Seeing her posture, Xin Zhiyao knew she was up to no good.
Her expression was calm, and she ignored the mocking tone, asking, "What would you like to order?"
Jiang Xin's expression was somewhat arrogant, "Top student, we're all from the same school. Is there a discount?"
"I'm sorry, I'm just working here. I don't have the authority to give discounts."
"Oh, I see," Jiang Xin immediately said to her friends behind her, "Everyone, order the more expensive items. Consider it supporting our school's top student. Maybe she'll get a commission or something to help with her family expenses."
Several girls immediately covered their mouths and laughed, their laughter piercing.
Yu Xiaoxiao noticed the situation over here and walked over, "Yaoyao, what's wrong?"
Xin Zhiyao shook her head at her and said to Jiang Xin and the others, "Are you ordering? If not, don't hold up the next customers."
"Why are you rushing us?" Jiang Xin pouted and said to her friends, "Hurry up, don't delay the top student's work."
Each of them ordered a drink, then waited nearby. Their conversations drifted over intermittently.
"This is the woman who likes your boyfriend, right? Yu Que's choice shows he's still smart."
"What's the use of being good at studying? She looks like this, you'd be embarrassed to take her out."
"You can tell her family situation isn't great. She's still studying but has to work part-time."
"Xin Xin is pretty and comes from a good family. Anyone with eyes can see who he should choose. You're not just a little bit better than her."
Jiang Xin couldn't suppress a smile at the corner of her mouth, "You guys, keep your voices down. She might hear you."
You're deliberately trying to make me hear.
Xin Zhiyao ignored them and continued taking orders for the customers behind.
When Jiang Xin and her friends' milk teas were ready, and Xin Zhiyao was packing them, she heard Jiang Xin suddenly say, "I ordered three parts sugar, why did you make it five parts?"
One of her friends also chimed in, "I'm on my period. I asked for hot, why did you make mine cold?"
"And I ordered taro boba, why is this one mango pomelo sago? I'm allergic to mango."
In an instant, Xin Zhiyao became the target of public criticism.
"Top student, what's going on? You can't even get an order right. You're in the top ten of the grade, I suspect there might be some exaggeration." Jiang Xin raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Xin Zhiyao with provocation in her eyes.
"Remake it for me. I don't want this one." A girl slammed her milk tea onto the counter.
Xin Zhiyao pursed her lips and looked at them, "I remember all your orders clearly, and I repeated them back to you. There are absolutely no mistakes."
Jiang Xin sneered, "Remember clearly? So you mean we misremembered what we wanted?"
"Exactly. I don't care, you have to remake it for me." Jiang Xin's friend also spoke up.
Just then, Jiang Xin thought of something and a sly smile appeared on her face, "Or, how about this? Didn't you say you remembered all our orders clearly? Why don't you repeat them again right now? If they are exactly the same as what we ordered, we'll accept this loss and forget about the mistake with the milk tea. Otherwise, you have to apologize to us in front of all the customers."
By this time, quite a few customers had gathered to watch the spectacle, pointing and murmuring.
It had been a while since Jiang Xin and her group ordered. Not to mention that several orders came in consecutively afterward, making it easy to get confused and forget. Even if they didn't forget, Jiang Xin's group was large, with varying requests for sugar levels, temperatures, and ice levels. Who could remember all that normally?
Seeing this, Yu Xiaoxiao was afraid of escalating the situation. She tugged at Xin Zhiyao and whispered, "Yaoyao, forget it. I'll remake it for them."
Unexpectedly, Xin Zhiyao suddenly spoke, pointing at Jiang Xin, "You, thick taro boba milk tea, five parts sugar, less ice, add tapioca pearls."
"You," Xin Zhiyao pointed at another girl, "Premium grass jelly, three parts sugar, normal ice."
"You, mango pomelo sago, five parts sugar, less ice."
"And you, coconut jelly milk tea, standard sugar, no ice, add coconut jelly."
Xin Zhiyao finished speaking without any hesitation, then tore off the ticket stapled nearby and placed it in front of them.
"You can check if what I said is correct. If you don't remember what I just said, I can repeat it again."
The expressions of those nearby were varied, shocked by Xin Zhiyao's memory.
However, Jiang Xin and her group did not step forward to check.
Because they knew better than anyone whether Xin Zhiyao was right or not.
They had originally intended to embarrass Xin Zhiyao, but unexpectedly, they ended up showing off her skills.
Jiang Xin's face turned from pale to red.
Xin Zhiyao looked at Jiang Xin and said something infuriating, "Do you know why I'm good at studying? Because I have a good memory."
Jiang Xin's face turned completely dark. She gritted her teeth and lowered her voice, "Xin Zhiyao, I'll let you off this time. I advise you not to set your sights on Yu Que. Otherwise, I won't let you off."
With that, Jiang Xin turned and stormed out of the milk tea shop, her friends following closely behind.
The farce finally ended, and the onlookers dispersed. Yu Xiaoxiao gave Xin Zhiyao a thumbs-up.
Xin Zhiyao scratched her head, feeling a little embarrassed.
She had never been good at arguing with others. If Jiang Xin hadn't pushed her too far this time, she wouldn't have unleashed such great energy.
Clearing away the items on the counter, Xin Zhiyao felt a gaze on her.
She looked up and unexpectedly met Zhang Hongwen's gaze.
He probably didn't expect their eyes to meet. He averted his gaze, quickly lowered his eyes, and busied himself with what he was doing.
Xin Zhiyao didn't dwell on this minor incident.
Until she was changing clothes in the locker room, Zhang Hongwen suddenly barged in.
The women's locker room was in the innermost compartment. Male colleagues knew it was the women's locker room and generally wouldn't enter. However, Xin Zhiyao habitually locked the door. This time, Yu Xiaoxiao had come in to get something and hadn't locked it properly when she left. Zhang Hongwen somehow managed to get in.
Fortunately, Xin Zhiyao had already finished changing. When he entered and saw her there, he immediately explained that he wasn't used to the layout and thought it was the men's locker room, then hastily retreated.
However, Xin Zhiyao vaguely felt something was wrong.
The feeling of unease in her heart became even more apparent the next day.
She handed the snacks ordered by a customer to Zhang Hongwen, who was responsible for serving them.
As they exchanged the items, his hand brushed against Xin Zhiyao's hand, almost imperceptibly.
There was still plenty of space on the plate for the snacks.
In an instant, Xin Zhiyao got goosebumps.
She looked at Zhang Hongwen; he had already taken the snacks and left.
The skin he had brushed against felt as if it had been bitten by insects. Xin Zhiyao washed her hands several times, but the strange feeling persisted.
Xin Zhiyao even thought about what Yu Xiaoxiao had mentioned about Zhang Hongwen last time.
They worked together more often. Had Yu Xiaoxiao sensed something was off about him earlier but didn't dare to say anything because he was the boss's brother-in-law?
Xin Zhiyao thought absent-mindedly until she felt someone approaching from behind. A hand was placed on her buttocks.
Filled with horror, Xin Zhiyao turned and shoved the person behind her away.
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