The pinnacle of magic

When Shi Rui walked out of the apartment, he felt another gaze.He looked around, except for a relatively rare white limousine parked across the road, the street was not significantly different from usual.

This is not the first time he has felt watched.Since last week, there has always been an unusual aura surrounding him.Not only around the residence, but even when he was working, he felt that someone was watching him several times.It's just that the other party was very careful, and he couldn't be sure who was so curious about him for a while.

If even the place of work is monitored, moving becomes meaningless.After all, at this stage, he still can't leave the magician's side.The other party should be more than one person, more like an organization. This kind of clean investigation behavior is extremely difficult for ordinary people to do.

I am almost alone in this country.It seems that it is impossible not to use a little deterrent means.

Shi Rui crossed the road slowly and stopped beside the white limousine.There was no movement in the car, and the sound of the engine could not be heard. The black car glass that was transparent on one side made it impossible to see what was going on inside.

But it doesn't matter.The line of sight just now was slightly different from the past, it was not just peeping, Shi Rui also felt a certain degree of temptation and provocation from it.

The person sitting in the car must be the rightful owner.

He leaned down, took out a lipstick from his handbag, and wrote a bright red "roll" on the black car glass next to the driver's seat.The people in the car still didn't respond, only a few passers-by cast curious glances at Shi Rui, but quickly looked away.If he hadn't been convinced that the line of sight came from this direction just now, he might have suspected that it was an empty car.

With a sneer on his lips, he turned around and called a taxi.

Tonight's work is just a rehearsal.

When Shi Rui arrived, he saw Bessie as expected, and she often appeared around the team in the past two days.The magician's mother was sitting in a chair and talking affectionately with Eric.It is clear that she has a much closer relationship with her younger son than with her older son.The boy who was in the rebellious period of youth had an obedient face in front of his mother, Shi Rui felt that this probably had something to do with Bessie's laissez-faire attitude towards him.

There was no trace of an expression on the beautiful woman's face that she shouldn't have.Like the kindest mother, she looked at her little son talking non-stop in front of her with encouraging eyes, and showed an expression of appreciation from time to time.Except for the occasional glance or two at her watch that makes her seem absent-minded, she doesn't look like a mother who can leave her underage son aside and ignore her.

The magician was right.Bessie is not only a master of acting, but also a master of acting who can enter and play anytime and anywhere.She can play various roles when she is happy, loving mother, perfect lover, close friend... Then, when she suddenly loses interest in all these, she will completely abandon the role she played.Shi Rui guessed that it was probably because the mother-child relationship was more unbreakable than other relationships, so she returned to the family after running away twice.

"Ah, Rui!" The boy immediately waved to Shi Rui after seeing him. "This is Bessie, my mother." He introduced with a smile.

"We met before." Shi Rui ignored the strange expression on the boy's face. "Are you here for the rehearsal, Bessie?" he asked, smiling.

"Yes! Watch the rehearsal first, and then go to a family dinner together. The color of your lipstick is really beautiful, what brand is it?"

"I think it's probably Lancome! I'm sorry, I have to change first, sorry." Shi Rui nodded to the magician's mother, turned and walked towards the dressing room.After walking a few steps, he heard footsteps quickly catching up behind him.

"Rui, what's the matter with you and Clifford?" Eric seemed to want to hold Shi Rui, but after being glanced at by Shi Rui, he immediately retracted his hand into his pocket, and walked forward side by side with Shi Rui go.

"What's the matter?"

Shi Rui's calm eyes made the boy stunned.He licked his lips and asked, "I heard he's chasing a girl recently, do you know?"

"You mean Veronica?"

Probably even more confused, Eric looked at Shi Rui with a look of surprise: "Could it be that he is deliberately making you jealous?"

Shi Rui smiled and pushed open the door of the dressing room. "I'm going in and changing," he said to the boy.

"Wait! Hey! You can't possibly break up, right?" Eric shouted from the door.He pressed the door frame with one hand, as if he was determined not to let Shi Rui close the door.

