Sweet Heart in Honeyed Desire

Part 1

Chapter 1: Interview — I wish you a happy birthday!

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Today, Tang Mi had an interview; she was applying for the pastry chef position at a new restaurant that opened recently.

She carried the fresh fruit she just purchased back to her apartment. Her roommate, Fu Xin, had just gotten out of bed.

In regards to Fu Xin, they have known each other since first-grade elementary school. At that time, Tang Mi and Fu Xin would walk hand-in-hand to school every single day. Although they were neighbors who lived right next to each other, because the two of them were so similar in every single way, they had never been taught by their families the concept of 'what is the neighbor's child like?'

The two of them were each other's angel for over ten years. Even though they had graduated college and begun working, they had crossed a river in the same boat and squeezed into a small, run-down apartment.

It was worth mentioning that Fu Xin's gender was female.

If Fu Xin's parents were asked why they gave their daughter such a masculine name, they would reply to you with an expression saying 'of course', 'because the father's surname was Fu, and the mother's surname was Xin.'

Luckily, Fu Xin's mind was broad. When she was teased by her classmates for having a guy's name, she would always retort, "Fortunately, I'm a girl. A male being called 'Fu Xin' would never be able to find a girlfriend their entire life."

This fact was later proven, as even though she was a girl, she also couldn't find a boyfriend.

Since she was a child, each and every boy she liked——she didn't snag a single one of them. As Tang Mi would say, she had perfected the '100% Rejected-when-Confessing' skill.

...Growing up was always painful.

Tang Mi placed the strawberries in a salt-water solution to soak. She was beginning to make the cake required for the interview later today. Fu Xin washed her face and rinsed her mouth in the bathroom before walking to the kitchen to help Tang Mi by cheering her on. "Xiao Mi! Succeed or die trying! You know rent day is coming up!"

Tang Mi viciously glared at her. "As I have said for seven years, whoever calls me Xiao Mi, I will bite to death!"

"I believe this line has already passed its expiration date." Fu Xin easily snatched a strawberry and slipped the berry in her mouth. Her eyes closed in satisfaction, creasing in delight. "Sure enough, seasonal fruit is the tastiest!"

Tang Mi grabbed the ready-made flour dough and preheated the oven. She slapped Fu Xin's hand when she had reached out to grab another strawberry. "Didn't we have to hand in rent? Why aren't you quickly going to work?"

Fu Xin picked up the plate of sliced bread Tang Mi had prepared from the table and walked over to sit down on the sofa. "Our magazine publisher's base salary is extremely low. I'm not very passionate about my work. If the pay doesn't increase, I plan on quitting."

Tang Mi's eyes widened. If she truly resigned, this house would have two unemployed people! "You absolutely must not be impulsive. As Father Alfred has said, 'Work like you do not need money at all!'"

Fu Xin deftly rolled her eyes. "He also said, 'Love like you're still a virgin.'"

Tang Mi: "..."

He had never said it like that!

Tang Mi decided to ignore Fu Xin and wholeheartedly threw herself into baking the cake.

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10:30AM. She arrived on time and sat in the interview room.