Chapter 29: I Wish I Was That Crab

"Here's your food, please enjoy your meal." Xiao Hui says in a quavering voice.

"Oh good! The food is finally here! Serve it please," Sun Jingwei exclaims, sitting upright eagerly. Seated across from him, his date stared at Xiao Hui with narrowed eyes, as though she could tell that Xiao Hui was up to good.

Xiao Hui refuses to meet her eyes out of fear; her focus is on making sure she's calm enough to execute the task flawlessly.

"Here is the Longevity Noodles, would you like me to portion it for you?" Please say no, she hoped. Xiao Hui wasn't sure that her hands would hold steady enough to even serve noodles properly.

"Of course," Sun Jingwei answers, with the tone of someone stating the obvious. "How could I be taking my own food?"

Xue Ning rolls her eyes. "Do you not have hands? You won't die if you scoop your own noodles."