With a bundle slung over her back, Xie Mi crept over to a table and sat down. She surveyed her surroundings warily, then tapped on the table.
The person sitting opposite her held a newspaper up to hide his face. A pleasant voice came from behind it.
"Hysterical means falling apart."
Xie Mi smoothly supplied the next line. "Delicious means tasting like art."
"Password accepted."
The person opposite her lowered the newspaper, revealing a face so handsome it was breathtaking, and looked at her in amusement.
"Teacher Xie, do we really need to be this secretive... about meeting here?"
Just as he finished speaking, a passerby walked past them carrying a tray.
Yes, they were in the hotel's twenty-four-hour restaurant.
Even at night, there were plenty of jet-lagged guests coming in for a meal, so people were still constantly coming and going.
Xie Mi spoke with a perfectly straight face.
"You don't understand. This is called the most dangerous place being the safest place. If we meet here, even if they spot us, they'll just think we came down for a midnight snack."
Shen Yeqing raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that because you really did want a snack?"
Xie Mi wasn't having that. "Of course not! Waiter, two bowls of beef noodles."
Shen Yeqing couldn't help laughing. Her behavior didn't surprise him in the slightest.
The noodles arrived quickly, and Xie Mi tucked in with relish, looking nothing like someone who had polished off a feast just two hours ago.
Shen Yeqing leaned back in his chair and watched her with a smile. It felt as though they had returned to that afternoon years ago, sitting across from each other in the Dessert Shop, peaceful and content.
Only this time, he could finally look at her openly.
As the memories stirred,