Chapter 7 — Coffee Pairing Queen

Not only that, next to her there was also a man. Neat suit, shiny hair, looks about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Phuong Di enthusiastically introduced to everyone. "This is my boyfriend, Tran Bin! He came to visit everyone specially!" Tran Bin greeted each person with a smile. "Hello everyone, hello everyone! Hearing Phuong Di say that everyone loves our beans, I'm very happy." In his hand he also carried two gift bags. "Today I brought some small gifts, invite everyone to try our newly imported batch of Colombian Moonflowers." "There are also a few coffee utensils... pots." Manual blender, blender... given to the people who support us most often." Mr. Trieu's eyes lit up: "Gifted blender? Is it real or fake?" "Really, really!" Tran Ban waved his hand. “They are all products of cooperative brands, we get the goods through private channels, not worth much money.” “But…” He changed his tone, the smile on his face slightly shrinking. “Phuong Di told me, recently someone spoke ill of our seeds behind our back?” He turned towards me. In that moment, all eyes in the office turned to him. Phuong Di continued. "Sister Ninh, a few days ago, did you tell others behind my back that there was a problem with my seeds?" "Still stole my seeds to get tested or something?" I took off my headphones. "No stealing. The items were placed in the public tea room, I took a few seeds." "You..." Phuong Di was about to speak, but was stopped by Tran Ban. Tran Bin walked over and sat down on the chair opposite me. The posture is very casual, very leisurely. "Khuong Ninh, right? Phuong Di once mentioned you." "I heard that you were in charge of helping people in the office order coffee before? Because of the reward points, something happened that was a bit unhappy?" I looked at him expressionlessly. "That's the past. Now what I care about is your seeds." "You said you do import trade, can you show me the food business license?" Tran Ban's smile stiffened for less than a moment. seconds. "License? Our company has formal procedures." "What is the food business license code? I can help you look it up on the National Enterprise Credit Information Disclosure System." The people next to them started whispering. Phuong Di immediately argued. "Sister Ninh, don't pretend to be professional here. You're not a food safety expert." "Someone who only helps others order food to accumulate points, what right do you have to question my boyfriend?" "That's right, Ms. Ninh," unexpectedly Mr. Trieu chimed in, "people do business properly, you act like you're interrogating a prisoner, it's too much." I didn't pay attention to Mr. Trieu. I stared at Tran Ban. "Your nuts are not imported." "Your company does not have a food business license." "Your quarantine certificate is fake." "The aflatoxin content in your nuts is four times higher than the standard." I spoke very slowly, sentence by sentence. The voice was not loud, but each word seemed to fall heavily to the ground. The office was silent. Tran Ban's smile finally couldn't be maintained. Phuong Di shouted. "You're lying! On what basis do you spread rumors?" "Our seeds are all imported from official channels! Do you have proof?" "Yes." I took out my phone and opened the PDF of the inspection report. "Inspected by a third-party organization, stamped. The aflatoxin B1 content is twenty micrograms per kilogram, the national standard limit is five micrograms. Exceeding the standard by four times."I held up the phone to everyone. see. Mr. Trieu's face changed. Ms. Ly's face also changed. Tieu Tran covered his mouth. Phuong Di rushed up and wanted to snatch my phone. "Fake! It's definitely fake! You're fake!" Tran Ban held her back. His expression changed several times, finally stopping at a cold calm. “Miss Khuong, the report you call a report

Which accreditation organization is this issued by? Is there CMA certification? Can you prove that the source of the sample is our product?" "You took the sample arbitrarily, without notarization, and without sealing the sample. This report has no legal value." He stood up, adjusted his tie. "If you continue to spread false information, damaging my company's reputation..." "I will ask a lawyer to contact you." Having finished speaking, he pulled Phuong Di out. As she passed by me, Phuong Di lowered her voice and said a sentence. "You just wait." PART 13 After Tran Ban left, the atmosphere in the office became very strange. No one proactively came to talk. with me too. But the number of people making coffee in the tea room also decreased significantly. All afternoon, Mr. Trieu continuously searched for "aflatoxin" on Baidu. Ms. Ly took out the health check form from a few days ago, took a photo and sent it to her doctor friend. Tieu Tran hesitantly passed by my table, but in the afternoon, Phuong Di posted a photo of the lawyer's letter. "There are some people who can't stand seeing others being nice and spreading rumors soo. We reserve the right to pursue legal liability. Pure people are automatically pure." The first person to like below was Mr. Trieu.