Eventually, the two separated and returned to their meal. As an awkward silence stretched between them, Wu Ling praised Yao Meifeng's cooking, comparing it to one of the most awkward meals they'd ever eaten at the home of a mutual friend during their school days. Back then, the food had been delicious, but their friend's odd topics and constant desire to gossip made it hard to just relax and enjoy the meal.
It was different, of course, from their current awkwardness, but it helped to break the tension that had formed in the air between them. One story about the past led to another and soon both of them were laughing and reminiscing about their days together in school and news of classmates that had moved on since Yao Meifeng had left the school.
