Can Cool Guys Make Little Cakes Too?

Shi Qiaonan has the broad shoulders and narrow waist of a male model, but he's a cool guy with a passion for making desserts. His faceless food account, “Nan Qiao,” has over three million followers.

In real life, Shi Qiaonan has mild social anxiety and hates going out. His overbearing parents pushed him into taking a job as a pastry chef at a cafe. His days are spent making little cakes and occasionally filling in as a server.

But his peaceful life doesn't last long. A bratty kid throws a tantrum in the cafe, crying and making a scene, disrupting business. Shi Qiaonan gets a headache, but brings over a cartoon cake he made himself to calm the child down.

After eating a piece of cake, the kid stops crying and making a fuss, sits back down obediently, hugs Shi Qiaonan's leg, and calls him Dad.

Shi Qiaonan: ...

Whose little troublemaker is this?

After enjoying an elegant afternoon tea, the kid forcefully stuffs a wad of cash into Shi Qiaonan's hands as a huge tip and declares, “I'm coming back tomorrow.”

The second day, the third day, the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth...

Shi Qiaonan goes from baffled to used to it. Whenever he gets a huge tip, he calmly tucks it into the cash register at the front counter, planning to return it when he meets the kid's parents.

On the seventeenth day of the kid's visits to the cafe, Shi Qiaonan finally meets his guardian.

A cool, aloof beauty with an air of abstinence.

And he checks every single one of Shi Qiaonan's boxes.

Shi Qiaonan feels like ten thousand little deer are stampeding through his heart.

But the troublesome kid calls the beautiful man “Dad.”

Shi Qiaonan's heart shatters.

But when the beautiful man looks his way through his silver-rimmed glasses, his long, narrow eyes make Shi Qiaonan think he still has a chance.

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Tan Zhang has listened to the little rascal go on for days about how delicious the cakes at this cafe are. He finally makes time to bring him in, only to discover a treasure of a cool-guy server who can keep the kid's temper in check.

Tan Zhang, nearly driven mad by the brat, gives him a sincere smile. “Would you be interested in working as a nanny at my house?”

“Thirty thousand a month, room and board included, with a year-end bonus of five times your salary.” The beautiful man smiles, sly as a fox. “Would you consider it?”

Shi Qiaonan can't resist his charms and agrees in a daze.

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Bonus scene:

After a long absence, Shi Qiaonan logs back into his “Nan Qiao” account to livestream making desserts for his starving fans. He doesn't notice Tan Zhang silently walking in behind him.

“First, whip the cream until it looks like this. Look...” Shi Qiaonan holds the cream up to the camera, only to find the chat going wild. Not a single person is paying attention to his tutorial.

Shi Qiaonan turns around, confused. A slender, pale arm wraps around his waist, and the man's voice is husky with sleepiness. “Nannan, what are you making? I'm hungry.”

The livestream chat floods with comments. The host's hand holding the whisk and the pale fingers that suddenly appear are both unmistakably wearing matching, sparkling wedding rings.

Important notes:

1. Both are inexperienced, 1v1, happy ending, and they dote on each other.

2. The kid isn't the bottom's biological child. The reason will be explained in the story, so no spoilers here.

3. The kid isn't a brat. He just has some behavioral issues, and he'll gradually improve.

4. Readers with extreme character preferences, please proceed with caution. The couple are made for each other, soulmates, a match made in heaven. Sending love.

Theme: Finding the one person who stays with you forever in a vast sea of people