My years as a menswear boss

When Jiqiu's studio is about to be renovated, Dantès finally decides to visit Abel.

"What time do we go?" Jiqiu rubbed her eyes and asked. She has been drawing self-portraits for herself these days, and she goes to bed very late every day.

"10:30." Dantès took out a gold pocket watch from his pocket and glanced at it. "It's just seven o'clock. You can go to the sofa and take a nap."

"No, I'd better freshen up." Jiqiu shook her head, and finally regained her senses. She asked Ali to find her a suitable dress, and she went to take a bath and arrange her hair like a bird's nest. .

On the other side, Albert received the news that Dantès was coming, and he had invited his very close friends to his house early on. He wanted to introduce Mr. Rosie to them.

"Your experience in Rome this time is simply incredible, even more exciting than a drama!" Lucien Debray said.

Albert raised his head from the closet, and he looked at his friend seriously at this moment.

"Is there something on my face?" Debray touched the corner of his mouth to make sure he had groomed himself before going out.

"I just suddenly felt that when you were not talking, you looked a lot like Mr. Rosie from a certain angle," Albert said.

Debrey suddenly became interested, took off the monocle on the bridge of his nose and wiped it with a flannel cloth, "Really? Then Simon Roche must be a man of great taste."

"But he has a unique temperament that ordinary people can't have."

Albert pulled out a jacket, gestured in front of the mirror, and threw it on the sofa beside him in frustration.

"It can be seen that you are very nervous." Debray picked up the suit that Albert left behind, opened it up and looked at it, "Isn't this one suitable?"

"I've seen Mr. Rosie wear a similar one, and I'd be humiliating myself if I put it on again."

Albert thought of the tall and straight figure of the young man, and he held two light brown tops, "Which one looks better?"

Debray pointed out one thing to him, "Your appearance makes me look forward to the next meeting."

"We can go to have breakfast. I calculated the time. After breakfast, they just arrived."

Albert finally chose a dark velvet scarf for himself, and he looked at himself in the mirror.

"Mr. Chateau Lenoir has arrived, and he brought a friend with him." The servant said standing at the door.

A man in his thirties came in, he was dressed like a gentleman, he was handsome, his gray eyes revealed a kind of wisdom, he stepped forward and shook hands with Albert, "Long time no see, my friend, please Forgive me for taking the liberty of bringing a guest, because I really want to introduce him to you."

Behind him stood an officer in uniform, with deep eyebrows, a beard, and a straight body, like a sword about to be unsheathed. The military uniform was covered with badges representing meritorious service.

"Let me introduce you, Captain Maximellan Morel, my savior. I always wanted to go to war, so I went to Constantinople to take part in a campaign.

When I was retreating, my horse was frightened and ran away, and the Arabs kept chasing me. I exhausted my energy and was caught by them. Just when I thought I would be the ghost of their sword, the captain appeared, and he was alone Take out six Arabs and save my life. "

"My God, this is really thrilling!" Albert exclaimed.

"Yes, he gave me his cloak and treated me to roast horse meat." Leno said passionately, "Captain Morel is my hero!"

Debray let out a wow exclamation, and then he glanced at Albert, "It's almost the appointed time, when will your benefactor come?"

"It's coming soon, it's not the appointed time yet." Albert was a little impatient, and looked at the door frequently.

Jiqiu put the last bite of egg toast into his mouth, wiped his mouth with a napkin, "I'm half full, I can go."

"It seems that the time is running out, let's ride a horse!"

Dantès looked at Jiqiu's ecstatic expression, and helplessly dismissed her thoughts, "Paris can't ride a horse, we must take a carriage. Don't worry, I've estimated the time, and I can arrive in time."

"Oh, okay." Jiqiu's eyes drooped. She had long coveted Dantès' Arabian horse. In her previous life, she had to gallop on Daniel when she went to work in the House of Lords, but she had never ridden a horse in this life.

Dantès' prediction was really accurate, and he took Jiqiu to No. 27 Haierda Road when the big bell was rung.

Jiqiu looked at the person at the gate, and she looked familiar. She saw this person beside Albert when she thought of Rome. He was his follower, and his name seemed to be Germaine.

"Welcome, my master has been waiting for a long time." Germain greeted them enthusiastically, and quickly led them to the living room.

Albert's eyes lit up when he saw someone coming, and he immediately stood up, "Your Excellency, Mr. Rosie, please allow me to introduce my friends, they are all new stars in the social world."

"This is Mr. Lucien Debray, who is currently serving as the secretary of the Minister of the Interior; Earl Chateau Lenoir, who was born in an ancient French nobleman, and his ancestors were once King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table; and this, Maximilan Morel Sir, Captain of the Algerian Garrison."

