Chapter 20 Hello Keyboard (Part 2)

Even Cen Ye, as young and astute as he was, felt his heart waver for a moment in front of someone with such a gentle presence and soft voice. He felt comfortable and gratified, and the urgency to press on with questions dissipated. He watched as she tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear within the scant steam, and then the strand fell beside her fair and delicate neck.

"Okay... thank you," he heard himself say.

Xu Xunsheng felt a sigh of relief. Being stared at by his deep, dark eyes like that made her somewhat uneasy, so she copied what he had done, picking up his two plates of spoils and handing them back to him. Then, as she picked up his plate, ready to turn and flee, she heard him suddenly have a moment of realization and say, "Hey, you're not trying to butter me up, right? Trying to slip by?"

Xu Xunsheng stiffened slightly and looked up to see that the salmon counter had just served up three or four more plates. She nodded towards them and asked, "Do you want salmon?"