Chapter 328 Kiss
The charity dinner auction continues.
Chen Lun took back his thoughts and put them in his heart for the time being, planning to tell everyone in the circus his decision after returning to the winery.
At this time.
On the auction stage, the host said in a passionate tone:
"The next lot comes from the Harrington family, one of the organizers of our charity dinner, Miss Tracy's collection of cosmetics - 'Azte' custom lipstick!"
He waved his hand, and two ladies in red uniforms walked onto the stage holding high-end wooden gift boxes and a lipstick made entirely of gold, decorated with crushed gems.
"'Azite' is the most famous top brand in the royal city. The ladies and ladies of the upper class are crazy about it. Even the Duchess of the Sun Royal Family once praised it... This customized lipstick was made by Miss Tracy last year. It was a birthday gift when I was eighteen years old. It has never been opened and has been treasured to this day. Its value is extremely high.”
The host holds a microphone and explains to everyone.
"The starting price is 560 gold pounds, and each increase must not be less than 10 gold pounds!"
"570 gold pounds!"
"580 gold pounds!"
"600 gold pounds!"
As the auction began, many gentlemen under the stage began to raise their hands and bid. Most of them were prompted by the eyes of their wives or daughters, and the other half were to win the favor of Miss Tracy.
Chen Lun glanced at Floy beside him and saw that she was facing the one-way floor-to-ceiling window, her expression was a little lost, and he couldn't help but smile.
He picked up the square box microphone next to the sofa, pressed the button, and said softly:
"1000 gold pounds."
The auction stage below suddenly fell into silence.
Many VIPs looked up at the second floor. They didn't know who was bidding, but those who could sit in the box were probably big shots with higher status.
They stopped increasing the price, not because they thought it was too expensive, but because they didn’t want to cause the displeasure of big shots because of a lipstick. Only Tracy and Hoyle, sitting in the front seat, knew who the bidder had just been.
Miss Tracy's expression was a little complicated. She glanced at the opaque black glass window on the second floor and sighed secretly...
"Mr. Jack, it's for the female companion beside him...the blind lady named Floy."
The host came to his senses and cleverly smoothed things over.
"The distinguished guest in box number two directly bid 1,000 gold pounds! Wow! It seems Miss Tracy is very popular!"
Many gentlemen and ladies present cast meaningful glances at Tracy, but Tracy himself only managed a smile, and the bitter taste gradually spread in his heart.
Soon, the host made the final decision.
Tracy brought two waitresses in red uniforms to the second floor and knocked on Chen Lun's door.
"Mr. Jack, thank you for your support of this dinner. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the residents of Peacock City."
Tracy smiled reluctantly and handed over the lipstick with her own hand.
After Chen Lun took it, he noticed that the other party was in a low mood, but he did not comfort him. He just answered politely:
"You're welcome, it's just a little effort."
Tracy felt extremely sad in her heart, but she still held up her skirt, saluted, and then led the people away.
Until the door closes again.
Floy's ethereal voice came:
"She seems to like you very much."
"Maybe it's just your illusion."
Chen Lun responded and looked at Floy with a smile.
Floy shook his head and said firmly:
"I can feel her low mood, which is a kind of... disappointment and pain of not getting what she wants."
Chen Lun played with the exquisite lipstick worth an entire winery in his hand and said slowly:
"I have always only regarded Miss Trier as a friend. She may have some misunderstandings about me... Floy, my heart is too small and can only accommodate one person."
Floy stared at him blankly, the blush on her cheeks gradually showing.
Chen Lun couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw such beautiful scenery.
He handed over the lipstick and chuckled:
"I just saw that you seemed to be quite interested in it, so I gave it to you."
Floy pursed her lips and said hesitantly:
"1,000 gold pounds, there is no need for you to spend so much money on me... Besides, I have never used such a thing."
"No, I don't even think it's good enough for you, Floy."
When Chen Lun saw this, he took off the lipstick and put it to Floy's lips.
"If you haven't tried it, try it. At the beginning of the empire, this kind of thing was even considered by the world to be the power that women borrowed from the devil...an evil force used to seduce men, because few men at that time could resist it. ”
The column of Yin Hong cream lightly touched Floy's warm lips, and was slowly applied with Chen Lun's fine and steady pressure.
During this process, Chen Lun also explained softly to Floy:
"In older times, the technology at the bottom of the empire was still very backward. The lipsticks at that time would use materials such as spermaceti, white jade powder, red ocher, and even crocodile dung and lead, which were harmful to the human body... But human beings' determination to pursue beauty will These side effects are ignored.”
Floy's expression became gentler, and she felt her heartbeat gradually speed up. Listening to the deep voice that was as close as a stone's throw away, feeling the familiar and reassuring breath, her whole body seemed to fly high into the sky, flying towards her final destination, the moon.
She seemed to see a beam of light in the endless darkness, warm and hot.
That was the light she chased and protected, the light emanating from Lord Jack.
It is also called the light that lasts until death.
After a while.
"Am I... good-looking?"
Floy sat on the sofa, pursed her lips slightly, and asked aloud.
A long while.
The voice sounded again, with even a hint of surprise in his tone.
"Of course... no one looks better than you."
Instead, it became deeper.
"I finally understand why people say it is an evil force, Floy."
The next moment.
