Chapter 121: The Night at the Villa

  "We're back."

  When she got home, Catherine let out a sigh of relief.

  "Perfect timing, dinner is just ready... Kate, don't you think cowboy shorts are a bit out of place under that skirt?"

  Aida's face turned bright red and she almost burst out laughing, Catherine immediately gave her a stern look.

  "I actually think it's better to wear pants than a skirt, at least you won't flash anyone." Aida didn't back down from Catherine's "threat".

  "That's true." Emma also agreed, Catherine opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't know what to say.

  "I'll go back to my room first."

  Catherine directly brushed off the three people and then returned to her room.

  Catherine is back because she was waiting for a report from Intel and hopes they will send it over before five o'clock, which should be any minute now if there are no unexpected delays.

  Take a look at the fax machine, indeed it is.

  Although fax machines were not available to the general public until 1968, large companies like Katherine's could have used them before then.

  Apart from land issues, departmental planning is also a condition required when designing factory buildings.

  Of course, Catherine won't design the house herself. Although she read three books on architecture for this house, the specifics still need to be handled by a designer. For now, Catherine is just sketching out an outline and will have it modified by a designer later.

  The design of the factory must be the simplest and most efficient, so that it can be the most helpful to its own industry. In the interior of the building, the most important and cutting-edge department should be Intel's R&D center. Here, research is being conducted on new processes for various CPUs, allowing semiconductor components inside the CPU to continue miniaturization. Although nanotechnology is definitely not feasible, Catherine still wants to see milestone CPUs like 286 and 386.

  Catherine's requirements are actually not high, as long as it can make CPU technology enter the micron era.

  "Looks like it's all settled then?"

  The land in California has also been settled, and it seems that the design can start. However, there is no time tonight, Catherine picked up the materials and put them in a folder, which will be taken to the villa later.

  After dinner, it's already 5:30, and the storm has also subsided a lot.

  The villa is also in New York, not far from Catherine's home. By car, it only takes half an hour, and it's close to Pennsylvania. It was originally for the convenience of going to school, but now they have all graduated.

  The two arrived at the third floor, only to find that it was already brightly lit, and Lisa, Jenny, and Lily were sitting on the floor, playing a game of "Wasteland" strategy chess.

  "Hey! Kate! Are you here?"

  Lily saw Catherine and walked over with a smile.

  It seemed unintentional, but as she stood up, she messed up the map.

  "Lily! You did it on purpose!" Lisa also stood up.

  "Hmm~"

  Lily walked over and smiled at Catherine, but she suddenly pouted.

  "Kate, I have to say, this getup of yours... is really lame..."

  "Cough...cough..."

  Catherine coughed awkwardly twice.

  Aida suddenly smiled ambiguously.

  "Kate, show them what 'cool' looks like!"

  "Huh?"

  Catherine was taken aback for a moment, and Ida had already begun to help her undress.

  Catherine was soon stripped bare.

  "This is even more sensual, Kate. I didn't expect you to still be wearing clothes inside...hmm?" Lily seemed to feel that something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it, while Ada beside her had already burst into laughter and was rolling around on the ground.

  "Is this a painting?"

  Lisa saw through it at a glance.

  "Huh?" Aida looked at her curiously: "How did you figure it out?"

  "The texture, the clothes on Kate's body didn't have that fabric feel at all, and just a few days ago, when those people (referring to hippies) were having a parade on the street, there were several like this."

  "It's no wonder you're going to be a fashion designer in the future." Ida exclaimed.

  Lily had already circled Catherine three times, until she touched Catherine's body with her hand to confirm that Catherine was indeed naked.

  "Kate... I think if you wear this out, no one will say you're not wearing clothes..."

  Lily exclaimed in admiration.

  "Hey, I have one here too."

  Aida also took off her clothes and revealed the phoenix on her back.

  "By the way, what are you doing here today?" Catherine asked again.

  "I've got something good!"

  Lily smiled and then took out something from a large cabinet beside her...

  "Camera?!"

  Catherine was startled, and this was a 70mm camera, which was quite valuable.

  "Hah, I told you'd be surprised, Kate. Actually, I was thinking of buying three, just right for our home theater to watch. Unfortunately, I don't have that much budget to buy the other two brothers."

  "What did you buy this for?" Catherine asked listlessly.

  Personally, such devices are really too luxurious.

  "Of course, we'll record every moment of our lives." Lily's face was full of wonderful expressions: "Look, we can make a movie out of those moments we created in the heat of the moment. What a joyful thing! Maybe we can even film a feature film? For example, interrogating Soviet spy Catherine or something?"

  "Suit yourself."

  Catherine shook her head.

  But anyway, such things will be used in Lily's photography major later on, so it's not bad to get a feel for them now.

  "But anyway, the 'clothes' on you are really beautiful, maybe if they were actually made, they would be great too?"

  Lisa thought for a moment, suddenly lit up in front of her eyes, then picked up the tool placed aside and started working.

  Lisa has a craze for clothing. Perhaps her designs are far from the current trends, but she indeed loves this industry.

  "Kate, your DreamWorks' 'Wild Wild West' is about to be released. How's the movie?"

  Lily suddenly asked.

  "Uh..."

  Lily didn't remind her, and Catherine had almost forgotten about it, but the matter had already been handed over to Eastwood. She was busy with the Pentagon thing for the past few days. She vaguely remembered that Eastwood gave her a report, but wasn't very clear about it.

  Catherine felt that DreamWorks must find a powerful leader now, hmm... or dig up someone?

  Catherine thought for a moment and felt that it was okay to do so. Anyway, when filming herself, just let them gather resources.

  But who should I look for?

  Catherine touched her body and wanted to take out her notebook, but she suddenly found herself naked.