Chapter 3

"Big news, senior Tian is looking for a girl from class 11-A. Could it be that the cold prince of our school found someone to love?"

"Oh my god, he is really at our class"

"Could it be me? Oh he is heading towards Mia"

Tian walked attractively through the class, putting his hands on his pockets, and wearing his cold face to avoid talking with people. He was a little bothered by the fuss the student made, but it was something he got used to since his first day at kindergarten

"Are you Mia?", Tian asked

"Ye..Yes", Mia said

"Where is Taria?", Tian asked

"She didn't come to class today. She said she was sick", Mia said

Then he left the class, leaving everyone gathering around Mia who was still loading. Tian got a bad feeling about what Mia told him, so he took the rest of the day off and went to Taria's house.

When Tian reached Taria's house, everyone in the neighborhood started talking after seeing a handsome young man knocking on Taria's door, but he didn't give a damn about their gazes at all, and he kept knocking. Taria didn't open the door, and the bad feeling inside him got worse, so he entered the house from the window after breaking it with his foot.

At the same time he got in, Taria got out of the bathroom wearing a towel. They both froze as if they were seeing a ghost, then he opened the door calmly and went out saying "I will be outside", while she was still standing at the door of the bathroom as a statue.

After some time, Taria opened the door slightly and pulled Tian in

"If aunt Su saw you standing there, she would spread some bad rumors about you", Taria said, still holding Tian's arm, and closer to him than anyone has ever been.

A voice inside Tian's head started saying "dangerous", and a siren sound started ringing in his mind, but he didn't pay any attention to them. A feeling inside him kept telling him to stay in order to know the reason why he wasn't feeling bad with her holding his arm and standing so close to him, and he did.

"Is she the one with short black hair or the one with orange hair?", Tian said, with the same cold face she has been seeing since the first time they met

"Oran .. has she seen you?", Taria said, with her eyes wider than they are usually

"Mhum, and she even talked to me. What kind of rumors would she spread anyway?", Tian said

"Ugh, she would tell everyone that you are my boyfriend. She would even create a whole love story about us", Taria said

"PFFFFTTTT, really?", Tian said, and his expressionless face got a soft smiling expression

Taria felt weird when she saw Tian laughing. His smile was so pretty and warm for a person who never smiles, just like the morning sunshine after a long cold winter. On the other hand, Tian was surprised that he laughed. He wasn't a person that would become close to someone after meeting them twice only, but this girl was different. He decided to heed to the warning sounds inside his head before things get more complicated to him, and he was about to leave, but her voice stopped him

"What are you doing here?", Taria said

"Oh, I was looking for you and your friend told me that you were sick so I came to check on you, and .. sorry for what happened. I will pay for the broken window", Tian said

"Why are you blushing? I'm not your type in the first place (smirk). Anyway, do you want some coffee?", she asked with a warm smile.

Taria made two cups of coffee, then they sat down and talked as old friends. She told him that she took the day off as she wasn't feeling well in the morning, but she got better fast

"How are your studies going? Senior year at high school isn't easy, is it?", Taria said

"Not really. The subjects aren't that hard, but I hate math so my marks at it aren't that good", Tian said

"Aha, said by the best student himself", Taria said

"I'm a genius", Tian said while sipping his coffee

"Yes yes, haha", Taria said

"How about you?", Tian said

"Well, I'm bad at anything that isn't math", Taria said, raising her eyebrows

After three hours that went by without them realizing, Taria had to go to her night shift, and Tian offered to give her a ride. When they reached the store, Taria got out of Tian's Mercedes while the store owner was watching, and when she saw the rich handsome young man, she decided to act friendly towards Taria.

"Hello dear, are you feeling better now? You were so tired last night", the store owner said

"mm yes, thank you for your concerns", Taria said

"No no, I have to do what friends do, right", the store owner said

When Tian saw how confused Taria was, he realized that the store owner was acting, and he got a little angry

"Why did you make her work if she was tired?", Tian said

"Hoho, I told her to go home but she refused. My Tina needs money, you know, even if that meant doing the night shift all alone", the store owner said

"Well, I will work here with her starting from tonight then", Tian said

"Really~ Oh that would make us so happy, right Tiana", the store owner said

"TARIA, her name is Taria, and thank you for hiring me" he said, giving the store owner a deadly smile, then he pulled Taria into the store.

Taria was happy inside that she wouldn't be alone all night anymore, but one the other hand, she didn't want Tian to live the life she does when he has the ability to live as a king, so she hid her smile under a frown and said "Why did you do this? Why would you work here when you are born with a golden spoon in your mouth?".

Tian was already unable to understand what happened to him. Never in his life has he imagined that he would become a part time worker just because he felt sympathy for her, and he didn't even imagined that he would sympathize with someone in the first place, but when he heard her words, he stopped pulling her, then he turned around to face her with a deep look in his eyes that she couldn't understand.

"I don't want that spoon any more. I want to work on my own, and I was planning on getting a job for a while now. Do you hate that?", Tian said, lying for sure as he already have a work

"N . No, but I don't want you to regret this later", Taria said, shaking her head

"Don't worry. Regretting is something that I don't do. Let's start working now. You have to teach me" he said while poking her nose with his finger, forcing her hidden smile to leaked out.