2007, downtown London.

Near Imperial College next to Hyde Park, there is a cafe called "Mr. Patton" that has been in operation for more than 30 years.

The small cafe is not large in size, and the main customers are students on campus.

Until last month, the chain brand Costa came to open a business and snatch the business, the old shop owner's life was still quite good. Not only could he make money through a cafe, but he also rented out two of his own rooms. However, because the old man named Patton had a bad temper, he couldn't sleep if he was a little moved at night. In more than a year when Fan Liancheng came to the old shop to work, he had successfully forced three tenants away.

today.

As soon as Fan Liancheng finished class, he came to the store with his schoolbag on his back. He rolled up his sleeves and put on an apron with the name of the store. He met another student who came to refund the deposit angrily. He spoke fluent English and a French accent. He argued with the old man busy roasting coffee beans for a long time, but he finally lost.

After returning to his anger, this did not prevent the young French man named Adrian from coming to find Fan Liancheng and ordered a cup of Mantening's hand-making coffee according to the recent old rules.

While Fan Liancheng was rinsing the kettle, Adrian spoke to him, a Chinese alumnus, with a little disbelief: "Dylan, if I remember correctly, you have been here for a long time, right? How did you deal with this weird old man? If it were me, you would definitely resign if you were less than three days!"

"I'm short of money and he's too lazy to train new employees, probably that's it."

Fan Liancheng smiled happily. When Adrian decided to rent a house from the old man more than two months ago, he had a premonition that there would be such a day. He was no longer surprised by this. After weighing the coffee beans and grinding, he thought it would be difficult to see this regular customer again in the future. He looked up and added: "Mr. Patton is a very...harsh landlord. If he met me earlier, even if he only invited me toast, I would tell you not to rent a house from him. You are not the first tenant to not get the deposit back."

Adrian, who looked handsome, rolled his eyes when he heard this and replied, "You should have told me earlier that this old guy is not harsh, he is simply perverted. Even flushing the toilet at night will make him sleep, and then scold me. Even if I can't get the rent back, I have to leave."

"Congratulations, remember to find a good landlord next time."

"No, no, no, I'm going to go back to the school dormitory. I'm going to graduate soon, and I'm looking for an internship opportunity recently." Adrian said while sending a message. The Nokia n95, which has just been launched recently, is probably harming someone's girl.

Fan Liancheng smiled after hearing this.

He is only in his junior year and it is May now. You don’t have to worry about finding a formal job or something. He was forced by his own son to choose a business and management research major. The advantage is that there are many opportunities to choose a job, so it is not difficult to make a living.

Without answering this, he skillfully brewed a cup of coffee and brought it to Adrian. He just started to clean up the filter paper and clean the coffee maker. The door opened again.

Looking up, I found that I was a very familiar couple. Fan Liancheng couldn't help but take a deep breath and squeezed out a smile: "It's coming again, Jenny, the same thing, black coffee and ice cubes?"

"Yes, I'll give my boyfriend a drink, go ice, thank you."

The young girl with the same Asian face pulled her white boyfriend at the round table by the door. Her English name was Jenny and Chinese name was Li Liu. She looked and figure and was quite extroverted.

To put it carefully, this girl from the same school, class and major as Fan Liancheng, met him as early as the day she entered school.

They are both Chinese and have the opportunity to meet from time to time. Fan Liancheng once plucked up the courage to invite her to have dinner and watch movies, but there was no further information later. At this moment, he was the only one who felt embarrassed. Maybe he still liked it a little, but he knew that they were not suitable for each other.

"Okay, wait a moment."

Fan Liancheng didn't want to see the loving scene, but he still pretended to glance at it casually, and then he lowered his head and was busy.

Adrian saw his little actions. During the time he lived in the old man's house, Adrian came to drink coffee a lot. After a while, he was half a friend or an acquaintance with Fan Liancheng.

