"Have you ordered?" Lin Jin asked.
"Not yet. I was waiting for you so we could order together." Su Qianxue pushed the menu toward him. "The same dishes as last time? Sweet and sour pork ribs, steamed sea bass, garlic greens, and a corn and pork rib soup."
Lin Jin glanced at her. These were exactly the dishes he had ordered the first time he came here with her, even in the same order.
"You still remember?"
"Of course I do." Su Qianxue lifted her teacup and took a sip, then said with a smile, "I ordered a whole tableful that time. You only took one bite of each dish, except for the ribs. You had a few extra pieces, so I knew you liked them."
"Let's go with that, then." Lin Jin smiled, picked up the menu, and handed it to the server, ordering what she had suggested.
The food arrived quickly. By unspoken agreement, neither of them discussed anything serious, chatting just as they had over their previous meals together.
Su Qianxue talked about Director Chen Zhenshan. After only half a day in the hospital, he had insisted on leaving to come back and write his report, only for the Medical Group to force him back into bed.
She also mentioned how, before leaving, Lei Zhenxiao had slapped the table and cursed that female Moon Envoy from Dark Moon for running too fast, leaving him unable to stop her from escaping.
Finally, the conversation turned to the two of them. Though it had not been very long since they first met, it felt as if there was no end to everything they had experienced.
The mood was relaxed. Lin Jin listened quietly, occasionally answering, while his chopsticks never stopped moving.
But what they had avoided discussing still had