-- retelling what happened in the past--
(STRAIGHT CONTENT BECAUSE IT'S Y/N'S MOM AND DAD)
Early 1992 • Jiaxing Street, Shanghai
In Shanghai where rich families and personalities live, there's this one café owned by the Xu-Yang family located in Jiaxing Street. It's not a big business or a small one. The Xu-Yang café has 2 sister cafés located in Zhejiang and Jiangsu.
In Shanghai, young Xu-Yang Youyi was stationed at the counter, taking orders and payments. She's a normal girl with the dream of making her own business but her family couldn't afford to take her abroad to study. She was 16 at that time, studying in a public school and working part-time for college.
While at work, a young lad named Song Yifan is a rich and well-known student in his town. His family owns a huge agency, and he was the heir. He was also 16, but his family told him to go study and study. He likes to stay in this Xu-Yang café to study.
One day during his self-study at some table, he heard someone reading slowly, and seems like they were struggling. During that time, schools in Shanghai are pretty high so the low-cost schools were located in the province nearby. In Shanghai, the schools thought students very well and strict but if you study in public schools, a lot of students go in so you cannot focus that much especially when the classroom is huge, you can't hear the professor talking in the front.
Yifan turned to the counter and saw this young lady reading her lectures. He was fascinated at how this lady likes to study while at work so he observed her. Day by day when he goes to that café, he was impressed by how this lady improved her reading skills. He can hear her written essays and her dream. She read out loud her dream of becoming a businesswoman. Yifan was struck, he had never seen a woman this dedicated on their study.
One rainy day, he decided to confront her but changed his mind as this lady looked at him in the eyes at the counter. "I'm here to pay," he told the lady. He gave her a whole thousand. "Do you have a hundred?" The lady sweetly asked. The coffee cost 100 won but he gave her a huge amount. "Sorry, I don't have" Yifan smiled.
"Oh, that's fine. I'll get the change, wait for a second" she turned around to the POS and counted for the change. While she was on her back, Yifan caught a glimpse of her lecture. She was answering a question and seems like she was stuck on it since he got there. He took a pen then wrote for the correct answer. Smilingly as he put the notebook back, Youyi came back with the change. "Thank you, please come back again" Yifan took the change and thanked the lady immediately before walking out of the café. Youyi saw the writings on her paper and then looked at Yifan's figure. She smiled.
A few days ago, she already noticed this good-looking guy coming every day to their café. She thought he was good-looking but never wanted to be close to him. Not until today. She turned to the spot where the guy usually sits and saw an umbrella left there. She went to pick it up and then followed the man outside.
"Excuse me, you left your umbrella" Yifan heard it and thanked her for returning it. Before she could even walk away, he called for her. "Wait... can I ask... what's your name?" Youyi was puzzled. "Huh?"

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【反击】counterattack // s.xiaoting
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