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The third day at sea.

Lin Keying has become more and more adapted to life at sea.

Get up early to have breakfast, go to the third-floor spa for a massage, and go to the cinema with a drink to watch a classic movie. Life is actually quite comfortable.

My godfather and godmother are not interested in the foreign movies playing on the ship. They are now drinking tea and chatting with several other wealthy businessmen who are going to South Africa to attend the mining auction in the tea room on the second floor.

After watching the movie, Lin Keying came out of the cinema. When she was about to turn the corner in the long corridor, she ran into the three British people she met yesterday at the entrance of the indoor golf course. The three of them were chatting with two French people.

All of them were well-dressed and behaved like gentlemen. They were communicating with each other in a friendly manner, talking about the mining auction they were going to attend after arriving in South Africa, and were trying to get information from each other.

British: "Which mining area are you targeting? Tell us in advance so we can avoid it."

French: "We have no goal, so why don't you talk about yours and we will just avoid it."

However, the seemingly harmonious conversation did not reveal any useful information, and beneath the smiles of both sides was a warning against each other.

In the end it ended up insulting Hong Kong.

Frenchman: "Then the entire South African mining area is up to you to choose? But I heard that there are many powerful Hong Kong merchants on this ship who also want to participate, but they dare not compete with us, otherwise the Hong Kong British government will make them pay for it when they return."

The last six words of the proverb were actually spoken in Cantonese, but with a very strange accent.

The British man smiled proudly, but said modestly: "No, it's fair competition for everyone."

As both parties laughed a few times and prepared to leave, Lin Keying appeared at the corner and called out the name she had overheard yesterday: "Hey, Charles, you are also on the boat, you are going to the mining auction too."

The two Frenchmen left first. Before leaving, they took a few glances at the woman from Gangcheng who suddenly appeared, while Lin Keying started chatting with the three British people in the corridor.

The gentlemanly Englishman did not recognize the beautiful lady in front of him, but he did not chase her away. When he heard Lin Keying mention that they had met at the Lands Department, he acted as if he had suddenly realized something even though he had no impression of her.

"Oh, beautiful lady, I remember now."

Lin Keying smiled and chatted with them about the land at the auction, which made the three British people confirm Lin Keying's strength. This person must be the businessman who appeared at the auction that day.

"I heard that the three of you are also going to participate in the mining area auction in South Africa. I wish you all all your wishes come true in advance." Lin Keying said the last four words in Cantonese.

After chatting for a while and leaving, Charles did not forget to invite Miss Lin to meet him at the bar in the evening, hoping to have a good chat with her. Lin Keying's long skirt fluttered as she turned around. She tilted her head and smiled, declining: "Sorry, I have an appointment tonight. Goodbye."

Charles looked at Lin Keying's departing back, with a bit of fascination in his eyes: "There is such a beautiful lady in Hong Kong... Hey, William, did you hear Miss Lin's English just now? It's very authentic, but her smile is even more charming."

"You can try to ask her out. She seems to be interested in you, too."

The men smiled triumphantly and walked towards the cinema.

......

Lin Keying calculated the time and met the two French people she had met in the morning at lunch time.

Leo and Louis greeted Lin Keying enthusiastically: "Beautiful lady, can you allow us to dine at the same table?"

Lin Keying naturally agreed: "Please feel free to do as you please."

The two Frenchmen were more enthusiastic than the British. They talked with Lin Keying about everything from the tasteful design of the cruise ship to the art paintings hanging on the walls. They even invited Lin Keying to go to Paris to see an art exhibition on a whim.

Thinking of Paris, Lin Keying finally remembered that she had a newly married husband in Paris. She smiled faintly and said, "If I have the chance, I would also like to go to Paris."

My newlywed husband should still be in Paris attending various meetings.

Given the personality of this workaholic, his daily schedule must be packed.

After the greetings, the two Frenchmen finally got down to business and asked Lin Keying about her conversation with the three British people that morning: "Ms. Lin, I seemed to hear you and Charles talking about the South African mining auction this morning."

Lin Keying showed a trace of vigilance on her face, and she quickly drew a line: "We are just here to join in the fun. You two and Charles and the others are the ones who have the strength to bid."

"Hey, Miss Lin, don't be too modest." Leo clearly saw that in the morning, this beautiful lady had a very pleasant conversation with the three British guys. Plus, she could take a boat from the port city to South Africa, so she must have some strength.

Louis, my companion, took out a map of the mining areas in South Africa that were being auctioned. “Ms. Lin, did Charles and the others mention which mining areas they wanted to auction?”

