Morning.
9:00 a.m. At a breakfast stall in the county seat.
Dong Xuebin and Xu Yan got out of the car and sat by the roadside, ordering two baskets of steamed buns and two bowls of wontons. Dong Xuebin then fetched chili oil and a dish of vinegar for Big Sister Xu.
"Big Sister, eat."
"All right, I can do it myself."
"No, I've got it. Just a little chili?"
"Mm, a little is enough. Eat yours."
"I'll get yours ready first. There, you can eat now."
Only after Xu Yan picked up her chopsticks and started eating did Dong Xuebin take a steamed bun, dip it in vinegar, and eat it himself. His eyes stayed fixed on Big Sister Xu, and whenever she needed anything, he immediately fetched it for her with great eagerness. He treated her even better than he treated his own mother. Dong Xuebin had no choice; in situations like this, it was usually the man who came out ahead. He had done that with Big Sister Xu. Although Xu Yan had already talked it over with him in the car and it seemed like nothing was wrong, the thorn in his heart could not possibly disappear in a day or two. It was that kind of thing, after all. Hadn't Big Sister Xu barely spoken the whole way? Dong Xuebin wanted to make an effort because he did not want to have a conflict with Xu Yan. If this affected his relationship with Big Sister Xu, he would regret it to death. From many different angles, he had always felt something special for Xu Yan.
After breakfast.
The two got back into the Audi.
This time, Xu Yan drove. "Little Dong, you don't need to be so attentive. Big Sister already said it's fine. It