the gravity of the rainbow

Chapter 7 Bad Faith
01
By mistake, Qin Wei was in the middle of the whole game, Caihong and Su Donglin were sitting on his left and right hands respectively, trying to take the opportunity to mention Han Qing's matter with Donglin was in vain.Of course, the ticket seats were good, and the fans were very excited, cheering wildly and booing loudly. Although they couldn't understand football, Rainbow was somewhat involved.However, both Dong Lin and Qin Wei had very calm expressions, each holding a bottle of ice water, looking ahead, silent, as if enjoying a Kunqu opera, but unable to enter the play from head to toe.Rainbow thought disheartenedly, please, even if you are not interested, just pretend for a while!I haven't heard of any men who don't like football.Their looks purely made Caihong feel that Dong Lin's company was just for her sake, and Qin Wei's company was for Dong Lin's face.Originally, Rainbow wanted to yell along with the crowd, but seeing that they were so quiet, he was ashamed to go wild.After defending so aggrievedly to the end, Qin Wei finally blew a whistle: "Han Peng's jersey today is not good-looking, really bad--red is not suitable for him."

Su Donglin frowned, took a sip of water on his own, and didn't speak.

In order to ask Donglin to do something, he took the two of them to watch a game of football, and Rainbow looked very kind under the guilt: "No, I also think it's not good-looking, but his football is really good."

Qin Wei turned his head: "Listen to Dong Lin, you don't like football?"

"Me?" Rainbow pointed to his nose, "I like it! Of course, it doesn't refer to this sport, but refers to the masculinity of young men exuding during the sport."

"Oh—" Qin Wei who was drinking water almost choked.

"So, do you think I'm... masculine?" He took out his handkerchief and wiped his mouth, smiling meaningfully.

"You... um... you're quite masculine, but not strong enough." Caihong looked at his slender arms and said seriously, "You need to exercise more."

"Pfft—" Dong Lin spit out a mouthful of water.

Qin Wei opened his mouth and wanted to argue, but suddenly said: "Hey, did someone steal my suit?"

It was almost the end of the show, and they decided to sit and wait for a while because the crowd was rushing to the exit.Unexpectedly, in just 10 minutes, the suit that Qin Wei was wearing on the back of the chair disappeared.

"Are suits expensive?" Caihong stood up and looked around, hoping to find some suspicious objects. "Let me see where the security guard is."

"There's a wallet in the suit."

"Oops! Oh my god! Call the police!" Rainbow stomped and yelled, "Notify the bank and credit card company! Go find an Internet cafe and change all the passwords! Be careful that people use your credit card to buy Diamond ring! Is the ID card in it too? The phone was stolen too?"

Qin Wei frowned, and lowered his head to study her panicked look: "Excuse me—did I lose my wallet, or did you lose it?"

"……you."

"Then why are you in such a hurry?"

"I... I'm worried for you!"

"Don't worry, my secretary will take care of it." After that, he took out his mobile phone and dialed, "Sun Lin? It's me. I lost my wallet, please deal with it, goodbye."

This style, this attitude, really only have four words: noble and glamorous.

Rainbow couldn't help but smile wryly.It was the first time she saw a person lose her wallet and was not in a hurry.I don't know which kind of fairy that secretary is, and the phone number is so short that people who don't know it must be confused.This Qin Wei is really sloppy, at least he should tell people what is in the wallet, how much cash, how many credit cards, whether they were accidentally lost or stolen... at least leave some clues for the person in charge.

"Bachelors are not afraid of losing their wallets," Qin Wei said, "I haven't done anything wrong."

"You're a single celebrity."

Qin Wei chuckled: "How can I be a celebrity?"

Rainbow crossed his arms and looked at him: "You have the word 'fame' written all over your body."

Qin Wei laughed even more: "Look, Dong Lin, Teacher He doesn't like me."

"..."

On the bar again, Rainbow bit her lip.

"I'm a little cold." Qin Wei said politely, "Mr. He, can I borrow your shawl?"

"My shawl?" Rainbow was taken aback.

——It was a pink knitted shawl with bright red peonies printed on the corners.Rainbow is not often worn, so it is not often washed, there should be a lot of dust and dandruff on it.She rolled her eyes a few times and handed him the shawl on the back of the chair.

