"Maybe you could try another private room?"
Xiao Xiao smiled and offered a suggestion.
"It's too late."
The server shook her head regretfully.
"That guest wanted to go from room to room and ask..."
"But there's only so much time..."
"I thought of you, Mr. Xiao."
The server smiled sheepishly.
"After all, you're here alone..."
"I thought you were the most likely to be willing to give up your room..."
That guest's supervisor was already on his way here.
He would be arriving soon.
With so little time left, they naturally had to use it wisely.
"If even you aren't willing..."
The other rooms were full of families or groups of three or five friends. They were even less likely to agree.
"Sorry."
The server bowed slightly to Xiao Xiao.
"For taking up your time—"
A knock at the door made the server's heart jump.
She turned around abruptly and saw her coworker come in carrying a tray.
Her coworker was clearly surprised to see her.
She visibly froze for a moment.
The server smiled at her coworker.
She moved aside to make room.
She found her own reaction a little funny.
The moment she heard the knock... she'd actually thought the guest had gotten tired of waiting for her to return and come looking for her...
Her heart had jumped.
If that had really been the case, she realized, she would have been a little startled.
Thank goodness.
It was her coworker who had come in.
Not the guest who seemed rather difficult to deal with.
Her coworker served the dishes and left.
As she went, she thoughtfully closed the door behind her.
As for the server in the private room...
After her initial surprise, she assumed the guest must have needed the server's help