soufflé prince,

four

after school, i followed him to his workplace. i noticed that they weren't open on mondays, which means he wasn't actually working today.

"it's closed today?" i asked.
"yea, i just have something to show you."

after awhile, he came out of the kitchen with a plate of soufflé in his hands. he sat beside me and put down the dessert right in front of me.

"this is the newest flavour i invented. you're the first one to try it." those words came out of his mouth so easily, but it made me feel exclusive, which i know i shouldn't.

i scooped it and tasted it in my mouth. it was a refreshing taste, it tasted very fruity. there was a pink coloured filling in the middle of the soufflé, which was a surprise.

"it's good, i like it." i said, while smiling. he gave me a big smile immediately and clapped in happiness. "yes!"

"this tastes like... a mix of mangoes and strawberries." i said. "it is. the filling is made of white chocolate and strawberries, and the cake part is made with mangoes."

"you're so creative," i complimented, while eating another scoop of it. i saw his face flush with redness. "t-thanks."

just then, i leaned backwards, wanting to rest my back, forgetting that my seat had no backing. kuanghan quickly pulled my hand and i landed almost near his chest, his hand lying on my waist.

i could feel the tension between us. we both stunned in surprise and just stared at each other.
just then, he slowly leaned forward, his lips almost touching mine. this feels so illegal, how can i kiss someone i don't even know well? but his face, his aura, his smell, everything is just making me unable to reject him.

suddenly, we heard the sound of the door. this hit us both back to reality, and we both sat back straight at the same time. i nervously ran my fingers through my hair and kuanghan cleared his throat.

"kuanghan!" a girl opened the door and shouted. she was wearing the same uniform as us, but i suppose she's from another class. the smile on her face disappeared when her eyes met mine.

"why are you here?" kuanghan asked, almost expressionlessly. the girl quickly put a smile on her face again and ran towards us, sitting on the bar chair beside kuanghan closely. she wrapped her arm around his, and rested her head on his shoulder.

i couldn't help but notice their intimacy, which made me so uncomfortable around them. kuanghan seemed to notice the change in my mood, or maybe he also felt uncomfortable. he quickly pushed her hand away from his arm and looked at me innocently.

the girl then awkwardly took her hand back and walked towards me. "i'm chengxuan." i shook her hand and told her my name. "why are you here?" kuanghan asked again.

"i just miss you!" she once again wrapped her hands around his neck while saying so. i didn't want to be there for another second, i quickly stood up, "i'll head back first, you two have fun."

i took my bag and quickly walked out of the shop, even though i heard kuanghan calling my name.

[author's pov]

kuanghan pushed her arms away, annoyed. "don't come here for fun again, this is my workplace." he said sternly. chengxuan seemed a bit hurt, but also used to it. "dont be so fierce... anyways, who is she?"

kuanghan gave her the frightening death stare, "a new classmate." "are you close to her?" he didn't answer her, stood up and brought the plate back to the kitchen for washing.

"my mom asked me to invite you to our house for dinner later, can you come please?" she pleaded. "i'm busy." "i know you don't have work today, and i already told my mom you're coming. you don't want to make your dad mad right?"

kuanghan put down the plate, sighing. "go home, i'll be at your place for dinner." chengxuan smiled brightly and picked up her backpack.

"chengxuan, this is the last time."

chengxuan stopped awhile walking upon hearing that, before continuing to walk out.