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"I heard that it's not good to drink coffee at night." Francis said, looking at Caroline who was about to go to the kitchen.

Caroline turned her head and smiled. She also knew that this habit was not healthy, but because there was always some work waiting for her to deal with after returning from these months, she often drank coffee after returning to the apartment at night.

However, since someone raised it today, she is willing to cooperate.

A few minutes later, Caroline returned to the living room with a pot of dried fruit tea.

She didn't rush to read Isabella's letter, but lifted the charcoal stove to the side, sat side by side with Francis on the sofa, and then poured a cup of hot tea into his hand.

"Tell me, what's bothering you?" Caroline held her chin, poked her head in front of Francis and blinked her eyes. She didn't sit upright until she saw that he had a similar smile as usual.

This afternoon, Uncle Andrew found Francis in the office and asked him to find an opportunity to talk to Caroline to see if there is any possibility of cooperation between the shoe factory and Meisi.

Francis wanted to refuse at the time, but his uncle insisted that he try Caroline's attitude.

In fact, when Francis first fell in love with Caroline, he was worried that if he wanted to be with Caroline, Uncle Andrew, the only elder in the family, would object.Unexpectedly, after my uncle met Caroline, he actually admired this girl who was working alone in Meisi.

The development of his relationship with Caroline was not hidden from his family, and he was very happy with his sister's support and uncle's acquiescence.But when he thought that in the future, he would mix the two of them with these business matters, Francis felt a little uncomfortable.

Forget it, since you can't say it, let's not mention it at all, Francis thought.

He didn't think about Uncle Andrew's words anymore, but turned the topic to Isabella's letter.

"Isa has lived a very fulfilling time during this period, and there may be some different content in the letter."

Caroline saw that Francis deliberately avoided the question just now.She naturally hoped that there would be no secrets between the two of them, but since Francis was unwilling to explain it for the time being, she did not want to force it either.

After thinking about it, Caroline took out the envelope, smiled at Francis, and began to read Isabella's letter.

In the letter, Isabella mainly talked about her daily study at school.

As for life, she has been living in a hotel with her mother and daughter who went with her before, and recently, with the help of Mr. Rizzo, she has lived in a female student apartment near the college.

In the second half of the letter, Isabella mentioned some changes in her thinking during this period.

"There are the latest ideas here, and the art here is more daring and fearless. But when I walked into every corner of the city with my classmates, I found that it was not as beautiful as I imagined..."

While reading the letter in her hand, Caroline secretly observed Francis beside her.

She found that the indescribable awkwardness on the boy had disappeared in such a short while.

Now that Francis has returned to his former state, Caroline doesn't think too much about it.

After reading the letter, while discussing with Francis what Isa mentioned in the letter, she warmed up the leftover vegetable pie from yesterday for dinner.

Francis helped Caroline reheat the fruit tea on the charcoal stove.Looking at her simple dinner, she regretted not going to the restaurant with Caroline to have something to eat before returning.

Caroline didn't think it mattered.

Now that she has enough income to go to restaurants every day, she finds that she doesn't have so many desires, and she doesn't have so much time.Apart from going to a restaurant once or twice a week with friends or Francis, I seldom go there by myself.

After all, when she came home after get off work, she didn't have to care about other people's eyes, and she didn't have to abide by the so-called lady's etiquette. She half leaned on the sofa and ate something, which made Caroline feel happier.

During this time, Caroline occasionally intentionally showed her natural side in front of Francis as she did now.

She was fascinated by this little bit of exploration between the unspoken lovers, and she gradually became sure in this little bit of testing that Francis really liked the real self.

Because Caroline will continue to make plans later, Francis waited for her to finish dinner and left on her own initiative. The two agreed to see each other on Sunday.

After coming out of the apartment, Francis drove the carriage home alone.

After deciding not to mention these "irrelevant" things to Caroline, he felt that his world suddenly became clear, even the sky above his head was no longer gray, and the stars in the night sky became brighter.

"So, you didn't tell Caroline anything?" Andrew looked at his nephew sitting on the sofa and asked helplessly.

Francis nodded of course, looked up and said seriously, "I don't want any interest factors to be mixed into our relationship, which will make Caroline feel that my feelings for her are no longer pure."

"I didn't ask you to do anything? I just asked you to ask me about the direction of cooperation with manufacturers after Meisi, and to find out if there is any possibility of cooperating with us." Andrew patted Francis on the shoulder, feeling a little headache Sitting on the other side of the sofa.

"You can be regarded as a couple now, can't you even mention these between two people?"

"It's not that I can't mention it, it's just that I don't want to mention it."

Francis shrugged and lay down on the sofa, pretending not to hear the word lover, but in fact the red tips of his ears had already betrayed him.The relationship between him and Caroline has not been made clear yet, but he doesn't want to refute Andrew's statement.

Andrew sighed, feeling that he really couldn't understand what this young man was thinking.

