Chapter 258 - Could it be My Fault? (2/2)

“The shop has been doing much better recently. All of a sudden, we got busier. School just resumed, right? I was thinking about how I could share this good news with you if I bumped into you in school, but here you are! You’ve found out on your own.”

Pei Qian was speechless.

Old Ma, Old Ma. I trust you the most. How can you mess this up for me?

“Why didn’t you tell me that our internet cafe suddenly saw a boost in customers?” Pei Qian was extremely unhappy.

Ma Yang paused. “Huh? Brother Qian, didn’t you plan for this?”

“In our previous meeting, you said that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s branch in Ming Yun Villas is the center of your plans for the future. You also set up Upwind Courier stations and bought a villa for a private kitchen here. Didn’t you do all that to improve the business environment in this region?”

While enjoying the music, Zhang Yuan happily added, “That’s right. Didn’t you plan for all these?

“I thought you intentionally bluffed Boss Li into coming here, purely to make him incur losses. Now, I realized that I was too simple. “Not only did Boss Li invest in this area, but he even persuaded a lot of other people in the investment industry to invest in this area. The nameless restaurant added to the popularity of this place, causing it to become the new “Jingzhou Business District’ and ‘Jingzhou Food Street’. That was how Fish-Catching Internet Cafe became so famous!

“Before this, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had been incurring losses, not because it was bad in itself, but because traffic in this area was low. Now that the root of the problem has been dealt with, our Ming Yun Villas branch is able to stand out among the crowd!”

Pei Qian did not know what to say as he looked at both of their excited expressions.

He began to seriously doubt himself.

What happened? Could it be that the problem lies with me?

Pei Qian had indeed said before that the Ming Yun Villas branch would be the focus of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s development. He was also the one who lured Boss Li to invest in this area.

However, his motives were completely different from what everyone thought!

Yet, from Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan’s perspective, it seemed reasonable not to report the developments to Pei Qian.

Everyone knew that Tengda had many businesses, and Boss Pei was extremely busy. If there was nothing urgent, there would ordinarily be no need to inform him.

Why were the shops around Ming Yun Villas doing better now?

It was because Ming Yun Private Kitchen had become popular.

It was because Boss Li and Fu Hui Investments were investing in this area.

It was because Boss Pei had bought a villa in Ming Yun Villas, and Ming Yun Villas took the chance to market themselves.

Everything pointed back to Boss Pei. Didn’t that mean that Boss Pei expected the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s Ming Yun Villas branch to succeed?

Since Boss Pei had already expected this, why would Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan have reported such a small development like an increase in customers at the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe?

“Boss Pei, your cocktail.”

The waiter served Pei Qian his favorite Aurora Jungle – Juice.

Pei Qian sipped it quietly, starting to close himself off from everyone else.

It seemed like Old Ma had acted as reliably as he always did. From beginning to end, he did absolutely nothing.

Everything that had happened so far seemed to be Pei Qian’s fault…

Pei Qian felt upset and happy at the same time.

He was upset because two of his businesses had been implicated. Ming Yun Private Kitchen made Fish-Catching Internet Cafe famous. Not only were they both generating profits, but the villa itself was appreciating as well.

Yet, he was happy because Ma Yang was still reliable.

He only had himself to blame for everything so far.

Pei Qian sipped his cocktail in silence, his heart filling with sorrow.

Alright, pin the blame on me, then.

Ma Yang did not know that Pei Qian was seriously reconsidering his own life at the moment. Excitedly, he asked, “Brother Qian, has the battle plan for the Ming Yun Villas branch been completed?”

Battle plan?

Pei Qian paused and then nodded. “Yes.”

Not only has it been completed, but it has achieved much more than I had hoped for.

It has completely surpassed my expectations!

Ma Yang grinned, elated. Then, he continued, “Brother Qian, I told you that I’m not the CEO of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe for nothing, right? I can share your burdens!

“Now that the Ming Yun Villas branch-which had been incurring the most losses-has become popular, I think it’s time to expand our business! We should strike while the iron is hot, and open more Fish-Catching Internet Cafe in Jingzhou City. We will take a greater share of the market!”

Ma Yang lowered his voice slightly. “Boss Li has invested in Xing Le Internet Cafe, and they have been opening chain stores like crazy now. “Brother Qian, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was the first to adopt the high-end internet cafe model. We cannot let them overtake us.”

Pei Qian could not help but stare at Ma Yang, stunned.

Expand our business?

Having two branches generating profits is problematic enough. Do you want to create more problems for me? Do you think I would even be able to incur a loss in this cycle?!

Huh?

Wait a minute.

Pei Qian suddenly realized a problem.

Everything has changed!

Should he adjust his strategy now?