When they arrived at Bei'an Station, they saw Tan Yu waiting at the exit. He waved to the two of them and walked over to take the suitcase.

Without any greetings, the first sentence was a heartfelt compliment: "I looked at the final score list of the contestants. You are amazing, Nie Zheng. You have surpassed several famous perfume makers in China. I had dinner with the contestants from Bei'an a few days ago, and they were also amazed. You are indeed gifted!"

After such praise, Nie Zheng felt a little embarrassed. She scratched her head and said modestly: "Not really..."

Elder Chen Hua said quietly, "You have some talent, but you must not be too proud. People in our line of work must guard against arrogance and impatience. If you are too eager for quick success, you may end up like Zhongyong."

"Got it, Grandpa Chen."

Nie Zheng thought it was a little funny. Tan Yu and old man Chen Hua played the villain and the good guy respectively. It seemed like they were praising her, but it also seemed like they were not praising her...

"I bet you'll definitely be in the top five in this competition. But..." Tan Yu suddenly fell into deep thought, "It's not easy to win the championship."

Thinking of the talented perfume maker from the Bei'an competition area that Tan Yu mentioned, Nie Zheng frowned slightly. She also paid attention to the list. On the list of the semi-finals, the young perfume maker named "Deng Jin" still sat firmly in the first place.

The finals are coming up and they will see each other soon.

The two had originally planned to send old man Chen Hua back to the village first, but the old man said that the organizer had already invited him to be a special guest in the finals half a month ago.

"I won't participate in the final scoring, I'm just joining in the fun."

Teacher Chen Hua said calmly that he naturally didn't tell them that the organizers had approached him three times during the planning of the competition, wanting him to be the chief judge, but he refused every time.

He is currently working as a consultant at Touyun and has such a close personal relationship with Nie Zheng. If he really becomes a judge, it would be hard not to cause people to doubt the fairness of the competition.

When Nie Zheng gets good grades, people will inevitably say that she benefited from him.

That's why he rejected the invitation from the organizer.

"Put down your luggage, I'll take you two to have a meal first."

The three of them arrived near the final venue. Many contestants had booked rooms in nearby hotels, so it was easy for them to run into each other.

Tan Yu booked a restaurant. The venue of the competition was in the suburbs of Bei'an, and there was nothing delicious there. After Tan Yu's field investigation over the past few days, he found that this restaurant was the best one within a few miles.

So Nie Zheng was not surprised to run into Deng Jin in the restaurant.

As soon as they sat down, Tan Yu started to bump her arm. As soon as she looked up, Tan Yu came over and whispered in her ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The person sitting at the table in front is Deng Jin!"

The two tables were very close, and she couldn't help her curiosity, so she looked the man up and down. He was tall and thin, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, and his skin was very white, a little unnaturally white, and even pale.

When the waiter came over to take our order, he never said a word. He just pointed at the menu, signaling the waiter.

Tan Yu whispered, "I heard that Deng Jin is very introverted, like he has autism. He doesn't say a word to other contestants and leaves right after the competition. Everyone doesn't like him."

Nie Zheng looked at his appearance and confirmed that she had never seen him before, but she inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu.

The feeling was very strange, she couldn't describe it, it was as if... there was someone's shadow on him.

After ordering, he whispered to the waiter, "No cilantro and green onions."

There was no point in thinking about it, so Nie Zheng finally withdrew his gaze.

The food was finally served, but Deng Jin suddenly stood up. He looked at the front desk with some confusion, took a few steps towards it, then hesitated and stopped.

There were many customers in the restaurant and the waiters were busy taking orders and serving food, so no one noticed him at all.

Only Nie Zheng noticed his embarrassment at the moment.

She leaned forward and looked at his table, and found that the bowl of wontons ordered by Deng Jin was covered with chopped green onions and coriander.

When he ordered the order just now, he clearly told the waiter that he didn't eat chopped green onions and cilantro.

He probably wanted to go to the front desk to explain the situation and ask the kitchen staff to change his bowl, but he was too embarrassed to do so, so he stood there, still struggling.

"Why does Deng Jin look so weird?"

Tan Yu said disapprovingly: "Those players all said he has autism and is very withdrawn."

She couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she stood up and walked to the front desk, found a waiter, explained the situation to Deng Jin, and asked him to change the bowl of wontons and to not put chopped green onions and coriander in it.

"I've already told the waiter to change the bowl for you." Nie Zheng added, "When I was ordering just now, I accidentally heard that you didn't eat chopped green onions and cilantro. I didn't eavesdrop."

Deng Jin didn't look at Nie Zheng, as if he was not used to making eye contact with others, but he said thank you softly.

Tan Yu was a very outgoing person. When he saw Nie Zheng and Deng Jin talking to each other, he stood up and asked them to sit together.

"It's so boring to eat alone. It's more fun when everyone is together."

"Don't listen to him, just do whatever makes you feel comfortable."

Nie Zheng sensed Deng Jin's embarrassment and immediately spoke to him.

But unexpectedly, Deng Jin turned back to his table, picked up the bowl of wontons that had just been changed, and sat at Nie Zheng and the others' table.

"I just said that we should eat together for fun." Tan Yu quickly handed Deng Jin a pair of chopsticks, "I don't know if the dishes we ordered are to your liking, just eat whatever you want."

Nie Zheng noticed that although Deng Jin accepted their invitation, he still had a sense of boundaries. He held the wontons and ate quietly without saying a word. He did not participate in their conversation, and did not pick up any of the dishes on the table.

Halfway through the meal, Chong Jianzhi called via video. Nie Zheng used an ashtray as a stand and answered the call.

Chong Jianzhi was still in the office, probably having just returned from a meeting. He was taking off his suit jacket and rolling up the sleeves of his white shirt, looking casual and sexy.

"How's the weather in Bei'an? It's raining again in Ningjiang today."

Nie Zheng put on her headphones and replied, "The weather is great here."

"Are you eating?"

Nie Zheng nodded, and he turned the camera on his phone, sweeping the lens across the dining table to show him what he was going to eat tonight.

Chong Jianzhi keenly noticed that there were four people sitting at the dining table.

There were only three people going to Bei'an together. Who was the remaining one?

"Why are there four of you? Who are you having dinner with?"

The rear camera instantly scanned Deng Jin, and she replied, "A friend I met here, he is also participating in this incense making competition."

The camera only scanned for a second, but Chong Jianzhi's eyes suddenly became sharp. He frowned, suspecting that he had seen it wrong, and then took off his glasses and rubbed his nose.

"what happened to you?"

He shook his head: "Your new friend looks familiar to me."

Nie Zheng's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect that Chong Jianzhi had the same idea as her.

It looks familiar!

"Forget it, maybe I saw it wrong." Chong Jianzhi had been in meetings for a whole day and his eyes were aching so much that they were about to explode.

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