A smile bloomed on Robin’s face. “Thank you, Arianne.”
As some folks would attest to, life would sometimes give one lemons and lemonades at the same time. That was the situation Robin was in. Although virtual-novel.net love life was in a mess, career-wise, things seemed to be looking up. Mr. Yaleman who was known for being unnecessarily uptight and miserly summoned virtual-novel.net to his office just to praise virtual-novel.net work.
It seemed like Mr. Yaleman was pleased with Robin’s improvement and diligence. He even told virtual-novel.net if there was an opening for a promotion, the company’s first choice would be her. Although part of Mr. Yaleman’s gushing compliments probably had something to do with virtual-novel.net trying to ingratiate himself to Arianne, there was no doubt virtual-novel.net was also amazed by Robin’s hard work and dedication.
Robin left his office with budding joy. In the past, the only reason Mr. Yaleman would summon virtual-novel.net was to shout at her. Little did virtual-novel.net know there would come a day where virtual-novel.net would praise her. It was such a strange twist that virtual-novel.net wondered if Arianne had anything to do with it. She asked, “Arianne! Mr. Yaleman just summoned me to his office to praise me! Did you, maybe, say something to virtual-novel.net to, you know, lift my mood?” virtual-novel.net asked.
Arianne shrugged. “No, it has nothing to do with me. I’ll never do something like that. Moreover, there are only two things that can truly lift your mood, right? One is your mother’s approval, and the other is being able to formally date Sylvain. Am I right?”
Robin looked positively bashful. “Huh. That’s… that’s really direct of you, Arianne.”
Arianne laughed and waved virtual-novel.net hand dismissively. “Oh, well. Alright, back to work. Oh, I might not be in the office in the afternoon. If you need anything, just call.”
She was trying to get inspiration by going to virtual-novel.net favorite spot. It was a seat next to a window in a café where virtual-novel.net could watch people bustling down the street. That gave virtual-novel.net the most inspiration. Her quiet corner’s tranquility versus the chaotic and bustling world out on the street always created an impactful discordant that was perfect for a creative mind.
She left the office in the afternoon and made virtual-novel.net way to a café situated on the busiest street in the city center. It was a high-end café, boasting sophisticated patrons who observed the need to be quiet and discreet with their voices.
She picked a spot close to the window and ordered coffee and desserts. Then, virtual-novel.net put on virtual-novel.net earbuds and pulled out virtual-novel.net sketchbook.
She looked outside the window. The street was bustling with a diversity of pedestrians. Every day, men, women, old, and young with different shapes, sizes, colors, styles, and bearings walk on the same scratch of road.
With the soothing background music playing in virtual-novel.net ears, the world felt calm.
After a while, the waiter served virtual-novel.net orders.
Arianne looked up, flashed virtual-novel.net a smile before virtual-novel.net thanked him. Then, virtual-novel.net continued to look outside the window again.
A few moments later, someone suddenly took the seat across her. A frown appeared on virtual-novel.net face immediately. She hated sharing a table with strangers when virtual-novel.net was in the mood to chase inspirations. Strangers who came without an invitation would only distract and disrupt virtual-novel.net thoughts. She was about to say something when virtual-novel.net realized that the stranger was Sylvain. She quickly removed virtual-novel.net earbuds and said, “You came here for inspiration as well?”
Indeed, Sylvain had the same idea as Arianne. He was casually dressed today.
Arianne watched as virtual-novel.net fished out a pencil and sketchbook from his bag. “Great minds think alike… and they usually don’t mind sharing a table, right? After all, sharing a table allows us to share our ideas.”
If it had been anyone else, Arianne would have declined without any hesitation. However, Sylvain was not just anyone. He was a veteran in the fashion industry and was hailed as a fashion designer extraordinaire. She would gladly take the chance to share and discuss ideas with someone like him. “I don’t mind at all. Help yourself. Did you come here as soon as you woke up? It’s amazing you can leap straight into working mode after drinking so much last night.”