Chapter 530: Chapter 421: To What Lengths Will a Woman Go to Have It All?

Watching Chen Mo’s process as if he were performing, Xu Zhenghao found himself a bit mesmerized, and even felt his exhaustion easing.

He watched Chen Mo deftly scoop noodles into a bowl, add soup, then top it with diced braised pork and a sliced tea egg, finally garnishing with a bit of cilantro.

Chen Mo handed over the freshly made milk tea pancake and cart noodles, "Take it slow, be careful not to fall."

Xu Zhenghao took the food somewhat reluctantly and began to slow his pace.

If truth be told, if he could he would have liked to watch the boss scoop the noodles again; it was just so graceful!

The food cart continued slowly forward, and Xu Zhenghao lingered in place for quite a while, only moving to sit on a bench by the roadside after the cart had turned a corner into the next block and disappeared from view.

His weary muscles gradually regained sensation, and his panting lungs were slowly returning to a steady rhythm, until he was nearly back to normal, then Xu Zhenghao lowered his head to examine the bowl of noodles.

He knew deep down that this sudden run was more about venting his dissatisfaction with life.

His body was gradually being drained; although aware of the negative signals it was sending, he couldn’t muster the energy to take it seriously, and even though he knew he needed a long vacation, he couldn’t risk the consequences of being out of work.

Perhaps this is the plight of middle age.

So Xu Zhenghao scoffed at his impulsive decision to chase after the noodles.

Maybe it was a spur-of-the-moment act of rebellion, a rebellion against life!

As for the bowl of noodles, he could eat it or not.

Still, he picked up the bowl; after all that running, not eating felt like a waste.

Xu Zhenghao casually picked up the noodles with his chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth.

As he chewed, his expression gradually became animated, with a hint of seriousness and a bit of disbelief as he looked closely at the bowl of noodles.

"Is it possible that such little noodles could contain such deliciousness?"

Without needing to say more, Xu Zhenghao immediately began eating and drinking with gusto, his eating display even causing passersby to stop and take a few more glances.

After finishing the bowl of noodles, Xu Zhenghao felt euphoric and took a bite of the milk tea pancake.

The new experience once again activated his taste buds, making Xu Zhenghao take a deep breath, "Could such an unremarkable food cart hide something so delicious?"

When he looked up again, there was no trace of the food cart.

Had it not been for the empty bowl and the pancake in his hand, Xu Zhenghao might have wondered if he had dreamt it all?

He turned to look behind him.

He saw the girl who had asked him a question earlier arguing with her boyfriend; he wasn’t sure what the argument was about, but Xu Zhenghao licked his lips, "If I chase now, I should make it in time, right?"

Not even considering the risk of indigestion, he stood up and accelerated forward!

Maybe it was because he had eaten, but now running felt a lot easier than earlier.

Meanwhile, Lin Yutong, who had just run up, saw the empty noodle bowl, and suddenly felt a special sadness.

"You’ve finished?"

Huang Shurui hadn’t yet realized the seriousness of the situation; to him, his girlfriend had already eaten a bowl of noodles, half a pancake, and half a cup of milk tea.

Knowing his girlfriend’s appetite, this was almost twice her normal amount, so Huang Shurui couldn’t resist the urge to eat; it was just that he ate a bit faster, was there any problem?

"Yes, Yutong, I never thought these noodles could be this delicious; the ones we ate before were no noodles at all, they didn’t even have a hint of wheat aroma. Hey, if you say..."

Huang Shurui kept talking, completely unaware of the odd expression on Lin Yutong’s face.

"What if we can’t have those noodles anymore; I feel I won’t be able to eat other noodles. Oh right, how about we..."

Huang Shurui kept talking, and as he glanced over, he saw Lin Yutong had somehow sat down by the flower bed, not even looking at him.

From their three-year relationship, this meant she was angry.

Huang Shurui suddenly felt anxious and edged closer, "Yutong? You..."

"You actually finished before I came! Am I even in your heart?"

Huang Shurui: ???

"I’m not saying you can’t eat; I just feel that enjoying food is something couples should do together, yet you finished it all by yourself?"

Huang Shurui: ???

"I’m not saying you can’t eat; I just want an attitude from you! If you act like this now, after we get married, will you only cook for yourself every day?"

Huang Shurui: ???

What? This... How did marriage get involved in this, do they relate?

Huang Shurui raised his hand to interrupt his girlfriend, "I understand, I’ll go buy another one right away!"

"I wasn’t talking about buying another one... Well, if you buy another one, I’ll forgive you."

Huang Shurui nodded vigorously, then got up and continued running.

His heart felt quite troubled.

Anyone who’s been in a relationship knows, a college-age body is barely different from an animal, both bodies filled with youthful energy wrestling against each other in a stubborn competition.

Last night, Huang Shurui had released his primal strength, resulting in mutual exhaustion.

He had hoped to rest properly today, enjoy some sunshine in the park, share some snacks, then in the afternoon, book a hotel and take a proper nap. After waking, as night descended, they would continue fighting till dawn!