Chapter 44: Slap Yourself in the Face

Before Li Yan could figure out how to start talking, Mo Chuan stepped into the office first.

With a smile on his face, he invited Linuo to have dinner.

Li Nuo also stood up excitedly. Qin Xu, who happened to be coming out, saw him and followed him over.

In the end, Li Yan was unable to say what he wanted to say.

The four of them walked towards the cafeteria together under Secretary Yang's ambiguous and somewhat regretful smile.

Li Nuo, who came here for the first time, was curious about everything. He was looking around and met the gazes of many people.

After their eyes met, everyone avoided their gazes in panic. Linuo blinked. Fortunately, he had exercised a lot in the coffee shop for a month and now he was used to it.

The cafeteria here is a self-service restaurant. Li Nuo carried the food tray and Li Yan followed behind him to prevent him from taking inedible food.

The two directors followed behind. Wherever the four of them went, it was like Moses parting the sea, and the others automatically dispersed.

They got their meals smoothly and came to the dining table. There were four of them, so they could sit in pairs, but Li Yan and Mo Chuan insisted on sitting next to Li Nuo.

Qin Xu, who was a step slower, watched the two fools competing with each other quietly, shook his head, and sat opposite Li Nuo.

Veins popped out of Li Yan's face. "Director Mo! Don't you think it's too crowded sitting here? How about going to the other side?"

Mo Chuan said without hesitation: "I don't. This is originally a table for six people, it's not crowded."

Although he was caught in the middle, Li Nuos had no intention of trying to stop the two of them. He just wanted to make a living.

The dishes that Li Yan and Secretary Yang both recommended were already on his plate, so he was too lazy to waste his energy trying to persuade those two childish people.

If you don't see Director Qin Xu, you don't bother to care.

When they saw him start eating, the two men stopped and stared at each other.

The first one to call off the battle was Li Yan. He turned his gaze to Li Nuo to see if he was satisfied with the lunch.

Linuo took very little but ate very seriously. His mouth was full of food and he was chewing hard. His little head nodded from time to time, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with the food.

He had long forgotten Dr. He's instructions to let him drink porridge. Fortunately, Li Yan was watching over him and didn't let him eat some difficult-to-digest food.

As always, he looks very happy when he sees food.

Mo Chuan found it funny and pushed his plate a little closer. "You seem to like this dish very much. Do you want to have some more?"

Li Nuo shook his head and said, "I can't eat too much. I'm afraid I'll get sick if I eat too much."

He bit his chopsticks and smiled, "It feels very fresh, just like eating in the school cafeteria."

"Oh? You remember something about school?"

After hearing this, Li Nuo didn't react at all, but Li Yan became nervous first. He squeezed the spoon with force, and the spoon was slightly bent.

He looked at Linuo with a nervous look.

Mo Chuan, who was sitting one seat away, saw it, and Qin Xu, who was sitting opposite him, also saw it.

"No, I saw it when I was watching funny videos."

Hearing Li Nuo's answer, Mo Chuan's eyes flickered as he saw Li Yan obviously relaxed.

It's really strange to see Li Yan like this now. He was so upset when he first learned that his brother had lost his memory, but now he is worried about Li Nuo regaining his memory.

So, people are fickle.

However, I don't seem to be qualified to criticize him in this regard.

Because, no matter how you think about it, Linuo is more interesting now.

Li Yan withdrew his gaze and started eating lunch mechanically.

Obviously it is a good thing to think about it, but I am a little worried. No, not now, I should have started to worry before.

I like my current brother so much. This is what a real family looks like. Although my brother said that he no longer needs memories of the past, what if he suddenly remembers them?

Li Yan was extremely distressed. On the one hand, he despised his own selfishness, but on the other hand, he really hoped that his brother would not remember it.

Li Nuo had asked me before if there were any old photos at home, and I still remember the answer I blurted out.

"I was in a rush when I moved and didn't have time to pack it up. Now it's gone."

Actually, there were some, but my brother said he didn’t want to see those photos anymore, so they were all packed up and put into a box, which lay in a corner gathering dust for a long time.

He was worrying about his greed. Mo Chuan and Li Nuo were eating and chatting, and Qin Xu would occasionally say a few words.

Before he knew it, the plate in front of Li Nuo was empty.

In contrast, the plate in front of Mo Chuan was still piled with food.

Li Nuo shook his head and said, "Director, you didn't eat anything."

"I'm eating. There's no need to use honorifics."

"It's better to use honorifics in the company. Is it true that the food in the cafeteria is not to your liking?"

"Are you worried that I might be hungry?"

"No," Linuo rejected decisively, "I just think it's a bit of a waste for you."

The three people around him did not react to these quick words, but the employees sitting at the nearby tables heard them.

"Was he trying to persuade Director Mo to have dinner?"

"Doesn't he know that Director Mo hardly ever comes to the cafeteria?"

"That casual tone of voice, is he really not the director's son?"

"Well - at that age, you can't call him a son."

A few people thought they were whispering, but this area was indeed very quiet, and Li Nuo roughly understood what was going on.

"So, you didn't eat in the cafeteria before, so why did you come here... just to waste food?" Li Nuo lowered his voice and looked at Mo Chuan with contempt.

