Chapter 9 Afternoon Tea! An old maid who can't marry?

When the carriage arrived in front of the park, Alina poked her head and looked at the clock set on a square pillar. Probably because the planned time did not arrive, she let the carriage go around the park.

"Where are we going later?" Meng asked curiously.

"Go to Senator Montt's house," Alina told her, "Mr. Yu Ruohan invited me to his house today to have lunch with him."

Is it him again? The lemon wrinkled his nose.

Although some etiquette in New Asia is not as formal and traditional as the Fer Kingdom, it is basically not much different. Generally speaking, dinner is the formal main meal, and lunch is casual and simple. Usually, people only entertain guests at dinner, and only invite them to lunch if they have a close relationship or have any special circumstances.

The reason why Alicena let the carriage turn a few more times is obviously that the appointed time has not yet arrived. It is impolite to appear before the banquet.

"Did he invite a lot of people?" The shade lemon asked.

"No," Alice sighed gently, "It's just me."

What's the intention of that guy? The lemon thought hatefully. However, on the surface, she still pretended to be innocent: "But I'm pestering to be with you. Did I embarrass you?"

"No," Alina smiled. "I'm glad to have you with me, and I don't think Mr. Yu Ruohan will mind."

Yin Meng looked up and felt that Alina was indeed happy because she went to the banquet with her. Of course, even if Alina is unhappy, she will definitely follow her. She was worried about letting Alina stay with that weird guy.

After the carriage circled around the park a few times, Alina asked the driver to drive towards Senator Monte's house.

After a while, the carriage came to a luxurious house. Inside the brand-new wall and the iron gate are flower beds paved along both sides of the stone road. A fountain rises on the field on the right, and two dark stone carvings of unknown monsters stand on both sides of the fountain. On the left is a rest area with sun umbrellas, tables and chairs. If you go around the passage between the wall and the inner house, there is obviously more space.

Meng followed Alicena out of the carriage, and the driver circled to the rear under the leadership of a servant.

The iron gate was quickly opened, and Yu Ruohan, the adopted son of Senator Montt, came out. Alina and Yu Ruohan chatted politely on the road between the flowerbeds, and then she officially introduced Yinmeng to Yu Ruohan.

The shade lemon lifted the edge of her skirt and made a simple curtsey. Although he did not look at Yu Ruohan, when his eyes moved to her, a cold cold covered her at this moment. Yin Meng didn't know whether the other party saw through her disguise, but she didn't want to escape.

She slowly raised her head and tried to see something from the other party's eyes or expression, but Yu Ruohan's eyes were avoided first, and his expression was only plain, as if she didn't notice anything special about the little girl brought by Alicena.

They followed Yu Ruohan in. Along the way, Yu Ruohan seemed to be funny and modest and polite. Meng had to admit that in terms of appearance and behavior alone, she really couldn't find fault with this guy.

In terms of etiquette alone, the so-called shared lunch is largely just an act of intimacy, not to fill the stomach, and those table manners give you a headache. Although the dishes on the table were beautiful, they were not interested in the lemons. Instead, Yu Ruohan asked the servant to send her a kind of juice that tasted good. Although to some extent, since the lemon is wary of the other party, it should not eat the other party's food to prevent poisoning. However, after thinking about it carefully, no matter what the other party has for Alice, there is no reason to poison them in his own home, so the lemon will drink it.

The juice, which is obviously paired with several fruits, is really delicious, but when she finished her third pregnancy and wanted the servant to drink it again, Alina smiled and quietly turned over the bosom in front of the lemon.

Yinmeng thought that according to the courtesy of the guests, no matter what kind of drink the other party provides, it should not exceed three cups.

The so-called etiquette is indeed used to abuse people and self-abuse.

Yu Ruohan also seemed to notice her dissatisfaction and said to Alice with a smile, "Since Miss Meng likes juice so much, don't be polite. With the relationship between you and me, why do you care about those hypocritical etiquette?

Alina just smiled faintly and didn't say anything.

But Meng cares... What is the relationship between him and Alice?

"Alina has often mentioned you to me recently," Yu Ruohan looked at the lemon with a kind and kind expression. "She has always said that she has adopted a lovely child, and it seems that she is right to describe you. I hope we can get along more happily in the future.

Although what Yu Ruohan said sounded very sincere, somehow, Yingmeng actually had a feeling of goosebumps. She looked at Yu Ruohan and wanted to figure out the real thoughts in his heart, but Yu Ruohan's eyes once again avoided her eyes.

