21 Essay 3 (1/2)
Feng Qi chuckled with good nature while Jun Yang petrified from pure embarrassment, a common response for the young man when he was faced with teasing from Feng Qi.
Feng Qi grabbed Jun Yang's hand and pulled him towards their destination. He ran ahead and the wind carried his words into Jun Yang's ear, ”Let's go. Like you always say, I should pay more attention to the studies so we should get moving because standing there is not going to help the situation.”
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Jun Yang was thus pulled to the Mist café. The bell above the door chimed as Feng Qi pushed the door open and the pair walked in.
The lunch crowd had just been served so the place was semi-deserted. Miss M was standing behind the counter, washing the dishes when they walked in. She lifted her head from the bell and when she saw her favorite employee, she greeted them with a bright smile, ”Feng Qi, it's so wonderful to see you. And you've brought a friend with you?”
Feng Qi responded with a smile that was equally bright, ”Hi, Miss M. Yes, this here is a very special friend of mine.” He placed emphasis on the word, special.
The implication of the emphasis was lost on the café's proprietor but not on Jun Yang. The young man grumbled in a whisper, ”Would you please make a normal introduction, I don't want people to get the wrong impression of our relationship.”
”Don't worry. I'll make sure that people will not get the wrong idea,” Feng Qi promised. Jun Yang had a feeling that what he defines as 'the wrong idea' might not be similar to what Feng Qi had in mind.
Jun Yang was about to warn Feng Qi from embarrassing him when Miss M enquired in a confused tone, ”Feng Qi, why are you here today? If I'm not mistaken, your shift is tomorrow, right?”
The lady was under the impression that Feng Qi was there to work, an impression that Feng Qi cleared up quickly. ”Oh, no. Miss M, I'm here today to work on some school homework.”
Miss M was shocked for a second. It was clear that the female owner was also under the impression that Feng Qi was not what they'd call a hardworking student. Regardless, she was glad to see that Feng Qi was showing some seriousness towards his studies. She nodded approvingly and added, ”In that case, I'll allow you to use the table near the back. It's quieter over there.”
”Thank you, Miss M.” Feng Qi led Jun Yang to the table. When Jun Yang passed Miss M, he also nodded his thanks. The lady accepted it with a knowing smile. Jun Yang felt like the lady had gotten the wrong idea about his relationship to Feng Qi but before he could explain it to her, he was pulled along by Feng Qi.
Feng Qi cleaned up the table with a practiced efficiency that showed that he was really experienced at his work. Then, the boys took their seat.
Miss M came over to serve them some drinks. ”They're on the house,” she said before leaving them to their device.