"How is it? It's very nice here, isn't it?" Mandy asked with a grin creeping onto her face when she saw how Nathan's knitted eyebrows finally relaxed.
"You're pushing your luck today," Nathan snickered and the sneer on his face remained as he stared at Mandy.
While pouring hotpot dishes into the pot, Mandy couldn't help licking her lips as the savory smell reminded her of her childhood.
"Do you like hotpot dishes, Nathan?" Radiance filled Mandy while staring at the steaming dishes in the hot pot.
"I don't like it," Nathan responded, not even glancing at her. The frigidness in his eyes was alarming.
"Really? Do you think so? Should we leave here and go to another place?" Mandy said with disappointment edging into her voice, and then she looked down.
"I don't like it, yet, I don't dislike it! "Nathan said. The way Mandy spoke evoked Nathan's kindness, and there was a minor change in his glittering eyes.
"Phew!" Hearing Nathan's comments, Mandy sighed with satisfaction. Then she placed the food into the hot pot with delight.
"Don't put too many dishes into it. You cannot finish all of them," Nathan said disdainfully. 'How could she ingest that much? She must have been a boar in her past incarnation!' Nathan reflected.
"Of course I can finish it. You can help me finish it," Mandy responded with a beaming smile. Her exquisite face was glorious in the light, but Nathan couldn't help grimacing when he noticed the one side of her face had not been washed off from makeup.
"Come here!" Nathan gave an immediate order as he twisted his finger at Mandy
Mandy stepped towards him and looked straight at him.
Nathan took out a bundle of soggy tissue and mopped off the make-up on Mandy's face. He was so gentle to avoid hurting her. He didn't wear a delightful smile until he saw her perfect face was cleared.
"I don't approve for anybody to touch your face!" Nathan said. His icy voice had a hint of caution.
"Yes." Mandy nodded her head as if he possessed her. In fact, it had irked her when Justin helped wipe her face today even though he did so in brief seconds. It was out of her expectation. But she was glad because Justin did it with the tissue.
"Is Justin the man who was on the blind date with you today?" Nathan asked as his eyebrows somewhat frowned. Although he had never met Justin in person, he had seen Justin's information on the Internet, so he got to recall his features since he could recognize people with ease and had a great recollection.
"Yeah, it's him!" Mandy answered, not even astonished at all. 'As long as it's what Nathan wishes to know, he will discover it soon!' she thought to herself.
At the moment, Nathan tightened his eyes and snickered. 'The game is becoming better and more entertaining!' Nathan reflected to himself.
"Where is your former high school?" Mandy asked while eating the dishes in the hot pot.
'It's delicious…' she thought.
"No. 1 High School," Nathan answered before he took up his chopsticks and started to chew the mutton in the hot pot with grace.
"Really? So you are my senior!" Mandy exclaimed as joy overwhelmed her. She slightly moved her ruddy lips as if a blossoming red rose in the night sky touched her, which had magical power.
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