20.1 - The Twentieth Flavor Part 1

Translator: tarararawr

At breakfast, she ate while she was in shock for nearly an hour.

After, Chen Zhuo went downstairs to inspect the shop, and Xian Bei also went back to her room to draw a draft……but really, there was no way for her to concentrate on her work at all. She couldn’t control the hand held by the man from trembling. Fortunately, it was not her right hand that she used to hold the stylus pen.

After randomly adding a few colors to the draft, Xian Bei couldn’t help but prop her cheek with her hand.

She recalled what happened just a moment ago……After they finished eating breakfast, Chen Zhuo slowly collected the cups and plates. Then, he got up first.

Xian Bei also followed and stood up from her seat.

Chen Zhuo asked, “Are you going to draw manga today?”

Xian Bei nodded.

Chen Zhuo replied, “Go back to your room.”

Xian Bei continued to nod and blinked. She hesitated for a few seconds. Next, she obediently turned and walked towards her bedroom.

Chen Zhuo immediately went to her side.

Xian Bei didn’t understand. As she approached the door, she stopped and whispered, “Is there anything else you need?”

The man also stopped walking and smiled. He answered like it was a matter of fact, “No, I just want to send my girlfriend to work.”

Girlfriend? This title made Xian Bei confused for a moment. It took a long time for her to understand what he meant……

It’s only a few meters from the table to the door……

Would it be too bold to have a bit of thought like the saying “making a mountain out of a molehill 1 ”? But she couldn’t help it. Her heart was completely filled with honey water that was bubbling sweetly.

What do people say when they’re in love?

Chen Zhuo was acting very serious about sending her to “work”. Should she also respond and say something?

She foolishly giggled with her hands over her blushing face. Xian Bei picked up the cell phone on the table, opened it to Chen Zhuo messages. She was thinking carefully for a long time, and then typed a few words: “Are you busy downstairs?”

It was four very simple words. But when she sent it, her heart felt pierced and burned.

The man replied quickly: It’s okay. It’s usually busy in the afternoon.”

Xian Bei grabbed the table and put her head on top. Oh, what a failure . She didn’t even know anything about the working conditions of her…….boyfriend (lack confidence) and only knew how to drink milk tea every day.

“Don’t work too hard……”

Xian Bei carefully typed with one finger. She was a little uncertain about if it should be like this to express her concerns.

The phone suddenly vibrated before it was sent out. Xian Bei would generally be terrified out of a force of habit, but she immediately felt at ease when she saw the name of the caller ID.

Chen Zhuo.

He called her from downstairs.

Xian Bei twisted her fingers awkwardly. Then, she took a deep breath and answered it.

She weakly said, “Hello.”

The voice on the phone was particularly formal. “Hello, would you like to order milk tea? We offer delivery.”

She put the back of her hand to her cheeks to cool them down. Xian Bei replied like she was on her last dying breath, “No…….”

The man on the other end of the phone chuckled, “Well, what do you want to eat for lunch?”

Xian Bei: “…….” Oh, it’s hard to answer. Saying what I want can be annoying. “Anything is fine……”

She didn’t choose anything.

Chen Zhuo: “Okay.”

There was silence between them.

Xian Bei was so nervous that she immediately straightened her tense back and shouted in her heart: Ah, what do I do about the awkward silence? What do I say next! Does he think that he has nothing to talk about with me? QAQ

But after a moment, the other side said, “See you at noon.”

Xian Bei let out a heavy sigh of relief. “Okay……”

She hung up the call. Xian Bei held the cell phone, and was also in a daze.

Did she just finish a phone call with barely any internal conflict? Oh my god, it’s amazing. So it turned out liking a person was this great. She had so much courage she didn’t know where it came from. It made her not afraid to answer the phone.

——

This week on Saturday, the update for the 《Qi Xie 2 》manga, unexpectedly triggered more than 3,000 discussions.

Originally, everyone thought that there was no CP 3 in this action manga. But to their surprise, there was a scene set up that showed the affection between two characters. Several Little Pink 4 connected online and their hearts rippled with excitement. Before this, the fujoshi 5 readers could only rely on their imaginations to create a relationship of love and bromance between protagonists. They clapped their hands and high fived each other to celebrate and felt that a beautiful spring had finally arrived.

Of course, there are some straight men protesting seriously. Hey, hey hey. Even if there’s love scenes added, we want to see BG 6 , okay?

Yuan Yuan was also surprised by this and she went on QQ to find out the cause for it.

Xian Bei originally wanted to say that the reason was “the plot direction had been too dull in the past” to beat around the bush, but where would the shrewd Yuan Yuan buy this cover? She finally forced Xian Bei to stop being coy and be honest about the truth.

“Damn it. What’s the matter with my face for having an old mother’s smile? What’s the matter with my feelings being sad and relieved for my married daughter?” Yuan Yuan was very curious and gossipy. “How far have you gone? Kissing? Holding hands? I can’t imagine it!”

“……” When Xian Bei heard this, her face flushed. “No……”

Then, she quickly went offline and fell back into her chair. She had dinner with Boss Chen every day recently. She listened to him tell stories while drinking the milk tea he had personally prepared.

It was as if there was one more person that cared about her……like family. It was very warm, but it also became increasingly more comfortable.

This was what Xian Bei had not felt since she was born. Oh, it’s really nice.

Footnotes

小题大做 (xiǎotídàzuò) – idiom for making a big fuss over a minor issue 奇邪 (qí xié) – Strange Evil. CP means couple or pairing 小粉红 (xiǎofěnhóng) – term for the younger generation of nationalist netizens in China that use the internet a lot and get excited by pop culture 腐女 (fǔnǚ) – fujoshi are women who like manga about male homosexual love BG means boy and girl pairing