Li Song, upon hearing this, quickly opened with a smile, "Miss Zhao, don't be polite. Since you are here, please sit down and have a meal while we chat. After all, the private room is already booked, and it would be a bit awkward not to order anything."
Occupying a private room without dining is not appropriate, even if Jinyu Hall has good service, especially since many people are waiting to dine outside.
Zhao Lin thought it over and felt it made sense, "That's fine, we'll go dutch on this meal."
Splitting the bill is a very normal way of dining. During Zhao Lin's blind dates, they always went dutch for meals, tea and movies; she never took advantage of her dates.
Moreover, she had brought Lu Qingqing this time, so it was even less proper to let Li Song foot the entire bill, regardless of how wealthy he was—it wasn't an excuse for her to freeload.
In Hong Kong, it's also quite common for friends to split the bill, not to fleece one person.
