Xie You had not stopped for a moment all day, either serving guests or clearing tables. Yet, at the end of the day, he felt incredibly fulfilled. Returning home, he had no trouble falling asleep.
The next morning, Xie You woke up in bed feeling puzzled. "My usual workload isn't small either, so why can't I sleep?"
After washing up, he went to the dining room and sat down. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, good morning."
"You'er, you're awake."
Seeing her son approach, Xie You's mother, Yun Xu, asked him affectionately.
At that moment, a servant brought breakfast to Xie You. "Your Royal Highness, please enjoy your meal."
Xie You nodded slowly, acknowledging her words, and began to eat. Yesterday, he had eaten an employee meal at the medicinal cuisine restaurant, and now, eating the food prepared by the family chef, he felt it lacked something.
"How can this be?"
The family's chefs were all of the highest caliber, and the ingredients were of the finest quality. Yet, the meal didn't quite measure up to the one at the medicinal cuisine restaurant? It must be that he found the medicinal cuisine novel, while he was accustomed to the food prepared by the family chef. Having eaten it for years, even the tastiest dishes would eventually seem ordinary.
Xie You found his own explanation for this thought.
Xie Yelin, sitting beside him, asked, "Where did you go yesterday? Why weren't you in the office?"
Xie You replied to his father, "I have some matters to attend to in the coming days. I'll trouble you to oversee everything, Father."
How could Xie Yelin allow Xie You to shirk his responsibilities? He had finally managed to delegate those tasks to him, so he feigned anger. "What could possibly be more important than your work? If you're not on the battlefield, what could you possibly be busy with?!"
Yun Xu patted Xie Yelin’s arm. "Why are you yelling at You'er? His body hasn't fully recovered yet, you should be more understanding! Don't burden him with everything; let him rest. You'er has been fighting abroad for years, and now that he's finally back, you're still making him busy with this and that!"
Yun Xu doted on her son and showed no deference to her husband. However, Xie Yelin was extremely fond of his wife, so he had to agree to Yun Xu's words. Yet, in his heart, he thought, "I still need to find something for this rascal to do."
After finishing his meal and seeing that it was getting late, Xie You said goodbye to his parents and left.
Xie Yelin watched Xie You's retreating figure and complained, "Look at this brat. He left before we even finished our meal."
Yun Xu comforted her husband. "I think he had something to do. He kept looking at the time just now. Could he have finally opened up? Is he in love?"
The more Yun Xu thought about it, the more she believed it was possible. She clapped her hands excitedly, imagining what kind of girl could attract her son!
Xie You, unaware that his hurried steps were to avoid being late for work, were perceived by his mother as eagerness for a date. He had even pushed aside his work to chase after a girl. If Xie You knew, he would undoubtedly ask his mother with great exasperation, "Am I really that irresponsible?"
Oh, don't boast too much.
Xie You drove a rather low-key hovercar from the garage. The car, parked on the street, attracted a lot of attention. Xie You walked towards the medicinal cuisine restaurant. After Xie You left, people around dared to approach and examine the car more closely.
Xie You saw Meng Huai still tidying things at the counter. "Good morning."
Meng Huai turned around upon hearing the voice. He was momentarily stunned to see Xiao You, who had changed into a suit again, and replied, "Morning."
Xiao You went to the changing room and took off his suit, emerging in just his white shirt. Since there were no customers yet, he wasn't sure what to do and watched the actions of Sister Ting and the others.
Seeing that Sister Ting and Dongzi were also tidying up, Xie You followed their example and began to work.
Meng Huai nodded with satisfaction at this, continuing to organize her counter.
She noticed that some of the tea in the counter was running low and made a note to restock.
Just then, footsteps were heard from outside the shop. Someone had come to buy tea and snacks.
"Boss, I'll take two boxes of beauty-enhancing tea and three boxes of Sujin pastries."
A young couple entered the shop. The woman spoke to Meng Huai.
"Alright."
Meng Huai prepared the items for the woman, starting with the beauty-enhancing tea. He then told her, "I apologize, but you might have to wait a moment. The pastries are made fresh daily and aren't ready yet. It will take about ten minutes."
The couple did not seem upset. The woman said to her boyfriend, "Then we'll wait for a bit."
Xie You, now familiar with the routine, stepped forward. "Please, have a seat and have some tea while you wait."
Xie You led the couple to a table for two, poured each of them a cup of tea, and then left.
After Xie You left, the girl's boyfriend quietly said to her, "Hey, doesn't that waiter look like the Crown Prince?"
The girl waved her hand dismissively upon hearing her boyfriend's words. "How could that be? Are you that obsessed with the Crown Prince? You talk about him constantly. Now you're saying everyone you see looks like the Crown Prince?"
The girl added, "I think you need to see a psychologist."
Her boyfriend said helplessly, hearing his girlfriend's words, "You're jealous of the Crown Prince again, aren't you? I'm not saying it's him; maybe they just had cosmetic surgery to look like the Crown Prince! He really does look alike. Look for yourself later if you don't believe me."
The girl glared at him, and he quickly said, "I won't say anything else, alright?!"
He felt helpless. What could he do when his girlfriend was always jealous of his idol? He really wanted to post online and ask netizens for advice.
Although the girl was very unhappy that her boyfriend mentioned the Crown Prince in one or two out of every ten sentences, she had to admit she was used to it.
Besides, Crown Prince Xie You was indeed very good-looking, which was something she, a person who appreciated good looks, couldn't refute. As for her boyfriend, he didn't like the Crown Prince because of his looks, but rather admired him.
It was no wonder, given the Crown Prince's incredible combat record. Men admired such experts. Although the Crown Prince was a commander, his strength extended far beyond that!
His mental perception could attack star beasts and enemies, something that ordinary commanders could not achieve and was the realm all commanders strived for.
Ten minutes quickly passed, and Meng Huai handed them the packaged pastries. The couple had other things to attend to, so they left. As they departed, the girl glanced at Xie You's appearance a few more times.
There weren't many photos of Crown Prince Xie You, but they had spread quite widely.
Having a fan of the Crown Prince around, the girl naturally knew what the Crown Prince looked like.
As the two left, the girl conceded, "He does look a bit like him..."