The Lost Mermaid [Zhongyingmei]

"We will also stop at Cherbourg and Queenstown for half a day to pick up some guests. Mr. Hockley, if you want to know." Captain Smith was wearing a uniform, with a pipe in his mouth, and his hands on the deck On the railing in front of him, the ocean is everywhere.

Carl stood by his side, also lighting a cigar: "Just asking, if I have the chance, I would love to take my... friend off the boat for a walk, she grew up in the United States and has never been to other places place."

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult, Mr. Hockley, our ship has already set the time for each part of the journey." The captain secretly slandered the behavior of these rich people in his heart.

"friend"?I'm afraid it's to please the "lover"!

Hockley nodded knowingly, expressing his understanding: "Of course, I don't want you to change the itinerary of the Titanic for us and waste the time of the whole ship. If——I mean, if time permits, we just A walk around the port does not go far.”

Seeing that Captain Smith was still serious and unwilling to accommodate, Karl raised his eyebrows.

He took a check from his pocket, wrote a few figures on it, and stuffed it into Captain Smith's pocket.

The captain turned his head, narrowed his eyes, and gave him a look.

Carl just smiled and didn't speak.

Captain Smith frowned, his cheeks puffed and he smoked, and the gray smoke leaked out as he opened and closed his mouth as he spoke: "We will only stay in Cherbourg for an hour, there are not many guests there , if you can keep the time, I think I can leave a passage for you."

"Of course!" Carl's smile became sincere now, "We will abide by the rules and not make things difficult for you."

Carl waved his hand, summoned a waiter, took a wine glass from the tray in his hand, handed it to the captain, and took a glass himself.

"Respect!" Carl finished, and drank the wine in one gulp.

The captain also smiled, turned the complicated and delicate glass in his hand, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Go to the shore of Cherbourg?" Doris became curious when she heard Carl's plan. "Where is Cherbourg? Is it fun there?"

"In France, my dear. It's not fun, but you've only lived in America and England, and it may be new to you—after all, each country has its own style and character."

Doris showed an expectant expression. "Let's go, let's go to the Paris Café for a sit-ah! Paris! That's the capital of France. You can feel the enthusiasm of France in advance!"

Doris nodded: "Can I meet the pastry chef? The cakes he makes are better than all the cakes I've eaten before!"

"Of course!"

Hearing what Doris said, Carl even had a thought in his heart, planning to hire this pastry chef to make desserts for Doris after he arrived in the United States.

Carl looked at Doris's rosy cheeks, feeling tender in his heart.

He vowed to dedicate the best to her and keep this mermaid by his side forever.

Café de Paris is not just a coffee shop, it is decorated like a Parisian street.

In the middle is a wide street with benches standing in twos and threes on both sides.The ladies huddled together on the benches and talked, holding a cup of coffee in their hands, and laughed cheerfully when they talked about interesting things.

Doris looked at their postures and gestures curiously, pulled Lakar's sleeves, and when he put his ears on her lips, said softly: "They seem to be completely different from when they were in England. ! There are even some..."

Doris didn't know how to describe their actions.

"Some are faux pas?"

Carl took her on.

Doris nodded vigorously, her eyes fixed on Carl, he actually understood what she meant!

"This is the characteristic of Paris and France. The ladies there are not as rigid and strict as the noble ladies in England." Karl explained, "Paris Cafe also intends to create such an atmosphere, which is why it is popular. Already!"

Instead of competing with the ladies for the few benches, they chose a small booth and sat down.

The booths are gorgeous rose-colored velvet, and the high backs isolate them in a small space.The waiter brought the typical French afternoon tea and left silently.

Such a private and closed environment made Doris relax, and it also made Carl think about other things.

He intentionally placed Doris by his side, leaning tightly against his body.

Even so, he felt it was not enough: "I want to hug you, Doris."

Doris's face turned red all of a sudden, she thought she was straightforward enough, but Karl always said things that made her blush and heartbeat on occasions she couldn't imagine.

Her boldness is only limited to private, if it is in a private corridor, she tells her feelings and love without reservation.

But in public, she became inexplicably shy again, even though almost everyone knew about their relationship.

"You, you hug!" Doris turned her face away and fell to him.

