Chapter 33: Sunshine Girl
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The delicate silver convertible car as delicate as a handicraft skirts the gurgling fountain sculpture in a beautiful arc, attracting a large number of astonishing eyes, and then stops steadily at the door of the restaurant.
The waiter in front of the solemn door opened the door for Rachel diligently, and then took the car keys from Li Jie, who came around at the other end, and sat on it a little impatiently, such a luxury car is a pleasure even if it is just to sit on, Gus who got off the car directly handed over a hundred dollars in tips, and the green banknotes printed with the cute Franklin's face made him even more happy.
This Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills, Mezzaluna, doesn't require guests to wear formal attire, but Rachel's hot clothes and graceful figure are still eye-catching here, and as she enters the restaurant, you can clearly feel that the atmosphere has changed subtly, and most of the eyes of the people around her fall on her. The men unconsciously straightened their backs and became more extraordinary in their conversation, while the ladies began to straighten their chests and stomachs and groom.
And then Li Jie, who entered the tall and handsome man, could only receive the attention of a small number of women, intentionally or unintentionally, which made him have to sigh that beautiful women are more eye-catching.
"Buffalo chicken wings, creamy mushroom soup, Lasagne steak, Long Island iced tea." Rachel took the menu and ate it like crazy, with almost no pause in between, so that the waiter who memorized the menu wrote it with a flying pen, for fear of missing it.
"Looks like you're really hungry." Li Jie smiled dumbly, and as he spoke, he took the menu and ordered garlic bread, bacon pasta, and iced coffee for himself.
"I haven't eaten since noon! The director temporarily changed my lines and asked me to replace another actor, but I thought about it for a long time. And guess what? I've done it all over again! When it comes to the acting she likes, Rachel immediately radiates, not caring that she is only playing a small marginal role, and her lines are only three or two sentences, and she doesn't even have a name.
"Haha, it seems that you are doing well, and you still smile so brightly." Li Jie swept the eyes of the surrounding tables and said with a little teasing. "It's just that I'm still so hateful, I guess these men around me want to drive me away so that they can replace me."
"It's your pleasure to eat with this beautiful woman." Rachel's tall Joan snorted softly, looking arrogant.
After some laughter, Rachel stared at Li Jie carefully up and down, as if trying to see through him. "You're a different person than you used to be, Bruce. You've changed so much in just a few months, you know, I barely recognized you at first glance! At the beginning, Li Jie was not only much thinner, but also polite and taciturn, running for life every day, and naturally he couldn't take care of himself well. And now this good friend who appeared in front of her eyes, from head to toe, was exquisitely dressed, her figure was better than before, her face was full of confidence and calmness, and she was much more attractive than before, she was almost reborn, almost unrecognizable.
"I heard about you, congratulations on your success! I'm so happy for you, really! Bruce. Rachel looked at Gus and another bodyguard at the next table, and shook Li Jie's hand sincerely, obviously very happy for him.
Li Jie can naturally see that this girl is sincerely happy for herself, according to human logic, her sincerity seems to prove one thing, the original Li Jie was quite discerning. "So you don't call me? I can't find a friend to show off. ”
"Haha, just to keep you from succeeding." Rachel smiled like a cute kitten. "The only thing I didn't expect is that you originally studied law, how did you suddenly become a biopharmaceutical scientist, and the difference is too big."
"Actually, I'm quite interested in this area, so I've always found time to study with Dr. Bell. However, the key to making a new drug is that the Chinese medicine formula obtained in our country has played a role, so in other words, I am just standing on the shoulders of my predecessors. Li Jie smiled slightly, and continued to come up with this statement, anyway, these people wouldn't think so much if they were just a few times.
At this time, the food was delivered, and the two chatted while eating, although Rachel looked delicate, the speed of eating was not slow, and she did not look like a lady.
"Are you in a hurry?" Li Jie said with a smile.
"I'm really in a hurry, I'm going to the brokerage company after eating in a while, and she said that there is an important role and if you want to prepare, you have to do a lot of preparation." Rachel took a sip of the mushroom soup and took the time to answer his question.
"Aren't you going to talk about what just happened?" Li Jie asked seemingly casually, and with his eyesight, he could see that Richard Rob's reaction was not quite right when he was still a few dozen meters away.
"It's nothing, a nasty guy is pestering me, I can handle it myself." Rachel paused slightly, but still smiled.
"Are you sure? Do you need me to help you out, you said this nasty guy. Li Jie wiped his mouth with a napkin and asked half-jokingly.
"No, you don't!" Rachel glared at Li Jie fiercely, but seeing his serious eyes, his attitude quickly softened. "It really doesn't matter, I can handle it myself. Hey! I'm Rachel Taylor! ”
"Okay, okay." Li Jie raised his hands in the air and made a gesture of surrender. "But I don't want you to be polite to me, you know, I'm a little capable now, maybe I can find a way to help you, such as dating a few investors and film company executives."
"Thank you, Bruce. But you should also have some confidence in me, okay, this is my career, and I can do well with my own efforts. Rachel was obviously very moved, Bruce appeared as soon as she was bored, not only immediately helped her out, but also made her feel better, she cherished this relationship with Bruce.
This is the concept of a large number of Americans, emotionally we are family, friends, and close relationships, but we still don't interfere with each other in our personal lives and remain independent. If you need to talk or ask for advice, I will take the initiative to say it, otherwise you don't want to explore too much.
"Since you say that, there's no way around it. But I've already saved the beauty once today, which you can't avoid, see how you thank me. Seeing that Rachel's attitude was very resolute, Li Jie was not reluctant, and joked again.
"I'm sorry, Bruce, I've probably been busy lately and haven't had time to spend with you around Los Angeles. By the way, why did you suddenly come to Los Angeles? Thinking about her recent situation, Rachel is also a little big.
"If I come here, I might consider buying a few biotech companies and then starting my new company." Li Jie roughly explained the purpose of his visit.
"So you're going to stay in Los Angeles in the future?" Rachel smiled in surprise, it was great to have a good friend to see often.
"Not necessarily for a long stay, but at least I will come often. By the way, I bought a new house here, and you can come and visit it after moving in two days. Li Jie said.
"Okay, that's it, let's get together when I'm not busy, it's almost time, I have to hurry over." Rachel saw that the two of them had almost eaten, and pointed to her watch, signaling that she had to go.