Chapter 407: The key to the outside world

After nearly two hours' drive, Zhou Ming returned to Brighton City with Caitlyn, but instead of taking her to the Kenndini Investment Bank Building or Harvard University, he went to a villa area in the Fenway District.

Here, Ming had bought a villa specifically for Caitlin. After all, Caitlin was the princess of the Harcourt family. No matter how how much in decline, but at least this woman is under house arrest by the Addams family, and it would never do for Ming to be unkind to her. It would never do to ask her to continue living under his roof at a time like this. So Ming bought a new villa. After all, a few hundred million dollars was nothing to Ming.

What was a bit of a surprise for Zhou Ming was that when he and Caitlin arrived here, they found that all of their classmates from the finance class were waiting at the door. getting out of the car, they were greeted by a group bow led by class president Chen Shu, vice president Li Yang and student union secretary Ye Ning: 'Welcome, teacher and Princess of Harrogate!'

Hearing this inelegant welcome speech, Zhou Ming scolded angrily, 'What are you guys doing? If I remember correctly, you should be in Harvard taking classes right now, why are you here at my villa?'

However, the students in the finance class did not hear Zhou Ming's scolding because their attention was drawn to Caitlin.

'Wow, she's so beautiful, like a fairy who's stepped out of a painting. And she's so dignified, you can't help but bow in her presence. She's obviously a woman of our age, but could she be a princess who's been brought up in a royal family for a thousand years? It's really shocking, those actors and actresses in movies and on TV are worlds apart compared to her!'

Many people muttered, while Ye Ning could not help but shed tears: 'Teacher is worthy of the name. I originally thought that Mu Qing was very beautiful and the most suitable wife for the teacher, but now this Princess Caitlyn is even more suitable. Only such a perfect woman can be worthy of the teacher!'

Zhou Ming really felt a little helpless listening to what his classmates in the finance class had to say, so he shouted at them again before they came to their senses.

'Sorry, teacher, we've come to play truant today because we knew you were bringing a princess over, so we came especially to help you. We feel that in a villa this size, there must always be servants to do the work. Our classmates have already decided that we will take turns coming here to work, and we will make the princess happy,' said Chen Shuxian, the class leader.

With Chen Shuxian's words, the other classmates in the finance class nodded in agreement. Ye Ning even said, 'We will never let the teacher down, even if it's a royal princess!'

Puff!

Caitlin let out a soft laugh, her beauty overwhelming, and she suddenly made her classmates freeze. Caitlin bowed slightly and said, 'You are Zhou Ming's students, right? I really appreciate what you've done. I'm also very touched that you've thought so much about your teacher. If you're here as guests, I'll welcome you very much, but if you're servants, then you're not needed, because I still have servants.'

Although Caitlyn's words were very tactful, they still made the finance students feel a little embarrassed. But fortunately, at this time, Zhou Ming also stared and said, 'What are you all still looking at? Don't you understand yet? You haven't flattered me well, you've flattered me in the wrong place!'

Zhou Ming's words made all the finance class students laugh out loud. The atmosphere, which had been a little awkward just now, suddenly became relaxed. Caitlin looked at Zhou Ming in surprise.

Zhou Ming and Caitlin did not rush into the villa, because although it was very large, it would inevitably feel crowded with so many students from the Finance Class. Therefore Zhou Ming led everyone to sit in the courtyard outside the villa, but the students who usually surrounded Zhou Ming were obviously more interested in the Princess of Harburg, whom they were meeting for the first time.

'Your Highness Princess Caitlin, I know that the House of Harburg was once the most powerful family in Europe. What happened to those mysterious European families? Have they really disappeared? Or are they all hiding in plain sight?' Ye Ning asked, taking Caitlin's hand. Ye Ning's question was obviously something that the other students in the finance class also wanted to know.

In response, Caitlin replied, 'In fact, there is nothing mysterious about large European families. In the beginning, they were very famous in their local areas, and then they were granted titles and territories by the Holy See or the kingdom. territorial lords used means such as war and marriage to continuously expand their territories, and eventually became powerful kingdoms. Finally, after being crowned by the Pope, they became emperors of a generation.'

'As for As for the House of Habsburg, where I come from, a thousand years ago it was just a small count in Alsace. Later, when the throne of the Holy Roman Empire fell vacant, the European princes did not want a powerful king, but rather a puppet, so they chose the House of Habsburg. However, no one expected that this choice would lead to the rise of the Habsburgs. My ancestors conquered and married into other families, and through these actions they made the Habsburgs the most powerful family in Europe.'

Caitlin Linn paused for a moment and then said, 'But that's all in the past. Today, although those kingdoms no longer exist, most of the aristocrats are still around, they just appear in a different light.'

