Sweet Heart in Honeyed Desire Chapter 36

Sweet Heart in Honeyed Desire - C36 Tang Mi's Birthday

After the new quarter's procurement meeting, Yu Yi walked out of the meeting room with Bai Ce and Bai Xiao.

Bai Ce looked at his watch, "Why don't we have lunch together?" he suggested.

"I'd like some Italian."

Bai Xiao was stunned. Bai Ce tilted his head to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You don't want Italian food? "

Bai Xiao shook her head, smiling. "It's OK."

Bai Ce raised his eyebrows and walked over to Yu Yi to chat about stocks with him.

Bai Xiao followed behind them, gazing silently at Yu Yi's back.

He used the words "I'd like" just now, that's the first time she had heard Yu Yi said that.

Although she hadn't had much personal contact with Yu Yi, they'd worked together for many years. She knew that Yu Yi had always been rational to make the right decisions — from business decisions to small things like what to eat for lunch.

He was like a robot that could never make a mistake.

But he said he would like some Italian food.

Is Italian food so fascinating that Yu Yi is becoming interested in it?

"No, no. " Bai Xiao thought. "There must be something else which had made him feel like an ordinary person."

"What is it?"

Bai Xiao felt that she knew the answer.

Bai Ce kept talking about stocks enthusiastically at lunch. Yu Yi replied with a few sentences occasionally. Bai Xiao sat and ate silently.

Yu Yi said he would pay the bill and when he opened his wallet, Bai Ce quickly grabbed his wrist. "What's that on your wallet?"

Bai Ce was so surprised that his eyeb.a.l.l.s were about to fall out of his eye sockets. "Holy s.h.i.t, that was you?"

"You have dimples?!"

"Oh no! You're with a girl. Isn't she the pastry cook?"

Bai Xiao craned her neck to look at the wallet. There was indeed a sticker which was not compatible with the expensive wallet.

What surprised her the most was the strange face of the man. "Is that Yu Yi？They have no resemblance. He has the same face, but who is he?"

In fact, she seemed to have seen that face before… It was on Yu Yi's last birthday.

That was the first time in Yu Yi's life, that he felt a little embarra.s.sed. But he calmly withdrew his hand and gave the card to a waiter beside him.

Bai Ce looked at him with a faint smile, her eyes full of ridicule. "Aren't you going to explain yourself?"

Why?

"You're not my boyfriend."

Bai Ce: "…"

How can a man like him tell a cold joke?

Yu Yi ignored his expression, walking out of the restaurant.

Bai Ce looked at Bai Xiao, who stood beside him, and smilingly patted her head, "If you're not feeling well, you can go home and rest first."

Bai Xiao seemed a little embarra.s.sed, and she was also touched by her brother.

She took a taxi to go home.

After lying on her bed for a while, she couldn't help but call Tang Mi.

Tang Mi had already recovered and returned to her baking room. Her phone rang and she asked, "Miss Bai, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oh, I heard you came back from j.a.pan. I wanted to ask you when you'd have time to teach me how to make more cakes."

Tang Mi said, "I've just taken a day off sick. The manager told me she wouldn't hold back my pay but I'll have to work over time this week."

"Oh, I understand. Then when you have free time, you can call me."

Bai Xiao sounded disappointed. Tang Mi thought for a moment. "If you don't mind, we can make a simple one. It won't take a long time, so I can teach you after work."

"Great! Thank you! Can we do it today?"

"Of course."

"Anyway, there is a charge for her service." Bai Xiao thought.

Tang Mi got off work at seven o'clock. Bai Xiao had already sent a driver to wait outside the restaurant.

There wasn't enough time in the evening, so Tang Mi suggested that they roast a Cream Brulee. "It only takes one hour to finish it."

"Okay."

Bai Xiao followed Tang Mi's instructions. It didn't take long for them to reach their final step.

"When you scatter the brown sugar powder, make sure to scatter it even, or the caramel on the surface will not be roasted beautifully."

"Yes."

Bai Xiao responded, carefully sifting the brown sugar with a sieve.

Once the brown sugar powder had covered the entire surface, it was heated by a gas blowtorch.

"It is gorgeous!"

Tang Mi praised Bai Xiao's work. They sat in the living room and started to enjoy it.

"The sizzling sounds are really attractive."

Bai Xiao tapped the caramel with her spoon.