Apart from the suit, Qin Wei only wore a short-sleeved T-shirt with a playful design. The tight-fitting black fabric accentuated his slender body.Caihong discovered that he had toned chest muscles, and was thin only because of his slender frame.When the pink shawl was put up, it looked even more weird, but it added a bit of artist's temperament to him.

Now is not the time for nympho, Rainbow looked down at the ground.

"Let's go eat." Dong Lin said.

"Yes! Yes! It is agreed that I will treat you!" Rainbow quickly raised his hand, "Tell me, which one are you going to?"

"The Garden Hotel on Huidong Street has opened a new western restaurant. I heard it's very good. Ah Wei likes western food. Rainbow, you're used to Sichuan food. Come with us and try something new."

"... Which one?" The raised hand trembled, and Rainbow's voice dropped a few degrees. It was a high-end hotel, and the consumption must not be low.

"I treat guests." Dong Lin said, "There are two gentlemen present, how could I let you treat them?"

"I must invite you! What you say is what you say." Rainbow shrugged and said in his heart, Han Qing, I will go all out for you, "My reputation is important."

Rainbow has been to many restaurants with Donglin, Tianshan Snow Frog, deep-water sea fish, orchid, bear's paw, bird's nest with rock sugar-every expensive and weird dish.In addition, her mother taught her a whole set of table manners in the upper class since she was a child. Although she has never eaten Western food, she can tell which fork is for salad, which fork is for staple food, and which fork is for dessert. The plates will be handed back and forth, the soup will be eaten first, the dishes will be eaten, and there will be coffee dessert at the end...

The restaurant is indeed brand new, exuding the smell of fresh furniture.The lights were dim, and the hall was filled with candles.

Dong Lin asked for a private room, the three of them sat down and took the menu.Rainbow ordered a vegetable soup for herself, two appetizers, and the main course was grilled salmon.The waiter came up to pour the wine, and she ordered a glass of dry red.Then she noticed that the waiter brought another set of tulip-shaped wine glasses, and whispered to Qin Wei, "Sir, you want champagne."

Qin Wei glanced at the label on the bottle, hummed, and said, "The champagne I'm talking about is not this kind of champagne, but the champagne produced in the Champagne region of France."

Rainbow groaned in her heart: Young Master Qin, you can make up your mind, okay?Don't show off, okay?

After apologizing, the waiter retreated and brought another bottle after a while: "This is pink champagne from NM Company, imported from France, do you think it's okay?"

He nodded and asked the waiter to pour the wine.After a second, he pointed to some kind of green vegetable leaves on his plate: "What is this?"

"...a kind of lettuce."

"Fresh?"

"Absolutely fresh."

"Why can't I swallow it after chewing it for 2 minutes?"

The waiter hurriedly apologized, quickly removed the salad, and brought up a new one.

Caihong sipped his soup in suspense, and kept slandering: It's really hard to serve, this Qin Wei is just looking for faults.

After chatting for a while, the main course continued to be served, and the waiter appeared like a ghost again, walked quietly to Qin Wei's side and whispered, "Excuse me, sir, there is a lady outside the door who wants to give you something." Send it here, I wonder if it is convenient for you now?"

Qin Wei was startled, and unexpectedly said: "It's convenient, let her in."

The door of the private room opened, and a pregnant woman with a small belly and a small body came in, wearing a playful maternity dress.

Rainbow and Donglin looked at each other.

"Sun Lin?" Qin Wei quickly stood up, "What is so important that you need to go there yourself?"

"That's it," the woman was beautiful, panting heavily with a small face, "I was afraid you would need your wallet, so I brought it to you. I've already made all the phone calls to the bank. card and a spare membership card, and some cash."

"Sit down, sit down, I'm not in a hurry to use my wallet." Qin Wei's attitude was surprisingly kind, "Waiter, please pour me a glass of orange juice."

"No, no," Sun Lin quickly waved her hands, "Have fun, I'm leaving. I can't find a parking space, and my husband is still waiting for me outside."

"I'm so ashamed. I'll take you out and apologize to your husband by the way." Qin Wei patiently supported her and walked out of the hotel with her.

