Lin Zhiming looked at Ryan Portman in front of him.
This old man who was dying brought tremendous pressure to him.
He expressed his thoughts so straightforwardly, as if he was not worried at all that Lin Zhiming would reject his idea.
"So you still care about Natalie." Lin Zhiming said.
"She is my only daughter. I don't care about her, who cares?" Ryan Portman asked.
"Natalie has been living an ordinary life in a small place before. Is this also arranged by you?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Yes, my title was inherited by my son at that time. Natalie didn't have to live a life of intrigues among nobles at all. She could live her whole life as an ordinary person. But I didn't expect that my son would actually
Because he died in an accident, he had to come forward to recognize Natalie and let her enter the aristocratic circle." Ryan Portman said.
"Is it really an accident?" Lin Zhiming asked. In his opinion, Ryan Portman's son is the first heir, and the subsequent Oden is not a good person, so Ryan Portman
There is a high possibility that his son's death was a conspiracy.
"Yes, unexpected." Ryan Portman nodded.
"That's such a pity." Lin Zhiming sighed. Although many accidents are inevitable, there are still many things that are really pure accidents.
"Lin Zhiming, you and I are both smart people, so let's talk openly and honestly. What do you want to get from Natalie? Is it my wealth, or something else?" Ryan Portman asked.
"Although I approached Natalie on purpose,...during the period of contact, I still liked Natalie very much." Lin Zhiming said.
"You also said that you approached Natalie with a purpose, so what was your purpose?" Ryan Portman asked.
"I... want to be the truly top person in this world, but as the head of the Lin family, this is very difficult, so I must have a pedal, and Natalie is my pedal. She
Once I inherit your title, as her boyfriend, my status will naturally increase. At the same time, I can also gain recognition from you Westerners. I have achieved enough achievements in the East. If I gain recognition from you Westerners,
Then my resources in the east and west can be integrated and utilized, which will greatly promote my future vision!" Lin Zhiming said seriously.
"You are also an ambitious person." Ryan Portman said.
"Who doesn't have ambitions in this world? Even the docile cat has his own ambitions. I just want to make myself stronger, that's all... Of course, Natalie is a beautiful woman,
This also makes me very satisfied, so being with Natalie is a very good thing." Lin Zhiming said with a smile.
Ryan Portman looked at Lin Zhiming, his eyes flickering slightly, as if he was judging the truth or falsehood of Lin Zhiming's words.
"Actually, Mr. Duke, you should also be able to see that Natalie and I use each other, and it's not just me using her. With a boyfriend like me, at least those who want to touch him
I will think more about the consequences. After all, not everyone can stop a strong person like me, and only the relationship of mutual utilization is the most stable, far more stable than the so-called love."
Lin Zhiming said with a smile.
Hearing Lin Zhiming's words, Ryan Portman smiled.
"You are right. You and Natalie are using each other, and this kind of relationship is much more stable than a simple love affair. Congratulations, Lin Zhiming, you successfully convinced me." Ryan Bo
Terman said.
"Does this mean you agree to the matter between me and her?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Of course." Ryan Portman nodded and said, "I really agree."
"Then I have to thank you!" Lin Zhiming smiled.
At this moment, the coffee shop employee brought the coffee and placed it in front of the two of them.
"Hello, Mr. Duke, I hope you will recover as soon as possible!" the employee said with a smile.
Ryan Portman nodded, didn't say anything more, picked up the coffee and took a sip.
Lin Zhiming also picked up the coffee and took a sip, but found that the black coffee was not suitable for him.
This stuff is bitter and astringent without adding sugar or milk. I don’t know how Ryan Portman realized the beauty of it.
After drinking a cup of coffee, Lin Zhiming helped Ryan Portman get up from his seat, and then the two of them left the coffee shop together.
"I will announce your engagement at my birthday party, and after that I will pass on my title to Natalie." Ryan Portman said as he walked away.
Lin Zhiming's pupils shrank slightly, and then said with a smile, "I don't have any objections, I'm just afraid Natalie is not ready to accept me."
"It's just marriage, she will agree." Ryan Portman said.
"It's just a marriage..." Lin Zhiming was amused by this sentence. This sentence really fully reflects what a political marriage is.
