Chapter 168: Between the Reunions
"Hello, please present the e-appointment letter. β
A delicately dressed front desk lady smiled and looked at Jiang Yao in front of her with a surprised face, and although her soft words were polite, they were full of indifference and a sense of formula.
"Pre-appointment letter?"
Jiang Yao was slightly stunned, then came back to his senses, and replied carefully: "I'm sorry, I don't have an appointment letter, but I ......"
"I'm sorry, but you can't go in without a reservation letter, so please make a reservation in advance. β
Before Jiang Yao finished speaking, he saw that the beautiful front desk lady bowed and gave an eviction order politely and undoubtedly.
"But......" Jiang Yao wanted to explain something more, but he heard the long line behind him already start to shout impatiently.
"Oh, what is the guy in front of you doing?
"That is, if you want to see the senior management of the Chen family's medicine store, you have to make an appointment half a month in advance, does this kid understand the rules?
"yes, yes, don't waste everyone's time......
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"......" Jiang Yao was speechless, seeing that there seemed to be no room for negotiation at the moment, he was embarrassed to continue to pestle here under the urging gaze of everyone, and after sighing softly, he could only turn around and leave the front desk.
"Alas, it seems that it is really not easy to see Chen Siyi's side. Jiang Yao looked at the business card in his hand helplessly and sighed softly.
He had something to ask Chen Siyi about, and it was a big deal about the "ghost market". It's just that now he can't even enter the door of her house, let alone see her.
Jiang Yao shook his head and looked up at the grand and exquisite building hall again. As the headquarters of the pharmaceutical giant Chen Family Pharmaceutical Company, this headquarters building is not only uniquely decorated, combining Chinese and Western styles, but also located in a prime location in the city center, demonstrating the strong financial resources of Chen Family Pharmaceutical Company. The endless stream of visitors in the lobby reflects the commercial popularity of the Chen Family Medicine Store, so the security of the building is not ordinarily strict.
What should I do......?
Jiang Yao suddenly seemed to remember something, and took out a golden round badge from his arms. I saw that the surface of this badge is engraved with the word "Chen" in a seal body, and the font is surrounded by some mutant patterns like medicinal herbs on both sides, and the whole badge is small and exquisite, looking like the family crest of the Chen family.
"This badge is a special token of our Chen family, as long as you carry this badge, you are a distinguished guest of our Chen family. Please keep it away. γ
Uncle Yun's words before parting echoed in Jiang Yao's mind.
"On the first day of every month, the eldest lady and I will be at the headquarters of the Chen Family Medicine Store, if you want to find us, please bring this badge and come to us directly according to the address on this name card, we are waiting for you at any time." γ
Why don't you try again with this badge?
Jiang Yao looked at the badge in his hand, vaguely distracted, and at this moment, he suddenly noticed footsteps walking towards him, and when he looked up, he saw a man in a suit wearing the name tag of "Lobby Manager" standing in front of him with two black-clothed security guards.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Jiang Yao?"
The man in the suit glanced at the badge in Jiang Yao's hand and asked expressionlessly.
"Yes. May I ask ...... you?" Jiang Yao looked at the name tag of the man in the suit, and then glanced at the two sturdy security guards behind the other party, and asked cautiously.
"Please follow me. β
The man in the suit didn't answer, but just made a formulaic gesture of "please" to Jiang Yao, and then turned around and walked to the corner of the hall; although Jiang Yao had some doubts, but seeing that he could enter the building, he could only temporarily press his doubts, and under the cluster of two black-clothed security guards, one left and one right, followed the man in the suit into a certain internal elevator in the corner of the hall.
"Dingβ"
As the elevator doors closed, the numbers on the elevator floors began to creep upward. Jiang Yao felt that his eardrums were a little uncomfortable, and what made him feel even more uncomfortable was the silent three people around him, which made him feel like he was being "escorted".
"Excuse me, did you Miss Chen ask you to pick me up?"
As if to break this embarrassing atmosphere, Jiang Yao opened his mouth hard.
"You'll know when the time comes. The man in the suit replied painlessly, and then fell silent again, without any intention of further explanation.
The ambiguous answer of the man in the suit ...... made Jiang Yao further suspicious, and at this time, with a crisp sound of "ding dong", the rising elevator finally came to a standstill.
"It's here. The man in the suit said, signaling to the living room outside the elevator, and then stepped out of the elevator.
Jiang Yao hesitated for a moment, but decided to wait and see what happened. And as soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw at a glance that in the exquisitely decorated living room outside the elevator, there seemed to be a man's figure standing in the center, waiting there quietly.
I saw that the man was burly, with his back to the floor-to-ceiling window, facing the direction of Jiang Yao. Although his face was blurred in the shadows of the backlight, Jiang Yao keenly felt that two fierce gazes were projecting from the man's direction, focusing on his face.
"Is it finally here?"
With a deep and low voice, the figure suddenly moved, and then turned around and sat on the sofa in the center of the living room, and at this time, Jiang Yao finally saw the other party's appearance clearly.
It was a middle-aged man with a beard, a straight black suit tightly wrapped around his tall and sturdy body, and his angular facial contours outlined a powerful aura.
"Are you ......?"
