nature!

Mrs. Gritson turned around and said to him with a smile, "I came up with it myself, and you can really say that it is a drop of dew to wear a diamond on a single thread!" Isn't it? ”

"To me, it's more like a flame wrapped in ice crystals, and it's so cute...... The ears are also beautiful, and they give the earrings a lot of color. He would say such a sensual thing, and even Gao Yi himself was shocked.

Mrs. Gritson did not answer, but glanced at him to express her gratitude, which is the kind of eye that women are good at, and can go straight to your heart.

Gao Yi raised his head, and happened to meet the eyes of Madame de Gray, who had walked a few steps ahead and happened to turn around. Madame de Grey's eyes were always full of kindness, but in her kind eyes, Gao Yi seemed to see a more affectionate joy, a hint of laughter, a hint of encouragement. This is also a magical woman, who seems to be particularly fond of ambiguous relationships.

Then Gao Yi and Mrs. Gresheng did not speak again, but walked quietly one after the other.

The living room is built in the middle of the flower room, and there are several tall palm trees with beautiful branches in the corners, and the tall torso extends to the glass ceiling, and the broad leaves scatter like a fountain.

On each side of the fireplace stood a rubber tree, round as a pillar, crisscrossed by long, dark green black leaves; The two unknown small trees above the piano are round and full of flowers, one is a pink flower, and the other is full of snow-white, which is really beautiful, and even because it is too beautiful, it makes people feel that it is not real, but more like two ingenious handicrafts.

The air in the room was fresh, and the sweet fragrance was there, and I couldn't say what it was, and I couldn't name it.

Gao Yi carefully looked at the flower hall in front of him, the room was not as big as it looked from the outside, there was nothing dazzling except flowers and plants, and there were no bright and strong colors or special furnishings to attract attention. However, staying in this can make you feel comfortable, feel quiet, and feel a sense of peace and mind. The whole room gently surrounds you, and you are loved, as if they are caressing you all over the body.

On the walls of the living room hung lilac curtains, embroidered with silk threads with small yellow flowers, the size of bees. The curtain was a blue-gray military uniform, embroidered with a few bright red caryophyllus, hanging low on the door; Chairs, of all shapes and sizes, large and small, are arranged in the room at will, with long chaise longues, small and large circle chairs, small stools, and spring-upholstered round stools, all covered with Louis XVI brocade or the rich velvet of Utrech, and on pale yellow suede are garnet red patterns.

After entering the drawing-room, Gao Yi separated from Madame de Gritson and Madame de Gray, and the most important thing at the moment was not to chat or drink coffee, but to settle the inventory that had been held for two hours.

The two-hour banquet was without a bathroom break, and so many drinks were drunk during the period. Gao Yi really admires people in this era with big bladders, especially women, you must know that they are all tights.

After happily releasing the water, Gao Yi returned to the living room, and he was about to go to the male guest, but Mrs. Ridda, who was sitting on a long chaise longue, beckoned to him: "Mr. Gao Yi! Come over for a cup of coffee and tell us a story about the soil and bacteria! ”

On a circle chair beside Mrs. Rida sat John's wife, Mrs. Rida Jr., and she herself sat in a chaise longue with Mrs. Brandis. The two Mrs. Rida had been waiting outside the living room before, and neither of them had heard Gao Yi's story. As for how they knew that Gao Yi had told this story, needless to say, it must have something to do with Mrs. Brandis next to her.

Gao Yi had to run to the women's circle again and told his inspirational story again. It didn't take long for several more female guests to join in. Although Gao Yi's story had already been told at this time, he still couldn't get out. By the time Madame Grison and Madame de Grey returned from the dressing room and joined in the conversation, he had been talking for twenty minutes.

At this time, I saw the men get up from their respective seats and walk out, Gao Yi also hurriedly stood up, it's cigar time! It's just that no one among the male guests took the initiative to beckon him to go with him, although he saw that Mr. Park, who was not greeted, also went out with him, but the circle of women around him begged him to stay and continue to chat with them, so he could only stand there rather embarrassed to stay and not leave.

Fortunately, Mr. Bane happened to turn around, as if he saw his embarrassment, and beckoned, "Mr. Gao Yi, let's go smoke a cigar together!" ”

Gao Yi ignored the ladies' complaining eyes, and hurriedly ran over. The ladies were in charge of the keys to the gate, but the men were the owners of the gates.

As he exited the living room, Gao Yi glanced back and saw that de Messier and Grissen had not gone with him to smoke cigars, but had stayed in the room.