Two people can get married if they are together and have value for each other. It has nothing to do with love. This is really the purest pragmatism.
The two of them chatted all the way to the outside of the market, then got in the car and left the market and returned to the manor.
Lin Zhiming sent Ryan Portman back to his room, and then returned to his own room.
After staying in the room for a while, a servant pushed open the door of Lin Zhiming's room.
"Mr. Lin, there is someone outside who claims to be your subordinate and wants to see you!" the servant said.
"Let him come in." Lin Zhiming said.
"Yes!" The servant nodded, turned and left.
Not long after, a subordinate came to Lin Zhiming.
"Master, this is what you want." The subordinate handed a large cube box to Lin Zhiming.
Lin Zhiming took the box, opened it and took a look.
Inside the box is an oil painting, and the author of the oil painting is the famous painter Millsap.
Because he had a good personal relationship with Millsap during his lifetime, Lin Zhiming had several paintings by Millsap, and this one will be given to Ryan Portman as a birthday gift.
Such a painting as a birthday gift will definitely shock everyone.
"Thank you for your hard work, you can go back!" Lin Zhiming said to his subordinates.
"Yes!" The subordinate nodded, then turned and left.
Lin Zhiming closed the box and then looked around, trying to find a place to hide the box.
At this moment, Lin Zhiming's cell phone rang.
Lin Zhiming picked up the phone and took a look at it, and found that it was a local call from the country.
Lin Zhiming's phone now only has Natalie's phone number, which is from China, and not anyone else's, so he was quite surprised when he saw this number.
Lin Zhiming picked up the phone, and a somewhat familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Lin Zhiming, I'm Wesley." said the other end of the phone.
Lin Zhiming raised his eyebrows, stood up and walked into the bathroom next to him, and then said, "Your Highness, do you have any business with me?"
"It's like this. I heard some rumors. Someone seems to want to subcontract your birthday gift to Duke Bauhinia the day after tomorrow, so as to embarrass you at the birthday party. I hope you can watch what you have in these two days.
A congratulatory gift." Prince Wesley said.
"oh?"
Hearing what Prince Wesley said, Lin Zhiming was extremely surprised. He was not surprised that someone wanted to repackage his gift, but he was surprised that Wesley would call him to inform him.
why is that?
"I know you must be curious about why I want to tell you this. Just think of it as my repayment to you. At the party before, you didn't say that you painted that painting, which saved my face.
It also saved face for the entire aristocratic circle in the rotten country, so after knowing about this matter, I decided to tell you about it in order to repay you for what you did before!" Wesley explained.
"That's it!" Lin Zhiming suddenly realized, and then smiled, "Then I would like to thank Your Highness the Prince!"
"Knowing how to be grateful is an important quality of a noble. You don't need to thank me, just thank yourself!" Wesley said.
"Then who wants to change my gift?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"I'm sorry I can't tell you this. After all, I have betrayed my friend once and I can't betray him a second time. Well, that's all I want to say. See you the day after tomorrow." Wesley finished and hung up the phone.
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Lin Zhiming put the phone away and couldn't help laughing.
He didn't need to think twice to know that the person who wanted to package his gift was definitely Oden, because it could be seen from the previous party that Oden and the prince were cooperating.
In the previous party, Lin Zhiming did not reveal the painting in order not to offend so many nobles in the corrupt country. Unexpectedly, he gained the friendship of Prince Wesley because of it, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
Lin Zhiming walked out of the bathroom, came to the living room, picked up the box on the table, and left his room.
A few hours later, Lin Zhiming returned to his room.
This time, Lin Zhiming held two identical boxes in his hands.
He placed the box on the table, then opened the box and took a look.
Two identical boxes contained two identical paintings.
"Not bad!" Lin Zhiming picked up the two paintings and took a look, and found that the two paintings were exactly the same.
However, the prices of the two paintings are very different. One is priceless, and the other was copied by a temporary painter and cost Lin Zhiming more than 100 yuan.
Lin Zhiming put the two paintings away and then called Natalie.
"I picked out a gift for your dad. Come and take a look at it in my room," Lin Zhiming said.
Natalie agreed immediately, and not long after, Natalie came to Lin Zhiming's room.