Mysterious Woman is So Gentle by Mila Chan
Mysterious Woman Is So Gentle By Mila Chan Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Vinson wanted to speak up but Arielle shot him a look before shereplied with a meaningful

smile, “Very well. Challenge accepted!”

Shandie was momentarily taken aback but recovered quickly with asmirk. “Good! Let's do

it. Right here, right now!”

Cindy was not idling away in the gallery either as she went over to hashthings out swiftly with the organizers, after which two coffee tableswere moved onstage and equipped properly.

Vinson looked a tad apprehensively at Arielle who remained silentthroughout.

Once the host saw that both of them are ready, he said, “Ladies, youmay begin.”

Shandie burst into action the moment his voice trailed off.

The first step to creating latte art was, of course, to prepare theespresso which had to be

hand-brewed by the participants themselves.

The assiduous Shandie weighed up fifteen grams of coffee beans andfed them into the grinder with tremendous refinement.

She was surprised to see Arielle appearing quite competent when shestole a glance over, as though the latter actually knew what she wasdoing.

Arielle had fluidly set up the paper filter inside the filter holder beforeshe raised the kettle to pour the boiling water in, clockwise and in acircular movement.

Shandie was unable to contain herself when she observed that, notingthat this was something only professional brewers would know. Pouringclockwise would allow for the filter to adhere better to the holder, andat the same time, eliminate the starchy taste from the paper and warmup the receptacle. The resultant would be a much more flavorful cuppa.It was easy to tell from Arielle’s understanding of this coupled with herdeft gestures that she knew how to make coffee.

How can it be possible for this country girl to know how to brew? Inspite of her certainty that she was not hallucinating, Shandie wascompletely bamboozled.

Isn't Arielle from the countryside?

Shandie remained stumped for some time before she pinched herselfhard and turned her

focus back to the task at hand.

Brew it! Even if Arielle knows how to make coffee, will she be able to dolatte art?

Shandie took a deep drawl in a bid to settle herself and resume herown work. Traditional pour-over coffee required two infusions of water,after which an aromatic cup

would be ready

Shandie quietly chuckled when she saw Arielle still awaiting her secondinfusion while she

herself was already done, and dismissed Arielle’s knowledge assomething the latter must have

picked up from a stint at a coffee shop.

Shortly after, Arielle completed her brewing as well, and in response,the host communicated that they could both proceed with the creationof their latte art.

Compared to brewing, the latte art was the real litmus test.

The creation of latte art required the use of whole milk, and eachperson needed to conceive their theme before they began.Maintaining an elegant smile, Shandie was first to speak, “My chosentheme is: A Snow-Covered Cottage in Freezing Weather..."

When the microphone came to Arielle, she paused before replyingstaidly, “Mine will be: The Bloom of a Thousand Pear-Flowers UsheredForth by the Night Breeze of Spring.”

Shandie twitched her lips upon hearing Arielle similarly reciting a versefrom classical

poetry.

Is this little b*tch trying to be pedantic like me?How

many years did she spend in school?

I am, of course, an arts graduate from the University of Avenport.Shandie scoffed at the thought of Arielle’s proposed theme in theassumption that the latter

was only going to put together a few pear-flowers, and went on toconcentrate on shaping out

her own designs with the whole milk.

First, Shandie covered the top of the coffee with froth from the wholemilk, and then

employed the use of latte art pen to tease out a snow-cappedmountain and a little wooden house upon it.

At a glance, it did foster the feel of A Snow-Covered Cottage inFreezing Weather.