Chapter 22
Most of the passengers who had just walked out of the station couldn't help but be attracted by an exaggerated top-of-the-line luxury car on the side of the road.
Those who don’t recognize the license plate will just think that the car has a luxurious design and looks very expensive.
Anyone who knows a little about famous cars can recognize it at a glance when they see the classic Parthenon-style grille on the front and the familiar goddess logo. This car is also a noble among luxury cars: the Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase Edition, known as the mobile palace of art, one of the most classic large luxury sedans, and of course, the price is also very luxurious.
The price of the bare car is over 9 million yuan. If it is a special customized version, the price will be unlimited. As for this car, you can tell it is most likely a customized car by looking at the special glossy paint and the detailed carvings and hand-painted details on the body.
Ma Wei is a genuine luxury car enthusiast. Although his net worth may only allow him to afford a wheel of the car in front of him, it does not prevent him from knowing all kinds of classic car models like the back of his hand, and he is as familiar with them as if they were all his family relatives.
At this time, he was enthusiastically pulling his girlfriend to explain the relevant information of the luxury car in front of them: "This kind of custom-made car will cost at least 20 to 30 million, and it is possible to be 40 to 50 million or more. Even in our S City, cars of this price are rare. I don't know which rich man this car belongs to."
His girlfriend Xue Xiaotao rolled her eyes at him impatiently: "Who cares who he belongs to? It has nothing to do with us anyway. I'm almost dead tired from sitting in the car. Now I just want to have a good rest."
She couldn't wait to get in the car and go home as soon as possible, but her boyfriend was still dithering: "Wait a little longer, just let me take a look, just let me take one more look!"
Although he was dealing with his impatient girlfriend, his eyes were almost glued to the luxury car, as if that cold big metal thing was his girlfriend.
In the end, Xue Xiaotao dragged the idiot and shameful guy away. When she got into her boyfriend's car, she was still muttering: "Your car is not cheap. It's four or five hundred thousand. It's enough for you. Why do you think about the car you can't afford all day long?"
Ma Wei shook his head: "It's just like you girls who like to chase stars. Even though your boyfriend is quite handsome, you still think about those unattainable young handsome guys on TV all day long."
Then this outspoken guy was hit hard on the head by his girlfriend.
Xue Xiaotao yawned hard, then suddenly remembered something and asked her boyfriend, "By the way, are you free this Saturday? My cousin is getting married and wants me to be the bridesmaid."
"Cousin? Which cousin?" Ma Wei asked curiously.
"I only have two of them. One stays in City A all year round and never comes back, and the other one is here. Who else could it be?" Xue Xiaotao said impatiently.
"Aren't you annoyed with her?" Ma Wei asked.
"I can't help it. They are all my relatives. It would be embarrassing for me not to go if they invite me." Xue Xiaotao was helpless.
Ma Wei was curious: "I dealt with her once before and I thought she was a nice person. Why do you dislike her so much?"
"She's just pretending," Xue Xiaotao rolled her eyes. "Xue Rui has been eccentric since she was young. She's very good at vying for favor. No one can surpass her. I suffered a lot from her when I was young. And she's very vain. It's not easy for her to get together with a rich second-generation man, but she's making a big fuss right away, wishing that everyone in the world would know about it."
Ma Wei was almost amused by his girlfriend's description, and continued to ask: "So your other cousin will come back this time too?"
He had known for a long time that Xue Xiaotao had two cousins, but he usually only heard her complain about Xue Rui and rarely heard her mention the other one. ”
Xue Xiaotao hesitated for a while and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Their family is very messy. My cousin hasn't been back for many years. Maybe she doesn't even know that her younger sister is married."
"They are sisters, right? How come they didn't even inform me of such an important matter?"
"It doesn't count," Xue Xiaotao shook her head, "We have the same father but different mothers, ex-wife and stepmother, you know."
Ma Wei suddenly understood and nodded.
