Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After all, they had been separated for four long years.
People constantly changed. It wasnât possible for things to stay the same forever.
Mu Xiaoxiao was glad that even after four years their relationship was still going strong.
Yin Shaojie laughed, âOf course I canât be the one to tell you. You have to find out.â
Mu Xiaoxiao snorted, glancing at Nimo as she said unhappily, âHow did you come to know Nimo? You say that he is an ordinary friend, but youâre pretty close with him. You are very close friends, right? He doesnât understand Chinese, so you two didnât meet in China, right?â
He never expected her to be so sharp. Yin Shaojie was surprised.
He coughed, pretending to be nonchalant as he said, âWeâre not that close. Isnât that how all foreigners interact with each other? They act as if they are very close friends when they have only just met. Theyâre quite easy-going when it comes to making friends, unlike us Chinese who are more particular about it.â
âAre they?â Mu Xiaoxiao didnât seem like she believed it.
After spending four years in America, she had grown familiar with the ways Americans treated each other.
âWell, letâs eat first, alright? Arenât you hungry?â Yin Shaojie patted her head and told her not to dwell so much on that thought. If she kept asking he had the feeling that she would get more suspicious.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Although he was very good at hiding things, he didnât like to lie to her. Furthermore, the more lies he had to come up with, the harder it would be to interact with her. It was a feeling that he didnât like.
Mu Xiaoxiao wasnât someone who would give up so easily. While she was eating, she turned to ask Nimo, âNimo, how long have you known Jie?â
Nimoâs eyes were amused. He looked to Yin Shaojie and said to her, âHow long have I known him⦠Itâs been quite a while. Do you wanna know how Jie and I met?â
âYeah, yeah!â Mu Xiaoxiao nodded like a little chick pecking rice.
Yin Shaojie gave Nimo a look of warning.
Although he knew that Nimo wasnât the kind of person who would do things that were improper, it was strange of him to cause a commotion like earlier.
Nimo met his gaze, pretending to be obtuse. He thought for a moment before saying to Mu Xiaoxiao, âLet me think. I met him⦠I think it was at a casino in Las Vegas. How did we meet⦠It was very exciting and complicated. Do you really want to hear about it?â
She nodded quickly. âYes! Tell me!â
âHey!â Seeing that things werenât going the right way, Yin Shaojie couldnât help but warn Nimo.
âYouâre afraid of her knowing? Whatâs there to be afraid of?â Nimo laughed mischievously.
Yin Shaojie said helplessly, âCan you stop it?â
Nimo seemed like he was going to tell Xiaoxiao.
Mu Xiaoxiao pouted, staring at Yin Shaojie. In a quick-witted manner, she said, âYou seem like you donât want me to know. Why is that? Did you do something unspeakable? He said that you two have known each other for a long time. How old were you a few years ago? And you actually went to the casino? Who took you there?â