297 Sore Loser (2/2)

”Get me a refill please!” Edward raised his cup into the air and summoned the waitress.

Ye Shuang smiled. This man sure was interesting. He seemed to be quite rich and successful, but she was surprised by this shy side of him. Not every successful person would like a certain way. Even though Edward appeared sleazy and lazy, the items that he was wearing were all high-end stuff. Just the running shoes on his feet was worth at least two thousand USD.

The waitress came over with the tea pot—it was still the same girl from before. That familiar smile, familiar voice, but she looked a little bit awkward compared to before.

”Sir, do you wish to add another serving of macaroons? We have one tray fresh out of the oven,” the waitress said with a smile.

”No need.” Edward waved his hand impatiently to chase her away. After the girl left, Ye Shuang held her chin and studied the waitress before sighing. ”Looks like her relationship status is not going so well.”

The comment was a bit random—Ye Shuang was merely dropping an observation but to her surprise, the fat foreigner got it. While he added milk and sugar to the tea, he scoffed without lifting his head, ”The habit of a female mind… She is feeling that way because of work, not love.”

”Huh?” Ye Shuang turned to look at Edward with shock. ”And how would you know?”

Edward dropped three sugar cubes into his drink and poured in almost half of the milk. When the tea did not smell like tea anymore, he took a huge sip. He said easily, ”You probably did not notice that all the waitresses here are wearing the same apron and hat, right?”

”I did notice that. The apron and hat are light yellow in color,” Ye Shuang answered without turning around. It really did seem like she already noted that earlier. Edward paused to look at Ye Shuang. Then his expression turned slightly serious. ”Your observation is not bad… I guess you saw her take out her phone from her apron and sigh as she placed it back, right?”

Ye Shuang nodded. ”Yeah, women are normally more sentimental and easily influenced by the surroundings. Actually, the girl is already very professional, but I can still see the change in her smile. The muscles around her lips were rather frozen, and it made her smile awkward… If it was a call from home, a small issue wouldn't have affected her mood that much, and if it was something big, she would have left work already. That leaves only the possibility of a lover… Why would you think it's because of work?”

”Very impressive.” Edward clapped before leaning back in his chair. ”That is why I asked you the question earlier. The waitresses here have the same… Hmm, let's call it uniform for now. The reason they wear the apron is not only for appearance and convenience—it's also due to the environment. Normally, a location like this would have their workers wear their work outfit.

”Of course, the apron is bigger, so it catches the eye more. In contrast, the hat is not that attention-grabbing… For example, if you wear a cute a hair pin, or there is a crease on the hat, you just want to let your scalp breath. It should be fine to remove the hat temporarily at moments like that.”

After he entered his professional field, Edward could not stop talking, completely different from the lazy man that he was earlier. ”When she came earlier, she was only wearing the apron and wasn't carrying the tea pot. But as we saw, the second time, she came with the hat and also the additional tea pot.

”From the way she reacted when she left, if she received a call that ruined her mood before she arrived the second time, and combined with the details that she suddenly seemed more willing to follow the rules here, and then we have to consider her youth and beauty… I predict, she doesn't want to work here for so long. The call that she received is about her failed job application or something else. What do you think about my explanation?”

”…It is very accurate.” Ye Shuang thought about it and had to admit the man's speculation was more convincing than hers, but… she did not want to give up so easily. ”But there's also a possibility that she turned her sadness into work focus. She wants to use her work to numb the pain from her relationship problem.”

”Ha, a career in waitressing?” Edward habitually scoffed with derision.

Ye Shuang… suddenly felt like this man would be good friends with Han Chu. She lowered her head to sip on her hot drink, and she felt like ignoring the man.

At least Han Chu was handsome and clean. It was fine for him to have a sharp tongue once in a while; for girls who liked him, it might even be cute. However, this fat foreigner's appearance really did him a disservice. He was already not handsome, and combined with that attitude, he was destined to be forever alone.

Edward was waiting for a counter, so he was surprised when his opponent suddenly surrendered. Instantly, he also felt quite awkward.

Why don't you speak anymore? Weren't you trying to talk to me earlier? What happened?