Chapter 95 - Too Lethal (2/2)

”Huh?”Yanee asked as she turned to the two authors who were huddled together looking at them with bright eyes.

”Chief, the question should have been 'matcha ice cream, coffee jelly, or me,” they said with a pout.

Yanee was dumbfounded while Tohru seemed more amused. ”Well, it's still early in the day and we're outside. What if she picked me?” he asked with a low, sėxy drawl that made the authors squeal right before they furiously wrote in their notebooks.

Yanee, on the other hand, was a little bit miffed. She pulled Tohru's arm as she glared at him. ”What are you doing?”

Why was this potato still so shameless even with other people? Didn't he say he wouldn't mix personal concerns with work?

”Developmental editing,” he answered plainly with a shrug.

EH?

”What do you mean developmental editing?” As far as Yanee knew, they hadn't even started talking about the authors' projects. How come this was developmental editing?

Tohru totally looked innocent as pointed at the authors who were busy scribbling on their book. ”They hit a wall. Now they're writing notes, aren't they?”

Well… If he put it like that then, yes.

For new projects, the editor's job was to check the outline and the flow of the story before the author began writing. However, for ongoing projects, their job was to push the authors in the correct direction by giving them cues or suggestions most especially when they hit a wall.

And these authors ran away since they not only hit a big wall, but the wall collapsed and crumbled on their heads resulting in panic attacks— at least they were supposed to be like that.

But they both seemed fine and working normally… If they indeed had trouble before but we're okay now, the question that popped in her mind was HOW?

She turned to Tohru who was watching the authors write on their notebook. He had on a look of approval on his face and Yanee caught up on what's happening.

Damn. The potato flirted with her out in the open for the authors. She should have known. They wrote romance after all.

Yanee raised a brow at the potato who felt her gaze on him and he smiled apologetically as he placed a finger against his lips, and she decided to stay quiet. Yanee felt a headache was coming. Right at this moment, she had no idea which one of them was the silliest.

Soon, the screen opened quietly and the servers placed four cups of desserts on their table, one for each person. Tohru quietly placed the cute bowls in front of the authors, then placed the remaining cups of matcha ice cream and coffee jelly in front of her.

”You're not eating?” she asked.

She felt guilty all of a sudden. But he had on an indulgent smile on his face as he shook his head.

”I'm okay. You can have my share,” he said softly.

”Are you sure?” she asked as she tasted the matcha ice cream that stained the corner of her mouth without her realizing it.

He reached out a hand and wiped the ice cream off with his thumb before ŀɨċkɨnġ it with a teasing smile. ”You're the only sweet I like,” he suddenly said making her totally red.

WHAAAAAAAAAAT?

Yanee scrambled far away from Tohru with her heart beating so fast in her ċhėst. ”Y-Y-You…”

The flirty potato was lethal. Too lethal.

In front of them, the two authors who had stopped writing to eat their own desserts continued to look at them with a dreamy smile of their faces.

”Sis, this developmental editing thing that Chief told us yesterday is really amazing, no?” Rui commented.

”Yeah, it's so great. I feel inspiration flowing nonstop. Do you think they'd help us out with the smut scenes too?” Bajj asked and the two of them giggled.

”I don't think so. Chief said it's too early,” Rui answered with a naughty twist on her lips. ”But maybe we can win another meeting at night time?”

Imagining it, the two of them smiled dreamily again as they stared at the lovebirds in front.

”Sister, are we really eating ice cream?”Bajj asked and Rui shook her head.

”What ice cream? We're eating dog food.”