39 He Delivered Himself (1/2)

Nie Chang drove to the small store where he and Su Yan had already eaten for the last couple of days. At first, he had thought of going somewhere more exclusive but in the end, he had decided that this place was still the best. This was a place they already knew and had made memories together at. Coming here would give Su Yan the feeling that nothing was out of the ordinary. That way, he would ease up and let his guard down. Then, he could go in for the kill!

Nie Chang parked the car. He hurriedly got out and went to the other side, just in time to open the door for Su Yan before his friend could get out himself. Su Yan paused. Once again, he had the strange feeling that something was wrong. Flowers, nice clothes, opening the door for the other person … Wasn't all of that something you'd do for your girlfriend?!

Nie Chang could guess his friend's thoughts. He smiled as he nodded at the open door of the shop. ”You don't wanna eat here?” The question seemed casual as if it would be no problem at all to go somewhere else.

”No, it's … it's alright.” Su Yan got out of the car and followed Nie Chang over. He still couldn't shake that feeling, though. He looked for any further hints that something was wrong but Nie Chang went to the same table they had sat at for the last couple of days and looked up at him expectantly.

Seems like I imagined that. Su Yan shrugged and sat down, too.

Nie Chang smirked. He had really made the right call coming here. Just look at how Su Yan was behaving! Continuing his act of pretending that everything was normal, he turned around and waved at the boss. ”Auntie, the same as always!”

”Sure, sure. I'll be there in a minute!”, came the prompt reply they always got.

Nie Chang turned back and seemed to suddenly pause. ”Oh, you do want the same as always, don't you?”

”Of course. Why wouldn't I?”

Nie Chang chuckled. ”Well, it's a special day, after all. Maybe you want to try something different.”

”Oh!” Su Yan finally saw the light. So Nie Chang is so different because this is our first outing in a while! He actually wants to make sure this is different from a workday. Ah, I really was thinking too much before.

Having found this explanation, Su Yan completely relaxed. He leaned forward and blinked at Nie Chang. ”Eh, Ah Chang, why didn't I know you bought a car?”

”It was supposed to be a surprise.”

Su Yan pursed his lips. ”Since when?”

”The day before yesterday.”

Su Yan's eyes widened. ”You …” He really didn't know what to say anymore.

Nie Chang smirked. ”What? You think I was too hasty?”

”Well … Actually, yes. How long did you take to think this through?”

Nie Chang leaned back and narrowed his eyes. ”About a year.”