Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第120/327页)

outofthebedroom.Emmanuelhadbeenwaitinginthelivingroomforovertwohoursandwasgettingimpatiehinkingofgoingoutalonewhenheresidered.“Beautifulwomeeasytodealwith,especiallyiftheytrolthepurse!WhatIdo?atiently,Isuppose.”Justthen,Salinacameoutandtheyleftthehotelroomtowalktotheworldfamousjewelrystore.Whetothefrontdoorofthestore,Salinaasked,,

    “Arewereallygoingtogointhere?”

    “Ofcourse”repliedEmmanuel,openingthedoorforher.“Wearealreadyhere,whynotgoin?”

    WhenSalieredtheexhibitionhall,shewasdazzledbythemagnifidopuleheroom,andbythebrilliantandrarepreciousstoheshowcases.Thiswasthefgshipstoreofthisworld-famousjewelry,sotheitemsexhibitedherehadtobeofthefirstwaterstoliveuptoitsreputation.Theexhibitionhallwasexquisitelydesignedingssandcrystal,whichcreatedafairyndatmospherewhenbrightfocuslightsweresho.Theshowcases,designedinallkindsofuniqueshapesandsizes,weremade,transparent,bullet-proofgssandcouldonlybeopenedbyasecretcodewhichwasgeddaily.Thesafetyofthemerdisewasreallymeticulous.SalinaandEmmanuelwalkedslowlyamongthedifferentshowcases.Theyweresurprisedthattheyweretheonlypeopleintheroomwithnootherersandnosalespersoninsight.ActuallytheywereundersurveilnthemomeeppedintothestoretomakesurethattheycarriednoonsandgagewhethertheywerepossiblybigVIPprospects.Amiddle-ageddywithshort,expensivelycuthairappearedfromaeroftheroom.Shewalkedandcircledpastseveralshowcasesandcametowardsthemsmilinginwele,appearingverysophisticated,capableandexperienced.Shewasdressedinanexpensivebusinesssuit,showingthatshewasobviouslynotaonsalesperson,butaseniorstaffmember.

    “Weletoourstore,diesalemen.MynameisJosephine.WhatIdoforyoutoday?”Salinacasuallytouchedherhairwithherhand,showingoffthe10-caratdiamondgleamingerandasked,

    “DoyouhaveanythihatisbiggeraerthanthisringIhaveon?”Josephinesmiledandthoughttoherself,“Hm.Thegodofwealthhasetoourstore.”TurningtoSalinashesaid,

    “You,mydeardy,mustbeaoisseurofdiamondsandpreciousgems…Itisluckythatyoucametodaybecauseourseniordesignerandanauthorityonappraisalsishere.Wouldyouliketotalktohim?”Wolfe?”askedEmmaakingoutacardfromhisbreastpocket.“Heistheonewecametosee.Hereishiscard.”Josephineghecardandsaid,

    “That’sgreat.Wouldyoupleasefollowmetothereceptionroom?Iwilllethimknowyouarehere.”SalinaandEmmanuelfollowedJosephioftheexhibitionhall.Shestopped,pressedabuttonandthedoorautomaticallyopenedlikeaordoor.

    Paintingsofpeoplestandingorsittinghungonthewalls,obviouslyportraitsofaorsofthefamily.Theirclothingaureswerealldifferent,seemingtohavebeendrawnbydifferentpaidifferentperiodsoftime.Butalltheseportraitshadoneonanddistinctivefeature.Theyallhadthecapable,sharpandaggressiveonwardseekinglookoftheentrepreneurandlongstraightnosesexpressedtheiriigableperseveraertwo,threehundredyearsofhardwork,thefamilyfinallyproducedadesdantknownasthe“KingofDiamonds”inthisarea.Straosay,alltheseportraitswereofmen.Didnofemaleofthefamilyihedominantgenesofentrepreneurship?Thedecorationandfurnishingsofthereceptionroomemanatedcssicserenityandquiet,likeareproduofthetimesiht