Chapter 249 Daily life
As Ye Lan's partner at the banquet, many people would come up to talk to her. In order to give Ye Lan face, no matter if she liked someone or not, she had to keep a decent smile and talk to him in a friendly manner. Ye Lan also had to introduce some people to Cui Jian, and some people would take the initiative to meet Cui Jian, so Cui Jian would naturally flatter them.

Attending a banquet as a bodyguard is completely different. Even if it is for money, as a bodyguard and male companion, accompanying Han Piaoliang to the lawyer's banquet, it is as a male companion, not a partner. After arriving at the venue, Cui Jian found a seat he liked and started eating. He didn't need to worry about what others thought, and others would not spend time trying to understand him.

Ye Lan took a step closer and asked, "Are you threatening me?" He opened his mouth and released the oppressive feeling of a superior in the workplace.

Cui Jian remained unmoved and replied, "No, I'm stating the facts. I also know that I have a bad personality, that's why I've always been single." Cui Jian is undoubtedly a high-quality man in the company. There are girls who like him and some girls who express their love to him, but he politely rejects them all and tries not to spend any time on any social interaction with them.

Ye Lan said: "You should know the meaning of the banquet I mentioned. You should also be able to feel that I am not just using you as a tool to block bullets, but more."

"I'll change my clothes first." Cui Jian went to the lounge and changed into his suit. This time he took more time because he had to fold the suit.

After changing his clothes, Cui Jian looked at the other four bags on the desk. Inside were a pair of leather shoes, two ties, and a famous watch. Facing Ye Lan's serious expression, he asked with a smile, "Boss, are these all for me?"

Ye Lan didn't like his attitude and said, "Cui Jian, I'm serious. I believe many people would be willing to attend this banquet as my partner."

Cui Jian: “I believe it.”

Ye Lan: "Then why don't you want to?"

"I'm sorry, I'm a selfish person." Cui Jian answered sincerely, then his tone changed and he said, "I'll take the things. Thank you, boss." He picked up the four bags on the table, smiled at Ye Lan, and turned to leave.

"Hey."

"Ok?"

"Do I still have breakfast?"

"Have."

"I want to eat rice rolls tomorrow morning."

Ye Lan chose to compromise and made the decision as quickly as possible. She remembered a sentence at that time: Nothing can restrain a free heart. Money can't, family affection can't, and love can't. On the other hand, Cui Jian never made any demands on her and never asked about her suitors during the chat.

As a boss, Ye Lan knows very well that in the adult world, there are only choices, no changes. The survival of many relationships depends on compromise. Obviously, Cui Jian has a high bottom line. He doesn't like to do things he doesn't like. Many people can't accept his personality, but Ye Lan thinks he can accept it after objective consideration.

Ye Lan doesn't need Cui Jian to help her in her career. Cui Jian may be accused of being a gigolo. Even if he cares, he only cares about those who have bad intentions towards him. He won't think Ye Lan is wrong. Compared with those gigolos who eat gigolos, suffer outside, and find dignity at home, Ye Lan is a hundred times better.

However, Ye Lan was also somewhat dissatisfied in her heart. Cui Jian obviously did not put feelings first. On second thought, she also put her career first.

Cui Jian left with five bags and was spotted by Li Ran when he passed by Bodyguard A. Li Ran called Cui Jian and they went to the small meeting room. Lin Yu, Li Ran's assistant, brought coffee to the two. After half a year of experience, Lin Yu's personality has changed a lot. Perhaps in a few months, she will return to Lin Group as an assistant to the president or vice president and officially start her career.

Li Ran glanced at the contents of the bag and did not comment. The story of Ye Lan and Cui Jian has been widely circulated in the company, and there are two versions. One version: Ye Lan is in love and cannot help falling in love with Cui Jian. Another version: Cui Jian courts Ye Lan and becomes her lover. Regardless of the version, everyone knows that Ye Lan's attitude towards Cui Jian is completely different, and it is the kind of difference that cannot be concealed. So there is such a saying: 99% of the boss's smile is given by Cui Jian, and 1% of the smile is given by the performance.

