There is a principle at the negotiating table that as long as the other side is willing to talk about something, then there is room for mediation in the matter.

So even though Penelope talked about him for nearly two hours throughout the dinner, when she tasted a bite of exquisite volcanic lava cake and pretended to ask Nina's name casually, Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun both knew that the opportunity had come!

But what they don't know is that Penelope is also a great negotiator.

Cool, cold, cold.

Completely inconsistent with who she is.

1/

Penelope is really just a housekeeper in this mansion.

When Jose Rodriguez revealed this detail to Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun, the two were completely incredulous, even though the former said that he had repeatedly confirmed it with his wife and Penelope's good friend Maria. After all, from the first time the two of them saw Penelope in the driveway of the mansion, she was completely in charge here, not only with a cold attitude, but also decided everything herself, including the recent kicking out of Nina's guest room.

"I thought she was the mansion owner's wife, or a lover or something." Yu Xiaochun, who listened to Jose's news, still couldn't believe his ears.

"Yes, yes, her strength is stronger than Allah." Yang Yiming chimed in.

"Who says it isn't!" José may also be haunted by the cold reception he had received at Penelope, "But really, my wife said that she was the housekeeper here, not a lover or a wife at all." The owner of the mansion is said to be a woman! ”

The three men looked at each other.

But the three people who had this off-site information did not get more benefits in the negotiation at the table.

To be more precise, even Yu Xiaochun, a law graduate, didn't expect the other party to talk about the contract so well.

"Nina, her name is Nina." Yu Xiaochun answered Penelope's previous question, "We want to see if we can let her move back and live with us in the guest room." ”

"To add a new occupant, you need to notify me in writing 48 hours in advance. At this point, you are breaking the contract in the first place. The other party opened his mouth and gave him a dismount.

"Hmm... We did not notify us in a timely manner, so we are very sorry. Yu Xiaochun wanted to try to suppress first and then raise it, "But she is indeed a friend of ours, and the rental contract does not say that we are not allowed to share with other people." ”

"Not really. But it is stipulated that no commercial activities can be carried out in the rented property, and Nina told me what kind of hypnotic masseuse she is, and she still uses the room as a studio? Your guest rooms are only for habitation, remember? The routine of first suppressing and then raising was immediately reversed by Penelope on Yu Xiaochun's body.

This heartless Nina, how can she say everything! Yu Xiaochun was secretly annoyed in his heart, but he still behaved very gracefully, but he was unforgiving, "As far as I know, you are not the actual owner of this property, so even if we violate the contract, you should not evict us." ”

"I have a power of attorney from the actual owner of the property." Penelope emphasized the words "practical" and "plenipotentiary" as she glared at Jose viciously, with a posture of "I'll look good with you when I'm done", but turned his head to speak with a smile, "I can show you the documents of the power of attorney." Or, just call the owner right now? ”

Laughing, it's a fake smile, it's a sneer that looks at the opponent who has nothing to say!

2/

In a massage parlor in the basement of the L-shaped main building of the mansion.

The light in the room was dimmed to the lowest level, and a cherry-scented candle was lit, the candle flame flickered, and the fragrance overflowed.

Soothing Spanish music is played softly.

This is specially prepared by Nina for today's occasion.

A warm air flow seemed to spread through the room.

Penelope stripped off her clothes and lay her smooth carcass prone on a massage table in the middle of the room, with only a towel covering the part from her shoulders to the base of her legs. The heat seemed to envelop her, and her body under the towel, which was like a soft hill, finally made people feel no longer cold.

If Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun were also in the same room, seeing this situation, it is estimated that they would have been unable to hold back the nosebleed and gush out.

However, at this time, they were on a flight to Phoenix, Arizona, thousands of miles in the air, but their hearts were like fathers waiting to give birth outside the delivery room, and they were uneasy.

Two fathers.

A business.

"Why don't you let Nina give you a free massage, and then think about the eviction order?" Under the stalemate, Yang Yiming made a suggestion, "Nina also has a lot of female customers in New York, and there are many female stars. ”

When you don't understand a woman, maybe it's useful.

Penelope reluctantly nodded in agreement. But this is a turning point in the matter, or the other party's delaying tactics, Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun don't know.

"I'm going to start." Nina whispered.

"Hmm." Penelope had closed her eyes, her face buried under the loose brown hair, satin hair and long eyelashes casting a long shadow on her face. She only muttered and was at the mercy of the other party.

Dreams seemed to have taken over her.

3/

"Where are you from?"

"I'm from Mexico City, like Maria. We were playmates who grew up, in the slums. My dad is Mexican, my mom is Colombian, and I have three younger brothers and a younger sister. Maria met this man and said that she would take her to the United States and Texas to find opportunities. She told me I was coming. ”

"Who are you?"

"I'm Penelope Sanchez and my dad always calls me López, a man's name because he wants a boy... I don't like it. He's dead. I asked people to call me Penelope because I thought it was formal, very complete. But she... She likes to call me Peggy, just like that little pig in the cartoon. That's the only one she called me..."

"In this dream, can I call you Peggy, too?"

"Hmm."

"Where are you going, Peggy?"

"I don't know where I'm going. I often dream that I am trapped in this house. I conjured up two L's, they set up a hollow, and I kept running and running, and I would be surrounded by the old part of the classic, and the part of the modern future, constantly alternating, but I couldn't find the exit... I felt like I was stuck in the present. ”

"Your body is hard."

"Yes, I'm probably too tired. The armor I put on was too heavy, too long. ”

"But your heart is soft."

"Maybe. Can you feel it? I felt like I was about to lose my self. ”

"Well, you're soft, like a warmed marshmallow, I can feel it."

"I haven't felt this way in a long time."

"Well, stop a little longer, Peggy. We're not going anywhere. Nina said as she pressed into her ear and exhaled.

Well.

Penelope on the massage table seemed to gasp in satisfaction and nodded, her face reflecting a scarlet color.