It was the rainy season, the sky was gloomy, as if it was about to rain at any moment.
Inside a cafe by the street, a girl was sitting by the window. She was wearing a very ordinary white short-sleeved shirt, with her long hair loosely tied up, and a few strands of bangs naturally falling when she lowered her head.
She was engrossed in reading a book, but her gaze occasionally wandered towards the window, where she would watch the passersby for a while as if she were waiting for someone.
Not far away, a waiter lowered his head when he noticed that the girl had shifted her attention back to her book for the umpteenth time.
He was playing with a Rubik's Cube, probably passing the time, with slow and leisurely movements.
He was just one step away from solving it.
At that moment, a hand suddenly reached over, accompanied by a stern voice, "Xie Xuan! I've caught you again! Playing Rubik's Cube during working hours? What kind of place do you think this is, an amusement park?"
"If it were an amusement park, I would be on a roller coaster now. Who would still play with the Rubik's Cube?" Xie Xuan leaned lazily against the counter, his voice clear and pure.
"You…" The Rubik's Cube was confiscated by the owner of the cafe. He turned and walked behind the counter, picking up a clean rag to wipe the surface. "It's going to rain, and there are no people out on the street. It's normal to have no customers."
Xie Xuan shrugged and smiled.
"Even if it was a sunny day there might not be much business in such a remote location!"
The owner lifted his eyes and glanced at him. "Still smiling?"
Xie Xuan raised an eyebrow.
Should I cry instead of smiling?
The owner pouted toward the girl by the window. "Go attend to her a bit. Always slacking off at the counter. When will you earn enough to pay off your debt?"
That debt…
Thinking about it gave Xie Xuan a headache.
Seeing that he did not move, the owner urged, "What are you waiting for?"
Xie Xuan glanced in the direction of the girl once again.
Even without a sugar daddy, you can still have a sugar sister.
Xie Xuan straightened up, intending to ask the 'sugar sister' if she wanted a refill.
Just as he picked up the drink menu, he heard the sound of a crisp wind chime.
It was a decoration hanging at the entrance of the cafe. The chime indicated that a customer had arrived.
A young woman entered the shop. She quickly scanned the area, and then walked straight to the table where the girl was sitting.
Before she even sat down, the woman said, "Lu Haiqiao, I told you to choose a meeting place. I didn't ask you to pick such a place. Getting lost in all these twists and turns, and there's no parking nearby. I had to park far away and walk over!"
Lu Haiqiao closed her book and looked up.
She had a pair of beautiful eyes, with bright, shining black pupils. The outer corners of her eyes were long and slightly upturned, and her naturally long eyelashes flickered, giving her a very obedient and well-behaved appearance.
"What would you like to drink? The coffee here is quite good." Her voice was as pure and innocent as her appearance, and in that moment, the woman stopped complaining.
"No, thanks. I'll just sit for a while before I leave." She pulled out a chair and sat down, placing her phone on the table.
Lu Haiqiao stared at her expressionlessly. "Why did you ask me out?"
The woman in front of her with heavy makeup was called Su Qingya, her sister.
The reason they had different surnames was because their parents divorced when Lu Haiqiao was four years old.
Her elder sister, Su Qingya, lived with their father, Su Jinchang, while Lu Haiqiao was taken away by their mother, Lu Wanxin. From then on, her surname was changed to Lu.