Hotel on the mountain

In the next ten days of vacation, Jetro will let the guests explore the scenery of the New World on their own. If you want to ride a blue velociraptor, you will need to pay a high rental fee. If you want to fish, you will have to pay a high price for protection. If you want to hunt, you have to pay a high guide fee. Anyway, it doesn’t matter if the guests think the money is well spent.

But there are also many people who are not used to the exciting pastoral life and still want to find a peaceful place to enjoy their comfortable life - the atrium has become a good place for them.

After a long period of renovation, the messy atrium has completely changed its appearance. According to the design of Master Russell, the atrium as a whole is a reinvention of the garden landscape, with a leafy ancient tree planted in the center. Tangled roots dig into the alpine soil and are concealed by treated wooden floors, and a bar surrounding the thick tree trunks serves drinks. White dining tables and chairs are arranged in an orderly manner on the wooden floor next to it, with menus and a fish lamp covered with translucent glass. Pleasant mushroom and pig sachets are hung in the surrounding corners, making the conversation atmosphere in the atrium more peaceful.

But when guests want a lively dance party, there is a wide dance floor and stage located at the end of the ancient tree area near the main building of the mountain castle. On both sides of the ancient tree area, there are paths paved with stones of various colors, sandwiched between flower mirrors and fences, leading to the quiet "cabin area". At the end of each path, there will be various unique buildings that suit the environment, including antique pavilions. , there are also stone tables built on the small pool, and some sofa chairs with exquisite pillows - this is the favorite place for girls.

Selena was wearing a maroon slanted shirt, leaning on the armrest of the sofa chair with her legs together and reading a history book. Only Selena and her maid were in this birdcage-like space woven with rattan. Enjoying the feeling of savoring time in nature, then the sound of high heels stepping on broken sand came from the path. She frowned and looked in the direction of the corner of the path. She saw a woman wearing a straight skirt and wearing a The blond girl with a long necklace walked out. She had a cat-like elegance, hibiscus-like feet and plump breasts.

Feifei Bird, the daughter of Duke Bird, when she appears in a certain place, there will always be a vote of other noble women behind her, and everyone else also knows that when she appears in a high-profile manner, that place will also There must be a Selena Alexander.

"Oh, Nana, are you here too?" Feifei's hairstyle is three-quarter length golden oblique bangs, with the bottom slightly curled and draped over her shoulders. Her almost pale face still had red lipstick, making people unable to believe that she was a "young" woman in her early twenties.

"I'm going to vomit." Selena stopped leaning on the armrest, started to sit upright, and began to mock mercilessly, "You look like a fussy goose."

"Oh?" Feifei lightly covered her mouth with her hand wearing gauze gloves, pretending to be surprised, "So you look like a duck that sheds its feathers?"

The other girls from the aristocratic families couldn't help but burst into laughter - they were used to this kind of scene, and they began to find a seat on the sofa chair with familiarity. Feifei sat directly opposite Selena, always fidgeting with her long necklace with her hands from time to time, and said in a strange accent: "Selena, can I see your 'Pearl of the Kingdom'? "

Selena has noticed that the long necklace worn by Miss Feifei has a base made of emeralds, inlaid with eight pearls of particularly good color - each one is no worse than the 'Pearl of the Kingdom' ——Pucilla originally planned to sell these pearls to her, but she happened to be short of cash and planned to wait for a while before buying them. Unexpectedly, Feifei also knew the news and planned to spend a lot of money to buy them. Puscila looked like In urgent need of funds, he sold these pearls without waiting for her. Thinking of this, she was a little angry, so she looked at the book angrily and didn't want to speak.

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In the hotel lobby, Jetro was looking around with a delicate box in his hand, as if he was looking for someone. Gordon, who was greeting distinguished guests in the lobby, spotted Jetro and stepped forward to ask, "Master Jetro, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Have you seen Selena and Orhan?"

Gordon stood with his hands by his side, recalled for a moment and said: "His Royal Highness Orhan has indeed not been seen. He took his attendants out in the morning and has not come back yet. As for His Highness Selena, she is Enjoy tea in the atrium, I can take you there.”