Floy felt a layer of warmth pressing against her lips.
The familiar scent is getting closer.
The beam of light in the darkness shone over and hit her face. It was not dazzling, only gentle, friendly, and comfortable.
Floy seemed to have forgotten everything at this moment, leaving only the heartbeat in his ears, which gradually overlapped with his own, becoming a tacit resonance song.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Floy came to her senses and found that she was leaning tightly against a warm embrace, and Master Jack's chuckle came from above her head:
"Sorry, Floy, I was bewitched by your evil power."
Floy chuckled.
She didn't speak, she just silently put her hands around the back of the man in front of her and hugged him tightly.
The two of them stopped speaking, as if they had a tacit understanding not to ruin the atmosphere at the moment.
After a while.
Floy sat up from Chen Lun's arms, raised his head, blushed and spoke softly:
"Master Jack, thank you."
Chen Lun looked down at the girl and was amazed again. The long pale golden hair was tied up, with a few messy strands falling from one side of her ears. Her fair and delicate face was flushed with blush, and under her tall little nose was her bright red lips...it was just a touch of red cream. Crossing the border from the corner of his mouth, it is extremely beautiful and adds a touch of humor.
That's his masterpiece.
It's not that it's unevenly applied, but...
"What's wrong?"
Floy noticed something and asked doubtfully.
Chen Lun used his thumb to wipe away the excess blush on her lips, then wiped the color on his own lips, and chuckled:
"It's nothing, I just think that although the scent of roses is good, it's not as good as the smell on your body."
Floy knew he was talking about the smell of lipstick.
She felt the joy in her heart was stronger than before.
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Chen Lun didn't do much in the subsequent auction, but towards the end, he took a fancy to a small retro wooden old bookcase and spent 300 gold pounds to buy it.
When Hoyle led two male waiters to move the bookcase up, Chen Lun discovered that there were more than a dozen old books inside. He flipped through it casually, but was surprised to receive a prompt box on the panel, one of which turned out to be a mysterious book.
‘It can be inferred from the general content that this is a book that contains the extraordinary knowledge of the deep sea faction. Not surprisingly, it is about [Sequence 8-Navigator]. ’
Chen Lun was quite satisfied with this unexpected surprise.
Perhaps the original owner of this bookcase didn't know the value of this mysterious book, so he successfully picked it up. Not a lot of money, but enough to be enjoyable.
And it happens to be the deep sea faction that is missing from all the Sequence 8 extraordinary knowledge that Chen Lun has collected.
‘Currently, we still lack the sun, the deep sea, the earth and magic, so that we can gather ten paths of Sequence 8 extraordinary knowledge. With this mysterious book, there are only three paths left. ’
he thought.
After the auction, the charity dinner continued. The purpose was to leave a "social time" for the guests present, so that this group of gentlemen and ladies could exchange their experiences on the collection. Of course, this was just a polite way of saying it.
In fact, it is to become familiar with each other and increase the opportunities for contact and cooperation between each other.
Chen Lun was not interested in this. After taking back the little white snake in the private room next door, he took Floy and left early.
After leaving the box and going downstairs, he saw Hoyle and Tracy chatting and laughing with several gentlemen and ladies in the hall, so he did not go over to disturb them. He randomly found a few male waiters and gave them two silver coins. As a tip, let them carry the bookcase they photographed to the carriage outside.
When Chen Lun and Floy were about to board the carriage, a tall, thin middle-aged man wearing an orthodox suit came to Chen Lun, politely took off his hat and extended his hand.
"First time meeting, Mr. Jack Spate, I am the leader of the shelter, Amos, could you please take up a moment of your precious time?"
The man smiled and his tone was very sincere.
Chen Lun gently patted the back of Floy's hand twice. The latter smiled, tacitly let go of the hand holding his arm, and got into the carriage on his own.
Afterwards, Chen Lun followed Yamos and slowly strolled aside.
"Would you like one?"
Yamos took out a pack of cheap cigarettes and asked.
Chen Lun smiled politely and waved his hand to decline.
"Sorry, I smoked cheap cigarettes like this when I was young and I'm used to it."
Yamos thought that Chen Lun disliked the low-grade cigarettes, so he lit one for himself and explained with a chuckle.
But Chen Lun shook his head.
"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Yamos, I just don't smoke."
"That's it."
Yamos showed an expression of understanding.
The two of them walked until they reached the base of a remote tree in the distance, and neither party took the initiative to make a sound during the process.
It wasn't until Yamos finished smoking a cigarette that he said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Jack Spate, Miss Mona has recommended you to join the Imperial Tribunal. Do you know this?"
Chen Lun couldn't help but feel shocked, but he remained calm on the surface.
After thinking for a moment, he deliberately showed an expression of surprise.
"Huh? Sorry, I don't know."
"I won't be secretive, Mr. Jack. In fact, Miss Mona and I belong to the same camp, the so-called 'conservatives'. Now about your matter, there has been quite a stir among the senior management of the shelter. …But the specific results have not yet been determined. It depends on whether you can do some big things that are beneficial to the empire.”
Yamos's expression turned serious.
"Including me, conservative members actually know your past deeds, and they also hope that you can join the Imperial Tribunal... But after all, you are not an internal member, so this matter is extremely difficult."
Chen Lun suddenly fell into deep thought. (End of chapter)