Let's Do Some Questions - Chapter 80

“Oh, Manman, you’re here too. Long time no see, you actually still remember me.”

Song Man faked a smile. Damn it, don’t you remember the good things you did before? How dare you ask if I remember you!

Because there weren’t many people, Song Man had booked a four-person table. Luckily, the space was large. Originally, Song Man planned to sit next to Song Qinglan and slip away after eating for a bit. Now that Tong Yiran was here, she could only sit next to Jiang Shan.

Jiang Shan’s expression was the stiffest of everyone present. What was supposed to be a date for two had turned into dinner for four.

Why the hell!!!

Song Man wanted to ask the same thing.

But none of them knew that the person who wanted to ask this question the most was Song Qinglan.

Song Qinglan also didn’t know what Tong Yiran was doing today. She happened to run into Tong Yiran when she entered the restaurant. After saying hello, she was about to leave but was pulled back by Tong Yiran’s hand. Tong Yiran asked if she was having dinner with a friend. She didn’t consider Jiang Shan a friend, only someone she was seeing. As a result, Tong Yiran insisted on following her in.

Song Qinglan couldn’t stop her. She hadn’t wanted Tong Yiran to come because she wanted to make some things clear with Jiang Shan.

Some things were just impossible, no matter what, they would never be possible.

Of the four people present, three had stiff expressions. Tong Yiran, the uninvited guest, was the most at ease.

Fortunately, a knock on the door from the waiter eased the awkward silence. After Song Man indicated they could start serving, dishes were brought out one by one.

Song Man watched the waiter clean the tableware, her vocabulary feeling unprecedentedly poor.

In this situation, I have no idea what to say!

This atmosphere was too weird. Her, her sister, her sister’s suitor, and her sister’s friend. On the surface, it seemed perfectly fine, but being there in person was truly awkward to the power of four.

Song Man needed backup. She didn’t want to catch up with Tong Yiran at all.

Song Man pulled out her phone from her pocket, placing both hands under the table, fumbling on the screen from memory.

Tong Yiran watched her. Song Man turned into a fake-smiling girl, her smile completely insincere.

Song Man had pinned Chu Fengqiu’s contact to the top. She didn’t know what she was tapping, just frantically operating.

Chu Fengqiu was doing practice problems when her phone suddenly vibrated, emitting a special notification sound.

【Manman】: jiuwo二號IEu打卻 (save me number two IEu type but)

Chu Fengqiu sent a question mark, but the other side just kept sending more jumbled text.

However, Chu Fengqiu still saw the words ‘save me’ and called Song Man.

The moment her phone rang, Song Man felt like she heard heavenly music. She pretended to be bothered, took out her phone, and the caller ID was indeed Chu Fengqiu.

“I’m going out to take a call.”

Song Man showed the caller ID on her phone screen in Song Qinglan’s direction, then lightly walked out of the private room.

Ah ha ha ha ha ha goodbye!

Song Man answered the call and leaned against the wall outside.

“What happened, Manman? Are you okay?”

“It’s nothing, nothing. Just now, I didn’t know how to explain it. You successfully received my hint. Anyway, it shows I’m fine now.”

“That’s good. Haven’t you started eating yet?”

Chu Fengqiu remembered Song Man telling her just a few minutes ago that she was about to eat. With such a short time, it was impossible for her to have finished. Most likely, something unexpected happened, so she hadn’t eaten yet.

“I’ll come home to find you. Let’s go out and eat something together.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you.”

Song Man hung up the phone, adjusted her facial expression, pushed open the door to the private room, wearing a look of regret, reluctance, and apology.

“Sister, Sister Yiran, Brother Jiang Shan, my friend needs me for something. I have to go now. We’ll find a chance to meet again next time.”

“Okay, Manman, we’ll have plenty of chances to meet in the future.”

Tong Yiran smiled gently at Song Man, which in Song Man’s eyes was no different from a demon opening its bloody maw.

Wait, what am I afraid of now? Song Qinglan can’t use me as a shield anymore, nyah nyah nyah.

“Okay, Sister Yiran, bye-bye.”

Farewell!

Song Man left the restaurant and took a taxi, without the slightest bit of lingering.

When she got home, she stood downstairs and asked Chu Fengqiu to bring down a set of her car keys, any vehicle would do.

Chu Fengqiu pulled open a drawer and saw several sets of keys. She had an impression of the one she had ridden on before, so she deliberately skipped that one.

Of course, she had to ride on every single one. She knew Song Man treasured her motorcycles, so she wanted to leave her mark on the things Song Man loved even more.

Song Man got the keys, pushed the motorcycle out of the garage, and handed a helmet to Chu Fengqiu.

“Let me think, what should I eat?”

Song Man was hungry but didn’t know what she wanted to eat.

She leaned against the motorcycle, watching the wind rustle the tree branches, when suddenly a bubbling pot flashed in her mind.

“Let’s go eat hotpot then. Winter and hotpot are the perfect match.”

“Okay.”

Song Man decided to go for nine-grid hotpot and drove to her usual spot.

The heating in the restaurant was strong. Song Man took off her coat and sat across from Chu Fengqiu.

Under the warm light, Chu Fengqiu’s complexion was fair and rosy, glowing beautifully.

Song Man found herself inexplicably captivated, only snapping back to reality when she met Chu Fengqiu’s smiling eyes.