"No, Gordon, I'll go there myself." Jetro smiled, turned around and opened the door to the atrium from the lobby. He knew where Selina was after asking in the bartender, so He then found the birdcage-like building along the path under the warm pale yellow light.

He also happened to see Selena sitting on the sofa, looking a little sulky - because her attractive eyes did not focus on the book at all, but instead frequently glanced at the mature and charming woman opposite. That woman, Jetro didn't know her name yet, but her wavy blond hair, green eyes, red lips, delicate nose, and slightly exposed jade feet all showed that she had mastered her own beauty to a perfect level.

"Jetro!" Selina, who was angry and didn't know how to refute Feifei, saw Jetro as if she saw a life-saving straw. She stood up, walked to Jetro with a slightly cheerful pace, and pulled She held his arm and said kindly, "Let's go have a drink."

Before Yetro could react, he heard the mature woman shouting: "Yetro Laya! What a coincidence, I am Fifi Bird, why don't we sit down and chat for a while?"

Feifei Bird, the original Jetro didn't have a deep impression of her. He only knew that just like boys can divide into camps, so can girls - Feifei is the kind of girl who has always been against Selena, just like Orr Han couldn't stand Lucio's indulgent style.

Selina glared at Feifei, still wanting to pull Jetro away from here, but Feifei, who was very familiar with what she wanted to do, spoke again: "Jetro, there are so many guests here, if you don't want to be honored, come and have a drink." , we won’t come here in the future.”

Hearing this, Jetro smiled helplessly and found a place to sit down. Selina had no legitimate reason to leave, so she could only sit down next to Jetro angrily to avoid the news that she "can't lose." Get up, run away when you see Feifei".

Jetro put the exquisite wooden box on the table and asked the waiter to bring a batch of drinks. The sharp-eyed Feifei naturally saw the exquisitely crafted wooden box and asked curiously: "What's in it? Can I Open it and take a look?"

Many women present focused their attention, but Jetro didn't panic and replied directly: "It's just a gift." As he said that, he picked up the wine on the table and filled the glasses for everyone, looking at Naturally, he caught Feifei's dazzling necklace, so he said in a slightly surprised tone: "Oh, my God, the jewelry on your necklace is so beautiful. Are pearls of such good quality really rare? Or are there eight of them?"

The compliment from the man made Feifei laugh happily. She held up the pearl on the emerald base and said proudly: "I decided to call it the 'Eight Pearls of the Kingdom'."

This...Jetro had done his homework to get close to Selena. He knew that Selena liked pearls very much and had a proud collection of jewelry called the "Pearl of the Kingdom." Now the atmosphere here is very clear - the unavoidable topic among women is who is more attractive than the other.

Selina's demeanor was much more comfortable at this time, and she no longer planned to use the book to cover herself up. She was just minding her own business and taking a sip from her wine glass.

Feifei continued to add: "It's very rare, right? Each one is about the same size as Selena's. I bought it from your sister Pucilla. It really cost me a small sum of money. I didn't know this Is there any pearl jewelry more precious than this in the world?" This sounds like a question, but it is obviously a negative sentence.

He said that these pearls looked familiar. They came from the New World. Jetro remembered that he transported several boxes back. They were all dug out of the river by the lantern fish. There were tons of them. How come there were only a few in the end? Are there eight left? But since this was Pucilla's idea, he was not prepared to destroy it. So I followed the other person's wishes and continued to praise him.

Next to Jetro, Selina's cheeks were slightly red from drinking. This is a typical type of person who hurts herself after getting angry. However, Jetro felt that there was nothing he could do. Feifei was obviously the one who had a strong desire to win. One category, and seeing how eagerly she showed off her exquisite jewelry, she was probably outclassed by Selena several times.

