Chapter 155: Moonlight Martini

"Get out of our island!"

Right after Chen Jianhai was kicked out of the chat group by "Hard Work and Struggle," Director Feng of the island's café noticed the chat history on his phone and hurriedly sent a message.

"Whew!"

He managed to catch up with the main group.

Islanders have a united front!

They fight battles together, face troubles together!

If he didn't keep up, people would say he wasn't being a team player.

But today, the atmosphere in the group was noticeably off.

Fatty灬Lu: "Guys, weren't we a bit too harsh?"

Che Shiren: "To be fair, he built toilets and garbage bins for us and cleaned up the northern ruins. That solved a lot of problems for us. Adding him to the group, and we still curse at him?"

Gungun Not Rich Today: "Exactly! I told you all to stop fighting, but you didn't listen."

Kenmple: "Yeah, who started the cursing!? Step forward!!! Can't you all have some decency? Always yelling and screaming, he's still a guest, and this is how we treat our guests?"

Code DSG: "…Wasn't it you who started the cursing? @Kenmple"

DERORO: "…Wasn't it you who started the cursing? @Kenmple"

Endurance: "…Wasn't it you who started the cursing? @Kenmple"

Eternal Holy Emperor: "…Wasn't it you who started the cursing? @Kenmple"

Kenmple: "[Embarrassed]."

The group fell into an awkward silence once again.

But this was normal.

After all, they had been cursing Chen Jianhai as "Dog Boss," and now suddenly accepting him required some mental adjustment.

Feng Di, bored, casually scrolled through the chat history, looking for any important messages.

As he scrolled, Feng Di suddenly paused.

This "Long Ai Hotel Chen Jianhai" profile picture looked familiar!

He recalled seeing it in his friend list a few days ago.

This thought made Feng Di feel uneasy.

No way...

His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly exited the chat, opened his friend list, and scrolled down.

In an instant, Feng Di felt his scalp tingle.

The profile picture of the person who invested in his café was exactly the same as Chen Jianhai's!

It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it???

Feng Di stood up, opened a drawer, and pulled out a stack of contracts, grabbing the one on top and scrutinizing it.

Although the signature on the contract was scribbled messily,

the more he thought about "Chen Jianhai," the more the signature looked like it.

"The person who invested in my café is actually Chen Jianhai?"

Feng Di stood there dumbfounded, his face showing utter despair.

It's over. My café has been infiltrated...

I'm not clean anymore...

…

At Long Ai Hotel.

Lu Bin solemnly signed the contract.

"The hotel welcomes you."

Chen Jianhai warmly extended his hand to shake Lu Bin's.

"I didn't expect you to give me an answer so quickly. Thank you for trusting our hotel!"

Lu Bin smiled and said, "I actually feel like I joined too late, afraid that competitors might snatch the opportunity first."

Chen Jianhai shook Lu Bin's hand, his eyes full of gratitude.

Though the frontier work was fraught with difficulties,

it was a relief to have a new addition to his core team, a formidable ally amidst the hardships.

As for those people on Little Majia Island…

Ugh, enough, my head hurts!

"Boss, to celebrate my joining the hotel family, let me mix you a cocktail!"

Lu Bin suggested with a smile.

Chen Jianhai, delighted, said, "Sure!"

Next,

Lu Bin placed a high-footed martini glass on the table and tossed in a small ice cube,

spinning it around the glass with a stir stick in his right hand.

These days, Lu Bin had been pestered by the bar staff, becoming familiar with the bar items' placement.

After chilling the glass with ice,

Lu Bin tossed a mixing glass into the air, creating a perfect arc before catching it firmly in his right hand.

As Chen Jianhai watched in amazement,

Lu Bin threw an aromatic ice cube behind him,

which seemed to have eyes, landing precisely in the mixing glass with a soft clink,

startling Chen Jianhai.

That big ice cube could have easily broken a bottle if it missed.

Then, Lu Bin poured 10ml of vermouth into the mixing glass, blending it perfectly with the ice.

He added 50ml of London gin,

stirred it evenly, and then strained it into the martini glass.

While pouring, he squeezed half a lemon over the liquid,

releasing a thousand tiny droplets that burst out, infusing with the liquid mid-air.

Finally,

Lu Bin took out a small bowl filled with red heart olives, skewering one with a feather,

lightly pressing, tapping, and flicking it with his left index finger.

The red heart olive, under Chen Jianhai's astonished gaze, "plopped" neatly into the martini glass, slowly sinking to the bottom.

Only a white feather curved elegantly at the rim of the glass.

Instantly,

a sky-blue martini was completed and placed in front of Chen Jianhai.

From start to finish, the entire showy, cool process took exactly 30 seconds.

Whoa, what a show-off, but so cool!

Chen Jianhai was awestruck.

You have to admit, a middle-aged man in a shirt and tie, elegantly mixing a cocktail behind the bar,

it didn't matter how the drink tasted,

but this performance alone could sell a glass for at least 268 yuan.

No wonder Lu Bin had so many followers on Weibo.

The bar staff was also stunned, one of them asking softly:

"Bin Ge, does mixing the drink like this make it taste better?"

"No, it makes it more expensive." Lu Bin nonchalantly replied.

"Boss, this drink is called Moonlight Martini, I specially mixed it for you."

Chen Jianhai asked, "Specially for me?"

"Yes, boss," Lu Bin replied.

"Moonlight Martini: The beginning of all happiness and romance is to love yourself well."

Upon hearing this, An Xia and the bar staff instantly looked at him with admiration.

This is the real boss!

Everyone flatters, but look at his professional quality and eloquence!

The boss just had a breakup and was furious enough to throw his phone,

and here Bin Ge mixed a cocktail for the boss to love himself well,

at this moment, this drink was mixed right to the boss's heart.

Chen Jianhai frowned slightly.

Why did the introduction of this drink sound a bit girly?

But he didn't think much of it, just picked up the glass and asked:

"Is there any other way to eat the red heart olive besides as a garnish?"

Lu Bin replied, "Just hold it in your mouth and gently bite with your teeth. It's bitter, astringent, and sour, but extremely fragrant."

"Oh, oh."

Chen Jianhai curiously took a sip.

Hey, you know what,

it tasted way better than Bloody Mary.

It's just a pity that the glass was full of ice, with only a little bit of drink.

It seems mixing drinks consumes a lot of ice...