Chapter 232 I Never Lie

Chen Yuan sent Liu Nan back to school. The sky over Lanjing had become gloomy at this moment. It had been raining a lot in the spring, and rolling dark clouds were covering the top of their heads. Who knew the hazy rain would fall at any time.

He sat alone in the car, forgetting where he was going, and staring blankly at the people passing by on the sidewalk in the distance.

It's true that when I have free time, I tend to think about all sorts of things.

Even in these few seconds of free time, the chattering Liu Nan left, the car fell into silence, and a sudden thought appeared in his mind.

Chen Yuan thought.

This time Jiang Ning and Jiang Yao probably really gave up. There was no sign of disturbing me anymore. I wonder what they are doing now...

Lanjing is so big, it’s not like we met by chance, right?
His eyes passed over another girl crossing the sidewalk, and suddenly he slapped himself in the face.

It didn't hurt, but it definitely sobered him up.

I'm daydreaming again.

Chen Yuan lowered his head and looked around for his cell phone, wanting to check his next itinerary. He remembered that there was still an important thing he hadn't done, but he didn't know where he had thrown his cell phone. He reached into the storage box at the car door and rummaged around for a while, and finally took out a bag of QQ candy.

Cola flavor...

When had I ever bought any gummy candy? I never bought it on my own initiative after elementary school, but Jiang Yao liked to eat it very much.

Chen Yuan was puzzled and flipped through the outer packaging.

As a result, there was a note on the back.

「Cola gummies, nitrogen acceleration (*`●)」

There is no doubt that this was definitely written by Jiang Yao, especially the little expression at the end. I remember that he drove Jiang Yao out to play, and she shouted in the tunnel, "Overtake, overtake, nitrogen acceleration! Can you do a double spray in the break position?" She was so confused at the time.

Sweet scenes from the past flooded into my mind.

A slight curve appeared at the corner of Chen Yuan's mouth, and then quickly stiffened.

He opened the window and drove over to the trash can.

With a "dong" sound, the candy fell into the bucket and the taillights of the car quickly disappeared on University Road in Lanjing.

Originally, Chen Yuan was planning to get a set of better peripherals so that he could play CS for a while when he was bored, or buy a controller to play soul-like games.

These are the perfect way to kill time.

He had a headset before, but it was inherited from his cousin from his maternal uncle's side. The cousin was the same age as him, only six months older. Last year, he only got the score of a private school, so he decided to repeat the year.

When Chen's mother went to visit, she came back with a bag full of mouse, earphones and other things, saying that Chen Yuan's cousin had learned his lesson and would play after he was admitted to university, and had already entered the furnace of height 3.

But maybe the screen of a laptop is too small for playing Souls-like games... Otherwise, he could get a new computer. He didn't want the new one Jiang Yao bought.

Chen Yuan was a little conflicted, and the car stopped when it approached the street where the computer city was.

It was already night in Lanjing at this time.

The signs of various shops gradually light up and the traffic volume has obviously increased. People driving electric bikes home from work and cars picking up their children fill the road. Along this road where the late-night snack business is booming, the sound of distant music is mixed in with the bustling voices of people.

He vaguely recognized it as a song by Leehom Wang, and the prelude sounded very familiar.

"The black hair ends are twisted into a circle~"

"Entangled with all my attachment to you~"

There are internet celebrities who do live broadcasts and sing to earn money here. A handsome-looking boy holds his mobile phone on one side and puts his music equipment on the other side, playing the guitar skillfully.

The world is so lively.

Chen Yuan held his chin and looked at the steamy scene outside, and suddenly felt lonely and uncomfortable.

……

"Boss, give me a bowl of signature beef noodles."

"Okay, do you want to avoid chives?"

"Just let it go."

Chen Yuan came to this brightly lit noodle shop alone and sat on a high stool. He tapped the screen quickly, replying to Pei Youwen's message.

Sometimes Xiao Pei is very reliable, and sometimes he seems unreliable.

Such as now.

He said that Chen Yuan is now basically familiar with how the company operates, and the next step is to truly participate in the investment process of various major projects. However, before that, there is one very important thing.

Hiring a secretary!
Generally, the chairman of a company needs at least two people to assist him in his work. One is responsible for managing company affairs and reviewing unified information; the other is responsible for itinerary planning and daily activities. Preferably, he is a highly talented person, but he does not participate in the specific management of the board of directors.

