True Love Waits

Evelyn laid bare his lie. "Joshua already has my phone number. How do you think I know you were waiting here?"

"Fine, don't give it to me. At least, let's have lunch together. If you don't want to eat out, I'll cook for you," Sheffield offered.

She wanted to continue refusing him, but seeing the pleading look in his eyes, she finally gave in. "Okay."

He was about to kiss her when she added, "Invite Joshua."

"Why? He's probably on duty now," he said in a displeased tone.

"He is my boyfriend. If I go to your house alone, he might feel uncomfortable. Besides, it's noon now. He should be off duty," Evelyn insisted.

To be with her, Sheffield reluctantly called Joshua.

Before calling his friend, Sheffield stretched out his right hand in front of her. There was a packaged plum in his palm.

He opened it for her and put it into her mouth regardless of her objection. "I bought it specially for you, so you have to eat it. If you spit it out, I will not invite Joshua, and I'll drive you to my place right away and have sex with you!"

Evelyn rolled her eyes. "How childish you are!"

The call connected in no time. Both of them could hear Joshua's voice in the quiet car. "Dude, why do you keep calling me all the time? Are you in love with me? Leave me alone. I'm taking my girl to lunch." Sheffield turned to Evelyn. "Did you hear that? Your boyfriend is such a dick. He's going on a date with another girl."

Evelyn didn't respond.

"Who is with you, Sheffield?" asked Joshua.

"Your girlfriend. I'm going to cook lunch for her. Do you want to come? If you don't come, I will sleep with your-Argh!" Evelyn pinched his waist.

"What was that pitiful cry? Are you already sleeping with my girlfriend?" With a wave to his colleagues, Joshua got in his car.

Sheffield grabbed onto Evelyn's hand and yelled into the phone, "Screw you. Are you coming or not?"

me, when was the last

gonna drop by the supermarket first. You go to my place and wait for

"All right."

Evelyn on the cheek while she wasn't paying attention. "Let's go. Get

parked the car next to

Sheffield started looking for the best fish. Evelyn couldn't

convinced my master to accept me as his disciple by cooking just one dish for him-braised fish sticks with celery," Sheffield said as he picked out

successfully convinced his master and learned his skills, Sheffield had never

was time for him to pay his master a

Evelyn

ran into my master out of pure coincidence." He saw a fish he liked, and grabbed the net to catch it. He continued,

down once and asked, "You know traditional

notes and learned a lot from it. So, if something happens to yo- I mean, if you have any questions about traditional Chinese medicine, you can ask me." He was going to say, "If something happens to you," but that sounded like he was

over to take the fish that Sheffield had caught, and gut it on the

traditional Chinese medicine. So, I

that's fair. What other seafood do you want? We'll finish this and

eater." But she liked Chinese food

"What about scallops?"

shook her head. "I don't want

"Hairy crabs?"

"Okay."

eat stewed trotter with plum, raw salmon slices with plum sauce

asked. If that was really true,

I don't

wonder if you really know how

the radish

"Deal."