Chapter 5: Suspicion

"Vice President Yan, you're here." Yan Yi came to Kaffa Town early in the morning, and Zi Chu saw him and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Hello, Manager Chen, that's right, I already know a little about the business situation of the café, but I don't know much about the business model, so I came here to ask you for advice." Yan Yi said seriously.

"In addition to the normal business of our coffee chain, does it have other activities or forms to increase sales and turnover, so as to expand its influence or increase attention, such as celebrity endorsements, limited-time discounts, or VIP services?"

"Yes, vice president, look at these, these are the record reports of the activities held in our café in the past few years, and this is the report on our company's advertising investment in the café, you can take a look." Zichu moved the documents from the cabinet and handed them to Yan Yi one by one to explain.

"Okay, then you can make a copy of these for me, I'll read it first, and if there are any questions, I'll ask you again" Yan Yi looked at the documents in his hand and said.

"Employee Profile: By the way, in addition to these, what are the benefits of KAFFA TOWN for employees, I would like to know the satisfaction of employees with our company, do you know that the motivation of employees is very important to our company? Yan Yi casually flipped through the employee information on the filing cabinet, took it out and said to Zichu.

"Our café is the same as other large companies, in addition to paying insurance for each employee, we will also have transportation, housing subsidies, holidays, birthday subsidies, paid leave, promotion training, and an annual physical examination, the company has also set up a special employee comfort fund in case of any accidents, so as far as I know, our employees are still relatively satisfied with the company."

"Not bad." Yan Yi leaned on the edge of the cabinet and looked at the employee information seriously.

flipped through and saw An Yijian's resume. An Yijian, born in 1990, birthday June 1, "Hehe, Children's Day birthday, that's lively" Yan Yi thought. Graduated from Jiying University, high school is Yuqing High School, junior high school is... Shuguang Middle School, "Shuguang Middle School... Shuguang Middle School in Town C, how could she study there, and the primary school and kindergarten are all in Town C. ”

C Town, the place where he stayed for two years, how many times did he want to go back, even if he fled back, he was willing, but one day he finally returned to the place where she had been, and she was gone, she disappeared, disappeared without a trace, without leaving a single message. Eight years have passed, and he still thinks of the girl in his memory from time to time.

"Tuk, tuk." A knock on the door interrupted Yan Yi's thoughts.

"Come in."

"Vice President Yan, store manager, your coffee." Shanshan said to Yan Yi in an extremely charming voice, and Zichu was excited, and the pores all over her body stood up.

"Okay, thank you." Yan Yi took the coffee and smiled.

"Yijian~" Yan Yi stopped Yijian, who was holding coffee and preparing to give it to the guest.

"What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's okay, I just wanted to ask you, do you have any arrangements for tonight."

"I, no." Yijian's life is basically fixed, settle down - café, except for the occasional shopping with Xiyu, I haven't even watched a few movies, and I can't talk about arranging or not arranging at all.

"Then I'll treat you to dinner."

"Eat? And for what is it for this time? Yi Jian muttered.

"I just got a few documents from your store manager, and I want you to help analyze them." Yan Yi put his hands in his pockets, turned around slightly and said.

"It's okay to eat, but this time I have to treat you, as if I was sorry for the incident that hit you last time, but it shouldn't be too expensive." Yi Jian smiled awkwardly and nodded his head and said,

"Okay then."

After saying that, Yijian turned around and continued to deliver coffee to the guests.

"Hey, Yijian, where are you going?" Xi Yu stopped Yijian, who was walking out.

"After work, of course go home, aren't you going back?" Yi Jian said with wide eyes.

"No, go shopping with me." Xiyu's tone was very squeamish.

"No, I have something to do today, be good, I'll be with you another day." After saying that, he turned around and walked straight outside, leaving Xiyu standing alone in place.

"Huh..."

Yijian took Yan Yi to a Yunnan cross-bridge rice noodle shop that she often ate. Although the store is very different from the restaurants and hotels frequented by these nobles, the things are really good, and the surrounding environment is also very quiet, each box is separated by wooden boards and curtains, so that each guest has his own hidden space.