Shi Rui couldn't help pursing his lips. "We didn't break up," he said, looking down into the boy's eyes.

The boy immediately retracted his hand on the door frame honestly, with a flattering smile on his face. "That's good, that's good. By the way, I was begging my mother to let me go to the race, and she said she'd intercede with Clifford for me."

"It's a good way to go around. But you can also try to talk to Clifford yourself, if you think you know him well enough." Shi Rui said with a smile.

The boy couldn't help sticking out his tongue: "He is very busy all day long. I think he should really take a big vacation. If he keeps being so busy, he will be too busy sooner or later. A few days ago I saw him foolishly talking Squeeze out the candles with your hands!"

Shi Rui immediately understood that it was the magician thinking about the next challenge, and couldn't help smiling.

"Anyway," said the boy with a serious face, "you have to watch out for that Veronica. Clifford looks absolutely smitten with her. He's been driving her to and from work for days, but it should be Still haven't got it. They were planning to go to a party together, and I heard Clifford call to invite her. Sharp, I always feel that woman doesn't think Clifford is paying attention. Maybe she is Want to use Clifford as a springboard to jump into high society?" The boy frowned.

"What party?" Shi Rui asked in a deep voice.

"Ah! I don't know the specifics." The boy raised his head and began to think hard, "I just heard Clifford say on the phone that there is a party that she would definitely be interested in. What else did he mention...um... ...'Golden Ribbon'?"

Sounds like some kind of secret party.Gatherings of this nature are often associated with promiscuity and drugs.Only rich people with an extremely empty mind would come up with such frivolous things in search of excitement.Discovering that the magician might still plan to attend such an occasion made Shi Rui's mood suddenly turn a little bit bad.

"So, you have to be careful! Ray, I can see that Clifford cares about you the most. When I asked him why he was around that girl, he almost got angry and beat me. But as soon as I said you name, and he immediately put on a weird face telling me to stop bothering him. I hate the way that chick looks at Clifford like someone owes her a million dollars. You'll fix her right?" There was hope in the boy's eyes.

"Yeah." Shi Rui nodded, "I will solve this matter. But first, you have to do me a small favor."

"what?"

"Help me figure out what's going on with 'Golden Ribbon'."

"Wow! Are you going to catch the rape on the spot?" The boy became excited when he heard it, "I will give you news as soon as possible. Uh...you won't beat Clifford, right?" He suddenly remembered Shi Rui's strange power, I couldn't help but start worrying about my brother's life safety.

"No." Shi Rui shook his head.

"That's good. You change your clothes first, and I'll go back to find my mother. Be sure to wait for my call!" The boy made a phone call gesture as he walked back.

If it is really as imagined, then letting the magician suffer a little bit of flesh and blood will not solve the problem.After closing the door, Shi Rui's expression suddenly darkened.

The evening rehearsal went smoothly, and everyone was already saying goodbye to each other 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.Shi Rui was about to leave, but the magician sent him an unexpected invitation——

"If I understand correctly, it should be a 'family dinner'?" Shi Rui pursed his lips, not understanding why the magician wanted him to join in. "Perhaps you should consider bringing your girlfriend?"

The magician's expression immediately became a little weird.Shi Rui couldn't tell what was wrong, he always felt that when he said the word "girlfriend", the magician's eyes suddenly became inexplicably excited.

"You saved Eric's life before!" The magician explained solemnly, "Of course, you also saved my life. That's why I'm going to let you and Bessie get to know each other better. Another reason is... I'm afraid In this show, you have to sit in the auditorium with Bessie. Everyone knows that you are my fiancée, and even Bessie is here, so it seems a bit unreasonable for you not to appear."

After a moment of silence, Shi Rui suddenly laughed: "Okay. However, I ask for a salary increase."

"Great!" The magician immediately cheered, "You just wear this one, or should we go buy a new one?"