At this time, he noticed in the rearview mirror that the car had finally started, and his eyes lit up: "That car should also be picking someone up. Maybe you and the owner of the car are taking the same high-speed train. I have never been in such a luxurious car, and I don't know what it feels like to sit in it."
"Then he must be sitting in business class. It's impossible for him to run to second class to join in the fun." Xue Xiaotao was really annoyed by her boyfriend's obsession with nice cars.
If she is just a girlfriend, the luxury car makes her the legal wife to Ma Wei, and her status and charm are unshakable.
"If you do this again, I'll dump you," she said. "You'll just sleep with your car wife for the rest of your life."
Ma Wei immediately chuckled and wisely changed the fatal topic.
"Saturday, right? I'm definitely free. If your eldest daughter has something to do, how can I not accompany her?"
The young couple in this car were flirting with each other, and in the other luxury car that attracted 100% of the attention, Xue Mi was also looking around curiously.
Although she was used to being picked up and dropped off by luxury cars when staying in five-star hotels before, this car still felt completely different.
The soft seats are wider than the back seats of ordinary cars, and the space in the front and back is also luxurious. A girl like Xue Mi, who is not short in height, can even stretch her legs easily.
There is a piece of transparent glass between the front and back rows. With just the touch of a button, the glass will turn gray and white, making the back seat a completely private and independent small space. If you want to communicate with the driver in the front, you have to use the intercom system in the car. To be honest, this is really a pretentious look.
However, Xue Mi feels that the most impressive thing is the starlight lights on the car ceiling and many interior decorations, which are said to be the ultimate artistic feeling of being able to see the Milky Way stars even in the car.
Xue Mi’s only complaint about this is: These rich people are so pretentious!
As one of those rich and hypocritical people, Xue Mi had to admit that the experience of riding in this kind of car was quite good.
Next to her, a handsome young man in his early 30s introduced to Xue Mi: "This car is Ms. Mi's favorite private car. She chooses this car most of the time every time she comes to S City."
The person who spoke was the legendary Butler Song.
This man looked quite young, unlike the image of a butler that Xue Mi had imagined, with gray hair, a big beard, and wearing an English-style suit.
Xue Mi poked the sapphire-textured electric control button again, watching the glass change from grayish white to transparent, and asked casually, "Does she...my mother spend a lot of time in City S?"
"Not too many, but usually when she returns to the country, she will stay here for a few days." Butler Song replied respectfully.
You can tell at first glance that this person isn't an impatient person. He speaks and acts slowly, and his pace is quite comfortable. In short, it's hard to dislike him.
"Originally, I was supposed to go to City A with Lawyer Feng to pick you up," Butler Song explained, "but I still have some unfinished business outside, and I returned two weeks late. And I heard that you were coming to City S soon, so I'll pack up here first and wait for you to come."
Xue Mi nodded indifferently, seeming still out of the situation.
Sitting in this luxury car, you can hardly feel any bumps or turbulence. The level of stability is almost the same as that of a business class seat on a high-speed train. If you don’t open the window, you can’t even hear the sound outside.
Logically speaking, the nearly perfect ventilation system in a luxury car should not make passengers feel the slightest bit stuffy. The soft car perfume also blends perfectly with the smell of the interior leather, giving a feeling of being wrapped in warm fur.
Xue Mi still couldn't help but sighed deeply.
Although she felt that she had let it go long ago, she still couldn't help feeling suffocated when she thought about how her mother had repeatedly stayed so close to her.
Maybe they had passed each other before, but she didn't know it at that time.
The location of the villa is not too far from where she used to go to school, only about three or four kilometers away. When she was in school, Xue Mi heard from her classmates that it was the most famous villa area in S City, where a lot of big shots and rich people lived. It was also notoriously strict with access control, and ordinary people could not get in at all.
I never thought that one day I would be able to see the legendary territory that belongs exclusively to the rich.
As soon as they saw the license plate of the Phantom, the gate of the villa area quickly and quietly slid open to both sides, and they let the people in without even asking any extra questions.
