Chapter 16 16. What young girls lack most is courage and ideals

When I was about to leave work, I received a call from Sophie.It was easy to find me, I'm the only Chinese working here, and that's probably how she relearned my name.She said on the other side of the phone: "Miss Qi, do you have time to meet tonight?" When dealing with people, my immediate reaction is very slow, so I always prepare first for who I meet and what I want to say.It's best if you don't meet it, but you won't be too embarrassed if you meet it.I expected that she would talk to me: "Ma'am, I have an appointment with a friend tonight, shall we meet now? I invite you to have a drink in the hotel's cafe."

"That's fine, see you later." I was a little early.At four o'clock in the afternoon, there were very few people in the cafe, and the waiters were cleaning various utensils and coffee machines.I ordered a cup of black tea and chose a seat by the window.Looking out, there are people basking in the sun on the beach in the distance, some people are playing volleyball, and some children are burying themselves in the fine sand, and the shadows of palm trees sway gently in the wind.Nice is such a lovely place. Sophie arrived in a short while, and I stood up to shake her hand.She changed into a pale yellow skirt and a straw hat with a wide brim.I have to admit, she's pretty, without a bit of "but" "or" "maybe..." pretty.She sat down and said, "I knew it was you at a glance."

"It's not easy, it's been two years." I said, "Westerners see the same faces as Easterners, and vice versa." "You're different," she smiled. "When you worked for me, I thought, this is honey, and she speaks French so well." I didn't hear anything else, but she finally said that, she said, "When you worked for me." I said, "Obviously we're both impressed with each other." Sophie's apple juice arrived.She took a sip and asked me, "How are you doing here? Is everything going well?" But before I could answer, she glanced across the aisle, then raised her eyebrows at me, as if reminding me of something.I followed her gaze, and there was a small peanut lying on the green carpet that hadn't been cleaned up.

I knew she hated me, she hated me from the moment Danny Hagrid woke me up talking to me in the theater.Some women are like that, wanting revenge is superficial, clumsy and pointless. What did she mean by showing me the peanuts on the ground?Is she going to pose as a warm-hearted customer and point out our mistakes at work?I'm wearing a hotel uniform, I'm wearing an employee badge, so does she think I'm going to pick up that peanut now?No, Sophie, I never bowed to you before, and it's even more impossible now. I called the food and beverage department with my mobile phone and said to them: "Hello, I am Qi, an intern in the sales department. There is a small amount of debris in the aisle next to table No. 4 in the coffee shop that has not been cleared. Please send the waiter over, thank you. "

I turned off the console and said to her, "Everyone performs their duties." Immediately, her acting style came up again, trying to cover up her scheming with a smile, she picked up the juice and asked me, "What did you just say?" "Speaking of...you asked me how the work here is." I paused and looked at her face, "Ma'am, you and I don't have much to talk about, the only possibility is Danny Hagrid. You must know that I am with Danny now, so if you want to know, persuade, or warn me about something, you can go straight to it. It's a test."

The catering department sent someone to clean our place, the sound of the micro-vacuum cleaner and the lemony smell of the dry cleaning agent messed up the square inch of the place, like a small battlefield. As soon as the sun slanted, Sophie's hat brim covered half of her face. With that layer of cover, she didn't seem to want to put on a show anymore.She said to me: "Not only do I know that you are lovers now, but I also know that Danny is in the UK now, right?" "yes." "He's not a high profile guy, but I'm always on him — what woman can't pay attention to him? He's so beautiful, gentle, funny and generous, am I right?"

"And then?" I said. "How long has he been in England?" "After I came to Nice for an internship, it took more than a month. He was in London for a meeting." I said. "Miss," she still smiled, "is there anything that can last for more than a month?" "..." "Did you call him?" she asked. "I don't want to disturb him. Danny calls me every day." "It's a good habit not to call Danny. Learn to live with him peacefully, and the relationship will last longer." Sophie said, "Oh, by the way, you don't think he lives in a hotel, do you? "She took out a card from her handbag and slowly pushed it to my side from the table. There was a string of numbers on it, "If it happens that his phone cannot be reached, if you need him urgently, it is very likely to call him. He'll probably be found. It's a flat in London, and the mistress is like you, like all of us, a pretty, money-hungry woman—although it's not fair to Danny, he's good at everything, Not just rich."

I looked at the card and leaned back.I didn't speak for a while, until she laughed softly, "Do you think I'm lying?" I pushed the card back to her and said, "Ma'am, I want to ask Danny himself about Danny. Leave this card, this number, to yourself. You want to see me freak out, Angry, or crying? As you said, Danny is as rich as an emperor, and an emperor can do anything too much. If I was not prepared for this, I would not follow him. But there is one thing I have to correct You, I follow Danny Hagrid, I am happy for myself, I think it is worth it, not for his money-believe it or not, it is up to you."

After hearing what I said, Sophie looked at me, as if she really admired me: "I'm about to applaud, Miss Qi. What young girls need most is courage and ideals. I hope Danny will live up to you." I went to the "Agni" bar by myself that night and sat alone for a long time.Yannick's band played two very soft pieces. I listened and listened, and my heart became more and more sad, and I almost shed tears.After a while, Yannick sat down next to me and ordered himself a glass of wine.I said, "Why is it all slow songs today?" "Don't you like it?" he asked.

