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Chapter 19

In order to get to the hotel early, Ning Zhiqian was so busy taking off her make-up, combing her hair and changing clothes, she was thinking about how to get to the gate of the community to catch a taxi as quickly as possible when she went downstairs, and how to get the driver to arrive as quickly as possible while avoiding the congested roads. How to change into work clothes as quickly as possible and report in front of Joe.

All these restlessness disappeared the moment Chuey appeared.

Ning Zhiqian couldn't wait to rush forward to share her joy.

Chu Yi was still very gentle, firmly catching her who was rushing towards her, laughing with her, and the gentle caressing hands made her feel at ease.

Ning Zhiqian thought of her sister.

When she finally persuaded her father to pay the high tuition and living expenses to learn pastry abroad, she hugged her sister happily in the same way.The elder sister has the same heart for her, the same gentle hands, standing firmly in her arms, caressing her trembling body and saying in a soft voice, "That's great."

She was in a trance for a moment, almost thinking that what she was hugging was really her sister, so she temporarily put aside the rush of time, and followed her instinct to hug Chu Yi tighter to absorb warmth.

Chu Yi chuckled, and made a tighter circle of cooperation.

The two of them hugged each other as soon as they met, forgetting that Secretary Fang was standing next to him.Secretary Fang stood expressionless for a while, seeing that they were hugging each other tighter and there was no sign of separation, he cleared his throat and spoke in a cold voice to spoil the atmosphere, "President Chu, Miss Ning, it's windy outside, let's go in and talk."

outside.

Chu Yi let go, and Ning Zhiqian backed away cooperatively, remembering the business, "Ah, I'm in a hurry, I have to go to the hotel."

"I'll see you off." Chu Yi held her who was about to run away in a hurry, "When will the request come?"

"Five o'clock."

"There's no rush, we'll be there in four or 10 minutes by car."

Ning Zhiqian breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll trouble you."

Chewie smiled and said no, and helped her adjust the coat and hat that she put on hastily and then went crookedly.

Ning Zhiqian suddenly found herself appearing in front of Chu Yi with a hurried and messy appearance, she turned her head in embarrassment, and tidied herself up against the glass of the window, and only after a while did she have the courage to face Chu Yi.

Chuy didn't poke it, but quietly waited beside her.

The driver didn't drive the car into the garage, so they just turned around and got in the car, without wasting any time.Ning Zhiqian followed Chu Yi into the car, her uneasy heart finally settled down, and said to Chu Yi, "It's a good thing I met you."

What she meant was that there was no need to waste time and effort to take a taxi, and she spoke briefly, but with some other meaning.

The corners of Chuy's lips curled into a gentle smile, "Really?"

Ning Zhiqian felt a little greasy from it, she was thin-skinned, she looked into Chu Yi's eyes and answered "yes" in embarrassment, she nodded indiscriminately, and lowered her head as if checking things, to see carefully whether she had brought all the things.

Chu Yi waited for her to finish before asking, "What did Joe say?"

"It is said that there is a special guest coming, and I hope I can help make special desserts." Mentioning Joe, Ning Zhiqian's excitement returned, and she took out her mobile phone to show Chu Yi the information, "He never asked me to help Make a special offering! It's the first time!"

Ning Zhiqian was so happy that she couldn't help nagging when she caught someone.

"Yes," Chu Yi followed her words, "It seems that he trusts you very much."

"Yeah, it's also my luck." Ning Zhiqian read Qiao's message over and over again, focusing on the five words "special guest", "Who is the person who can make Qiao make an exception and make a special offer?" What? Such a coincidence that I came here today..."

Ning Zhiqian muttered because she was too excited and couldn't fly to the hotel immediately, but Chu Yi took it seriously, "Secretary Fang, check it out."

"No need." Ning Zhiqian waved her hand, "I just said it casually."

Secretary Fang didn't listen to Chu Yi's words and planned to investigate, so she turned around and said something serious, "President Chu, Miss Ning, it seems that someone is following us."

Ning Zhiqian was surprised and turned her head to look around.

They were on a multi-lane road, and there were many cars behind them, most of which were of ordinary styles, similar colors, and unrecognizable license plates.Ning Zhiqian couldn't tell, but Chu Yi spotted something strange, "Is that the black car on the left rear?"

"Yes." Secretary Fang said, "It appeared at your door."

"It seems to be." Ning Zhiqian stared at the car intently for a while, and felt that the license plate seemed familiar, "I saw this car when I was looking downstairs, the tail number was 23, and it was parked diagonally opposite the wire Near the pole."

Chuy thought for a moment, then made a decision, "Detour, get rid of him."

