Chapter 086: VIP Treatment

Lin Luyao didn't notice anything unusual. She replied with certainty, "Sisi was just taking me upstairs to broaden my horizons. When it came to discussing requirements, she was the one presenting her views, while I just watched from the side. But we did spend quite a long time there—by the time we got back, you all had already gone to lunch."

But Cheng Li didn't believe a word of it.

Last week, when she’d gone upstairs with Tan Fang, the meeting was settled in just a few sentences. Yet today, the two of them had spent at least an hour up there. What could they possibly have talked about for so long?

Besides, when Cheng Li finished lunch earlier, she had seen Lin Luyao and Tang Sisi socializing with colleagues from the Data Analysis Department! She immediately recognized Cheng Yu, who had handled their previous liaison, and Ding Tongyu, whom she’d seen at a prior meeting.

Tan Fang had once mentioned that she’d introduce her to some colleagues from the Data Analysis Department, but after that, nothing more was said. Now, both she and Lin Luyao were in the same project group, and she had clearly come in earlier—so why was it that today, the one sitting next to Tang Sisi wasn’t her?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Cheng Li shook the water from her hands and headed back with her cup.

"Hey, you..." Aren’t you getting water?

Lin Luyao watched Cheng Li’s retreating figure, wanting to call out to her, but her throat tightened and no sound came out.

Back at her desk, it dawned on Lin Luyao only belatedly that Cheng Li seemed upset. But why? What was she angry about? Before Lin Luyao could puzzle it out, Cai Yuyao had already packaged the data and sent it to the three of them.

Lin Luyao could only shake her head and push the matter to the back of her mind.

She imported the data, set the thresholds, and began filtering.

Soon, the data was processed through the pre-set formulas, translating each indicator directly into results.

But the real challenge was the analysis. Not only did she have to identify the product pool, she also needed to select the "premium goods" among them. These "premium goods" would be featured on the homepage, receiving the strongest traffic exposure—a factor that would directly affect the success rate of a user’s first order after registration.

Staring at the computer screen for so long, Lin Luyao’s eyes began to sting. She blinked and checked her progress:

Not bad—she had already completed two-thirds.

After some thought, Lin Luyao decided to do a bit more, then reward herself with a cup of coffee.

Thinking of this, Lin Luyao turned to Tang Sisi. "Sisi, do you want a coffee later?"

"Coffee? Sure," Tang Sisi replied, clearly interested, though she glanced at Lin Luyao’s computer screen. "But don’t let it slow down your progress."

"It won’t, I’m almost done," Lin Luyao assured her, showing her the progress. Then she took out her phone and messaged Qin Shishen:

[Hello, sorry to bother you! I’d like one flat white and one mocha! The flat white hot, the mocha iced~]

[I’ll come by to pick them up in a bit!]

After sending the message, Lin Luyao cheerfully returned to her work.

To be honest, it was pure coincidence that she’d added Qin Shishen on WeChat. Perhaps it was from spending so much time with Jiang Xiaohan—her habits had unconsciously started to resemble hers.

Last night, Lin Luyao had gone to the coffee shop to play with the cats and, while chatting idly with Qin Shishen, half-jokingly asked, "If someone asked for your contact info, would you give it?"

She blushed even before she finished, silently cursing Jiang Xiaohan for leading her astray.

"Sure," Qin Shishen replied.

Lin Luyao was just scrambling for a way to smooth things over, to keep the atmosphere from getting awkward, when Qin Shishen had already placed a QR code in front of her.

"If you ever want to place an order, or reserve a table, just send me a message. I’ll give you the VIP channel."