chapter eight

Qi Ji originally thought that being caught by the president of his own company when he was working part-time outside the office was already unfortunate, but he didn't expect that worse things would be waiting for him.

Because he refused the invitation of the boxing ring to continue playing, when Qi Ji came to Huating this time, the manager's attitude was obviously a lot worse. However, Qi Ji was thorough in his work and rigorous in his attitude. The manager had no idea what to do if he wanted to find faults.

But Qi Ji never thought that the other party would make trouble the night before the salary was paid, and he went back on his word.

In Huating, Qi Ji was in charge of delivering drinks, not accompanying drinks. This job pays a lot of wages, and it is settled on a weekly basis. In two weeks, Qi Qi Mingyu will be able to save the expenses needed for Qi Qi Mingyu to go abroad.

So it's not as easy as it sounds.

In addition to appearance and etiquette, Qi Ji was able to do the job, and the biggest reliance was his excellent memory. The Huating Club is one of the most luxurious top clubs in the entire S city. The drinks are of extremely high specifications and a wide variety of varieties. For one type of red wine, there are hundreds of varieties from nearly a hundred brands. Most of the labels on the wine bottles are marked in foreign languages. In addition to English and French, there are also Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Ordinary waiters come in. Just remembering the type of wine is a big time-consuming and labor-intensive project.

In addition, the different temperatures required for different wines to maintain the best state, the special bottle-opening and pouring methods required when serving to the guests, the different utensils used, the different ingredients to be matched... Follow the formal process, the clubhouse The waiters generally need to go through four to five months of training to thoroughly memorize these things. During the period, they have to pass three rigorous exams, and the score rate is 90% before they can officially start their jobs.

As for Qi Ji, he came here for two nights and watched all the training videos. After that, he practiced for three more nights, and then took three consecutive exams. In just one week, he got the badge of a regular employee.

After all, there is no salary during the training period, and if you spend more than one day, you will earn less money for one day.

With the last training certificate, this time Qi sent him to work directly, and the work content is the same as before.

However, after he had worked for six days, and it was time to pay his weekly salary tomorrow, the manager suddenly found him and forcibly added a new standard to him.

"You must drink 200,000 wine this week. If you don't drink enough, don't even think about getting this week's salary!"

Qi Ji was stunned when he heard this.

The manager had never mentioned that there was a quota for drinking alcohol before, but now he suddenly imposed a condition. In addition to tonight's order, he only had a total of less than 50,000 drinks this week, but the manager ordered him to complete the 200,000 quota before tomorrow's salary settlement. This is obviously making things difficult and impossible to complete.

"Manager, you didn't tell me the quota of 200,000 before..."

Qi Ji tried to argue, but the manager waved his hand directly: "Don't tell me these are useless, ah, finish the 200,000 yuan, or you won't want to get the money tomorrow."

Qi Ji frowned: "But I still have a basic salary..."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense! After a few words with the guests, you feel that you are capable, right?"

He was talking about the matter that Qi Ji brought Lian Qing back to the box just now.

The sound insulation of the corridor is excellent, the camera in this corner is broken again, and the manager directly raised his voice.

"Don't think that you can get on the way by leading a rich man. I tell you, honestly complete this task, or you won't even want to take any cents this week!"

After saying this, the manager directly took out a new badge with a barcode from his pocket and threw it on Qi Ji.

"Put this on, don't let me catch you. You use other people's wine as your own, do you hear me?"

Qi Ji held the new badge, and the icy sharp corners of the badge stuck in the palm of his hand. At the urging of the manager, he put his head down and put on a new badge.

Taking away the old badge, the manager snorted coldly, dropped him and left.

Qi Ji stood there, his forehead hair hanging down, his teeth biting out a bright blood red on his lower lip.

The warm light shrouded his head, but it couldn't warm his pale skin.

These days, Qi Ji went to get off work during the day, worked part-time after work, and had to use the last time before dawn to catch up on the design drafts he picked up. After all, he didn't even sleep for three hours a day.