Without waiting for his answer, she turned to the other side and said, "The food in the restaurant is delicious, Li Yan, let's eat here later."

"Oh, sure, but there are a lot of good restaurants around here, and I'm planning to take my brother to try them all."

"Ah...really? That's good too."

Mo Chuan refused, "What about me?"

"The director will also have to follow me. I heard that you are going on a business trip soon?"

Mo Chuan was suddenly stuck in his words. Before he could say that he refused the business trip, Qin Xu, who had been sitting quietly opposite him, spoke.

"Let's go after we finish eating."

Except for Mo Chuan, the plates of the other three were empty.

He obviously had no intention of waiting for Mo Chuan and stood up directly. The staff who were whispering around him fell silent immediately when they saw Qin Xu, as if they were performing a pantomime.

Li Nuo exclaimed: "It's really impressive."

There were only a few brave people or those who had no place to sit. They stopped eating and looked over here cautiously.

Li Yan took his brother's plate and said, "We still have some time at noon. Didn't you say you wanted to go to the coffee shop here? Do you want to go?"

Li Nuo followed him and said, "Well, let's go and take a look."

Finally, Mo Chuan stood up from his seat and looked around.

He is well-known for his good temper in the company and always looks gentle. Coupled with Liu Ming's outstanding work ability, even if there are any rumors, they will disappear quickly.

The staff only knew that he had a good temper, and no further information was known.

I suddenly saw someone in the cafeteria today, and Director Qin was also there. The appearance of two famous handsome men together could not help but attract people's attention.

Mo Chuan smiled at the staff who were paying attention to this side, and followed the three people in front of him out.

After the four figures disappeared, the noise in the cafeteria was so deafening that it almost blew the roof off the house.

Li Yan caught up with his brother who was walking in front of him, "Although we are going to a coffee shop, you can't drink coffee, brother."

"I know, just look at the others."

"I do have something to recommend."

Mo Chuan interrupted the conversation and put his hands on Li Nuo's shoulders.

“........”

"Don't look at me like that. If you want to kill someone, you should consider the situation."

Mo Chuan smiled and let go of his hand. If he continued to hold her, Li Yan might really want to kill her. He sighed, "Li Nuo didn't say anything."

"How about this, coffee is on my table."

Li Nuo, who had not responded until now, clapped his hands and suggested.

"So sudden?" Mo Chuan asked in confusion, blinking. Even Qin Xu looked over.

"Thank you for your help, even though it's just coffee..." Li Nuo said sheepishly. He felt that he had little conscience. "Next time, I'll treat you to dinner next time."

He can't afford a meal for these two people at the moment.

"Forget it, I just want coffee," Mo Chuan said jokingly, "but I'll remember this promise."

"Okay." Li Nuo responded with a smile and opened the door first. The hot wind blew in and collided with the cool air in the hall.

The midsummer sunlight refracted on the glass door, so bright that it was blinding. Linuo, who was standing at the intersection, looked like he was about to melt in the light and turn into a white shadow.

Just at that moment, he seemed to disappear along with the light.

Li Yan's eyes widened, and he hurried forward to grab Li Nuo's wrist, "Brother!"

"......Um?"

Facing Li Yan's anxious look, Li Nuo looked at him in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Leaving that environment, Li Yan instantly came to his senses and shook his head, "Nothing."

The group walked into the coffee shop, and Mo Chuan pointed to a popular drink of the season and said, "That one is not bad. You can try it. It's not a tea drink, but the one with milk is drinkable, right?"

Li Nuo nodded. "What would the two directors like to drink? Although it's coffee, anything else is fine. What about you, Li Yan?"

I don't know if the other three had discussed it beforehand, but they all chose lattes. Li Nuo chose the one recommended by Mo Chuan. After he paid the bill, the four of them walked out of the coffee shop.

Looking at the strange-colored drink, Li Nuo shook the cup curiously, bit the straw, and took a sip. He squinted his eyes. The cool drink relieved the summer heat. "It tastes really good."

Li Yan was worried, "Brother, it's not good to drink cold water. We just finished dinner."

"I understand. I will drink it in small sips, warm it in my mouth, and then swallow it." Li Nuo bit the straw and answered vaguely.

"......That's not the case." Li Yan knew that he couldn't persuade his brother, so he had to give up.

Li Nuo was very satisfied with his way of drinking. He took small sips and bit the straw, so the amount of drink reduced was minimal.

Seeing his look, Mo Chuan just kept laughing, and Li Nuo glanced at him with dissatisfaction.

"Your thorny look is also good, I like it too."

"........I didn't look at you."

"You're lying. I clearly saw your eyes looking over at me."

Mo Chuan stretched out his hand and touched the corner of Li Nuo's eye with his fingertips. It felt a little itchy, and Li Nuo closed his eyes naturally. This was his body's reaction.

The moment he closed his eyes, Mo Chuan's eyes were like a slow motion camera, and this moment was extremely clear.

At that moment, time went very slowly.

Mo Chuan let out a low sigh.

"...This is not good."

It was extremely dangerous. Every time he saw Li Nuo, he wanted to get closer to him more and more. The moment he closed his eyes just now, the alarm in his mind reached its limit.

Mo Chuan roughly smoothed his hair with one hand and smiled at himself.

This is like slapping yourself in the face.