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The temperature dropped the next day, and the weather was gloomy. You can have a winter rain and snow encounter at any time.The store was preparing for the holidays. Leo had been busy all day and almost forgot the time. When Lucas stood in front of him, he remembered that he still had an appointment tonight.

"Sorry, there are too many things today. There is no delay, right?" Leo took off the apron on his body.

"If you have time, you can go up and take a shower." Picking up Leo's coat hanging in the small closet and putting it on for him, the two left the store and went back upstairs.Leo went to the shower and Lucas went to the kitchen to get food.

"Where are you going? What should I prepare?" Leo sat down at the dining table.

"Private club, no special preparations are required. Well, I'll help you choose clothes later." Lucas pushed a plate with sandwiches in front of Leo, "Stuff your stomach first, and then have dinner there."

After watching Leo finish eating, Lucas got up and walked upstairs, and Leo followed.

Navy blue evening dress, tweed vest, white shirt with wing collar, black woolen coat, black tie, obsidian cufflinks, white pocket square with silver shadow pattern, patent leather Oxford shoes, and even socks, watching Lucas put the clothes one by one Putting it out, Leo raised his eyebrows.Lucas picked the same one for himself, except the pocket square was replaced by a gold obscura.

"Do you want to dress so formally?" Leo said while changing clothes.

"If it's a gathering of friends, you can just wear a pair of shorts. But where you're going tonight, tsk, you can't wait to have diamonds on your face." Lucas dressed and picked out a watch for Leo to wear on, "Honey, you're so charming, I don't even want to go out."

Leo chuckled, pulled Lucas and kissed him, combed his hair, and sprayed on perfume.Smelling the same body fragrance as his own, Lucas was fascinated again, and kissed wildly for a long time before the two went out.

The car turned into a relatively secluded street and stopped in front of the gate of a five-story European-style classical building.After handing over the key to the parking attendant, Lucas and the two walked into the hall. The hall was decorated very magnificently, like a palace.On the right side of the door stood a handsome waiter in uniform. He bowed slightly and greeted, "Good evening, sir."

Lucas nodded and said, "Is Nathan here?"

"He is meeting guests on the third floor, do you need to notify him?"

"No, I'll go to the restaurant first." Lucas waved his hand and led Leo to the elevator.

After getting out of the elevator, the goal of entering is a huge mural of Dionysus drinking wine.Lucas led the way, turned left and entered a small hall. A waiter stood at the door to greet him: "Good evening, sir."

Lucas nodded and said, "Is Mateo on duty tonight?"

"Yes, sir. Serving now?"

"Okay. Bring the champagne that was opened last time." Lucas handed the coat he took off to the waiter, and came to help Leo take off the coat.

"Didn't Noah forbid you to drink alcohol?" Leo opened the chair and sat down.

"I'll give you a drink, isn't that all right?"

Leo glanced at him and looked around.Looking out from the window, there seems to be a cross on the roof of the church in the distance.

"What church is there?" Leo asked, pointing to the distance.

"St. Augustine's Cathedral." Lucas glanced at it and said, "Haven't you been there?"

"There are too many churches here, and most of them don't have time to visit except for the world-famous scenic spots."

"I thought you'd been living here for years."

"No, it came at the beginning of the year."

While talking, the waiter brought up two wine glasses, champagne and appetizers.There was enough time and the dishes were served quickly. Lucas ate in a good mood while explaining the origin of each dish.When the final dessert was served, Lucas said to the waiter: "Where's Mateo? Please call him."

After a while, a strong white man in a chef's uniform and a white top hat came over.

"Mr. Constantine, good evening. Is the dish tonight to your liking?" He was all smiles.

"Great. Did you go to learn again?" Lucas said with a smile.

"I went to Brazil for vacation not long ago, and the various barbecues there opened my eyes. I asked a local chef to teach the technique of grilling meat. The grilled fish you just ate has the special sauce he told me. I hope you like it ’” Matteo rubbed his hands.

"I like it very much, thank you. I won't disturb your work."

The chef bowed and left.

After eating and drinking, Lucas led Leo up to the fourth floor.This floor is still luxuriously decorated, but there are many modern high-tech products.The two entered a room, which was very spacious, with many indoor plants and bionic decorations, full of natural atmosphere.Two middle-aged men in evening gowns are chatting, and next to them a young woman in casual attire is playing indoor golf.

"Mr. Miller, Mr. Pease, good evening." Lucas greeted loudly.

"Look who's here?" the tall middle-aged man asked.