The phone in the inner pocket vibrated suddenly.

Qi Ji took out his mobile phone and saw a message pop up at the top of the screen.

It's an email he subscribed to.

[International Mathematical Olympiad Official: IMO reminds you that there are 2 days left before the deadline for registration and payment...]

Just a few bytes can't occupy much space in memory, but it condenses into the last heavy straw.

Completely crushed that thin and thin spine.

Qi Ji stared at the phone without blinking, until the screen went black, but he still didn't look away.

After a long time, a drop of crystal clear water rolled down on the black screen, splashing little by little.

Under the warm golden light, the young man raised his hand and wiped his eyes silently. The back of the hand, pale enough to clearly see blue blood vessels, was left with a string of wet marks.

From the beginning to the end, he was so quiet, so quiet that he didn't even make a sound from his slightly rapid breathing.

Suddenly, he raised his head and frowned at the corridor behind him.

The bright passages are empty, only the opulent decorations stand out from the icy light.

……nobody.

Maybe an illusion. Qi Ji retracted his gaze, lowered his head and put the phone away, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw the barcode badge on his chest.

He raised his head and closed his darkened eyes.

Take a long, long breath.

When Pei Yusheng returned to the box, Lian Qing, who was sent back earlier, was so drunk that he fell into a drowsy sleep on the sofa.

The others in the room were tired of singing, and they were afraid that the music would be too loud, so they started to play other games.

The indoor lights were turned up a lot, and there were a bunch of empty wine bottles on the table. The wine ordered in the second round was served, and several waiters came in one after another, and the last one was still familiar.

Pei Yusheng looked over, the man was still hanging his head, the light hit his thick eyelashes, casting a shadow, covering his beautiful eyes.

He was still that quiet, and he seemed well-behaved and docile.

Pei Yusheng rubbed his upper lip with his fingers.

The boy's complexion was fair and fair, and his slightly reddish eyes became more and more obvious.

One can't help but think about how heartwarming it must be when tears slide down there.

The ice cubes swayed in the wine glass, Pei Yusheng stretched one arm on the back of the sofa, looked down, and caught a glimpse of the badge on the boy's chest.

Pei Yusheng was standing in the corner before, he could only hear the voices of the manager and Qi Ji, but didn't see their movements. But he remembered that when he met Qi Ji before, the other party's badges only had logos and coded digits, but no barcodes.

It just so happened that another companion came to toast, and he was still a rich and young man who was very playful. Pei Yusheng raised his hand to clink glasses, and after chatting a few words with someone, he pretended to ask about the badge with a barcode.

The companion has come to Huating many times, and he glanced at Qi Ji and said: "Oh, that is a task badge, which means that the waiter has a wine opening task that must be completed. The barcode on the bottle is passed through together to record the amount of the task completed.”

Pei Yusheng thought for a while and asked, "Don't all waiters have the task of opening wine?"

The companion was so happy to chat with him a few more words and explained it in great detail: "Ordinary waiters don't have it. They usually only have a minimum limit, and if they don't complete it, they will deduct a bonus at most. But this wine-opening task is different. This kind of The quota of tasks is generally set at a high level, which is basically impossible to complete, unless there is a customer who is willing to order him to wrap it up and let him drive alone."

He smiled and said, "So although I didn't say it explicitly, this kind of barcode sign basically means that it's listed for sale. You can see the price directly by scanning it, and regular customers know it well."

Pei Yusheng's fingers tightened slightly, looking up at Qi Ji, the light in his light-colored pupils sank, and it was dark and unclear.

The companion didn't notice it, and shook the wine glass in his hand: "And this kind of badge means that the waiter has not accompanied the wine, and interested guests can order it. Some guests feel that there are many people who have accompanied the wine in the clubhouse, and they also I will specially pick this kind of waiter who has just been listed to play."

While talking, the companion remembered that Pei Yusheng hadn't ordered an escort waiter since he came in, and when he saw that someone was interested in the work card, he couldn't help laughing: "Why, Second Young Master has taken a fancy to that waiter?"

