"Hello, Auntie."
Zhou Li tilted his neck to look back at a middle-aged woman passing by. He had helped her take a photo when he was going up the mountain.
Thanks to his distinctive appearance, the woman recognized him instantly and exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "I've run into you again, young man! What a coincidence. Do you have a partner yet?"
"I do."
"Oh…"
"Auntie, could you…"
"This is your…"
"You go ahead, you go ahead!"
"Auntie, you first."
"Oh, is this your little buddy?" the woman asked, turning to look at Huai Xu sitting next to Zhou Li.
"Yes."
"Does he have a partner?"
"He only looks like a boy, but he isn't actually. He dresses quite androgynously," Zhou Li said sincerely, and he wasn't lying.
"Oh…" the woman continued to nod, her disappointment evident. "So, is he your partner?"
"He isn't."
"Then where's your partner?"
"Working from home."
"Oh…"
