Face-Slapping System

Roland saw that Kyle went offline after he sent the picture of him sitting in the Budi R8 Coupe's passenger seat.

It was a pity that the matter did not escalate even further. Roland was just about to have fun but Kyle cut him off immediately by going offline. It must be because he was already tired of getting face-slapped for today.

And as it was considered intentional in his regard, the face-slapping did not count as the system counted it as invalid.

Roland was already aware of this fact and was not surprised that he did not receive any points from that. He was not expecting some face-slapping points from that anyways, and he just joined for the fun.

"Oh right, what schedule did you choose?" Roland suddenly asked.

"I did not choose yet. I'm waiting for you so that we can match our schedules together," Janine answered with a light face.

"I see, you can choose the night schedule then. That way, you would still be able to drive for me as we both have the same schedule," Roland nodded his head and answered.

Janine nodded her head as they went back to silent mode again.

A while later, the Budi R8 Coupe finally slowed down.

Roland looked ahead and realized that they were already near the Sparkling Buds location.

After telling Janine to park at the back of the building, Roland informed Stacey through the Dissbook messenger app that he had already arrived.

After Janine parked the Budi R8 Coupe at the back of the building where it was hidden from the public view, Roland and Janine finally alighted the Budi R8 Coupe.

What greeted Roland was Stacey's worried expression and Gustav's face full of guilt.

Just as Stacey was about to explain everything to Roland, Roland suddenly patted her head to assure her that everything was alright.

"Don't worry about it. I already know what happened," he said with a soft smile as he also nodded to Gustav as a greeting.

"Tour me around first," Roland said as he held Stacey's waist from behind.

Stacey nodded her head with a smile as she shook her worries away. She then led the way as she began to tour Roland around the workplace.

Meanwhile, Janine did not follow behind them and decided to stay around the cars for obvious reasons.

Her heart felt heavy as she saw Roland's hand wrapping around Stacey's waist openly. In the end, she only sighed as she looked away with a heavy heart.

Roland toured around the workplace with Stacey and Gustav's guidance.

The place was nice and had a warm feeling to it with its color combination. The space inside was also spacious, and it could accommodate up to fifty people at once.

He kept on nodding his head, satisfied with the arrangements inside. The workers greeted him politely as they prepared for the grand opening that would be happening in an hour.

After touring the interior of the Sparkling Buds, Stacey then led him towards the front of Sparkling Buds.

Two security guards were standing at the entrance and the exit of the store. The guard on the exit opened the door for them as he bowed slightly towards Stacey and Roland.

The guard has already learned of the fact that the manager's boyfriend was the hidden owner of the Sparkling Buds and that he was relatively young. However, he was still surprised when he saw Roland up close, and he had nothing but praise for him in terms of his first impression towards him.

Seeing how young Roland truly was in person, the security guard could only sigh to himself as he thought back to his younger days.

'Teens nowadays are truly fierce. They already own a company at such a young age. Meanwhile, back when I was that age, the only thing I owned was the beating of my father,' he thought while shaking his head.

Roland and Stacey arrived outside the Sparkling Buds.

Far across them was the street that usually had a lot of traffic, but due to the interference of the hooligans earlier, the street still looked deserted.

Roland ignored the street and looked behind him to view the Sparkling Buds' whole building.

The Sparkling Buds was a two-story building with a modern-like design.

At the center of it was the Sparkling Buds logo.

The Sparkling Buds logo was very simple.

It was a mouth with its tongue stuck out as if it was about to lick something. At the top of the tongue were an explosion of sparkling crystals as if to imply the meaning that every time you taste the food there, you will feel an explosion in your taste buds.

Roland nodded his head upon seeing the logo. Although it was not that great, it still managed to pass his standards to say the least.

He allowed Mr. Frank handles almost everything regarding the Sparkling Buds that Roland has no idea of the logo at all. Seeing the logo for the first time, Roland was satisfied with it.

The outside of the Sparkling Buds was also spacious. There were ten tables spread along the glass wall outside to accommodate those people who wanted to bring their pets while eating out.

These tables could also serve as extra tables if the inside were already full.

After inspecting the outside for a few more times, Roland and Stacey finally went back inside the store.

The guard at the entrance door also nodded to them politely and opened the door for them as they went inside.

Roland nodded back in return as a response to the guard.

Now that everything was already in place, they only needed to wait for the customers to come in.

Inside the restaurant, Roland could not help but notice Gustav fidgeting around since earlier.

He seemed to be thinking of something deep that he did not realize that he was actually walking in circles.

Roland did not sit idly and approached him to ask regarding his concerns.

"Are you alright?"

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