151 Coffee Time! (2/2)

Lin Guiying's whole face stiffened... She forcefully suppressed her shock. ”Until when?”

”Hmm...” Jiang Zi Yun showed a contemplating face.

'Don't tell me... she's only now thinking of it?' Lin Guiying bit her lip.

”...until I feel like it, I guess.”

Utter defeat! K.O.! No recovery!

Lin Guiying saw these three phrases fly through her mind.

From first sight, she knew that this Jiang Zi Yun girl had her heart set on Zhou Lei! Them essentially living together was the worst case scenario!

Since their second hug in the arcade, Lin Guiying had realized that she had a crush on Zhou Lei. His sudden invitation only served to fan the flames, to further her expectations.

However, with a rival that just so happened to live with him, her chances fell from astronomical heights to an all-time low.

'Not to mention that she has plenty of chances to capture his heart because she would live here, just the fact that Zhou Lei allowed her to stay here implies that their relationship is already that deep!' Lin Guiying lost hope.

'I wonder, if I asked Zhou Lei, would he let me stay here...?'

Soon enough, Zhou Lei returned with two cups. Steam rose from the dark brown coffee, the slightly bitter aroma wafting throughout the room.

”Here's some coffee, hehe.”

As he got closer, he noticed that the scene had turned gloomy. Jiang Zi Yun gloated as Lin Hanying had her head down.

”Hmm? Something happen here?”

”Oh, nothing. We just had a pleasant conversation.” Jiang Zi Yun was the first to answer.

Lin Guiying weakly nodded in response.

”Hm.” Because neither of the girls were willing to reveal what had transpired while he was out brewing coffee, he decided not to pry any further. He would find out eventually.

Placing the two cups of both sides of the table, he was stuck with the problem he had earlier: where should he sit?

Before he could decide, a 'ting' sound rang inside his brain.

”Congratulations for completing the quest. The reward of 100 Exotic Coffee Beans and 10 upgrade points ready to be received.”

'Well... that was unexpectedly easy.'

Meanwhile, Lin Guiying, the one who sipped the coffee first, felt a piping hot sensation on her tongue. It had been freshly brewed, after all. Why wouldn't it be hot?

However, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't bring herself to spit it out or drink it in. It was as if her tongue magnetized the coffee—it was stuck.

Her expression did a 180, from that of depression to full-on ecstasy. The coffee tasted absolutely magnificent!

The bitter remnants of the beans and the sweetness of the cream, mixed in perfect harmony. Even the aroma she inhaled while drinking enhanced her experience.

After a whole 10 seconds, she finally swallowed the coffee on her tongue.

Zhou Lei's eyes brightened. Seeing the positive reception Lin Hanying had towards his coffee, as well as the fact that his Taste stat didn't affect his drinking experience, he might as well give it a try then! He left for the kitchen again.

Jiang Zi Yun was skeptical about Lin Hanying's expression. Maybe she was just doing it to please him. Because in her memories, Zhou Lei didn't have jack skill in preparing anything consumable, whether it be food or drinks.

With an eyebrow raised, she grabbed for her cup and started to sip as well.

'Ah!' Unsurprisingly, it was hot. However, she felt the need to keep it on her tongue. As for the instinctive reaction of spewing it everywhere because of the heat? What a joke.

Needless to say, she, too, fell in the same trance that Lin Hanying did. And so did Zhou Lei, who was in the kitchen, rejoicing the fact that he could taste again.