the next day.
Hengfeng Road, JA District, in a cafe diagonally opposite the Rehabilitation Hospital.
Gan Jing was sitting on the red sofa wearing a milky white sweater. Diagonally opposite her was Xu Li who was wearing business attire. At first glance, she looked like she had come directly from the studio.
"Xu Li, what happened yesterday... tell me honestly, why did Jiang Haokun come to you?"
Xu Li patted her palms gently and tried to appear relaxed and natural: "He came to see me for medical treatment."
"Medical treatment? What kind of disease does he treat?"
"Insomnia."
"Insomnia?"
"Yes, insomnia." Xu Li picked up the coffee cup and took a sip: "He has been suffering from insomnia for a while. Think about it, Jiang Lai had such a quarrel with him because of Chen Fang's matter, it even escalated to the point of forcing the father and son to sever their relationship. To the extent that Jiang Haokun even lost his position as president of the Jiang Group, he didn’t know anything about Lu Yuan. He could say that he was not going well in love, career, and family. There was also a big family over there at the Reef Restaurant. If you have to take care of things, people with poor psychological quality may have collapsed. It is really difficult for him to survive, and it is normal to have insomnia. "
Gan Jing's expression did not change and he continued to ask: "Then why didn't you tell me about his insomnia?"
Xu Li said: "He didn't let me say it. What can I do? You know, when it comes to insomnia, the relationship between me and him is first of all a doctor and a patient, and secondly that of a friend and acquaintance."
This statement is so flawless that I really can’t find anything to refute.
Gan Jing looked at her without blinking: "Xu Li, you know, there was light in your eyes when you described his situation."
"Gan Jing, look at what you said, the eyes of the dead are dull."
She tried her best to respond in a calm and teasing tone, but Gan Jing didn't take this approach.
"Xu Li, we are best friends, and you can't deceive me about this matter. I remember that when I told you about Jiang Haokun before, you showed no interest at all, and said that he was very boring and lived too depressingly. , you speak and do things with a serious face, and don’t know how to release your emotions. What now? Do you still think so? "
Gan Jing noticed that Xu Li's right hand was placed on her left hand, and her ten fingers were crossed from the back.
"On this point, I admit that I used to judge people by their appearance." Xu Li changed the subject: "Gan Jing, if you have something to say, just say it directly. We don't need so many twists and turns between us."
"I want to know if you and Jiang Haokun have anything to do with..."
"No."
Xu Li denied it directly without letting her finish her words.
Gan Jing was not surprised to receive such a reply: "That's good, Xu Li, I hope you can stick to this in the days to come."
In fact, after saying the above sentence, Xu Li regretted it, no, strictly speaking, she was annoyed, because he didn't leave any escape route for himself.
"Gan Jing, I really don't understand. Since you are not determined enough to draw a clear line with Lu Yuan, why are you still obsessed with Jiang Haokun? You two have broken up and have nothing to do with each other. Do you know?"
"I know, but no matter what, that person can't be you."
Xu Li knew what her best friend meant by "that person", and she felt irritated in her heart.
"Now I know why Jiang Haokun broke up with you, Gan Jing, you are too selfish. The reason why Jiang Haokun tested you at your birthday party? In fact, what he wants is for you to draw a line with the past, but what you want is If he loves you, he must tolerate everything about you, including Lu Yuan. You always demand that you are good friends and kidnap him morally to tolerate Lu Yuan's various behaviors, but think about it carefully, what you and Lu Yuan have done for him What?"
Gan Jing retorted: "Then let me ask you, can you completely forget your ex-husband?"
"I don't want to argue with you about this matter. Many times, the result of insisting on yourself is self-respect and harming others and yourself. Okay, that's it. I also made an appointment with the patient for psychological counseling to take the first step." Xu Li looked unhappy, picked up the handbag placed on the coffee table, stood up and left.
Gan Jing did not go to see her off, but watched Xu Li walk out of the coffee shop without looking back and disappear into the crowd outside the window.
She could hear the resentment in her best friend's words, but what was certain was that if she had to choose between her and Jiang Haokun, Xu Li would definitely choose her.
Ding ding dong~
Then the cell phone rang.
Gan Jing picked up the phone and took a look and found that it was Lu Yuan. After a moment's hesitation, she pressed the connect button and put it to her ear.
"Gan Jing, I'm out. It's okay. Don't worry."
"What did you come out for?"
Gan Jing told him that he was confused.
