Chapter 184 - Pear Blossoms Bloom (Part Seven)
Wang Lihua stepped out of her room and noticed, to her surprise, that a table and two stools had been set up in her temporary courtyard. On the table were a pot of wine and several small plates of snacks. As she took a few steps forward, the aroma of the food and wine drifted toward her on the breeze.
She sniffed the air, swallowed, and turned her head away, but her stomach betrayed her as it growled in protest.
Chen Kaiming walked right behind her and heard the sound clearly. He chuckled and said, "I noticed you didn’t eat much tonight before you left, so I had the imperial chefs prepare some food for you to fill your stomach."
Wang Lihua looked away, ignoring his words.
Chen Kaiming didn’t mind. He simply took a seat and patted the empty stool beside him.
"Come over before it gets cold, or it won’t taste as good. Haha... don’t tell me you still think I’d poison you?"
Wang Lihua’s cheeks flushed slightly. Whether from him guessing her thoughts or from remembering the nonsense she had said at their first meal at Leaping Carp Lake. With a flick of her sleeve, she walked over and sat at the table, ignoring Chen Kaiming as she picked up her chopsticks and began eating with gusto.
Chen Kaiming poured himself a cup of wine and took a sip, humming a tune as he tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, looking quite content with his eyes half-closed.
Wang Lihua frowned, tapping her chopsticks on the edge of her bowl.
"Stop that racket. It’s awful."
Chen Kaiming paused awkwardly and scratched his chin. "Well..."