Mai Xiaoshu never expected that Jian Jun would drive her and An Chengye to Qinghe, a famous restaurant on the top floor of White Bear Plaza.
She often heard Song Feifei talk about Qinghe on "Radio Station". It was notoriously expensive. Not only did you have to make a reservation, but slovenly dressed guests couldn't even get in.
When Mai Xiaoshu appeared at the entrance of the restaurant behind An Chengye, he felt embarrassed: "No need to eat such expensive food, and you need to make a reservation to enter here!"
She gave him a kind reminder, but An Chengye ignored her words and continued walking inside without even looking back. She had no choice but to follow him in.
Unexpectedly, the service staff who came towards them were all smiles when they saw An Chengye. Not only did they enthusiastically call him Mr. An, they also welcomed them to the long crystal table in the center of the restaurant without even asking how many people had come to dine. Although it was located in the middle, there were bamboo curtains around it to block out any noise interference. It was obviously the best seat in the entire restaurant.
After sitting down nervously, Mai Xiaoshu took the menu handed to him by the waiter and looked at it, his heart instantly exploded.
Even though she had interviewed An Chengye and would do some publicity for him, there was no need to invite her to eat at a place where a salad costs thousands of dollars!
"do not understand English ?"
Perhaps she spent too much time thinking while holding the menu, and the person sitting opposite her frowned.
"It's not that I don't understand...it's just that there's no need to eat at such an expensive place." On the one hand, Mai Xiaoshu didn't want to be looked down upon, but on the other hand, she felt that it was unnecessary to spend a year's living expenses on a meal. It would be great if the money could be saved for her.
"I understand how you feel. Is this your first time in a place like this?" An Chengye looked at her with a teasing smile.
Mai Xiaoshu curled his lips and acted speechless.
An Chengye continued, "Don't feel any psychological burden. After all, you are my savior." Well, this reason is reasonable. In this case, she had no choice but to let the person who paid the bill do what he wanted.
When An Chengye was ordering food, she noticed something very strange. Why were they the only two people dining in the entire restaurant?
She was originally just secretly curious, but her mouth couldn't help but speak out her doubts.
"Because I have booked the entire restaurant tonight."
"Ah!" Mai Xiaoshu was stunned when he heard the answer. Book the entire restaurant to eat with her? This kind of plot usually happens in idol dramas when the male lead is about to confess his love to the female lead...
"Mai Xiaoshu!" When she was suspicious, An Chengye suddenly called her name, with a tenderness and sincerity in his eyes that he had never seen before.
Strange! Why is this guy so gentle all of a sudden?
"What...what's wrong?" Feeling the other person's burning gaze, Mai Xiaoshu suddenly became uneasy. Although he was excellent, smart, rich, and good-looking, she had never had any improper thoughts about him, and they had only known each other for a short time...
Just as she was daydreaming, An Chengye suddenly leaned towards her, scaring her so much that she fell back with a red face, moving her seat back a few centimeters with a loud noise.
"What do you want to do?" she asked anxiously.
"Take the black pepper. What do you think I want to do?" An Chengye felt a little strange when he saw her evasive eyes and fidgeting.
It turned out that just as she was daydreaming for a while, the fillet steak was already on the table. An Chengye picked up the silver black pepper shaker in front of her with his slender fingers and lightly sprinkled some black pepper on the plate in front of him.
Mai Xiaoshu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why are you blushing? You don't think I want to do anything to you, do you?" An Chengye raised his eyebrows and said with a hint of mischief.
"I, I don't. Don't you think it's very hot here?" She answered stutteringly and looked around to see if the air conditioner was broken.
"The air conditioner is on, and I don't feel hot."
The boy opposite her was cutting the food on the plate while looking at her. When he looked over, she was like a frightened little white rabbit, not daring to look up. An Chengye found it more and more interesting, but he had more important things to do at the moment, so he had to put aside his teasing intention.
"Actually, I have something to tell you." An Chengye said lightly.
"Huh?" Mai Xiaoshu looked at him with eyes wide open, her ears red. This guy was acting very strangely today. He wouldn't confess to her just because she saved him, would he?
At this time, the waiter standing nearby walked forward and placed a document on the table. Four big words suddenly appeared in front of Mai Xiaoshu: Employment Contract.
