12 noon.
Xuan Mingyu arrived at the entrance of Mo Niannian's studio on time.
Knowing she wouldn't come out on her own, he went straight in to find her.
Mo Niannian was still engrossed in drawing her sketch, with a small part of the details still unfinished.
Suddenly, the sketching pencil in my hand was snatched away.
Mo Niannian was extremely annoyed!
She looked up and saw Xuan Mingyu beside her, and her anger flared up even more. "Give me back my pen!"
"Honey, don't work so hard. It's already noon. You should keep your promise and go have lunch with me."
Oh right.
I almost forgot about that.
"I promised to have lunch with you, but you have to wait until I finish these few strokes first."
"It's settled then, just these few strokes. Once you're done, come with me."
"Okay, okay."
She's so long-winded, like an old woman.
Mo Niannian is really annoying him.
She snatched the pen back from Xian Mingyu's hand and continued to draw diligently.
Hsien Ming-yu stood beside her, quietly watching her, without making a sound to disturb her.
He remembered that Bai Xiaoruo used to be a painting major in the art department. She really loved painting. There was always an easel in her room. She didn't like to go out from morning to night. She just liked to paint whatever she wanted in her room.
He liked watching her when she was serious and focused; she was a very hardworking person.
All these years have passed, but her preferences haven't changed at all, and she's even opened her own studio.
She learned to drive and even bought a nice car to drive herself.
It seems she's living a better life than he imagined.
Ten minutes later, Mo Niannian finally finished the sketch. She went into the lounge to change into a more casual dress, picked up her handbag, and went out with Xuan Mingyu.
She absolutely refused to sit in the passenger seat, so Xuan Mingyu took out her phone and waved it in front of her. If she didn't sit next to him, he would immediately post the photos online.
Mo Niannian was furious. She reluctantly got into the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt herself.
"Can you give me back my phone now?"
"Not yet, let's go to the restaurant first."
Mo Niannian turned her face away angrily, looking out the car window at the scenery; she didn't want to see him at all.
***
Eating seafood in the middle of the day?
Mo Niannian thought he would take her to some Chinese restaurant or something to eat a simple boxed lunch.
That makes sense. Just look at all those limited-edition designer brands he's wearing from head to toe, even his car is a limited edition. This morning he even brought over a house full of roses. You can imagine, this guy must be an incredibly wealthy tycoon.
Hsien Ming-yu booked a private room.
The two had just sat down when the waiter came in with the menu.
Xuan Mingyu didn't intend to use the menu to order; instead, he let Mo Niannian order for herself.
"You really want me to order it myself?"
"Of course, whatever you eat is up to you."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you." Order it if you want; you can't waste an opportunity when someone's treating.
"I want this, and this... and this, and this..." Mo Niannian ordered more than a dozen different large platters of seafood at once, speaking so quickly that the waiter almost couldn't write them down.
Xuan Mingyu took a sip of the plain water in front of him and chuckled, "Can you really eat this much?"
"Do I have to finish everything before I can order?"
"No, that's not it. Order whatever you like, I can afford it."
"That would be great. If you can't afford to treat me, just say so. I won't laugh at you. We can split the bill."
"Honey, don't worry. If you buy out all the restaurants on this street when you eat with me, I can still afford it."
"Oh, so if I book all the restaurants in S City, will you pay the bill?"
"Whatever makes you happy, I'm fine with it."
Pshaw, he's just bragging.
Who would believe him?
Mo Niannian continued to look down at the menu.
I didn't expect this restaurant to not only sell seafood, but also have a lot of delicious desserts. I'll pack some to take home later, for when Youyou comes back tonight.
They all look delicious; Yoyo will definitely love them.
Seeing her staring at the menu with a faint smile, Xuan Mingyu took out his phone and secretly snapped a picture.
Seeing her alive again and having lunch with her felt like a dream to Mingyu.
Little Ruo'er, I've been waiting for this day for far too long. I will never give you another chance to slip away from me.
Even if you really don't remember me now, it doesn't matter, I will bring back your memory.
***
After ordering, I started to wait idly for the food to arrive.
Mo Niannian slapped the table with her hand, "Hey! Can you give me back my phone now?" She hadn't forgotten about it.
“I have a name, I’m not called ‘Hey’.”
"I don't care what you call me! Give me your phone!"
He took out her phone, held it in his hand and played with it, "Call me 'husband' and let me hear it?"
"Go to hell!" Mo Niannian stood up, quickly snatched back her phone, and hurriedly opened the photo album to check the photos he had taken today.
"If I really died, wouldn't you be crying your eyes out?"
"Ha, dream on! I'd love to! I wouldn't cry for someone like you!" Mo Niannian glared at him angrily and quickly deleted the photos.
So embarrassing! So embarrassing!
It's unbearable to look at!
"You didn't send those photos out randomly, did you?"
"I'm not that despicable, but if you want to post them, I can restore those photos right away."
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