Karen Joy Kyle immediately looked at the time. It was 12:30 noon. No wonder they were calling to ask her to hurry up.
She apologized, "Burly, why don't the three of you go ahead and eat first? I'll be there a little later to meet you guys."
Yaya grabbed the phone and said, "The four of us are a team, we can't do anything without you. You come here now, we will wait for you no matter how late it is."
"Okay, I'll be right there." Karen Joy suddenly sat up and hurriedly packed up, so that the three of them wouldn't be waiting for a long time.
Just as Karen Joy got out of bed, she looked out from the corner of her eyes and inadvertently saw a note on the side table.
She picked it up and saw two lines written on the note - Karen, there is breakfast in the keep-warm container and some strawberries in the refrigerator. Remember to eat them. Don't starve yourself. I'll try to get off work early.
It was signed off as 'Brother Lionel'.
"Brother Lionel, you are so silly! Do you really think I am still the four-year-old child from long ago?" Most of the time, Karen Joy felt like Brother Lionel took care of her like she was a child.
He remembered that she liked strawberries, so he often gave her fresh strawberries and asked her to eat them as snacks.
He remembered that she was afraid of the darkness, so there were several dim lights in the room so that whenever one goes out, there would still be other lights on.
"Silly Brother Lionel, you are so good to me. How can I not like you?" Karen Joy said silently while putting the note left by Brother Lionel into her bag.
Everything that Brother Lionel left for her was extremely precious to her.
She collected these seemingly unimportant things so that in the future, when they grow old, she could bring it out and reminisce on their memories together.
Karen Joy arrived at the restaurant an hour later.
Yaya, Burly, and Shane were lifelessly resting against the dining table, and their stomachs growled from time to time.
Burly touched his belly and wailed, "Little Jar, if you don't come now, I'd really starve to death."
Karen Joy stood at the door and happened to hear what Burly said, she smiled and said, "Burly, don't worry. I can't bear to let you starve any longer."
Upon hearing Karen Joy's voice, the three of them sat up simultaneously and said, "Oh my god, you are finally here."
"I'm so so sorry for making you guys wait for so long!" Karen Joy sat down on the seat they had left for her. She was apologizing, but she didn't look sorry at all.
Speaking of which, because she had regarded Yaya and the other two as her close friends, hence she didn't feel guilty at all for being late. Otherwise, she would definitely behave like a well- taught young lady from a rich family so no one could pick on her faults at all.
"Waiter, please serve the dishes. The sooner, the better." After notifying the waiter, Burly turned around and looked at Karen Joy with a sad face. "My dear princess, if you let me starve for another five minutes, I'm afraid you will never see me again."
Burly casually put his hand on Karen Joy's shoulder while he was talking. Karen Joy avoided on reflex. She said, half-jokingly, "A gentleman may speak but not touch!"
She was able to chat and joke casually with them most of the time, and everyone seemed to enjoy being friends with each other. However, there was always minimal physical contact between them.
Karen Joy had been brought up conservatively by her family. She knew that even if she had a good relationship with a male friend, she had to draw clear boundaries when it came to physical contact with them.
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