[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-kryptonian-slacker-in-marvel":3,"chapter-the-kryptonian-slacker-in-marvel-the-kryptonian-slacker-in-marvel-chapter-70":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Marvel's Salted Fish Kryptonian",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2231264,4185,"Chapter 70: Givenchy","the-kryptonian-slacker-in-marvel-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>Givenchy pulled out the chair himself, allowing Audrey Hepburn to take her seat. Judging from the demeanor of their conversation, it was not the kind of old married couple who knew everything about each other, but the kind of look still in the heat of love, where even their eye contact seemed to have a lingering thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two from the side, a term that hadn't started being used in this era couldn't help but appear in Henry's mind—\"male bestie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admittedly, after this term appeared, it was overlaid with a large amount of negative meaning. But to describe a female compatriot's male friend, whose relationship is more than friends, there is no term more suitable than this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Ms. Hepburn’s two husbands both had many dissatisfactions with this fashion mogul. Anyone seeing their own wife looking at another man with such love-filled eyes would find it unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sense of distance between the two was not that of a man and woman who had crossed the final line, but rather, before that line, they were expressing their feelings without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first person to witness this up close, Henry couldn't help but think of a question. Between emotional infidelity and physical infidelity, which is more serious? Where do the bottom lines in the perceptions of men and women lie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three sat down, and a waiter immediately came to pour water and present the menu. However, neither of the two old friends looked at it; Audrey Hepburn said directly to the waiter, \"Give us a surprise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concept of an omakase-style meal was not yet prevalent in this era. But in bars or some Western restaurants, when guests don't have anything specific they want to eat or drink, they might leave the choice to the chef.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Henry still temporarily left his seat to inform the waiter about some of the physical conditions of the two, letting the chef avoid certain flavors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, Ms. Hepburn’s thinness was not the result of dieting and training, but rather the experience of starving during the war in her childhood, which ruined her body. Then, having been running around for the past few years, her stomach was not very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Givenchy’s body was quite healthy, but considering he had flown over from France in his spare time and might have come straight to the restaurant from the airport, he was more or less fatigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the wall of the restaurant, besides the chef’s license, there was also a certificate from a German nutritionist. Henry believed the situation he had just described was enough for that chef to make a judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Henry returned to his seat, the two good friends were already chatting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Givenchy said with heartache, \"Didn't you just have that kind of thing happen? Why are you heading to Africa again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because there are people there who need help. Could there be any other reason?\" Audrey Hepburn said as a matter of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you're leaving tomorrow? Not resting for a few more days? I thought that as a designer who also serves as the group’s creative director, I was busy enough. I didn't expect that you, who have retired from acting, would have an even crazier schedule than me. How long has it been since you returned to your home in Switzerland to rest properly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life does not stop, the struggle does not end. My time is getting less and less, and there is still so much that needs to be done. I will always welcome that moment to rest properly, but before that, I hope to do more for this world and leave behind more kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Audrey. Your achievements are much greater than mine. Even so, are you greedily thinking it’s not enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two people of a certain age had long passed the stage of wanting to create achievements and were instead thinking about what they could leave behind. But involving that taboo word, the atmosphere inevitably turned gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audrey Hepburn’s personality was much more positive. She quickly jumped out of the topic that might slide into the abyss, patted Henry, who had returned to his seat, on the shoulder, and said, \"Do you know how I met this child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this kind of suspenseful remark, if Henry were facing someone else, he would probably have retorted. But Givenchy cooperated by shaking his head and saying, \"I don't know. Is it an interesting experience?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was introduced to me by Katharine,\" Hepburn said mischievously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Katharine!\" Mentioning another mutual friend, Givenchy said, \"Is she doing well now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured. Katharine is much stronger than me. The interesting thing is that Katharine told me that when this child first saw her, he said, 'Oh, is this Ms. Hepburn?'\" Audrey Hepburn made a look of disappointment, vivid and lifelike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, this topic was brought up again, and Henry covered his face with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Givenchy, this big shot, had a look of being unable to laugh or cry, because he had also once been the protagonist of such words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After holding it in for a while, he looked at Henry and asked irritably, \"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lowering his hand from his face, Henry replied helplessly, \"Yes, sir. I met a friend in Los Angeles who I wasn't very close with, and I don't know where he heard the news that I admired Ms. Hepburn very much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So he used an invitation to a private dinner with Ms. Hepburn to lure me into the trap. I was momentarily overwhelmed by joy and forgot that there are actually two Ms. Hepburns in Hollywood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I showed a rather impolite attitude in front of the other one. My nasal bone almost had to go to the hospital for a repair, the kind that was punched crooked, and I didn't even have the face to sue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing the ins and outs, Givenchy chuckled and said, \"Oh, in that case, I am much luckier. At least the person I offended won't help me reset my bones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katharine Hepburn punching Howard Stark’s nose crooked is a legendary story in Hollywood that never fades. What the Allied soldiers in World War II didn't do, the girl from Hollywood did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knows this happened, but no photos were left; except for the parties involved, no one knows the cause and effect. So to this day, when reporters meet either of these two, they still like to ask this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the two male leads who made the same fool of themselves inexplicably felt a sense of shared sympathy, as if they were comrades who had been in the same trench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Givenchy also understood why Audrey Hepburn wanted to introduce this little assistant to him. It turns out it was to tease him about that misunderstanding when they first met again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mischievous nature of the two Ms. Hepburns was always highly unified at certain times, making this group of grown men unable to get angry at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is much simpler for men to become familiar than for women. With the same common ground as a bond, Givenchy became slightly interested in Hepburn’s little assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the young man wearing a cheap suit—in the eyes of this fashion mogul, non-custom-made suits are all cheap goods, even though this Armani suit on him was already an unexpected clothing expense for Henry—and asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that many people have unrealistic delusions about celebrities and stars they cannot contact in person and can only understand through various newspapers and media. As if these people are all perfect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once they contact them in person, most people will feel disappointed, or even angry because we are different from their imagination. What about you? Child. After becoming Audrey Hepburn’s assistant, what kind of thoughts do you have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question was very tricky; Henry didn't know if this fashion mogul was trying to exclude the men around his woman, which is why he posed such a difficult problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ms. Hepburn was equally interested in this question, opening her big eyes and looking at Henry, as if she would turn into a death stare at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>",1371,"2026-06-18T01:36:48.144Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d9074f88e503cd9ad100e2631cbd946335e3b6b5b1c2e97d03c159a84b50cf2a","the-kryptonian-slacker-in-marvel-chapter-71","the-kryptonian-slacker-in-marvel-chapter-69",253,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-s-salted-fish-kryptonian-cover.jpg"]