"Hey! Stop taking my picture, you aspiring photographer!" you shouted at your co-worker, Xu Minghao

You and Minghao are working together at a cafe for 7 months already. He is a responsible guy indeed but a little too hard to understand.

"Why are you cleaning so much? The shop is already good-to-open," he complained while still taking a picture of you. As what you have said before, he really loves photography.

"Didn't you hear the news from our manager?" You frowned and crossed your hands.

"Oh? Your frowning face looks aesthetic. Frown more, will you?" he even asked.

You rolled your eyes before taking the Iphone from his hands.

"Are you even listening?" you pointed out.

He sat down on an empty table and looks at you like a good kid. "Ma'am, I am ready to listen." Finally.

"Our manager said that the person who owns this cafe is going to visit. So we must left a good impression," you shared.

He puts his feet above the table you just cleaned a moment ago. "So? How are we going to left a good impression?"

"By showing that we are working hard. If our boss saw us cleaning his cafe on the spot then we will win his favor." You continued mopping the floor.

"And after winning his favor what will you do?"

"I'll seduce him," you joked.

Minghao stepped the mop, wearing a furious expression. "Seriously?"

"What? What's wrong with seducing our boss? I heard he is a handsome man in his 20's," you teased, trying to pulled out the mop from his feet.

He stood up, then got the mop from your hand and wipes the floor. "Are you planning to date the man you love or date a money? Money won't give you happiness."

"A poor guy won't make me happy too. I grew up from a poor family and experienced days that we have nothing to eat. Mom and Dad are always fighting because of money, and my siblings were forced to live with our relatives. So I promised to myself that I should find someone that can provide material things for me, like Cinderella."

Minghao turned his head on you, placing his chin above the mop's handle. "But Cinderella never asked for a prince. The Prince just suddenly came to her life and the first one who fell in love."

You met his gaze and realized that he has a point.

"Darn that fairytale," you pouted. "Giving false hope, tss."

"How about this?" he murmured then put the mop on the side. "You..." he pointed you using his index finger. "and me..." Now he pointed himself. "Let's try to date," his offer that gave you a speechless thought.

"Are you kidding?!" you shouted.

"I'm not," he answered, not blinking a bat.

"Why ask a useless question? Of course it's a no. Why should I date you? You look broke. We have the same wage, duh!" you laughed.

He scratched his nape  as he is in deep thought. "My wage is a little higher than yours."

"No way. I am a regular employee and you are just a part-tim--"

The door opened, bells hanging at the top of the frame gently leaves a pleasant rings to your ear.

A customer? No. The sign said that the shop is still close. Then... the boss?

"Good morning!" you greeted with full of energy and in a flash, the mop is already on your hand. Wow.

A man wearing a brown Americana, white v-shape shirt, brown slocks and white leather shoes came inside. His eyes are slanted, like a sharp fox and his three piercings added a bossy charisma.

"Good morning," he greeted back with a smile you couldn't take your eyes off.

Maybe, he is the owner of the shop: the other half of your brain is convinced.

"The manager is still not here sir," you blabbered, thinking he is really the boss.

His smile gradually faded as his eyes went to the guy standing beside you. "Why should I look for the manager?" he whispered.

Minghao answered his question for you, "Maybe, she thought that you are the boss."

Eyes widened, you secretly tapped Minghao's back and gasped in low tone, "Hey!"

The man laughed, "No way. Actually I came here to visit my runaway cousin who is the owner of this shop."

"Pardon?" confused by his statement, you asked.

The man went closer and offered a fist bump to his cousin, "Long time no see, Minghao."

Minghao fist bumped with him, "Yeah. Another 10 points for this surprise visit, Dino."

Your jaw almost dropped at the ground. It took you seconds before you realized that you rejected to date a rich guy.

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A/n: part two?