Adrian stared at Li Liu, then came over and whispered:

"Your dream lover has been beautiful again recently, and it's very uncomfortable now, right? Who told you to be busy working and not to clean yourself up? To be honest, I think you are very handsome among Asians, but it's useless for a man to be handsome. That guy is wearing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak series watch on his hand. You can earn it for three or four months after working. He should be a superficial woman. She is not worthy of a good man with your perception. Be more relaxed, man."

Even though I don’t want to think about it like a jealous woman, if I can’t get it, I will think about it in the dark side.

But Fan Liancheng also knew that Li Liu had always liked life in London and was eager to settle in London. Perhaps the reason for alienating himself was indeed mixed with many external things.

Anyway, it has nothing to do with Fan Liancheng if he is superficial or not. The couple has long lived together and said in front of him that they went to the hotel without any concealment.

Unfortunately, until now, Fan Liancheng has not figured out why the innocent girl who entered school together and visited campus fell so quickly?

Sighing slightly, he said to Adrian: "Probably this is reality."

Adrian thought that this friend who worked hard and earned living expenses was lamenting the extravagant life of the rich and could not comfort anything, so he just shrugged, continued to sit back in his seat, lowered his head and started playing with his cell phone.

In fact, Fan Liancheng never thought about this at all...

Li Liu was tired of her boyfriend. Before leaving, she put a tip of one pound in a white bowl next to the cashier. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "My boyfriend William has a company at home at Canary Wharf... I went there for an internship directly during the summer vacation, but you still don't go back to China, right? Otherwise, I would tell my boyfriend and give you an internship opportunity. Even if the salary is low, it is at least much better than here. I can write it on my resume when recruiting."

Fan Liancheng came to London when he was eleven years old. He was already nineteen in a blink of an eye and never returned home.

Li Liu only knew that since he met Fan Liancheng, he had never returned to China. In recent years, he has stayed in a cafe to work even during holidays. He thought that the round-trip air ticket was too expensive and it was better to earn money to work in an illegal job. He never mentioned it in an understanding way, but he had guessed it.

The UK is the only country in Europe that allows students to work legally. Students with British student visas can work legally in the UK, with a time limit of 20 hours per week.

Not all international students must be rich. There are many parents who want to stay outside or find a better job when they return home.

After being in the UK for so long, Li Liu's family conditions were just right, so of course she was very clear about this.

Canary Wharf, London's famous new financial city, is full of tall buildings and every inch of land is simply one of the synonyms of the British pound.

Li Liu thought Fan Liancheng would agree happily, but unexpectedly, he refused without thinking and said with a smile: "Thank you, but no need. I'll just find it myself, it's not convenient to travel."

"... When looking for a job, companies will pay attention to internship experience. You can't write here to work." Li Liu continued to persuade.

Fan Liancheng was unmoved, mainly because he didn't want to find abusive himself. She was fed dog food by her during the holiday. She shook her head again: "It's really not necessary. I'll look for it next year and I may continue to study for a master's degree in business school."

Her boyfriend stood by and watched coldly. In fact, he didn't even want to help Li Liu's busyness, let alone a friend of his girlfriend.

Seeing that Li Liu wanted to continue talking, the "Gui Second Generation" named William interrupted decisively: "Even if you don't go, not everyone in my company can go in. If you leave, leave now!"

After saying that, he didn't even look at Fan Liancheng and Li Liu, and walked out directly.

Seeing this, Li Liu knew that even if Fan Liancheng agreed, his boyfriend would not be happy to help. He had a feeling of regret in his eyes. He thought that he was handsome, but he really had no ambition... He squeezed out a smile and threw the sentence to come back next time he had time, and followed him out.

Not far away, the roar of sports cars sounded one after another.

First there was a gray Ferrari 430, then a white Pagani C12s, and then finally, a red and black Bugatti Veyron, which was parked at the door of this small cafe, attracting everyone's attention.

When Li Liu went out, she happened to see a handsome young Asian man walking out of Ferrari. She felt that she looked familiar, but she didn't remember who it was.

If you think about it seriously.
Chapter completed!