Fancy Me, Professor!

Zhang Ren gestured Shu Xian to go inside the help desk. The moment they were inside, Zhang Ren instructed Shu Xian to open her computer station, Zhang Ren, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"Open your work station and see from there how this happens."

Shu Xian did as she was told. The moment she pressed the power button, the computer immediately opened, asking for a password.

"What should I enter?"

"Oh, just the code we have for the library section. Since you're in fiction library, just type in 'FL' and you're good! Oh, by the way, all caps."

"Alright," Shu Xian said, typing in the letters FL in all caps and pressed enter, already allowing her access in their database.

"Now, if you could see," Zhang Ren started, getting his swivel hair then sat beside Shu Xian. "We will be sitting side by side here, every day, for six hours. Nice to be your partner, Shu Xian."

"Likewise," Shu Xian replied, smiling at the same time. "I'm glad you're a good partner to be with, Zhang Ren," she added, the guy nodding approvingly as he gave her a smug grin.

"Of course! Now, putting my greatness aside…" he drifted off, making Shu Xian let out a small laugh as she shook her head, finding his shamelessness funny. "Look at the application that opened on the computer. You can see that we have a scanner beside our computer, yeah?"

Shu Xian looked at the scanner that was beside the computer. It looked like a scanner that is used with a hand, the old ones used in the grocery stores to scan barcodes.

"Hmm… this is what you use to scan the barcodes on the books, no? I borrowed books before in the library and for it to be registered in the database since we no longer use a borrower's card, you scan the barcode on the student's ID, then soon scan the book to register the borrowed book under his or her name."

"Correct! I guess being nerdy and you visiting the library has helped you to catch on."

"Hey!"

Shu Xian stifled her laughter, afraid that it is going to be loud for the patrons of the library to hear.

"Why make such a remark? You… geez!"

Both of them were laughing softly, soon after, Shi Lian walking up the stairs so she could visit Shu Xian at the help desk.

When Shi Lian saw Shu Xian laughing with a fellow student assistant, she couldn't help but arch a brow at the scene, not believing that her best friend is getting along with someone.

A man at that!

With that thought in mind, Shi Lian approached the help desk, surprising the two as Zhang Ren immediately greeted her, seeing her as a patron.

"Internet and Fiction Library. How may we help you?"

"Why, yes…"

Shi Lian replied, propping a hand under her chin as she leaned on the help desk.

"I just wish to inquire how my friend is doing while she's learning how to become a student assistant?"

Shu Xian playfully rolled her eyes at Shi Lian. She swiveled her chair to look at Zhang Ren, introducing her best friend to him.

"Zhang Ren, this is my best friend, Shi Lian. Shi Lian, my co-worker, Zhang Ren."

"Oh!"

Zhang Ren grinned at Shi Lian, revealing his perfect teeth as his handsomeness had unexpectedly caught Shi Lian off guard.

"Nice to meet you, best friend of Shu Xian, Shi Lian! The name's Zhang Ren, co-workier of Shu Xian."

Shi Lian couldn't help but laugh a little as she heard how Zhang Ren introduced himself by the way Shu Xian described them. Reaching out a hand for a handshake, both of them did, further introducing themselves formally.

Shu Xian then spoke, getting their attention with what she said.

"Now, Shi Lian, let me learn the ropes for a while, and then we'll go home, alright? Or if you want, you can go on ahead—I think I would have to stay for a little while longer."

"Alright," Shi Lian nodded, "I will go on ahead. Thanks for giving me a heads up."

Shi Lian then turned to Zhang Ren, her naughtiness kicking in as she asked him a question.

"Are you a subject book?" she asked, making Zhang Ren furrow his brows, not expecting that kind of question from Shi Lian.

"No, why?"

Shi Lian then leaned in closer, whispering enough for the two to hear as she answered Zhang Ren's question.

"Because I would like to be with you for two hours."

Shu Xian opened her mouth, shocked! Shi Lian used a pick up line with the use of the hours they needed to borrow the book—a policy for borrowing subject books!

Realizing that Zhang Ren was given a pick up line, he chuckled as he shook his head, telling her his version instead.

"Are you a fiction book, Shi Lian?"

"Hmm…"

Shi Lian contemplated for a while, thinking about the policy for borrowing fiction books but sadly, she doesn't know since she never borrowed a fiction book from a library before.

"No… why?"

"Because…"

Zhang Ren grinned at Shi Lian, leaning in closer at the same time as their faces were inches away from each other.

"I want to have you for seven days."

Shu Xian coughed, not believing their exchange of conversation when they just met for no longer than five minutes!

What surprised her more was that Shi Lian was completely caught off guard, her face slowly turning red by the second as Zhang Ren laughed, clapping his hands as he swiveled his chair in one full circle.

Zhang Ren then stopped and looked at Shi Lian, biting his bottom lip as he stifled his laughter. Shi Lian's heart then started to beat erratically in her chest, what he said next, making her turn her body immediately so she could not see his face!

"Your pick up line is weak. If you plan on flirting with a librarian who knows the rules well, make sure you kick it up a notch, yeah? Visit me more. I'll guarantee you'll learn a lot from me."

Zhang Ren even winked, grinning ear to ear as Shi Lian's heart continued to race, also beating hard like a drummer is doing his or her drum solo!

'This guy!'

Shi Lian then left without saying a word, walking down the stairs quickly as she felt desperate to stop this foreign feeling in her chest.

'No one has ever dared to return my pick up line with another… EVER!'