1098. Unpleasant Chance Encounters
By the time Surdak and Thea rushed back to the Marquis de Luther's Palace, Hathaway and Beatrice had already completed their resignation from the Foreign Affairs Bureau and returned to the Marquis's Mansion with a few boxes of their personal belongings.
Two magic caravans drove into the Marquis's Palace, one after the other.
Hathaway stepped out of the magic caravan with a fluffy dress, saw Surdak get out of the car of the magic caravan behind, and hurriedly pulled Beatrice over.
Several handmaidens removed their personal belongings from the carriage of the magic caravan and carried them to Hathaway's room.
Surdak looked at Hathaway, who looked much lighter in her steps, and asked with a smile:
"How did it feel to quit your first job?"
Hathaway leaned in and let Surdak hold her slender waist and kiss her face affectionately.
"It feels very relaxed, but it also seems to be a little lost, just a sense of emptiness that has nothing to do." Hathaway said, her face full of tangled hearts.
Surdak grabbed Hathaway's waist with one hand, turned his head to Beatrice on the other side and asked, "What about you...... How does it feel? ”
"Fortunately, I am more looking forward to finding a relaxed, interesting and meaningful job in Ruyt City than the work of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Bennaix!"
Surdak pinched Beatrice's round chin, took a small peck on her sexy lips, and said narrowly, "If you don't have anything to ask for in terms of salary, it's easy. ”
"No, not at all, what can I do?" Beatrice asked, expectantly.
Surdak hugged Beatrice's slender waist and said: "The volunteers of the children's welfare home, you can do what you want, if you don't want to do it, no one will care about you, the work is to take that group of children to play in the yard, which is easy and fun, and most importantly, it is also very meaningful, which will make people feel that you are very caring and socially responsible......
"Ah...... I think it's easier for the Foreign Affairs Bureau. Beatrice said with a wink.
Hathaway blinked her big blue eyes and smiled strangely at the Surdak elf, "Or ...... We're not going to have dinner at home, let's go out and have a casual bite to eat, and then take you around the city? ”
Surdak, of course, had no opinion, and then agreed:
"Okay!"
Hathaway hurried into the carriage with Surdak and Thea, and then got into the carriage herself, signaling for Beatrice to get on the carriage sooner.
Beatrice looked at the puffy dress that was not very convenient for going out and asked, "Hathaway, aren't we going to change the dress?" ”
Hathaway said to Beatrice, who looked surprised: "Change the spare ones on the car, hurry up and get in the car, if Mom finds out, our plan to go out for dinner will definitely be in vain!" ”
Hathaway then closed the door, pushed open the window, and said cordially to the butler waiting at the door, "Butler Kenneth, please tell Lady Marianne, and say that Viscount Surdak has invited us out for dinner......
The butler stood on the steps and saluted and replied, "Yes, miss! ”
"Uh......" Surdak was a little speechless, and could only sit honestly on the couch opposite Hathaway and Beatrice.
Surdak followed Hathaway onto the magic caravan, which circled the circular corridor of the vestibule, and Surdak even saw Lady Marianne appear on the steps of the doorway through the back window of the carriage.
Under Hathaway's constant urging, the magic caravan sped away from the Marquis of Luther's mansion.
The guards guarding the gate thought that there was something urgent, and rushed out of the gatehouse at a trot, and quickly opened the gate, and the magic carriage rushed out of the courtyard without slowing down.
When Marquis Luthor returned to the mansion in the magic caravan, he found that Hathaway and Surdak were not on the steps of the doorway, and turned to look at Lady Marianne with an inquiring look in his eyes.
Madame Marianne, who was standing at the front to welcome the Marquis de Luthor home, could only say helplessly:
"Your baby daughter has taken Surdak out for dinner!"
Marquis Luthor nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Before the wedding, they should be given some space to be alone. ”
After saying that, he took Lady Marianne's hand and climbed the steps, and walked into the house surrounded by a crowd of people.
……
The ladies of the aristocratic family have a very complicated corset tie behind the petticoat, which can make the figure more straight, but also make the waist appear thinner, and the chest will be more straight, even in this hot summer, this skirt also needs to wear three layers, petticoat, long skirt and outer skirt, but also wear long white stockings and openwork leather shoes.
