DF Chapter 55
by VolareChapter 55 It Can Also Be Considered a Bedtime Story for Me.
It took a total of three hours to transfer from Manila to Jakarta and then get on the car sent by Serena.
Ansdert Island is located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and is two and a half hours by boat from Jakarta.
Although Jingjiang is also near the sea, Sheng Jia rarely goes out to sea by boat. She rarely takes either cruise ships or small fishing boats, so it was the first time she discovered that she was seasick, even though it was a private yacht.
She leaned against the deck chair, gazing at the volcano that was already showing its pointed peak, and took off the towel she was using to ice her face and cool down.
Song Ji’an was holding apple juice and a cup of ginger juice. Seeing Sheng Jia getting up with a pale face, she quickly handed her the ginger juice.
“Drinking some might help.”
Sheng Jia thanked her and took it. Meng Yeran couldn’t help but frown, “Are you sure she just needs some relief? I think her face is as white as wall paint.”
It was also the first time she had seen someone get so seasick. Twenty minutes after boarding, she was throwing up so hard she almost passed out. Seasickness patches, ginger slices, and lying down, all the common methods didn’t work. Sheng Jia looked terrible now, and more fragile than she had ever seen before.
“It’s okay, I can handle it,” Sheng Jia took a sip of the ginger juice, feeling the burning sensation in her throat. When she first got on the boat, she felt like she was about to throw up her stomach. Now, she didn’t know if she was used to it or had completely emptied her stomach, but she felt a little better.
Fortunately, the rest of the journey was not too far. Around twelve noon, they successfully landed on Ansdert Island.
From an overhead view, the island looked very small, but when you really stand on it, you will find that it is not small at all. Not only is it not small, but for people, if they don’t have any transportation and walk, it is ridiculously large.
Serena has taken over this private island for almost six years. While preserving the original environment, she has developed and paved roads to the greatest extent possible. On the shore of the pier, in addition to the clear sea, you can also see flattened and paved asphalt roads.
The island’s housekeeper had been waiting at the pier early on. They were wearing uniform suits, with appropriate smiles. They directed the island’s Filipino maids to send the luggage of several people to the sightseeing car and said with a smile, “Ms. Serena is already waiting for you in the manor, please follow me.”
Meng Yeran glanced at her, then at another housekeeper who was staying at the pier and not moving. After getting on the sightseeing car, she asked, “Tawana, are the others not here yet? Is Sister Zhou Qing responsible for picking them up?”
Tawana nodded, “Yes, Miss Dongzhen and Miss Julia are expected to arrive in half an hour.”
“So direct?” Meng Yeran laughed, “Didn’t Aunt Serena say we should compete? Are you telling us about our competitors so easily?”
Tawana only replied euphemistically, “Because we will meet sooner or later, it doesn’t matter to inform you in advance.”
“Tawana, your Chinese is getting better and better,” Song Ji’an praised upon hearing this, “The last time we met, you had to speak in a mixture of Chinese and English to chat with me.”
“Zhou taught me well,” Tawana showed a little shyness on her usually calm and professional face, obviously a little embarrassed by Song Ji’an’s praise, but her eyes revealed pleasure, “And it’s been two years since Miss Song and I met last time, I am no longer the ‘Wu Xia Ameng’ that Chinese people often say.”
Meng Yeran and Song Ji’an applauded in support, “Awesome, awesome, you even know how to use allusions.”
“Miss Sheng Jia seems to need rest,” an excellent housekeeper will not ignore any guest. She carefully looked at Sheng Jia’s face through the rearview mirror and said carefully, “Later, you may go directly to your room to rest for a while. There is very effective seasickness medicine in the room. After taking it and sleeping for two hours, you may feel much better.”
“Thank you, but don’t we need to visit Ms. Serena first?” Sheng Jia asked.
Tawana nodded slightly, “If you are not feeling well, you can go back to your room first. Ms. Serena is not a person who pays too much attention to etiquette. She hopes to make everyone feel at home.”
But Sheng Jia ultimately chose to get out of the car with Song Ji’an and Meng Yeran to visit the owner of the island in the front hall.
This is not only related to etiquette, but also because there will definitely be key information appearing at the first meeting with Serena, and she doesn’t want to miss it.
When the car arrived at the manor, Sheng Jia was deeply attracted by the exquisite architecture.
The iron gate opened, and both sides were covered with monthly roses. Extending to the middle of the manor was a spacious lawn. On the lawn, a golden retriever was playing with a ball. Next to it, a medieval classical small fountain was occasionally spewing out a small stream of water according to its own time rules, attracting the golden retriever’s attention and making it enjoy playing hide-and-seek with the water.
And behind the lawn is Serena’s castle, which took a whole year to build, fully referencing the architectural style of medieval castles, with deep blue walls and stacked high towers.
Tawana led them into the door, through a long corridor paved with expensive carpets, and into the banquet hall.
There was a ten-meter-long table in the banquet hall, and Serena was also wearing a Tang suit, sitting behind the table wiping a pocket watch. Seeing a few people enter the room, she smiled slightly, “Just sit wherever you want.”
Sheng Jia finally saw the true face of this Ms. Serena. She has obvious mixed-race features, especially her eye sockets and high nose bridge. She has a pair of deep green eyes, and even when she tries to be gentle when looking at people, she still reveals the sharpness of many years of business dealings.
If Sheng Jia had to say, her temperament was very similar to Fu Minglang’s, but she was more shrewd and sharp than Fu Minglang. Perhaps it was because she was younger, and the combination of the power she held made her whole person reveal a spirit of vigor and vitality. Anyone who saw her would know that she was definitely a successful woman in her career.