"What is this?" Mai Xiaoshu put down his cutlery, picked up the document, turned to the first page, and the job title read: Reiki ZOO Project Assistant.
"Let's give it a try!" An Chengye met Mai Xiaoshu's puzzled look, "I will launch a new software that will change the original survival order of species around the world. The project needs you."
"What are you talking about? I know nothing about computers." Mai Xiaoshu was confused. What did the new software have to do with her? She knew nothing about computer technology.
"Don't you know how to communicate with animals? Only you can do this job." He looked at her firmly.
"Who... who can communicate with animals? I don't know what you are talking about?" Mai Xiaoshu was shocked. How did he see that? When did he reveal his true colors?
"I saw you saving me." An Chengye recalled the day when he was trapped in the damaged plane. He vaguely saw Mai Xiaoshu talking to the elephant, and the elephant responded quickly - it opened the cabin and rescued him and Bruce. In addition, the words she blurted out in the woods should have been a greeting to the bird.
When this bold idea came to mind, he asked Jian Jun to investigate Mai Xiaoshu's background and found that she had lived with her parents who studied animals since she was a child. He also found some problems in her information. Therefore, she may have unique communication skills. "I saw all your interactions with the elephants."
"I...I was just talking to myself."
"Really? If it was just your mumbling, how could an elephant come to save people by itself? And know how to use its trunk to open the cabin to save people?" An Chengye said, as if he felt that the stimulation to Mai Xiaoshu was not big enough, he continued, "Also, I found that every time you appear, there are strange animals around you, and your attitude towards them is also very strange. And last time at the old man's house on Garden Street, why did you know that the bodies of those dogs were buried in the backyard? You didn't know when the police took you there, but you knew it after you came out of the police station. Why? It's because of the bird named Andy... "
“Okay, you don’t have to continue…” Mai Xiaoshu wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself that this person was too scary.
Just like this, they were able to guess the truth almost exactly. Is this the difference between geniuses and ordinary people like them?
"So you want to hire me to join the project and help you complete a software that allows animals to interact freely?" Mai Xiaoshu flipped through the contract in her hand. When she saw the long row of "0"s behind the salary column in the employment contract, she was stunned for a moment!
If I counted correctly, the annual salary is 1 million!
Mai Xiaoshu looked at the number like a fool. An Chengye was very satisfied with her performance. He paused, stood up, picked up the pen he had prepared, and handed it to her: "I know you won't refuse, sign it."
Faced with a huge sum of money and the opportunity to join her dream company, of course she was tempted.
"But……"
"But what?"
"I have to go to school during the day, and I have to squeeze in time to work at the zoo at night and on weekends. I'm afraid I don't have the energy to do this job."
An Chengye was stunned as he did not expect her to refuse. He held his forehead and said, "How much can you earn in a month at the zoo? One thousand or two thousand? This salary is not enough to fill the gaps between our teeth, and we have to take care of the animals . Are you sure you want to reject the precious opportunity I offer for such a job?" "It's not a matter of money. If I don't stay in the zoo, my colleagues won't know what kind of feed Lan Xi likes to eat, and no one can do anything about Jonah. She will bully other baby elephants and other small animals. They will be very sad..." Mai Xiaoshu thought of those cute, adorable, domineering or mischievous faces, and he couldn't bear to leave.
"You can't bear to part with them, but what about your parents?" An Chengye was so disappointed when he heard this, "Don't you still want to find your parents? How can you find your missing parents without money? You can't even find out whether they are dead or alive!"
"How did you know my parents were missing?" These sudden words uncovered the long-hidden scar in Mai Xiaoshu's heart, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Since we are going to be partners in the future, I naturally investigated your details. So is it strange that I know your parents are still missing after the accident?" Seeing her red eyes and her tightly pursed lips, An Chengye slowed down his tone, "I'm sorry to mention them, but if you get 1 million, you will have enough funds to find them. Don't you really want to try?"
Mai Xiaoshu looked at him in disbelief: "Is it really possible?"
An Chengye moved the contract in front of her and nodded heavily, as if to give her confidence.
Mai Xiaoshu seemed to be pushed by an invisible hand to pick up the pen and sign the contract without even reading it carefully.
She didn't know what was waiting for her this time.
At this moment, all she could see before her were the warm smiles of her parents.