"Hmm."
Tang Ye’s response rely elicited a simple reply from Dairya, but it seed she was not willing to end today’s reading session. She quickly said, "Mr. Pillay, can I read for a while? Just... just a mont..."
"..." Tang Ye pondered for a mont but eventually agreed.
With his nod, Dairya’s mood seed to improve. She hurried into the store, picked up the book "Hepney’s Dream Forest" and headed to the innermost part.
She walked past Tang Ye, who watched her, her thin fra making his heart ache inexplicably. As if thinking of sothing, Tang Ye’s eyes flashed, and he suddenly called out to Dairya, "Dairya."
"Mr. Pillay?"
"You’ve been waiting outside all day, haven’t you?"
"I..." Dairya’s reply consisted of just one word, but with her nodding, she admitted to Tang Ye that she had indeed waited at the door for the entire day.
"Is that so... Alright, child, I think you should put the book down."
"Huh?" Tang Ye’s words made Dairya pause, possibly thinking Tang Ye was trying to drive her away, so she quickly said, "Wh... why? Mr. Pillay! I won’t stay here long, I’ll just read for a while and go ho soon!"
Her hurried words amused Tang Ye, who walked up to her and said with so mirth, "You’ve misunderstood . What I actually an is, it’s ti for us to have dinner."
"Ah!" Dairya was puzzled for a mont, having seen Tang Ye eat breakfast yesterday but never having seen him have dinner. Knowing him for these days, she even started to believe Mr. Pillay didn’t have a dinner habit.
"...Alright... Okay... I understand, it’s just... just..."
"Put it down, I guess you’re hungry now. Let’s have dinner together, my treat." Dairya’s stomach audibly growled in agreent with Tang Ye’s words, and upon receiving this dining signal, the cells in her stomach cheered.
Just like yesterday, the mont her stomach growled, her face turned beet red.
She hesitated for a mont before finally placing the book back on the shelf, bowing her head, not daring to look at Tang Ye, or perhaps not wanting Tang Ye to see her expression.
"Mr. Pillay... are you really going to take ?"
"Of course."
Tang Ye patted her back and guided her to the store’s entrance. She kept her head down the whole ti, not daring to speak, until being led outside by Tang Ye, when she asked a bizarre question.
"Uh... do you not dislike ?"
"Eh? Why do you ask?" Tang Ye rubbed his eyes and glanced at her, then asked her back. Dairya didn’t continue speaking, probably realizing her question was indeed odd. Soon, Tang Ye began to answer her.
"I have no reason to dislike you. If you’re concerned about the dinner invitation, you can relax. Not only do I not find you unappealing, on the contrary, you’re quite adorable."
"Ad... adorable?" At the mont she heard these words, Dairya suddenly raised her head, her face filled with confusion, but soon she blushed and bowed her head again.
"Absolutely." Tang Ye affird. He glanced at her again, his words were not false; despite her face being a bit dirty, her features were very symtrical and delicate, quite pleasant to look at. Having inherited Léonor’s excellent genes, she possessed all the qualities of a beauty in the making. If not for familial reasons, dressed in beautiful clothes, she could resemble a ticulously crafted porcelain doll.
If Tang Ye didn’t know her so well, it would be hard to believe that this young girl was the feared Zombie King in the post-apocalyptic world!
Dairya remained silent, seemingly feeling she hadn’t t Tang Ye’s definition of "adorable," while Tang Ye patted her shoulder gently, saying, "You should be more confident. Let’s go."
Then, Tang Ye led Dairya along the street. Since arriving here, he hadn’t visited many places, not knowing where the restaurants were. He could only walk while searching with Dairya. After about five or six minutes, Tang Ye took Dairya to a bustling area and quickly found a place that looked like a restaurant.
"Co on, let’s go in."
"Oh... okay... sure."
Tang Ye smiled, walking into this retro-decorated restaurant with Dairya. Upon entering, the attendant in the back politely greeted him.
"Welco, sir, please follow ."
The attendant bowed to Tang Ye, who nodded and led Dairya to a table without other guests.
The attendant presented the nu respectfully to Tang Ye, saying, "Sir, you can choose what you want on here."
"Alright."
Tang Ye picked up the nu and glanced at it. It had many options, fortunately in Chinese, otherwise it would’ve been awkward if he couldn’t understand. After scanning it, all items were exotic dishes he hadn’t seen before. He looked at Dairya, who kept her head down. Since the main purpose of coming here was to treat her, he handed the nu to her.
"Dairya."
"Ah? Mr. Pillay?"
She seed to be daydreaming, thinking of sothing else, and was startled when Tang Ye called her na.
"Look and choose what you like, feel free to order."
"?"
"Hmm." Dairya hesitated but finally accepted the nu Tang Ye offered. She studied it for a while. There seed to be many dishes she liked, her eyes occasionally lighting up. But eventually, she marked a few items and returned the nu to Tang Ye.
"Mr. Pillay."
Tang Ye took the nu and glanced at it. Only two dishes were marked: Pork Belly Rolls Enoki Mushroom, and Egg Flower Noodles.
"Just these?"
"Yes..."
Dairya lowered her head again. Tang Ye understood; perhaps the little creature felt shy about accepting too much, so she didn’t dare to order much, just two dishes, which were not enough to fill her. The estimated cost was only 270 pesos, about thirty RMB, maybe even less.
Taking the pen, knowing she probably hadn’t eaten all day, Tang Ye marked seven or eight dishes in succession on the nu and then handed it to the attendant.
"Sir."
"That’s all, please make it quick."
"Alright, sir, please wait a mont."
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