half thorns, half joy

With a computer bag in one hand and a few books in the other, Xiao Zihan walked into the coffee house talking and laughing with two boys, and sat down at a seat by the window.

Tang Xuan was watching Xiao Zihan's movements nervously when she was suddenly slapped on the shoulder by the head manager.

"Huh?" Tang Xuan trembled in fright.

"Xiao Tang, why are you in a daze." The foreman frowned displeasedly, "Hurry up and greet the guests."

Tang Xuan nodded quickly, "Yes."

Holding the menu and walking to Xiao Zihan's side, Tang Xuan was so nervous that she could hardly breathe.She warned herself over and over again in her heart, to be calm, not to make mistakes, not to reveal clues.

"Hello guys, what do you need?"

Hearing Tang Xuan's question, the boy on Xiao Zihan's left looked up at Tang Xuan, raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Are you new here?"

"Yes."

"student?"

"Ah."

"Financial and economics or teachers?"

"Master..." Tang Xuan didn't understand why this person asked so many questions, and she was answering anxiously when Xiao Zihan suddenly said, "Jinyu, stop making trouble."

As Xiao Zihan said, he glared at the boy next to him angrily, and said gently to Tang Xuan, "We want three cups of latte, no sugar."

Tang Xuan's palms were sweating nervously, she nodded for no reason, "Okay, I'll come right away."

The moment she turned around, Tang Xuan heard Xiao Zihan say in a slightly serious tone, "Jinyu, you're fine, don't provoke the waiter. I finally found a quiet place, so don't make trouble for me."

"Hey, Zihan, what you said is too unkind."

"Think about how many stores you have caused me to change. I am kind enough."

"..."

Soon the coffee was ready, Tang Xuan served coffee to Xiao Zihan's table, perhaps because of Xiao Zihan's reprimand, this time Tang Xuan was not molested.She put down the coffee, and quietly wrote down the book Xiao Zihan put on the table.

Those were two Renaissance works, obscure and rare.Tang Xuan wrote down the title of the book on the note paper she carried with her and put it in her pocket.

It was too difficult to get close to Xiao Zihan, she had to grasp every detail.

Xiao Zihan sat with his friend for a whole afternoon. At first, the three of them chatted one after another, but afterward, they went about their own business.While entertaining the guests, Tang Xuan secretly observed.

After that day, Tang Xuan discovered that every Thursday afternoon, Xiao Zihan would come to the coffee shop, sometimes by himself, sometimes with friends.Very regular.And, every time I come, I only order a latte and nothing else.

During the time Xiao Zihan was around, Tang Xuan wrote down Xiao Zihan's books, the brand of Xiao Zihan's computer, and the style of Xiao Zihan's clothes, as well as his habitual little movements.

Every time Xiao Zihan came, Tang Xuan would go to the library to borrow all the books Xiao Zihan read back to the dormitory after returning to school that day, and write down her thoughts and excerpts from famous sentences.

If it wasn't for a clear purpose and a deep understanding of why she did these things, Tang Xuan would have had the illusion that she was a fan of Xiao Zihan's crazily pursuing Xiao Zihan.

Such days lasted for nearly three months.

To Xiao Zihan, Tang Xuan was just an ordinary waiter in a coffee shop, maybe he didn't even remember Tang Xuan's appearance.As for Tang Xuan, she was already very familiar with Xiao Zihan.

Tang Xuan felt that she had observed the situation long enough and she needed to go one step further.

Coincidentally, Xiao Zihan stayed in the coffee shop for a long time that day, and when he was about to get up and leave, it suddenly started raining outside.Xiao Zihan frowned as he looked at the pattering raindrops outside the glass window.

Tang Xuan, who was secretly observing, naturally took this scene into her eyes. She had a flash of inspiration and a plan came to her mind.

After talking to the foreman, she took a rag and walked out the door to wipe off the rainwater splashed on the glass window. When she turned back, she happened to pass by Xiao Zihan's position.As if she happened to see Xiao Zihan's melancholy expression, Tang Xuan followed Xiao Zihan's realization and looked out the window, then at Xiao Zihan.

"Hello, did you forget to bring your umbrella?"

Xiao Zihan had seen Tang Xuan just now when Tang Xuan was cleaning the glass. He was not surprised when he heard Tang Xuan's question. He nodded slightly, "Well, I didn't expect it to rain."

