The two looked at each other for a moment, then both burst out laughing.
"You're quite interesting. Are you new here?" The beautiful woman tilted her head, supporting it with an arm as smooth as jade, and looked Chen Xiao up and down. Her hair fell naturally to one side, revealing the other side of her snow-white neck, which made Chen Xiao's heart race slightly—this girl was indeed a bewitching beauty! Every smile and frown exuded captivating charm!
Chen Xiao glanced at it twice, then quickly looked away, not daring to look any longer: "I've only been at work for less than an hour."
"So that's the newcomer." The beautiful woman's eyes showed curiosity: "Old man Ai has such a strange temper, yet he still hired a newcomer. Hehe, but you're much more interesting than that old-fashioned guy."
As she spoke, her eyes were fixed on Chen Xiao's, and there was an invisible power in those eyes that was hard to resist, as if you would be drawn in if you looked at them once. Chen Xiao turned his head away with difficulty, coughed twice, and then said seriously, "What exactly do you need? Forget about beef and liquor, even if I were willing to run errands for you, I don't see any restaurants nearby."
"You're quite interesting. What's your name?" The beautiful woman seemed more interested in Chen Xiao himself.
"Chen Xiao, Chen as in 'east of the ear,' and Xiao as in 'carefree.'" Chen Xiao answered honestly. Looking at the beautiful girl before him, he wondered about her identity: Could she also be from that service company? Such a pretty girl, is she also a superhuman? What kind of superhuman ability does she possess?
"My special ability is mind reading." The girl stared into Chen Xiao's eyes and suddenly said this softly.
Chen Xiao was startled and exclaimed in surprise. He subconsciously took two steps back and looked at the girl in astonishment.
"Aren't you wondering what kind of superpower I have?" The girl looked at Chen Xiao casually. "Since you're here, you must not be an ordinary person, right?"
Chen Xiao thought for a moment before calming down, but looked at the girl warily: "You're wrong. I really am just an ordinary person. I don't have any special abilities."
The girl was somewhat surprised. She turned her head and stared at Chen Xiao for a while, her expression becoming increasingly curious: "Huh? You're actually telling the truth? I can read your thoughts! You really don't have any superpowers?"
"It's just the truth." Chen Xiao said somewhat helplessly, "Can you please stop trying to read my mind?"
"Just curious." The girl shook her head, but glanced at Chen Xiao, her eyes instantly turning cold: "I know that people are afraid of having their thoughts read. I don't know how many people hate my special ability. You don't need to pretend that nothing is wrong."
Chen Xiao pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Essentially, I don't like my thoughts being read by others, after all, no one likes their privacy being invaded. However... I think you're not the kind of person who likes to pry into other people's privacy."
"How do you know?" the girl asked Chen Xiao coldly.
"Because you are beautiful," Chen Xiao replied matter-of-factly—an answer that was rather shameless.
The girl laughed, looking at Chen Xiao: "You're funny. Does that mean good-looking people are necessarily good people?"
"At least I find you pleasing to the eye, which makes me feel much better. It's our first meeting, and I don't know you, so naturally I judged you by your appearance. It's a common human trait. It's all about being pleasing to the eye."
After listening to Chen Xiao's words, the girl pondered for a moment, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes before she waved her hand and said, "Okay, please give me a cup of coffee and let me have some peace and quiet."
Since it's a coffee shop, coffee is still available.
To Chen Xiao's surprise, the two sealed storage containers behind the counter contained top-quality Blue Mountain coffee beans! These are rare finds!
However, considering the enormous wealth hidden in that iron cabinet upstairs, such a small amount of coffee beans isn't surprising.
Chen Xiao had worked at a coffee shop before, so making coffee wasn't a problem for her. A moment later, a cup of coffee was served, but the girl just held it in front of her, stared at it quietly for a while, and didn't drink a drop.
She sat there, her beautiful eyes fixed on the coffee in her cup—a blank stare that lasted quite a while. Chen Xiao really wanted to remind her that coffee was for drinking, not for looking at.
"Do you have anything to eat here?" After about half an hour, the girl looked up and asked Chen Xiao.
Food?
Chen Xiao had just glanced into the kitchen—it was completely empty. No bread, cakes, pastries, or anything like that! The only things the shop kept in stock were a few cans of coffee and a few bottles of wine.
Chen Xiao thought for a moment and took out two paper packets from his schoolbag.
Those were the two beef burgers Ye Xiaonuo gave herself when she left the fast food restaurant earlier that day. They were meant for dinner, but Chen Xiao hadn't had a chance to eat them yet.
"Is this okay?" Chen Xiao smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I just started working here, and the store doesn't have anything yet. I'll go and buy some new ingredients tomorrow."
The girl glanced at the hamburger in Chen Xiao's hand, paused for a moment, then smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescents, clear as water, carrying an irresistible charm: "This is your own dinner, right? If you give it to me, what will you eat?"
"I have a way of doing it," Chen Xiao said, feigning nonchalance.
The girl stared at Chen Xiao silently for a full minute. Her bright, star-like eyes made Chen Xiao's heart race and his face burn.
He inwardly despised himself for becoming a jerk when he saw pretty girls... but he also knew that he wasn't that kind of person.
The only reason to blame it was the girl in front of him—she was simply too beautiful! Such breathtaking beauty, unlike anything he had ever seen before, coupled with an indescribable, unique aura, made her appear ethereal and aloof when quiet, yet radiating a unique warmth and approachability when she smiled. These two qualities blended perfectly… It was as if this girl was born with the power to captivate all beings!
No wonder even an introverted person like Chen Xiao was somewhat distracted by her gaze.
"Thank you." The girl finally spoke. She gently opened the hamburger wrapper, picked it up with her slender fingers, put it to her mouth, and took a small bite—even her little finger was exquisitely beautiful!
In particular, the sauce from the hamburger got on her bright red lips, and the girl subconsciously stuck out her pink tongue and gently licked them—well, to be honest, such a gesture would really get a man's blood pumping!
(If Young Master Xu were to see such a gem, he'd probably have a stroke.) Chen Xiao thought maliciously.
The burger from the fast food restaurant wasn't actually very tasty, and it was already a bit cold. But the girl ate it with relish, chewing slowly and carefully, as if she were eating the most delicious delicacy in the world, and her eyes softened.
She ate a hamburger for a full ten minutes, then wiped her mouth, looked up, and said shyly, "Thank you."
"Uh... if that's not enough, I have one more here." Chen Xiao rubbed his nose.
The girl smiled, then stood up, her eyes mischievous: "According to Old Man Ai's rules, I don't think I need to pay, right?"
"Of course," Chen Xiao replied readily.
The rule of "free meal for beautiful women" was set by Old Man Ai.
And this girl in front of me... if she's not a beauty, then there are probably no beauties in the world!
"Thank you, Chen Xiao... My name is Phoenix. I'll come to see you again next time."
Phoenix? That's a nice name...
Seeing that the girl had reached the door, Chen Xiao suddenly couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, are you also from the service center?"