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After that incident, Adam didn't go upstairs to read in the experimental kitchen for several days.

Adam asked Ting Nuo about Hongrui's reaction under the pretext that he fell down Hongrui while carrying Hongrui.Ting Nuo rolled the beef neatly, while shaking his head so Adam didn't have to worry about it.Ting Nuo said that Hong Rui only asked about the origin of the bag on his head, and did not mention other injuries at all.After Hongrui knew that Piero had made it, he didn't go into it further.

"Is he not at all curious about how he got back?" Adam feigned indifference and ate a piece of roast beef too, dipped in extra sauce.

"No, he should think that the unlucky guy is still me." Ting Nuo shook his head and smiled, "He is so heavy, I can't get him up the stairs at all, I usually just throw him through the door and leave. What? did something happen?"

Adam took a sympathetic look at Ting Nuo, who was short in stature, and Hong Rui was much heavier than he looked on the outside.He shook his head and expressed his concern again. Ting Nuo told Adam that although this kind of situation is not very common, it is not the first time it has happened. According to Ting Nuo's experience of working with Hong Rui over the years, Hong Rui doesn't remember anything. So Adam has nothing to worry about.

Adam flipped slices of meat on his plate—a beef taco that Adam himself prepared for staff meals.Adam mixes the flank steak with cilantro, garlic, peppers, spices, and orange and lime juice in advance, and marinates for an hour to allow the fruit acids to break down the beef fibers.After the beef is roasted on the fire for 6 minutes, it will be cut into strips and eaten with avocado and onion in a pancake.Adam also prepared extra dipping sauces for those who prefer stronger flavors to sprinkle on the beef.

Ting Nuo ate several yuan in a row, praised frequently, and went upstairs to pull Xiao Jane down to eat a lot.Adam absentmindedly took two peppers and rolled them with the beef.Tino watched in awe as Adam put them in his mouth. He waited a moment expecting Adam to scream, but Adam didn't respond.Tinno gave Adam a thumbs up.

The flank steak was strong and fruity, but Adam's taste buds are so dead right now that he can't even taste the spiciness of the jalapeños.When Adam heard that Hong Rui couldn't remember what happened that night, his mood was extremely complicated.He felt that he should breathe a sigh of relief, but he was faintly disappointed.

Every day when Adam walked into the restaurant, he hoped that something would be different, but every day was the same, nothing happened.

Adam has not seen Hong Rui for four days.Hong Rui never showed up in the downstairs kitchen unless there was an emergency downstairs and needed to be rescued.For the rest of the time, Hong Rui didn't seem to exist at all.

Today is the fifth day.

Adam walked into the restaurant at 4 pm as usual, greeted Sylvia, and walked to the back kitchen.Adam estimated that he would prepare the staff meal at around 5 o'clock, and everyone would finish the staff meal at 5:[-] and start preparations for the dinner market.But as soon as Adam walked into the back kitchen, he found that the atmosphere was too heavy.

When everyone saw him coming in, they stopped what they were doing and stared at Adam.Simon, who has a good relationship with Adam, also frowned, but the expression on his face was more like he was worried about Adam.

Gray followed Marcus, and the two walked towards Adam together.Marcus smiled at Adam and asked, "Adam, you closed the store recently, right?"

Adam nodded in confusion, and Marcus continued: "Adam, come with us, I have something to ask you."

Adam nervously followed Marcus and Gray to the warehouse.Marcus turned back and closed the door of the warehouse, and said to Adam, "Adam, I need to take back the key from your hand."

"why?"

"Because someone leaked the recipe from the downstairs kitchen."

As soon as Marcus and Gray disappeared, everyone started whispering.

Michele, the pastry chef, who was standing on the other side of the kitchen, put down her mixer and looked around.Seeing that no one was paying attention to the table, she took out her mobile phone and quickly sent a text message to Ting Nuo upstairs.

Hong Rui was not in the experimental kitchen when he received the call from Ting Nuo.He was outside picking out the cards for Piero.Holding a card that said "Let the divorce party start early!", he exhaled heavily through his nose.Hong Rui couldn't understand how someone could design such a heartless card.

Ending a relationship is like cutting your past self away from your physical body with a knife.Burying the past, and then trying to survive with a huge wound while waiting for the wound to heal, this process is painful and long.Hong Rui didn't understand how anyone could design such a heartless greeting card, which was as unbelievable as going to a funeral with joy.However, at a glance, most of the cards on sale in the store are similarly tongue-in-cheek messages.He couldn't understand the humor of the British, did they really think so?Or do you have fun?

