Shi Mei Tu of Shanghai

  The afternoon sun is still very colorful, squinting my eyes and looking up at the sky, I can always see small, colorful light circles flickering in front of me. It's said that July brings scorching heat, and it's not false at all. The cobblestone path under the blazing sun seems to be shrouded in a faintly visible rainbow glow. Standing still in the sunlight for just a moment, I can even see waves of hot air rising up from the ground.

  It's okay, there are a lot of trees here, and in the distance is a lush green forest. Compared to other places in the city, it's cooler here.

  The mountain in front of us is called Cuiting Mountain, and the luxurious villa standing on the half-mountain waist of Cuiting Mountain is called Cuityuan. Standing at the top of the mountain and looking down, you can vaguely see the entire Cuityuan. The small road paved with cobblestones surrounds the entire luxurious villa, covering a large area.

  The entrance is set very traditionally, with two large and majestic stone lions guarding the gate on both sides, making the tall gray iron gate look even more solemn. The high wall is filled with sharp iron railings, and it's not easy to climb over the wall to get in.

  As soon as I walked through the gate, a refreshing lotus fragrance wafted in with the gentle breeze. As I looked around, I found myself standing in front of a large lotus pond, its green waters rippling gently like waves. A wide cement path encircled the entire pond, leading all the way to a beautiful villa. In front of the villa was a small artificial lake, featuring an unusual artificial hill. The fine streams from the man-made fountain cascaded down towards the top of the hill. Surrounding the area were neatly manicured lawns and various types of beautiful flowers in full bloom.

  The villa has a total of three floors, and the decoration style is not so luxurious, but it's quite simple and elegant, yet it's quite unique and refined, with less vulgarity and more elegance and nobility.

  In the backyard of the villa, inside the swimming pool, the clean white marble floor reflected a faint glow, with a hint of water flowers, warm sunlight filtering through the slightly transparent glass tiles above, the rippling water surface reflecting a piece of light gold, sometimes calm and sometimes jumping up.

  Near the swimming pool, under a sun umbrella not far away, a slender maid was standing respectfully. Next to her were two rattan chairs with a small table of the same color in between. On the small table, there were some fresh fruits and a glass of lemonade.

  "Thud, thud, thud!" At this moment, a faint and suppressed footstep sound suddenly came from the side, as if someone was intentionally treading lightly.

  He looked up and saw a man in his mid-30s, about 1.7 meters tall, with a medium build, not fat or thin, with an ordinary face that was neither handsome nor ugly, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, with a very warm smile on his face, and somewhat small eyes, which made him look rather sly. He was holding a thick book in his hand and walking step by step towards the little maid standing by the pool.

  "Secretary Bu!" The little maid quickly bowed to the man beside her.

  The man nodded and said in a very gentle tone, "Hasn't Young Master come up yet? Ah Lian?"

  Aly nodded quickly, her eyes shifted and gazed towards the swimming pool. Brunos followed her line of sight and saw that the pool was still calm, with only ripples spreading towards the edge.

  Half a minute later, a snow-white wave suddenly jumped up from the edge of the pool in the distance.

  Splash! A sound of water came, and a handsome young man emerged from under the water, wiping the water droplets on his face with one hand, leaning slightly against the pool wall, taking deep breaths.

  Buno saw this and opened his mouth in a gentle voice, shouting "Young Master!"

  The man raised his hand to wipe his face, then slightly turned his head and gazed calmly at Brunos under the sun umbrella, took a breath, and slowly swam over to the stairs.

  The man's figure, apart from being slightly slender, looked quite sturdy and had a nearly perfect body proportion. His wheat-colored skin looked very healthy, and his elegant and refined temperament was particularly admirable.

  As soon as the man came ashore, the little maid Arlene immediately picked up the large white towel on the rattan chair and walked over. The man quickly took it from her hand, wiped his face, and then casually put on the bathrobe on the rattan chair, his long white fingers quickly pulling the soft waistband to tie it up. With a turn of his body, he sat down calmly in the rattan chair, picked up the lemonade on the table, took a sip, and then gazed at Brunos in front of him with a calm expression.

  "What's up?" in a very calm tone and pitch.

  Buno gazed at the man in front of her, cleared her throat, and pretended to be calm as she exchanged a glance with Arian. Then, she slowly began to speak, "Young master, the old madam and the madam received news of your return three days ago. This morning, the old madam called me over and handed me this thing, saying that you must take a good look at it!"

  Buno said as he handed over the thick book in his hand.

  The man glanced at the book indifferently and didn't take it, but instead raised his calm eyes to look at Brunos, not saying a word, as if waiting for Brunos' explanation.

  "Indeed, Bu Nuo had no choice but to scratch his head and laugh, saying, "Young master, this is the old lady's intention. The women in the booklet were carefully selected by the old lady and the madam, and it was not easy to compile the information. They are all top beauties in the city, and the booklet only chose those with good family backgrounds and looks who ranked among the top ten in the city. The old lady said to take a good look and hurry up to arrange a meeting if you find someone suitable, so that they can get married by the end of the year and have children as soon as possible... Ah! Young master! I haven't finished speaking yet! The old lady also said that if you're not satisfied, she has more information about good girls. Young master, don't go! Wait for me! The madam also said that her friend, your Aunt Li's daughter, is quite good. She just returned from studying abroad and completed her master's degree today. Let you go over there... Young master! Young master!"

  Before Brunos could finish speaking, the handsome man had already left with a look of indifference, pretending not to have heard anything.

  Looking at the figure that disappeared into the corridor, tall and slender with a hint of coldness, Brunos could only dejectedly lower his head, flipping through the booklet in his hand, and sighed, "Alas, Alan, do you think Young Master's standards are too high or what? These women are all top beauties in the city, A City's Top Ten Beauties, how come Young Master doesn't have any interest in them?"

  Alyssa slowly withdrew her gaze, glanced at the beautiful women's photos that Brunos had flipped through in his hand, and the dense introductions under their photos. At this moment, she could only sigh that Old Lady was really thoughtful.

  Young Master...