Decision 108

  The entire western restaurant was filled with a gentle and soothing orchestral music, wafting gently, rising and falling.

  This place, where an old man once poured his heart and soul into, now sees his daughter return with a scarred face, questioned by all, but the memories of her father's loving smile remain.

  Tang Ke Xin picked up the corkscrew, grabbed a 2000-year-old Chateau Lafite, and displayed it on the dinner table. With her left hand holding the bottle body and her right hand holding the rotating knife, she quickly cut open the wine cap at the neck of the bottle, tore off the wine cap, and then used the rotating knife to pierce the cork inside. She accelerated the rotation and then pulled out the cork with force. She put it under her nose and smelled it, confirming that the wine had not gone bad. After appreciating its aroma, she put it aside and pressed down on the wine aerator's timer. Then, she quickly picked up another bottle of 1883 Chateau Lafite, opened the wine stopper, and continued to aerate...

  Zhuang Haoran stared at her intently with this focused action, silent and unresponsive.

  Tang Ke Xin remained silent, her soul shining like a beacon as she picked up the champagne bottle from the new world, swiftly opened it and set it aside to breathe.

  She swiftly presented a tulip glass, this type of glass has an inward curved rim which effectively concentrates the aroma and prevents the red wine from oxidizing too quickly. She carefully placed it on the small dining table, then checked the time for aerating the wine, the time had arrived for Pinot Grigio, she quickly picked up the Pinot Grigio, held the bottom of the bottle and poured about one-fifth of the wine into the glass. She picked up the wine glass and made a 365-degree rotation in mid-air, observing the color of the red wine inside the glass, it was a bright ruby red, like a warm gentle glow of a ruby. She then silently put down the glass, and picked up the 1883 Chateau Margaux, holding the bottom of the bottle with both hands, allowing a few drops of Chateau Margaux to slowly flow into the glass...

  Everyone looked at Tang Ke Xin with great curiosity.

  Zhuang Hanran calmly looked at Tang Kexin, a smile floating in his eyes.

  Tang Ke Xin ignored the gaze of the crowd, picked up the last bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, known as the "Queen of White Wines", and carefully poured it along the inner wall of the glass, making a 365-degree rotation. The white wine flowed into the bright red liquid like blood, and the crystal clear glass showed an excited flow, like a cluster of light and airy air, dispersing the original color, slowly transforming into an exceptionally beautiful pale pink liquid.

  Ren Zi Xian inexplicably smiled.

  Ru Mo's face also brought up a hint of gentle smile, any girl loves pink.

  Tang Ke Xin quickly picked up the syringe from the kitchen, dropped three drops of apple juice onto the wine surface, and carefully handed the cup of pink liquid to Ren Zi Xian's face, gently putting it down, then calmly nodded slightly and said: "The wine is ready, please taste."

  Ren Zi Xian's mood inexplicably improved, and he looked at Tang Ke Xin with a hint of satisfaction, saying: "I don't know if this cup of wine is to my liking, but my mood has indeed clearly improved. This isn't the original pink-colored wine body; it's been adjusted by your hands. I can feel the care you've put into it, so I'm touched. Perhaps because I'm touched, the flavor will also undergo a strong change."

  Tang Ke Xin remained silent, her eyes flashing with tears, but she suppressed her tense emotions.

  Chen Manhong and Cao Yingjie, as well as the waiters in the restaurant, including the customers sitting nearby, all looked over with great curiosity.

  Jiang Tiankuai finally raised his head in the calmness of the crowd, looking at Tang Kexin's eyes with a hint of coldness, staring at that coldness.

  Ren Zi Xian remained silent, picked up her spoon and first took a bite of the duck breast with apple sauce. She chewed slowly for a few moments before picking up the glass of pink wine. Under everyone's gaze, she sipped a small mouthful, and her eyes suddenly lit up. The three drops of apple juice mixed with the red wine liquid, accompanied by the apple sauce, combining two flavors into one, giving off a familiar feeling. Moreover, the pink wine liquid, paired with the lively body of Chardonnay, gave off a hint of melancholy, while the Pinot Grigio's crisp body brought a sense of calmness. With multiple emotions intertwined in her mouth, after savoring it, her face showed a serene expression as if she had experienced some kind of story. This was the epitome of a mature woman - having the right flavor and attitude.

  She was like this, holding the red wine and gently placing it on the table, gazing at a certain point in the distance, releasing a little bit of repression and melancholy from her heart.

  Everyone watched her with bated breath in silence.

  Zhuang Haoran looked at her calmly.

  Jiang Tiankuo couldn't help but slightly tilt his head and look at her.

  Ren Zi Xian concentrated for a long time, and finally, a hint of a smile floated onto his face. He raised his head, with an appreciative gaze, looked at Tang Ke Xin, and smiled as he said: "What do you want?"

