Chapter 67: Escape

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang. Watch the latest chapter of Perfect World, and look at it quickly.

It was the sound of the cork popping up when the champagne was opened. However, the runaway little thing did not fly too far, but was firmly pressed against the towel that covered the mouth of the bottle in advance, and obediently stopped.

The well-mannered waiter puts the cork in his pocket, the white towel is put back on his arm, and he leans down slightly, and the top champagne billecart-salmon is poured into a tall glass, stirring up a thick lather, tantalizing aroma and a clear color that whets the appetite.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"Well, let's talk about it, Bruce. How did you know my favorite restaurant? "Amanda? Hirst took a sip of champagne and put it down elegantly, crossed his hands and gently rested them on the upper end of his arms, the long gold turned sideways to the side, revealing the curvature of his soft cheeks, and looked at Li Jie with a smile. "Oh, by the way, and know all the dishes I like to eat?"

"Because my sincerity touched the heavens, I prayed in my heart that the beautiful Amanda must be made? Hearst had a hearty and satisfying dinner, and then naturally dreamed of all this, which in China is called a dream. Li Jie gently took Lydia's hand, kissed her lightly on the back of her hand, and then said in a thoughtful manner.

"I know, I know, it's like Alice in Wonderland. So, Bruce, did you end up meeting the fierce Queen of Hearts, or the beautiful White Queen? ”

Lydia? Hurst jumped out impatiently, and then staggered. In the story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, her sister Red Queen is a bad character, and Li Jie will offend Amanda if she doesn't answer well.

"Oh, no, you can't do that, Lydia." Li Jie made a fierce expression, threatening this woman who made things difficult for him, and then spread his hands and smiled at Amanda. "Well, I'll admit, I bought off the chef here. He told me. ”

This dinner with Sister Lydia was proposed by her because of the harmonious relationship between Li Kit and Amanda, but it was exactly what Li Jie wanted.

They were at Braggio on 13th Avenue, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant that was full every day. If a private person calls here and wants to book a place. The answer was always - sorry sir, we need to book a few months in advance.

It's not an exaggeration at all, it's just so sought after, and it's also indispensable to the strong recommendation of authoritative food magazines and the herd mentality of human beings.

And the reason why Li Jie was able to win the position immediately was naturally to use some small means. Dinner was very generous. He ordered all of the two Hearst ladies' favourites, beef braised potatoes, grilled prawns sufli, mushroom soup, English chop and cod steak, and dessert was the restaurant's signature burrata cheese.

Obviously, his performance made Lydia feel that her face was bright, and Amanda was initially satisfied.

"What about you? Amanda, listen to Lydia that you're back in the group. Li Jie wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and then asked casually.

"Oh, yes, it's still the magazine part I'm familiar with, you know, and digging into secrets. So some people better not get caught in pigtails by me. ”

Since its big acquisitions of magazines in 2011, Hearst International's magazine business has been ahead of its old rival CondΓ© Nast (condΓ©_nast) and second only to Time Inc. (time_inc). But Amanda? Hearst obviously didn't want to talk about this, but faintly stabbed Li Jie in a somewhat ridiculous tone.

This made him raise his eyebrows in surprise and look at the other person. And Amanda? Hearst did not show weakness, and looked at him calmly.

"Looks like today's dinner isn't working out well enough?" Li Jie turned his head to look at Lydia, the woman showed an innocent expression, looking like she was watching the fire from the other side. "I'll have to toast Amanda two more times."

The two women did drink very well, even after dinner, they moved to the mansion of Lee Kit at 432 Park Avenue. I tasted a variety of fine wines, and still maintained a little sobriety.

"I told you a long time ago, Bruce, Amanda isn't that easy to buy." Lydia rested her head lightly on Amanda's exposed shoulder. With a little drunkenness, he smiled sweetly. Her feet rested on the side of the wide sofa, revealing her neatly groomed toes and white, warm calves, visibly relaxed. Due to her long-term self-control, Amanda is more restrained, still maintaining a decent posture, but she is already half-leaning on the back of the sofa.

"Really? Then I'll give you this beautiful brooch. Can Amanda change her mind a little bit? ”

Li Jie's palm was spread out, revealing a golden petal-shaped brooch, which sparkled in the light. But Amanda? Hirst didn't look fond, she opened her eyes wide and looked at her beautiful long eyelashes blinking and blinking, then lowered her head and let out an exclamation, "No! How did you get my brooch? ”

Lydia also sat up and saw that the brooch in Li Jie's hand was indeed the brooch that Amanda had always worn on her clothes. She was wearing a dark green V-neck dress today, which was supposed to shine with the golden Tiffany brooch, but it was bare at this time, and I don't know when it was gone.

Li Jie stretched his hand forward for a long time, then watched Amanda snatch it back, pinned the brooch back to her skirt again, winked at the two, and smiled silently.

"It's amazing! How did you do that? Lydia's big beautiful eyes blinked.

"Humph! This is not gentlemanly behavior. Amanda had a pretty face, but it was clear that she had betrayed herself by staring at Li Jie, and she was very curious to know how this hateful guy did it. He and the two of them sat on the sofas on both sides of the corner, always separated by a certain distance in between, and they didn't seem to be close to him, so they could silently take away the brooch pinned to their chest?

I wonder if I have ever bumped into myself there? Her face turned red inexplicably.

