82: Wherever you go, you are the focus

Li Mengyao enlarged the image in disbelief and indeed saw the words "Poyun Group" printed on the file envelope.

These were the lost files!

Judging from the few file envelopes scattered about, the seals seemed to still be intact; they hadn't been opened by anyone!

[Ye Su: Are these files from your group?]

[Yes!]

Li Mengyao no longer had the internal monologue she had just moments ago and replied to Ye Su impatiently.

[How did these files end up with you!]

[Ye Su: I took some old books to the recycling center this morning, and found some sealed file envelopes in the pile of waste paper with your group's name printed on them.]

[Ye Su: I saw that these files were sealed in file envelopes, and they didn't look like something that could just be casually thrown into a recycling center.]

[Ye Su: Just in case, I bought these files from the boss to see if they were lost by accident. If you confirm these files are truly discarded, I will return them to the boss.]

These files had been sold to a recycling center!

Li Mengyao's vision went dark, and she nearly fainted from anger.

Fortunately, she had met Ye Su at Wan Yuanliang's shop two days ago, and had happened to have him deliver two bottles of Moutai to the shop, which was how Ye Su knew she was with "Poyun."

Plus, Ye Su was so kind-hearted that after seeing her group's file envelopes at the recycling center, he kept an extra eye out and helped her retrieve the files from the recycling center owner.

Li Mengyao felt happy and fortunate; three days ago she ordered the gold beads Wan Yuanliang posted on his Moments, two days ago she had Wan Yuanliang invite Ye Su to the antique shop to deliver goods so she could buy calligraphy and paintings, and yesterday she just happened to have Ye Su deliver Moutai to the main store.

If any of those days had been different, there would have been no way for Ye Su to help her retrieve this batch of files today.

"No wonder Wan Yuanliang rates him so highly. It seems that besides his eye for antiques and jade, Ye Su also has very strong observational skills to be able to notice file envelopes related to Poyun Group in a recycling center."

Immediately, Li Mengyao felt a bit of lingering fear.

Fortunately, it was Ye Su who noticed something wrong after seeing these files.

If it had been discovered by some people with ulterior motives, who knows what would have happened.

[Useful, extremely useful!]

[These files were accidentally lost by an employee of our group, and I was just worrying about this matter.]

[It's fortunate that you discovered them; you really helped me out a lot!]

[Ye Su: So they really were useful.]

[Ye Su: Then give me an address, and I'll bring the files back to you.]

[You helped me retrieve the files, which was already a huge favor; how could I have the nerve to let you deliver them to my door?]

[Give me an address, and I'll come pick them up.]

[Ye Su: That works.]

[Ye Su: There's a coffee shop near me, why don't you come here.]

Li Mengyao received the coffee shop address sent by Ye Su.

After confirming the distance, Li Mengyao replied.

[I'll be there in half an hour.]

[Ye Su: No rush, I don't have anything to do this morning anyway, you don't need to drive too fast.]

[OK]

After replying to Ye Su's message, Li Mengyao had her assistant notify the management department that she had found the lost files, and then picked up her keys and left the company.

...

"Knowing that I helped her this time, and having the sense to come and pick up the files herself, it seems her character isn't too bad. The fifty-thousand-yuan reward mentioned in the intel should be secure."

Inside his rented room, Ye Su, who had his legs propped up on the coffee table with a bag of chips on his chest, felt the resentment from having just been extorted for one thousand yuan by the recycling center owner successfully subside after receiving Li Mengyao's reply.

There were no supporting facilities around the rental, and the coffee shop Ye Su chose was over a kilometer away.

After killing twenty minutes with a novel, Ye Su finally got up to tidy up and put all the files into a large plastic bag.

Fortunately, there was a tradition in Guangdong Province of not throwing away plastic bags after buying things, which saved Ye Su the trouble of looking for one.

He rode his electric scooter to the coffee shop, took a picture of the storefront for Li Mengyao, and then entered the shop to order himself a cappuccino.

It was not yet eleven in the morning, and there were only a sparse five or six people in the coffee shop, which happened to allow Ye Su to pick a corner to sit in.

Ding-dong— Welcome—

A few minutes later, the door sensor rang. Ye Su looked up and saw Li Mengyao push the door open and walk in.

Not only Ye Su and the staff, but even the customers in the shop were attracted by the sound of the sensor, and their gazes fell upon Li Mengyao, making her the center of attention.

The men, without a doubt, were attracted by Li Mengyao's appearance and Charm, and couldn't help but take a few extra looks.

The women, besides her appearance and Charm, couldn't help but size up Li Mengyao's attire and the brown bag she was carrying.

Li Mengyao's external conditions made the few women assume that everything she wore, carried, and had on her person were authentic products.

Looking at the few men in the shop, even the handsome guy who had just walked in was staring straight at Li Mengyao.

Consequently, jealousy instantly sprouted in the hearts of the few women.

"Welcome, what would you like to drink?" the male staff member greeted Li Mengyao first.

"I'll have an Iced Americano."

"Alright, that's twenty-two, please scan the code here."

Li Mengyao looked around the shop while scanning the code.

"Over here."

Ye Su raised his hand to signal, and with Li Mengyao waving back, the men who wanted to find an opportunity to strike up a conversation immediately gave up the idea.

"Sorry, I'm late," Li Mengyao said with an apologetic look.

"It's fine, we agreed on half an hour, I just arrived early."

Ye Su smiled kindly at the [Fifty Thousand Yuan], and as he stood up to greet her, he proactively switched to the chair on the outside of the table, pointing to the plastic bag in another seat on the inside of the table:

"The things I retrieved are all here. Check and see if anything is missing; if there is, I'll take you to the recycling center to find the boss."

"Okay!"

Li Mengyao didn't stand on ceremony. She went around to the table, tossed her bag—which Ye Su didn't know the price of, but looked very expensive at a glance—onto the table, and began checking the files impatiently.

"A few of the file envelopes were already opened when I retrieved them. I guess the boss opened a few casually when collecting the waste to confirm what kind of paper was inside."

"Understood." Li Mengyao responded while counting the number of file envelopes.

After counting back and forth a few times, Li Mengyao rubbed her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

This movement immediately caused Ye Su to pick up his coffee and take a big gulp.

"Fortunately, the number of files is all here, not a single one is missing!" Li Mengyao looked at Ye Su gratefully: "Thank you so much!"

"Haha, it was just a small favor, Ms. Li is too polite."

Ye Su appeared indifferent on the outside, but inwardly he began to grumble:

Don't just thank me, give me something practical.

Don't be afraid of being materialistic or tacky, just use that capitalist approach on me!

Money, jewelry, antiques, I'll accept anything, alright!

"To you, it's a small favor, but to our group, it's a massive favor."

That's right, it's a massive favor.

Then hurry up and show some appreciation?