Noticing Sheng Jia’s scrutiny, Serena’s gaze also fell on Sheng Jia, nodding slightly at her.
Sheng Jia didn’t cower because of this. She didn’t hesitate and also nodded at Serena.
After entering the room, Serena mostly chatted with Song Ji’an and Meng Yeran, with the content of the chat being to care about the elders of the two. At this moment, she finally shifted the topic to the few people.
“Tawana has already told me that if Miss Sheng Jia is not feeling well, she can go back to her room to rest. There are no etiquettes for tonight’s dinner. You can suggest what dishes you like to eat in the kitchen, and someone will deliver them to your room after they are made.”
Sheng Jia was slightly stunned upon hearing this, “So we don’t need to come here for dinner?”
Serena couldn’t help but laugh, “Of course not, this is not atuōguǎnsuǒ; boarding school here. You are all invited to the island to relax, so naturally you can play however you want. All places on this island are not restricted to you, only an auction for the ownership of this island in three days requires you to participate.”
Song Ji’an nodded, “Then where do we live?”
“Wherever,” Serena shrugged, “The first floor is mostly reception rooms and entertainment rooms, and you can choose the rooms on the second and third floors. All the rooms are cleaned up, but the fourth floor is my private area, so it will not be open for everyone to choose.”
After speaking, she waved at Tawana like an npc who had already released the mission and ordered, “Tawana, take the guests to the rooms they want. I hope everyone has a good time.”
Song Ji’an pulled Sheng Jia’s hand calmly, and led her out. In the end, the two chose the two adjacent rooms in the middle of the third floor, while Meng Yeran, in order to maintain the convenience of the alliance, chose the room opposite Song Ji’an and her.
As soon as Sheng Jia entered the room, she couldn’t hold on anymore. She ran to the bathroom and vomited again, suppressing the surging nausea. After she washed up from the bathroom, she found Song Ji’an sitting on her sofa, still flipping through a magazine in her hand.
Looking at the door again, it was tightly closed, and the anti-theft lock she had put on before entering the room was still intact.
She wiped her hair and walked over to sit opposite Song Ji’an, “Is this the reason why you insisted on grabbing these two rooms? Because they are connected?”
Song Ji’an put down the magazine when she heard the words, and snapped her fingers with a smile, “That’s right, because there is an inter layer between these two rooms. When my mother brought me here to play, Aunt Serena also let me play as I pleased, so when I was playing in these two rooms, I found that they were connected.”
“When I was on the island, I thought about making sure to win these two rooms with you. I’m not sure if this little secret is only known to me. Dongzhen, she has a more introverted personality, and she is very afraid of embarrassing Grandma Fu when she goes out, so every word and deed is impeccable, it is impossible for her to come here to drill holes. But Julia is different, she is like a monkey since she was a child, jumping up and down, it is questionable whether she has discovered this place. But anyway, we grabbed it first.” Her eyes were sparkling.
“Then what now? Do you want to discuss with me what clues you got when you met Ms. Serena just now?” Sheng Jia asked.
“No,” Song Ji’an took the seasickness medicine from the table, “I’m here to care about whether you have taken the medicine. Aunt Serena’s seasickness medicine is specially developed by their company and is never released to the public, you can try it.”
Sheng Jia did not refuse, took the medicine and swallowed it with water.
It was magical, and in a short while, the lingering nausea disappeared. She felt her body, which had completely recovered from the discomfort, with some surprise.
“It’s really useful.”
“But in a while, you’ll probably be sleepy,” Song Ji’an stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and closed the curtains, and the room suddenly became dim. Only an amber bedside lamp was emitting light, and there were some flickering shadows on her face.
“It shouldn’t be urgent now, sleep for two hours first,” Song Ji’an said with a smile: “I am a very generous boss, and drowsiness and fatigue will affect the performance of the brain.”
Sheng Jia was originally going to take medicine and sleep, but at this moment she was a little unable to sleep. She leaned against the bedside, watching Song Ji’an’s back as she was about to pass through the two rooms, and suddenly said, “Why don’t you tell me the information here first?”
Song Ji’an paused slightly, “But aren’t you going to sleep?”
“I can’t sleep now,” Sheng Jia looked innocent, “Also, being in a place I’m unfamiliar with makes me feel insecure.”
Perhaps it should be said that she felt a lack of control.
Sheng Jia is used to having a bottom line in her heart when doing anything. Even though she has carefully observed a lot after arriving on the island and has some understanding of the story she is about to face, this does not prevent her from wanting to know more.
Only by knowing more can it be more convenient for her to make decisions and inferences.
Song Ji’an felt that what she said made sense, and turned back, moved the movable sofa seat to her bedside, propped her cheek with her elbow and said, “It seems like I’m going to tell you a bedtime story now.”
Sheng Jia lay down in the quilt and said calmly, “It can also be considered a bedtime story for me.”
“Okay, let me think about it. Actually, I think that since a housekeeper is arranged to help this time, then the housekeeper can be regarded as an npc here. I think we can find a chance to win over Tawana. She is easier to win over than Zhou Qing.”
“Why?”
“Tawana is Russian. After being hired by Aunt Serena to come here, it took a lot of effort to integrate into the Southeast Asian climate and culture. Even now, she should still have a lot of things she doesn’t understand about the language and culture. She is easier to fool than Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing is the first island housekeeper hired by Aunt Serena. She has been here for six full years. She used to do business in Myanmar, but went bankrupt and took the butler certificate to Serena, she is a very powerful, shrewd and slick woman.”