Chapter 86: Revised - 46 Unable to Make Amends
Tian Mimimi... The two girls walking hand in hand past Tian Xingjian turned their heads in surprise, gave him a strange look, then glanced at each other and suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter. Feeling it was somewhat impolite, one of them blushed and pulled her companion away, running.
A middle-aged man in a trench coat carrying a briefcase was also walking by, drinking from a cup. Hearing the shout, he glanced at Tian Xingjian, and with a "pfft," he started coughing, face turning red as he suppressed his laughter, while wiping off the drink that spilled on him and hurried away.
Being called by his nickname made Tian Xingjian wish he could disappear. Standing there at the street corner among the bustling crowd, a chubby, pale man being called Tian Mimimi—he had nowhere to hide his face.
Ann Lei also felt she had shouted too loudly. Biting her lip, she turned her head, seeing the curious looks from passersby. Her face turned bright red with embarrassment. She grabbed Tian Xingjian’s hand and pulled him into a corner café.
The café in the morning was very quiet. The two of them picked a seat by the street-facing floor-to-ceiling window and sat down.
The waiter came over with the drink menu, bowed politely, and asked, "What would you two like to drink?"
"I’ll have a watermelon juice, and she will..." Fatty initially responded without thinking, but then hesitated for a moment, his voice becoming softer. He couldn’t be sure and said, "...orange juice...?"
Under the waiter’s inquisitive gaze, Ann Lei quietly nodded. She looked at Tian Xingjian, suddenly her eyes reddened. She bit her lip lightly and turned her head away.