After waiting for quite a while, it was finally Xiaoxiao’s turn. She deftly swiped her finger across the self-service kiosk’s screen, selecting all the dishes Liu Feifei wanted.

As she continued to swipe...

She noticed that the menu had a new beverage.

This made her quite happy inside.

Oh my!

They’ve released a new drink so soon.

It looks pretty good!

She had held back all morning, and to find a new discovery now!

She had confidence in the chef’s skills, of course—dishes like the Trio Brine Rice and Nourishing Fish Soup were all so delicious—this Coconut Milk Bubble Smoothie looked great, and surely wouldn’t taste bad.

Feeling tempted, she ordered one for herself.

And since her sister Feifei loves this restaurant’s Mung Bean Smoothie too, why not get her a Coconut Milk Bubble Smoothie to bring back?

Of course.

She didn’t dare to assume Liu Feifei’s tastes on her own.

So...

She picked up her phone and sent her a WeChat message to ask for her opinion.

Xiaoxiao: Feifei, Delicious Restaurant launched a new drink at noon... Coconut Milk Bubble Smoothie, do you want one? If you do, I’ll bring one back for you?

A few seconds later, the other party replied with an okay gesture.

Seeing this, Xiaoxiao immediately added one more Coconut Milk Bubble Smoothie, then scanned to pay before hurrying over to the side to wait for her order, so as not to keep the next customer in line waiting too long and harboring any resentment.

The time spent waiting for the food was quite dull, so she glanced around at the people dining in the store, unable to resist peeking at what dishes they ordered.

Hmm, this Yellow Croaker Noodles looks pretty good, maybe I’ll try it next time, though I wonder if the noodles would get soggy when packed to go? Maybe next time I’ll order a plate of Fried Crab Cake to try, it looks great and smells amazing too...

While she was craving someone else’s order, a voice that piqued her curiosity suddenly reached her ears: "Hello, two orders of Trio Brine Rice, two single servings of Dongpo Pork, two servings of Nourishing Fish Soup, one serving of Braised Shrimp, and one of the new Coconut Milk Bubble Smoothie, to-go please, thank you."

Hearing this voice, Xiaoxiao found it somewhat familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere recently.

She instinctively followed the sound and looked toward the counter.

But unfortunately... she only saw the back of the person’s head.

Fortunately, the person ordered and paid soon after, and as they turned to wait for their order, she finally got a clear look at the face.

Oh my~

This... isn’t this Li Qiongzhi’s assistant Lingling!

She came here to buy food too?

Lingling came by today to buy food, remembering Qiongzhi’s order to keep quiet about it, she had slipped over quietly after 9:30.

But when she came, she didn’t bother to disguise herself much.

Even though she followed Qiongzhi around regularly, and occasionally popped up in photos or videos, no one would spend the time and energy to remember her as the little assistant.

Because she was acutely self-aware, knowing she looked too plain, standing in a crowd she was completely inconspicuous.

Hardly caught anyone’s attention, and was difficult to recognize.

Unless... it was someone she frequently interacted with.

She thought she wouldn’t run into anyone familiar here, but things just happened to line up...

Lingling had just turned around when she met Liu Feifei’s assistant Xiaoxiao’s shocked gaze, too late to pretend she didn’t know her.

She saw Xiaoxiao already enthusiastically calling out, "Hey Lingling! What a coincidence to run into you here."

Not a coincidence!

I wasn’t hoping to meet you at all, thanks!

In that moment, she wished she could find a hole in the ground to step into and disappear!

Regretting not being more cautious, not disguising herself at all.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been recognized by someone familiar so easily.

She couldn’t even figure out how to report back to Qiongzhi, hoping she wouldn’t spread the word about this encounter.

Sighing internally, she maintained her composure, nodding calmly and saying, "Xiaoxiao! What a coincidence, really! I just bought some food, what about you?"

"I finished ordering, just waiting for my food now!"

Xiaoxiao replied politely.

Right then, her order number was called, and hearing her number, Xiaoxiao went straight over to pick up her packed food bag.

After she got them, she went over to Lingling, smiled, and said, "Lingling, I got mine. How about yours?"

"Hmm, it’ll probably take a while!"

Lingling showed an awkward but polite smile and said, "You go back first! I’ll return once I’ve packed it up."

"Oh, okay, I’ll head back first, see you later."

