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Jinshi, a sophomore, is really popular under the girls, they look at him with big eyes and nice smiles, but he never in his 19 years of life had a crush on anyone.
It isn’t like he isn’t interested in relationships, i’s just that he has to concentrate on his studies and when he has freetime, he does alot of things with his friends. For example last weekend he and his roommates Basen and Lihaku, went to a concert.
The point of having roommates, is a privilege for Jinshi, which is ironic, because his family is wealthy and could buy him everything he asks for. But that’s the point Jinshi don’t like, because he wants to feel like a normal young man.
So he made a deal with his father, if he allows him to live a normal college life, he would use his own money and get a job to pay for everything. To which his father, with a little bit of help from Jinshis mother, gladly agreed to.
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Sometimes Jinshi hated his job, even though he got promoted, when he started his 2. year in college. That was like one week ago and now he has an interview with a new girl. As he saw through her papers, he saw that she was at the same college as him.
Who gave this girl her name? Nevermind I probably will fire her in the span of the next….
Suddenly he heard a knocking on the, he looked at his watch. The meeting wa settled for 2 pm and this Maomao girl was right on time.
Jinshi got to the door and opened it and what he saw surprised him. There was a small young woman standing infront of him maybe 5‘2, with dark hair that is flowing over her shoulders. She‘s wearing a white Tshirt with mushroom on it’s backside and jeans shorts. She also has converse red converse, just like Jinshi.
"Hello Maomao, please take a seat.“ as he gestured towards one of the chairs.
"Thank you, for the invitation" she just mumbled, maybe a bit nervous or annoyed.
"So tell me why do you like to work for our shop?“ he said with his usual charming smile
“So I need the money, I got bills to pay and I also think to work as a barista is pretty easy" she deadpanned
"Ähm, I see but you know that things can get really busy on full days, you know. This isn’t a job you should underestimate.“ Maybe Jinshi was the nervous one here, he was never being treated like this. Come to think of it, this girl don’t even get affected by his looks.
This could get really funny. He thougt.
After a few more questions Maomao thanked him for the interview and Jinshi told her he would call her for the results in about 4 days.
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The second Maomao got out of the coffee shop, she grabbed her phone and wrote her friends.
"Guess who probably, will be unemployed for the rest of their lives!“
Sent.
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4 days later
Maomao got an email.
„What?! I got the job?!!“
Maomao really didn‘t understand why this guy would hire her in first place, after the interview you could call tragedy. But she was glad that someone was ready to hire her, even though she had this bad attitude.
So the next week on Monday, was her first day of work. The second she reached out for the door handle, someone from inside the shop pushed the door so wide open, that Maomao could feel the pleasant chilly air on her skin.
She recognized a girl. that seemed to be in her biological lessons, but they never talked with each other.
"Oh my god, you must be Maomao, the new worker, right?“ the girl bursted out.
"Hello and yes I am.“ Maomao replied.
"So my name is Shisui and I‘m so excited to show you around. Also feel free to ask me questions, just see me as your contact person.“ she winked at Maomao and gestured her to come in.
The shop was rather empty, just two students working on their laptops. It also seemed, as this Shisui girl is the only one working at this time.
Only at the time the guided tour jut for Maomao reached the back, she saw this annoyingly beautiful man.
"Ah, hey there Ms. Grumpy? How are you doing today? If you have any questions and Shisui isn’t there at the time, you can also come to me!“ he greeted her.
Maomao processed the words and then slightly raised her eyebrows.
"Don‘t call me Ms. Grumpy.“ she replied annoyed, not even responding to the last two sentences.
"Wow, never seen someone being this unaffected by your natural charm Jinshi!“ Shisui laughed out loud, clearly seeing her new favorite form of entertainment at work.
"Get back to work, after you showed Ms. Grumpy our breathtaking shop.“ Jinshi said in a tone, that seemed as he has never been treated so rudely in his life. But if he is honest with himself, he kinda enjoys being treated and looked on like a bug. Also this girl seems pretty interesting.
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2 hours later Maomao was kinda like in a flow state, as she made two Matcha Lattes. She got her work clothes and now was free to take orders, Maomao was familiar with all types of coffees etc. that were sold in shops, because she had a job in a different coffee shop in all 3 years of Highschool.
The hours past by and when the time came to go home, she got quickly into the changing room, without saying a word for to her new coworkers.
She let out a deep breath as she left the building trough the backdoor, because this day was truly exhausting. She put her backpack to the ground and started searching for something specific.
"Found them! This next experiment will be interesting!“ she happily exclaimed, as she put the cigarette into her mouth and lightened it up. She also pulled out her phone to document everything on her notes app.
The first puff was disgusting, the next three puff are as disgusting as the first. But the moment she decided she didn’t have to do this and just throw away the cigarette, her stupid manager decided to show up.
"Would have never imagined you to be a smoker, you know this is not good for your lungs! Wait aren’t you a medicine student? You should know better than anyone else!“ his tone switched between surprise and disappointment.
"Not that is anything off your business, but if that’s what makes you sleep at night, here’s my answer: no I don‘t smoke, this is my first cigarette ever and will probably not smoke again. Come to think of it, maybe you should start smoking, cause maybe then you would let other people enjoy their peace.“ Maomao answered.
"What was the last thing?“ Jinshi narrowed his eyes.
"Good night, sir." Maomao sighed.
"Uh, good night.“ Jinshi replied acting confused.
As Maomao walked away, Jinshi tilted his head up to the stars and sighed: "Man I need a drink.“