The 99th Divorce

Ou Ming remained planted on his seat and refused to move. Yu Lili stood towering above him, looking down at him.

This man in front of her, wearing an ill-fitting long down jacket, with his hand in a sling around his neck, and his lips in a thin flat line, looked grim.

It seemed that he had heard Yu Lili’s words. His expression became taut. “I’m hungry,” he said with a straight face.

“Then eat.” Yu Lili sat back down and looked at the man in front of her. She had absolutely no intention of feeding him. “I’ll give you 10 minutes.”

“Are you in a rush?” he asked.

“Yes!” Yu Lili said emphatically.

“I won’t eat then. Let’s go,” Ou Ming stood up as he was still speaking, fumbling his way out of his seat.

When Yu Lili saw that, she experienced a moment of panic and stopped him, “Didn’t you say that you were still hungry?”

“Aren’t you in a rush?” he asked.

“Me being in a rush and you eating your meal have nothing to do with each other,” she said.

When Ou Ming heard that, he calmly responded, “If you don’t have the time to feed me, I won’t eat.”

Yu Lili was speechless.

He still has the audacity to be that confident! I have to feed him? Do I owe him a debt or something?

Yu Lili laughed at the ridiculousness of it all. “Ou, how can you be this shameless?”

Ou Ming heard the question but didn’t dignify it with a reply. Instead, he simply stated, “Let’s go.”

Yu Lili turned to look at all the scrumptious dishes on the table. She exclaimed, “Look at all the dishes. They weren’t even touched at all. What a waste!”

Ou Ming stopped in his tracks and turned around to face Yu Lili. The eyes of man in front of her had no focus or shine whatsoever.

Strangely, when Yu Lili looked into his eyes, she began to feel a little guilty. She clearly knew that he couldn’t see, but she had the feeling that she had been thoroughly seen through by him.

Feeling frustrated, she sat her butt down. She picked up a pair of chopsticks and began picking food into her bowl. As she chewed her food, she said, “Damn assh*le. I’m wasting so much food because of you.”

Yu Lili buried her head in her food as she ate. Right when she could see him, a smile escaped Ou Ming’s lips. Just as suddenly, the smile disappeared without a trace.

Ou Ming felt his way as he sat back down and sat quietly.

When Yu Lili saw that, she was almost driven mad with rage. She leaned forward, roughly took his hand in hers, and shoved a spoon in his palm. She picked a few scraps of food into his bowl and ordered, “Eat on your own!”

Ou Ming laid the spoon down by the side. With his palm opened wide, he demanded, “I want a pair of chopsticks.”

Yu Lili ground her teeth together. She picked up a pair of chopsticks and shoved it into his open palm.

Ou Ming slowly ate from his bowl. Each of his movements took a long time, but his chopsticks never missed a target.

The meal took them more than 10 minutes. Yu Lili continuously filled his bowl with more food. Ou Ming gradually slowed down. When she saw that he was almost done, she requested for the bill.

Just when she had asked for the bill, Ou Ming suddenly said, “I want ice cream.” He quickly added, “Chocolate flavor.”

Yu Lili stared at him and retorted fiercely, “Won’t you just choke and die?” Although she said that, she nevertheless had the waiter bring a portion of ice cream over.

After Yu Lili had signed the check, she realized that Ou Ming couldn’t hold the ice cream on his own. So, the responsibility naturally fell to her. Looking at the ice cream made her mouth water. She snuck a look at Ou Ming, quietly took a spoon, and dug a spoonful for herself.