Xiaoxiao initially wanted to say she’d wait for Lingling to finish picking up her food, then go back together, but she was afraid Lingling might think she was trying to get close to her.

Since they barely knew each other, Xiaoxiao worried Li Qiongzhi might think Feifei wanted her to get along with Lingling, so when Lingling suggested it, she naturally agreed.

She rushed back to the film set.

Seeing Feifei was still filming, she put the packed boxes into an insulated bag one by one to keep them from getting cold.

Then she set up the small table and placed the small chairs so that Liu Feifei could use them when she ate later.

After she finished her work, she saw that Liu Feifei had wrapped up her scene.

She quickly went over, thoughtfully draped a thick long down coat over Liu Feifei, and said, "Feifei, I brought back the food."

Saying this, she noticed her own Feifei look complexly at where Li Qiongzhi was sitting, and then at her.

She instinctively glanced towards where Li Qiongzhi and Lingling had been eating, and immediately spotted the familiar takeaway boxes and food bags...

She couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised and suddenly understood why her Feifei was looking so complicated.

She lowered her voice and said, "I bumped into Lingling just now at the Delicious Restaurant and said hello."

"So that’s why Qiongzhi came over to greet me..."

Liu Feifei sighed.

She usually didn’t pay attention to what Li Qiongzhi was eating, only heard from others that she only ate meals prepared by special chefs.

It was only because since yesterday afternoon, the other party had repeatedly greeted her that sparked her curiosity, making her more attentive to the other person.

Just now, after the shoot, seeing Lingling carrying the food bags, Liu Feifei was stunned upon recognizing those familiar bags.

How come Lingling’s assistant brought back two bags of packed boxes from outside, and the bags looked exactly like the ones she ate yesterday afternoon!

When her assistant Xiaoxiao mentioned meeting Lingling at the Delicious Restaurant, and how they greeted each other, plus noticing Lingling taking out the packed boxes now, Liu Feifei could clearly see the logo on the boxes — no doubt from the Delicious Restaurant!

She quickly figured it out.

So, yesterday afternoon, when Li Qiongzhi greeted her, she indeed had her eyes on the Delicious Restaurant food she was eating?

Though her mind was occupied, it didn’t affect her meal; she continued to enjoy each bite of food with drinks in between.

Xiaoxiao didn’t think much about it at all and was happily eating next to her. The vegetarian Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce was very appetizing, tasting almost like real eel, especially delicious. The coconut milk bubble ice was also great, with a rich milk flavor, refreshing coconut taste, and the bubbles were super chewy.

Across from them, Lingling was eating the Three-in-One Brine Rice, almost swallowing her tongue with the next bite of braised pig’s trotters. The rich brine flavor and the tender pig trotter meat were so soft and melted in her mouth without sticking to her teeth.

At that moment, she suddenly understood why Liu Feifei kept having Xiaoxiao pack meals from the Delicious Restaurant; it was indeed very tasty!

Tasty enough that even her own Qiongzhi was tempted.

She looked up and saw her own Qiongzhi calmly eating the Three-in-One Brine Rice, taking small bites of braised pig’s trotters and rice with an air of elegance in every gesture.

Only Lingling knew, if her Qiongzhi could eat without resistance, still having the interest to continue after half a meal, it clearly showed how much she enjoyed this meal.

She lowered her head to continue her meal, realizing when she packed up the boxes, that her own Qiongzhi had finished the entire meal.

Not even a drop of soup was left!

Usually, she would only eat half of the meals prepared by a chef.

The portions from the Delicious Restaurant were almost half as much as what the chefs usually prepared!

Yet her Qiongzhi resolutely finished it all...

This truly surprised her.

"I’m going for a walk." Li Qiongzhi said before getting up and going for her walk as usual.

Her eyes were relaxed, with a gentle curl at the corner of her lips.

Clearly in a good mood.

Lingling nodded in response, lowered her head to tie up the bags of takeaway boxes and place them aside, then took out wet wipes to clean the table.

Looking up, she saw Qiongzhi talking with Liu Feifei.

Qiongzhi even sat beside Liu Feifei.

She untimely thought, could Qiongzhi and Liu Feifei be discussing which dishes from the Delicious Restaurant were the tastiest?

Besides this, she couldn’t think of anything else.

In fact, the two were discussing not which dishes were delicious, but their acting.

Li Qiongzhi was sharing a few tips with Liu Feifei!