Cui Jian is quite mysterious in the company. He never participates in team building and rarely returns to the company. Perhaps because of his reputation of killing countless people, he has a natural evil aura in the company. Even the bodyguards of the B department are respectful but not close to Cui Jian. There are many versions of Cui Jian, but those who are familiar with Cui Jian know that he is simpler than everyone thinks.

Li Ran didn't waste time talking and got straight to the point: "Did you find anything?"

Cui Jian didn't understand.

Li Ran asked: "Have you found anything about Li Di's death?"

Cui Jian: "I didn't kill him."

Li Ran: “I know.”

Cui Jian nodded: "I have found something."

Li Ran: "But it's not convenient to say?"

Cui Jian shook his head: "It's not inconvenient, Zhao Ai did it. Although I don't know how she did it, after all, I don't even know the cause of Li Di's death."

Li Ran was not surprised: "Zhao Ai?"

Cui Jian: "I think it's 80% sure."

Li Ran laughed at himself: "I am a really awesome manager." He personally built the bodyguard A department, and 5 out of the 4 bodyguards were extraordinary people. Zhu Zhenzhen could be considered an extraordinary person if she could mix with extraordinary people without knowing it.

Li Ran asked: "Do you think it is necessary to fire him?"

Cui Jian: "What do I think? I think Zhao Ai should be the best bodyguard in Bodyguard A." Zhao Ai is good at fighting, has excellent observation skills, can stand still, smiles easily, has perfect manners, is willing to run errands, and is diligent at work. Apart from occasionally killing people, she has no other shortcomings.

Cui Jian added: "If anyone should worry, it should be Duanmu who should worry."

Li Ran nodded in agreement and said, "I have a little news here."

Cui Jian: “Hmm?” In which aspect.

Li Ran said: "Li Liang and Li Jie are the only two left of the three heroes of the Li family. They are both single and have excellent conditions in all aspects. They seem to be pursuing Mr. Ye."

Cui Jian did not comment: "Very good." He did not ask Ye Lan not to fall in love with others. Ye Lan is free to do whatever she wants. However, after Ye Lan falls in love with or has an affair with someone else, Cui Jian may not like to prepare breakfast for Ye Lan. If he does not like it, he will not contact her. Cui Jian's thinking has always been simple and direct. So even if he is no longer a Qi Sha, Cui Jian does not think he is a good match.

The thinking of the aliens is not something that ordinary people like us can understand. Let’s say that my own thinking is not something that ordinary people can understand either, for example, I did not fire the aliens. Li Ran thought for a while and said, “Boss Ye assigned a task to the administrative department. The administrative department plans to organize a team building before the competition and asked me for any suggestions.”

This is the small talk part. Cui Jian said, "I will have a stomachache in a few days."

Li Ran smiled and said, "You learn really fast." "Then let Zhenzhen represent our A Division."

Cui Jian asked: "Is Zhao Ai not going too?"

Li Ran said: "No."

After chatting for a while, the two left the meeting room and went out to meet Li Jie, one of the three heroes. Li Jie, 27 years old, is a genius investor. His %-controlled Li Jie Investment Company is a benchmark in the industry. He can always find business opportunities one step ahead of others, and his personal wealth ranks among the top five in the Li family. Unlike other people's wealth, the wealth in his hands is assets and cash that can be quickly converted into cash. Therefore, although Li Jie is the youngest among the three heroes, he is the leader of the three.

Li Jie and Ye Lan were talking in the corridor. It seemed that he was not looking for Ye Lan, but rather that they met by chance. Ye Lan saw Li Ran and Cui Jian and waved. Cui Jian was about to turn right and retreat, but Li Ran took the initiative and put a hand on his back to stop him from leaving: How can I be the only one suffering?