"Ah...ha...it's nothing. I'm calling you this time to tell you that tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, Hotel Indigo on the Bund, don't forget to go and see how I torture Jiang Haokun until his teeth are all over the floor."
"Haha." Gan Jing laughed twice, not wanting to say anything more: "I know."
"Okay, that's it."
Lu Yuan hung up the phone.
Gan Jing frowned and thought for a moment, took a sip of coffee from the coffee table, stood up, took his bag and left.
…
The third day.
Competition day between two chefs at Reef Restaurant and Gray Whale Restaurant.
The weather is very good, except that the temperature is a bit low, but this does not affect people's enthusiasm for watching the game at all. If you wear a thicker jacket and don't wear long johns on your body, it will basically be fine.
According to the announcement issued by Gray Whale Restaurant, both parties chose neither Gray Whale Restaurant nor Reef Restaurant as the competition venue based on the principle of fairness and justice, and finally chose Hotel Indigo.
There were a lot of people coming. There was still more than half an hour before the game started, and the seats below were filled with guests watching the game.
First, because the conflict between Reef Restaurant and Gray Whale Restaurant has been fermenting for many days, there has been a fire since the opening of Reef Restaurant - 'White Lover' was revealed to have plagiarized Gray Whale Restaurant's ideas - Boss Jiang issued a challenge - Gray Whale Restaurant pretended not to know - Gray Whale Restaurant It was an uncharacteristically high-profile scene. After several iterations, the conflict between the Reef Restaurant and the Gray Whale Restaurant continued to ferment on the Internet. Unlike those social incidents, few people remembered it in the past few days, and the more people who knew about it, the more If there are more, the larger the base, the people who come to the scene to see the two chefs will naturally show a positive correlation.
Secondly, you will get gifts when you come to watch the game. In addition to some exquisite souvenirs, there are also discount coupons for the Reef Restaurant. Even if you just want to eat a high-quality Western meal cheaply, you still have to come and cheer.
The competition venue was transformed from the venue. There are rows of seats in the back and a competition field in front. There is a set of Western kitchen utensils on the left and right. Several hotel staff are communicating with the chefs of both restaurants before the game to ensure that they have No special requirements.
Lin Yue brought Xu Lan in from the outside and placed her in the middle row of seats. The old lady looked around the environment and saw Jiang Lai sitting in the front row wearing sunglasses with a complicated expression.
Why she made up her mind to divorce Jiang Zhihua was because she was sure that there was no possibility of reconciliation between Jiang Haokun and Jiang Lai through what happened before. How could a daughter who could threaten her father with jumping off a building to choose sides be expected to change her past? Is it possible?
And Jiang Zhihua showed compromise with practical actions, which also shattered her fantasy. Since the old guy was willing to give up his wife and son for his daughter, then she could also give up her husband and daughter for her son. What's more, Jiang Haokun proved how good he was with practical actions. . Should I live with my son, or should I sulk at my unruly, willful and unreasonable daughter every day? This multiple-choice question is not difficult to answer.
"Jiang Haokun."
A crisp female voice came from behind. Lin Yue looked back and found that it was Xu Li. She could see that she had specially dressed up, wearing a knitted jacket decorated with red flowers and rose-colored lipstick. I have become several years younger last year. Unlike when I was in the studio, I was always dressed in professional attire, with a bit of indifference and aloofness.
"No one answered the phone I called you just now. I thought you weren't coming."
"I was driving, so I didn't hear it."
She really thought about not coming. She struggled with this matter all night last night and actually lost sleep. This morning she finally found a reason to convince herself, that is, if she didn't come, wouldn't it mean that Gan Jing's judgment on her was valid? Prove that he has thoughts about Jiang Haokun? So not only did she come, she also dressed up specially to show that she was no different from before.
"That's it..." Lin Yue said, "Come and sit."
"Auntie, you are here too."
"You are... Xu Li, Haokun's psychiatrist, right?"
"Yes, it's me."
"Come, sit next to me." Xu Lan was very enthusiastic, because when Jiang Lai called the police to arrest Jiang Haokun, she was the one who reported it to her home.
Xu Li sat down next to her generously, looked at Lin Yue and said, "Why don't you sit down?"
He pointed ahead and said, "I have to go there."
"You? Going there?"
The place he was referring to was the playing field opposite the auditorium.
"That's right, because today I'm going to be Steven's assistant."
"Are you joking?"
Xu Li didn't think the joke was funny at all. Gan Jing said that Jiang Haokun majored in business administration in college, which was nothing like cooking.
