Tang Li watched the two kids whispering to each other not far away. There were no adults around them, she guessed they might have snuck out after school on their own.
Seeing that it was getting dark, she asked Wu Xuehan and Yu Sui to wait for her by the roadside. Tang Li walked up to the two children, her gaze landing on Song Jingtian: "Where’s your driver?"
Before Song Jingtian could answer, the little girl next to him spoke first, her voice soft and mushy: "We came out by ourselves, but we already called home to tell them. After we finish our ice cream, we still have to go to the arcade. Song Jingtian promised to win me a doll."
"The ice cream is going to melt in your hand, eat it quickly!"
Song Jingtian suddenly interrupted the little girl, and with a little arrogance, he glanced at Tang Li: "Why aren’t you hanging out with my nephew today?"
For a moment, Tang Li did not understand.
The little girl glanced at Song Jingtian, then her cute big eyes looked towards Tang Li, and she leaned over to Song Jingtian’s ear, believing she was whispering: "So, did you break up because of your nephew?"
Song Jingtian snorted softly and said vaguely: "More or less."
The little girl sighed: "Song Jingtian, you really have it tough."
"Who’s to say I don’t?" the crass kid slanted his eyes at Tang Li and said: "The more seriously one treats a relationship, the easier it is to lose, but it’s okay, I’m already starting to forget her."
"Song Jingtian, you sound so cool when you say that."
The little girl looked up in admiration: "Even though I don’t quite understand, it sounds really reasonable. Oh, and I haven’t thanked you yet for treating me to ice cream and taking me out to play."
Hearing this, a blush crept up on Song Jingtian’s cheeks.
The one sculpted into the image of a "heartbreaker," Tang Li, suddenly said: "It’s almost five o’clock now, let me call you a taxi, and as for the arcade, pick a time to go this weekend."
After Tang Li spoke, she went to the side of the road to hail a cab.
Song Jingtian also pulled the little girl along to follow, like two little tails attached to Tang Li: "What about you? What are you going to do?"
"I’m just going to head back to school after dinner with my classmates." Tang Li told the truth: "You two are so young, being out for so long, your families will worry."
But Song Jingtian said: "We’re quite hungry too, why don’t we have dinner with you, and then we can go back."
"Let’s eat at Ajisen Ramen!" the little girl suggested in a milky voice next to her: "It’s delicious and cheap. We can also order a serving of fried dumplings, so we won’t be hungry at night."
The taxi stopped by the roadside, but the two kids looked at Tang Li eagerly, with no intention of getting in the car.
In the end, Tang Li was the one who compromised.
A few minutes later, three adults and two children entered the nearby Ajisen Ramen.
Wu Xuehan had seen Song Jingtian before; Yu Sui was curious, and Wu Xuehan whispered to her: "It’s a child from an elder’s family that Ah Li knows."
Tang Li quickly came back with three cups of water from the self-service area.
"We just want plain water, thank you."
Song Jingtian sat up straight, his chubby hands resting on his legs, commanding Tang Li with no ambiguity.
After pouring two cups of plain water, Tang Li was about to return to her seat when a hesitant call came from behind: "Tang Li?"
Tang Li paused when she heard the familiar female voice.
Behind her was the sound of light footsteps; the woman had already approached: "When I came in, I thought I saw you, but I wasn’t sure. I didn’t expect it to be you."
Looking at Qin Yueru’s friendly smile, Tang Li’s fingers tightened slightly on the water cup.