"There are extra umbrellas in the store, do you need them?" Tang Xuan asked again.

"This……"

"It's okay, the next time you come, just come back." Before Xiao Zihan could refuse, Tang Xuan said again.

Now, Xiao Zihan didn't have any worries anymore. He was a frequent customer of this store, so it was okay to borrow an umbrella.

"Okay then, please help me get one."

"Okay, wait a minute."

Tang Xuan suppressed the excitement and excitement in her heart, and entered the staff lounge as if nothing happened.In fact, there were no extra umbrellas in the store. The so-called extra umbrellas Tang Xuan said were her own umbrellas.The reason why she said that was because she was worried that Xiao Zihan, who said that the umbrella was her own, would not accept it, and she seemed too enthusiastic and abrupt.

If you really want to get close to Xiao Zihan successfully, then you must not let Xiao Zihan discover your intention.

"Here you are." Tang Xuan handed the umbrella to Xiao Zihan, smiled and lowered her head to clean up the empty coffee cups on the table.

Xiao Zihan took the umbrella and said, "Thank you, I will return it next time I come over."

"Okay, you're welcome."

It wasn't until Xiao Zihan left the coffee shop and walked away that Tang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and her high hanging heart sank back into her chest.She suddenly came back to her senses, only to realize that she was tightly holding the hand of the rag, so nervous that her veins popped up.

A week passed in the blink of an eye, Tang Xuan counted with her fingers when Xiao Zihan would come to return the umbrella, and prepared a Japanese mystery novelist's work in advance and put it on the cash register to read while pretending nothing happened.

After a while, Xiao Zihan opened the door and came in.He was still holding the book, but this time he had an extra umbrella in his hand.

He raised his head and glanced in the direction of the cashier. When he saw Tang Xuan, he curled his mouth and strode towards Tang Xuan.

"Hi, I'm here to return the umbrella I borrowed last time."

Tang Xuan pretended not to hear, her eyes were still fixed on the book.

Xiao Zihan had to raise his voice slightly, and approached Tang Xuan and said, "Hi, I'll return the umbrella."

"Ah?" Tang Xuan was disturbed, and suddenly raised her head to look at Xiao Zihan, showing a startled expression.She took a few breaths, and nodded belatedly when she saw Xiao Zihan's umbrella on the counter, "It's you, okay."

Xiao Zihan thought it was interesting, so he asked Tang Xuan with a smile, "What book are you reading so seriously?"

Tang Xuan flipped through her hand, revealing the title of the book on the title page: "Secret".

"Keigo Higashino, do you also like to read his books?"

"Yes, I like to read mystery novels. I think Keigo Higashino's story directly touches the depths of human nature, which is very interesting."

Xiao Zihan's gaze added a bit of approval, the corners of his mouth turned up even more, and he nodded: "I also like his books, especially "White Night Journey"."

"'My life is like walking in a white night.'" Tang Xuan repeated a classic confession in the novel, and asked Xiao Zihan with a smile, "Or a latte?"

"...two cups."

Tang Xuan thought that Xiao Zihan might have friends coming, so she nodded, "Okay, just wait a moment."

Xiao Zihan didn't sit down directly on the seat like in the past, but stood by the counter, waiting until Tang Xuan brought out the coffee after the kitchen made it.

"This one, please. Thank you for lending my umbrella." Xiao Zihan stretched out his hand to take a cup from the plate, and smiled at Tang Xuan with a gentlemanly smile.

Tang Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and when she recovered, Xiao Zihan had already gone to his seat with a cup of coffee.Seeing her looking over, he blinked at her with a smile on the tip of his eyes.

If she hadn't been familiar with Xiao Zihan's materials by heart, Tang Xuan would have thought she was about to succeed.Xiao Zihan's gesture of goodwill, such a gentle attitude, if it was done by his flirtatious friend Cai Jinyu, it must be expressing to the girl that he is interested in her.

But Xiao Zihan, being friendly to others makes people feel like a spring breeze, but he has a very good relationship with girls, but he has never developed a relationship with anyone as a boyfriend or girlfriend.

This can only show that such an action has no extra meaning to him, it is just an ordinary way of greeting.

Tang Xuan also returned Xiao Zihan's friendly smile, lowered her head and continued to read.In any case, at least she had a conversation with Xiao Zihan, she thought while clenching her fingers.