After more than twenty hours of long-distance flight, Jiang Chuning finally stood at the airport in Shanghai.
She looked at the bright and dazzling sun outside, and couldn't help but stretched out her hand to block it.
Jiang Chuning took out her mobile phone and was about to take a taxi when she was tapped on the shoulder. She turned her head and Qin Zhaobei was standing there: "How about it, we met again."
"How did you..."
Jiang Chuning was a little surprised, she didn't expect to meet him at the airport.
Qin Zhaobei dragged her suitcase out: "Let me tell you, this is called fate. Our two-year revolutionary friendship is not a joke."
Jiang Chuning followed quickly: "I can just take the suitcase by myself. You don't need to worry about me. Just go home by yourself..."
Qin Zhaobei said: "Why are you so polite? I'll take you to the hotel first."
Qin Zhaobei's mobility has always been very strong, and without any explanation, he put Jiang Chuning into the car that came to pick him up.
Along the way, he was introducing the places he passed to Jiang Chuning.
Jiang Chuning thought for a while, took out a poster and asked him: "Do you know where this is?"
Qin Zhaobei looked at it: "Dessert exhibition?"
Jiang Chuning nodded slightly: "I plan to go here."
Qin Zhaobei said: "I know, I will take you there when the time comes."
After saying that, he added: "Is this the reason why you came to Shanghai?"
Jiang Chuning took the poster back, folded it and put it in his bag: "Half of it."
Qin Zhaobei became interested: "What half?
Is the other half because of me?”
Jiang Chuning was too lazy to pay attention to him: "You wouldn't understand even if I told him."
Qin Zhaobei hummed: "What don't I understand? Is your boyfriend also in Shanghai? Are you looking for him?"
"no."
"Are there any relatives or friends here?"
"No."
"That……"
Jiang Chuning thought he was noisy, so he put on his headphones and looked out the window: "You won't understand."
Qin Zhaobei looked sideways at her, resting his elbows casually and tapping his knees lightly with his fingertips.
After arriving at the hotel, Qin Zhaobei sent her to the front desk and asked: "How many days will you stay in Shanghai? Besides the dessert exhibition, where else do you want to go? I will arrange the itinerary."
Jiang Chuning was silent: "Maybe a month, maybe two or three days."
Qin Zhaobei: "When did you jump like this?"
Jiang Chuning said seriously: "You really don't need to worry about me, I don't know how long I will stay here.
Qin Zhaobei, thank you for these two years, I really treat you as a friend, and when you go to Jiang... Nancheng, I will definitely entertain you well."
After Jiang Chuning finished speaking, he nodded slightly to him, and then went to check in.
The dessert exhibition was just two days away. Jiang Chuning used this time to get over the jet lag and walked a long way along the street downstairs of the hotel.
This place is completely unfamiliar to her.
In the past, she would have rejected and feared this kind of loneliness, but now, she feels relaxed and comfortable.
This is probably the reason why her father always wanted to send her to a place where no one knew her, so that she could live quietly.
On the day of the dessert exhibition, when Jiang Chuning went out, Qin Zhaobei was already waiting downstairs, waving hello to her.
Jiang Chuning walked over: "Actually, I can go there by myself."
Qin Zhaobei opened the car door: "As for you, don't always act like you're rejecting people thousands of miles away. I know you're not that kind of person. You're just afraid of causing trouble to me. Anyway, I'm back home now.
There will be plenty of time in the future. No matter where you are, I will chase you to the ends of the world and ask you to treat me to dinner. You said before that you will treat me well and don't go back on your word."
Jiang Chuning smiled: "No."
Qin Zhaobei tilted his head: "That's enough, get in the car first, and I will fulfill my duty as a landlord today."
…
At this exhibition, world-class pastry chefs gather here, and there are many types of desserts.
Jiang Chuning took out a piece of paper and pen to record while taking a small bite, while Qin Zhaobei followed behind her, taking one bite at a time until he was about to vomit.
Just when she tasted a new dessert that she had never tasted before, Jiang Chuning's eyes lit up and she took out a pen and paper, but she didn't know how to record it.
At this time, a man came over and said, "Madam, what do you think of the taste of this product?"
Jiang Chuning said: "It's very sweet, like a little bit of plum-flavored fruit wine, but it doesn't taste like wine..."
She thought hard and said, "I can't describe it."
The man smiled: "You are right. The reason why there is no wine smell is that the fruit wine has been filtered and the amount is very small. You are the first person to taste it. Plum fruit wine is added to it."
Jiang Chuning heard his compliment, put down the dessert in his hand, and was about to say something, but his eyes widened in surprise.
This man's name is Sai Lun, and he is the top person in the entire dessert industry.
Jiang Chuning said in a daze: "I remember... you don't seem to be on the invitation list for this exhibition."
Sai Lun said: "It is true that I was not invited by the organizer of the exhibition. I was invited by a friend. It seems that I came to the right place. I am very happy to meet you."
Looking at his extended hand, Jiang Chuning quickly shook it: "Hello, my name is Jiang Chuning."
He smiled and said: "Saelen."
Just as Sai Lun was about to take back his hand, Qin Zhaobei shook it again: "Hello, Qin Zhaobei."
Salem smiled slightly in response.
Before they left, Sai Lun left a business card for Jiang Chuning, asking her to contact him if she had any understanding or needs regarding desserts.
On the way back, Qin Zhaobei was still obsessed with: "Does that thing he made really have plum wine? Why didn't I taste it?"
Jiang Chuning stared at the business card, obviously much happier than before. She took the time to reply: "What's weird about this? You can't taste anything wrong with yogurt that's expired for a week. Of course you can't feel anything wrong with a little plum fruit wine."
"I thought it was a pity to throw it away, and the function of yogurt is to moisturize the intestines. If it expires for a week, the effect will be doubled several times."
Jiang Chuning: "..."
She didn't want to talk to him anymore.
When he was about to arrive at the hotel, Jiang Chuning said: "I'm leaving first. Thank you for today. Bye."
Qin Zhaobei said: "Okay, call me if you need anything."
Jiang Chuning nodded. She had just taken a few steps when she heard the sound of a sap coming from behind her.
She turned her head and saw Qin Zhaobei lying on the ground, with blood spilling around him.
This scene awakened Jiang Chuning's memory and stung her nerves: "Qin Zhaobei!"
Just as Jiang Chuning took out his cell phone to call the police, he felt a sudden pain in the back of his neck, and there was only darkness left in front of his eyes.
There was a voice in my ear: "She must be Qin Zhaobei's girlfriend, and we took her away together."