"What's the matter?" So when he picked up the phone, his tone was far from being kind.

Ting Nuo hesitated for a moment, but still reported to Hong Rui what happened in the kitchen below - Adam and Marcus had been in the warehouse for half an hour, and they still haven't come out.Hong Rui could imagine what they were arguing about.He put down the greeting card in his hand and said briefly: "I'll be back in 5 minutes."

The air in the warehouse is very poor. Although there is air conditioning, the air does not circulate, so it is very cloudy.When there are three people standing inside, the narrow space feels oppressive.

"Why are you holding the restaurant key, Adam?" Marcus asked. "Why wouldn't you hand it over?"

Adam hesitated, clutching the key tightly in his hand.He knew that once he handed over the keys, he would have less chance of going upstairs to the kitchen.But after he knew Hongrui's secret, did he still plan to go?He has not been there for four days.

"Adam, the sooner you tell the truth, the easier it will be." Gray sighed and patiently persuaded Adam.Unlike Gray's irritability, Marcus is still smiling good-naturedly.Marcus looked very kind, but the way he stood at the door showed his firm attitude. If Adam didn't give him a satisfactory answer, don't even think about going out from here.

"I didn't steal Alimentum's recipe," Adam repeated.

"But this never happened until you joined. And your behavior of closing Alimentum on your own initiative and staying here for a long time after closing makes you very suspicious."

Adam was silent, and now they all knew he was hiding something, and Adam didn't have a good reason why he stayed late at Alimentum after get off work.

Adam rubbed his face anxiously.It's a dilemma.He knew he had to be honest.Maybe telling Marcus he was upstairs looking at his notes would ease Marcus' questioning for a while.But would Marcus believe that Hong Rui had given Adam permission to go upstairs to the kitchen?

At this moment, the hinge clicked and straightened suddenly.The door was pulled open, letting in the light from outside.And it was even quieter outside than inside the warehouse.At least the sound of the air conditioner running can be heard inside the warehouse, but there is silence outside.

Marcus and Gray turned to the door to see who had the audacity to interrupt their meeting.

Hong Rui was holding the door with one hand.He was wearing a dark blue double-breasted coat, with water stains on his shoulders, and he looked like he had just returned from outside.I haven't seen him for four days, and Adam never expected to see Hong Rui again on such an occasion.As soon as he saw Hong Rui, he breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Hong Rui hopefully, without the embarrassment he imagined when seeing him again.

Hong Rui looked at the different expressions of the three people in the warehouse.His eyes didn't stay on Adam for an extra second, and he asked Marcus, "What happened?"

Marcus took out his mobile phone and showed Hong Rui the screenshots he had shown to Adam before.Hong Rui took the phone and flicked through the pictures with his hands. He even zoomed in on some pictures for a closer look.It looks like someone used a mobile phone to take pictures of the production process on the display in front of them, and every line of writing is very clear.The production process includes fish and meat.It happened to be the parts that Adam worked on.

Hong Rui watched very slowly and carefully, his brows furrowed more and more, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed.Seeing such an expression, Adam's relaxed heart was lifted again.After not seeing each other for so many days, Hong Rui only glanced at Adam when he came in, and he was not surprised at all when he heard Marcus say this.And for him to appear here suddenly, someone must have told him the reason.

What would he think?Would he, like Marcus, think he stole Alimentum's recipe?If he thought so, would he still like himself?

Only then did Adam realize a problem. Hong Rui didn't actually say that he liked Adam.The answer that Adam thought was affirmative was probably just his unconscious response - just like he answered Adam when he was drunk, but it was meaningless at all.

The only thing Hong Rui really answered in the affirmative was that he really liked men and had thoughts about Adam.

But that's most likely just a purely sensual gravitational pull.It was wishful thinking for him to draw the conclusion that the other party likes him from Hong Rui's vague answer.

Adam bit his lower lip, and this realization made his whole body tremble.Even when he was accused of stealing, he was not as flustered as he is now.He was walking on the solid ground with full confidence, but at this moment he suddenly stepped on the ground and fell into the abyss in an instant.Adam stared at the toe of the shoe, he wanted to look up at Hong Rui, but was afraid of seeing the expression he didn't want to see.His heart was beating wildly, and his breathing was a little heavy.

Hong Rui noticed Adam's strangeness at the moment, and glanced at Adam strangely. He didn't understand why Adam suddenly became nervous.But he had already made a decision in his heart.