Although the price of this long skirt cut out of magic cloth is expensive, the comfort is incomparable to ordinary silk.
Two pairs of snow-white long legs were wearing stockings in front of her, Surdak looked at it very seriously, only Thea shrunk aside and silently kicked the two snow-white calves, she didn't need this kind of silky white stockings, mainly because it was a little inconvenient when she became a mermaid......
There are very few cars on the streets of the aristocratic district, and there are basically no pedestrians on the side of the road.
When the carriage was about to turn to the downtown shopping street, the skirts of the two were changed to the long skirts they wore when they went out shopping, and then let the carriage go along the street.
Every street in Pena City is neat, and there are even more shops on this side of the street, and Hathaway pulls Beatrice to look out the window, discussing what to eat for dinner.
The mermaid Thea was also attracted by the bustle of the market, especially the lights of the shops on both sides, and the lights in the dusk stretched into the distance, and there was no end in sight.
A strong aroma of seafood and chili sauce came from the car window, and Thea couldn't help but swallow her saliva, her stomach kept protesting to her, and she took out a wet handkerchief and covered her face to replenish a little water for yourself.
The carriage stopped next to a three-story building opposite the opera house, and when Surdak stepped out of the magic caravan, he saw that the entrance was filled with all kinds of magnificent aristocratic carriages, many of which were preceded by some blue-scaled or black-scaled horses, which should have appeared on the battlefield, but were now reduced to tools for pulling carts.
The entrance to the restaurant is lined with greenery, there is a large courtyard inside, and the waiters at the door are dressed in elaborate costumes and receive guests who enter the restaurant very seriously.
Occasionally, when a guest is stopped, a lobby manager with a badge of nobility on his chest will appear and persuade him to leave.
It looks like it's a high-end restaurant that requires reservations and can only be eaten by those who have an aristocratic status.
Hathaway and Beatrice took Surdak's arm from left to right and walked to the door of the restaurant, where a waiter stepped forward and respectfully asked, "Do you have a reservation for a table for a few guests?" ”
Hathaway will put the family crest in the palm of her hand, show it to the waiter, and say, "I am Hathaway. Luther, my father should have a table at your place. ”
The waiter hurriedly found the lobby manager with an aristocratic status, and the lobby manager, whose hair was very neatly combed, glanced at Hathaway and her family crest again, and asked respectfully, "Miss Hathaway, may I ask how many people you are dining?" ”
"It's just the four of us." Hathaway pursed her lips and said.
The lobby manager instructed one of the attendants beside him, "You lead these guests to No. 5 on the second floor to reserve a table." ”
The attendant hurriedly bowed down and said, "Okay, manager, a few guests, please come with me......"
This was the first time Surdak had seen the family crest of an aristocratic family that could be used to find a table in a high-end restaurant.
Hathaway looked a little proud, she rarely pinned the family crest to her chest, and Surdak rarely saw Beatrice wearing the Gophilo family crest, but at this time, she could take it out and use it, and Surdak also felt that it was really convenient.
Walking into the restaurant, almost all the seats on the first floor of the restaurant were full of customers, and the waiters with silver plates almost lined up from the kitchen to the outside.
The restaurant is decorated with many greenery, which almost perfectly isolates each dining area and creates a semi-private space.
The waiter ascended the steps of the second floor along the main building of the restaurant, and at the staircase of the second floor, a group of young nobles walked down.
The young men in front of them were a little red, obviously they had drunk some wine, and a few of them walked to the staircase with a smile, and the two young people in front saw Hathaway and Beatrice, so they stopped, especially the young man in front actually raised his hand, signaling everyone behind him to stop, and then walked in front of Hathaway alone.
He had a strong smell of alcohol on his body, and the gold noble badge on his chest was a little conspicuous.
"Hathaway, I said why every time we invite you to dinner, you always refuse for various reasons, it turns out that you have asked someone else." The young nobleman had a hint of anger in his eyes, and he didn't even look at Surdak.
Hathaway frowned slightly, trying to pull Surdak up the stairs from the side.
