Love So Sweet

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Mu Zhen Yu had said that he was going to treat Zhang Li Xue to her favorite chicken wings and later, he took her to her favorite place to eat her favorite food.

“You still remember that I liked this shop’s chicken wings,” Zhang Li Xue spoke as the server left with their food order.

“Mhm... How can I forget? In the past, you always visited this place to eat after school.” Mu Zhen Yu smiled.

During high school, he would often accompany Zhang Li Xue to eat her favorite chicken wings. However, each time, her little brother, Zhang Yi Hai would show up.

That little guy seemed to know that he wanted to be alone with his sister and came over to stop him from being alone with his sister. Then, the triplets would show up out of nowhere and join them as well.

With the triplets’ arrival, everything turned chaotic. They would take turns taking Zhang Li Xue’s attention away from him.

In the end, he did not get the chance to be alone with Zhang Li Xue. Their supposed date was ruined by those troublemakers.

A faint smile curled on his lips.

Mu Zhen Yu looked around and noticed that there were a lot of changes around the shop. It seemed that after he had moved overseas, the shop has gone through a major renovation. The furniture was new and the decoration was livelier.

.....

He hoped that the taste of the chicken wings would taste the same.

The two of them continued to chat as they waited for their food to arrive.

Zhang Li Xue took a bite at the chicken wings coated with the sticky sauce and sighed. She raised her head and saw that Mu Zhen Yu was staring at the chicken wings with a dazed look on his face.

“Brother Zhen Yu?”

Her voice snapped him out of his trance.

Mu Zhen Yu shifted his gaze and saw that the girl was watching him.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.” Mu Zhen Yu put down the chicken wings in his hand on the plate. His lips turned to a faint smile. “Just that... I think the taste of the chicken wings had changed from the last time.”

“The previous owner passed away two years after you left,” Zhang Li Xue said. “Of course, the taste would be a little different.”

So that was the reason.

Mu Zhen Yu lowered his head. There was a complicated look on his face.

He was happy to know that the restaurant was still around. However, he was disappointed to know that the place had changed a lot.

When he chose to leave the country and moved overseas, Mu Zhen Yu planned to study hard and returned proudly.

He had always liked Xiao Li Xue.

It was during high school that Mu Zhen Yu realized that with his current situation, it would be hard for him to stay together with her.

Zhang Li Xue’s brother always makes things difficult for him and Mu Zhen Yu did not doubt that her father would be his next obstacle.

He finally returned hoping that he would win the girl’s heart.

But seeing the changes around him made him wonder if he would still have his chance.

“This shop was taken over by the owner’s son,” Zhang Li Xue continued. “The taste might not be the same, but this place is still one of my favorite spots to have chicken wings.” She looked at the chicken wings with a serious look on her face. “If you taste it carefully, you can still tell that this was the taste that the previous owner had made.”

Mu Zhen Yu chuckled.

Hearing her words made him feel slightly better. He could not help but wonder that perhaps he would still have his chance.

That’s right.

He can’t give up so soon.

He had worked hard in G Country and finally come back. With his situation right now, he would become someone worthy of Xiao Li Xue.

Mu Zhen Yu picked up the chicken wings and took a bite. His eyes brightened up as he tasted the chicken wings carefully. “Xiao Li Xue, you are right. The sauce really had the taste of something that the previous owner would make.”

Zhang Li Xue smiled happily. “Right? Then, Brother Zhen Yu, you have to eat a lot more. It was not easy for you to taste these chicken wings after a long time.”

...

The two of them parted after promising to keep in touch.

Zhang Li Xue walked over to her vehicle and heaved a sigh.

She could not help but feel that a lot of things had changed after the last time they had hung around together. How should she put it...

In the past, Zhang Li Xue felt as if she could be at ease being around Mu Zhen Yu. She could eat those sticky chicken wings without caring much about her messy appearance.

However, while eating a few chicken wings with him just now, Zhang Li Xue realized that she could no longer act the same.

Although she had tried to act nonchalantly, Zhang Li Xue could not shake off that awkward feeling around him. She could not get used to the adult Mu Zhen Yu.

A faint sigh escaped her. Zhang Li Xue drove away and decided to stop by her Uncle Qi Zheng’s house and asked those kids to play basketball with her.

Her mood was a little complicated. Zhang Li Xue thought that playing basketball would surely help her to cheer up.

Usually, Zhang Li Xue would ask her cousins, the triplets, to play with her.

However, now that they were in college, Zhang Li Xue could only look for the three siblings.

When she arrived, the three siblings were in the TV room, playing games. The moment the siblings saw her, they began to jump around in excitement. Especially since she had bought them some little treats.

Zhang Li Xue looked around and finally noticed that her Auntie Yun was not around. She turned to Qi Yue and asked, “Your mother is not at home?”

Qi Yue looked at the cheesecakes in the box and shook her head. “Mom went out earlier. I overheard my parents’ conversation earlier. My mom said something about having another daughter.”

Zhang Li Xue looked at the little girl in shock. “What does it mean?”

Qi Yue shrugged. Her attention was on the cheesecake. “I don’t know.”

Her brow furrowed. Zhang Li Xue began to wonder if her Uncle Qi Zheng was planning to have another child.

But... it was not possible, right? How old were the couple? Could her Auntie Yun still give birth to another child?