This time the South African mining area was auctioned blindly, and no one knows whether the unmined mining area can produce top-grade ore. If there is insider information, it will definitely be more efficient and avoid bad luck and money wasted.

Lin Keying shook her head repeatedly: "How can I know Charles and his team's goal? But I dare not look at the mining areas of Kimbers, Dongwei, Litania and Deluner."

"Oh?" Leo and Louis instantly perked up, looked at each other, and understood.

The people in Gangcheng were threatened by the British, and they did not dare to target the mining areas.

Louis couldn't help but point his finger at the mining areas that the beautiful lady had just mentioned, and the Frenchman was satisfied as he took note of them silently.

After Lin Keying sent the two Frenchmen away, the seafood risotto in her mouth seemed to taste even more delicious.

The four mining areas just pointed out were the most unlucky mining areas in her memory, and all they produced were garbage ores.

However, her conversation with the two men was clearly seen by the three British men, who were whispering and planning something in neat clothes.

......

Life downstairs is rich and colorful. Chen Songxian is almost seeing stars after reading for a whole day.

My life is so miserable! My life is so miserable!

Chen Songxian couldn't eat the dinner brought by the sailors. The delicious food lost its appeal in the face of freedom.

Putting down his knife and fork, Chen Songxian was still unwilling to give up. He stared at the closed door and made up his mind.

"Ouch, ouch, my stomach hurts." Chen Songxian shouted loudly, startling the seaman who pushed the door open and asked what was going on.

Chen Songxian pointed at the half-eaten seafood risotto on the table and wailed in pain: "I am allergic to shrimp. I just ate it and my stomach hurts and my whole body itches. Hurry, go call a doctor."

The seamen followed the instructions of Secretary Yang, who was the boss of the shipping company, and were told to keep Chen Songxian from going out for the next two days.

But now the situation is critical...

"Hurry up and go!" Chen Songxian got angry and had the dignity of a rich kid. "If anything happens to me, our Chen family will hold you accountable. Can you bear the consequences?"

After hearing this, the seaman dared not delay any longer and quickly stood up and left, leaving only one sentence: "Mr. Chen, you take a rest first, I will ask the ship's doctor to come over immediately."

Seeing the seaman disappear from his sight, Chen Songxian recovered quickly, climbed up as if nothing had happened, and finally escaped from the cage.

Freedom feels so good. He ran all the way to the hall to get some popularity.

Bar, here I come!

......

The lobby on the first floor was indeed crowded and bustling at that time, and as soon as Lin Keying came down from the tea room on the second floor, Charles waved her hand to stop her.

The man changed his clothes. He wore a black bowler hat, his black suit slightly open to reveal a white shirt with a black vest and a black knot at the collar.

He put one hand in front of his body and bowed slightly, looking like an elegant gentleman.

"Ms. Lin, do I have the honor to invite you for a drink?"

Lin Keying had known this would happen and readily agreed.

At the bustling bar, the bartender prepared glass of fine wine for the passengers on the ship. Charles, with elegant manners, chatted with Lin Keying about her estate in the UK and the weather. Finally, he cordially invited Lin Keying to go to the UK for authentic British food.

"Hong Kong food is pretty good, but our English food is equally delicious. Miss Lin, if I have the opportunity to come to England, I will definitely treat you to the most delicious English food."

The smile that Lin Keying maintained throughout the whole process was almost broken.

English food? No need to...

She agreed casually, and soon she heard Charles get to the point: "Ms. Lin, Leo and the other guy seemed to have eaten at the same table with you at noon. Do you have a good relationship?"

Lin Keying quickly got into battle mode: "We just met today and chatted for a while."

"I saw he also took out a map. Did you talk about the South African mining area?"

Lin Keying was horrified: "Mr. Charles, this is a secret between Mr. Leo and Mr. Louis, I can't say anything more."

Charles smiled lazily, "Those two are so lazy, what secrets could they have? They must have gone to South Africa to shoot the mining area because there was a strike in France, so they came here to take a vacation. Since you don't want to reveal anything, can you tell me where he pointed on the map at that time?"

The French have considerable influence in South Africa, and Charles doesn't want to waste money. If he can find out their early goals and seize the mining area from the French, it will definitely be twice the result with half the effort.

Lin Keying struggled again and again, and only after Charles's insistence did she recall the four mining areas that Louis pointed out, and she did not forget to distance herself from them, saying, "I don't know what the situation is either."

Charles got the news and the smile on his face widened a little: "Ms. Lin, when the auction comes, I will buy something I like. If you need any help, I will do my best."

