Tang Huaian ordered plenty of ingredients he wanted to eat. Of course, he did not forget the two beside him, ordering their favorites too.
Before the broth arrived, Tang Huaian opened a distinctly retro bottle of soda beside him and took a hearty swig straight from the bottle.
"Ah! Drinking it like this really hits the spot!"
Xia Qing sipped his soda through a straw. It was still the familiar taste of his childhood, very sweet and delicious.
With his usual serious expression, Yan Zhong gazed tenderly at the utterly delighted Tang Huaian beside him.
The split pot of tomato and spicy broth arrived quickly.
The ingredients arrived quickly too. Tang Huaian eagerly tipped the beef slices coated in chili powder into the spicy broth.
The broth bubbled away, and steam slowly rose.
Watching the childish Tang Huaian, Xia Qing shook his head helplessly and put the sweet corn from his plate into the tomato broth.
Tang Huaian kept hissing and panting as he ate, but his chopsticks never stopped picking up meat. It was just as the saying went: pain and pleasure together.
Xia Qing enjoyed the meal immensely too.
The three ate until nearly eleven that night before leaving the hot pot restaurant, thoroughly satisfied.
Yan Zhong and Tang Huaian saw Xia Qing back to the foot of his building.
Only after watching Xia Qing go upstairs did the two prepare to leave.
With just the two of them left in the car, Tang Huaian looked at his boyfriend's handsome, serious face and could not resist planting a kiss on it. Mwah.
Yan Zhong was just about to reach out and hold Tang Huaian in place as he pulled away when the door beside Tang Huaian suddenly opened, and someone dragged him out.
"What the hell? Who is