Young people can have fun, and second-generation like them don't care much about gender. The escort students who just ordered were both male and female, and they were just for fun anyway.

The companion glanced at the boy who was drinking not far away, and touched his chin: "This man is really good-looking. Are you going to order him?"

In fact, not only the two people who were talking, but also many people in the room who were not completely drunk noticed Qi Ji.

During the first round of pouring, the lights in the room were dimly lit, and the outlines could not be clearly seen. The light was clear this time, and Qi Ji's appearance was revealed, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Not to mention the ordinary waiter serving wine, he is definitely the most eye-catching one among the accompaniment of wine.

Besides, he still has a badge with a price tag on it.

Although he was still wearing the uniform of a waiter, everyone in the room knew it well, and many people were already looking at Qi Ji with excitement in their eyes. Even the accompany of these guests, either charming, charming, hot, or handsome, showed some vigilance and sourness in the open and secret.

As soon as the companion's words were asked, Er Shao Pei before the meeting smiled.

In fact, he had already heard about the name of this Second Young Master Pei, but it was not until he met with him that he clearly realized that this person was indeed a person in a higher circle than them.

Family background and assets may change, only conversation and bearing can't deceive people.

That's why there will be so many people tonight toasting this second young master Pei, and they all feel that this dinner, which was originally for the sake of the Pei Lian family, is indeed worth it.

But now, with Ershao Pei's smile, his companions were out of tolerance, and they really felt the impact from the other side's appearance.

The corner of the man's lips twitched, his expression unrestrained, his handsome brows and eyes shrouded in light, he was only half-leanly leaning on the sofa, but he was so eye-catching as if he was standing in the center of the spotlight beam on the stage.

The crystal clear wine glass was raised, the mouth of the glass tilted slightly, towards the waiter who was being watched by everyone.

"come over."

The low magnetic sound is not too loud, but it penetrates all the noise. Qi Ji, who had just put the wine bottle away, paused slightly, looked at the man, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked over under his gaze.

He stopped half a meter away from the sofa, and as soon as he stopped, the man on the sofa stood up.

The tall figure instantly brought a strong sense of oppression, and the right hand stretched out the next second made Qi Ji instinctively hold his breath.

However, the arm with the cuff rolled up, showing the clear wrist bone, just wiped his side and put the swaying crystal glass on the coffee table.

Qi Ji thought that he was thinking too much. However, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then his back suddenly stiffened.

The man who was close at hand had his eyes fixed on him.

The two were only half a step away, the distance was ambiguous, and they were very close to each other. Qi Ji could even clearly perceive the breath of the other party falling on his head.

And a low chuckle that shook the eardrums.

Qi Ji clenched his palm.

In a trance, he felt like a prey that couldn't move, being watched with pleasure by a hunter who was at his leisure.

This delusion forced him to step back in a dignified manner, trying to escape the frightening threat. However, before he could move, the man reached out his hand again.

No more wine glasses this time.

The slender and powerful palm directly grabbed Qi Ji's wrist and just covered half of his forearm.

Like shackles bound, like shackles that cannot be broken free.

The noise in the house disappeared unknowingly, and the room was silent.

As early as when Pei Yusheng spoke, everyone in the room was attracted. At first sight, it was Pei Yusheng who spoke up. Although many guests felt sorry, they all stopped thinking about it, and had no plans to rob Pei Ershao at all.

And those who accompanied the wine students heard that the important person was not the guests next to them, so they could not help secretly relieved, but when they saw the appearance of the man who spoke, they couldn't help but feel even more sour.

Why wasn't this man who ordered them?

But whether it was a guest or an escort student, they all thought that Ershao Pei had taken a fancy to this waiter and planned to start wrapping him up.

Pei Ershao's actions also confirmed this.

He stood in front of the boy, holding the man's slender forearm, and he could confine the man in his arms just by reaching out.

However, in the quiet breathlessness, under the attention of everyone, Pei Yusheng opened his mouth, but it was a sentence——

"Ten bottles of Louis XIII, you open."