4.1 - The Fourth Flavor Part 1

Translator: tarararawr

Xian Bei carried the bag back to the room and put it next to the computer screen.

The gray and yellow vintage paper bag did not have any designs on it. It just had two simple and concise words, [Zhong Yi].

Xian Bei carefully pulled out the Strawberry Milk Cap Tea drink. Holding it in her hands, her fingers felt slightly cold.

The swirling strawberry pulp could be clearly seen in the red translucent liquid.

The very thick and soft cheese was mixed with a large amount of the strawberry, creating a pink and white gradient occupying ⅔ of the cup.

Opening the cup seal, a hint of the sweet aroma passed through her nose. It was a mix of milky and fresh floral flavor.

It looks delicious……

Taking out the straw——she had to say that [Zhong Yi]’s straws were uniquely sealed in the long paper bag.

Opening the delivery bag was like opening a gift or work of art.

She sat down and put the straw in. She started twirling the slightly dense and bright strawberry pulp around.

Xian Bei put her palms together in a ceremonial sense and was grateful in her heart. Thank you. Thank you to all the delicious food in the world as well as their creators.

Then she moved her body forward and sipped in a mouthful.

Wow, it tastes good…….

Full of flavor and there is plenty of fruit…….

The sweetness is just right……

She was not a sweets person, so her usual milk tea order was made with only 30% sugar.

She thought this drink was just strawberry juice, but didn’t expect the astringent green tea added to it and the slightly salty cheese at the top of the cup. It appropriately neutralized the sweet taste of the juice.

After the sweetness, the aftertaste was long.

……

After half an hour, she finished the entire cup with single-hearted devotion. She even used the straw to scrape the cheese clean.

Xian Bei took out an A4 sheet of paper from the drawer and unscrewed a marker.

She promised the other person that she would properly write an evaluation. No matter how sincere he was, he still gave her a free drink.

After thinking about it, Xian Bei flipped through a dictionary and found all kinds of beautiful and colorful words. She seriously wrote down 200 words to express her love for this drink.

After finishing, she read through it and saw how it was official and perfunctory……

She really was not good at expressing herself……

Xian Bei slumped on the table feeling depressed. She pondered for a short while, she pushed her head up and reached down to the watercolors on the bookshelf.

——

At noon the next day, Chen Zhuo took the initiative to take over Xiao Rui’s work again.

Watching the boss’s car disappear, Xiao Rui and assistant store manager Zhou stood side by side and looked thoughtfully.

Xiao Rui: “Has the boss started to go deep into the mass line 1 ?”

Zhou Qingshu laughed.“He is going deep into the road of heaven.”

Xiao Rui: “Ha???”

Zhou Qingshu knotted his eyebrows. ”Is the fairy beautiful?”

Xiao Rui put his hands up and shrugged. “……How would I know. I’ve only seen her hand. She’s never even said a word.”

Zhou Qingshu repeatedly nodded with an understanding look. “As expected. Men are interested in girls with a sense of mystery.”

Xiao Rui: “Huh???”

Zhou Qingshu put his arm around Xia Rui’s shoulders. “You’re still young, so you don’t understand. Once you grow up you’ll understand.”

Xiao Rui, who was a head shorter, pushed the arm aside and said, “Get out of the way.”

Chen Zhuo was a little proactive and arrived at Zhongjing County Division more than ten minutes earlier than the appointed time.

At this moment, Xian Bei was squatting on a chair, still thinking hard about confronting the plot of《Qi Xie 2 》.

Hearing the doorbell, her entire body became tense.

The sound still startled her even after hearing it ring so many times.

After remembering what it was for, Xian Bei exhaled. Bang, bang. She became flustered and she flipped through the sketchbook on the desk.

It took a moment to find yesterday’s watercolor painting between the pages and she pulled it out. She put on slippers and scurried to the door.

She checked the peephole. Oh, it really is him.

Mister Half-up Top Knot didn’t have his hair in a half-up top knot today. Rather, it was all tied up together and exposed a good looking neck.

The reason why it was good looking was because his Adam’s apple was particularly well-defined.

She had learned that for male composition in art, if the shading process of the neck part was treated like this, then his was even more distinct and clear.

Then lining the same prominent jaws…….

The sharp edges and corners were perfect and his long hair didn’t decrease his masculinity at all.

Thinking about this, Xian Bei raised the painting in her hand and looked at it again and again.

She rarely painted this kind of style and didn’t know if the other person would be satisfied.

Taking a deep breath, Xian Bei turned the door knob and pushed the door open to a gap within her usual acceptable range.

After, she slowly……pushed the paper out.

Outside the door, Chen Zhuo raised his eyebrow and looked——

Towards him, a white paper emerged one percent at a time.

He raised his arm to take it, but the paper was suddenly frightened.

It was as if moving an inch forward would cause tongues of fire to appear and burn it.

In the next moment as if she had truly been scalded, the person inside let go of her hand. The paper was now in Chen Zhuo’s hands.

Footnotes

群众路线 (qúnzhònglùxiàn) – CCP term for a policy that aimed to broaden and cultivate contact with ordinary people. 奇邪 (qí xié) – Strange Evil. The manga Xian Bei needs to revise.