Natural enemies

It has been six years since Lily came to Magic City.

The so-called big hermit in the city, an international metropolis like Shanghai, is actually the best hiding place for aliens.Diverse cultures and indifferent interpersonal relationships allow them to better keep their secrets and pretend to be ordinary people.But also because of this, even between heterogeneous people, they don't know much about each other.

Lili had heard of Gu Yi before she met him. It is said that no one knows when Gu Yi appeared in Shanghai, but he has been here for at least 40 years.As for Gu Yi's identity - according to Lili's observation, he should not be of the same kind as her, but she doesn't know what it is.

Tang Shao pulled a high stool, sat down in front of the bar, stretched his long legs casually, tapped the countertop with his fingers holding a cigar, and looked at Gu Yi with a smile.

The silverware was shining moistly under the light, Gu Yi looked at them for a few seconds, and then walked into the bar.

The wine vessel that has never been used must first be cleaned, which cannot be done with gloves.Gu Yi took off his gloves - his hands were slender, his nails were neatly trimmed, and the skin on the back of his hands was fair. You could even see light blue blood vessels under the light, but there were thin calluses on the tiger's mouth.

Gu Yi cleaned and dried the shaker, measuring glass, ice bucket, ice tongs, and wine glasses one by one, and put them back on the bar counter.

Lily stared at his hand a little nervously, but nothing happened.Gu Yi handled those silverware with his hands, but his skin didn't show any signs of burns, neither scorched nor festered.

Isn't he a vampire?While Lily breathed a sigh of relief, she inevitably became curious.Gu Yi was very good at hiding himself in the shadows. The foreman didn't pay attention to his appearance, but she observed it and knew what kind of face was hidden behind the glasses and bangs.To be honest, based on this face, she also thinks that Gu Yi should be a blood clan, but——isn't he?

Gu Yi set up the drinking utensils, chiseled crushed ice into the shaker, took out a bottle of vodka and a bottle of vermouth from the wine cabinet, and swiftly opened the bottle caps.

Lu Ming couldn't help feeling a little nervous.The cocktail should be made with gin, but now Young Master Tang calls for vodka, so the martini will have a stronger taste, and it is all adjusted by the added vermouth, so the ratio is even more important.However, different bartenders may have different opinions on this ratio, and the taste of the wine is not the same. Even the shaking method or the stirring method is quite controversial, so it is difficult to say which taste is the best. Well, it just depends on whether it meets the hobbies of drinkers.But they don't know what Tang Shao's taste is. If Tang Shao wants to make trouble, they can be picky about it.

Gu Yi did not hesitate at all, and poured the two kinds of wine into the shaker in proportion with the measuring glass, and began to shake it.His movements are unhurried from beginning to end, and there are no fancy performances like those of Lu Ming. It looks simple, but it has an indescribable elegance. The people in the bar originally wanted to watch a joke, but now they gradually It became quiet, and even Li Tianyi couldn't help watching it.

Tang Shao leaned on the bar, propped his head on one hand, and looked at Gu Yi with a half-smile: "I never expected to see such an authentic British bartending here. Li Shao, Haitian's grade is not low."

Of course Li Tianyi often went to bars when he was studying in the United States, but he always went to see beautiful women. Ah... well tuned..."

Tang Shao chuckled lightly and didn't speak any more.However, Li Tianyi felt his face heat up for no reason, and coughed dryly in disguise: "Speaking of which, Young Master Tang, you have a really good eye. This—maybe it's really the best..." Even making a drink so beautifully, then If in bed...

"Why—" Young Master Tang squinted at him, "Young Master Li is also interested?"

"Cough, how can it be?" Li Tianyi naturally couldn't admit it, "Well, a gentleman doesn't take what others like. You, Young Master Tang, like it. How can I snatch it from you!" Anyway, Tang Ji's family is in the United States, and he probably came to China. Play for a few days, unless he can take this bartender out, otherwise he is in Haitian, when can he come?Although it is unavoidable to pick up other people's leftovers, how can you care so much when you come to this kind of place to play.

Li Tianyi made up his mind, Gu Yi had stopped shaking, and poured the wine from the shaker into four silver cups lined up from left to right.He took out another box of olives and strung them with thin bamboo sticks to decorate the mouth of the wine glass.Then he raised his head and made a gesture of invitation to Young Master Tang.

Tang Shao stroked his chin and glanced into the cup.The silver cups were not transparent, so the amount of alcohol inside could not be seen from the outside, but if one looked closely into the cups, one could find that the amounts of wine in the four cups were almost the same, at least it was difficult to detect the difference with the naked eye.

"Good technique." Tang Shao chuckled, but instead of taking the cup, he stretched out his hand to hold Gu Yi's hand, and caressed his thumb meaningfully on his palm, "Beautiful hands, more beautiful work..."

Gu Yi didn't move, as if he didn't notice that Tang Shao was stroking those thin calluses on his palm: "Martinis shouldn't be kept for a long time, please drink them as soon as possible, so as not to lose their flavor."

"You're right." Young Master Tang withdrew his hand, picked up a glass of wine and took a sip, "Well—the vodka here is not very good, so it's hard for you to adjust it to this level. Young Master Li, try it?"