People should not be judged by appearances, it turns out that this young master is also gentle, courteous and frugal at times.

Rainbow was confused, and said to Dong Lin, "This is his secretary?"

"Correct."

"Is it about to give birth? Are you still at work?"

"Are you trying to say that Ah Wei is a hateful capitalist, with blood and dirty things flowing from head to toe?"

"No, no, he's still a bit human." Rainbow suddenly remembered the mission of this meal, and the opportunity never came again, "By the way, I'll leave Han Qing's affairs to you, she has already agreed to come to work in your company gone."

"Well, very good. I have no objection, let her come to me tomorrow."

"I wrote her resume for her."

"What kind of resume do college alumni want? Waste of energy."

"There still needs to be an explanation from the personnel department, right? After all, it's your back door."

"Why is it the back door? This is the front door, the big front door." Dong Lin smiled and waved his hands, "It's not a key position, I just say OK. I can still trust Han Qing."

"Hmm..." Rainbow pondered, "There is one more..."

Just as he was about to open his mouth, Dong Lin's cell phone rang.

"Sorry, I'll answer the phone." He got up and walked to the corner.

Caihong was thinking about how to persuade Donglin to change Han Qing's department and not to be his direct subordinate, lest Xia Feng be overwhelmed.But Su Donglin kept calling for more than five minutes, and Qin Wei had already returned by this time.

Keep chatting.Interrupted by various things, everyone lacks interest and is a little careless.Qin Wei, who has always been picky, was full of praise for the steak: "Well, although the salad here is not very good, the steak is definitely top-notch. Donglin, next time you order one, we will come here more often in the future."

This remark hit a bad point somehow, Dong Lin's face hardened, he threw the napkin on the table, and said sullenly: "Ah Wei, I heard that you fired the two vice presidents of Zhu Mu Company? "

"Correct."

"These two vice presidents are always my buddies, and they have been following me. You fired people without notifying, isn't it too embarrassing?"

"Didn't I leave you with a vice president of technology?"

"You killed two of my generals within a week of taking office. Qin Wei, aren't you going too far?"

Qin Wei spread his arms and greeted him with a smile: "Who made me the CEO (CEO)? I have the right to make this decision. I just read all the reports—I have to say—these two made Zhumu software Their sales are a mess, it would be polite to ask them to resign, in my temper—”

"OK, at that time you proposed to invest in Zhu Mu because of its potential. These two vice presidents were trained by my father, and they were waiting for the fund to show their strengths. Now that you do this, how can I explain to them? ?”

"It's not kind, it's really not kind," Qin Wei took a sip of his wine, "You didn't mention beforehand that I couldn't touch people in the company, and you got angry at me when the funds arrived. To tell you the truth, in order to make Qin's largest An angel fund was invested in you, and I exhausted my tongue. The father and the old man are not easy to deal with. You have sent hope and I have sent hope, so let’s leave it at that, don’t mention it again. "

"Damn, Qin Wei, I don't care about your money, do I? I don't want your investment that much. I can get more venture capital than this."

"On such a scale, you are going to get venture capital? You can show me!"

"I'll show you, if you have the guts, withdraw your capital first!"

"The contract has been signed, and I won't withdraw the capital if there is no return. Do you think I'm here to play?"

"Ha! Is there still less money for you to play with?"

"Dong Lin, it's business, there's no need to lose your temper with me—"

"Also, there are so many orders this month. The workload is a bit heavy, but you can make it in time. Why do you forcibly cancel a quarter of the orders and push more than a dozen orders to the next quarter? This order is the credit of the sales department, the more orders the better."

"I'm sorry, as an employer, I only study the report and only care about the curve. What I need is a curve of steady growth, not a wave of ups and downs—"

Su Donglin was about to retort, when Rainbow suddenly stood up, stretched out his arms and pressed the heads of the two on the table: "They are all brothers, stop arguing!"

"Don't worry about the rainbow, I've been pissed off about this for a long time..."

"I'm the CEO of Zhu Mu Software, and the controlling party is Qin's. I can fire whoever I want, and you don't care."

"I don't care. Since you want to be fired, just fire it up. I'll call back the technical department. I'll see who you ask to write the program."

