My sister regretted sending me to the correctional facility.

The restaurant we ate at was there when I was in high school.

This is a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, a stir-fry shop run by an honest couple.

I saw Lin Xia dressed in designer clothes, carrying an LV bag, sitting casually on a slightly greasy chair.

She was a little different from what I had imagined.

I assumed that Lin Xia frequented high-end venues and that everything she wore, ate, and used was high-end.

She would look down on roadside hole-in-the-wall restaurants.

After Lin Xia sat down, she looked at me with a surprised expression.

She smiled gently: "What's wrong? Lu Yi, do you think that now that I'm wearing designer clothes, driving a luxury car, and living in a mansion, I'm no longer worthy of coming to a place like this?"

I smiled and said, "No, I just didn't expect that you're the same as before, without any change."

"So, if I haven't changed, is that a good thing or a bad thing in your eyes?"

"That's a good thing."

Lin Xia smiled, and when the proprietress came over, she ordered a few dishes.

These are all dishes that I like to eat.

After ordering.

Lin Xia asked me with a smile, "Lu Yi, I remember you loved these dishes back in high school. Your tastes haven't changed, have they?"

I shook my head: "No, I'm still the same as before."

"Really?" Lin Xia suddenly revealed a fox-like smile as she looked me up and down.

Soon, steaming hot dishes from the local cuisine were served.

These are all dishes that are heavy on oil, salt, and spice, but they taste great.

Lin Xia wore exquisite makeup and expensive clothes, but the chopsticks she held in her hand were anything but careless.

Such a charming and unconventional girl.

They can even eat at hole-in-the-wall restaurants without caring about their image.

She must have a lot of men pursuing her, right?

I was thinking to myself.

Maybe Lin Xia is married and has children by now?

As I ate, I asked casually.

"If your husband knew you were having dinner with other men outside, would he be jealous?"

After Lin Xia heard what I said.

The chopsticks paused.

She looked up at her exquisite and beautiful face, laughing heartily.

"Hahaha!"

I was stunned and quickly asked, "What's wrong, Lin Xia? Why are you laughing like that all of a sudden? Am I that ridiculous?"

Lin Xia laughed until tears streamed down her face.

She wiped her mouth with a tissue: "Where did you get this fake news from? Who told you I'm married?"

"You're not married?"

I gave him a disbelieving look.

"How is that possible? You're so outstanding, a graduate of a prestigious university, incredibly capable, and as beautiful as a female celebrity. The men pursuing you must stretch from all over the country to overseas!"

Lin Xia's laughter never stopped.

Her smile was so beautiful that I couldn't help but want to look at her a few more times.

I even thought that if I could always see beautiful women smiling, my mental health would definitely improve a lot.

"Who said that! Nobody's pursuing me!"

Lin Xia's words completely baffled me.

I don't believe Lin Xia has no suitors.

Back in high school, Lin Xia was the school beauty. Every day I would see boys slipping love letters into her desk.

"What? You still don't believe me?"

Lin Xia narrowed her beautiful eyes, revealing a coquettish expression.

She deliberately feigned an angry yet cute demeanor.

It melted my heart instantly.

An inappropriate thought suddenly popped into my mind.

"Lu Yi, Lu Yi, how could a rat who can only hide in a stinking ditch possibly be worthy of such a beautiful swan?"

I controlled my wild and unruly thoughts.

"Of course I believe you!"

"After all, we were partners in high school!"

When talking about partners.

A beautiful light of memories flickered in Lin Xia's eyes.

"Yes, we're partners."

I remember that the school organized a poetry competition back then.

Because Lin Xia and I were among the top students in our class.

So, the homeroom teacher sent the two of us to represent the class in the competition.

Back then, after school, we would stay in the classroom and recite poems even after all our classmates had left.

When memorizing became tedious and boring, Lin Xia and I would recite poems and compose verses.

She said one sentence, and I replied with one sentence.

Back and forth, how delightful!

The simple, pure joy of those moments could make the two of them laugh for a long time.

I enjoyed the meal very much.

I didn't drink any alcohol.

I felt a bit drunk.

Lin Xia was the same.

When we left the hole-in-the-wall restaurant.

A cold wind was blowing outside.

Lin Xia's hair fluttered slightly, and the moonlight fell perfectly on her face.

I was only a dozen centimeters away from her face.

Lin Xia's eyes suddenly stopped.

She kept smiling.

I only need to move forward slightly to kiss her lips.

The atmosphere was right at that moment.

It seems to be in place.

"Lu Yi! What are you doing here!"

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly rang out behind me.

The person who called my name was none other than Gu Yao!

I turned around in surprise and found Gu Yao walking towards me.

This immediately made my body tense up, and I became very uneasy.

Lin Xia observed my reactions and changes.

She glanced at Gu Yao, who was walking towards her.

Lin Xia vaguely sensed something, and the smile on her face disappeared, replaced by a look of vigilance.

Gu Yao walked up to me.

She was wearing a pink jacket, paired with a short skirt and high-heeled sandals.

She is always so beautiful and captivating.

Gu Yao is having dinner out with friends tonight.

And this position.

It just so happens to be another hole-in-the-wall restaurant right next to mine.

It just so happens tonight.

Gu Yao surprisingly went to eat at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that she doesn't usually frequent.

Then, Gu Yao saw Lin Xia behind me.

A look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Lin Xia? I didn't expect to see you here."

"Gu Yao, I didn't expect to see you here. So many years have passed since high school."

"I remember, didn't you go abroad to study back then?"

"Yes, I went back to China after I finished my studies."

"If I had known you were back, I should have treated you to a meal."

Gu Yao's gaze remained fixed on Lin Xia the entire time.

I was left out in the cold by the two women.

However, I watched as the two women chatted very enthusiastically, both with happy smiles on their faces.

But I could sense the tension in the two women's conversation.

This made me wonder if I was imagining things.

Gu Yao glanced at Lin Xia's collar and said, "Lin Xia, there's oil dripping from your collar. You're wearing a Chanel dress worth tens of thousands of yuan, and you're eating at a roadside hole-in-the-wall restaurant?"

Lin Xia glanced down at her collar and smiled nonchalantly: "Clothes, if they get dirty, they get dirty. It's not important."

"Such expensive clothes aren't important? Then what is?"

"Of course, it's more important to enjoy the food! After all, there aren't many times when you can satisfy your emotional needs."

When Lin Xia said this.

Gu Yao suddenly bent down and glanced at me.

She smiled and said, "You're not going to tell me that you had dinner with him tonight, are you?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Lin Xia readily admitted it and didn't feel ashamed to have dinner with me.

Gu Yao stared at me and shook her head.

She said, "Lin Xia, don't be fooled by Lu Yi. This man is filthy and disgusting. I sent him to reform school for a year, but he not only didn't change at all after he came out, he became even worse. He still lies and does all the bad things!"