8

If you don't count Bai Qi, the last time Chen Yi ate alone with the opposite sex seems to be almost five or six years ago, when she realized that it had been so long, she first sighed that time had flown by, and then some regrets, she felt that she was blindly immersed in frustration, like a person who was in a hurry with her eyes closed, missing too much scenery, although it is really satisfying to be in love with Bai Qi today, but, looking back on the past, her blank emotional experience is like a piece of film in her life that was cut from the middle and then pasted, and a piece was lost.

Oh yes. She suddenly remembered that she and Chi Nuo had eaten McDonald's together in the middle of the night, but he was younger than her, so she naturally didn't treat him as a member of the opposite sex, and besides, it wasn't a serious meal.

At present, this meal is very serious, and the man in front of her also has a sense of presence of the mature opposite sex, which makes Chen Yi completely unable to relax her muscles to deal with it, she sits up straight, and faces Li Qizhi in a black suit with a dignified posture as much as possible.

They sit in a Hong Kong-style hot pot restaurant that needs to be booked three days in advance, because the hot pot is hidden under the tablecloth, so the copper pot is so calmly placed on the table, forming a picture of boiling soup without fire, and the delicately arranged ingredients are placed on a cart composed of delicate five-layer iron frames, which looks like a restaurant eating afternoon tea.

The waiter stood silently at the table the whole time to serve them, and when it was time to boil the food, his movements were gentle and fast, and when he was done, he took a half step back, and the whole person disappeared in the shadows, his presence was like a shadow, so the diners had no scruples to speak freely.

Li Kezhi said while unbuttoning his blazer, "I'm sorry, I'm dressed so seriously, I just gave an interview to a magazine and took a few photos." When he raised his hand, the gesture seemed to show a beautiful performance, "Eat, you're welcome, a customer took me to eat this before, and I thought it was very good, so I thought about inviting Mr. Chen to have a meal, if you don't like it, you can pick another one you like another day." ”

"It's good here. Chen Yi ate the food in the dish one by one because he took care of his appearance.

She cares so much about her image, first because the other party is her top boss, and secondly, because the message he transmits really makes her unable to ignore the hormones of "there are men in this space", and when people get along with others, they will have various cognitive senses such as "me and the teacher", "me and my friends" and "me and the salesman" But as a woman, she could still perceive that he unconsciously regarded this meeting as a date between men and women.

Although she has no intention of developing a further relationship with him, as a "beauty Chen Yi" who has grown from a small beauty, she also does not want to ruin her personal "brand image", so she has to behave carefully.

Sure enough, Li knew that under the effect of the ambiguous store lighting, people were no longer so bossy, and he smiled shyly at Chen Yi, "Teacher Chen, there must have been many people who have told you that you are very beautiful." ”

Chen Yi also smiled back and said, "Thank you." ”

Then Li Qizhi's next sentence was a sharp turn, "Beauty is always linked to youth, you are very temperamental, and you will still be beautiful when you are old, but you are no longer young and beautiful - you will be praised by young people 'What a beautiful old lady, you must be a beauty when you are young.'" So pretty isn't worth much. ”

His sudden offense made Chen Yi stunned, but fortunately, the smile on her face had not faded, so it could make her look calmer, "I agree." She said.

He continued, "I know that you are a smart woman, and a stupid woman has no temperament, so a stupid woman, no matter how beautiful she is, is not beautiful, her shelf life is very short, and after the age of twenty-five, she may be twenty-two, and she will change from 'little sister' to 'big sister'." ”

Although his words were mean, Chen Yi was amused by him, "Do you still know about 'Little Sister'?"

He laughed, "I look like an old man who is detached from the masses, but in fact, I love to play with young people, the world will always be young people, I can keep up with their 'stalks', and I also know the meaning of 'very A', for example, you-" He pointed to Chen Yi, "It's a very 'A' young lady, 'I can'." ”

Looking at his face as a private entrepreneur, he said Internet terms one after another seriously, making Chen Yi cover his mouth and laugh non-stop, the atmosphere was so lively, Li Kezhi was also more relaxed, his body leaned back in the chair, and continued his high-minded talk.

"A smart woman will not become ugly, because she knows how to maintain her beauty, that is, to drill herself, not to depreciate herself by the years, but to maintain her value, or even increase her value, I have a fancy to your potential stock at a glance, Mr. Chen, you have a strength, a kind of stubbornness, you are the kind of person who does not hit the wall and does not die, no, you hit, you will continue to hit, you will use your flesh and blood to open a hole in the wall. Li Kezhi put his hands on the table, as if making a summary report at a shareholder meeting, and he said solemnly, "You have a bright future, you have to believe in yourself." ”

is worthy of being a successful entrepreneur, Chen Yi was almost incited to stand up and shout "I can!" with her fists, but she was once in the entertainment industry and was encouraged by too many people, everyone's rhetoric was the same, and even the word "promising future", she had already heard the callouse in her ears, so she just smiled weakly.

She's seen it, but she's never touched it.

"Do you mind telling me why you want to refuse the job I offer you?" Li said, adding to his question, "As far as I know, my job is beneficial to you and harmless, if you are not satisfied with the treatment, I want you to know that I pay according to my ability, and now you are worth this price in my eyes for the time being, but in less than a year or even half a year, your value will be doubled, you don't believe in yourself, but you have to believe me." ”

You may not believe it. Chen Yi calmly looked him in the eye and said, "I'm for love." ”

Li was stunned for a moment, and really let out a soft laugh from between his lips and teeth, "No, I believe, your stubbornness will not only be reflected in work, people like you, once you recognize an intimate relationship, you will also be crushed, but I also believe that you will wake up, you will know that the love you have when you don't have a career of your own is like a tower without a foundation, it will definitely collapse, you are not a stupid woman, you are by no means." ”

"I'm sorry, you misunderstood me, but I'm actually a stupid woman. Chen Yi smiled quietly in the dim light, "And I'm so stupid now that I'm willing." ”

9

Li Qizhi finally knew that he couldn't convince Chen Yi, and after a meal, he sighed dozens of times, but as a successful person with decent behavior, even if he was extremely disappointed in her, he still quietly offered to drive her home.

Remembering that he had an unpleasant relationship with Bai Qi because of his meeting with Chi Nuo before, Chen Yi decisively and resolutely rejected Li Qizhi, and finally the two said goodbye on the street.

Li knew that the person had already sat in the car, so he rolled down the window and said with a sad face: "Teacher Chen, it's a pity, you don't know your potential at all." ”

"You're wrong, I know. Chen Yi's long hair fluttered like a silk scarf in the wind, and her smile was as soft as a kneaded wind, without a trace of coldness, it was a wind that only knew how to tolerate, she said, "I just know too much, what I want, I can't get, so I choose to cherish what I already have." ”

"You'll get it, as long as you don't give up. Li Kezhi rolled up the car window, his eyes were not as enthusiastic as when he first met Chen Yi, and his tone became perfunctory, "I hope we still have a chance to meet again." ”

After Li Kezhi's car drove away, Chen Yi sat on the leisure chair in the same place, wrapped her coat tightly in the cold wind, in this half an hour, she quietly felt the tranquility of the night and the next moment known, a passerby came forward to talk, asking her if she needed help?

Bai Qi came, he got out of the car and called her: "Yiyi!"

She stood up, ran towards him with a smile on her face, and threw herself into his arms.