"Hey hey!" Seeing that the two were talking faster and faster, their faces getting darker and the conflict was about to break out, Rainbow couldn't help shouting, "You two, don't talk now! Think twice about everything, don't hurt your peace, Please remain silent for 2 minutes."

Suddenly, both Dong Lin and Qin Wei shut up.

Rainbow looked at his watch: "In these two minutes, I want to say something. This matter has something to do with Dong Lin, not Qin Wei."

"..."

"Donglin, Han Qing can't work in your administrative department, so she will deal with you every day, and Xia Feng will have objections. You should change her department."

"It can't be changed," Dong Lin said, "I just have a vacancy in this department."

"You have several companies, where can't a person fit in?"

"You think I'm doing relief?"

"you……"

"Oh, by the way." Thinking of something, Dong Lin said again, "Ah Wei's secretary is about to give birth, and this maternity leave will take at least a few months? Or, why don't you ask Han Qing to give birth?"

"Who is Han Qing?" Qin Wei sneered, "I don't know."

"Do you know those two vice presidents?"

"You are here again."

"How about this, I accept the matter of layoffs, and I will leave the matter of Han Qing to you."

"Wait, where did this come from? What does layoffs have to do with Han Qing?" Qin Wei thought for a while, and then said, "Okay, let her come for your sake. Give Sun Lin first , Sun Lin will take over as soon as she leaves. Please tell her that working with me will be very hard and I will travel frequently. Of course, the remuneration will also satisfy her."

Rainbow was overjoyed, and was so happy that he almost wanted to give him a hug: "Really? That's great! Excuse me...how can I contact you? Ah Wei, do you have a business card?"

"Donglin will give you my number."

Having successfully completed the task, Rainbow finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Su Donglin said again: "Ah Wei, we haven't finished the matter of Zhu Mu Company, this matter is not over."

"I laid off two of your vice presidents, but I also laid off a secretary myself. Do you know how much I rely on this secretary in my work? Laying her off is similar to Zigong. Are you still talking? Are you finished?"

"Well, I won't settle accounts with you. At worst, I will transfer them to another company."

"Wake up, it's just these two uncles who just eat and don't work...you really treat them like treasures."

On the bar again.

"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables, you two have talked so much, it's almost like a lawsuit, aren't you tired?" Rainbow had no choice but to be a peacemaker.

During the banquet, there was a lot of noise, the door suddenly opened, and a young man dressed as a chef walked in, wearing a tall white hat, came to the table and asked softly: "Excuse me, I am the chef tonight , what do you think of the taste of the dishes? Is the steak fried to your satisfaction? Is there any room for improvement?"

Rainbow is drinking soup, and feels that the voice sounds familiar.Looking up, he almost choked.She was not the only one who was surprised, Dong Lin and Qin Wei were also stunned and speechless.It was Ji Huang.Rainbow's face turned red all of a sudden.

But Ji Huang, who was wearing kitchen clothes and an apron around his waist, was calm and composed, with a slight smile in his eyes: "Oh, it's you."

Rainbow hurriedly stood up, but felt that the soles of his feet were trembling, and his mouth also stammered: "Ji...Mr. Ji, let me introduce you. This is Su Donglin...my college classmate. This is Qin Wei...Donglin's My friend, I just met today. Dong Lin has been overseas... the United States... doing business, and he just returned to China recently, and we haven't seen each other for several years, so... um... make an appointment to come out and get together."

Ji Huang expressed his understanding, and said: "It's a rare opportunity for old friends to get together, so I won't bother you any more, you guys chat slowly."

"Wait," Rainbow continued to introduce, "This is Teacher Ji Huang—my colleague, he... is very knowledgeable and studies deconstructionism."

Bah, what deconstructionism is mentioned at this time, the deconstructionism is almost the same.She kept scolding herself for being out of tune in her heart.

Fortunately, Qin Wei didn't ask. He smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Ji, I never thought you could cook a good steak. I like steak very much. Can I ask a question?"

"Please say."

"When you're frying a steak, how do you know if it's done?"

"It's usually touched by hand." Ji Huang said, "The method is very simple. Stretch out your palm, like this," he demonstrated with his left hand. It’s medium-rare. Thumb and middle finger, and touch here, it’s four to five medium. Clasp the ring finger, it’s seven, and clasp the little finger, it’s well done. It’s well-done. Practice a few times and you’ll know.”