"Do you think I'm joking?" Lin Yue said seriously.
Xu Li was about to speak when two people walked in from the back door. The one with a smile on his face was Lu Yuan in the front, and Gan Jing in the back.
The eyes of the two best friends met in mid-air, and then quickly separated.
Lu Yuan glared at Lin Yue with a sullen face, and took Gan Jing to find a seat in front.
At this time, someone called Lu Yuan's name at the door. Xu Li turned around again and saw Peng Jiahe entrusting the old lady to the care of the thin man, while she walked to Gan Jing and sat down.
"Is that Peng Jiahe's grandma?"
Lin Yue nodded: "That's right."
Xu Li looked at her with a joking face: "Is she also your wife?"
"..."
Xu Lan looked at the two of them curiously, wondering what Xu Li meant.
"It's up to you to fool an old man with Alzheimer's disease."
"I'm doing this for her own good."
"I think you just want to take advantage of Lu Yuan."
"So be it."
While the two were talking, Dang Qian walked from the front to Lin Yue and whispered a few words in his ear.
He nodded, told Xu Lan and Xu Li that the game was about to begin, and asked them to watch the game with peace of mind, then turned and walked towards the arena.
At this time, Lu Yuan also walked with Cai Mingjun into the camera lens under the leadership of Gray Whale Restaurant Manager Feng Yufang.
The noisy auditorium, which had been busy with discussions before, suddenly fell silent. A few young people who had just arrived quickly found empty seats and sat down, communicating with gestures instead of sounds.
A female staff member wearing professional attire walked into the arena, glanced at the note in her hand and said.
"Thank you all for coming to Hotel Indigo to participate in the cooking challenge between Mr. Lu Yuan, the chef of Gray Whale Restaurant, and Mr. Steven, the chef of Reef Restaurant. It can also be considered as a testimony for them. Now the staff of both parties have arrived. If there are any extra words No more talk, let’s get started.”
At this point, she paused and began to introduce to the audience: "The person standing on my left is Mr. Lu Yuan, the chef of Gray Whale Restaurant."
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes and smiled, waving to the audience.
"The young man next to him is his apprentice and assistant, Cai Mingjun."
Cai Mingjun was more reserved, his body was very tense, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a smile that didn't look like a smile.
The female host continued: "Standing on my right is Mr. Steven, the chef of Reef Restaurant, and over there is his assistant, Mr. Jiang Haokun, the owner of Reef Restaurant."
There was a buzz of discussion in the audience, because no one thought that the owner of the Reef Restaurant would come on stage to serve as Steven's assistant, not to mention his knife skills and cooking skills. Even if he was passable, what if he failed in the challenge? Isn’t it embarrassing to stand on stage? Very embarrassing? What is this guy thinking?
It can be seen that Gan Jing was very surprised by this setting. He opened his mouth and looked at Peng Jiahe who was cursing Jiang Haokun in a low voice. Then he looked at Xu Li who was diagonally opposite and had been mentally prepared. The hand on his knee kept stroking her long pants, and she didn’t know who she was nervous about.
After introducing both parties to the competition, the female host changed the topic: "Okay, now let me invite the guests and judges for this challenge."
With a move of her arm, three people walked out of the small door on the side of the venue.
The leader is a middle-aged man wearing a jacket, trousers and black leather shoes; the one behind him is much more flamboyant, wearing a plaid casual suit, with a decorative white handkerchief in the chest pocket, and his hair is waxed. From a distance, he looks like There is a word for "cong"; the person at the end is a girl, not very old, only twenty-four or five years old, wearing jeans and a sweater, just like an ordinary college student.
The female host introduced: "The person walking at the front is Director Liu Qifanliu of our district's Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. The gentleman in the middle is the famous food blogger Yang Zhesen. The person walking at the back is from Shanghai University. Miss Meng Hualing, everyone is welcome."
Wow~
There was a burst of applause from the audience.
Judging from the composition of the guests, there are leaders from the competent departments, bloggers who travel around the country to taste delicious food from various places, and students from universities. This can be regarded as a diversified judging team, and a relatively fair judgment result should be given later.
The three guests brushed their faces in front of the audience and walked to the guest seats at the back to sit down.
The female host added: "No more unnecessary words, let's enter the competition now."
"Wait a minute." To everyone's surprise, Lu Yuan suddenly took a step forward, looked at Steven and said, "Since it's a competition, how can there be no prize?"
Steven said: "Then what jackpot do you want?"
