Played by the devil in the palm of his hand

The spacious and gorgeous banquet hall is still more than enough to accommodate hundreds of people. The waiters and maids shuttled among the crowd carrying champagne and red wine, and soothing music wafted from nowhere, faintly lingering in the ears like a faint fragrance.

No matter when and where, Jun Ye is the focus of everyone's attention, especially in this kind of banquet hall where celebrities from all walks of life gather, it is easy to see where the center of the topic is.

However, this person who people can't wait to chat with is the center of the tornado vortex that Xu Chi can't avoid. He habitually hides in the corner farthest from the hall.

There is a two-person booth next to the window, which is very quiet. Because of the remote location, basically no one will pass by, and no one will take care of it. It feels a bit hidden in the city.

Xu Chi sat here alone, looking out of the window as everyone drank and drank.

After he drank two cups, he turned his head and waved to ask the nearby male waiter for a third cup. Then, as if he had a feeling in his heart, Jun Ye looked over the crowd, landed on Xu Chi, and gave him a A warning look.

Xu Chi and him looked at each other for a second, then turned away immediately, cursing inwardly, "Fuck, I care so much."

The male waiter had already come over and said politely, "Sir, what wine do you want?"

Xu Chi waved his hand irritably, "No, give me some fruit."

"Okay, is it fruit salad? Do you have any fruits that you should not eat?"

"No bananas and avocados."

"Okay sir, please wait a moment."

The male waiter left, and Jun Ye looked away in satisfaction. A brightly dressed female guest next to him followed his gaze, but she didn't see anything. She asked curiously: "My lord, what are you looking at?"

Jun Ye smiled and said, "Nothing."

Xu Chi angrily pierced the slices of cantaloupe on the plate with a fork, as if he was vigorously dismembering someone.

With a tight breath in his chest, he dissected more than half of the fruit on the plate as if venting, and managed to calm down.

Immediately afterwards, he saw the reflection on the floor-to-ceiling windows, and a man he didn't know was slowly approaching.

Xu Chi turned his head vigilantly, grabbed the knife and fork in his hand and stared at him like a wild cat that was disturbed from eating.

The strange man quickly stopped in his tracks and opened his hands to show that he was not malicious. He wore a pair of glasses and looked very refined. He smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, you are Xu Chi, I just want to chat with you."

Xu Chi has never had a good impression of men with this kind of appearance, but he has no reason to drive him away casually, so he just turned around and continued to eat his appalling fruit salad in silence, hoping that the other party would be more sensible and see that he is now And not in the mood for small talk.

However, the man not only didn't leave, but also sat down opposite Xu Chi, and handed over a business card with both hands, "It's the first time we meet, I'm the district chief of No.70 District [-]."

Xu Chi freed one hand, took out a napkin and wiped the juice off his fingers, took the business card and glanced at it.

The business card is very concise, only the name, position and contact number are written.This man is called Chen Lin, he is in his forties, and he is indeed a district chief.

He handed over his business card, obviously to get acquainted with him, Xu Chi has always been annoyed by these official things, he put the business card aside, and said briefly: "My name is Xu Chi."

"I know." Chen Lin said politely: "The lord brought back two servants from that world, and one of them is you. I think you must have some special qualities to be appreciated by the lord. "

"..."

That's what flattering on a horse's leg is all about.Jun Ye brought him here not because he had any special qualities, but simply because of his perverted desire to control.

Xu Chi became more and more upset, and said bluntly: "He won't use me, and I don't have real power, and I won't have any in the future. It won't benefit your career if you make friends with me. If you understand, then go."

Chen Lin hurriedly said: "You have completely misunderstood, I don't want to befriend you because of your identity, I just want to be friends."

He looked at the business card beside the table and said with a smile, "Can I exchange contact information?"

Xu Chi frowned and looked at him. This kind of person is difficult to deal with. His attitude is humble, but not obsequious. As the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling face. He is so polite. .

He quickly took out his mobile phone from his pocket, entered the phone number on his business card, and dialed.

Chen Lin's cell phone rang twice, and Xu Chi hung up the phone.

"Thank you, I think we may have a chance to cooperate in the future." Chen Lin saved the number in the caller ID into the phone book, and said again: "Would you like to have a drink at the wine table?"

Xu Chi waved his hand, "No, leave me alone for a while."

When Chen Lin got the call, his goal had already been achieved, so he stopped pestering him, bid farewell to him, got up and left.

Although Chen Lin left, his behavior was nothing more than a start, and then several people came up to chat with him, Xu Chi was very annoyed, taking advantage of the moment when one had just left and the other hadn't come, he stood up and asked Jun Ye walked and stopped two meters away from him.

Xu Chi didn't speak, just raised his finger and pointed to the side door - it led to a small open-air garden, he meant to go out and enjoy the wind.

A lot of people came to talk to Xu Chi just now, and there were women among them. Jun Ye was already upset. Seeing that Xu Chi took the initiative to go out to avoid these people, he nodded and acquiesced.

When Xu Chi came to the small garden, the cool night breeze was blowing in his face, which was much more comfortable than in the banquet hall.There are also many stars tonight, shining and bright, even a little unreal.

It happened that a male waiter was about to walk in with several glasses of champagne. Xu Chi took a glass by hand and walked to the middle of the courtyard.

Only then did he realize that Rocky Cliff was here, so he went up to make trouble, "There are so many stars tonight."

