When he heard the knock, Xiang Shang instinctively looked toward Chen Miao.
Yet at first glance, he couldn't find Chen Miao anywhere. Alarmed, he sprang to his feet.
Then he saw Chen Miao, who had clearly been sitting right there all along, wave at him.
Only then did Xiang Shang breathe a sigh of relief.
After another glance at Chen Miao, Xiang Shang carried the memorial tablet to the door and opened it.
"Hello, sir. Here's the food you ordered."
Outside stood a young man in his twenties, holding a tray with lunch for three.
"Come in."
After opening the door, Xiang Shang stepped back a few paces, hiding the memorial tablet behind his back with one hand.
Li Zi also turned away, concealing her memorial tablet.
Otherwise, the waiter would have walked into a dim room to find a man and a woman each clutching a memorial tablet. They would have been lucky if he wasn't scared out of his wits.
The waiter entered and took in the dim room.
He didn't think much of it. Some people simply disliked sunlight, and he'd seen plenty of them. It was all about atmosphere!
Carrying the tray inside, the waiter set the food on the coffee table in the living room.
Only then did he take a green placard bearing a QR code from his pocket.
"Seventy-eight in total."
Xiang Shang took out his phone and scanned the code to pay.
As the waiter held up the payment code and waited, his gaze involuntarily drifted past Xiang Shang to the girl sitting a short distance behind him, her back toward them.
The girl had a graceful figure and smooth, long hair. Even without seeing her face, he could tell she was beautiful.
The waiter sighed inwardly.
*If I had money, I