Lu Yuan said: "I remember Jiang Haokun gave you a set of knives made by Bob Kemal. If I win this game, it will be mine."
Steven asked, "What if you lose?"
"Don't worry, I won't lose." Lu Yuan patted the knife in his hand confidently: "If I really lose, this is for you."
The same alligator leather sheath, the same Damascus steel knife, the same Bob Kemal signature, only the blade pattern is different.
Lin Yue looked at Jiang Lai, who was sitting in the first row of the auditorium, and said, "If I'm not wrong, this is what Jiang Lai gave to you, right? Exchanging something given by a woman for another can only mean one thing. , this woman is a piece of shit in your heart."
"..."
Lu Yuan's face looked very ugly. He didn't expect that Jiang Haokun even knew about this.
When Jiang Lai sent the knife, they were the only ones in the kitchen. He didn't say anything, and it was impossible for Jiang Lai to tell Jiang Haokun. So how did this matter leak out?
There was chattering in the auditorium.
Everyone was curious and excited, but they didn't expect the owner of the Reef Restaurant to be so ruthless and full of anger when he opened his mouth.
The cooking challenge between the Reef Restaurant and the Gray Whale Restaurant became very popular on the Internet. Some people who knew the situation of the Jiang family came to the scene with the idea of watching the rich people lively, and turned the brother and sister against each other, leading to the Jiang family's father and son severing their relationship. Once I lectured, some people understood.
Boss Jiang is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking. He is clearly mocking Lu Yuan, but actually disgusting Jiang Lai.
He gave Chef Lu a knife with good intentions, but it turned out to be used as a prize in the competition. Wow, this treatment and this development are really ridiculous.
At this moment, the heroine's face was red with anger, but she couldn't say anything, because she forcibly gave this set of knives to Lu Yuan to apologize, and the reason was "If she hadn't been so troublesome, Jiang Haokun wouldn't have called the netizens." The media reporter made an appointment with Gray Whale Restaurant, and judging from the results, she caused a lot of trouble for Lu Yuan." Lu Yuan refused to accept it at first, but she was the one who forced him to accept it. Lu Yuan only agreed after being forced to do so. Take it.
In short, this set of knives is meaningful to her, but to Lu Yuan, it is nothing special except that it is easy to use.
Xu Lan, who was sitting in the back row, had an indignant look on her face. She made it very clear on the day the reef restaurant opened that she would not let Jiang Lai get close to that little gangster. As a result, her daughter not only refused to listen, but also put her hot face on his cold ass. Now in front of such It's a big mistake that happened in front of so many people. It's so embarrassing. It's so embarrassing.
Although she has verbally severed the mother-daughter relationship with her daughter and is contacting a lawyer to draft a divorce agreement with Jiang Zhihua, but outsiders don't know, the familiar faces at the scene may be talking about her behind her back.
First, father and son turned against each other, brother and sister became enemies, and now the dignified eldest daughter of the Jiang Group went to lick the ass of a cook. What the hell are these Jiang family people?
In fact, this is also Lin Yue's idea. In the TV series, Jiang Haokun licks Gan Jing and Jiang Lai licks Lu Yuan. Rich people in love are just licking dogs who are confused by love and have no self.
Seeing that Lu Yuan had nothing to say, he changed the topic and patted the knife Steven put on the table: "Okay, we will accept this bet."
When the female host heard this, she was afraid that the two would have another fierce confrontation and ruin the atmosphere of the venue. She quickly smiled and announced: "Okay, now the competition begins. The first level tests the two chefs' control over the heat, and Wellington Steak is the dish that best tests a chef's skills, and now we have two chefs showcasing their superb cooking skills for us."
Wow~
There was a burst of applause from below.
Lin Yue glanced at Feng Yufang, who was sitting next to Jiang Lai, thinking that the content of the first level of the game was closely related to this guy.
Last time Steven was squeezed out by Lu Yuan because he couldn't cook the steak Wellington dish. This time he came up to cook this dish. The purpose was very simple - to get the upper hand and destroy Steven's confidence.
It's a pity that he doesn't know that Steven is no longer the same Steven as before, and he doesn't even know that there is a huge gap between tactical cleverness and strategic foresight.
Lu Yuan said to Steven, "Don't cry if you lose," and took Cai Mingjun to work.
Here Liu Hong and others also brought ingredients such as filet mignon and brown mushroom sauce to the cooking table.
The cooking challenge officially begins!
Lin Yue shook his head and muttered in a low voice, a cooking challenge? Actually, this is a wisdom challenge.
(End of chapter)
