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Theresa and Xu Yanwu sat side by side by the rooftop railing, sharing the snacks Xu Yanwu had brought for Theresa.
Theresa carefully licked at the Ice cream, which had previously existed only in books for her, savoring the cool sensation on her tongue and the faint sweetness that emerged as it melted.
Watching Theresa take tiny licks of the Ice cream, Xu Yanwu smiled. After she finished it, he casually handed her a pale green drink.
"Theresa, want to try this?"
"This is...?"
Theresa took the bottle.
"Bitter melon juice... This drink doesn't seem very popular, but I have a feeling you'd like it."
That was what Xu Yanwu told Theresa.
"Bitter... melon... juice?"
Theresa tilted her head curiously, looking at the faintly green liquid in her hand that somewhat resembled matcha. "Is this drink bitter?"
"Don't you like this drink either, Xu Yanwu?"
Theresa asked Xu Yanwu. He awkwardly rubbed his nose. "I don't really like it, no. I'm not very fond of things that are too bitter..."
"But because of a friend, I still drink it occasionally. She keeps recommending it to me... Oh, right, she also likes bitter melon cakes... She likes both sweet and bitter things. It's kind of strange, really."
Xu Yanwu said this cheerfully.
As Theresa listened to him, a trace of envy involuntarily appeared in her eyes.
The pure tranquility of the ordinary life in Xu Yanwu's words was something Theresa deeply longed for.
Xu Yanwu took out a bottle of bitter melon juice for himself as well, twisted off the cap, and took a sip. His face immediately scrunched up, clearly overwhelmed by the bitterness.
"You know bitter melon juice is bitter, yet you still drink it?"
Theresa looked at Xu