Hong Rui handed the phone back to Marcus and said, "I know you're looking for the ghost, Marcus, but that's not Adam."

"Why, Chef? Everyone else has been working here for a long time, and the apprentices don't have access to the touchscreen. Adam can't explain why he stayed here for so long after the doors closed."

Adam also raised his head, waiting for Hong Rui to answer.

Hong Rui looked at Adam for the first time that night, and said, "Adam, come out with me and go upstairs to demonstrate again. Marcus Gray and you two also come out. If there is anything you can't ask openly, you should stay in the It's running like a conspiracy here."

Hong Rui's expression and tone were very calm, Adam couldn't see his thoughts from his face, but he knew that at least Hong Rui believed in him.

Adam swallowed the excess saliva in his mouth and stepped up the steps leading to the experimental kitchen upstairs.He looked back at Hong Rui again, and Hong Rui waved to Adam impatiently, signaling him to hurry up.Tino stared at Adam with wide eyes.Adam couldn't bear to look at the expressions on other people's faces at the moment.

Adam had never felt that the road was so difficult, and everyone's eyes were like thorns on his back.Finally, he made up his mind and walked up the stairs quickly, standing at the door of the experimental kitchen.With a click, the door lock unlocked, Adam hesitated for a moment, and stretched out his hand to open the door.Even though he deliberately didn't look at it, he still heard the gasp of the crowd.

"Okay, you've seen it too." Hong Rui said to everyone: "Adam is interested in my project with Ting Nuo and Jane, so I gave him the permission upstairs to read the records after work. Currently Adam represents Alimentum, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with doing so.” Hong Rui turned his gaze to Marcus’s face and said, “I feel as heartbroken as you when something like this happened, Marcus. But I believe it’s not Adam, there are surveillance videos upstairs with no blind spots, we can take a look together when we have time."

"No need, chef." Marcus said, "I also believe it's not Adam, because none of the information upstairs has been leaked."

Adam closed the door carefully and walked down the stairs without making a sound.Standing on a high place, he saw the jealousy and injustice on everyone's faces.Noticing his gaze, everyone turned their heads away or averted their gaze.Adam stood not far from Hongrui to listen to their judgment about himself.

During the whole process, Hong Rui didn't look at Adam more, even the reasons given by Hong Rui were very objective, no one could refute or question his decision.

Adam looked at Hong Rui's profile, thinking over and over of his answer that night.Does Hong Rui really like herself?Sometimes, Hong Rui looked at him like a stranger, and sometimes it made Adam feel that he was indeed favored.Hong Rui has two completely different faces, which confuses Adam.Adam doesn't want to think in that direction, but once this thought arises, it can't be easily dissipated like a storm: Does Hong Rui only regard himself as an easy prey, and throw it aside after getting it secretly?

He himself was taken aback by the dark thought.

"Chef." Gray frowned. He looked at Hong Rui, hesitated for a while, and finally said in a low voice: "I don't think Adam is suitable for the kitchen downstairs. Since he came, the kitchen has appeared one after another. issues. This leak also seems to be directed at Adam."

Hong Rui snorted coldly, Gray thought he was going to mock him for his poor management, but when he saw Hong Rui just glanced at him, he seemed to know exactly where the problems he said were.Hong Rui scanned the kitchen, and finally Hong Rui asked, "What do you suggest, Gray?"

"Chef, I think it would be better for everyone to transfer Adam upstairs to the kitchen."

Hong Rui did not reply immediately.Marcus glanced at Adam, and said softly, "Don't rush to make a decision, this matter must be agreed by Adam himself."

"What?" Adam suddenly heard his name, as if waking up from a dream, he looked at the three people, his eyes were full of untimely panic.

Hong Rui frowned, and Marcus looked at Adam with a smile, and asked kindly: "Adam, do you want to go upstairs to the experimental kitchen? We are suggesting that the chef transfer you upstairs."

"I..." Adam understood, he subconsciously looked at Hong Rui, Hong Rui hugged his elbows, with a look of refusal to be thousands of miles away.That was not the Hong Rui he had always been familiar with who would look at him with encouraging eyes.Hong Rui's appearance made him feel very strange.And the thoughts in his heart made him feel extremely terrified.

"Hey, don't you want to come up?" Tinno suddenly put his hand on Adam's shoulder.Adam sideways avoided Tino's touch.Ting Nuo looked at Adam inexplicably: "What are you doing?"