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Lin Keying didn't feel like chatting anymore after saying a few perfunctory words, so she found an excuse to get up and leave.

But she had just taken two steps when Charles followed her to say goodbye. There was a hint of reluctance in his words and he invited her to go to the cinema on the third floor to watch "Jane Eyre" tomorrow.

Lin Keying was about to find a reason to refuse, but she felt the ship slowly turning and finally stopped sailing.

Charles was always gentlemanly: "There are still two days to the first stop, why did the ship suddenly stop? Miss Lin, don't worry, I'll go ask."

Not long after, Charles came back with the latest news to comfort Lin Keying: "Ms. Lin, don't worry, the captain said it was a temporary stop and will sail again in a few minutes."

Lin Keying didn't take the incident to heart. She turned around and left, making the excuse that she had to spend time with her family the next day.

The circular bar surrounds the cocktail counter. Chen Songxian was relaxing and enjoying the rare freedom, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the seaman who was watching him study entering the hall and looking around.

It’s obvious that they are here to arrest me!

He hurriedly drank the beer, stood up and ran away, but the moment he stood up, he saw a graceful figure on the stairs in front of him.

The woman just turned around, her profile was delicate, and her seaweed-like hair danced lightly in the air as she turned around, finally falling on her thin light green dress.

The woman who appeared at the Hong Kong auction and got the Bentley license plate A6688 was actually on this ship!

Chen Songxian felt the emotions in his chest about to burst out, unable to suppress them, his heart was beating so violently that it almost jumped out of his chest.

Pushing through the crowded crowd, Chen Songxian chased after him.

She strode to the second floor, and when she looked around, she saw that figure appear at the elevator entrance, "Miss, wait——"

Chen Songxian's footsteps and voice were covered by the elevator door that had just closed.

Lin Keying wondered if she was hallucinating. She had just gone to the tea room on the second floor to say hello to her godparents. She was indeed a little tired from dealing with the British and French and was ready to go back to her room to rest for a while.

Just at the moment when the elevator door closed, did someone call out "Miss," "Wait a minute?"

Chen Songxian didn't dare to move. He stared at the elevator and saw it stopped on the eighth floor, while the two elevators next to it were still going up to the 10th floor. He decisively chose to rush to the stairs and went straight to the eighth floor.

After getting off the elevator, Lin Keying slowly walked towards her room, returned to Room 807, closed the door, and prepared to take a light nap.

This time, she took advantage of the mutual distrust between the British and the French and used ambiguous language to cause misunderstandings on both sides. By then, they would rush to bid for the mining areas where no good raw stones could be produced. In the end, there would be two less major competitors.

Lin Keying had just laid down when the ship started again.

The brief stop lasted only three minutes. Shiny black leather shoes stepped on the ship's deck as Yang Minghui reported the situation to the young master: "Young master, I just confirmed with the seaman half an hour ago that Young Master Chen Songxian is still studying in his room and has not gone out."

"Yeah." Cheng Wanting no longer took the news lightly and strode to the eighth floor.

Panting to the eighth floor, Chen Songxian suspected that he might have broken a world record. He ran around the corridor looking for someone but found nothing. He ran into a blond passenger and asked anxiously, "Madam, did you see a very beautiful lady with long curly hair and a light green dress?"

The lady had just passed by the lady described in this way and pointed Chen Songxian in a direction.

Following the direction pointed by the foreign lady, Chen Songxian stood in front of a corridor with twenty-six bedrooms in front, numbered from 801 to 826.

The corridor was empty and there was not even a sound.

Chen Songxian walked over slowly, feeling surprised but also annoyed.

I actually found myself on the same ship with the lady I had been dreaming about, and we met again and again. If this wasn't fate sent by God, what was it?

Having never felt this way before, Chen Songxian firmly believed that this was a match made in heaven!

Unfortunately, after meeting her three times, I was never able to say a word to her.

Chen Songxian felt annoyed and unwilling, so he slowly walked past the door of Room 801, looking around step by step, wondering whether he should knock on each door to check. This way, it would only take more time.

He must find that lady today!

When he walked to the door of Room 807, a faint fragrance caught his attention.

Chanel No. 5 perfume. Chen Songxian has dated many girlfriends and is quite knowledgeable about women's perfume.

Just now, there was a hint of this perfume wafting past the elevator, the same scent as the one in front of room 807.

The dark brown wooden door closed quietly. Chen Songxian had a strong premonition in his heart. He slowly raised his hand and knocked on the door of Room 807.