Through Thick and Thin

Ai Qian froze for a moment, his eyes flickered slightly, staring blankly at Chen Yuan, and unconsciously stopped the movements in his hands.

Mr. Chen has someone he likes, but he has not been able to be with the other party. He still can't forget the other party until now, and he still broods about it.

Ai Qian's heart felt a little sad, he thought with a sense of loss, what kind of person is that person who can make Mr. Chen miss him?Why didn't he choose such an excellent Mr. Chen?

Ai Qian quickly cleaned up his emotions, and he replied: "No, Mr. Chen, this is human nature, everyone will have something hard to let go of. When I am usually sad, I will find something else to divert my attention Yes, watching movies, playing games, cooking... You must be working very hard, right? Can you find some free time to go out and relax."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "It would be great if it was really that easy."

Ai Qian felt a pang in his heart, he fell silent, and finally took out the last piece of blueberry mousse ice cream cake cup from the freezer, came to Chen Yuan's side, and put the cake on the table: "Mr. Chen, This is for you, free of charge, please accept it."

Chen Yuan looked at him in surprise, and thanked him, "No need, it's so embarrassing."

"It's okay, it's okay, the door will be closed soon, this one can't stay overnight, if you don't eat it, you have to throw it away, it's a pity." Ai Qian paused, "Of course you don't dislike it..."

Seeing Ai Qian's hopeful face, he probably hoped to comfort him with a little care, Chen Yuan smiled: "If that's the case, then I'll accept it, thank you."

Ai Qian nodded quickly, stood aside and stared at Chen Yuan in a daze, until Chen Yuan asked him what was wrong with a little doubt, Ai Qian suddenly came back to his senses, blushed involuntarily, and stammered: "No...it just feels quite good. Unbelievable... Because Mr. Chen is such an outstanding person, it is hard to imagine that you will have this kind of trouble..."

Maybe it was because Ai Qian's expression looked really serious, and the praise was indeed from the heart, which inevitably made Chen Yuan feel a little embarrassed. He said, "It's not that exaggerated, I'm also very ordinary."

Ai Qian: "It's true, Mr. Chen, maybe it's because most of the people you come into contact with are like you, so you feel that you are very ordinary. Those of us who do small jobs... are really ordinary .”

Of course Chen Yuan also understands these things, but in front of someone he really likes, it doesn't matter whether he is outstanding or ordinary, and the person he likes won't favor him because he is outstanding.

Ai Qian watched: "...What kind of person is the other party?"

Chen Yuan looked quietly at the street lights outside the floor-to-ceiling glass at night, and slowly replied: "He works in a well-known domestic fund company, and is the company's department manager...a very polite, assertive, and considerate person in dealing with others. .”

Ai Qian curled up his mouth and smiled: "Well...it sounds like he is indeed a very good person, no wonder Mr. Chen likes him."

Chen Yuan finished his tea, and it was getting late, so he planned to leave.Ai Qian smiled and said goodbye to Chen Yuan, and when Chen Yuan left, he silently lowered his head and bent over to clean up the unfinished cake and salad on the table.

Keeping it away, Ai Qian suddenly stopped and rubbed his sore eyes.

Even though he knows that he is far from dreaming of being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the person in Chen Yuan's heart, he still hopes that Mr. Chen can get what he wants in love just like his name.

Perhaps Chen Yuan's novelty of this coffee shop slowly passed, and Ai Qian did not see Chen Yuan in the shop for nearly a month.

Ai Qian couldn't hide his disappointment, but he naturally wouldn't show it when facing the guests, but in the corner of the bar when there were no guests, he would sit there from time to time and stare out the door in a daze.

Not long after, Ai Qian's family suddenly received a call from a relative in his hometown, saying that Ai Qian's grandma had another sudden cerebral hemorrhage and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment in the early morning of this morning.

Ai Qian's grandmother is 87 years old, and her health is deteriorating. She has been sick for several years and has to take medicine every day. This is the second time she has had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage.The hospital also said that the situation was not optimistic, and hoped that the family members would be mentally prepared.

Ai Qian's father is the youngest child of his grandma, who lived with them when he was young. Ai Qian was brought up by his grandma, and he has a deep relationship with his grandma. Even if he doesn't live together now, he often goes back to visit grandma during the New Year.

After hearing the news, Ai Qian hurriedly asked for leave from the store, flew back to his hometown with his parents, and took care of his grandma for several days.

Grandma's condition didn't improve. Although Ai Qian was very anxious, he couldn't do anything except stay by grandma's bedside.Ai Qian's parents persuaded him to go back, they will take care of the old man.

Ai Qian really couldn't take too long leave at the coffee shop, his parents' small flower shop was not at ease if only the clerk looked at it, so he could only go home worried.

A few days after Ai Qian returned to work, he received a call from his parents again from the home hospital. Her mother's voice was a little choked up, saying that grandma's condition had deteriorated again, and the hospital had notified her that she was critically ill.

At that time, Ai Qian was on the night shift, so he wanted to rush back immediately. After checking the air ticket online, he found that the fastest flight was only after three o'clock in the morning. The store manager was very reasonable and allowed him to leave, but he also tactfully told Ai Qian that the front desk was relatively short of staff recently, and hoped that Ai Qian could come back as soon as possible.

Ai Qian thanked the store manager and said that he would finish his night shift today before leaving.

At eleven o'clock at night, Ai Qian had just returned from delivering a supper order, when three or four customers came to the store.These guests probably had a drink, and when they entered the door, there was a strong smell of alcohol, and their voices were quite loud, chatting loudly.

