I don't like studying to begin with, and what if I discover I don't have any talent for making coffee? That would be so disheartening.

But if things continue like this, no one will come to buy, and he'll be sad too.

For the first time, Professor Chi realized how difficult it was to utter his usual sharp criticisms.

They couldn't bear to shatter the boy's pure love for making coffee.

"I'll tell you after I finish drinking it."

He lowered his eyes, somewhat unable to meet the expectant gaze of the handsome young man.

Tell him to go back and think carefully about how to organize his thoughts so that the boy can make rapid progress in his coffee-making skills without being discouraged.

"Okay, welcome back next time."

Shen Yulou waved to Chi Yuan's departing figure.

Then he couldn't help but laugh.

Even he can't drink this awful stuff; it must be tough on his husband, Mr. Chi.

"Baby, do you think Daddy Chi will come tomorrow?"

He bent down and kissed the baby sitting in the high chair next to him, who was playing with toys.

The little guy immediately couldn't resist reaching out his hands, wanting a hug.

"Ya ya ya!"

Come!

Chi's father will definitely come to see Zai Zai and Shen's father every day.

"I think so too!"

He bet that his Mr. Chi would eventually give in and come over to suffer.

Of course, it's bitter in taste.

Meanwhile, Chi Yuan returned to his private office and placed a nearly full cup of coffee on the table.

After taking just one sip, I simply don't have the courage to take another.

Otherwise, given the sweltering heat of the journey, he would have drunk most of his coffee long ago.

He stared blankly at the ice seeping from the plastic coffee container for a while, then placed a few sheets of paper underneath and quietly took out his teaching materials to begin preparing his lesson.

The sunlight outside the window was bright, streaming through the glass into the office and casting a large expanse of bright color.

Before I knew it, the ink from the pen tip had smeared across sheet after sheet of white paper.

So engrossed in writing the problem, Chi Yuan suddenly snapped back to reality and felt the scorching heat of the long-lasting sunlight on his bare neck.

Looking out the window, the orange-red sunset hung outside, and the light inside the room also turned a large area red.

I'm a little thirsty.

His hand instinctively reached for the coffee, which had completely cooled to room temperature.

The paper underneath developed layers of wrinkles as it repeatedly got wet and dried.

I put the straw to my lips, braced myself, and took a deep breath.

The mask of pain appeared immediately.

It tastes bad when it's cold, but it tastes even worse now that it's at room temperature.

It has an abnormally high acidity, is overly watery, and has a strong burnt, bitter taste.

As the aftertaste of the coffee lingered and Chi Yuan struggled to suppress his emotions, his phone screen suddenly lit up.

He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Shen Yulou.

Kitten Boy: Hello! Have you finished drinking? How did it feel?

Chi Yuan pondered for a long time, typing and deleting text in the chat box.

Shen Yulou sat in a chair and fed the baby fruit puree. The baby ate it very quickly with a loud smacking sound.

Seeing the "Typing..." message constantly appearing at the top of the chat page, Shen Yulou sent another flower to the other end.

"Hmm!"

The little boy pouted and covered Shen Yulou's phone screen with his little hand.

Dad, stop grinning like an idiot! Baby's already finished eating, time for another bite!

"I'm so sorry, sweetie!"

Hearing the fox cub's urging, Shen Yulou realized that he had forgotten to feed it the next bite.

"Come on, ah."

After feeding the baby the last bite, Shen Yulou used a blue plastic spoon to scrape away the remaining fruit puree around the baby's mouth and fed it back in.

"Is the baby's mouth too small? It can't hold all the delicious food."

The little guy's mouth wasn't big, and with his toothless little mouth pursing, the excess fruit puree would overflow from the corners of his mouth.

"The baby fox has turned into a little kitten!"

Shen Yulou teased the little guy.

"Hehehe..."

The little idiot just chuckled and opened his mouth, eager to take another bite.