C439 You Are Thinking about Eating Leather

For Hsiang Tai, each day of summer vacation felt monotonous—marked by a tedious routine. Yet, there was one pleasant deviation: he had grown accustomed to waiting for Lee Ziqing to return home each evening so they could dine together, unless she texted to say she'd be working late.

Their shared meals weren't a result of Hsiang Tai's aversion to cooking; rather