Chapter 103

  "Hurry up and eat, what are you looking at me for? I'm not a good thing to eat."

  Xiao Su finished speaking, picked up a piece of cabbage leaf and stuffed it into her mouth. She couldn't swallow it in one bite, but still tried to stuff it in. I stood up, stretched out my hand to stop her, but she stopped me.

  "Don't stop me anymore, I don't believe it, isn't this just a piece of white cabbage leaf? I can still handle it, honestly, I believed in your evil ways."

  I don't know what she's talking about, I didn't stop her again. Taking advantage of her not stopping me, I quickly stuffed the braised eggplant into my mouth, trying to swallow it like she did. But suddenly, a spicy sensation surged up from my throat and attacked my brain, making me breathe hard and tears flow down.

  "It's completely useless."

  Xiao Su put down her chopsticks and handed me a cup of water.

  "Just drink some water and it'll be fine. If you can't handle Sichuan cuisine, then don't try to compete with me, one mouthful at a time. Do you want to die?!"

  As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh on the side.

  I'm so miserable now that I can't even speak, and with a super big white eye, I gave her a look that meant to tell her that all of this is because of her.

  But she seemed to have only seen my white eyes, and didn't associate anything else with them. She immediately gave me a big white eye back, "What's the hurry? This whole table of dishes, even if I could eat as much as possible, it's impossible for one person to finish all these plates. What's your hurry? You're not just released from prison and haven't eaten in days."

  "Cough cough cough."

  Finally, I managed to speak up and pointed at her nose, saying intermittently: "Aren't you in a hurry to find Tang Renjie? Who knows when you'll suddenly get up and drag me out. You're eating one after another, having the time of your life, but I'm only getting teary-eyed. One mouthful down, one piece of white vegetable, I really can't do it. It seems like today, following you, I'll really go hungry again."

  "Who is Tang Renjie?"

  Xiao Su seemed to have forgotten about this person, but after I mentioned it, he suddenly remembered.

  "Xia Qinghe, why did you remind me of this now?"

  She slapped her forehead with a look of annoyance and muttered to herself, "Damn memory, damn memory, how can I forget the important things as soon as I see food!"

  Woe is me! She really had forgotten that Tang Renjie, and now I've reminded her of him again.

  "The boss's wife has come over to settle the bill."

  She had agreed that I would pay, but she suddenly became flustered, quickly pulled out several red Mao notes from her pocket and threw them on the table, then hastily dragged me out without even turning her head.

  My mouth is still filled with the spicy flavor, and my feet are a bit unsteady as I walk. But thinking about how she lost two 100-yuan bills inside, my heart is bleeding. Just as we were being pulled to the entrance of the restaurant, I grabbed her in time and said, "Xiao Su, we overpaid."

  "What's the big deal about giving more money? I just gave two more, no biggie. Don't worry, sis, I have plenty of money."

  She pulled me along, continuing to rush forward with an air of disbelief.

  "Alright."

  Seeing her like this, I don't know what else to say. Anyway, at this moment, in her eyes, only Tang Renjie is the most important one, whatever I say is useless.

  The two of them ran back to the sky bridge, running all the way. I couldn't bear it anymore and was tightly pulled by Xiao Su towards the bridge, pulling me upwards with great force. My clothes were already soaked through and I was sweating profusely. Not to mention me, Xiao Su was also exhausted.

  It's already half past one, the sun is shining brightly, and the weather is unbearably hot. Walking on the skybridge makes me feel like a fish, a small fish that's about to be roasted by the sun.

  "Oh dear, I can't take it anymore, let's take a break for now."

  Standing at the highest point of the overpass, she suddenly blurted out this sentence, her two hands propped against the railing of the overpass, refusing to move forward anymore.

  I said to her: "The temperature on this bridge is too high, let's walk down the bridge and rest, it's not late, let's go?"

  "No, I'm too tired to move, I really don't have any energy left."

  She weakly shook her head a few times, looking like she really didn't have any strength left.

  "Oh no."

  I really don't know what words to use to describe my mood at this moment, I'm really unable to bear the sunshine here, it's too strong and dazzling, being sunburned is really painful.

  "Xiao Su, let's go down first, it's so hot today, if we stay here any longer, I'm afraid we'll get sick."

  Wiping the sweat from my forehead with one hand, all the makeup has been ruined. After being drenched in sweat, I reckon the foundation and eyeshadow on my face have all melted off. Hopefully, I don't look too scary now.

  "Haha......" Xiao Su looked at me, couldn't help but laugh, "Looking at your current ghostly appearance, I reckon mine isn't much better either. Let's go down and find a place to change our clothes, then we can touch up our makeup too, lest we scare the pedestrians to death."

  "Right." I nodded in agreement: "Although we don't look very scary, but with this ruined makeup from sweat, it will make us look even scarier. If we accidentally meet Tang Renjie at this time, I'm afraid he'll laugh to death."

  "A smile? If it can really make him smile, then this ruined makeup of mine is worth it."

  Xiao Su slowly stood up, holding onto the railing, turned her head and sniffed at herself, wrinkling her brow in distaste: "I'm done for, with a smell this bad on me, how can I still have the courage to go out and see people?"

  As she spoke, the one who had just said she was going to leave squatted down again. Of course, her butt didn't actually sit down; if it really did, I estimate that in the next second, her buttocks would be roasted by this scorching hot cement.

  "Let's go."

  Approaching her, he reached out and grabbed her arm, wanting to pull her up, but found that she didn't have the slightest intention of standing up.

  "Hey, are you going or not?" I urged impatiently.

  "Don't go."

  She looked at me with a firm expression, shaking her head. The blue eye shadow that had been washed away by sweat now seemed to be running in the sunlight, looking somewhat comical and amusing.

  She looks so weird, I'm probably even worse than her. No way, I don't want to stand on this sky bridge looking like a freak. If others see me, I won't be able to take it.

  "Hurry up!"

  He pulled harder a few more times, "Let's go down and find a public restroom to wash off this makeup and redo it, then go buy some new clothes to change into, okay?"

  Xiao Su's face seemed to be struggling, he glanced back at the pedestrians under the overpass, then turned his head and shook it at me.