  Tang Ke Xin flashed a hint of confusion as he looked at her.

  Ren Zi Xian looked at Tang Ke Xin under everyone's curious gaze and smiled as he asked: "What do you want?"

  Tang Ke Xin's eyes welled up with tears as she thought of everything that had happened three years ago, and the heartless words Jiang Tian Kuai had said in his drunken state three years later. She shook her head, choking back sobs.

  Chen Manhong's eyes suddenly felt hot as she stared at Tang Kexin with tension.

  "Nothing? Or haven't you thought it through?" Ren Zixian looked at Tang Ke Xin, adopting a mistress's attitude as she asked.

  Tang Ke Xin bit her trembling lips, suppressing the excitement in her heart, and said softly: "A dish, a fusion of all the chef's careful cooking, actually at that moment, they may not have any other thoughts in their hearts. They didn't even have time to think about whether the guests liked it or not. They only thought about how to bring out the best flavor of the ingredients grown on this land. The sommelier and the chef are the same, we must maintain a joyful heart when facing our work from the beginning. If there is no joyful heart, then the food and wine will lose their due flavor. At that moment, we all instinctively forgot about ourselves, only thinking about how to deliver these delicious foods and wines to the guests, conveying the intentions of the food and red wine. We didn't have any extra thoughts, nor did we intend to seize anything... because that pure heart is the foundation of our preparation of food and wine."

  Jiang Tiankuai's eyes flickered rapidly at these words.

  Zhuang Hanran gazed deeply at Tang Ke Xin.

  "My father once said that when a chef is outstanding, sometimes it's beyond their control because they create the most perfect flavors, but others' emotions can ruin the soul of the dish. I asked my father how to make others cherish the soul of the food... Today, I finally found the answer..." Tang Ke Xin said faintly, her voice distant and weak.

  Everyone was staring at her.

  Tang Ke Xin blinked her bright red eyes and finally choked out: "That's... respect..."

  Everyone looked at her with different expressions.

  "When we invite guests to drink precious wine, we ask the guest, how is your mood today? Are you happy? Are you joyful? Are you sad? Then, we make an effort for your mood, and you see our intention, and respect each other. Only in this way can delicious food be passed down." Ke Xin said quietly.

  Everyone fell silent, and after a while, Ren Zixian looked at Tang Ke Xin, smiled and said: "Your mood, everything about you, we all understand. Although you don't want the reward I gave you, I keep my word, I will definitely reward you."

  "It's okay." Tang Ke Xin's eyes shone with a hint of determination, "I... I... have decided... to leave the Asia Hotel after finishing today..."

  Jiang Tiankui suddenly looked up and stared at her!

  "Why?" Ren Zixian looked at her with a hint of curiosity: "You want to know, through today, your life may be different."

  "I didn't have that day, I didn't even dare to think about it. Thank you for today, you've fulfilled one of my dreams. Thank you." Tang Ke Xin finished speaking with a sob, then deeply bowed towards Ren Zi Xian, tears finally rolling down her face, but she suppressed her emotions and resolutely turned around to leave.

  "Ke Xin!" Chen Manhong looked at Tang Ke Xin's slender back in surprise.

  Tang Ke Xin remained silent, her eyes welling up with tears, as she resolutely walked forward step by step, passing by many of her colleagues and out of the Western restaurant.

  "What's going on here?" Ren Zixian asked strangely, looking at everyone.

  Jiang Tiankuang's eyes flashed strongly for a moment, and he suddenly threw down his napkin and said: "You guys eat slowly, I have something to do outside."

  "Where are you going?" Ren Zixian asked strangely again.

  Jiang Tiankuai stood up with a gloomy face, buttoned his suit, and walked out while saying: "There's some official business to attend to."

  Ru Mo also looked at him with a strange gaze, his back quickly disappearing from view, and his heart inexplicably tightened for a moment.

  Zhuang Huanran's face was calm, but a hint of smile flashed in his eyes.

  Outside the restaurant.

  Tang Ke Xin wiped away tears from her face while pressing the elevator open button.

  Jiang Tiankuai quickly walked out of the Western restaurant, silently standing in front of Tang Ke Xin, and stood together with her, waiting for the elevator.

  Tang Ke Xin turned her head and saw that it was Jiang Tian Kuai. She blinked away tears, intending to turn around and leave by the fire escape stairs, but before she could do so, someone grasped her arm strongly. She quickly turned her head back, staring at him rudely, wanting to shake off his grip!

  Jiang Tiankuai grasped her arm tightly with a cold face and looked at the elevator door opening, but forcibly pulled her inside.

  "What are you doing? Let me go!" Tang Ke Xin cried out tearfully, constantly twisting her arm.

  Jiang Tiankuai used his strength as a man to throw her into the elevator and then quickly pressed the elevator button, causing the elevator door to slam shut!!

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