Carl wrapped his arms around her waist and held her in his arms.He felt that it was not enough, so he used his arms to hug Doris directly, and let her sit face to face on his lap.

Doris was startled by his actions, her eyes widened, and she tightly covered her mouth to prevent the scream from leaking out and attracting others.

Carl put his hands behind her waist and made her sit up straight.

"Don't worry, no one will come over. I have already tipped and booked the booths around." Seeing her tense nerves, Karl only thought it was funny.

Doris glared at him fiercely: "You're wasting money again! Didn't you say that all your money has been invested on the Titanic!" Carl's heart was so big that Doris became more careful.

"Haha! My dear, otherwise, how could we have such treatment! Even if I lose most of the shares, I'm still its shareholder. It's just clearing the place, it's not impossible."

After listening to his explanation, Doris was slightly relieved.

There were only the voices of the two of them in the booth, and because Karl had privately surrounded them, there was no sound of other people walking around.This is another world that only belongs to the two of them.

Doris clearly felt Karl's rising body temperature, and couldn't help but want to get closer to him.

She felt a little ashamed in her heart, and felt that it seemed to be no big deal.

The mermaid has never been good at concealing her inner desire/desire, but she is slowly learning to become a human being. Such actions seem to be too bold and dissolute for ordinary human ladies.

"Do you think I'm too... disrespectful?" Doris couldn't help but sit on his body, letting her heartbeat be close to his.

"No, Doris, I like you very much." Carl's voice became hoarse, "I like your boldness and straightforwardness. You are different from them, and I am also different from them."

His broad hands gently stroked her long hair and her back.

Doris was limp like a cat being soothed, on the lap of her warm "servant".

The Titanic stopped in the port of Cherbourg.

Doris asked the servant to comb her hair early, changed into a light dress, and walked through the private passage with Carl, and disembarked from the boat.

Next to her was 1900, and his eyes scanned the surroundings, trying to remember everything in his mind.

Carl was followed by Jack and Joey Love.Jack of course sticks close by Carl's side, talking to him tactfully, while Chouilov is reduced to running errands for them.

Chouilov suppressed his anger, but it was not easy to show dissatisfaction in front of Karl.

After all, he was just a servant. Even if he had the power of the old Hockley, he couldn't quarrel with his new servant who seemed quite useful because of these trivial matters in front of his master.

Now, he had to follow the instructions to buy those weird and trivial souvenirs for that damned mermaid!

Doris watched curiously in front of the small vendors, her eyes were full of those strange sculptures and jewelry with strange patterns.

1900 stood beside her, picking together with her.

Doris didn't see it, and after 1900 played with Carl and Jack, he took her to a cafe and sat down.

"Let's rest for a while, the sun outside is too poisonous, when they come back from shopping, we will board the boat together!"

Doris nodded, "Commander" and sat down by the window where he could see the Titanic.

"I'm afraid we will be left behind!" Doris watched as the new passengers boarded the Titanic orderly under the command of the crew.

"No." 1900 called the waiter and ordered some simple desserts and tea, "Captain Smith can't see us, and he will never let the Titanic set sail."

After hearing his decisive words, Doris felt relieved, and looked at the facilities of this cafe with satisfaction, comparing it with the "Paris Cafe" on the ship.

Seeing that 1900 had diverted her sight and attention, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at the endless stream of people outside the window, and gradually lost his mind.

On the other hand, after seeing Doris and 1900 disappearing into the coffee shop, Carl and Jack exchanged glances and started their plan.

Carl looked at the back of Jack who quickly disappeared into the crowd deftly, feeling complicated and painful in his heart.

Karl didn't have the heart to really "solve" Chouilov, and his position with him was not an absolute opposition.

In a sense, Joey Love is even his elders and his friends—it's just that they have to become enemies when it comes to Doris.

Carl considers himself to be a kind and righteous person, even if in the eyes of others, he is just a vampire with no emotion.

He had planned early on to leave Chouilov behind at Cherbourg—and he had Jack on just in case.

Jack grew up in the slums. Although he is not a sleazy little gangster, he is not at all good at "hands-on" skills.

Jack guaranteed that even if Joey Love had been a policeman, he would be able to do everything right.

Carl walked slowly towards the coffee shop.

He is waiting for his good news.

But if there was such good news, why did it bother him?