[Note: This is not my story, I'm only the translator.]
「Cloudside Cafe」
Author: Zoody
There is a newly opened coffee shop downstairs, the most popular thing about that coffee shop is neither the coffee nor the cakes, but the beauty of the shop owner.
Jiang Ying lost her heart to a certain someone without paying attention. Since then, stopping by the Cloudside coffee shop has become a daily habit for her.
One time, Jiang Ying checked her accounting and found that her recent financial situation was extremely concerning, so she said to Yun Xian, "Boss Yun, since I'm the biggest fan of your coffee shop, should you consider letting me buy a stake? That way, we all can make money together."
Yun Xian wiped the cup and glanced at her, calmly said, "If you want to invest in stocks, then forget it."
Jiang Ying was disgruntled on her behalf, "Every time you have a new product, I try to help by giving feedback, every time you say you can't sleep, I think about how to coax you to sleep, even the painting on the wall is my drawing for you! And yet I can't even buy shares, I'm at a loss ah!"
"It's a bit of a loss, isn't it?" Yun Xian imitated her tone, "Then I can only compensate by letting you be my wife."
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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