"Oh, the tune is very nice, did you write it yourself?" "No," he said. "It was written by the old girlfriend. Can I smoke a cigarette?" "Okay," I said, "is she not going to perform with you?" "She's dead." He said calmly. I kept my head propped up talking to him, and I sat up straight when I heard this: "I'm so sorry. But what's going on?" "After the car accident, she amputated a leg and became very irritable. She saw a psychiatrist for half a year. We all thought she was fine, but one morning, she jumped from the top of the church bell tower." Yannick's voice It was very plain, like telling someone else's story, but his eyes gradually filled with tears.

On this day, there were not many people in the bar and it was not that lively. The DJ was playing old songs, and there were a few couples embracing gently on the dance floor. Yannick took a sip and looked at me: "Tell me about you." "I'm such a dull person that I have nothing to say." "Are you still a student? I saw Damian brought you here." "Well, come to Nice for an internship. I majored in business. I want to start a business and be a boss." I said, "But now that I've made a business, I'm afraid I'll lose a lot of money." He laughed. "Good luck." "The same to you." Having said that, Danny Haig called.I looked at the caller ID and pressed it off.That night, he didn't call again.I wasn't really being mean and trying to get his attention, it was just that I was so upset and I didn't know what I could have said to him at that point. After more than two weeks like this, I didn't talk to Danny Haig again.In October, the tourist peak on the south coast has slightly passed, and the number of tourists is decreasing, and our internship is coming to an end.Every night, I prepare materials for the internship report, but I can't start writing, and I can't write a word.Several classmates also encountered this problem. Damian suggested that we go to Monte Carlo and try our luck at the big casino over there.At first, I thought there were a lot of troublesome things in front of me, but thinking about it another way, they would not make any progress because of my entanglement, so I simply went to the casino with them. At first I just played those super easy games and won a few small money.However, if gambling is a thing that loses at the beginning, it is easy to stop. I am afraid that you will win when you come up. My competitive spirit was aroused and I played more and more.At the end of the day, I won the most among several partners.I paid the bill for our hotel stay that day. The next day I planned to board the boat and try a four-player blackjack game. I watched others play for a long time, and then I sat down and entered the game, and I still won a big victory.It is not surprising that I win money and win. First, I am a novice, and the novice is very lucky, and all the cards are good; second, as I said, I have a poker face with no expression, and it is difficult for veteran players What is cheap.I won to the end that day, and the onlookers came up to the next level.I returned with a full load and decided to stay and play for another day by myself. The third day was a Monday, and I went to the poker table full of confidence.When I played the first game, I felt that I could win the entire small country of Monaco. Who knows, the balance of luck has already turned to the other side at some point. The worse I played, the worse I played.In less than two hours, all the money won in the previous two days was lost. I don't have much cash on me, I can't even buy a chip anymore, but I still have the black card of the Swiss bank that Danny Haig gave me.While eating a free lunch at the casino, I munched on my steak and thought: I can swipe my card, but I don’t want him to know that I’m here to gamble. My thoughts turned and turned, and finally turned to my middle finger The pink ring that Manon was so envious of was on. It was a good thing I found in June.Danny Hagrid gave me tons of stuff and he wouldn't have noticed without this one, so I yanked it off my middle finger. There is an extremely efficient pawn shop on the same gambling ship, where everything from house deeds to cars to Ferragamo (Ferragamo) leather shoes can be pawned. It is the blood-stained history of one red-eyed gambler after another.I toss the ring on the desk of the appraiser in the gray bow tie. "Look at this. How much it's worth." Such a thing has a story and identity like a well-known woman in the world.The greasy-faced gentleman and his colleagues checked and inspected it for a while, and then quoted a price to me in a cold but cautious professional tone.I laughed when I heard it, the price was less than one-tenth of what I paid for it. I said, "Okay, just change the chips for me." I lost all the money for that ring in two or three strokes. I lost so brilliantly and so boldly. To express my gratitude, the casino arranged for me a free ride to the train station. They even paid for the train ticket back to Nice. With only a dozen euros left on my body, I took the train in a rose-red skirt. The light of the setting sun filled the empty carriage, and there was some inaudible music around me.I look at my hands, I lost the ring I wore for a few months, it’s not a big deal, if I walked away quietly, Danny Hagrid probably wouldn’t take it as a big deal, I don’t care Things come and go without making waves. When I got back to Nice, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.Thick clouds rolled up, there was thunder rolling in it, and it was about to rain heavily.I took a taxi back to Meiliqiu, and the driver said: "It's hot in October, and it should rain, but the dry weather also has the benefits of dry weather. The melons produced in this province are particularly sweet this year." As he was talking, the rain really fell. The rain on the Mediterranean coast came in a hurry. I paid the fare with all the money I had on me, and ran back to the dormitory like a drowned rat. The door was open, I walked in, and Danny Hagrid was standing in my room.