After hearing the compliment, Feifei still pursued her curiosity: "Handsome guy, who are you giving this gift to? Me? Or someone else here? Oh! I remember, are you twenty-four years old? , three years younger than Pucilla, are you going to get married? "

As soon as these words came out, all the female guests present couldn't help but straighten their backs - there were only four dukes in the entire empire, which could be said to be extremely powerful. If they could be chosen by Jetro, the title of the future duchess would be determined.

"Feifei, I'm still young. Besides, this gift is intended for Selena, but I didn't expect so many of you to be here."

Feifei was unhappy, the female guest sighed, and Selena put down the wine glass she had just picked up. She began to sit upright, looking at Feifei, but from time to time she glanced at Jetro, as if to say, "I have no expectations." ".

"Okay, let us take a look and see what treasures Duke Raya's son has." Feifei took a wine glass, crossed her legs, and leaned back on the soft sofa. The eyes of Selina and Selena looked at each other.

Jetro looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Okay, if you want to see--" Jetro turned over the buckle and opened the wooden box, only to see a man lying on the soft white fabric. A golden pearl with flowing flame-like orange-red lines on its surface. If you look closely at it under the light, it looks like the moon bathing in heavenly fire.

Everyone present couldn't help but leaned forward and stretched their necks to see the pearl more clearly. As a result, there were no human words in the birdcage, only the rustling sound of clothes was left. It shows that many people are huddled together and looking around.

"Your Highness Selina, this pearl is for you. I hope you have a pleasant trip to the New World." Jetro turned the box to Selina and pushed it towards her.

"This...it...is really, really beautiful." At this moment, Selena's slightly red cheeks were either from alcohol or panic. She took the wooden box, glanced at Feifei, whose expression was almost deformed with shock, and turned around. The head said softly to Jetro: "I like it very much, thank you!" She closed the wooden box and took it in her hand. She held Jetro's arm with her other hand and said, "Let's go for a walk. Staying here would make someone unhappy."

Now there is no one to stop them from leaving.

Turning from one path to another, and reaching a place out of earshot of the birdcage, Selina laughed happily. She let go of her hand holding Jetro's arm and covered her mouth to prevent herself from being too rude. . Seeing her like this, Jetro felt a little disappointed and asked: "So you don't like the gift I gave you? You accepted it just because you wanted to make Feifei angry?"

"No!" Selina calmed down her happy expression, looked at Jetro with her sparkling eyes and said, "I like this pearl very much, really, it is really beautiful."

"but?"

"But I prefer to see Feifei angry. Hahaha, she is so funny! I haven't seen her expression twisted like that for a long time." Selena pinched her fair and rosy cheeks with her hands. , simulating Feifei's shocked expression, and then making herself laugh.

Jetro looked at her from the side, his medium-length golden curly hair caressing her shoulders, and the wrinkles on her clothes trembled with her smile. Jetro watched quietly, but he still echoed her smile: "Haha, okay. So you like to fight with Feifei?"

Selena tilted her head slightly and thought for a while, then replied: "Well... Actually, I don't want to compete with Feifei who is more lovable and beautiful. There are too many women who like to do these things, and I don't want to do that. . But it’s all about boredom, so life is a lot more interesting if someone is willing to fight you.”

With that said, she took out the wooden box and handed it to Jetro: "Well, I'd better give the pearl back to you. I'll buy it when I have enough money."

Jetro was a little caught off guard: "Don't you accept my gift?"

Selena couldn't help but smile brightly, and flipped up her mid-length curly hair. She looked at the somewhat disappointed Jetro with her big eyes and said politely: "Jetro, your gift is great, but I still want to buy it. Put it down because...such expensive jewelry is usually given to lovers."

The moonlight was beautiful, the stars were also bright, and the chirping of the birds was also very nice. Only Jetro opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond.

It was rare for him to be speechless like this, as if his brain had been hit and instantly went blank. He awkwardly said "ah", "uh" and "hmm" several times, but could not form a sentence. What's more serious is that he actually felt shameful frustration in his heart, so that in the end he could only laugh with Selina. But pearls? He had no choice but to take the box back.

"By the way, do you know where your brother is?" Jetro asked