Caroline has seen this girl many times herself. Although she is the same age as Francis, she has grown up much faster than her own children, and she already has a lot of influence in Meisi.

Andrew also knows that Caroline is a person who distinguishes between public and private, but according to his understanding, this girl is quite tactful in dealing with things, and she should not care about talking about these things in private that do not involve Meisi's internal affairs.

The problem that is giving Andrew a headache now is not this incident, but Francis' way of thinking.

The company in Andrew's hands is the painstaking effort of his father, sister and himself for more than ten years.

He is still unmarried, and Isabella is not interested in this aspect. Although Francis does not like business, he is a boy after all, so it is more convenient to take over the factory.So from two or three years ago he began to focus on training Francis.

Now, Francis does have a better handle on his work, but the way he does it confuses him.

Andrew really didn't understand, it was obviously a win-win proposal, why did Francis make it so complicated, and how did the relationship between the two deteriorate?

"Uncle, maybe that's why you're still single," Francis said, leaning on the sofa with his head on one hand.

Andrew stared at Francis intently for a few seconds, couldn't hold back, grabbed the cushion next to him and threw it on his head.

"You find time to invite Caroline to your house as a guest, I'll ask her personally," Andrew said before going upstairs.

Francis jumped off the sofa, "I said I don't want to..."

"I'll just ask, just ask!" Andrew couldn't bear his look, and shook his head and went back to the bedroom.

Sunday.

When Andrew was talking to Caroline in the living room, because he couldn't bear the way his nephew was staring at him, he sent him to the kitchen to get tea and snacks.

Caroline, on the other hand, was seriously thinking about Andrew's proposal.

In fact, when she was invited to visit the shoe factory with Isabella for the first time, she had considered connecting Andrew's shoe factory with Meisi.

Because Isabella helped me a lot at that time, but I could repay very little.If the shoe factory's products meet the style of Meisi Department Store and Ms. Green's requirements, my recommendation does not count as a violation of the assistant's agreement.

But after fully understanding the products of the shoe factory, she felt that the products on both sides were not suitable.

The footwear counters of Max Department Store follow the high-quality line, and always rely on the novelty, uniqueness and high quality of the products to attract customers.Uncle Andrew's factory mainly relies on mass production orders. Although it also pays attention to design and quality, the grade is still slightly different.

What's more, Meisi Department Store has long-term cooperative merchants, and Ms. Green has always known Andrew's shoe factory, and also knows her relationship with Isabella and Francis.As Ms. Green's assistant, Caroline can recommend it, but it's not good to say too much in this regard.So it was all over after that.

But now, because of the existence and success of Best Store, Caroline has room to reconsider.

During this time, Caroline was just working with Ms. Green on the branch plan of the premium store.Footwear is not within the scope of self-produced products planned by Meisi, so it is bound to cooperate with manufacturers in production in the future.

After the end of the current manufacturer cooperation period, whether to continue cooperation or change partners depends on the supply quality, time and bid of each manufacturer at that time.

Caroline has been to Uncle Andrew's shoe factory many times, and she has a good understanding of the machines, production process and finished product quality there.His shoe factory is more than enough as an alternative partner for the preferred store.

And frankly speaking, it is more beneficial for Caroline to cooperate with Uncle Andrew's shoe factory than to cooperate with a strange manufacturer.

Even if I took a step back and said that I did not go on with Francis in the future, the cooperation between the two parties would not be affected by Andrew's personality and the relationship between the Corey family and Ms. Green.

After thinking about the relationship, Caroline smiled and told Uncle Andrew her thoughts,

"I know your shoe factory well, so it is not a problem to put it on the list of potential cooperation recommended to Ms. Green in the future, but whether the final cooperation can be reached depends on the materials and final quotation you provide to Meisi at that time, And Ms Green's own decision."

Andrew's main purpose was to inquire about news from Meisi, and it was a surprise to him that Caroline could do this.

He didn't expect Caroline to influence the outcome of the cooperation. After all, business needs to consider many aspects.

Looking at Caroline on the opposite side, he had to admit that his children had very good eyesight.

The girl is at her best age, and she has not seen her for a few months, and she has a more convincing temperament.In such a comparison, he felt that Francis' progress could not keep up with this girl's footsteps.

However, Andrew felt that young people's affairs should be solved by young people themselves.

After Francis came back, he saw that he had no objection, and then briefly mentioned in front of the two young people that he had asked Francis to ask Caroline about it.

"Is this what you hesitated that day?" Caroline turned sideways and asked Francis after Uncle Andrew left the reception room.

Francis nodded, scratched his hair again, and said nothing.

If Caroline was really her 20-year-old self, she might not be able to understand this entanglement.But now, she understood that Francis' hesitation was because he cared.

He cared too much about his own attitude and opinions, and worried that even a little bit of interest might affect the impression of each other in his heart, so he simply decided not to mix anything else between the two of them.

But two people who are really together will always be involved in one way or another.