Dantès nodded to them one by one. His attitude was indifferent, his manner was elegant, and he was full of dignity. "This is my son, Simon. He wants to improve his painting skills in Paris."

Jiqiu first noticed the surname Morel. She thought of the owner of the business that was about to go bankrupt eight years ago. Could it be that these two people were related, and then things would be troublesome.

She knew that Dantès valued feelings, and if Mr. Morel's relatives had anything to do with the enemy's children, he would probably give up his plan.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Ji Qiu remained calm, she bowed politely, and then she saw her father praising this young man surnamed Morel.

"Your uniform is very beautiful." Dantès said, his eyes softened, "I can feel the military temperament in you, brave and tenacious."

"Oh! You've won the prize." Morel rubbed his nose sheepishly.

"The captain is indeed as good as his outstanding temperament." Albert said, "He is the benefactor of Earl Chateau Lenoir. He saved his life in a dangerous situation, and he is worthy of his military uniform."

"That's good!" Dantès lightly stroked his palms twice, and he returned to his original reserved look.

Earl Lenoir and Captain Morel watched Albert lead Dantès and Jiqiu around the mansion, and they couldn't help discussing.

"What Albert said is true. The earl is mysterious everywhere, and his son, a painter who is famous in Paris."

Leno said, and then he looked at the captain curiously, "Have you ever known each other?"

"I assure you, it's the first time I've seen him, too," replied the good-natured captain, who was in a good mood at the moment, and said happily to Lenoir, "I like him very much, and his son is very nice, too. Those clean eyes really make people feel good."

"I'll show you around my house." Albert led the way.

"Don't you live with your parents?" Jiqiu looked around the whole house, looking out through the French windows, she saw a more magnificent mansion, like a palace.

"Here, that's where my parents live," said Albert, pointing to the building.

Jiqiu observed the distance between the two buildings, "Did your mother arrange this for you?"

"Hey, how do you know?" Albert asked suspiciously.

"Because the distance between the two houses is about 500 meters to 1000 meters, this is a very clever distance. It can not only satisfy a mother's reluctance for her son, but also leave a private space for the child."

Jiqiu said, she glanced at Dantès beside her out of the corner of her eye, and saw that he still had that flat expression.

"You are really an observant person, is every outstanding painter like you?" Albert said in surprise.

"No, it's just a small hobby of mine. My childhood dream was to be a detective and explore the hidden truth in the world." Jiqiu's eyes were sincere, and no one would believe that she was telling a lie.

"It's an amazing dream. When I was a child, I thought of being a collector, collecting strange things in the world."

Albert held Jiqiu's wrist enthusiastically, and looked at Dantès, "Can you lend me Mr. Rosie for a while?"

Dantès nodded slightly, "You young people will have a common language, don't worry about me, I can communicate with Earl Lenoir and Mr. Morel by myself."

Albert led Jiqiu through a small door, walked through a narrow corridor, and came to a dim room, "Here are all my most precious things."

Jiqiu watched Albert tear off a piece of white cloth, fine dust could be caught under the weak light, there were many classical musical instruments under it, the most eye-catching was the luxurious grand piano, she sat on the piano stool, opened the It, the fingers played a "Moonlight Sonata" on the keys.

"Its cavity is very retro, it doesn't look like something produced in recent years." Jiqiu said, she stroked the keys, "It's more like a piano from the [-]th century."

"That is the piano used by Mozart. I bought it from a piano collector."

Albert said, he waved to Jiqiu, "There are still many interesting things here."

Jiqiu stood up and followed. She picked up a foil sword, tied a clean sword flower, and retracted the sword neatly. The whole movement was like clouds and water.

"Does Mr. Roche know fencing?" Albert picked up an epee and made a gesture.

"I understand a little bit." Jiqiu replied modestly.

"We can have a friendly exchange another day."

"Of course." Jiqiu smiled.

She followed Albert to visit his collection room, which contained not only European antiques, but also oriental blue and white porcelain, Tang Sancai, and Japanese vases.

"How is it?" Albert asked the young man sitting in the armchair.

"It's great." Jiqiu expressed her admiration. She touched the chair under her butt jokingly, "Which celebrity used to sit on this chair?"

"Hmm...it seems to be Louis XVI. I marked it with a knife on the leg of the chair." Albert said.

Jiqiu bent down to look at the mark on the chair, suddenly felt that it was unlucky, so he stood up and patted his pants.

Albert couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry, it was given to me by a certain cardinal. I have already prayed to that king."