The driver nodded, Secretary Fang helped to check the road conditions, and used the navigation to plan a new route that would never be late.

The people around were reliable, and Ning Zhiqian was a little relieved, but she still couldn't help but look back frequently to see if the car was still following.Fortunately, after an intersection, the driver went to the right, which was completely opposite to the original plan. The car suspected of being followed had no time to change lanes and was stopped behind by a red light.

Ning Zhiqian didn't relax, and asked weakly, "If he was following us, would he know about Hotel C, and would he just go there and wait?"

Chuey held her hand and explained softly, "It doesn't matter, Hotel C is our territory. This car will follow, and we will be able to find out who is inside."

"That's right." Ning Zhiqian felt that what Chu Yi said made sense, nodded, and found it a bit strange after reading it: Why did Secretary Fang say "your family" and Chu Yi said "our territory", and naturally put her and Chu Yi together tied together?

It was the first time for Ning Zhiqian to form such an intimate "we" with other people. When she turned her eyes, she was dazzled by Chu Yi's beautiful smile, and she pursed her lips to accept the statement: she temporarily lives at Chu Yi's house and works in Hotel C , there is nothing wrong with that.

"When do you get off work tonight?" Chuy asked.

Ning Zhiqian had no idea, "Today is the weekend and there are many guests. After the guests and the chef have left, I have to do cleaning work...It's very late, maybe I have to stay up late."

She didn't want Chu Yi to wait for her to get off work and simply stop talking.

"Staying up late?" Chu Yi didn't believe it so easily, "So busy?"

Ning Zhiqian nodded, and said solemnly, "They said that they need to prepare things for the next day, and the working hours will be extended in order to adjust the schedule."

"It's been so hard." Chu Yi frowned, "You didn't sleep yesterday, can you hold on?"

Ning Zhiqian can't guarantee anything else, but she is full of confidence in this point, "Yes! As long as I can learn something, I am willing!"

Chu Yi sighed lightly, but still respected her meaning, "Okay."

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The driver changed the route and arrived at the hotel 5 minutes late, making the time tight.Ning Zhiqian changed her clothes and ran all the way to find Qiao.In order not to make mistakes, Joe usually makes specials in a separate kitchen, not far from the main kitchen.When she arrived at the place, she glanced at the door when she passed the door, and unexpectedly met the eyes of Li Xiao, another deputy.

"Ning Zhiqian." Li Xiao called out, "Come here."

Li Xiao has been working in the hotel for a year. She is her senior. She has a face that rarely looks tense all day long, and a strong physique that has been cultivated through years of hard work.He doesn't communicate with her very often, and the necessary contact is done entirely with imperative sentences. He speaks more concisely than Joe, and occasionally puts on airs of a senior.

Suddenly being called by her full name, Ning Zhiqian was already awkward, but when she saw that it was Li Xiao, she was even more worried that there was something serious. After seeing the time at 16:57, she still walked over, "What's the matter?"

Li Xiao looked her over from head to toe and said, "Don't run."

"..." Ning Zhiqian ran just after she got out of the elevator and the locker room, she didn't expect Li Xiao to judge from her appearance, and even more unexpected that Li Xiao would use this kind of reason to call her in to teach her a lesson , I reluctantly apologized for the sake of my senior, "I'm sorry."

Li Xiao didn't respond, but ordered, "Bring that over here for me."

Ning Zhiqian saw that the thing was close, so she helped to take it.

"And..." Li Xiao ordered again.

"The chef asked me to wait for him next door." Ning Zhiqian refused, "I'll go and have a look first."

"Oh," Li Xiao said indifferently, "I've heard about it too. You don't need to go, the chef is not here, and the special guest has just canceled the appointment, so there is no need to make special offerings, go to work as usual."

Ning Zhiqian didn't believe it.She and Li Xiao are both assistants who want Qiao Duo to teach, and there is a competitive relationship.Li Xiao usually doesn't like to talk, and when she got Qiao's instruction to come here early, she said a bunch of words to stop her, which was really suspicious.

"Let me go and have a look." Ning Zhiqian said tactfully, "It's next door."

Li Xiao clicked his tongue.

The busy people around didn't hear their conversation, but they couldn't ignore Li Xiao's blunt sound.A few pairs of eyes couldn't stand the curiosity, and looked here frequently.

Ning Zhiqian didn't wait for Li Xiao to refuse, she turned around after saying "goodbye", planning to kill first and play later.

"Wait!" Li Xiao scolded, "I haven't finished yet."

Ning Zhiqian paused.

At the moment of embarrassment, Joe appeared, and when he entered the door, he said in their direction, "Come here."

As usual, Li Xiao was the one called, and immediately put the piping bag on and got ready to get up.

