Louie had booked a hot pot restaurant. When we arrived, there was already a long line outside. I looked at him and said, "Didn't you say that I would buy you a meal?"
"Of course it's you who invited me to dinner. It's just me paying the bill," Louie said with a smile.
I had no choice. It turned out that this person had already planned everything. Fortunately, I was still thinking about so many people here. How long would it take me to line up here?
During the meal, I kept mentioning the treat. After all, I was going to invite him, but in the end, he invited me. When would I return the favor?
Putting down the chopsticks, Louie interrupted me helplessly. "You've already come to eat. Don't think too much, okay?"
With that, he placed some meatballs into my bowl and smiled at me. "The meatballs here are our specialty. You'll regret it if you don't eat them."
"I know, I know." I had no choice but to accept his kindness.
The pill had been cooked for a long time, and I felt the soup overflowing when I took a bite. When the soup splashed on my face, I felt very painful.
I looked down at my clothes and felt conflicted. "It seems that I'm not suitable to eat meatballs. Look, I'm wearing them all."
Louie took out a piece of paper and wiped the soup on my face as he said, "This proves that you're having a good time. Since you're having a good time, why should you care about these things?"
Hearing such a talented explanation, I suddenly laughed and had nothing to say.
"Sister Chelsea!"
I was in a good mood, but before I could continue, I heard someone calling my name, and it was the last name I wanted to hear.
"Are you okay?" Louie looked at him and asked worriedly, "If you don't want to be here, I'll take you to another restaurant for dinner."
I forced a smile and shook my head. "No need. We ate here first. Why did we leave?"
That's right. We've been eating hotpot here since just now. Even if Abbie was here, she shouldn't have left us. Besides, I'm having dinner with Louie now. Why should Louie feel uncomfortable with me?
"It's okay. Let's continue eating," I said to him with a smile.
However, before I could finish my sentence, my chopsticks were pressed down by a hand, and Abbie's voice rang in my ears.
"Boss, look, the person we are looking for is here, so I told you that we have an appointment."
Hearing Abbie's words, I turned my head to look at the boss, who was standing a step away from me, and said, "I don't know them, and we just want to have a good meal. Can you not disturb us?"
"Sister Chelsea," Abbie shouted her name in dissatisfaction.
I looked at her, withdrew my hand, and smiled at her. "Miss, if I remember correctly, it seems that we are not very familiar, are we? In this case, you calling me so intimately will make me feel uncomfortable."
As I spoke, I shrugged my shoulders in embarrassment.
The waiter turned around and continued to eat hot pot as if nothing had happened. He also picked up some dishes and put them into Louie's bowl.
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