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Chapter 19: Are you willing… to take me away? (1/2)

Shen Cheng asked, “Did you come here to apply as a pastry chef or as an intern?” Seeing that Shen Cheng didn’t seem suspicious, Wen Yuanyuan sighed in relief.

Luckily, it seems like he didn’t notice anything…

Straightening her expression, Wen Yuanyuan replied, “I’m here to apply as a pastry chef!”

“Oh?” Upon hearing this, Shen Cheng gave her a once-over and asked, “Do you have any experience making pastries?”

“Yes, I joined a club during college!” As she mentioned this, Wen Yuanyuan smiled confidently.

Influenced by her confidence, Shen Cheng also smiled faintly. He handed her a menu, “Take a look and see if there are any pastries you don’t know how to make.”

After quickly scanning the menu, Wen Yuanyuan looked up, her bright eyes locking onto Shen Cheng’s, “I can make all of them!”

This time, Shen Cheng was the one stunned. If that were true, he’d truly stumbled upon a gem.

After all, Wen Yuanyuan looked about the same age as Shen Cheng, and her talent clearly had a lot of untapped potential.

The next step was to test her cake-making skills. Since there were still some cakes left uneaten upstairs, Shen Cheng only had Wen Yuanyuan make a small steamed cake.

Wen Yuanyuan nodded to show she understood, then picked up her tools and got to work.

From start to finish, there were hardly any mistakes in her process. Shen Cheng corrected the few minor issues she had, and considering she had only learned how to make pastries from a college club, Wen Yuanyuan was nothing short of a genius.

What impressed Shen Cheng the most was the moment Wen Yuanyuan picked up her tools, the timid aura around her vanished, replaced by an unmatched confidence!

Once the cake was in the oven, Shen Cheng nodded in satisfaction and asked her to wait a moment. He went upstairs, packed a few pieces of cake in a plastic bag, and handed them to Wen Yuanyuan when he came back downstairs, “Here, take these.”

The brief contact between their hands made Wen Yuanyuan’s cheeks flush. Looking at the bag of cakes in her hands, she hurriedly declined, “No, no, Manager… how could I…”

“I’ve told you, just call me Shen Cheng.” Patting her shoulder, Shen Cheng smiled, “These cakes were made by me. You can take them and try them out, consider it an employee benefit. Just take them, congratulations, you’re hired!”

“Thank you, Manager… Shen Cheng, thank you!” Hearing Shen Cheng say this, Wen Yuanyuan no longer refused, which made Shen Cheng secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, there were still quite a few cakes left. If he couldn’t give them away, they’d just have to be thrown out.

From now on, he wouldn’t be fighting in the kitchen alone anymore, and that was definitely something worth celebrating.

“Ding—” The oven timer rang, and Wen Yuanyuan quickly turned around to open it. Shen Cheng hurried over to take a peek inside as well.

A faint, natural fragrance that differed from perfume or soap wafted into Wen Yuanyuan’s nose, causing her to feel slightly dizzy. The blush on her face deepened.

Shen Cheng’s scent… it smells so good!

For a brief moment, the thought of leaning into Shen Cheng’s body flashed through Wen Yuanyuan’s mind.

As soon as she regained consciousness, she quickly discarded those embarrassing thoughts and nervously opened the oven door.

Shen Cheng furrowed his brow and saw a perfectly steamed cake inside, steaming hot.

Although this was expected, after experiencing the disaster of Cheese and Sugar’s cakes, Shen Cheng’s eyes lit up. He instinctively reached out to ruffle Wen Yuanyuan’s hair, “Genius, well done! Come in tomorrow to start working!”

And then… nothing more happened.

In the pin-drop silence of the kitchen, Shen Cheng awkwardly withdrew his hand from her hair, silently cursing himself for his impulsiveness.

Maybe he had gotten too used to spending time with Cheese and Sugar over the past few days. Every time he got happy, he’d subconsciously reach out to ruffle someone’s hair.

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