"No, Xiao Ning is here." Qiao named this time, "Li continues to do it."

Li Xiao said "oh" reluctantly, Ning Zhiqian didn't look at Li Xiao's expression, walked over quickly, followed Qiao to the kitchen next to her, and saw the clean workbench with a dazed expression, "What am I going to do?" ?”

"The guests are not coming," sighed Jo, addressing her regretfully.

"Oh." Ning Zhiqian was disappointed: what Li Xiao said was actually true?

"But we can continue to do it." Qiao changed the subject and discussed with her, "Would you like to take up the rest time?"

Happiness came too suddenly, Ning Zhiqian raised the corners of her drooping mouth again, and nodded, "Yes!"

She came to work early, to be precise, during the rest time.Perhaps because of this, Joe's attitude is much gentler, let her watch the demonstration, and say thank you when she helps to pass things.

Anyway, it was not for the guests, so Joe asked her to try it, and followed suit.

What I made today is a dark chocolate mousse cake. Ning Zhiqian came here to eat it once before, and the presentation was very thoughtful. There is a teardrop-shaped mousse in the middle, and a golden arc on the outside. Shooting stars streaked across to match the crescent moon decoration drawn with syrup on the very top.It looks beautiful, and the taste is also unforgettable. The chocolate chips hidden in the middle are quite layered and rich in taste. The faint orange fragrance just balances the taste of chocolate, which is rich and refreshing.

I am happy when I eat it, and it is all physical work when I do it. The syrup and chocolate are very obedient under Joe's hands, but they don't give face to her, and they are always unsatisfactory.

In the end, Ning Zhiqian made a passable one, and placed it next to Joe like a fake and inferior finished product.

"The taste is good." Qiao didn't criticize the appearance from the inside out like the master she followed during the internship, and only made an evaluation after trying a bite. "Others, practice more."

Ning Zhiqian couldn't help nodding, "I'll go back and do it again."

"No," said Joe, "like a fruit tart, add your own ideas."

"You mean... change the formula?" She didn't practice for a long time, and she was still at the stage of following what the teacher taught. Hearing this, she felt embarrassed, and her first reaction was to purse her lips and frown: She didn't dare to say anything when the teacher said , How can I have the courage to change the recipe of the master.

Joe is not someone who has never had an apprentice before, so he can see her struggle, "For the chocolate cake last time, guess what I used. When it's done, bring it here for me to taste. There is no time limit."

Ning Zhiqian was taken aback, and replied loudly, "Okay!"

She always looked excited, and Joe was a little used to it. After being startled by her crisp and loud voice, she laughed all over her face, "Pack up and go to work."

Ning Zhiqian sent Qiao away, and went back to clean up by herself.Cleaning up is not strenuous. Many pastry masters pay attention to the tidiness of the working environment, and Jo is no exception. She cleans up while doing it. The heaviest task left to her is to return everything to its original place.After she was done, she returned to the main army, and with the joy of being taught by the master, she was much more agile than before.

People who get started quickly and don't lag behind are naturally likable, and the attitude of colleagues towards her has improved.

Except Li Xiao.

Once, Ning Zhiqian inadvertently turned around and met Li Xiao's unfriendly eyes.When she found out, Li Xiao looked away unhurriedly, turned his head and continued to work, kneading the dough so vigorously that it made the workbench roar.

Ning Zhiqian felt a little scared.

It's really late to get off work today, and it's past two o'clock even if it's not overnight.It was pitch dark outside, and she had to worry about the black car following her and Li Xiao, fearful in her heart, looking at the colleagues in the locker room and thinking about which one had a higher success rate of going home together.

An unread message on her phone prevented her from asking.

Chuy: "I'll wait for you in the office."

Ning Zhiqian was surprised, and hurriedly changed her clothes to find someone.

On the 28th floor, there is no girl at the front desk, no secretary Fang with a blank face, only Chu Yi.

"Zhiqian." Before she knocked on the door, Chu Yi looked up and said, "It's time to get off work."

Ning Zhiqian glanced at the documents on the table, "Hmm. Are you this late too?"

Chuy nodded, and closed the file, "I can leave after packing up."

Ning Zhiqian said hello and found a seat to sit down.

"I want to tell you something." Chuy talked to her while tidying up.

"what?"

"Secretary Fang checked the car that followed us, and the property reflected that it was recorded in the name of the head of the household, and no further information was disclosed." Chu Yi said, "It will take some time to find out, before that, our home is not safe. "

Ning Zhiqian became serious, "What should I do?"

Chu Yi just finished collecting her things, walked over slowly, and showed a room card in front of her.

"It's not convenient for us to go back tonight, let's open a room."