Xue Mi was still wondering: "I heard that visitors here have to do a very strict registration, don't I have to?"
Butler Song raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You are the owner here, of course you don't need it."
Well, she almost forgot about it.
In the center of the land-scarce city S, this villa area called Nanyuan has a low-key name but covers a large area.
There are only 18 villas in total, but there are three natural freshwater lakes, large greens, and several rolling hills covered with forests.
If the villa in Shuihua Tianfu that Xue Mi bought before only occupied a corner of the wetland park, this place has exclusive access to a large area of forest and lake, and has created an isolated paradise in the bustling metropolis.
Of course, it's all built with money.
Driving all the way inside, Xue Mi couldn't even see the corner of a villa, which reflected an extreme privacy.
Maybe wealthy people all care about this, but for some reason, looking at the huge trees and dense forests that block out the sun, Xue Mi always feels a little creepy.
It's okay to live here occasionally, but if she lives here for a long time, she is afraid that she will go crazy.
No wonder this place can only be regarded as a holiday villa by my mother. Although they have only met a few times, Xue Mi instinctively feels that with my mother's personality, she probably won't appreciate the depressing atmosphere here.
If you're not comfortable living in the house, just sell it - you can save a lot of money.
As she was thinking this, the car went around a hill and the view suddenly became clear, from the dense dark jungle to a crystal clear glass castle in the lake and mountains.
Xue Mi's eyes couldn't help but light up.
This place is as beautiful as a painting.
When she saw the photos before, she just thought the design of this villa was quite exquisite, but only when she was there in person could she appreciate the extremely ingenious fusion between the building and the natural landscape.
At the foot of the soft green hills, next to the blue lake, stands a perfect glass house, half of which reflects the mountain color and half of which is transparent to the blue water. The dynamic architectural lines have a strong sense of futuristic technology.
It was so beautiful that she couldn't help but hold her breath. The thought of selling the villa that had just arisen in her mind completely disappeared.
There are two villas facing the water by the lake. One is the glass house belonging to Xue Mi, and the other one looks more ordinary. It is a very typical Chinese mansion by the water. Butler Song introduced that this place belongs to a wealthy businessman's family. It has been vacant before, but recently, the old lady in the family moved here for recuperation, and the surrounding area may be a little more lively.
Xue Mi nodded. She didn't care much about the neighbors over there. She just wanted to go and take a quick look at what the glass house looked like.
Which girl didn’t have a dream of a crystal castle when she was a child?
This modern glass house in front of you, although not as exaggerated in shape as the Western-style crystal castle, is more in line with the aesthetic taste of an adult woman.
It is exquisite, magnificent and full of fantasy, without sacrificing any living comfort.
This is what Xue Mi’s ideal perfect house looks like.
If she didn't really dislike City S and most of her friends were in City A, she would have wanted to move there permanently.
As for the complaints and disdain just now…I’m sorry, did she just say such ignorant words? How come you don’t remember anything at all?
The car went around half of the lake and finally arrived in front of the glass house.
The glass house looks small and exquisite from a distance, but it actually covers a very large area. There is also a garage next to it that can accommodate 8 cars. The main body also uses a large number of glass facades. From a distance, it looks like a transparent luxury car showroom.
In addition to the car Xue Mi was sitting in now, there were four other cars parked in the garage. Even though she didn't know much about cars, she could tell that each one was valuable and shining with gold.
"Ms. Mi doesn't drive much, but she likes to collect all kinds of luxury cars. These few cars here can't be considered as collections, they are just her daily commuting cars. In a foreign country, Ms. Mi has built a car museum, where you can see more classic models," Butler Song proudly introduced to Xue Mi, and pointed to the garage, "These are two sports cars, with better power performance and driving feel, more suitable for self-driving. The villa is also equipped with a special driver, you can always ask for it if you need it."
Xue Mi twitched the corners of her mouth.
Although driving is definitely more convenient, it's a pity that she hasn't even got a driver's license yet, so she won't waste these things that look very expensive.
