Facing Wang Yi's questioning, I could only tell her the truth.
I took a long breath and said: "Last month, weren't we discussing a cooperation project with Sino-Ocean Group? Lin Lu happened to be with me at the time. She drank a lot with Sino-Ocean's boss at the wine table.
In the end, he complained that the contract was signed, but the boss of the other party kept praising Lin Lu and said that it was because of Lin Lu that he signed the contract so readily."
"Wait a moment!"
Wang Yi interrupted me and asked: "Why would she go to negotiate the contract with you? Even I don't know."
"It just happened that I was already a bit drunk at the time. When I was going to the bathroom, I bumped into Lin Lu, and then she said she would help me drink, and that was it."
"How interesting! Contracts are all negotiated over the wine table, right?"
I sighed heavily and said, "Isn't this the wine table culture of our country?"
"Okay, what about one more time?"
"Also last month, after the Sino-Ocean contract was successfully signed, I felt that Lin Lu seemed to have two tricks, so I asked her to attend another dinner party with me. However, she won it again, and the other party
I always praise Linlu."
After hearing what I said, Wang Yi suddenly fell silent.
After a long while, she said to me in a deep voice: "So that's it. It seems I misunderstood. I'm sorry!"
"Is there anything I'm sorry for? I know Lin Lu and Xiao Jiujiu are very good, so just fire her. Anyway, I have a clear conscience towards her."
Wang Yi was silent for a while and then said: "If this is really the case, I actually suggest that she be assigned to the sales department, maybe she can use her true strength."
"You're not going to fire her?"
"After hearing what you said, I think she is capable."
I smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it, let's fire her."
"Why? After you just said these two things, I think she is not useless!"
I lowered my head, smiled bitterly, and said, "I didn't know the first time, but I knew the second time we negotiated the contract. She got it in exchange for sleeping with the other party's boss."
"Ah!?" Wang Yi opened his eyes in disbelief.
I nodded and said, "I only found out later. She accidentally let it slip, so I guess it might have been the first time."
Wang Yi's face suddenly changed faster than flipping a book, and he turned to say: "Then we can't keep this kind of thing, but if we just let her go, aren't we a bit sorry for her efforts?"
"Why are you still thinking about her? She's just a little internet celebrity, and she'll do anything to get on top."
"Chen Feng, that's not what you said. Everyone is working hard for their own lives. Even though some people use bad means, don't belittle anyone."
"I didn't belittle her. The reason why she paid such a price is why I always think of her."
"I understand. If you can't handle this matter, leave it to me."
"Well, I've already given her the benefits. If she threatens you again, just ignore it."
"I know, just leave it alone and I'll handle it."
I took a breath, picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs with my chopsticks, put it into Wang Yi's bowl, and said, "I heard this is their signature dish here, you can try it."
Wang Yi smiled and was about to pick up the chopsticks when her cell phone rang.
She had no choice but to pick up her phone and take a look. Just one glance, and her smiling face turned gloomy in an instant.
She didn't answer the call, threw the phone aside after hanging up, then picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
"How's it going? Is it delicious?"
"Yeah, not bad."
As soon as she finished speaking, the ringtone rang again. She still hung up, and I still didn't ask any more questions.
But before I took two bites, it started ringing again.
This time, I finally said: "If you don't want to answer, then turn off your phone."
She grabbed the phone, hesitated for a while, and said to me: "I'm going to take a call and I'll be back in a minute."
I nodded and watched her pick up her phone and walk away.
I realized there was something wrong with this phone call. She had never been so evasive in front of me.
Although I couldn't hear her voice on the phone, judging from her body language and expression, this phone call didn't seem friendly.
A few minutes later, she returned to her seat, as if nothing had happened, she calmly picked up her chopsticks and started eating calmly.
But I became curious and asked her, "Can you tell me who hit her?"
She didn't speak, which made me even more curious.
I continued to ask: "Did your boyfriend hit you?"
She rolled her eyes at me and said, "Why do you have so many questions? You can't even shut your mouth with so many delicious things."
"I just want to know, you have never avoided any phone calls in front of me. Is this something that makes you feel embarrassed?"
She was silent for a while and then said to me: "My family beat me."
"Oh? Then why are you avoiding it? And I saw you talking on the phone just now as if you were very angry."
"nothing."
I don't think it's okay, she has a problem.
I asked again pretending to be casual: "Did something happen at home?"
"No, don't ask."
So I didn't ask any more questions. If she wanted to tell me, she would tell me naturally. Since she didn't want me to know, it was best not to know.
But thinking about it carefully, I have never heard her mention anything about her family since she returned to Chengdu, and I have never seen her go back.
Even during the Chinese New Year, she didn't seem to go home.
If there is a problem, there must be a problem, and the problem is still big.
"Dad, I want to eat this."
"Okay, daddy will give you some. What else do you want to eat?"
"This, and this, thank you dad."
The sound came from the table next to us, and I didn't pay attention until I noticed that Wang Yi had been staring at that table.
I then raised my head and looked at the next table. It was a family of three, the couple and their daughter.
This family of three is very harmonious, with happy smiles on their faces. They look like the happiest people in the world.
When I looked back, I suddenly found that Wang Yi's eyes were red, and she seemed to be crying.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?" I asked her.
Only then did she come back to her senses, forced a smile and said, "It's okay."
"Then why are you crying? See how happy a family of three is?"
"I'm not crying!"
"Then why are your eyes red?"
"It's sand."
I smiled and said, "Can you find a more reasonable reason? This restaurant is so clean, how could there be sand in it? I can't even lie."
She picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth, then asked me: "Have you finished eating?"
"That's almost it. How about you?"
"I'm almost done, so let's go and go for a walk with me."
I called the waiter to pay the bill, and then left the restaurant with Wang Yi.
Instead of driving, we took a walk along the Nancheng River.
Any fool could tell that she was not in a good mood, probably because of the sudden phone call from her family.
But she didn't want to tell me, and I was too embarrassed to ask any more questions, so I just walked with her quietly.
We didn’t know how far we had walked, but we were probably tired, so we sat down on a bench in a wetland park.
The weather has entered spring, and it is not that cold even if it is outdoors at night.
In the deserted wetland park, a few pedestrians occasionally passed by for a walk. It was quiet around them, and only the sound of the water of the Nanhe River not far away could be heard.
Finally, I spoke first and said to her: "If you treat me as a friend, just tell me if you feel unhappy."