So they both came over, introduced themselves politely and shook hands. At this time, Zhao Ai came out of the elevator waiting area. Without waiting for others to react, Li Jie quickly walked up to Zhao Ai and talked to her in a low voice. Li Jie raised his hand to everyone and walked towards the elevator waiting area with Zhao Ai. Zhao Ai smiled and nodded to everyone and left with Li Jie.

Li Ran: Could it be that Li Jie killed Li Di?

Cui Jian: Old Li, didn’t you say that Li Jie was pursuing Ye Lan?

Ye Lan: I didn’t expect Zhao Ai to know Li Jie. It seems that Zhao Ai will leave Dayin Security soon.

Another of the three heroes of the Li family is Li Liang, Li Qin's elder brother, who has a good relationship with Xue Bing. He has a short video and talk show company under his name, and is also a director of Lin's Bank. In addition to his talent, Li Liang's achievements are also supported by his family's resources.

Ye Lan looked at Cui Jian: "Why haven't you left yet?"

Cui Jian looked at Li Ran, Ye Lan nodded, and said, "Manager Li, do you have time? We need to discuss the Polish match."

Li Ran said: "The competition requires 10 bodyguards, and I haven't decided on the candidates yet."

Ye Lan: "Make a decision as soon as possible, time waits for no one." Then she left.

Li Ran looked at Cui Jian, who immediately said, "Give up on this idea. I can't help you choose someone."

"I never counted on you." Li Ran made a phone call: "Zhenzhen, help me select 5 people from the bodyguard B department to participate in the competition, and then select 3 backup bodyguards. You can go to the Human Resources Department to look up the information, or you can call them for an interview... Tomorrow... Of course, it's because you are the most diligent employee in the A department and the most appreciated by Mr. Ye... OK." Cui Jian smiled and waved his hand to say goodbye. All crows are black, and they are all slacking off. This slacking off is not the same as that slacking off. For example, asking Cui Jian to stand in the conference room is not a big deal in Cui Jian's eyes, and he will definitely slack off. If Cui Jian is asked to lead people to break through, he will not have the space to slack off.

Ye Lan was still too young and did not read a message from Li Ran's conversation: Li Ran and the several bodyguards of Department A did not take the competition seriously at all.

……

Yu Ming still owed a meal from the last incident, and Cui Jian called to remind him, so they had lunch together. After two bowls of rice, Yu Ming said while eating the fruit after the meal: "Let's talk."

Cui Jian: "Nothing much to say, just eating."

Yu Ming: "Then I'll pay the bill."

Cui Jian: "You pay the bill first."

Yu Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sometimes I feel that you are more childish than a kid in kindergarten. I already said it's my treat, I won't let you pay just because you have something else to do."

Cui Jian then said, "There is a man named Liu Sheng, who was originally a four-headed dog. After his identity was exposed, he was assigned a new identity by the boss. Because he was obsessed with the star Zhang Ya, he was discovered by Bai Qi and imprisoned in Xue Bing's home. About a month ago, he went to Kyoto, Japan. I want to know his specific situation."

Yu Ming: "Can't you be more obscure? For example, the Liu family has a puppy with four heads, named Shengzi. Because he likes to be a celebrity, he was imprisoned in the home of the Hei Luan, and his current whereabouts are unknown."

Hearing about the fire, Cui Jian finally choked on the watermelon. Yu Ming kindly reached out to pat Cui Jian on the back: "I am also helping you to prepare yourself mentally. After all, you need a lot of money in this situation."

Cui Jian looked at Yu Ming, and Yu Ming said seriously: "Brother Jian, don't tell me you don't know how difficult this is. Don't tell me you didn't come to me with the intention of being ripped off by me."

Cui Jian: "If the job is not done, will you refund the full amount?"

Yu Ming: "The organization will judge based on the completeness of my investigation, and I will give you a 10% discount. If the organization thinks you should be refunded 12 yuan, I will refund you yuan."

Cui Jian thought for a while and said, "Your math seems to be about the same as mine."

