After putting the book away, the maid returned to continue massaging Anna's shoulders. "Master, may I ask what you are going to do?"
"I don't like the way this world looks. I want to try to change a place to the way I like it. Yes, that's right. This is what I want to do most right now. Instead of thinking about those false memories all day long."
At this point, Anna lazily climbed up from the recliner. "How long will it take for the ship to arrive?"
"According to the previous notification from the crew, the next stop for this passenger ship is the Crown of the World, which will take at most one or two hours."
"In that case, you ask the others in the cargo hold to get ready. I'm going to go eat something first, and then we'll get off the ship together."
The cabin door opened, and Anna, wearing a tight black gauze dress, walked out. In order to avoid being recognized by others, she had a translucent gauze hanging on her face.
But this not only does not reduce Anna's charm, but also adds a touch of mysterious temptation.
She looked at the dark sea in the distance, stretched her hands upwards, leaned her body slightly back, and stretched lazily.
The seductive curves displayed by her sexy figure attracted the attention of men on both sides of the corridor.
And soon someone took action.
"Da Da Da!" A middle-aged man wearing shiny high-heeled leather shoes, a suit and leather shoes, and two small mustaches above his lips walked over confidently.
"My beautiful lady, may I invite you to the masquerade? If you are willing to join us, then I'm afraid you will be the queen of the ball tonight."
Anna looked him over quickly and shook her head. "Although I really want to go, I'm not in a good position to be in the spotlight right now."
After she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the other corridor.
The man in the middle did not intend to give up and quickly followed. "Where are you going? I am very familiar with this passenger ship, maybe I can show you the way."
"I'm going to the bottom cabin." Anna's black high heels made a crisp clicking sound as they stepped on the deck.
When he heard about the bottom cabin, the mustache man's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly came over to persuade him: "Why do you want to go to that kind of place? It's a place for inferior people. For a beautiful person like you, going to that kind of place is like throwing a diamond into the ditch."
"Hehe" Anna chuckled.
"Ma'am, I'm not kidding you. Those guys down there are ignorant liars and criminals. It's very dangerous for you to go there."
"Really? Since a weak woman like me is going to such danger, shouldn't you, as a qualified gentleman, come and protect me?"
Listening to Anna's teasing words, the man with a mustache stood there with a very interesting look on his face. He thought for a long time, but finally did not follow.
Anna walked down the steel stairs from the VIP room to the deck. Ignoring the sailors' advice, Anna walked into the cabin and headed downstairs.
Going down floor by floor, dim oil lamps replaced bright electric lights, and a strange smell began to permeate the air.
When she reached the bottom floor, the crowded scene in front of her made Anna feel as if she had come to a concentration camp where Jews were imprisoned.
Perhaps because there were no windows, the air was very hot and filled with the smell of sweat. Most of the men inside had taken off their clothes except for their underwear, and the few women who wore as little as possible tried to do so.
Most people can only sit, there is no space even to lie down.
Anna's face showed a trace of embarrassment. "The top of this ship is similar to the Titanic, why is it so different below? There is not even any private space."
In a place like this, a well-dressed woman suddenly coming down is very eye-catching.
There was obvious fire in the eyes of some shirtless men, but they just watched from a distance.
Anna bowed slightly and asked the boy next to her who was about fourteen or fifteen years old: "Hello, may I ask where is..."
Before she could finish, the young man shrank back in fear, as if the sexy woman in front of him was more terrifying than anything else. When one is extremely humble, facing the approach of beauty, one will only feel fear instinctively.
"Ma'am, is there anything I can help you with?" Finally, a woman with a child asked.
"Um... I'm here to look for someone. His name is Charles. Never mind. It looks like he's not here."
Anna was about to go up the stairs, but she didn't expect the woman to be very enthusiastic. She said to the crowd behind her: "This lady needs to find a man named Charles. Go and help her find him!!"
The crowd, which had been silent just now, suddenly started to communicate with each other, asking if there was anyone named Charles.
Seeing this scene, Anna felt uncomfortable leaving.
The short-haired girl next to the woman looked up at Anna's silk dress and exclaimed, "Sister, you are so beautiful."
There is no woman who doesn't like to be praised for her beauty. Anna squatted down and touched her head with her hand. "You will be very beautiful in the future."
The little girl smiled sweetly, "Sister, where are you going by boat?"
“The crown of the world.”
"Really? My mom and I went there too!"
"Oh? Then why did you and your mother go there?"
"Because people on the sea say that the governor of the Crown of the World is very generous. If you go there, there is a piece of land. If there is really a piece of land, then we can grow ryegrass ourselves, and we won't have to spend money on bread in the future."
Anna turned her head to the girl's mother, "That place is not very comfortable to live in. Do you really want to take your daughter to that kind of place?"
The woman showed a bitter smile. "The child's father went out to sea and never came back. We have no other choice. No matter what, at least we can survive there."
Anna held the little girl's face in her hands, looked into her innocent eyes, and for a moment she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Sister, why are you going to the World Crown? Are you going there to farm as well?"
When the woman next to her heard this, she pulled her daughter back and said to Anna embarrassedly, "Please bear with me. The child is ignorant and speaks nonsense."
Anna shook her head to show that she didn't care.
At this moment, the crowd next to him pushed aside, and a bald old man with a shriveled body walked out. "My name is Charles, are you looking for me?"
When Anna combined with the image of Charles in her mind, she suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.
This laughter confused everyone else in the cabin.
"Hahaha!! Gao Zhiming, are you so ugly when you're old?"
After finally putting away her smile, Anna squatted down again, gently hugged the little girl, and said to the woman behind her: "Let's go back when we reach the crown of the world. It's not very suitable for living there, and it will soon be a mess for a while."
After saying this, Anna turned and walked towards the stairs.
The old man named Charles came out confused and went back confused again.
The stuffy environment suddenly became lively, and everyone was talking about the appearance of the veiled woman.
The little girl leaned closer to her mother's arms, her whole body a little stiff, and said in the lowest voice: "Mom, look."
The little palm was open, and inside it was an earring inlaid with sparkling diamonds.
(End of this chapter)