"Such a starry sky is very common here, because this world has a very high utilization rate of sustainable and environmentally friendly resources, the pollution is not serious, and the air is highly transparent, so you can see the sky full of stars."

Ling Ya was explaining seriously, while his face was full of "Did you not read the [-]-page popular science book I sent you?".

Xu Chi: "..."

He estimated that if he continued to entangle with the stars, Ling Ya would take out his pointer and tell him about the classification of stars and the reflection of light.

Xu Chi opened his mouth to change the subject, but he heard Ling Ya say, "Do you know how many planets are divided into?"

Xu Chi said sincerely, "Actually, I'm night blind and can't see stars at all."

Ling Ya was puzzled, "But you should have recovered when you became a servant."

Xu Chi drank his head in suspense, trying to make Lingya feel the same way while covering his own mouth, and also shut up.

It's a pity that the joys and sorrows of human beings are not connected, and Lingya doesn't feel the same way, but he changed the subject and asked, "Why did you come out?"

"There are always people coming up to strike up a conversation inside, it's too annoying."

"This is normal. Although the attendants and district chiefs do not belong to the same system, the attendants belong to the guards, and the district chief belongs to the officials, but they will still establish a certain relationship with each other and treat each other as equals when getting along."

Lingya looked at Xu Chi and asked, "Did you not read the popular science book I sent you?"

"..." Xu Chi turned his head to drink and avoided answering.

In fact, he dragged the electronic version of the document that Lingya sent him to the recycle bin long ago, and deleted it with a click.

Lingya didn't care about this, and continued: "It's the first time you show up in front of people, and it's normal for them to want to come and make friends."

Xu Chi glanced at him suspiciously, "What about you, aren't you too?"

"I went out with my master some time ago and met some people. Most of them already knew of my existence, but this is indeed the first time you have appeared in the public eye."

Lingya thought for a while, and summed it up highly with an idiom, "Because you have been hidden by the golden house before."

"...cough cough!" Xu Chi almost choked to death from the wine in his mouth. He raised his fist and warned, "If you don't know how to use idioms, don't use them indiscriminately. I'll beat you!"

Lingya is very innocent, "I think this idiom is very appropriate."

"It's not appropriate at all!" Xu Chi had just finished yelling, when he saw Jun Ye coming from the side door out of the corner of his eye, he immediately pushed the wine glass in his hand to Ling Ya, gave him a wink for cover, and then pretended nothing happened Looking at Jun Ye, "Why did you come out?"

"Come out and see you." Jun Ye walked up to Xu Chi, and stretched out his hand to smooth the messy hair on his temples.The air in the summer night was very humid, it wet his hair, and his fingers could feel the wet touch.

Jun Ye lowered his head and kissed Xu Chi's cheek as usual, then turned his head to look at Lingya, his eyes fell on the wine glass in his hand, and pretended to be surprised: "I remember that you don't seem to drink?"

Lingya was under overwhelming pressure and guilt: "Uh...uh...this..."

Xu Chi hurriedly interrupted, "I'm tired, can I go back first?"

"Okay." Jun Ye ordered: "Bengya, you send him back."

Xu Chi shook his right hand, "No need, it's not that I don't know the way."

After he finished speaking, he passed Jun Ye and walked towards the exit of the small garden.

If it was in the past, Xu Chi would never have asked for his permission, but would have turned around and left whenever he wanted to. So this little lesson might still be effective, but I don't know how many days the effect will last.

Jun Ye looked at him who was gradually going away, until the back completely disappeared into the night, then looked away, and said calmly: "Go in, there are still a few people I want to introduce to you."

Ling Ya nodded, "Yes."

……

Xu Chi walked along the path in the garden to the main house.

The light on this road is very dim, and the yellow floor tiles under your feet can barely be seen clearly.

He put his hands in his pockets, lowered his head and stared at the road as he walked forward. There were hurried footsteps behind him, which sounded very light, like a girl.

Xu Chi turned his head and saw that it was a little maid, trotting, carrying a pile of dishes, probably going to the back kitchen to clean up.

Xu Chi didn't care, but just stepped aside, but the little maid probably lost her head in a hurry, and the place was dark, so she didn't notice Xu Chi at all, and bumped into her.

Xu Chi didn't expect that this girl looked small and dainty, but she bumped into someone like a small missile, and almost knocked him, a 1.8-meter man, onto a utility pole.

Just as Xu Chi stood firm, there were only a few crackling sounds. All kinds of dinner plates were buttoned on Xu Chi's suit, and they were messed up by the leftovers on them, and large pieces of oil stains stuck to his coat and shirt.

Then, several plates hit the ground and shattered, and some oil stains splashed onto the little maid's black and white dress.

She screamed in fright, and hurriedly leaned over to help Xu Chi wipe off the dirt on his clothes, but she stepped on a fragment of a porcelain plate under her feet, her foot slipped, and she staggered forward.

"Ah!" The little maid waved her hands wildly, panicking.

During the turmoil, Xu Chi quickly grabbed her by the back collar, lifted her up easily, and put her on the open space beside her.

Only then did the little maid come to her senses, sheaved a long sigh of relief, turned around and bowed to Xu Chi, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault."

She raised her head in fear and whispered, "Take off your clothes, and I'll wash them for you."

Seeing her face, Xu Chi opened his eyes slightly, "... Lin Xixi?"