"Lucas, I still remember the bet we made last time." The chunky middle-aged man smiled.

"Forgive me, Mr. Pease, I don't dare to make a fool of myself in front of you this time." Lucas turned back and pulled Leo, and said, "This is my friend, Mr. Li. This is Mr. Miller, this is Mr. Pease." Lucas introduced the tall one first.Leo shook hands with the two.

"That's a pretty lady," Lucas went on.

"This is my daughter, Vasa," said Mr. Pease. "Bring her here tonight to open her eyes."

"Welcome." Lucas and the girl shook hands.The girl stared at Lucas with a smile on her face, and Lucas leaned closer to Leo without a trace, and touched the back of Leo's hand hanging on one side with his left hand, Leo didn't know why.The light in the girl's eyes dimmed, and she pursed her lips.

"I won't bother you. Goodbye." Lucas bid farewell to the three, and walked to one side of the corridor with Leo.Turned the corner, went up a few steps, pushed open a door, turned on the overhead light, and saw a room of more than ten square meters, with light yellow floral wallpaper, and two bookcases against the wall, where some books and exhibits were placed , a table lamp with a porcelain stand and cloth cover on a desk, and two circle-shaped sofas facing each other, with a low table sandwiched between them.

Lucas hung the coats of the two on the hanger and sat down behind the desk: "Sit casually and rest for a while."

Leo scanned the bookcase and said, "There are a lot of philosophy books."

"It's relatively quiet here, which is good for thinking." After finishing speaking, Lucas put a CD into the player, and the melodious violin music sounded.

Leo took out a book and sat down to read it, while Lucas picked up the documents on the desk and began to review them.

Look at the time, it's almost nine o'clock.Lucas got up: "Let's go down." Putting the clothes on his arms, the two walked out of the room.After entering the elevator, Lucas pressed the negative second floor button.

After getting out of the elevator, a waiter in a vest came up to him, bowed and saluted, and then led the way.The decoration here is still very luxurious, but it is much more low-key than upstairs.There are only doors on the left-hand side of the corridor, and the indoor shaft on the right-hand side is planted with many precious flowers and trees.The rug underfoot muffled the sound of footsteps, and the aisle was very quiet.A few meters away, spotlights on the wall reflect a small framed oil painting.Leo glanced at it, and it seemed to be the real thing.He remained silent and followed Lucas.The waiter led the two of them to turn a few turns, and stopped in front of the inner door, on which the number plate A02 was hung.The waiter opened the door, gestured sideways, and the two walked in.

The room is not big, with dark red velvet curtains drawn on the entire wall facing the door, a couch and two single sofas are placed in the center of the room, surrounded by a coffee table with a marble countertop, on which are placed A color book.After hanging the coat on one hanger, Lucas sat down on the couch.

After gesturing to the waiter to bring a pot of lemon juice, a plate of fruit and a pot of hot water, Lucas picked up the brochure on the coffee table, handed it to Leo and said, "Let's see what you like."

There is a picture of the Virgin Mary with Child in the middle on the black cover, and it is not clear what it is.Leo opened the catalog page, and there were many entries in various categories. In the front were some utensils, jewelry, small objects, wine, then art collections, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and then some houses, land, yachts, and even There are horses, dogs and other animals. The last page that confuses him the most is the last page, which is completely full of abbreviations and even symbols.

"Is this an auction?" Leo looked up and asked.

"Hmm." Lucas took a cigar from the waiter and put it under his nose to sniff, "One?"

"Second time tonight." Leo glared at him.

"Okay okay, I'll just smell it." Lucas reluctantly put the cigar back in the box.

"What does that mean?" Leo asked, pointing to one of the last items.

"Ah, those are the last few finales. I think, well, that's a jewelry necklace worn by an Arab king's queen hundreds of years ago. I forget the others, and I'm not interested. But in a moment knew."

Lucas signaled the waiter to go out, and after the door closed, Lucas put his arms around Leo's shoulder: "Do you like it?"

"This pair, Louis XVI style Limoges blue porcelain gilt stand ewers collected by the countess in the mid-nineteenth century, is a good place in the living room." Leo said, pointing to a page of colored pictures.

"Haha, that's not as good as this pair of ivory angel statues." Lucas turned to another page and said.

"It's beautiful, but I don't like ivory very much." Leo turned a few pages. "This horse is so beautiful. Racehorses, well, the pedigree is very precious."

"It's troublesome to raise. I want to ride a horse. I'll take you to a friend's horse farm some other day."

"Bang bang~" Someone knocked on the door.