Su Donglin touched his palm as he said: "Does it have to be like this? Is there any other way?"

"That's okay too," Ji Huang replied fluently, "touch the top of your head, it's hard, right? This feeling is fully familiar. Touch your forehead—it's still hard, but a little elastic—that's seven points ; Touch your nose again, it is softer, this is five points; touch your chin finally, this is three points.”

"Be taught and be taught. Teacher Ji, go get busy, this is the most delicious steak I have ever eaten. Next time I see your boss, I will definitely praise you well." Qin Wei said.

"Thank you for your kind words."

"By the way," Su Donglin said, "Qin Wei and I both signed up for the next yoga class, which will start on December [-]rd, right?"

"You are too polite. In fact, this period has just begun. There is no need to rush to sign up."

"Take a seat first. Both of us are loyal students of Mr. Ji."

"Thank you. Take your time, everyone. I have to go back to the kitchen." Ji Huang nodded politely and left lightly.

From the beginning to the end, Rainbow feels that this Ji Huang is not like the Ji Huang who discussed "subjectivity" with her that afternoon. I don't know if it's because he changed his clothes or because of the expression of a professional chef on his face.He still looked like a young man, but he looked more like a senior chef than a teacher, and he smelled like black pepper.

Ji Huang is definitely not a person who has high demands on life, and his food and clothing are very simple.How much did he work?Are you so short of money?In this short moment, Rainbow was stunned, feeling deeply lost for some reason.And this loss was combined with Ji Huang's calm and composed demeanor, which made her even more confused.

This should be another part-time job that he tries to hide from the school, right?It will definitely make people laugh if it is passed on to the academic circle.Every year in the Chinese Department, there are quite a few Ph.D.s who fight for professional titles, sweep the floor, burn books and jump from buildings.No matter how small the rumor is, it will be singled out and operated at critical moments.In this highly competitive academic environment, everyone knows what time means and what accumulation means.Will a person who travels here and there every day to work have enough time to do research?Will you stay upstream in this circle of not advancing or retreating?Or is his aggressive elitism an illusion?
For a moment, she felt that she didn't know this person well, too much.Ji Huang is definitely not an inert gas, could it be... a poisonous gas?
"Hey, why are you in a daze?" Su Donglin touched her with his arm.

"It's nothing," Rainbow came back to his senses, pretending to be calm, "It's just a little surprised to find my colleagues here."

"That must feel like discovering that the girl accompanying you is your classmate when you are singing karaoke."

"Don't be so serious. By the way, how do you know him?"

"He's our yoga teacher."

"Is that the 'intermediate class'?"

"Yes, it's also called the 'Boss Class'. There are many CEOs in it. The tuition is a bit more expensive, but practicing this is very effective for decompression. We are all hooked."

"But, Ji Huang... I mean, Teacher Ji... I don't know that you are the bosses, do you?"

"I don't know, and you don't need to fill in the occupation when you sign up. People in the circle will recommend us to go if they feel good after practicing." Donglin silently looked at her, with a smile that was not a smile, "This teacher Ji is very nice, A Wei and I I like him very much, right, Ah Wei?"

Rainbow sneered: "It's just a yoga teacher who teaches you boxing every day, how can you tell your character?"

"This man never smiles, but he is very humorous. It can be seen that he is poor but very ambitious. I am not surprised that you say he is a university teacher. His speech, bearing, and self-cultivation are all there. In a word, he is a full-fledged cultural masterpiece. .”

"Extreme quality." Qin Wei added.

"Why do I feel that you two have something to say?" Rainbow couldn't help asking.

Su Donglin smiled: "It's over, I'm out. Ah Wei, let me introduce you, that girl just now is Rainbow's soul mate. This girl has been trained by me for many years to have a good eye. But Rainbow," he stared at her face with deep eyes , "I, Su Donglin, will not just get out so easily. It can only be said that the war has escalated."

Rainbow took a sip of coffee, avoiding his eyes, and slowly dug a spoonful of fruit cake: "Donglin, how could you be out? You didn't even enter, okay?"