"It's just a little trick to amuse you. If you get angry because of this, it's not beautiful. Li Jie laughed, sat up, picked up the wine glass on the table, and took a large sip of whiskey.

"You tell me how you did it, and we're not angry, are we? Amanda. ”

Lydia wanted to know the most, and she shook Amanda beside her, clearly wanting to unite the front.

"You can think about it."

Amanda snorted softly.

Li Jie shook the wine glass in his hand as if he was thinking, and when the eyes of the two fell on his face in anticipation, he suddenly raised his right hand again without warning. I saw a white mobile phone appear in front of the two of them.

"Hey! What's going on......! ”

Lydia suddenly lowered her head, only to find that the phone she had originally placed on the table was also in the other party's hand.

"It seems that at any time, you have to guard against this thief, don't be sold by him!"

Amanda snatched the phone back from his outstretched palm. Put it next to Lydia, and said with a bit of sarcasm. Being able to make her, who has always been emotionally introverted, say such things, it can be seen that she is indeed a little angry.

However, often this kind of time is also a time to lose cool.

"Do you mean something like this?"

Li Jie looked at the two of them with a surprised expression. A brooch appeared on his hand again, and it turned out to be Amanda's favorite ornament that he had just said goodbye to!

"Hey! I didn't see it at all! Do you see how he does it? Amanda? ”

Lydia was in a complete daze, could it be because she was drunk, when did Bruce take the brooch off again......

"Okay, okay, no kidding. The two beautiful ladies weren't angry, were they? ”

Li Jie smiled and handed the brooch back to Amanda, who was also shocked, and watched her say goodbye again. Reach out your left hand to the two of them and spread out your palm to show them the emptiness.

"Human behavior is very predictable because our brains are very slow and not very good at multitasking. When I put my hands before you...... Then turn your gaze to the palm of your hand, and it will naturally attract your attention. Meanwhile...... You can't take care of any other place......"

After the left hand completely attracted the attentive gaze of the two. Li Jie gently stretched out his right hand and untied Amanda's brooch again, because he deliberately slowed down the movements, Lydia and Amanda finally turned their heads in time as if they had just woken up from a dream, and saw his incredibly dexterous fingers complete this series of movements with ease, and Amanda barely felt anything, and the brooch had been removed.

"Bang Bang!"

Lydia laughed and applauded, "It seems that if you have nothing to do in the future, you will definitely be able to mix well as a thief." ”

"This is my unique skill, I have taken it out and taught it to you today, should I reward it?" Although the principle is the same. But of course, ordinary distraction attention will not have such a good effect, the key is that Li Jie's reflexes and action speed are far beyond ordinary people, as well as precise muscle control, but there is no need to say more about this. He picked up the cup and saluted the two of them. A big gulp of gin and tonic wine made the faces of the two Hirst, who had already drunk a lot, blush at the same time.

"I'll go to the bathroom, Lydia."

Amanda put down her glass, stood up and smoothed the hem of her skirt and gestured.

"Oh, by the way, there's a little bit of a problem with the restrooms here. Go to the inner room. I'll take you there. ”

Li Jie seemed to suddenly remember something, and naturally stood up and walked behind her.

A hint of hesitation flashed on Amanda's face, but she didn't say anything when she saw Li Jie's calm expression.

"Just ahead, through this hallway, to the end ......"

Li Jie followed her one step or so, very seriously guiding the way, and suddenly flickered in his eyes when he turned the corner of the house and Lydia couldn't see it.

Amanda, who was walking in front of him, suddenly felt dizzy in her head, and her body fell backwards with a flash in front of her. Li Jie stepped forward just right to catch the soft body of this beauty, and a warm touch came from his fingers.

"Are you alright? Amanda? ”

"It's okay, maybe sitting too long and getting a little drunk. I know where it is, you go back to Lydia. ”

Amanda stroked her forehead gently, her eyebrows furrowed, revealing a look of pain. Fortunately, the uncomfortable feeling seemed to come and go quickly, and she quickly came to her senses, but she found that her posture with Li Jie was a little ambiguous, so she forced herself to stand up calmly, pushed him away, and continued to walk forward.

Li Jie, who was standing behind him, smiled at the corner of his mouth, of course, all of this was his handiwork. Humans are very easy to get used to, and in just a few contacts, he found that every time Amanda? Whenever Hearst doesn't feel comfortable, he will gently pinch the base of the fingers of his right hand with his left hand, and use this small gesture to hide his emotions. And after the contact just now, Amanda has been doing this action, and it is obvious that this elf-like beauty is far from being as calm as it seems on the surface.

Amanda? Hearst stood at the bathroom sink for a long time, his mind full of Li Jie's demonic eyes that seemed to contain everything, and his body was even more weak, as if a feeling that he had never felt before awakened in his body, and he was almost about to fall into it. This man is like a black hole, able to swallow everyone around him to the point of nothing, she doesn't know why she has such a strange idea, but she only faintly feels fear, and secretly makes up her mind to keep a distance from Li Jie.

"It's not early, I'm a little drunk, I'm going back, Lydia."

Amanda, who appeared in front of the two again, had regained her composure, but her eyes were still subconsciously avoiding Li Jie, which certainly would not escape his eyes.

And under the gaze of the two Hearst, he nodded calmly without mind: "I'll let the driver take you back." (To be continued.) )xh118