Tang Mi nodded in agreement. " Chief Yu also said that the crisp sound of the caramel breaking is mesmerizing."

Bai Xiao paused and asked seemingly carelessly. "Are you and Yu Yi dating?"

Tang Mi almost spat out all of the toast in her mouth. "No, no, why do you think so?"

Bai Xiao raised an eyebrow, and held her spoon in her month. "I saw the sticker on his wallet."

Although Bai Xiao's words were vague, she understood what she meant.

Chief Yu…

He didn't tear off that silly sticker?

"That was taken on the spur of the moment, eh."

Bai Xiao blinked, and looked at her. " Yu Yi have changed a lot lately."

Tang Mi stiffly replied, "Really?"

"Yes."

Bai Xiao smiled. "But these are good changes, so I'm quite happy."

"Uh-huh."

Tang Mi nodded with the spoon in her mouth and didn't say anything.

After she finished the Brulee, Tang Mi wiped her mouth, "Time to go home."

Bai Xiao sent someone to driver her home.

Tang Mi had been wondering whether Bai Xiao asked for this lesson just because she wanted to know if she was dating Chief Yu.

She thought about what Lin Che had said about the Bai and Yu families marrying each other. She curled her lips and took a bath.

July 13th was Tang Mi's birthday. Lin Che called her two days ahead of schedule, but Tang Mi had rejected him on the grounds of going to work.

Yu Yi suddenly said to Luo Hao, "Tell Qi Xuan, Tang Mi is taking a break tomorrow."

When Qi Xuan told her that, Tang Mi was a bit puzzled.

Seeing her standing there, the shop manager couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Is it your birthday tomorrow?"

"That's right."

The shop manager said, "The company's benefits for the employees. You can take a break on your birthday."

Tang Mi: "…"

Although she didn't have much work experience, this was definitely the first time she had heard of an employee could take a break on her birthday.

"Ah, but this benefit is random, not every employee has it, so don't tell anyone else."

"Oh …"

Tang Mi nodded again. "Is it a benefit or lottery?"

"If there's nothing else, go finish your work. Happy birthday."

"Thank you, manager"

After Tang Mi left, the shop manager was sad to think, it was really difficult for them to help the boss chase his girlfriend.

Although Tang Mi had a day off, it was not a weekend, so Fu Xin could not accompany her on her birthday.

After some consideration, she decided to sleep at home for the rest of the day and hang out with Fu Xin in the evening.

After she took a shower, her phone rang.

When she saw the number on the screen, she a.s.sumed it was Yu Xin, so she asked, "Yu Xin?"

The person on the other end was silent for a moment before saying, "It's me, Yu Yi".

Tang Mi stared blankly. Before she could come back to her senses, Yu Yi spoke again: "Do you really hope it's Yu Xin?"

Noticing the slight displeasure in his tone, Tang Mi quickly said, "No, you used to find me through a.s.sistant Luo. So I thought …"

Yu Yi was silent for a moment before saying, "In the future, I will call you directly."

"Oh."

Tang Mi replied, " Chief Yu, why are you calling me?"

"Hmm …"

After a short pause, Tang Mi heard a trace of awkwardness, "Hmm, I couldn't invite you to dinner in j.a.pan, so I wanted to make up for it. Are you free tomorrow?

Tang Mi quickly blinked her eyes and smiled, "What a coincidence, the manager give me a break tomorrow."

Yu Yi didn't say anything. Tang Mi felt that he was even more embarra.s.sed now.

"You want to invite me to dinner tomorrow?"

"Well, I'll pick you up at your apartment at eleven o'clock."

"Alright, thank you, Chief Yu"

Tang Mi happily hung up the phone, hugged the blanket and laughed.

That night, she applied a facial mask and slept early

The next day, when Fu Xin left for work, she got up too, took a shower, and then opened the wardrobe to pick out clothes.

Yu Xin had brought her to buy those clothes last time, she finally had a use for them!

She tried several dresses, finally changing into her favorite pair of striped overalls and a white blouse. She looked at herself in the mirror for a moment, then she combed her hair into a small bun.

She also put on a light makeup. Not long after, her phone rang.

This time she learned her lesson and said sweetly, "Good morning, Yu!"

"I'm downstairs," came the low, pleasing voice through the receiver.

"Alright."