"Although I don't understand what narratology you talk about every day," Su Donglin said, "you can really make up fiction. Excuse me, when did I just come back from the United States?"

Rainbow blushed, then turned pale again, and decided to tell the truth: "I'm sorry, I'm afraid he might misunderstand. I like him, so... I have to wrong you to be fabricated."

"Fictitious?" Su Donglin laughed and couldn't help applauding, "Rainbow, you are so interesting. Do you know why you were so uncomfortable just now?"

"I don't know, I was about to ask for advice—"

"Because he is so poor that you are not used to it, right?" Suddenly, Su Donglin's smile turned into a knife, "You have to learn to adapt to this. You must know that the person who will be fictionalized in the future is not me, but you Teacher Ji. Anything you are not used to can be made up with fiction—this is your skill.”

"Hey, Donglin, are you Sister Lin?" Caihong glared at him fiercely, "You really treat me like a precious jade, and if you don't say harsh words to me every day, I'll feel bad, right?"

02
That seemingly simple Western meal cost Rainbow 300 yuan, who asked her to rush to pay.Although I know that 2000 yuan is the minimum consumption, paying the bill feels like being stabbed alive, and it hurts a lot.One month's salary is gone!There is no place to reimburse.Rainbow wailed in his heart, he couldn't afford to be with these young masters.

He buckled up his wallet and left the hotel. There was already a strong wind and heavy rain outside the door.

There are many lakes in this city, and the climate is unpredictable.There was a black cloud in the sky, and the air pressure was suffocatingly low.The tall buildings standing in the rain are like a row of coconut trees on an isolated island, shaking slightly in the eyes of passers-by.

Rainbow took a deep breath.The streets washed by the rain seem to have been stripped of their coats, and there is a smell of mud.The criss-crossing fence suddenly deformed in the rain curtain, no different from the fence of the farmhouse.The city in the rainstorm is a little more interesting in the field.

Qin Wei finally remembered to take off the shawl and return it to Rainbow.

The waiter brought two umbrellas. The wind was strong, and it took a lot of effort to open them, and they folded in the blink of an eye.Su Donglin said to Rainbow: "Wait here, I will drive the car."

Rainbow thought for a while, then shook his head: "Let's go first. I... still have something to say to Ji Huang, it's an academic matter, I'll wait for him."

As he spoke, he stared at the floor, his face blushing for no reason.

"How did you go back in such a heavy rain?" Su Donglin was puzzled, "You can also call to talk about academic matters."

"I like to discuss face-to-face. I'll take a taxi back later. I'll take care of Han Qing." Caihong showed a naive look, clasped his palms together, and made a cute bunny shape.

"Study... art?" Su Donglin raised his eyebrows.

"Academic."

"What academic?" There was a hazy sneer on his face.

"Post-structuralism and neo-Marxism." Rainbow didn't like his sarcasm, and would quarrel with him every time because of this.

"Structuralism has a front and a back?" Su Donglin narrowed his eyes.

"There are new and old Marxisms?" Qin Wei interjected.

Then the two said in unison: "Liberal arts students are so lazy, you can tell from the names of the terms."

Su Donglin said: "Look at our terms, 'TDP power consumption' and 'secondary cache capacity', how clear and clear."

"That's right." Qin Wei followed suit, "Our terminology is also good, 'bond convexity' and 'hedging ratio' are much better than your front and back, new and old."

"That's not true. New horses and old horses can calm us down? There is no way." Su Donglin said, "You think I don't understand Marx, and I doubt whether Teacher Ji can solve linear equations in two variables."

He snorted contemptuously.

Rainbow looked up at the sky and rolled his eyes at them: "You two have fun, let's walk slowly."

Back in the hotel's reception room, Rainbow asked the waiter about Ji Huang's working hours.

"Master Ji gets off work at eleven o'clock, and there are still two hours left. Miss, do you really want to wait? It's a bit busy inside, so I can tell you something." The waiter shaved his head three-parts, and his attitude was very enthusiastic.

Master Ji?
Rainbow froze for a moment, not used to this title for a while. "It's okay, don't disturb his work. I'll just sit here and read a magazine for a while."

