At the Babyblue Tea Shop, Raymond sat quietly at a secluded table. He ordered two cups of milk tea.
He was wearing a crisp white shirt and black suit pants. A mild yet friendly smile played on his lips, making him look like your average neighborhood boy-warm, youthful and neat.
He gave you the feeling of looking at a clear stream in summer, one that you couldn't help but halt in your tracks to look at.
He looked at his watch frequently as if he was waiting for somebody, but showing no sign of impatience.
There was a college not far from here, which explained the huge number of girl students who came here for a drink or two.
Raymond was over six feet tall, had a handsome face, a faint smile, graceful manners, and all these made him an untainted big boy.
The milk tea shop's business wasn't bad, and now with Raymond sitting at the shop like a walking advertisement, the shop was soon packed with customers.
The age around 20 is when desire for the opposite sex explodes. Raymond's simply sitting there caused hormones to rage within the girls. And some of them, who were bold enough, couldn't control their urge to hit on him.
A coquettish-looking girl with a luscious figure said something to her friend and her friend promptly flushed to her roots.
She replied in a low voice, "Will that be all right?"
She was in sharp contrast to her friend. Her features were pure and innocent, her face relatively round and plump, which made people feel comfortable and want to be close to her.
The coquettish girl casually brushed her hair and said in her husky voice, "Well, what's the big deal? Just go over there and ask for his number!"
"But what if he already has a girlfriend?" said her friend hesitantly.
"Not a big deal either. What a shame not to go talk to him! You don't get to meet such an awesome man every day. You just wait here and watch me."
Saying thus, she fixed her hair, pulled her clothes straight, stood up, and walked over to Raymond.
"Hi. Is this seat taken?" Angelina Li smiled gently and asked in a sweet voice, which made her approach sound less abrupt.
Raymond raised his eyes from his phone and beheld the girl before him. She was in a tight red dress that outlined her figure, and was smiling to him.
Unlike everybody else, no surprise flashed through his eyes at the sight of her beauty, and no lascivious thoughts took over his heart.
His tone was mild and polite as always as he said, "Sorry. The seat is taken."
She froze at Raymond's direct refusal, but her expression lasted just for a second. She rearranged her features immediately.
"Oh I'm sorry! I saw you sitting here alone for a long time. So I thought you were alone.
The shop is so crowded and there are no empty seats now," she said in a way of complaint as she looked around.
Raymond turned to look at the entrance and saw a crowd waiting outside the shop. He frowned.
He was delighted that Ashley had agreed to meet him. So he had made an appointment with her to meet at this place, where they had always met up when they'd been in college. This place was home to many of their memories together.
But he had forgotten that this place would be insanely crowded at this hour. He started to worry, wondering if Ashley could get in.
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