Chapter 94 - Ate a Bowl of Noodles, Met a Demon Hunter (1/2)

Hong Bao hid not far from the teahouse at a stall selling noodles. After an hour of not ordering the boss got angry and towered in front of her, arms akimbo. ”Young Miss, you can't just sit here, hogging the table to yourself and not ordering something! Now do you want to eat something or not? If not, then get out of here for heaven's sake!”

Hong Bao shrunk up. ”Then … I'll take a bowl of noodles?”

”Hmph.” The boss went back to get her order and dropped the bowl onto the table with a bang. She threw Hong Bao an unfriendly look and swaggered back to her counter. Hmph, customers these days … Sitting there and eying the teahouse on the other side of the street. I'd like to know what's so good about that teahouse! Hopefully, they'll close down soon.

Hong Bao took her chopsticks and started eating the noodles one at a time, chewing each of them carefully as if she might choke otherwise. The owner's brows twitched. She was of half a mind to go over and chastise the brat, but some of her other customers were looking and seemed to enjoy themselves.

Let's wait and see how long you're going to continue like that. You can't take forever with one bowl of noodles, can you?

Unfortunately, the boss had underestimated Hong Bao's talent in slow-eating. She continued eating until all her noodles had grown cold and the sky above turned dark. Most of the other customers in the stall had already left and even in the teahouse on the other side of the road Mister and Madam Zhong were wrapping up for the day.

One of the few customers still in the stall stood up and carried his own bowl of noodles over to Hong Bao. ”May I?” He motioned to the bench on the other side of the table.

Hong Bao, who still had five noodles left in her bowl, looked up and nodded. The man smiled. He was quite good-looking and Hong Bao couldn't help but stare for a moment. If it hadn't been for Shun Tao … No, if she hadn't become a deity, she might have fallen in love with such a man.

”Little lady, I've watched you eat one bowl of noodles for over three hours now. Could it be you ran out of the house and forgot to take your purse with you?”

Hong Bao's eyes went wide and she started patting her body. Oh, no! He was right! She really didn't bring her purse! How would she pay for her bowl of noodles now?!

The boss saw the exchange between the two of them and hurried over. ”What, no money? I should have known you were trying to dine and dash! Don't think you'll get away with this! I'll —”

A hand with one silver liang entered her sight. ”Might this be enough to pay for both of our bowls?”, asked the man opposite Hong Bao.

The boss shut up at once. ”Of course … But why would you pay for her?”

The man only continued to smile. The boss took the money and threw another glance at Hong Bao. Being young and having a nice face sure does wonders. She was probably waiting for some idiot to help her out. Well, it wasn't her loss. She had her money and didn't have to care for anything else. That guy would see what he got from his meddling.

The woman went back to her counter while the man turned to Hong Bao.

Hong Bao stared right back. What a nice guy! ”Thank you!”

The man smiled. ”No need to thank me. Things like that can happen. Isn't it natural to help each other out?”

”Yes!” Hong Bao's eyes shone. This man thought the same way as her! She leaned forward and clasped his hand. ”Thank you so much! You know, I really didn't think about it. So much happened in the last few days.” Her face sank and she looked over at the teahouse. The last guests had just left. That reincarnated crown prince would probably leave soon, too. Could she really accomplish her goal?

The man opposite her looked at the hand Hong Bao still clasped. He felt a little torn. Being this close to a young woman, even touching her naked skin … It probably wasn't good. That was one of those instances where he should take responsibility. But she had been the one reaching out.

He really had only wanted to help her with paying, since she seemed like a nice lady that really just forgot. That type of airhead … He actually liked it. But he couldn't take a wife. What if something happened to him? His job was dangerous. He didn't want to make such a young girl a widow. Though, she seemed to have taken a liking to him. Maybe he should just see where it led them?

He looked up and froze. That young lady who he thought had fallen in love with him … She was, in fact, still examining the teahouse on the other side of the road. Her expression was grave. It was painfully obvious that she was somewhere else with her thoughts. She probably hadn't even noticed that she was holding his hand.

The man repressed a sigh and cleared his throat. ”Little lady, is something the matter with this teahouse?”

Hong Bao faced him once again, her eyes wide. ”Yes! How did you know?”

The man was as stunned by her reaction as Qiang Wei had been. ”That … You've been staring at it for a while. I just guessed there might be something strange with it.”