Now Adam can see that Hong Rui is really unhappy.Hong Rui pursed his lips tightly, his hard jaw stretched out an angry curve, and he said, "Adam, come here, I have something to ask you."

After speaking, Hong Rui led the way to the warehouse where they came out just now.Everyone looked at Adam, Adam gritted his teeth and followed.

Hong Rui stood in the deepest part of the warehouse where Adam was standing before. When he saw Adam coming in, he motioned for Adam to close the door.

Adam leaned against the door and stood with Hong Rui at both ends of the warehouse, lowering his head and not daring to look at Hong Rui.

"What happened?" Hong Rui asked directly.

Adam didn't answer.

Hong Rui's gaze swept over Adam's body little by little.Even though he couldn't see Adam's expression, he could read the resistance in Adam's body language.Adam was simply inexplicable. He didn't go upstairs to read his notes for several nights, and now he behaved abnormally.Listening to the dull hum of the air conditioner, Hong Rui lost his patience while waiting: "You can either answer my question, or pack it up and go home immediately, and never show up in front of me again!"

Adam finally raised his eyes, he stared at Hong Rui in disbelief and shouted: "You can't do this to me!"

"This is my restaurant, of course I can." Hong Rui frowned, stretched out his palm, and counted down: "Five, four, three..."

"I, I took you home that night...you said you were treating me..." Adam suddenly said, and he choked out his voice at the critical moment when he was about to pour out all his words.Adam's face was flushed red, and he lowered his head again to avoid Hong Rui's aggressive gaze.The right hand pinches the fingers of the left hand nervously.Adam looked scared and wronged to the extreme.

Hong Rui suddenly understood Adam's hesitation.At that moment, Hong Rui understood everything.

"Putaindemerde!" Adam heard the loud national curse, he looked at Hong Rui in horror, that sentence was still not enough to express Hong Rui's frustration and anger, Hong Rui covered his face with his palms, and greeted a few more in French The second time he fucked up his life.He knew Adam had worked in France, and maybe Adam could understand the swearing, but he didn't care.

Hong Rui put down his palm and let out a few heavy breaths.He adjusted his facial expressions and faced Adam again.He wanted to say that he had no other thoughts about Adam.But that's a lie.Except for the monk, who would dare to say that he didn't have the slightest desire for such a beautiful young man, even Sylvia would not say that.Hongrui believes that the way he treats Adam has not shown any behaviors that compromise professionalism, whether at work or in private.He admired Adam, valued his talent and hard work, and he never acted unfairly because of his personal feelings.

If Adam feels that his guidance is for other purposes, then Adam does not deserve his appreciation at all.Hong Rui decided not to continue this topic, he said: "I will tell Marcus to let you stay in the kitchen below." After speaking, Hong Rui waved to Adam, indicating that Adam's conversation was over and he could leave.

"I just didn't figure it out, Dr. Dukas." Adam stood still, and finally said, "I don't know what to do..."

Hong Rui interrupted him: "Adam, you have nothing to think about or do. Because nothing will happen between us. I don't get along with people who work around me. I am very satisfied with my private life now."

"what does that mean?"

"It means that my thoughts have nothing to do with you. I do have a crush on you, but I don't plan to develop it." Hong Rui pointed to the three-meter distance between them and said, "There is only pure love between you and me." You ask questions, I answer, that's all. After the game, you won't see me again."

When Adam heard the words that were no less than a confession, his flustered heart suddenly settled down again.Hong Rui's voice dispelled the chaotic and dark storm in his mind, and Adam was finally able to concentrate on the problem in front of him.Then he heard Hongrui's verdict on their relationship.Their relationship, no matter what their relationship was before, Adam knew that it had plummeted from then on.

Hong Rui walked over to Adam, Adam stayed where he was, motionless, and hadn't recovered from Hong Rui's conclusion.In such a narrow space, Hong Rui passed Adam nimbly and quickly, not even touching the corner of Adam's clothes.Hong Rui pushed open the warehouse door and walked outside.

"I want to go upstairs." Adam quickly said his thoughts before he left.He wanted to go to the upstairs test kitchen, and no chef wouldn't want to go to the upstairs test kitchen.

Hong Rui waved his hand behind his back: "You think it through before making a decision."

Ting Nuo stood outside the door blocking Adam's way.He shrugged his shoulders, opened his arms, and asked with an expression of 'you must be kidding me': "Dude, what were you hesitating about?"