I've Never Been This Close

Her Validation (part 2)

******* YIHWA'S POV *******
   
   
Since we bought too many things, Win asked for the staff's help to bring the things we bought to their rented space.
   
   
"Oh no need, Hia." a panicked Team immediately interrupted Win.
  
   
"I think we can carry it ourselves. It's not that much." he added.
  
 
"It's hard to carry the boxes of drinks, Team. It's okay, they can just use the cart." Win reasoned out.

"Then why don't we just borrow it and do it ourselves?" Team asked back timidly.

It seems like Team doesn't want to bother others. He looked uncomfortable asking for help.

"No, it's okay, Sir. We're happy to assist you." the staff cheerfully stated.

Of course, he should be happy and more than willing to assist us, or else his post here in this store can be easily replaced. He can be transferred to the back instead because all staff assigned in front were trained to always offer assistance to customers, particularly if they are guests of our resort.

"Thank you, Phi, but it's really okay. You should do your other tasks instead." Team shyly said, but the staff still politely refused him.

"I can handle it, Phi. Can you just let me borrow your cart, and I promise to bring it back as soon as I can?" Team still tried to convince him.

"It's my task to assist customers, Sir." The staff smiled at Team but he still seemed not satisfied.

"We are just staying at the nearby resort so we won't take long." Team tried to reason out again.

It's funny as I think Team forgot that Win owned the resort and this store is actually, in fact, part of his property.

"Sir, that's also the reason why we will be more than happy to serve you. You ARE our guest." the staff cheerfully said.

Team seemed out of words as realization hit him.

Maybe he just realized that Win is also the owner of this store.

"Just let them help us, Nong Team." I decided to intervene as soon as I noticed that Win was intently staring at Team again, as if waiting for any reaction.

I can't tell if Team felt intimidated or what but he genuinely seemed caught a little off guard. He looked down, obviously trying to avert our eyes but one thing I have confirmed is that Win is the one that seemed bothered.

I still don't know yet if I should be concerned that Team feels uncomfortable realizing Win's financial status or not but on the positive side, this is the first time someone was not visibly happy knowing this fact.

But I am more than amazed that Win's full attention is clearly still focused on his Nong without intentionally letting him know that he is intently looking at him.

"Come on, shall we go back?" Win softly asked and Team, who's still looking down, just shyly nodded.

Win then walked ahead towards the exit and was immediately followed by the shy Team.

It's honestly cute that Team appears to be timid if there are people he's not familiar with, while Win. on the contrary, likes to show his cold, confident and scary aura.

I think I can already tell why they seem to match each other so well.

Anyways, I hope by now they have already forgotten about the mission so I can still make them do something for me. I badly wanted to confirm it with my own eyes.

I purposely walked slowly and talked to the staff to remind them where to bring the things we bought. I even tried to just generally ask about today's foot traffic so I can take more time.