The waiter, holding the menu and slightly bowing, said, "Please wait a moment," before leaving to print the order.
"Shall I make you some dipping sauce?" Lu Wanzheng stood up from her seat.
Xiao Qifeng: "Okay."
Lu Wanzheng jogged to the condiment station, took a small dish, and poured in her favorite seasonings. The seasonings for hot pot and barbecue are not the same, so she needed to use more small dishes, which meant she had to run back and forth several times.
Xiao Qifeng's eyes were full of affection, never leaving Lu Wanzheng for a moment.
After making two trips, Lu Wanzheng placed Xiao Qifeng's two small dishes in front of him, saying, "Just stir them when you eat."
After saying that, she lowered her head and used her chopsticks to stir the scallions, garlic, and sesame oil in the dish.
Her eyes were lowered, her long eyelashes casting a faint shadow on her smooth, delicate face. Perhaps remembering something, her hand paused, and the corners of her mouth suddenly turned up slightly.
Lu Wanzheng felt the loving but not fervent gaze from the other side, and only then did she smile and look up to meet his eyes.
Lu Wanzheng: "I know I'm pretty, but Mr. Xiao, you don't have to keep staring at me like that." She smiled and didn't seem to mind Xiao Qifeng's staring at her.
Xiao Qifeng: "You can never get tired of looking at the people you like."
As he spoke, he poured himself a glass of water, took a sip, and moistened his throat.
Lu Wanzheng: "..." Fine, whatever handsome people say is right.
The milk tea on the table was never picked up and drunk by Lu Wanzheng again, so Xiao Qifeng reached out and picked it up. "Weren't you drinking it happily just now? Why are you not drinking it anymore? Is it because I drank it that you're not drinking it anymore?"
Lu Wanzheng: "..." So you knew you'd already drunk it...
Xiao Qifeng shook the milk tea; at least half of it was still untouched. "But you drank it before me, and I drank it all. Besides, last night we even..." He glanced meaningfully at Lu Wanzheng, whose face was already flushed. He didn't continue, knowing that Lu Wanzheng must have understood what he meant.
Lu Wanzheng suddenly clenched her fist and said to him, "Want to try what this tastes like?"
Having her secret exposed, she naturally needed to use her imposing manner to cover up her humility.
"Are you shy?" Xiao Qifeng said, "I still prefer your natural and outgoing self. We're boyfriend and girlfriend now, so you can completely relax. Maybe you're not used to this relationship yet, but I personally want you to quickly adapt to this role." He placed the milk tea to Lu Wanzheng's right, making it convenient for her to drink it later.
Perhaps because he had just drunk water, there was a moist sheen on his thin lips.
Lu Wanzheng felt dizzy for a moment. She put one hand to her forehead, closed her eyes, and needed to calm down and absorb his words.
She thought about it carefully and realized that there was nothing wrong with what he said. It seemed that two people in a relationship didn't need to pay too much attention to these small details. She had often seen young couples sharing things on the street before, and it seemed to be a very normal thing.
"Other couples are all kissing, hugging, and lifting each other up, but my girlfriend is so shy even about indirect kissing, which makes me feel a little embarrassed."
He deliberately pronounced the words "indirect interface" slowly and deliberately.
At first glance, those four words exploded in her ears. She was momentarily dazed, realizing that this wasn't the first time he had said the phrase "kiss, hug, lift up."
The two remained silent for a moment.
She opened her eyes and looked up at him.
Xiao Qifeng leaned back in his seat, his hands crossed in front of his abdomen, his long legs crossed. His gaze towards her was always so tender and gentle, like the March sunshine, languid and affectionate.
Just as the two fell silent, the waiters who were taking a break nearby gathered together.
There weren't many customers at the moment. The shop manager was kind and, seeing them gathered together, didn't criticize them too much. Instead, he went over to listen to what they were saying.
"I guarantee that they must be a married couple."
"Definitely not. They weren't wearing rings, so they're probably not married yet. I'd guess they're a couple, a couple deeply in love."
"I'm so envious of that girl. She has such a handsome and charismatic boyfriend. She must be laughing in her sleep."
"Who says otherwise? Look at that man's eyes. If someone loves you, there will be tenderness in their eyes. If they don't love you, there will only be longing."
"I feel like if I saw those two again, I could eat a lemon without even frowning. I really want to have a sweet romance too." As she said this, the waitress hugged her friend next to her, rested her head on her shoulder, and said one thing but did another, her eyes still kept looking in the direction of Lu Wanzheng and Xiao Qifeng.
The waitress who had been hugging her pulled one hand away and patted her head. "Mom, I'll arrange blind dates for you tomorrow, three a day. You'll find one you like eventually."
"..."
"Get lost."
The conversation between the two drew laughter from those around them, but since they were far from the guests, no one commented even though they heard their laughter.
The sound of a doorbell ringing from the kitchen interrupted their conversation.
The group of people scattered in a rush, all vying to serve dishes to Lu Wanzheng's table. They all wanted to observe them up close. After a heated discussion about "who should serve the dishes," they finally decided that each person would serve two dishes, taking turns to serve everyone. To ensure fairness, they also stipulated the maximum time each person could stay, so as not to affect the welfare of others.
...
To ease her embarrassment, Lu Wanzheng subconsciously picked up the milk tea beside her and bit the straw.
Then……
She regretted it. What stupid thing had she done?
Now, letting go doesn't seem right, but not letting go doesn't seem right either.
She looked up and saw the man opposite her looking at her with a half-smile.
She scoffed inwardly. They had already kissed last night, so what was there to be afraid of indirect kissing?
So she took a deep breath, and with that one breath, the depression in her heart instantly dissipated.
Xiao Qifeng chuckled and pinched Lu Wanzheng's nose. "Wouldn't it have been better if we had done this sooner? We were going to get married sooner or later anyway."
"Who...who wants to marry you?"
Xiao Qifeng knew she was trying to annoy him, but he still said seriously, "In this life, if you marry me, I will marry you. My promise to cherish and love you is to cherish you for the rest of my life. If you don't marry me, I will pester you until you are willing to marry me."
Lu Wanzheng was still quite moved when she heard this. She had only made a joke earlier, but she did not expect Xiao Qifeng to give her such a serious promise in response.
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