Before Chen Yuan could refuse, Pei Youwen said that he could be responsible for management and coordination, but when he was too busy in the future, he must have a caring female secretary who would care about his health, life, and travel.

It sounds reasonable at first glance.

But then he went on to say that it would be better to hold a selection meeting to find the best person from the vast crowd, one with professional qualities, a clean resume, a meticulous personality, and preferably a good figure and good looks as well, which would help to make the chairman happy both physically and mentally.

Chen Yuan can understand the first three things, but what’s the point of having requirements on figure and appearance?

It's like a beauty pageant.

At this moment, he and Pei Youwen were fiercely trying to persuade each other. They each had their own reasons. The other party even said that physical and mental happiness was more important than resume in a certain sense. This way, at least it would ensure that they would not embarrass themselves when taking them out, and would attract attention when negotiating with other company directors.

"Click, click, click—"

"Dududu-"

A small plastic frog hopped over from the clean table top that his shoulder was pressing on, hit his arm, and stopped.

Chen Yuan turned his head, picked up the little frog, and adjusted the direction. A cute little girl with two pigtails was watching his movements.

The little girl's big eyes flickered, as big as purple-black grapes, and so clear without any impurities.

"How many times have I told you that it's fine for the child to stay with me, so don't bother me! I'm going to find a new father for her."

"Definitely better than you!"

"Asshole, if you go to my mom again, I won't answer your calls anymore..."

Next to the little girl, on the left side of Chen Yuan's long table, there was a beautiful woman dressed very charmingly. She had a deer antler-like hairpin on the back of her head and was wearing a floral dress.

The pearl necklace under the earlobe is round and smooth.

It seems that the family conditions are quite good and the woman's profile is also beautiful. She is probably the mother of this cute little girl.

The beautiful woman argued in a low, clipped voice, and it was unclear whether she felt embarrassed or was afraid of disturbing other people in the noodle shop.

"Qiqi, wait for mom here for a while," she suddenly turned around and touched the little girl's head, "Mom is going to answer the phone."

Chen Yuan saw her appearance clearly. She was indeed very beautiful, with an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, but her round eyes were slightly wide open.

"Back to you."

After the beautiful woman left, he put the jumping little frog into the little girl's palm.

"Brother...can you play with me?"

"What are you playing?" Chen Yuan thought to himself that this little girl was pitiful. From what he heard on the phone, it seemed that there were conflicts in her parents' marriage.

"Fairy wand...little frog."

She took out a pink stick from somewhere, which was the same as Tiga's transformation device, and it had colorful lights on.

"Let's play with the little frog."

"Okay, I'll let it bounce to you, and you let it bounce back."

As she spoke, she tightened the spring, laid on the table, released the chubby hand, and the freed little frog ran towards Chen Yuan.

"This is too slow, just look at me."

He wound the spring a dozen times, and the little girl's eyes widened.

"Brother...don't break my toy."

"it's okay no problem."

"Look, isn't this running much faster?"

"Really? Brother is awesome."

"..."

Chen Yuan's smile quickly froze. He thought he was so boring that he could be happy with such a childish toy.

Instead, the little girl was amused and couldn't help laughing, revealing her little teeth as big as rice grains.

"Are you unhappy, brother?"

"No."

"You're lying. My mother told me that people who lie can't look into each other's eyes."

"Well, I'm not happy."

"I have a fairy wand that can help you realize your wish. Tell me what's bothering you~"

She tilted her head slightly.

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true, I never lie."

"... Forget it. There is no one in the world who doesn't lie."

"I didn't, because I was looking you in the eyes."

……

Chen Yuan didn't know how he had the patience to coax the little girl until her mother came back.

He only remembered that he ate the noodles very quickly, finishing it in just one minute, paying the bill and leaving.

After that, I drove the car while stepping on the accelerator randomly. I was in a daze, with nothing in my mind and only looking at the road.

I didn't know when the rain started falling, but after a moment of distraction, the windshield was covered with raindrops, the glass on both sides became blurred, and the lights on the road in front of me flickered alternately.

Everything is just a moment...

In an instant it was night, and in an instant the rain began to fall.

Including those emotions.

Happy, happy, growing up, or falling in love, breaking up, and becoming alone again.

In countless moments, people gradually understand what life is.

There is only pain.

Only the pain is so long that it cannot be ignored and lasts forever.

(End of this chapter)