Yu Ming: “It’s enough.”

Cui Jian: "Name a price."

Yu Ming: "How much information do you have?"

Cui Jian: "In addition to the above information, we only know that Liu Sheng's current name is Zhang Bei, he is of Indian Chinese descent and holds an American green card."

Yu Ming: “No more?”

Cui Jian: “No more.”

Yu Ming thought for a long time: "Jianjian, your order starts at at least one million US dollars. I can't do this alone. I must seek external help, spend money to smooth relations and buy intelligence, and take huge risks. I suggest you let Liu Sheng's former boss talk to our boss. It should be possible to fight until they break bones, and then charge you the cost price."

Cui Jian said: "It's me, not us. I am acting purely out of personal feelings. If you disappear one day, I will definitely spend $10,000 to find you."

"Let's talk business, don't get emotional." Yu Ming said: "I will give you a quote after the preliminary investigation. But you'd better be mentally prepared, one million US dollars may not be enough."

Cui Jian: “Okay.”

Yu Mingdao: "For orders that require preliminary investigation before quotation, we need to collect a deposit of 10 US dollars, which is non-refundable."

Cui Jian: "You're full of materialism." Cui Jian used his mobile phone to transfer money to Yu Ming.

Yu Ming, who received the money quickly, nodded with satisfaction and put away his phone: "As a friend, I'll give you a message for free: Beiyao is going to do something big in Hancheng."

"big?"

Yu Ming: "There are only three or four people in Beiyao who usually commit crimes, but this time there may be more than a dozen people. I speculate that their target should be someone of Li Di's level, at least someone who has a bodyguard team around him. By the way, I will give you another little-known fact. The reason why Sanqin reached an agreement with Li Di and the cemetery provided Sanqin with weapons and equipment is because they have common interests."

Cui Jian thought for a while and said, "You mean: Bei Yao came to Hancheng because of Li Di's death?"

Yu Ming: “That’s right.”

Cui Jian: "Why are you beating around the bush? Can't you just say it directly?"

Yu Ming: "Isn't that what everyone does? It's so mysterious and makes people feel that it's particularly unfathomable."

Cui Jian: "I don't like it. You should focus on Liu Sheng." Cui Jian asked Yiyi to keep an eye on Liu Sheng, but there was no news. Considering that Yiyi's ability was limited to the Internet, he found Yu Ming.

……

At 7:30 in the morning, Ye Lan arrived as scheduled. After she sat down, hot rice rolls were served to her, along with a bowl of soybean paste soup prepared by Cui Jian. Ye Lan tilted her head to look at the kitchen: "What are you busy in the kitchen?"

Cui Jian replied: "Pickled salted duck. When I went to buy groceries yesterday afternoon, I found someone selling old ducks. Salted duck must be made from ducks that are more than two years old, preferably five years old or more."

Ye Lan asked: "Aren't you alone at lunch?"

Cui Jian nodded.

Ye Lan: "Are you enjoying it?"

"Ah."

Ye Lan: "You can either sit down and eat with me, or massage the back of my neck and shoulders for me."

Cui Jian: "Can I give you a massage and eat with you at the same time?"

Ye Lan smiled: "It's barely okay."

Not long after Cui Jiangang got the hang of it, the small door of the iron gate opened. Xueying walked in happily. The first thing she saw was two people in the living room, and of course there were two bodyguards standing outside the living room.

"What to eat?" Cui Jian asked.

Xueying: "Shouldn't you ask me why I'm here?"

Cui Jian: "My little iron door is always open for you."

Xueying was touched and said, "Scumbag."

Cui Jian was full of questions.

Xueying said: "My friend said that any man who can move you with just one sentence is a scumbag."

Cui Jian asked impatiently: "Then do you want to eat?"

"Eat." Xueying: "I want to eat pot stickers."

Cui Jian: "Just rice noodle rolls."

Xueying sat down unhappily: "Then rice noodle rolls will do."

(End of this chapter)