On the way home, Gu Yi kept her head lowered, her face flushed red.
Thinking back to how she had finally managed to act tough, only for her stomach to suddenly growl and for Xu Shi to mock her afterward, Miss Black Rabbit only wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
But she really was hungry. The drinks and snacks at the reception had not been nearly enough... In fact, Xu Shi was even hungrier than she was. After being busy all night, he had not even had a sip of water and felt like his blood sugar was about to crash.
So when they got home, they had two big bags of fried skewers and several cans of beer in their hands for a late-night snack.
"This is amazing!"
Gu Yi, who had volunteered to pay, introduced it excitedly. "Back when I lived in Sin City, I secretly snuck over to District 13... I tried it once and thought it was super delicious. After that, I'd go buy a huge pile every few days."
"You really weren't afraid of getting caught?"
Xu Shi was a little surprised to hear that. Was she really willing to take such a risk over this?
"The Inspection Bureau could never catch me."
Miss Black Rabbit muttered as she unwrapped the food and handed him a skewer. "Try this one. It's their signature... Uh, I just don't know whether you'll be used to it..."
The more she spoke, the less confident she became.
How should she put it? This stuff was the best companion for sleepless Night City workers, and to someone born in Sin City like her, it was downright delicious.
But who was Xu Shi? A corporate director standing at the very top of Night City... Wouldn't