In the mirror, a slender silhouette twisted over and over again facing the mirror, the woman’s gaze leaving only the black underwear.
Lace, gathering…
All these things combined together were a fatal temptation for a woman.
She even examined her body with a greedy gaze, then stroked it gently with her hands.
While biting her lip lightly, her eyes were hazy.
When she turned her head, she looked at the man on the bed with enchanting eyes.
And Li Yi’an also looked at her, staring at this seductive body.
After returning from New York, he came straight here and gave her this gift.
Although the tomboy sold few sizes this big, a slightly smaller size made the visual effect even more astonishing.
“I really can’t believe…”
“Believe what?”
“That I could be so beautiful!”
The woman stepped with light steps, the continuous affection revealed in those shimmering eyes would make anyone infatuated.
“Thank you for the gift.”
For Stanna, she only thought the black underwear she wore was a gift the man brought her from New York, and this gift was enough to make her infatuated, and of course enough to make her turn herself into a gift to give to the man she hadn’t seen for days.
While walking towards the bed, suddenly, as if she remembered something, she turned and bent down to get something from the cabinet drawer.
“Darling, during the few days you were away, I attended a few gatherings and recommended our seamless stockings to some ladies…”
Looking at the tempting silhouette of the woman bending over, Li Yi’an couldn’t help swallowing his saliva.
This woman really is a mood killer, a man must have willpower!
Money matters.
Talk about it another day!
…
Finally, after the entangled panting sounds ended, a while passed.
Li Yi’an reluctantly got out of the warm bed, rubbed his messy hair, yawned, and walked into the bathroom…
By the time he walked out of the bathroom, Stanna, lying on the bed feeling soft and powerless all over, looked at his broad and sturdy back, her beautiful eyes flashing with only deep infatuation.
“Darling, yesterday I received an invitation from the Lady of the Knight.
She invited me to a reading club held at her place.
If all goes well, our product has practically entered London’s upper society.”
Turning over, Stanna didn’t mind exposing her body to the sunlight, and she sighed with emotion:
“Originally, I thought only I had lost everything, but compared to them, I am considered very lucky.
By the way, darling, did you know?
Her husband is the Governor of North Borneo, Robert Smith.
When North Borneo was occupied by the Japanese, Sir Smith surrendered to the Japanese in Sandakan.
However, he was very unlucky and died of illness in a POW camp a few months ago…”
It’s just dog-eat-dog between imperialists.
Li Yi’an, who was brushing his teeth, ignored Stanna’s sigh.
He sneered in his heart.
Died of illness?
You are too naive.
Since when were the Japanese devils ever this kind?
“Because North Borneo was occupied, the company has no income, naturally it can’t pay salaries, and of course it can’t pay the Sir’s pension…” This chapter was taken from novelping(.)com without permission.
“What?
The company pays the salary?
Shouldn’t the British government pay him?”
Spitting out the foam from his mouth, Li Yi’an asked a question to play along.
“Darling, North Borneo belongs to a company, not to Britain.
It is a chartered company, alright…”
“What is a chartered company?”
If he was just playing along before, now Li Yi’an was somewhat curious.
Resting her head on her arm and lying on her side, Stanna said:
“It’s a company with a royal charter.
The company rules over thirty thousand square miles of land there.
Everything there belongs to the company.
There, the company manages everything like a country.
Actually, Jerry was also a company employee.”
That means it’s similar to the East India Company?
Li Yi’an really didn’t expect that even in the 20th century, such a company still existed.
“Among the British colonies, there is actually such a company?”
“Darling, North Borneo is not a British colony.
Although it holds a royal charter, legally speaking, it is just a company, a company responsible to its board of directors.
Britain…”
Stanna sneered.
“When Sandakan fell, the Army or the Royal Navy didn’t send even a single company of troops there.
To Britain, that place is nothing but private land, not a British colony at all.”
Stanna’s words were filled with dissatisfaction towards the British government, so much so that she completely failed to notice that Li Yi’an, sitting on the edge of the bed, spaced out a bit because of her words.
Private land, not a colony.
Doesn’t this mean that piece of land doesn’t belong to any country?
At least to a certain extent, it doesn’t belong to a country.
It’s just a company.
If it’s a company, then…
there is a possibility of trading!
“Right now, the most miserable people should be the members of the board of directors.
In the past, they could get tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand pounds in dividends every year.
But now, not only do they get no dividends, but they also need to bear bank interest,”
Stanna’s words made Li Yi’an’s heart skip a beat, and he hurriedly asked:
“What interest?”
“Bonds.
Although the company was occupied, the directors must bear the company’s debts, including paying bond interest.
Last time having afternoon tea with Mrs.
Dent, I heard her say that the company’s debtors once again refused the request to stop paying interest.
After all, everyone is having a hard time now, and everyone needs money.
Although the directors are very rich, eating away their fortune like this while still paying bond interest is no small burden.
I heard Mrs.
Dent say that if any fool is willing, she would sell the shares as soon as possible…”
Stanna narrowed her eyes, turned and lay on the bed, spreading her arms, completely exposing her perfect delicate body to the sunlight, letting the bright sunshine fall on her body, and said lazily:
“But where in this world would there be such a fool?”
“Maybe, there really is such a fool!”
“What?
How could there possibly be such a fool!”
Slapping Stanna’s perky buttocks hard and feeling the trembling bouncy sensation, Li Yi’an said thoughtfully:
“Help me find out more about the company’s situation in the future.”
“What?”
Stanna hurriedly turned over and said anxiously:
“Darling, you, you don’t want to be that fool, do you?
Don’t ever think this is a bargain.
Even those ladies know that Britain will definitely let the colonies self-govern after the war.
Without the support of the British government, the company definitely won’t be able to continue operating.
By then, those shares will definitely be completely worthless!”
Seeing Stanna’s concerned appearance, Li Yi’an laughed:
“Isn’t it completely worthless right now?
Not only is it worthless, but it’s also a negative asset that constantly overdraws their wealth.”
A negative asset is still an asset!
Although Li Yi’an clearly knew the future trend, knowing that the British colonial empire would rapidly collapse after the war, it didn’t stop him from taking an interest in the North Borneo Company.
At first, he really didn’t know what place that was.
Under Stanna’s education, he learned that the so-called North Borneo was the northern part of Borneo, with an area of about 75,000 square kilometers.
And Borneo was the Kalimantan Island of another world—the world’s third-largest island with an area of over 700,000 square kilometers.
He wouldn’t think about such a huge island right now, but North Borneo, that’s over 70,000 square kilometers of land!
The most important thing isn’t the land!
It’s being a local emperor!
If he could use the current opportunity to make the North Borneo Company his own, then he could escape his biggest predicament—the possibility of becoming a piece of fat meat.
As a Chinese person in this era, whether in the United States or other countries, having money isn’t necessarily a good thing.
When extremely wealthy, one is very likely to become a thorn in others’ eyes, or at least make many people jealous.
How can one protect one’s property under the greedy gaze of a pack of wolves and tigers?
One careless mistake, and you become a piece of fat meat in their mouths!
Regarding this, Li Yi’an had to be on guard!
Before, he had no choice, but now…
the opportunity has come!