Going around from the garage to the main entrance, there is another rectangular open-air swimming pool. Although the weather is still cold, the pool is already full of water, with rippling blue waves, which is a spectacular sight.
Looking up, the glass ceiling above my head reflected the color of the lake, creating a blurry light and shadow.
Xue Mi guessed that the purpose of building this pool might not be mainly for swimming, but for landscaping.
Of course, when the weather is nice, it should be quite comfortable to escape the heat and have fun.
She is even looking forward to summer.
Compared with the magnificent exterior, the interior of the villa is surprisingly simple.
The whole space gave Xue Mi a feeling of spaciousness and lightness. The large areas of white space left allow more space for the lake and mountain scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling windows to extend.
Once the floor-to-ceiling windows are closed, the lines that expand infinitely outwards instantly converge, forming a very warm, soft and private nest where people can rest in peace.
Even the various furniture are in a minimalist style, with smooth lines, dynamic and light, and no complicated or redundant designs, leaving the owner with the ultimate living experience.
Due to its geographical location, this villa only has a relatively small underground storage room. The audio-visual room and entertainment space are on the first floor. The second floor is the master bedroom and guest room. The third floor is the study, gym, and a large viewing terrace.
"This is the suite that Madam Mi prepared for you when she was alive," Butler Song said, pointing to a suite that is larger than the original master bedroom and has better lighting. "But the decoration was done five years ago. If you find anything inconvenient, I will adjust it for you right away."
Hearing this, Xue Mi couldn't help but be stunned.
Then he pushed the door open and walked in.
The decoration style of this suite is obviously prepared for young girls, with pink colors and soft lines. Even the chandelier above the head is decorated with snow-white feathers, which is incredibly light and elegant.
There is also a cloakroom of about 50 square meters next to it, which is filled with clothes, shoes and hats from various luxury brands. The jewelry cabinet also has various jewelry and famous watches that can be used to match.
Xue Mi looked carefully and found that the clothes and shoes were all her size, and most of them were also her preferred styles.
"Were these things also bought five years ago?" Xue Mi obviously didn't believe it.
"These are what Ms. Mi prepared for you last year. Actually, there was a batch of clothes before, but they were all put in the storage room downstairs." Butler Song explained.
Xue Mi blinked: "Can I go and see the things that are put away?"
Few people come to the dim underground storage room. Even though it is equipped with a perfect fresh air system, there is always a stale smell lingering among the neatly arranged large boxes.
Xue Mi opened a few boxes at random and found that they were all filled with various girlish clothes. They were indeed the sizes she wore when she was eighteen or nineteen years old. Unfortunately, she couldn't wear any of them now. Even though they were all good brands, they had been stored for a few years and were inevitably dull and old, not as bright as new clothes.
"At that time, Ms. Mi originally said that she would take you in after the room was decorated, and these things were all carefully selected by her at the time." Butler Song said from the side.
Xue Mi moved her lips twice before she murmured, "Then... why didn't you answer again?"
Butler Song shook his head regretfully: "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand the specific reasons."
The person who knew the truth was unable to answer his daughter's question.
Xue Mi stayed in the basement for a long time before coming out.
She even couldn't help imagining what a happy little girl she would be if she had been picked up by her mother at that time.
Instead of being like now, staring blankly at clothes and shoes that I can’t even wear.
Finally, Xue Mi searched for a long time and finally found a navy blue woolen shawl. She put it on and slowly walked out.
My spirit is obviously not as good as when I first came in.
Without even having dinner, Xue Mi fell directly on the soft, sunny-scented bed and fell into a deep sleep.
In her dream, she seemed to feel her mother touching her hair and humming a song in a very soft voice.
Unfortunately, when I opened my eyes again, everything was gone.
Xue Mi looked at the room, which had been carefully decorated but still seemed empty, with a sense of loss, and sighed.
Mom obviously still has a lot of secrets, but will there ever be a day when those secrets are revealed? Xue Mi didn’t know either.
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