After Bonnie and Ray divorced, they have been living in a rented two-bedroom apartment near Sha Tin. It's not as good as the former love nest she and Ray bought together in Mid-Levels, but it's acceptable.

After resigning from the SEC, Bonnie soon joined an investment bank as a compliance lawyer, with a monthly salary of about 80,000 yuan - such a "low" salary is because Bonnie does not have a lawyer's practice certificate - if she can successfully turn regular, then Bonnie's salary is about 90,000 yuan. This amount is equivalent to the salary of Lin Yilong's former senior assistant lawyer, but even so, such an amount is nearly 108,000 miles short of the 600,000 yuan a month before Lei's resignation, and does not meet the level required by Bonnie.

When he arrived in Xiangjiang, Lin Yilong had to meet Bonnie. Bonnie is very busy at work and only has time in the evenings. The location of the date between the two was not at a Thai restaurant near the Kowloon Walled City, but in a steakhouse downstairs from Bonnie's apartment.

The question of "Bonnie's ex-husband" was something that the two couldn't avoid, and after a short greeting, they talked directly to Ray.

"You know, Ray resigned from me. Lin Yilong said directly, if a problem can't be avoided, it is better to break it, "In the future, he will have nothing to do with us." ”

"To tell you the truth, did you already know what I was going to do on that day two years ago?" Bonnie asked when she saw Lin Yilong's words, "I mean, we had that meeting in the Kowloon Walled City two years ago. ”

"Pretty much. Lin Yilong replied, "When you graduated, you chose Lei, not me, isn't there such a factor?"

"I don't deny it. Bonnie laughed, "If you really pursued me at that time, it wasn't without a chance, did you regret it?"

"I'll admit a little. Lin Yilong didn't know how to answer this, "But at that time, Lei and I knew each other, and we introduced each other as Bonnie's boyfriend." ”

"He started a little faster, you know, I just broke up with my ex-boyfriend for two months when I was studying abroad. Bonnie never shied away from sharing her grief with Lin Yilong, "From now on, you should have been the best candidate." ”

"At that time, this candidate was Lei, wasn't it?" Lin Yilong smiled bitterly, "If I were in your position, I would have chosen it that way." ”

"I felt like I was giving too much for love, and it was time to think about what I was doing. Bonnie agreed with Lin Yilong's statement, "So, in 'New Love' and 'Prospective Future', I chose the latter, and I'm sure you can understand." “

"Of course I understand, or I would have taken the initiative. Lin Yilong said directly, "I think it's a little unfair to blame me for your current situation." ”

"I'm a woman. "Of course there is power to be unfair. ”

"You convinced me. Lin Yilong smiled awkwardly, "What can I do for you?"

"I want to get out of here and go back to the UK. "I can accept a low salary, but as long as it allows me to get a license to practice." ”

"That shouldn't be a problem. Lin Yilong said very slowly, as if he was thinking about something, "But then you have to go to Nils, Alex and even my assistant Miss Whitehouse for two years to do an internship, and you have to do some work outside for a long time on wills and house review transactions, can you accept it?"

"As long as I can get the license to practice, I am willing to do anything. Bonnie smiled, "Don't worry, if you don't want to keep me, I can get a new job here." ”

"That's good. "However, it will take a while, preferably in July this year, because I still need to reapply for a visa sponsor, and it will take time to apply for your visa - you will need to solve the chores of leaving your current job and leaving your job." ”

"No problem. Bonnie agreed, "If—I mean, if—I want to pursue you again, will you accept me?"

"You've already met Katie. Lin Yilong shook his head, "How do you think I will answer?"

"I agree with you. Bonnie smiled lightly, "It's the price of growth." ”

The time was fine, and within two seconds of Bonnie's words, the waiter served them mushroom soup and bread, as well as foie gras.

Foie gras, which means "fatty liver" in French, is always and only a seasoning like truffles in the definition of a London restaurant. In general, foie gras is usually served as a pre-dinner meal and an appetizer soup as an accompaniment to white bread. Because it tastes very smooth and is less greasy than butter, if there is a dish of liver sauce on the table, I will order it.

"It reminds me of the steakhouse you went to when you celebrated my birthday when I was studying abroad. Lin Yilong fell into the memory, "The same bread, the same mushroom milk soup, the same foie gras, and even the main course is steak; Bonnie and Lin Yilong are still the two people who eat, but at that time there were still ideals and visions, and I felt that even if I went to legal aid, there was no problem, even if it was a very cheap and unpalatable steak restaurant, I felt very happy—when I really started to practice aid, and the income was too low to support myself, and as a result, after abandoning these former pursuits, those things came." ”

"It's a little too easy. I'm afraid your history of struggle is not so easy. Bonnie sighed, "It's easy to say, it's not that you quit your job, it's just that." If I had been able to secure an internship contract when I graduated, I wouldn't have come here. ”

Lin Yilong suddenly found that he and Bonnie had nothing to say, and on the way from the hotel to Sha Tin, he wanted to talk about a lot of things, and he also had the idea of making up for the youth debt of the two before. No matter how he tried, Lin Yilong found that the relationship between him and Bonnie was at best just a classmate who knew each other, and there was no feeling of living together between him and Katie, and between him and Sister Yeon.

Despite the good quality of the steak and the skill of the chef, it eventually becomes a bit like chewy wax. After eating, as in Wales, Lin Yilong and Bonnie walked around the nearby park, sent Bonnie home, drank a cup of coffee in her boudoir, and then left, found Katie, who had been "secretly observing", and took the subway back to the hotel.

"I thought you were going to rekindle your old feelings. In the subway, looking at Lin Yilong, whose eyes were a little glazed, Katie said.

"I thought the same thing, and it wasn't until I met her that I realized that this is a necessary price to pay for human growth. Lin Yilong concluded.