'Are businessmen and politicians?' Li Yang asked subconsciously.

Caitlin nodded and said, 'Yes, the West and the East are not the same. We highly respect lineage, and the aristocracy all have the power granted by God. Even though the great revolutions of the past few hundred years stripped them of their territories, no one can take away their wealth.'

'But you could say that the famous families that were active in history are still very active today, just in a different form, because they have all become monopolies. Including the United States, they are manipulating the world from the shadows,' said Caitlin.

Listening to Caitlin's words excited all the students in the finance class, because this was information they had never heard anywhere else. Chen Shu asked at this point, 'So these powerful families from the past formed the outside world?'

Caitlin laughed slightly, 'It could be said that they did, and it could be said that they didn't.'

This ambiguous answer confused everyone, and Caitlin continued, 'Okay, that's enough for today. There are some things that you will naturally understand when you see and come into contact with more in the future. . It may not be beneficial for you to rush to know now, and perhaps you will get completely different answers in the future. Or perhaps you can really begin to understand the United States as a country.'

The financial class students felt even more confused by Caitlin's words made the finance students feel even more confused, but they didn't ask any more questions because they understood that since Caitlin had said it, she must have a reason, and they had already bothered her for too long.

It was that the students from the finance class left the villa one after the other. As the students left, Zhou Ming said to Caitlin, 'Thank you very much,' and Caitlin looked at Zhou Ming with a smile and asked, 'What do you want to thank me for? Is it cooperated with you by saying that I was your girlfriend and letting Kristof let me go; or did I help you answer your students' questions and keep their curiosity alive?'

'Both Both, I think. Although we have only met twice, from Beijing to Brighton, I had a feeling you would cooperate with me,' said Ming. 'It's just that your reputation or that of your family...'

Caitlin asked, 'Are you saying this to praise my wisdom, or to show that you are not being self-serving?'

Faced with this sudden question, Zhou Ming was at a loss for a moment. Before he could think of an answer, Caitlyn added, 'In fact, there is a way to restore the reputation of my family and I, and that is for me to truly become your wife.'

Zhou Ming was dumbfounded. Although Ming had thought of this solution before Caitlin spoke, as Christo had said before, such a thing was too incredible to believe, and now Caitlin had actually said it.

'This ...is it like a marriage proposal from Her Highness?' In the face of the charming face close at hand, Zhou Ming asked this question with a devilish twist.

Cait Linn seemed to have expected something more subtle from Zhou Ming, and she too froze for a moment. But then she smiled: 'I suppose you could say that. And if you are destined to be my future husband, then you don't need to call me Your Highness. In fact, I don't care about that title at all, which has long since existed in name only. You can call me either Theresia or Caitlin.'

Zhou Ming unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, because Caitlin leaned very close to him, and Zhou Ming could smell a hint of fragrance emanating from her. It was different from the lavender scent on her clothes; but a special milky fragrance that came from within Caitlin. Although it was hard to put a name on it, it was a very pleasant smell.

And Caitlin Kate's delicate and refined face and her full red lips were right in front of him, making him want to kiss her.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Ming suppressed the impulse in his heart, held Caitlyn with both hands, and let her move slightly away from him before he said, 'Okay, I can call you Caitlyn, but when it comes to marriage, I think it's still a bit early for us to talk about it.'

'Early ? I'm already 23 years old, and in Europe, a family girl would usually have an engagement at the age of 12 or 13,' Caitlin said, tilting her head.

'But we are not in feudal Europe, are we? So we have to have our own ideas.' Zhou Ming continued, 'Besides, I also have girlfriends, and I am even involved with more than one woman. I am not exactly a good man who is faithful.'

Cait Kate nodded: 'I know, there's Lin Muqing and Tang Ran. They're in San Francisco right now, and maybe we can add the girl you went to Peking University with four years ago? But I don't care, because which of those rich aristocrats like the Earl of Duke don't have mistresses? As the successor to the Harburg throne, I can accept it.'

Zhou Ming reluctantly: 'Princess Caitlin, I know that I was very irresponsible when I said that you were my wife, and that I have damaged your reputation and that of Harrow's. I can apologise for that, and I can even try to make it up to you, rather than marrying you out of a sense of duty.'

Caitlin Caitlin shook her head: 'This is not just a case of making the best of a bad situation. I've thought about this for a long time. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would sell their reputation just to leave the Addams family?'

'Of course I didn't mean that, but...'

Zhou Ming tried to explain something, but Caitlin interrupted Ming Zhou and said, 'There is no "but". I think our union is very reasonable. You need me and I need you. And most importantly, I am the key to your going out into the world.'