“…Just like that, I threw the bottle to the neighbor and called the police through the neighbor.
Then the police disguised themselves as plumbers, entered the room, and arrested that spy.”
On the tram, Stanna was showing off to her friend the process of how she “outsmarted” the spy.
She was in a good mood today, not because she performed a meritorious deed for the British Empire.
It was because…
of the envious looks people gave her.
“Stanna, I can’t bear to leave you…”
When Gilly spoke, she involuntarily leaned her body close to her, saying:
“This way, I can rub off some fragrance…
God, I can’t even remember what perfume smells like…”
Once again, Gilly leaned into her friend’s neck and took a deep breath, looking so greedy she wished she could inhale all the fragrance.
“Sigh, my dear, if you just take a walk around Grosvenor Square, those Americans will definitely fight to give you perfume.
Not only will there be perfume, there might even be stockings.”
Grosvenor Square was where the American embassy was located.
Most of the office buildings around the square were now used by the Americans.
Not only was the American military headquarters there, but the corresponding agencies of the US State Department also operated nearby.
Therefore, there were far more Americans than British people in the square.
Compared to the British who lacked supplies, those Americans had an abundance of supplies that far exceeded their imagination, so much so that many British women liked to stroll around the square, hoping to get to know an American who could satisfy their material needs.
“Hmph, American perfume is just cheap, shoddy goods.
Who cares…”
Resting her head on her friend’s shoulder, Gilly said:
“If it were stockings…
it wouldn’t be impossible.”
Sniffing the perfume smell on her friend, Gilly asked:
“My dear, tell me, was the perfume you’re using exchanged with your…
beauty…”
While speaking, Gilly flirtatiously touched Stanna’s thigh.
The silky feel like butter made one wonder if she was wearing stockings.
Actually, this was also the most enviable part: white and tender skin, almost devoid of body hair.
“Of course not, this was a gift brought from abroad by a friend.”
Stanna naturally wouldn’t say the perfume was given by that spy.
In fact, she hadn’t even told the police.
What if the police confiscated it as evidence?
“I really envy you.”
Her friend’s envious tone brought a burst of satisfaction to Stanna’s heart.
Perhaps, this was her final stubbornness.
God as witness, since her husband’s whereabouts became unknown, she had gone from a noble lady in high society to an ordinary woman on the street—without her husband’s income, she couldn’t even maintain her livelihood and had to go out to work like ordinary women.
Thinking of the past, Stanna’s mood suddenly became somewhat dull.
Soon, the bus arrived at the stop.
After saying goodbye to her friend, Stanna got off the bus alone.
Just as she changed into her pajamas, she heard a knock on the door outside.
“Who could it be at this time?”
With doubts in her heart, Stanna came to the living room and asked:
“Who is it?”
It’s that woman, that’s right!
Li Yi’an lowered his voice and said:
“Madam, checking the water meter.”
Checking the water meter?
Although somewhat doubtful, Stanna still opened the door.
The moment the door opened, her eyes instantly widened.
She wanted to close the door, but the door was pushed open by the man outside with his arm.
“You, you…”
“Hello, Madam, we meet again!”
Propping his arm against the door, Li Yi’an smiled and said:
“What, aren’t you going to invite me in as a guest?”
“You, weren’t you taken by the police, the police…”
Suddenly, Stanna seemed to realize something and said in sudden enlightenment:
“You’re not a spy?”
If he were a spy, it would be absolutely impossible for him to be released so quickly.
“What do you think?”
Thinking of how she misunderstood him as a spy and called the police, and how the police seemed to use a lot of force when arresting him.
Stanna suddenly only felt her cheeks grow hot, and the hand pushing against the door lost its strength.
…
“Sir, would you like coffee…”
Instantly, the atmosphere in the living room became even more awkward, and neither of them spoke.
It took quite a while before Stanna probed:
“Sir, I am truly sorry about the previous misunderstanding, but, but, between us…”
Between what?
Stanna didn’t know how to continue, after all, she had indeed misunderstood him.
“There is nothing between us.”
Li Yi’an picked up the conversation and said.
“I came here to help you.”
“Help me?”
“Yes.”
Looking at the woman in front of him, Li Yi’an examined the living room.
When he came last time, he noticed there were some marks on the wall where paintings used to hang, and even only one sofa was left in the living room.
“It can be seen that your current situation is not very good.”
“During wartime, everyone’s situation is not as good as before.”
Stanna said.
“But Madam, your conditions are far worse than before.”
Because of that photograph.
The military rank insignia of the woman’s husband in the photo was a crown and a star; that is the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
A Lieutenant Colonel in the colonies belonged squarely in high society.
This was exactly why Li Yi’an came here.
He needed this woman.
Or rather, he needed a woman who had access to high society to help him earn his first pot of gold.
Stanna smoothed out her pajamas.
When she sat on the upholstered chair, she crossed her legs without losing her elegance, revealing long, slender legs, and said:
“What do you want to say?”
“You need money.”
Stanna couldn’t help laughing out loud.
Accompanied by her laughter, her pajamas trembled, creating waves.
A typical case of a slender branch hanging with large fruits!
“Who doesn’t need money?”
It really is big!
While marveling, Li Yi’an took out the items he had prepared in advance from his bag.
Instantly, her laughter abruptly stopped.
Her eyes stared fixedly at the item on the small coffee table, flickering with an unusual brilliance.
Am, am I dreaming?
Stanna blinked, and then looked at this man with doubtful eyes.
“You, what do you want to get from me?”
As she spoke, her eyes kept staring at the item on the coffee table—stockings!
It’s actually a pair of stockings!
My God!
Is this man planning to use it to, to…
accept or refuse.
Um, it’s so hard to refuse.
Various thoughts flashed through Stanna’s mind as her eyes shifted between the stockings and the man.
The stockings were very tempting, and the man was also very young, very handsome…
Sigh, this man, he always knows what women have no resistance against.
Just as Stanna was about to compromise, the man’s words reached her ears.
“Yes, everyone needs money, but not everyone has the opportunity to earn money.
Now you have an opportunity.”
What opportunity?
Stanna’s eyes were still staring at the stockings.
She saw the man take the stockings in his hand, and while showing her the lightness and sheer quality of the stockings, that charming smile appeared on his face once again.
“Help me sell it to those who need it, and can afford it.”
(END CHAPTER)