"Alright, let them eat it. If they're still hungry, we'll order some afternoon tea for them."
He Minmin waved her hand helplessly. Seeing that the shop had started serving food, she didn't want to leave with them to find another shop.
"Xiao Qiu, eat this big shrimp, it's so fresh and delicious!"
As she spoke, she switched to a pair of serving chopsticks and picked out two shrimp for Xiao Qiu. Xiao Qiu was an ultimate shrimp lover and had tried almost every kind of shrimp, whether freshwater or saltwater.
[It looks like regular braised prawns, no different from usual.]
Xiao Qiu picked up a shrimp from the bowl and examined it carefully, silently pondering how to reply without dampening Li Xian's desire to share.
"Mmm! It's really delicious, salty, savory, and sweet, with no fishy taste."
Xiao Qiu chewed the shrimp in her mouth carefully, looking at the large shrimp in the bowl with great surprise. After experiencing the shock brought to her by the food in the small shop, she was about to reach for her chopsticks again when her hand froze in mid-air.
The fan who took the last piece smiled sheepishly and quickly put it in his own bowl.
After the first bite, the table was no longer filled with the friendly camaraderie of just a few minutes ago, with everyone grabbing the food with lightning speed, as if they were scrambling to grab it.
However, only Xiao Qiu ordered braised noodles at the table, and everyone's drooling eyes fell on her bowl.
Enjoying the sudden, eager gazes from all directions, she forced a smile and politely asked:
"I haven't touched it yet, would you like to try?"
Everyone nodded vigorously, afraid that Xiao Qiu would regret it, and held their bowls in their hands, waiting for Xiao Qiu to serve them noodles.
The agent, Sister Li, had already finished eating nearby. When she turned around and saw this scene, her lips trembled slightly. She raised her hand and beckoned the waiter to add more food.
While Sister Li was immersed in a sea of ​​delicious food, He Minmin, who had to eat vegetable salads every day to maintain her figure, was stuffing food into her mouth.
When she found out, he hadn't even finished chewing when he started showering Sister Li with compliments:
"As expected of Sister Li (chewing) she has a discerning eye! This is delicious, I'll definitely come back here again!"
Seeing the pile of shrimp and crab shells around her bowl and the empty plate on the table, Sister Li knew she had eaten quite a bit, and gritted her teeth as she warned in a low voice:
"If you eat any more, it won't just be a matter of running for two hours before you can sleep!"
He Minmin's face showed reluctance; she swallowed the food in her mouth with a mixture of happiness and pain, continuing to eat despite the immense pressure, tears welling up in her eyes.
[Since we're running away anyway, might as well eat it all, sob sob sob.]
Seeing that she couldn't control herself and picked up several more pieces with her chopsticks, Sister Li was so angry that she wanted to pinch her philtrum, but He Minmin completely ignored the warning in her eyes and stubbornly refused to listen:
"Believe me, this is the last bite, really!"
Sister Li gave a threatening smile and forcefully ordered the food to be taken away. He Minmin watched helplessly as her beloved food was taken away, but dared not utter a sound when she met Sister Li's eyes.
Nearby fans, seeing their idol's pitiful state, were about to ask the manager for food, but their initial arrogance vanished upon seeing Sister Li:
[Sorry, Minmin, you really ate a lot just now. I'm such a chicken.]
After completing two big orders in a row, Tao Zhizhi personally went to the door to attract customers at dinner time. She didn't care whether they were regulars or new customers, since she didn't know either, so she just told them all to come in!
"Ten people left, six, three, one!"
"No way, how did we get stuck here?! The shop is about to close!"
Tao Zhizhi stared intently at the wall clock, each second making her heart tremble. The slightly chilly October weather made her break out in a cold sweat from nervousness.
"Zhizhi!"
Shu Nian waved and walked towards her, casually taking her arm in his.
"I slept straight through the afternoon after my hangover. They were talking about business, but I didn't want to listen. I just remembered I hadn't eaten at your shop yet, so I came to find you!"
Tao Zhizhi looked at her as if she were a savior, her enthusiasm unlike the quiet elegance she displayed when they first met yesterday.
"You've come at the perfect time! I was about to close up shop if I had come any later. What would you like to eat? I'll make it right away!"
Shu Nian blinked, puzzled as she watched Tao Zhizhi busily preparing food for her, afraid that she might say, "I won't eat it then."
"Just a bowl of noodles, please sit down and let's continue our conversation from last night."
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Tao Zhizhi was too excited to speak. Perhaps it was the kind of exhilaration she had never felt before when she exceeded her targets. The sense of accomplishment from finishing by the line was as intense as if she had just passed advanced mathematics.
"Great! Let's talk all night long!"
Shu couldn't understand why she seemed like a different person; she was being far too enthusiastic, and Shu was a little scared.
Contrary to Tao Zhizhi's wishes, the all-night conversation depended on Qin Huaijin's willingness. Just as the two were engrossed in their conversation, Fu Jue and his companion strode into the shop, reluctantly separating them.
Just as she reluctantly put down her book, Tao Zhizhi caught a glimpse of Fu Jue out of the corner of her eye, and her normally fair face flushed an unnatural red.
She stepped forward with concern, gently touched his forehead with her palm, and asked in surprise:
"It's so hot, Fu Jue, you have a fever!"
Tao Zhizhi quickly helped Fu Jue, who was still standing, to sit down. She got up to get him a cold towel to apply to his forehead, but he grabbed her wrist, his magnetic voice unable to hide his weakness:
"I'm fine. I've taken my medicine and I'll be fine in a bit. No need to bother me."
The wrist felt burning hot to the touch, which didn't seem like a low-grade fever, he said worriedly.
"Oh dear, your voice sounds so weak. You say you're fine? Let me help you back to the hotel to lie down for a while. You're not feeling well here."
Fu Jue was delirious with fever and leaned weakly against Tao Zhizhi, letting her lead him around.
It was only at this moment that Tao Zhizhi realized that Fu Jue had never relaxed his strength on her before, otherwise how could he be so heavy? She sighed that the physique of this man who was over 180cm tall was really not to be underestimated.
I put him down on the sofa in the hotel lobby, panting, and asked the front desk for a glass of warm water and a thermometer.
"39.6 degrees Celsius, that's way too high! How long have you been taking medication?"
Tao Zhizhi gently patted Fu Jue's shoulder. He groggily opened his heavy eyelids, his voice hoarse:
"I ate this in the morning. I thought it was just a low-grade fever that would pass in a while. Don't worry, I'm fine."
"Is that alright?! I'll take you to the hospital. No, the resort is too far from the hospital. There must be a doctor there."
Tao Zhizhi applied a cold towel to his body to lower his temperature and called the doctor from the front desk. Because his temperature was too high, she could only change the towel repeatedly.
Fu Jue mustered his last strength to accompany Tao Zhizhi back to her room. Soon after, the doctor came and gave him an injection, noticing Fu Jue's high fever and expressing his confusion.
"Wait a minute, it's only October, how come it's already cold? Did you take a cold shower yesterday, young man?"
"Alright, young lady, take good care of him. His fever may come back at night, even though it has subsided. Don't cover him with a blanket. Young people shouldn't take advantage of their youth and should avoid taking cold showers."
Tao Zhizhi was puzzled. When did he take a cold shower last night? She saw the doctor out first. It was the first time she had seen Fu Jue so weak, and she felt a little sorry for him.
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