Ai Qian frowned slightly, but fortunately there were no other customers in the store, otherwise it would really disturb other people's dining.

Ai Qian helped them order, because his mind was always anxious about grandma's condition, he was a little absent-minded when delivering the food, and his cuff accidentally soaked in a customer's coffee.

Seeing this, Ai Qian apologized hastily, saying that he would immediately change the cup for the other party.

Probably because of drinking, the male customer had a bad temper, aggressive and rude, and scolded Ai Qian mercilessly, saying that he was clumsy, and that he couldn't do such a trivial thing well, so he should be a waiter.

Ai Qian was already holding back a feeling of discomfort, but he felt even more aggrieved when he was scolded like this, but he also knew that he was at fault first, so he could only apologize.

Unexpectedly, when the other party saw Ai Qian's eyes were red and he seemed about to cry, he started to laugh bitterly with his companions, pulling his apron tie while laughing, saying "I was scolded for a while!" I’m going to cry when I scold him,” and then forced Ai Qian to refund them the meal money he had paid before, otherwise he would complain to the store manager.

Ai Qian felt extremely uncomfortable, he stood stiffly, and replied that he could not make the decision to waive the bill for the guests, the drunken male guest became angry when he heard it, and shouted: "I think you don't know how to be flattering! Let me tell you, You can’t avoid ordering today, so I will report to the Supervision Bureau that your restaurant’s hygiene is not up to standard! There are people I know in my bureau, and there are several friends who do restaurant reviews. You can think about it and do it after reading this Do not do business!"

Ai Qian panicked, he had never encountered such a thing before, and he was at a loss for a while.At this moment, the store door was suddenly pushed open again, and a calm and somewhat gloomy voice sounded from the door.

"Don't deceive people too much." Chen Yuan stood by the door and looked at the guests coldly, "They didn't make any serious mistakes, so there's no need to be unreasonable."

Ai Qian turned his head abruptly, staring blankly at Chen Yuan, whom he had not seen for a month, his expression was a little blank for a while.The guests stared impatiently at Chen Yuan, and one of them said, "Who the hell are you? Don't meddle in your own business!"

Chen Yuan was willing to speak for him, and Ai Qian felt an uncontrollable sourness and emotion in his heart, but he didn't have time to think about it, and he was even more afraid. These people obviously had some background, and he was afraid that Chen Yuan would get into trouble because of him.

Ai Qian anxiously came to Chen Yuan's side, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chen, thank you... But please go, I can take care of it, at worst, I'll pay for them..."

Chen Yuan lowered his head and stared at Ai Qian's face. He is very busy these days, and even if he returns so late, he still has to deal with work. He drove by here just now, thinking that he hadn't been here for a long time, so he planned to stop and buy a cup of coffee to take away.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the store, Chen Yuan saw the scene in the store through the glass window. Ai Qian stood there with a frightened and aggrieved expression. what a nice word.

At this moment, Ai Qian's eyes were still a little red, and Chen Yuan felt a slight turmoil in his heart, and he replied: "Don't worry."

Chen Yuan wanted to recognize the person who spoke just now, as early as the first time he saw this person, but the other party did not seem to have such a good memory as him, and did not recognize him at all.

"This is Manager Sun, the sales manager of Canghaiyuan, Xilin Real Estate, right?" Chen Yuan smiled slightly, "I met you three months ago for your company's anniversary."

There are a lot of people during the anniversary celebration, and most of the guests just nodded their heads and gave a brief introduction to say hello. When they turned their heads, their names and lengths might not match.

Hearing Chen Yuan's words, the man who told him not to meddle in his own business was taken aback for a moment, his face suddenly became a little more flustered, he stared at Chen Yuan suspiciously, and his voice began to be a little uncertain: "You are..."

"I'm the general manager of Sheng'an Branch, and my name is Chen Yuan." Chen Yuan replied, pointing out, "I heard that the sales in the Canghaiyuan area seem to be a bit unsatisfactory, is Manager Sun taking his anger out on others? "

Manager Sun's face suddenly turned pale, and then he remembered that he had indeed met Chen Yuan during the anniversary celebration, and that the other party and the company's President Lin seemed to be very friendly.

Chen Yuan: "Manager Sun has this spare time, why don't you think about the marketing compliance? The numbers look good, and Mr. Lin will be happy, right?"

Manager Sun was agitated, hearing the meaning of Chen Yuan's words, he stood up immediately, politely forced a smile: "Yes, yes... I'm really sorry, Manager Chen, I was a little impulsive after drinking tonight. I lost my composure and let you watch a joke."

The rest of the people didn't dare to speak any more, especially the man who just said that he wanted to report the restaurant was so silent, they couldn't eat anymore, and didn't mention what happened just now, and hurriedly talked to Chen Yuangong Say goodbye respectfully and leave.

Ai Qian watched all this in amazement, and he didn't come back to his senses until those people left.Obviously the person who bullied him had already left, but he wanted to cry even more than before.

Maybe it was his grandma's illness that had been worrying him all the time, or maybe Chen Yuan's appearance gave him too much surprise and sense of security, Ai Qian finally couldn't help but choked up.

Chen Yuan comforted: "It's okay."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Ai Qian didn't want to show such an appearance in front of Chen Yuan, wiped his eyes, and replied, "I'm sorry, an elder at home is sick and hospitalized, I'm very worried, I can't help it... Chen, what do you want?"

Chen Yuan took out a tissue from the tissue box on the dining table and handed it to him. Ai Qian was a little flattered, looked up at Chen Yuan with a little panic, and quickly thanked him and took it.

Chen wished him for a while, then suddenly asked: "What's your name?"