The word finally got through, and after an hour, Ji Huang came out, changing into his usual clothes.It can be seen that after washing his face temporarily, the hair on his forehead is wet.

In an instant, he turned back into the familiar Mr. Ji, with a white shirt, jeans, and half-new but clean sneakers.Rainbow secretly thought in his heart, this teacher Ji, wearing a tights is a yogi, wearing a white hat is a master teacher, and holding a pen in his hand is a professor and scholar. La.

"Hi, Rainbow," the voice of "Transformers" was very calm, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, I really can't get away. Need me?"

"Yes. It's not urgent. Don't you get off work at eleven o'clock?"

"I'm not busy now. I greeted the manager and asked the deputy to help me." After that, he walked out the door with her and took out a lunch box from his bag, "Are you still hungry?"

The rainbow salmon is very delicious, but unfortunately there is only a small piece, with black caviar sprinkled on the side. The waiter said it was sturgeon roe from the Caspian Sea, which was very expensive.Caihong tasted it, but felt the taste was weird, and because he was thinking about Han Qing at the table, he didn't eat it seriously.Now when I asked him, I confessed honestly: "To be honest, your store has very little Western food, and you can't get enough..."

Ji Huang said: "Who asked you to order French dishes?"

Rainbow opened the lunch box, and the dishes looked colorful, grotesque, and very attractive.Take a bite, it is soft and crispy, and it is delicious.It's a pity that this is also French, and the amount is not much, and it can be eaten up in two or three bites.

"Does it taste good?" Seeing how she was devouring it, Ji Huang asked.

"It's so delicious." Caihong licked his lips, "What kind of dish is this? I must order it next time I come here."

“Ratatouille. (Vegetable chowder.)”

"Rata-touille?" Rainbow blinked, "Is that the dish in Ratatouille?"

"Yes, this is actually a traditional French dish."

"You did it?"

"Ah."

"My God," Rainbow exclaimed, "I shouldn't have thrown your white water chicken! Don't look at it, it might be delicious!"

"That's not necessarily true. Has anyone told you that many master chefs don't touch the pots and spoons when they go home?" The rain became lighter and the wind stopped. He held up an umbrella for her, "I'll call a taxi to take you back home." .”

"No, no, it's not far from home, let's just walk back." After that, he dragged him away without any explanation.

The ground was wet and water was running everywhere.Rainbow's shoes were soaked and her toes were freezing cold within a short distance.In the old days, Rainbow, who was spoiled by her parents, was still a bit squeamish, and she would not be able to go far when walking with wet feet, just like the British writer Woolf, who has awakened countless women in her books, but in reality she cannot do without maids and friends. cook.But Rainbow just pretended not to feel it, and just talked and laughed with Ji Huang all the way.

"By the way, I haven't asked you what you want from me." After chatting away for more than ten minutes, Ji Huang suddenly remembered the theme of this trip.

"Well... it's an academic question."

"Academic questions?" he repeated.

"Yes." Rainbow's face turned red again, but because it was night, no one could see.

She suddenly remembered a class she had taken in graduate school.In that class, Guan Ye once said that one must always choose in life, and there are consequences when there are choices.In order to avoid being responsible for these consequences, people often fall into a state of self-deception called "Bad Faith", which is to give up choices in a state of free choice.On the contrary, they will complain about the injustice of the environment, it is a matter of fate, and their inability to choose is a helpless move.The philosopher Sartre gave a vivid example.On a first date, a woman will pretend not to understand a man's compliments, will deliberately ignore his hints, clearly knows what he wants, but pretends not to know anything, neither pandering nor rejecting, blindly procrastinating .

She's putting off her choice because she won't face the consequences.Rainbow was thinking, if she lied so much, did she also enter Bad Faith?

They walked back along a main street.The drizzle was like silk, and it was numb and itchy when it sprayed on the face.

Rainbow asked Ji Huang a few questions about post-structuralism, some of which she already knew the answers to, and she wanted to listen to Ji Huang’s version again to see if he had any updated explanations; some were theories encountered in the writing of the thesis I want Ji Huang to enlighten me about the problem, and I want to point out a few professional books by the way.The two chatted with Foucault and Lacan for a while, and Rainbow asked: "I have always wanted to read Lacan's famous anthology, but unfortunately there is no translation in China."