"Come, Vice President Yan, please come in." Yi Jian waved her right hand to Yan Yi, who was still looking at the store sign in a daze.

Walk to the box and sit down, "You don't come to this kind of place very often, do you?" Jane leaned on the table with her hands folded and spoke.

"I've been... It was a long time ago. ”

The clerk brought the rice noodles to the table, put the side dishes and seasonings in the bowl and said, "Please use it slowly." ”

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

"What?" Yan Yi looked at Yi Jian who was asking him a question and said.

"Data, didn't you say let me help analyze it?"

"Oh, yes." Yan Yi replied thoughtfully, in fact, he just wanted to ask about her school in Town C, Town C is very small, so small that there is only one middle school, and she is the same age as her, it should be a school year, he wants to be happy that there is really such a coincidence in the world, and Jane knows or knows her news, even if it is just a little bit.

"Jane." Yan Yi looked at her with a serious expression and said.

"Are you in junior high school at Shuguang Middle School in Town C?" Yan Yi finally couldn't help but ask,

"You.. How do you know? Jian Jian was surprised.

"Oh, I just stumbled across your resume, in Manager Chen's office."

"Oh, yes, yes."

"So why did you come here to live if you're not from here?"

"It's a long story, and it seems like a fateful arrangement. Why do you suddenly ask this, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with work? Yijian lowered her eyes and stirred the noodles in the bowl to cut off this topic, she didn't want others to know too much about her past, the people of the An family didn't want her to mention it, in fact, even she didn't want to think about it anymore, that place had too many sad memories for her, she just wanted this memory to be buried in her heart forever.

"Oh, no, I'm just curious, because I used to live in that place, and I had a friend there, so seeing you reminded me of her, and she happened to be the same age as you, and she was studying in that middle school, so I wanted you to know each other, so I asked."

"So that's the case, but what about her now?"

"Now? I don't know, we haven't been in touch for a long time, and I've almost forgotten what she looks like. Hehe," Yan Yi said with a wry smile.

"This shop tastes good, thank you for inviting me to eat such delicious rice noodles, and then help me analyze the data."

"You're gracious, but I want to thank you for accommodating me for inviting you to eat in a place like this."

"Then, I'll send you back." Yan Yi took out the car keys and said.

"No, no." Yijian hurriedly waved his hand, "My home is very close, I'll just take the bus, you can go back first." ”

"That.. Okay, then you be careful on the road, call me if anything"

"Okay, you slow down."

Yan Yi, who had taken a few steps forward, suddenly turned around and said, "Yijian, don't call me Vice President Yan in the future, call me Yan Yi." After saying that, he waved his hand and turned to leave.

Yijian got on the bus, leaned his head against the window, and thought back to what he had just chatted with Yan Yi about C Town, and couldn't help but miss the houses there, the streets, the parks, and the community where he lived with his mother. Yijian looked at his own shadow in the car window, his eyes were a little red, and he reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.

After getting off the bus, Yijian put her bag in front of her with both hands, and slowly walked to the Anjia villa with her head down. There was a sound of a car behind him, and he galloped past Yi Jian in an instant, Yi Jian looked in the direction of the car, An Chengxuan walked down from the car, Yi Jian stood in place, looked up at An Chengxuan, Cheng Xuan also turned his head to look at Yi Jian, and after a while, Cheng Xuan walked into An Jia, and Yi Jian also followed behind.

"Mom, why haven't you rested yet?" Cheng Xuan looked at it so late, Mother An was still sitting on the sofa reading a book, and said softly.

"Mommy is waiting for you." Mother Ann took off her glasses and said.

"Mom~" Yijian also walked in and saw An's mother calling.

"That's right, Yijian, you can come and sit too." Mother An beckoned to Yijian, motioned for her to sit down, and said, "Yijian, Chengxuan, that's the case, this weekend I want to take you to an exhibition of a friend's daughter's art." ”

"Painting. Unfold? Yijian repeated.