Jiang Yao looked at the middle-aged man who was waiting for him, and was a little confused for a while, but the middle-aged man ignored Jiang Yao's surprise at all, and just raised his hand to the man in the suit and the security guard behind Jiang Yao, who bowed knowingly, and then returned to the elevator and left the floor.
"Sit down. The middle-aged man pointed to the sofa opposite the coffee table and instructed Jiang Yao.
"......" Although Jiang Yao didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd, there seemed to be no other choice in this situation, so he could only follow the man's instructions and walk in front of the other party and sit down.
"You, is that Jiang Yao?" The middle-aged man raised his ten fingers and glanced at Jiang Yao up and down, with a sense of scrutiny in his eyes. "Heh, people look good, but with just one face, they can't pass my level. β
"Huh?" Jiang Yao looked inexplicable, not knowing which play the other party was playing. "Sorry, I don't understand what you mean......"
"I heard that when you were in Weiyang, it was you who solved the Chen family's 'corpse mutiny case'?" The middle-aged man stared at Jiang Yao's eyes, and the sense of oppression in his words became a little stronger. "You...... What the hell does it do?"
"I ......"
Jiang Yao was speechless, to say that his social identity was an unemployed young man, and the troublesome things he participated in behind his back could not be told to ordinary people.
"Can't you say it?Hmph, it can't be the kind of job that "can't be said to the outside world", right?" As if seeing Jiang Yao's embarrassment, the middle-aged man suddenly stood up, and his tone became more and more aggressive.
"Since you can't talk about your own work, then at least explain what your parents do, right?"
"This ......"
"Also, how old are you, where are you from, what school did you graduate from, and who else is there in your family ......?"
"......" looked at the middle-aged man with a beard on his face and crossed his arms and began to babble in front of him to "check the household registration", Jiang Yao suddenly had a feeling of being interrogated by the big brother of the underworld, if he used a cartoon to show his mood at this time, it must be a state full of black lines.
"That...... I'm sorry to ......" Jiang Yao held his forehead, and suddenly interrupted the middle-aged man's "interrogation". "I'm here, just to find Miss Chen Siyi, may I ask ...... you?"
"Dad, what are you doing here?"
An anxious female voice suddenly echoed in the living room, Jiang Yao turned his head to look, and saw Chen Siyi running in from the elevator in a hurry, followed by a smiling old gentleman, who was Uncle Yun who had not been seen for a long time.
"Oh, ethereal, aren't you going out on errands, why did you come back so soon?"
As soon as he saw Chen Siyi who ran in front of him angrily, the middle-aged man's arrogant "big brother" temperament disappeared in a second, and in a blink of an eye, he changed to a doting expression, and the contrast was jaw-dropping.
"In front of the guests, don't call me by my nickname!" Chen Siyi was ashamed and annoyed, and two flying clouds suddenly appeared on his pretty face. "Also, Jiang Yao is my honored guest, how can you interrogate him like a prisoner!"
"This ...... Dad also wants to check for you, for fear that you will be deceived......"
"Dad, how many times have I said that he and I are not in that relationship!"
"But since you last came back from Weiyang, you've been mentioning him and giving him a family crest......
"Dad......!!Enough!
"......" Jiang Yao looked away embarrassedly, now he knew what was going on, looking at Chen Siyi's face that was bleeding with shame, he still decided that it was better not to hear the conversation just now.
"Master, eldest lady, there must be something important when the distinguished guests come this time, let's talk about business first, okay?"
In the midst of the noise, in the end, it was Uncle Yun who opened his mouth and pulled back to the topic.
"Ahem, yes, it's ......" Chen Siyi came back to his senses and cleared his throat. "Dad, I still have something to discuss with him, please avoid it. β
"Well, but ......"
"Uncle Yun, Dad, it seems that he has an outing meeting next, please drive him. β
Without waiting for Father Chen to say anything, Chen Siyi gave instructions to Uncle Yun without doubt. Uncle Yun smiled slightly, and then nodded lightly to Chen's father, although the latter was reluctant, but he couldn't stand Chen Siyi's urging eyes, so he had to follow Uncle Yun into the elevator and muttered downstairs.
"Just now, just now...... I'm so embarrassed, my dad ...... Just like to make a fuss, please don't mind. Chen Siyi intentionally or unintentionally avoided Jiang Yao's gaze, pretended to be calm and poured a cup of tea and put it in front of Jiang Yao. "Actually, I knew you were coming when you first entered the building, and I just wanted to come down to pick you up, but I didn't expect to be taken by my father. β
"It's okay, it's just a misunderstanding. Jiang Yao picked up the teacup and poured it as if to relieve the embarrassment, but he was accidentally choked by the tea, and his tears were about to cough up.
"Ahem...... Ahem, ahem, ahem, ......!"
"You, are you okay?" Seeing this, Chen Siyi's face suddenly turned pale, and he hurriedly tore a tissue and wanted to step forward to help wipe it, but suddenly in Jiang Yao's eyes, he saw an ominous dark purple quietly passing by.
"You...... Sure enough, it's ......"
Jiang Yao coughed and raised his head, and found that Chen Siyi's movements were frozen in mid-air, with a complicated expression on his face.
"Jiang Yao, there is something...... I got straight to the point. β
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Siyi finally opened his mouth seriously.
"You...... Do you have a 'colorless constitution'?"
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