Timeless Love (When Bright Moon Encounter the Dark Clouds) Chapter 28: Tan Jiao 05 (4)

Immediately, I pounced on the food when it was served. For some reason, probably because I was famished, the food from this hole-in-the-wall restaurant unexpectedly tasted exceptionally good.

“This is so good!” I exclaimed.

He let out a smile and said, “The food is indeed delicious.”

“How did you find this place?”

“I didn’t find this place, my colleagues brought me here.” He paused before saying, “I despised this kind of restaurant back in the day when I was studying in Beijing. Only now have I realized that these are just the prejudices people form. The boss here is that lady over there; she is a widow with two children, working hard to support her family and maintain this restaurant. This place is clean, and the food is good, attracting people that want a delicious yet bang for the buck meal.”

I looked around the restaurant after hearing that and saw that most of the people here were factory workers and farmers while I, a young lady, was the odd one out. Compared to the restaurants I have been to in the past, this restaurant seemed more energetic, cruder, and cozier.

I could not help but let out a smile. When I turned back, I noticed Wu Yu’s gaze fixed on me. He promptly looked away, lowering his face and turning his attention back to the information in his hand with an impassive look on his face.

My heart fluttered somewhat with excitement before I lowered my head and continued eating.

I recalled asking him last night what he had experienced during the past year; he had answered simply with one word—life. I had no idea what he meant by that, and a search online with his name was fruitless because it only gave a brief description of his life before he went for his master’s degree. He used to be someone that seemed successful, and I had even criticized him for being too deliberate with his actions. However, he seemed like a completely different person now, leaving behind what he had for this crude life.

The old him would have detested this type of restaurant and that lady boss. But now, he was enjoying the food he

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