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In 2005.

San Francisco, California, USA –

"Suzuzu~"

"Elcome (Welcome)~"

On a sunny beach, in a lively casual café, a white waitress who was standing behind the bar wiping glasses saw a middle-aged woman with short gray hair and a pair of glasses on the bridge of her nose pushing the door in, blinked, and quickly turned her head to whisper to the kitchen behind the curtain: "Hey, oo (Yu), the person you're waiting for is here." ”

After about a second, a young and clear male voice came faintly from behind the curtain.

"You stop me for a while, and I'll come out right away. ”

“Ok！”

Without hesitation, the white waiter made a gesture, and then reached out to stop a waiter who wanted to come forward to order, and shook his head at him.

Such a small action is not very obvious, so no one notices it for a while in the crowded coffee shop.

Soon, a slender figure who had just finished washing his hands hurriedly walked out from behind.

He took off the black apron around his waist and handed it to the smiling white waiter beside him, the corners of his mouth hooked as well, and his handsome face revealed a gentle smile that brightened the eyes of some of the female customers in the store who were secretly observing.

"I owe you a personal favor. ”

The white waiter raised an eyebrow, then shrugged and smiled, "It's the same as the last time you brought me to Evan." ”

“Ok！”

An unconventional and straightforward response.

The white waiter's face immediately collapsed in a funny way, but he didn't pay attention to it for the time being, just with a shallow smile on his lips, he set his eyes on the middle-aged woman who was sitting by the window of the store and began to work quietly.

A pair of eyes as deep as black glass immediately narrowed, and immediately after, he calmly raised his hand to arrange the bow tie on the neck of his shirt, and then put on a standard smile on his handsome face that was enough to make people feel good at a glance, and walked over.

"Sorry to bother, is there anything I can do to help you?"

The accurate pronunciation of American English, with a bit of an Asian accent that could not be detached in the short term, gently reached the ears of a middle-aged woman.

She looked up at him, and there was a look of surprise on her slightly old and thin face, and there was a faint smile that she didn't even notice.

"See you again. It seems that we are really a little fateful, is it your work time today?"

didn't order for the first time, but the middle-aged woman said this with a smile first.

Originally, when a woman of her age said something like this to a teenager like him with excellent appearance conditions, outsiders would feel a subtle sense of disobedience in their hearts.

But these words came out of the mouth of a middle-aged woman, but people didn't have any strange thoughts.

She spoke softly, like an elder whispering to a junior, with a hint of a Virginia accent from the East Coast of the United States.

"Actually, I think it's because of the regularity of your life, ma'am, that you can run into me every time. ”

didn't follow the middle-aged woman's words, but smiled slightly, and responded in a slightly funny tone.

He knew very well that the slightest rashness at this time could ruin his next move.

"Okay~ It seems that I'm really not suitable for pickup, and I failed in the first sentence~"

The middle-aged woman is wearing a gray overalls, and there is a black briefcase on the desktop at hand.

Generally speaking, people with her temperament tend to act in a stereotypical and serious way, but she surprisingly shows a sense of humor that makes people can't help but feel a little fond of her.

However, his face did not show any special reaction to this, as if it was commonplace, but asked with a smile, "Is it still the same?"

"Hmm. Looks like. ”

If it weren't for the good feeling of this young waiter who was very impressed with her, a middle-aged woman would rarely talk like this to a stranger in public.

After listening to this, he still smiled and nodded, but did not speak, turned around and went to prepare.

Soon after, when he arrived at the middle-aged woman's table with a steaming cup of coffee, he didn't say anything other than nodding his head without being critical, turned around and left with the plate.

"Hey, oo......"

"Bear me, Robin, you look more anxious than I am. ”

Standing behind the bar, working as usual with all the waiters, the white waiter next to him spread his hands and looked at him with a strange smile on his face, while he wiped the glass in his hand with a clean white cloth, and from time to time glanced at the middle-aged woman sitting by the window with a usual face.

It's like quietly waiting for something.

Finally, finally, under the faint attention of one or two vague glances, the middle-aged woman sitting by the window looked at the heavy laptop in front of her and slowly exhaled, raised her hand to press it, closed it, and then picked up the cup of coffee in her hand, turned her head, and looked at the street scene outside the store with a relaxed expression.

"Click. ”

At the same time, in the palm of a slender hand, a glass that had been wiped clean was also placed on the table in due time.

He took a breath, and there was a faint look of excitement in his dark eyes, which had been very calm from the beginning.