"You don't want your mother to wait for you to buy clothes, do you? Just go!" Shi Rui raised his chin.

"Ha! We've got to wait for Bessie anyway. Her new boyfriend's here, and she's going to meet him first. I'm going to drive. Can you wait for me at the gate? Oh! Damn, I forgot Eric. Can you two wait for me at the door together?" The magician ran out excitedly, even ignoring the secretary who wanted to stop him.Kate glanced at Shi Rui and Veronica who was having a hot fight with a sponsor with rather complicated eyes, shook her head, turned and left.

Taking into account the tastes of Bessie's new French boyfriend, a French restaurant was chosen for dinner.In the hall dominated by dark gold and black, a waiter in a tuxedo shuttled between the seats with a silver tray in one hand.In a long row of open kitchens, chefs are showing off their culinary skills to guests.The large crystal chandelier on the top of the hall reflects the dark yellow light on the thick carpet, making the atmosphere of the whole restaurant both romantic and elegant.

"Jacques was a swimming champion at the European Championships, and he is now planning to open a fitness center. Look at his muscular body, it is really irresistible, isn't it?"

From the moment everyone was seated, Bessie became the leader of the conversation at the dinner table, and Shi Rui even saw an impatient look on the magician's face several times.Whether it was listening to his mother's high-spirited talk, or sitting with a man who was not a few years older than him with a look on his face, it must have made him unhappy.Eric, on the other hand, seemed to be familiar with it.He not only listened with gusto, but also added a few accents from time to time, and then secretly pointed at Bessie's new boyfriend and made faces at Shi Rui.

"Rui, you should try it. How can you come to the French restaurant without tasting the red wine?" In a direction that Bessie couldn't see, Jacques made an ambiguous expression towards Shi Rui, and pushed his wine glass in front of him, This made the magician frown displeased.

"Eui never drinks." The magician said coldly.And Shi Rui also shook his head at this handsome "Mr. Bodybuilder" with peach blossom eyes.

"You should try it more or less. Red wine represents the spirit of France." Jacques muttered and took back his glass.

"Rui, Eric said, your strength is terrifying and you can easily lift him up. This is really amazing, is it Chinese Kungfu?" Bessie relieved Jacques with a smile.

Shi Rui smiled slightly: "You can say that."

"I really want to see it..." Bessie immediately looked fascinated.

"Honey, maybe we can try it on the spot. Let Rui and I have a wrist-wrestling or something?" The swimmer whose upper body muscles almost tore the suit suggested.

"Yes." Before the magician objected, Shi Rui agreed.He stretched out his arm: "Just here!"

Eric immediately stood up excitedly and removed the cups and plates around the two of them.

"I don't know how to release water!" The master swimmer held Shi Rui's hand, and the delicate touch from the palm of his hand made him shudder.

"I'll count down to three and you will start!" Eric adjusted the positions of the palms of the two with both hands, and then excitedly began to count down.

"Three, two, one, start!"

At first, Jacques didn't use his full strength, but after he gradually found that no matter how much effort he put in, he couldn't move the opponent's palm even a little bit, then he started to rotate his wrist with all his strength.Still, he failed to gain any advantage in the 3-minute tug-of-war.

"Ah! Our dessert is here!" Shi Rui suddenly smiled in the direction behind Jacques, and then began to press down on his wrist.His control of power was extremely precise, and Jacques' hand fell to the tabletop almost at a uniform speed, without even making the slightest sound.This made the swimming champion look at him with a hint of fear, and even Bessie let out a low cry of surprise.

"I knew Rui would definitely win against this braggart guy!" Eric's words made Jacques' face even redder.

"Of course. Well, let's enjoy dessert together!" The magician smiled and rearranged the tableware in front of Shi Rui. "You are the best." He said in Shi Rui's ear, and lightly touched Shi Rui's arm with his arm.

Shi Rui smiled, and his mood improved with the smug smile on the magician's face.