But Song Man wasn’t embarrassed at all and continued to look openly.

A feast for the eyes, truly. She’s so beautiful.

However, even the most beautiful sight wasn’t as appealing as hotpot to a hungry person. When the hotpot was served, Song Man immediately started adding ingredients to cook.

The pot had been preheated, and it started bubbling with small pops shortly after the ingredients were added, releasing a fragrant aroma.

Chu Fengqiu also had chopsticks and a bowl in front of her and picked up some thinly sliced beef to cook.

The beef cooked quickly, changing color after rolling around in the hot soup. Chu Fengqiu didn’t let the meat overcook. She blew on it by her lips, dipped it in the sauce, and brought it to Song Man’s mouth.

Song Man opened her mouth and took it in with a satisfied “awoo,” smiling contentedly at Chu Fengqiu.

After being fed like this a few times, Song Man heard the voices of some girls at the next table.

“Baby, open your mouth, I’ll feed you.”

Song Man turned her head and saw a girl holding chopsticks, saying this to the boy across from her. The two were wearing matching couple’s outfits and were undoubtedly a couple.

“Ah.”

“Hahaha hahaha, when they feed each other it’s sweet love, when I feed you it’s like caring for the landlord’s silly son hahaha hahaha.”

“Keep it down, they can hear you.”

“Cough cough cough cough.”

The girl turned her head and even waved at Song Man and Chu Fengqiu.

Cute passersby. Song Man’s mood for eating got even better.

After dinner, Song Man took Chu Fengqiu for a ride on her motorcycle.

The motorcycle moved slowly in the traffic flow. Once they were out of the speed limit zone and in the suburbs, Song Man picked up the pace.

The scenery flashed by quickly. Chu Fengqiu held Song Man’s waist, remembering the last time they did this was in the summer.

Time flew by so fast. Unconsciously, it had been so long since summer turned into winter.

Song Man drove the motorcycle to the riverside, placed the helmets on the bike, and leaned against the railing, gazing at the river. Chu Fengqiu stood beside her, accompanying her to look at the moon in the sky.

“That kid Deng Wei is about to have something good happen. That girl is interested in him too. It seems the hero saving the beauty trope is never out of style.”

“Has he confessed yet?”

“Not yet. He plans to do it on Christmas. He initially suggested writing on a cast. I really wanted to crack open his skull and see what’s inside.”

“That method… is truly unique.”

“It’s pretty silly. He also asked me to ask you how your suitors confessed. How did they confess?”

Song Man had initially said she didn’t care and had forgotten about it, but bringing it up again made her remember, and she felt a bit stifled if she didn’t ask.

“I don’t know.”

“Huh? You don’t know?”

“Didn’t care, didn’t remember.”

Chu Fengqiu’s face was full of indifference. She always politely refused, and those words were forgotten after the matter passed.

“Mostly love letters, I guess, but I never opened them.”

Chu Fengqiu thought for a moment. She never read those letters. If she couldn’t give someone a response, why make them think they had hope?

“Are you that cold and heartless?”

Chu Fengqiu smiled and helped Song Man smooth her hair that had been messed up by the wind.

“But now that I think about it, maybe those were their sincere feelings written word by word, because the love letter I wrote for you is also like that.”

Chu Fengqiu leaned in close, their eyes meeting.

The lights on the distant river shimmered, the scattered light on the water surface looking exactly like the stars in Chu Fengqiu’s eyes.

“You… when did you write me a love letter! How come I didn’t know!”

A love letter? What love letter!

I didn’t see it, damn it!

“I hid it.”

“Wow, you’re so mean! You wrote me a love letter but won’t let me see it!”

“Because it was a surprise, but I couldn’t help but say it.”

Chu Fengqiu acted very honestly, so honestly that Song Man felt this was Chu Fengqiu’s scheme!

She must be deliberately trying to pique her curiosity and make her wait for the day she can get the love letter!

Chu Fengqiu, you big jerk!

“You’re just deliberately teasing me! You bad person!”

“Yes, I’m a bad person, a bad person who tries to steal your heart and possess you.”

Chu Fengqiu’s voice was gentle. In this moment, it felt as if the cold wind surrounding them also became gentle, transforming into a lingering spring breeze that drilled into one’s heart.

How can this person be like this! Always saying sweet things!

Damn it, if you can talk, say more!

“Good that you know you’re bad, then don’t do it next time!”

“But I have to show a little flaw so you know I like you.”

Chu Fengqiu’s eyes curved. The word “like” lingered between her lips and teeth, coming out with sweetness.

“Chu Fengqiu, who did you learn all this from? So flashy!”

Song Man pinched Chu Fengqiu’s face and rubbed it hard.

“Before I met you, I didn’t know I had this talent.”

Chu Fengqiu spoke when Song Man stopped rubbing her face. When she faced Song Man, it felt like she could think of all the words in the world to describe beautiful things to describe Song Man, yet at the same time, she felt impoverished, unable to express anything with language.

“A talent for sweet talk?”

“A talent for sweet talk only to you.”

Ah, this damn woman is radiating her charm again.

“Don’t stare at other people like that from now on, got it?”

Song Man pinched her nose tip and rubbed Chu Fengqiu’s face until it was red before stopping.

“Okay.”

Chu Fengqiu’s right hand covered Song Man’s hand, holding it and bringing it to her lips for a kiss.

This winter night seemed to warm up because of this action.