Summer was scorching, not a time for greasy food. But the spare rib soup before them was different, enhanced by sweet corn and Tiger Perch Mountain's specialty Spirit Tomatoes.
The simmered soup was exceptionally fresh and sweet. Its aroma lingered beneath Xue Chuchu's nose, making her delicate little nose twitch.
Xue Yuantong finally understood the joy Jiang Ning felt when he teased her.
As Xue Chuchu smelled the fragrance, ripples stirred in her clear, watery eyes. Her parted lips slowly closed, then, unusually, pursed slightly.
Xue Yuantong's eyes curved into crescents, and a mischievous smile bloomed across her little face.
"Ha ha ha, Chuchu, does it smell good?"
"Smells amazing, right?"
Xue Yuantong was delighted beyond measure.
Jiang Ning coughed lightly from the side as well. Given Xue Chuchu's personality, he figured she would probably find this hard to accept.
Yet the very next moment.
Xue Chuchu tipped back her head, revealing her fair, slender neck, then suddenly opened her little mouth and bit down on the soup spoon.
Under Xue Yuantong's stunned gaze, she took a sip of soup.
Perhaps she had been too hasty. A streak of bright red broth ran down from the corner of her slightly raised lips, tracing a seductive curve.
Xue Chuchu promptly raised a hand to cover it.
After finishing the soup, she lightly settled back onto her stool, her expression perfectly normal, as though none of that had happened.
Only her rosy ears betrayed Xue Chuchu, revealing the emotions in her heart.
The afternoon of July 18.
The height of summer.
The shade by the doorway.
"Chuchu, Chuchu, let me teach you how to play games!" Xue Yuantong volunteered eagerly.
As a gaming girl, after getting into games herself, Xue Yuantong's interest had shifted to getting other people to play them.