Chapter 47：Meeting The Sus (1) (1/2)

The air began to fill with a delicious aroma. Amid Qian Meigui's reading, Song Sheng placed the dishes in front of her on the island counter. She paused her work to judge the dishes, which made her mouth water.

Song Sheng sat with a bowl of rice in hand. Using reusable chopsticks, he picked up some meat and vegetables. Qian Meigui pouted, wanting the food desperately. But she did not expect in the next moment, that he'd pass the bowl to her with the food piled in front of her. Is he serving her? She was momentarily stunned before putting her documents away and taking it.

Qian Meigui quickly began to feast on the food. Her expression turned delightful at how delicious it was.

As she ate, he rose from his seat. He then returned, holding two bottles of wine. He grabbed two wine glasses and poured Rosé into of them, and the other a red wine, she was not sure of which brand.

Rosé was Qian Meigui's favourite. But she wondered if it was okay to drink while they were supposed to work. Nonetheless, she drank the wine as she ate her food.

The sounds of dishes clinking against the island filled the room, and they barely exchanged words.

Song Sheng glanced up at her. The incandescent lighting was sparkling against his gold-flecked eyes. He looked at her, thoughtfully, ”I've been taking classes in Europe.”

”Europe?” she stated, ”Was that what you did in England?”

”Mhm,” Song Sheng responded. ”There is a lot of theatre art there, plays and operas and all.”

Qian Meigui felt stunned momentarily, but she looked at him with admiration. ”So interesting,” she whispered. ”And so all this time, you were practicing?”

”Yes,” he began as he chewed some food, ”I am the main lead in an upcoming romance drama.”

Qian Meigui stared at him. For a moment, she felt as if she never knew him. She did not take into consideration that Song Sheng most likely wanted to join the Entertainment Industry, and he only studied science because it was what Song Rui wanted.

”I'm glad,” she spoke softly. Song Sheng stared at her slightly dazed, ”What do you mean?” he asked.

”I'm glad you made this choice. If this is what you truly wanted, then I wish you well. I think it's cool, Sheng.” Qian Meigui flashed him a grin that shaped her face into crescent moons.

Song Sheng curled his fingers into fists and smiled at her grimly, without her noticing.

”Can you tell me more about Europe?” she asked.

After a moment of silence, he said, ”Mhm.” And over dinner, Song Sheng revealed everything. What he'd seen, what he heard, what he did. All while, avoiding to admit the fact that he missed her the entire time.

For the rest of the evening, they spoke about the last two years and exchanged ideas about the case, until they both crashed on his couch asleep.

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The next day, Song Ren finished all her work from the company and assignments from school. Su Feng waited for her outside her home.

She parted ways with her family for a holiday. ”Bye Jinyi, bye Jun,” she said to the twins. Each of the twins hugged her tightly. Song Ren glanced between them and the foyer behind, ”Where is Xiao Mei?” she asked. The twins shrugged, ”Mei Mei didn't come home last night,” Jinyi observed.