But he was stopped by the young nobleman with his body, and the young man turned back to the crowd and said:
"Cole. Norton, I heard that Hathaway is getting married, and that she is the consul of Tarapa Dangruit, so you don't have anything to say in your heart? ”
It was only then that Surdak discovered that Cole. Norton was actually in the crowd, but his face was a little embarrassed.
Didn't wait for Cole. Whatever Norton said, the young nobleman continued in a swaggering manner:
"Then again, Hathaway, your vision of people is getting worse and worse, and I've heard that the Archon of Ruyt City is an old man who is about to retire."
Surdak didn't understand this sentence at all, Clay. It's true that Earl Cushing is retiring, but what does it have to do with Hathaway's eyesight?
As the young nobleman spoke, the attendants accompanying them leaned against the wall and shivered with fear.
The aristocratic young man sneered, "What? Before the wedding, and your love. People come here to say their last goodbyes? ”
He glanced at Surdak again out of the corner of his eye.
Hathaway was almost mad and said angrily, "Edie, what does it have to do with who I'm here for dinner?" ”
The long-haired light yellow companion beside the young nobleman hurriedly walked down, looked deeply at Surdak, and then said to the young nobleman:
"Edie, stop talking, you're drunk."
After speaking, he said to Hathaway apologetically:
"I'm sorry, Hathaway, you don't pay attention to him, Edie is like this, he will talk nonsense when he gets drunk, and when he comes to his senses, I will let him go to the Marquis of Luther's mansion to apologize to you in person."
The young nobleman, Edie, struggled and said:
"You let go, you don't dare to offend the Marquis of Luther, what do I dare not do, the person supported by the Luther family is my brother Eustace, not me Edie."
He broke free from the long-haired man and stared at Hathaway with a smirk:
"I'm sorry I said it so bluntly."
The young man with long light yellow hair shouted to the crowd behind:
"Why are you still stunned, and you still don't help me take Idi away! Cole ......"
He winked at Cole again.
A group of young aristocrats hurriedly dragged Idi downstairs. Norton deliberately fell behind, and he looked at Surdak with a hostile expression.
The two attendants let out a sigh of relief, glanced at each other, and then cautiously approached their respective guests.
Cole Norton was still in Hathaway's way, he glanced to both sides, and felt that Hathaway would not give him a chance to talk alone, so he whispered to Hathaway: "Hathaway, in fact, I can also become the lord of a city, as long as I give me a little more time, you don't have to wronged yourself at all." ”
"Cole, how long have we not seen each other?" Hathaway wrapped her arms around Surdak tightly, as if she was swearing sovereignty or seeking comfort, but her voice was very cold.
"It's been more than a year." Cole. Norton said with some uncertainty.
"It's been so long! But why haven't you matured a little yet? Hathaway whispered to him, "Alright, don't get out of the way!" Just say goodbye, I'm moving to Ruyt next month, and hopefully there won't be any awkward encounters like this in the future! ”
Cole wasn't annoyed by this, he didn't even look at Surdak, he just ran downstairs in disappointment.
The last look at Hathaway's eyes clearly was, 'I watched you fall into the fire pit and I couldn't save you......
Hathaway rolled her eyes speechlessly, she wanted to come here to eat more freely, but she didn't expect to meet the person she didn't want to meet.
Beatrice took Surdak by the other side and winked at him, signaling that he should comfort Hathaway at this time.
Surdak also felt quite embarrassed, and originally wanted to stand in front of Hathaway, but before he could stand up, this short friction actually ended.
Holding Hathaway's hand tightly, he followed the waiter up to the second floor.
The waiter arranged for Surdak and Hathaway to be in a window position on the second floor of the restaurant, which was separated by a row of greenery, which was particularly quiet.
Hathaway, who sat in the chair, took a large sip of ice water and said, "It's really exciting to finally leave this circle that is about to breathe." ”
Beatrice and Thea sat side by side and explained to Surdak, "That Edie's full name just now is Edie. Newman, probably because Marquis Luthor has always supported his younger brother Eustace and has some grudges against the Luthor family, will speak disrespectfully to Hathaway. ”
"Duke Newman's son?" Surdak asked curiously.