After this period of observation, he knew that after each work, the other party would habitually stay in the store for a longer period of time, which was a good opportunity for him, but also the only opportunity.

"Wait a minute...... Oh, are you sure you want to do it today? If you fail, it's over. ”

"There is no need to continue to wait and see, and the result will be the same if it continues to be delayed. ”

He looked down again at his sharp appearance, and after confirming that it was okay, he raised his head, smiled at the white waiter, and said, "Besides, I don't have time to delay any longer...... I don't want to gamble on luck that she'll end up at any time and go back to Massachusetts. ”

"Okay~" Smacking his lips, the white waiter patted him on the shoulder, "Good luck, my friend." By the way, it's okay if you fail, you at least have me and Evan and Jack ......"

"I hope you are really blessing me. ”

Rolling his eyes slightly, he replied to this guy with a little cry and laughter, and then he straightened his face, turned around and walked towards the figure in gray overalls by the window.

"(Ms. Gilpin), may I take a moment of your time?"

The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, subconsciously looked up, and when she saw the familiar slender figure appear beside her, a real look of astonishment welled up on her slightly old face.

Fortunately, she soon recovered from this sudden situation, and in the blink of an eye, the dark blue eyes behind the clear lenses of her glasses couldn't help but narrow, and looked at the gentle smile that she was also familiar with on the young and handsome face with a rather strange look.

After a while, she picked up the cup of coffee on her table again, took a sip, and then looked at him with interest, and said in the same soft tone as before, "If you may, would you mind helping me explain what the situation is now?"

"Absolutely, and we'll be happy to help you. ”

He didn't seem surprised by this reaction of the middle-aged woman, and after smiling, he threw out a sentence that was so straightforward and frank that people didn't know what to say:

"To put it simply, you've got a chance, a ...... Opportunity to study at Harvard. ”

Sure enough, after he said this, the atmosphere seemed to be still for a moment.

The middle-aged woman looked at him in surprise, then blinked thoughtfully and said, "What do you mean...... You already know who I am, and you've been watching for a while?"

The so-called "observation" is not what the middle-aged woman said, after all, not long ago, she saw the little guy in front of her treat herself with the same attitude as she treats other guests, since she ...... He asked Harvard's question, so it couldn't be that he learned his identity in just a few dozen minutes, and he also had such an idea, right?

"Yes. ”

His attitude still made people not know what to say sincerely, and after nodding his head to respond to the middle-aged woman's words, he also added: "To be precise, I already knew your identity from the first time you came to the store." ”

At this moment, the strange color on the middle-aged woman's face seemed to be even stronger.

She thought for a moment, then asked, "I shouldn't be so famous that even a student here in San Francisco who works in a café knows what I look like, right?"

"Actually, it's only because I've been following Harvard for a long time that I know some of your information, ma'am. ”

After hearing him say this, the middle-aged woman raised her eyebrows slightly, she didn't first wonder why he was obsessed with Harvard, but suddenly turned her head and looked around at the environment the two of them were in now.

Then, she raised the cup of coffee in her hand, squinted, and said without any emotion on her face: "Don't talk about other things, don't you think, in addition to being presumptuous and impolite, the timing of your finding me now is also very wrong?

"I know, but I don't have a choice. Other than that...... That's why I deliberately communicated with Madam for a period of time, which can be regarded as cultivating a good impression in advance. ”

A very concise answer, but the meaning of it was clear to both parties present.

As if understanding his thoughts, after listening carefully to his words, the middle-aged woman's face still didn't reveal too much emotion, but her fingers inadvertently clicked on the handle of the coffee cup, and her mouth continued: "Should I praise your courage and honesty, or should I hate your unscrupulous and straightforwardness?"

"It's all the truth anyway, I don't think you can't see it, ma'am, it's just the best choice to be honest, and it has nothing to do with my own character. ”

When he said this, his appearance still looked so calm, and if his posture was clearly seen by the white waiter who was quietly looking behind him, he would definitely shout speechlessly that he was not the interviewer at all, but the examiner in charge of the interview!

The middle-aged woman's thoughts at this time may be the same.

After hearing such an answer, she once again looked at the good-looking young man in front of her with a surprised face.

It's just that the outcome of the matter may surprise most people.

Barely thinking about it, the middle-aged woman glanced down at her watch, nodded, and said, "I can give you about five minutes to say what you want to say to me, you...... Oh yes, what's your name? ”

"Han Woo. ”

An undisguised smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he sat down opposite the middle-aged woman, looked at her with a smile in an extraordinarily serious look, and said:

"Han is Han, Woo is oo. Han Woo. ”