She tried to see Yu Ruo's cold eyes, but his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, which was always unreal.

However, his words made Alina frown.

"Sir," Alina sighed softly, "I haven't decided about that..."

"It doesn't matter," Yu Ruohan calmly moved to Alice and knelt on one knee, took her hand and kissed her. "If my recklessness makes Alicena difficult for you, it's my fault. But please believe that my relationship with you is always burning like fire, and even your hesitation will not make me retreat at all.

"I'm honored," Alina looked a little confused. "Just, please give me more time."

"I'm waiting!" Yu Ruohan looked up and looked at Alina's face. However, when Alina also looked at him gently, he quickly lowered her head again.

At this time, Meng began to believe that this guy was not only avoiding looking at her, but also avoiding looking at Alina. Perhaps he is avoiding collision with anyone else's eyes. Of course, this behavior will only make him more polite in many cases. Only people like Meng who have been paying attention to and observing him from the beginning can find the abnormality.

However, for Meng now, what she is obviously more concerned about is not why Yu Ruohan doesn't want to look at each other, but what he just said to Alina... He has actually proposed to Alina?

A trace of anger inexplicably rose from the heart of the shade lemon.

Yu Ruohan stood up with a smile and returned to his position.

"My father also hopes to have the opportunity to bless us," he seemed to say carelessly. "He thinks that our marriage is also good for your father and Miyuan Business..."

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After leaving Senator Montt's house, Meng accompanied Alice to meet some other businessmen. Although I don't know much about the overall operation of Miyuan Commercial Bank, I can clearly know that its situation is not optimistic in the conversation with those people.

Since Alina's father became addicted to drugs, Miyuan Commercial Bank's business has been getting worse and worse. Although Alina has tried to maintain it after returning, its capital chain has obviously been insufficient. A loan provided by Senator Maupassant's family is about to expire, and Mihara Commercial Bank obviously can't afford the money.

For Alice's problem, the lemon is also unable to solve it.

At about 3 p.m., Alina took the lemon to the afternoon tea held by a lady, and several ladies attended the tea party. This kind of tea party often only allows those rich ladies to pass the time by chatting. Usually, Alina does not participate, but it is difficult for Alina to refuse this host's invitation.

As in the past, all kinds of gossip has become the main topic of the tea party, and Alice can't get involved in something about someone's underground lover or something like that.

When Alice and the hostess of the tea party were talking on the balcony, Ying Meng saw a good-gling lady looking at Alicena's back disdainfully: "An old maid who can't get married."

The others laughed secretly there.

Alina is 27 years old. At this age, she has already passed the age of marriage both in the Kingdom of Fair and New Asia. As a woman, she has to work hard for business like a man and doesn't even have time to go to the dance, which is undoubtedly looked down upon by these ladies.

The lady's mockery of Alice behind her back made Meng finally unable to control her anger. So, Yin Meng secretly put a small bottle of medicine she had secretly refined into her black tea when no one noticed it.

Then, Meng watched her drink the black tea. Before long, her face turned red and her whole body moved uncomportably.

"Marlene, what's wrong with you?" One of her female companions asked her, "Are you uncomfortable?"

"No, it's nothing," Marlene reluctantly smiled. "I'm just a little sleepy."

At this time, the hostess came over and provided a room for the young lady named Marlene to rest temporarily. Marlene said a few words of gratitude and quickly left. When she passed by, she noticed that the skirt on her thigh was obviously wet.

The tea party was still going on. Meng pretended to be relieved, but secretly found two male servants, pointed to Marlene's resting room and said to them, "The lady inside, please come in."

The two people didn't know what had happened, but since the guests had orders, they naturally did it.

Then, the lemon slowly returned to the tea party and stayed with Alina.

After a while, one of the ladies suddenly calmed down and opened her eyes wide: "There seems to be something?"

The others also calmed down. Sure enough, a slight but still clear moan came to their ears. They looked at each other and didn't know what had happened.

"It seems to come from Sister Marlene's resting room." The lemon showed an innocent smile.

The hostess frowned, stood up and walked to the room, and others followed her out of curiosity. The moaning became louder and louder, and even turned into waves. The trend. The hostess held the door handle, a trace of anger flashed on her face, and then she quickly opened the room.

