The shop owner smiled wryly.
Mr. Dan was also embarrassed and awkward when he talked about fainting.
"So Mr. Dan wasn't sure whether what he saw that night was real... or just an illusion caused by the alcohol and the shifting light?"
"The next day, Mr. Dan woke up in his own bed."
"His girlfriend had woken him."
"Just like before."
"His girlfriend had called him to get up for work."
"Breakfast was ready at the restaurant, too. It was his favorite preserved egg lean pork congee, along with fried eggs and sausages..."
"Everything was just like before."
"But..."
"Even though he wasn't sure, the incident had still left a knot in Mr. Dan's heart."
"Did his girlfriend ever stop him from going out?"
Xiao Xiao seemed thoughtful.
"Well..."
The shop owner froze.
Then he shook his head. "I don't know."
"Mr. Dan didn't mention that."
"...Still, she probably didn't restrict him, right?"
That would have been going too far.
Besides, although he hadn't come by recently—apart from last time... and even that was after a long while—before then, Mr. Dan had often visited the flower shop.
Whenever he came, Mr. Dan had looked blissfully in love.
He hadn't seemed at all like someone whose freedom was being restricted.
"You said he felt that his girlfriend was very possessive and controlling."
"But the things he told you don't seem to show either of those traits."
Xiao Xiao flicked a finger almost casually.
Taotie rolled backward.
Once he had steadied himself, Taotie lifted his face, fuming.
Xiao Xiao gave him a half-smile.
As a guest, how could he take pastries from the host's plate?
Yingzhao lived in the flower shop.
That made him one of its owners, too.
Taotie pursed his lips.
A host was supposed