Chapter 30: He Wants to Steal the Favor (Part 2)

  Cheng Qiao, who was holding today's dessert, walked out from behind the screen with a calm and composed demeanor amidst the cheers and screams. Seeing his thin lips pursed and his eyebrows furrowed in an unusually stern expression, I thought he must be feeling quite desolate and helpless inside.

  He didn't have to be in the spotlight like a rare white whale surrounded by everyone.

  It stands to reason that no matter which server, as soon as they see a customer ordering dessert, they should immediately deliver it. However, with the addition of new employees in the store, they not only need to quickly get familiar with daily cleaning and hygiene but also need to practice operating procedures in the dessert shop as soon as possible. Therefore, we should give them more opportunities to try out, including this morning.

  But Auntie meant that Qiao could temporarily hide in the kitchen for now and make a grand appearance when the peak guest period arrived, but he was still pushed out.

  The main thing is that the person who started it all wanted to see a good show, so they coerced and bribed him into coming out.

  The one who started it all was me.

  Because I don't just want to see the long-lost guests' enthusiastic and infatuated expressions, but also want to see what kind of interesting reactions new employees will have when they encounter this situation...

  When I see Cheng Qiao shining like a star among the crowd, what other feelings will I have?

  Actually, the last time I was "cured of a cold" by Cheng Qiao and touched tongues, although I didn't mention it again, my heart still had some lingering resentment. When I saw Cheng Qiao, my heart would occasionally feel a bit awkward. But they were all carefully covered up by me.

  After all, it's not as simple as being kissed on the lips or forehead. Even if there is a secret recipe that can "cure a cold" with a tongue kiss, but the position of the tongue is clearly in the deep zone, where can it be easily touched by someone who only has a friend relationship?

  Instead of a couple, the two people actually French-kissed, and this behavior doesn't seem normal no matter how you look at it. It seems like they did it on purpose, but surprisingly, Cheng Qiao's innocent and slightly bitter expression at that time didn't seem fake at all.

  Furthermore, based on my understanding of him from knowing him for so long, I couldn't see what other motives he could have in his heart while constantly thinking about his future wife.

  But... is it possible that Cheng Qiao has been intentionally pretending to be an innocent little white rabbit to deceive all of us?

  I suddenly remembered the text message I sent to A Qian this morning.

  It was almost two o'clock at that time, and Bai Yue next to me was sleeping very soundly. Because I slept too much during the day, my mind was clear and I had no sleepiness. Suddenly, I sent a text message to Ah Qian, asking her how far she and Tony were from having a mixed-blood baby.

  I thought Ah Qian was already asleep. Unexpectedly, a few seconds later, the mobile phone in the drawer suddenly vibrated, startling me.

  "The tadpoles haven't been born yet." Ah Qian replied.

  "Despicable! Tony would get shot even if he was lying in water."

  A few seconds later, the phone vibrated again: "It's midnight and you're still in high spirits. Did you have a great time with Xiao Qiao today?"

  When I saw the two words "moisturizing", I was stunned and immediately thought of that wet kiss in the daytime. My whole face turned black, and I typed out one letter at a time: "Do you think Xiao Qiao will have schizophrenia?"

  "Why say that?"

  "It feels like..."

  "So tell me why you have this feeling."

  I was surprised for a moment. I thought she would just say "your feeling is wrong".

  "After some deep thought, I finally called out: 'He acted very abnormally in front of me today, so I suspect that he usually wears a fake mask in front of us.'"

  This time she took a bit longer to respond, almost over a minute: "He doesn't need to pretend in front of us."

  What kind of answer is this? I stared blankly at my phone, unsure of how to respond.

  "I didn't expect the phone to vibrate again: 'If you insist on thinking that he's pretending, then you should at least find out what his purpose is. If you can't even find a purpose, then it can only be said that your feeling is wrong again.'"

  I gritted my teeth and trembled as I sent out this message: "Am I right, does Xiao Qiao like me?"

  The mobile phone has completely fallen silent now.

  Just as I suspected A-Qian had fallen asleep, the screen lit up again. I immediately opened it, but there were only a few short sentences.

  "Do you like me? Are you still pretending to be a victim in front of me? Is this way of flirting with me not a bit silly?"

  I suddenly realized.

  Yeah, if Cheng Qiao is like other normal guys... and likes me, then he's usually in front of me, pretending to be a naive and innocent good boy, it's too suppressive. How can this provoke my improper thoughts about him? It turns out that he's just too silly and too naive, without deeply understanding the taboos between men and women, only then would he dare to flirt with me so unscrupulously.

  "Dear you are a seasoned emotional doctor, easily and effortlessly solving my problem." I sent it out with glee.

  "Yao Yao, if you want to take Xiao Qiao as your boyfriend, we won't look down on you, sincerely."

  When I saw this sentence like a famous warning phrase, I held my phone and almost laughed out loud: "Yes, I fell in love with a temptress, but there was no strong attack at home."

  I don't even want to think about having a relationship with Cheng Qiao beyond friendship, it gives me an inexplicable feeling like I've done something with my own brother. Moreover, he's at this level of receptivity, his face is stunningly handsome, but as a seasoned rotten woman who has been longing for another top-notch strong attack to tame him, how can I afford it?

  "I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep."

  "Okay, let's sleep together, dear!"

  After a while, I stared blankly at the screen with the other party's last sent "good night" two words, and my heart was filled with a sigh of relief. Ah Qian this month wouldn't have been forced to open a text message package by the mobile customer service, right? I've never received such warm words from her before.

  "Xiao Qiao learn elder! Xiao Qiao learn elder! I want to order the most expensive dessert here! Can you come over?"

  Just as I was lost in the memories of before, a sharp and clear voice suddenly rose above the numerous screams and broke through the encirclement, interrupting my thoughts.

  It wasn't until now that I remembered the environment I was in, and I composed myself to look in the direction of the sound. At this time, the hall also quieted down due to the girl's sudden appearance, and everyone's attention focused on her again.

  Because I had previously instructed Cheng Qiao to only serve desserts in the store, so now after hearing the customer's call, Ah Xiu immediately ran over to help the standing girl order.

  The girl with the orange hair tie on her head was clearly a first-timer, and she said shamelessly: "Xiao Qiao senior, I want you to help me out, I'll order all the most expensive dishes for you."

  Qiao held the empty tray, standing quietly beside another table of guests, without any intention of moving.

  At this moment, other female customers seemed to have finally reacted and immediately ganged up on that girl.

  "What kind of person are you? You actually dare to ask Xiao Qiao to help you with desserts!"

  "Doesn't Xiao Qiao only use desserts here?"

  "You think it's impressive to order the most expensive dessert here? You're just a country bumpkin!"

  "Don't you know who Xiao Qiao is? How dare you mention money in front of him?"

  "Get out! You have no discipline at all!"

  "Right, get out!"

  ……

  Seeing this chaotic scene, I had no intention of saving the situation at all, because that girl's behavior of using money to insult Cheng Qiao made me very unhappy too. Auntie didn't speak up to stop her either, mainly because we all knew that in such a situation, the RMB of that surrounded girl... was not something we could get.

  Soon, the girl could no longer bear the humiliation and dragged her companion away in tears. The hall immediately erupted into a chorus of triumphant cheers, while Cheng Qiao calmly walked back into the kitchen under the watchful eyes of the crowd, as the other waiters quickly got busy taking orders.