In that room, the clothes of the two male servants and Marlene had been taken off. One of the male servants lay **, while Marlene lay on him and kept squirming, and somewhere had been blocked by the male servant. Another male servant pulled out his legs and knelt behind Marlene, even patched her back buttocks.

Seeing that the door was opened by the hostess, the male servant at the top floor was scared and jumped out of bed. However, Marlene was like a ** sow, holding the male servant under her tightly to prevent him from escaping, shaking her body vigorously, and at the same time making unbearable waves from her mouth. Call.

Seeing this unexpected picture, the ladies all stayed there in surprise, looking excitedly and turning their heads shyly, and the hostess's face was even more pale.

Alina's face had already turned red. She quickly covered the eyes of the lemon with her hand and turned her head embarrassedly.

Yin Meng snickered and peeked at Marlene, who was still performing a spring opera in front of everyone.

How dare you say Alice behind your back? You bitch...

The afternoon tea will be over soon.

Alina got into the carriage with the lemon, and the carriage drove to their residence.

"Alina," Yan Meng blinked and deliberately asked, "Why did Sister Marlene press on the man? She looks very comfortable.

Alina opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to teach her, so she had better to blush and say, "Children don't ask that kind of thing."

"Has Alina done that too?"

"I'm not married..."

"Can only married people do it?" Meng looked at Alicena, "So, will you marry Mr. Yu Ruohan?"

Alice was stunned.

"If you marry him, you can solve the financial crisis of Miyuan Commercial Bank, right?" Meng slowly put her arms around Alice's neck, "But, Alice, can you accept that a man you don't love at all to do that to you?"

The roar of the carriage is still ringing, but other noises on the street seem to be gradually fading away. The sky began to turn gray, the dark clouds gently covered the already fallen sunset, and the air around it became dull.

Alina did not answer.

The lemon let go of her hand and sat quietly next to Alina. After a while, she said lightly as if to change the topic, "It may rain at night."

"Hmm." Alina stretched out her hand to hold her.

The lemon moved her body childishly and avoided Alina's hand. She didn't know why she did this, but she felt very uncomfortable at the thought that Alice might marry another man and put other men on her. What's more, even if she blesses her and that man just out of love for Alina, she can't do it, because she knows that it's impossible for Alina to get happiness from a business-oriented marriage.

Although she knows that her childishness will only increase Alina's sadness and trouble, what else can she do besides showing this sulking?

After returning to the house, the lemon just stayed at the entrance of the courtyard boredly and did nothing. After a while, when it was already very dark, she saw Anna Sue. Anna didn't come back alone. It was Lianjia who accompanied her. The two of them talked and laughed, which made the shade look very annoyed.

Do you even dare to come and rob me of Anna? She stared at Liga fiercely.

However, Lian Jia obviously came to find her. After seeing her, he immediately ran over.

"Big sister," Lian Jia secretly handed her a small bag, "Someone asked me to give this to you."

"Who is it?" She took it over doubtfully.

"He said his name was Skinny Locke!"

The shade lemon will understand immediately. She once asked Greenless to get some of that kind of inferior * for her, which is obviously it. Compared with the people of the Shadow Guild who go directly to this place to give * to her and let such a little devil turn his hand, of course, it is less noticeable.

Since Lianjia actually came to find himself, Meng couldn't find a reason to be angry with him.

Soon, Lian Jia left.

"What's wrong with you?" Anna looked at her and said, "Are you unhappy?"

"Nothing." Meng threw the bag* into her pocket and took Anna's hand into the room. Although the anger in her heart did not come out, which made her feel a little uncomfortable, she will not regard Anna Sue as a vent in her life.

After dark, the rain finally fell, but it was not heavy. The knock on the roof sounds a little pleasant. Alina asked the maid to open some windows to clear the dull air in the room. Before going to bed, Alicena habitually took the lemon's hand and wanted to take the lemon back to the bedroom to sleep, but the lemon pulled her hand back.

"I want to sleep with Sister Anna." Theemon lowered her head and said.

Alina was silent for a moment before sighing and dragging her feet away. Looking at her lonely back, Yingmeng felt that she was really too much. Anyway, Alina has the right to choose her own future, and what is she (he)? Can she stand up and tell Alina that she is actually a man and is willing to take care of her for the rest of her life?

In her ear, it seemed that Marlene's words to Alina behind her back sounded again... "An old maid who can't get married"?