Chapter 588 Being teased by him

Cheng Xiaoyu's scalp tightened under his stare, just like when he was daydreaming in class and was suddenly asked a question by the teacher.

So she hesitantly repeated, "You just said, put the coffee grounds on the filter paper!"

Shi Chenyuan pressed his eyebrows and said, "Is this even necessary?"

Cheng Xiaoyu also felt that he had said something nonsense, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and continued: "Then you don't need to add a lot of water the first time, just enough to wet the coffee powder, and then... wait a while?"

"That step is called steaming. Continue."

"Oh, steam it for a while, then start adding water!"

Shi Chenyuan sighed helplessly: "There is a timer on this measuring scale. Remember, the steaming time is 30 seconds."

Cheng Xiaoyu nodded quickly, "Oh, I remember. The next step is to add water and pour it evenly over the coffee powder in the shape of a の using the hand-poured kettle, just like what Mr. Shi is doing now, right?"

"160ml of water, just add it in two batches. After all the water from the first batch has been filtered out, start the second batch. Now, help me add it."

Cheng Xiaoyu hurriedly left the bar stool, picked up the hand-poured kettle, and began to pour it on the coffee powder in the shape of a "の".

I didn't control it well the first time and the water flow was too strong. I quickly adjusted the angle to make the water flow thinner, but my hand was not steady, the water flow was intermittent, and I couldn't draw the right shape.

Cheng Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel annoyed. Just now, she saw that Shi Shenyuan was doing something very simple. Wasn't it just pouring water on the coffee powder? She didn't expect that such a simple thing could not be done well by her.

She glanced at the person next to her sheepishly: "I'm not very skilled yet."

Shi Chenyuan came behind her, held her hand holding the kettle, and helped her add water to the coffee powder at a constant speed.

“When adding water the second time, there’s no need to circle the coffee grounds because they’ve already accumulated at the bottom of the cone. We need to increase the water flow and concentrate it in the middle of the cone to stir the coffee grounds and fully extract them…”

"Hmm... I'll remember that."

Cheng Xiaoyu responded, but his mind was already full of thoughts.

His palm wrapped around the back of her hand, warm and strong, his chest pressed against her back, warm and solid...

Through the shiny metal container placed on the cupboard, she saw that their bodies overlapped, as if she was being held in Shi Chenyuan's arms.

This situation, this feeling, was so ambiguous and provocative that Cheng Xiaoyu felt hot all the way to her ears.

When Cheng Xiaoyu was enduring Shi Chenyuan's ultimate teasing, a cup of hand-brewed coffee was ready and Shi Chenyuan let go of her hand.

Cheng Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the room was already filled with the aroma of coffee. Cheng Xiaoyu looked at the cup eagerly, wanting to taste it.

"I don't usually like drinks with sugar or milk. This is the amount for a Gold Cup. Just follow this from now on."

Cheng Xiaoyu nodded in surprise: "What is a gold cup?"

"It's the optimal ratio of coffee powder to water, 1:16," Shi Chenyuan placed the coffee cup in front of her. "Take a sip and remember this taste."

Cheng Xiaoyu's eyes lit up and he picked up the cup and took a sip.

The taste is refreshing, with almost no acidity of coffee, and a hint of tropical fruit aroma in the bitterness. I never thought that a cup of black coffee with nothing added could have such a rich taste and be so delicious!

When she wanted to take a second sip, Shi Chenyuan took away the coffee and placed a cup of hot water in front of her.

"This is yours."

"Hey? Mr. Shi..."

Cheng Xiaoyu wanted to fight for the cup of coffee. Shi Chenyuan pulled the cup back again and said, "Isn't it true that you can't drink coffee when you have that?"

Cheng Xiaoyu was a little embarrassed, but her heart was warm.

Shi Chenyuan seems very indifferent, but he actually knows how to care about girls.

Shi Chenyuan took a sip of coffee and seemed quite satisfied with the taste.

Cheng Xiaoyu was stunned. He didn't even mind the cup she had used. He didn't even change the other side and directly used the place where she had just drunk!

Wouldn't he mind getting slobbery from her?

"What's wrong?" Shi Chenyuan looked at her nonchalantly.

Cheng Xiaoyu blinked. "I was wondering, have you taught Linda this way before?"