Li Tianyi couldn't wait for the sound, and immediately took a glass: "Hey, it's really good. The vodka is so tuned, the taste is so much better!"

"As long as Li Shao likes it." Tang Shao laughed again, looked at the two remaining glasses of wine on the bar, brought one to Gu Yi himself, and nodded to Lily, "Come, let's have a drink together. "

The foreman watched Lili and Gu Yi take up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and whispered with a smile on his face, "Young Master Li, look at this—"

Before Li Tianyi could speak, Young Master Tang had already put the wine glass back on the bar and smiled slightly: "The wine is not bad, so let's forget about it." After speaking, he stood up and seemed ready to go out.

"Young Master Tang?" Li Tianyi was a little taken aback, what does this mean, no more people?

Tang Shao put a hand on his shoulder with a smile: "I keep my word, since the wine is good, then let's forget about it." Then, he winked at Li Tianyi, "What's the rush..."

"Oh, oh——" Li Tianyi thought he understood what he meant, and winked, "Understood, this kind of thing, cold water to make tea—slowly thicken?"

Tang Shao sneered: "That's right. This kind of thing is just a sentimental thing, and it's not interesting at all."

The foreman didn't expect Tang Shao to be so easy to talk to, and he sent the two of them out personally as if he had been pardoned.Lily looked at her back and sighed: "It's over, she must fire me when she comes back. I know Li Tianyi's narrow-mindedness, and he won't let me go."

Lu Ming said angrily beside him: "Then who is to blame? Maybe Brother Gu will be implicated by you!" Everyone knows that the waiters like Haitian have come out. Although Lu Ming works in this kind of place, in fact Still have some opinions on them.What's more, Lili herself was willing to enter the private room, but she backtracked, and even involved Gu Yi.

Others may not be aware that Lu Ming works with Gu Yi, so of course he knows that Lily is not Gu Yi's girlfriend, but just a fellow villager.But Lili caused an accident by herself, but insisted on involving Gu Yi, it was too much.

Lily rolled her eyes at Lu Ming and said, "You know nothing." Anyway, this job can't be kept, and there is no need to maintain any image.

"Lily!" The foreman had already walked back, with a straight face, "Come with me to the office!"

Lily rolled her eyes again: "You don't need to go to the office, you just fired me, I know."

At this moment, the bar was almost empty, and the head waiter no longer concealed it, and said angrily: "You just know! You don't have to go to work tomorrow. I don't want to care too much about the loss you caused to the entertainment city. You don’t need to receive this month’s salary.”

"What kind of loss did I cause!" Lily rolled her eyes and couldn't take it back, "I just smashed two glasses - I worked 25 days of work this month!" What a month!

The foreman pointed to the wine cabinet: "Is the newly opened wine a loss? Do you know that wine set is an antique from France? It's because of you—"

"Come on!" Lily sneered, "A set of high imitation goods, only the cup is worth some money - forget it, I don't care about it with you, just deduct it, I will give you medicine."

This is bad enough, but the foreman has been in this kind of place for a long time, and he has never dealt with anyone.The people who got fired said everything, slapped and smashed things, and even threatened her. People who run an entertainment city, are you afraid of this?In contrast, Lily's words are really not as good as a mosquito bite.

"Gu Yi, come with me." The foreman completely ignored Lily, and turned to Gu Yi with a pleasant face.She knew that Gu Yi had never appeared on stage before, and seeing that he had never been in the limelight, he might not be willing to appear on stage either.But Li Tianyi and that Young Master Tang obviously fell in love with him—I can’t tell what kind of temper Young Master Tang is, Li Tianyi is not a cheap lamp—she has to do some work for Gu Yi first, so as not to cause trouble like today .

Gu Yi was cleaning the used wine utensils one by one. Although he heard the foreman's greeting, he still put the things back to their original places one by one. Then he turned around and wiped his hands with a towel: "No need. I also resign."

"What?" The foreman was a little anxious now, "Why are you resigning!" Could it be because of Lily?But just now she had said that Lily would be fired, and the water that was spilled by what she said could not be taken back.

"Gu Yi, you have been working in Haitian for almost three years, and it is time for you to adjust your salary." The foreman's mind turned quickly, "Your bartending skills are so good, why didn't you tell me before? I will call the higher-ups today. Report, you will be in charge of the bar in the future—"

Gu Yi interrupted her with a gesture: "Thank you. But there is no need. I originally planned to resign today. I will not come tomorrow. This month's salary will be considered as compensation."

"You—" The foreman didn't know what to say.Hearing Lily sneer from the side, she was a little hesitant to get off the stage: "Gu Yi, you should think about it. If you stay, your salary will be increased by at least half; if you go to other places, you may not be able to get so much. Besides , in other places, Haitian should also show some face..."

This is a threat.With Haitian's background, if Gu Yi intentionally made things difficult, it would be really difficult for Gu Yi to find a job as a bartender in the relatively high-end entertainment venues in the city.

Gu Yi just smiled, bent down to lift his umbrella from under the counter, and nodded to the foreman: "You can do whatever you want."