Ji Huang said: "I have an English translation there, but it's just an anthology. If you want to read it, I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

"Thank you, don't forget."

"will not."

Turning a corner, they turned from the street into the alley.It was very dark, the street lights were very dim, and the light and shadow on the ground were dim, barely visible.On the empty long street, only their own footsteps can be heard.

Rainbow changed the topic: "Mr. Ji, today is really a surprise. I didn't expect you to like cooking so much."

In fact, what she wanted to ask was, Teacher Ji, are you really so short of money?Is all the spare time taken up by part-time jobs?However, Rainbow is a cultural person, and cultural people would not ask questions like this.

Obviously, Ji Huang didn't hear the implication, nodded and said: "Well, I'm a little interested, I can't say I like it very much. I have a cousin who is a chef. I worked in his restaurant when I was a freshman. I worked for four months as a starter, cutting vegetables, preparing ingredients, cooking soup and so on. Later my uncle wanted to change jobs and felt sorry for the boss, so he got me a fake certificate, insisting that I was his apprentice, and all the craftsmanship was left to me. Me. Anyway, I could cook the main dishes in the store at that time, and the boss believed it, and even sent me to training. I also need money, and the working hours are more flexible, so there are more and more. I worked continuously for more than six years. Later, I resigned and started to learn yoga, and the boss would come to me when he needed someone temporarily.”

"Is that a western restaurant?"

"Yes. Western restaurants are cleaner, with air-conditioning, and higher wages." He said, "Besides, I'm allergic to peppercorns, so I can't go to Chinese restaurants."

Rainbow turned around and glanced at him, and smiled: "Then... what level of chef are you?"

"advanced."

Rainbow was taken aback: "Advanced? Really?"

"I won't lie to you, I have a certificate." He said, "I can take the exam."

"But," Rainbow bit his lip and finally said, "with so many jobs, how do you still have time to study?"

"It's not enough time, but I'm efficient," he said. "Just hurry up the rest of the time."

"So are you getting enough sleep?"

"enough."

"What time do you get up every day?"

"Five o'clock."

five o'clock.The rainbow was frightening, she had never gotten up at this time, and it was hard to get up at seven o'clock.If she worked long hours like Ji Huang, it would definitely be a problem for her to graduate, let alone her excellent grades.She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: knowledge will not fall from the sky, it has to be done bit by bit.It's really not easy for children from poor families. Don't look at other people's success, that's in exchange for hard work.

"Hey," she looked around, and suddenly said, "Where did you go? Why is this road getting darker and darker, and I can hardly see my fingers."

"Is it dark?" Ji Huang said lightly, "I don't think it's dark."

"Actually, there was a big road just now... We don't need to turn here, this road is not close."

"is it?"

"It's too dark!" She stopped involuntarily, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, her voice was a little trembling, "Let's turn around."

"With me here, what are you afraid of?" Ji Huang turned around and faced her.

At that moment, they were suddenly very close.Rainbow only knows that there is a tree behind him, a road in front of him, and a garden in the middle of the street next to him.She whispered in her heart, I am afraid of you.

Before this thought disappeared, Ji Huang's arms had wrapped around her waist, and he held her whole in his arms: "So, are you even more afraid?"

Rainbow struggled, but didn't move, raised his head, his face flushed: "You—"

She wanted to say, what do you want to do!After thinking about it, isn't this nonsense?Before he had time to think of a countermeasure, Ji Huang's head was lowered, and his rapid breathing reached his neck, Rainbow suddenly said: "Wait!"

He stopped.

"Ji Huang, look at me!"

He stared at her face, not only shameless, but also very frank.

"If you can guess what's in my mind, you can kiss me," she was stimulated by his wanton attitude, "If you can't guess, you can't!"

His eyes were strange, but his expression didn't change: "Guess three times, okay?"

"No, once." Rainbow looked at him provocatively, "Only once."

"Ok."

But the tip of his nose had touched hers, and his forehead was rubbing against hers lightly.The breath of the body came from the neck, and the breath was sweet and sweet.Then he whispered one word: "Bad Faith."

With an "oh", she suddenly held his face and kissed him heartily.

(End of this chapter)