All kinds of ingredients were put into the spicy soup. The fragrance from the soup permeated the entire room.
Yun Yiyi had always enjoyed the food here, and she did not pay particular attention to the environmental hygiene. Although there were cobwebs in the corners of the room, and there were oil stains accumulated over the years on the table cloth, as long as the food was clean and the bowls and cutleries had been washed clean, she thought it was acceptable. She had forgotten that Fei Mo who usually frequented fine-dining restaurants must not be used to this kind of small restaurant that looked dirty.
Indeed. Fei Mo was not used to this kind of place. Although they had booked a private room, in fact, they were only separated by a paper-thin wall from the other customers. Most people who gathered to eat hotpot were usually in high spirits so it could get noisy. Usually, no one would mind it. However, he could not get used to the noise.
Yun Yiyi lowered her head to eat. The smile on her face was one of satisfaction from eating her favorite food. She did not find the noisy atmosphere bothersome.
Meanwhile, Fei Mo was slightly stunned by the discovery of his feelings. They had just met, how could he have such feelings? Moreover, it was the first time he had such feelings toward a woman. He resolutely suppressed the emotions that should not have appeared.
He sat quietly and did not touch the bowl and chopsticks. The pungent smell in his nose made him uncomfortable as though his nose was blocked.
Yun Yiyi, who was engrossed in her food, finally noticed that Fei Mo did not touch the food she had put in his bowl. "Why aren't you eating?"
Fei Mo finally coughed after enduring for a long time. His nose and throat were itchy and uncomfortable. He really wanted to endure until the end, but he really could not. He coughed again.
Yun Yiyi set her chopsticks down on the table and looked at him worriedly. "What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
"No." Fei Mo looked at Yun Yiyi and shook his head. The expression on his handsome face was as indifferent as usual.
Yun Yiyi poured a cup of warm water and handed it to Fei Mo. "It might be because the cold in the car made you uncomfortable. Drink some water."
Fei Mo took the cup of warm water from Yun Yiyi and drank all of it. He heaved a sigh of relief when the itch in his throat subsided somewhat. However, his nose was still blocked and uncomfortable. Alas, that seemed like it would only be resolved once they left this place.
Yun Yiyi poured him another cup of water and asked worriedly, "Do you feel better?"
Fei Mo took the cup from her. His heart moved when he saw the genuine worry in her eyes. Despite that, his voice was still indifferent when he said, "I feel much better."
Yun Yiyi sighed in relief. "It's best if you drink a cup of indigo root tea when you get home so you don't fall sick."
"Okay."
She glanced at the untouched food in his bowl and asked, "Is… is it because the food isn't to your liking that's why you're not eating?" Then, she said in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I forgot to use a clean chopstick when I was picking food for you and used my chopsticks instead. Let me get a new bowl for you."
Yun Yiyi was clearly mistaken. Fei Mo did not eat not because she did not use a clean chopstick when picking food for him, it was because he had never been to such a dirty place to eat. He had never eaten something like hotpot before.
Nevertheless, Fei Mo stopped Yun Yiyi. "No need." Then, he picked up his chopsticks and picked up the shrimp she had said was delicious before putting it into his mouth.
'Spicy! It's too spicy!' He felt his tongue go numb. It was really unbearable. So this was the kind of food she liked? She looked so delicate and frail as though a gust of wind would be able to sweep her off her feet. Who knew her taste buds were so strong?
In fact, Yun Yiyi liked eating spicy food because it was a way for her to vent the frustrations in her heart. Everyone had their own difficulties and had their own ways of dealing with their difficulties. For her, she vented by eating spicy food.
Fei Mo really could not endure the spiciness. He felt uncomfortable from his tongue to his stomach. He really wanted to cough but tried his best to suppress it.
After Fei Mo ate the shrimp, Yun Yiyi asked excitedly, "How is it? It tastes good, right? The shrimps here are famous."
"Fei Mo ignored the churning in his stomach when he saw the excited expression on her face and said something he did not mean, "En, it's okay."
"Then, have a few more..." Yun Yiyi picked a few more shrimps for Fei Mo upon hearing his reply. "You haven't eaten at all. You must be famished. Eat more."
When Fei Mo saw the shrimps in his bowl, his expression stiffened slightly. However, when he saw Yun Yiyi looking at him expectantly with a pair of big and bright eyes, he did not have the heart to refuse her. In the end, he steeled himself and picked up a shrimp with his chopsticks.
While they ate, he would look at her from the corners of his eyes. He had never been so interested in a woman before. Each of her movements was exceptionally charming in his eyes.
When she ate, her face lit up with happiness and satisfaction. In turn, it made him feel happy as well. Even the shrimp he could not stand seemed slightly delicious at this moment. As he accompanied her to eat, he kept drinking cup after cup of water.
After a while, he suddenly asked, "Are you... sad?"
"Sad?"
Fei Mo looked at Yun Yiyi and said, "Sad about your divorce with Gu Jingyan."
Yun Yiyi was taken aback. Then, she laughed. She thought he had found out about her dismissal from work. Who knew he thought she was sad about that insignificant Gu Jingyan?
"Why should I be sad? I'm not sad at all. I'd rather eat a few more bowls of rice than waste time feeling sad over Gu Jingyan. I'd be a fool to feel sad about him."
"..."
Seeing Fei Mo raise his eyebrow, Yun Yiyi set the chopsticks down and took a sip from her cup. "I don't have any feelings for Gu Jingyan at all. It was an accident that we got married."
When she recalled how her family had manipulated her into marrying Gu Jingyan, she felt as though her heart was being stabbed. In the next moment, she hurriedly picked up a red chili pepper and directly put it into her mouth. It burned her mouth and stomach, but it seemed to lessen the pain in her heart slightly.
Her face was flushed red, making her look charming.
Fei Mo who was briefly mesmerized by her quickly handed her a cup of warm water. He said in a low voice that carried a hint of comfort, "Don't abuse yourself just to vent your sadness."
Yun Yiyi's entire body stiffened. 'How did he know?'