settle into a routine. She had arrived early that morning, determined to focus on her tasks and

nd kept drifting back to the moment when Jian Wei had smil

tease me," she thought as she

Tan, the supervisor, giv

Mei Ling quickly responded

Get ready for lunchtime-that's when every

as she was beginning to feel calmer, the glass door swung op

n W

tousled, as if he hadn't made any effort to fix it-yet somehow, it gave him a casually attrac

for his game," s

her with a confident smile and

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ly glanc

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t a small

I just came

oked at him

e m

I was a bit annoying yesterday. I

dn't expected him to com

surprised by his sincerity-

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you forg

,"-she said, trying

a dramatic han

n't be able to

ing s

your act, there are

Wei did

I have a que

t is

about my invitati

raised an

still

I don't give

ed, look

why you ins

u,"-he said, leaning slightly close

him a chance? She couldn't deny that, despite eve

s of silence, Jian

or no, and I promise I won't bothe

her told her she should say no, but for some reason

-"But only because I want to se

de a triump

tea and a calm conv

sist,"-Mei Ling replied,

here at six. You

d out of the office with the sam

eeling a mix of ner

date,"-Mrs. Tan comment

ing quickly corrected, f

her supervisor replied tea

ering what she had ju

feren

ped out of the office and found him wait

"-he said

here I am,"-she repli

Wei s

ct. Le

lanterns hung from the posts and the scent of street food filled the air. The c

sked when they entered a small café decorated with

city,"-he replied-"But if you prefer another

oked at him

I want something co

Wei s

The goal is for you

, Mei Ling felt that his smile was g

the conversation flowed, Mei Ling discovered that beyond his

s to Spain every week?"-she

Wei l

not all I do. I also study architecture

yes widened

n't have

e jobless guy who spends his

that,"-she admit

d to be offended

out me. What about you? Why did you

r tea and gazed out the w

long s

ward, resting his e

ot all

le, Mei Ling felt like she wante

night wouldn't be as b