"Yes, it's the Mrs. Zhang you saw in the mall a few days ago, their daughter, our group has business dealings with Mrs. Zhang's company, and we often meet together at cocktail parties and banquets, so we naturally become friends. Mrs. Zhang's daughter studied in Paris, France, and is now a well-known painter, and this time she wants to hold a solo exhibition when she returns to China, and this weekend, Mrs. Zhang invited me to join the show, and I hope you two will go too. ”

Yijian looked up at Cheng Xuan, who got up and said, "I see." "Turn around and go upstairs.

"Yijian, my mother has prepared the clothes for you to wear that day, you can see how it is." Mother Ann pointed to the blue gift box tied with a bow on the coffee table and said.

"Wow.. It's beautiful..."Yijian took out her clothes and smiled and said, "Thank you, Mom." ”

"You're welcome, it's late, let's go up and rest first." Mother Ann said softly.

"What about you?"

"I'll read a little longer." Mother Ann pursed her lips and said.

Finally on the weekend, An's mother asked the driver Lao Yang to prepare the car and flowers early, and asked Lin's mother to call Chengxuan and Yijian to prepare to go to the art exhibition.

After a while, Cheng Xuan wore a beige suit with a simple design and a suitable cut, and walked downstairs in three or two steps.

"Look, my son is handsome." Mother Ann patted the clothes on Chengxuan's chest and said happily.

At this time, Yijian also walked downstairs slowly, Cheng Xuan turned around, Yijian combed a neat ponytail, wore a white shirt on the upper body, and wore a high-waisted long skirt with gauze ink to the ankles, with red high heels, the skirt was printed with a plum blossom pattern, and a plum blossom was worn on the wrist. Cheng Xuan looked at her with some surprise, Yi Jian usually wears casual clothes, T and jeans very casually, and today she stood in front of the mirror in a skirt, she almost didn't recognize herself, is the person in the mirror her, white skin, beautiful figure, sweet face, couldn't help but snort lightly and shook her head.

"Jane."

"Mom."

"You look really beautiful like this, you should wear it more often." Mother An looked at her daughter with satisfaction and said lovingly.

"Thank you, Mom." Yijian blushed embarrassedly.

"Then let's go..."After speaking, he took Yijian's hand and walked towards the door.

The exhibition was held at Merlin Art Gallery

"Mrs. An, you are here, please come in, please come in." Mrs. Zhang exclaimed with a smile on her face.

"Hello, Mrs. Zhang." Mother Ann responded.

"These are your two sons and daughters, and they look even more beautiful today." Mrs. Zhang turned her head to look at Cheng Xuan and Yijian, who were following An's mother.

"You've won the prize, it's got to be beautifully decorated here."

"yes, it's okay, please come in, I'll introduce you." After speaking, Mrs. Zhang led An's mother and Chengxuan Yijian into the gallery.

The walls of the gallery are full of Miss Zhang's paintings, one by one, occasionally I see a few ancient wooden shelves, on which are also Miss Zhang's paintings, and a few sentences of introduction to the paintings, Yijian looked around, the people who came here to visit looked like they were either rich or noble, businessmen, noble sons, and many dignitaries and celebrities, which could be seen from the luxury cars parked in front of the gallery.

Yijian didn't study art, but just looked at the lifelike paintings on the wall and felt that it was beautiful, even if he couldn't understand the meaning and mystery of it. Yijian slowly admired and walked, and was suddenly attracted by the painting on an ancient wooden shelf in the corner of the gallery, this is a painting of sunset by the sea, Yijian has never been to the beach, because there is no sea in C town, and after coming to K City, she lives a step-by-step life day after day, and has no chance to go to the sea, but she still yearns for the sea in her heart, even if it is to have a good day of play. Yijian pondered, and just after coming back to her senses, she turned around and almost collided with the waiter with the drink, but fortunately, Chengxuan grabbed her arms and pulled her towards him.

"I'm sorry." Yijian said.

"It's okay." The waiter smiled.

Yijian gently broke away from Cheng Xuan's hand and said to Cheng Xuan, "Thank you." ”

Cheng Xuan looked at her, remained silent, turned around and threw down the sentence "Let's go." ”