The latest episode was over. The rain outside had also stopped. The dark clouds had scattered. Ya Qing pushed open the main door of the Golden Courtyard, smelling the slightly damp air. He didn't understand why he liked the weather after it had rained.
"It's so late, are you guys still going out?" Su, who had just returned from outside, opened his still-dripping umbrella and placed it in the courtyard. "Yeah," Ya Qing replied, holding Mobius's hand.
Looking at the two who had been sticking together all day since they had confirmed their relationship, Su kindly reminded them, "Then you should still bring an umbrella. The weather is very strange today. It might rain again soon."
Ya Qing shook his head. He didn't want to go shopping with an umbrella. Mobius took a retractable umbrella from the umbrella stand and put it in her bag. Looking at the two's departing figures, Su smiled and shook his head. He couldn't understand. Kevin's IQ was like that before he was in a relationship. Why did Ya Qing also become like a child after he was in a relationship?
Kevin was on the sofa watching the Demon Sword Divine Machine: Alahato produced by Anti-Entropy Entertainment. He suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose, and muttered to himself, "Is someone cursing me?"
"Tsk, love is really a poison," Su sighed and then retracted his gaze.
Ya Qing and Mobius did not drive, but took a taxi to the west side of Nagazora City, to Mekawa Lake. That was where they had confirmed their relationship. The two walked on the Mekawa Bridge. The bright streetlights illuminated the road ahead. Beside them was a constant stream of traffic. This was a sacred place for lovers in Nagazora City. There were also rumors that this bridge had been blessed by the god of love.
Mobius was a firm materialist. She did not believe in so-called gods. If there really was a god in the world looking down on the world, if their feelings were really blessed by the god of love, then what did her ten years of waiting count for in the eyes of a god?
Mobius stopped and leaned on the bridge's guardrail, looking at the lake below, which reflected the streetlights. "Are you tired?" Ya Qing thought Mobius was tired, so he leaned on the bridge's guardrail with her.
Mobius shook her head gently and inexplicably asked a question, "Little lab rat, do you think parallel spacetimes really exist?"
"I don't know," Ya Qing answered very simply. He looked at the moon and said, "Maybe... there are. I once heard a theory that the world under our feet is actually on a tree."
It was a very absurd and ridiculous statement. Probably not even a child would believe it. The adults might laugh at his "naive innocence." And this world-renowned doctor, when she heard this theory, did not laugh at Ya Qing, but nodded in agreement.
"A very interesting theory. I have also heard a theory that every time a person wants to change themselves, it means that the original him has already died." Mobius took a deep breath. "Little lab rat, sometimes I suspect that MEI has researched a time-space tunnel and pulled another you from another spacetime over."
"Senior, you're really a little cute," Ya Qing turned around and leaned against the guardrail.
"Where am I cute?"
"Stupidly cute," Ya Qing reached out and poked Mobius's forehead.
"Little lab rat~~~" Mobius's tone suddenly became sickly sweet. Ya Qing became alert again. "Senior, what do you plan to eat tonight?"
Before Mobius could open her mouth, Ya Qing directly interrupted her. Mobius knew that Ya Qing didn't want to talk about the topic she was about to bring up. After hearing his question, the doctor, who usually had to be forced to even eat instant noodles, actually thought about it carefully. "It's been so many years. I'm a little nostalgic for the steak at the old-style restaurant at the university entrance."
Mobius's words pulled Ya Qing's memory back ten years. At that time, he, Kevin, and Su often went to that Western restaurant, and he had also taken Mobius there once. "Alright." Ya Qing thought of that delicious taste and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
It was no exaggeration to say that the steak at the academy entrance was far better than any ranked Western restaurant he had eaten at the headquarters. They took another taxi.
Senba Academy was also a famous school in Nagazora City, but it was overshadowed by the St. Freya Academy, which was invested in by the Schicksal consortium, so its reputation was not very prominent, but it was still one of the top schools in the Far East.
In a small alley across the street from the south gate of Senba Academy, there was an inconspicuous... restaurant. To say it was a restaurant was an overstatement. It only had a storefront and a red door curtain. It was not famous, and very few people ever went there.
The restaurant owner was an old man, looking to be in his fifties or sixties, his face full of wrinkles, very weathered. The layout of the restaurant was more Japanese-style, similar to a teppanyaki place, with a row of seats, and the owner would stand inside and cook steak for the customers.
"Welcome," the owner's voice was hoarse. Ya Qing and Mobius took their seats.
"Is that you? Little brother, you haven't been here in a long time, have you?" The owner recognized Ya Qing.
"Boss, you still remember me?" Ya Qing was a little surprised. He had not been to the Far East for at least seven years, and it had been ten years since he had been to this restaurant.
"Of course I remember. You and your other two little brothers used to come and patronize me often. How could I forget," the owner's eyesight might not be very good. He tried hard to see Mobius next to Ya Qing. "Isn't this the little girl who ate with you for the first time?"
"Yes," Ya Qing nodded. "The usual?"
Just as Ya Qing was about to answer, he heard Mobius beside him reply, "That's right, the usual." Ya Qing was confused. The owner turned around and started to cook, and he also asked Mobius, "Senior, do you come here often?"
"No." Mobius turned her head away proudly.
When the steak was served, the aroma of rosemary mixed with the meaty smell of the steak made Ya Qing's appetite soar. But when he took a bite, he found that it was not as delicious as he remembered. Ya Qing frowned. In contrast, Mobius was still chewing slowly, savoring the taste.
Ya Qing frowned and asked, "Boss, have you changed the way you cook steak?"
The owner shook his head. "I've had this shop for thirty years. From the beginning until now, neither the shop nor the method has changed a bit," the owner said meaningfully. "It's not the taste of the steak that has changed, but the people who are eating it."
Ya Qing's head felt as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer. When he took another bite of the steak, he found that the taste was the same as in his memory. It was still so delicious, but...
"Boss, stay healthy," after paying the bill by scanning the code, Ya Qing left a final sentence. The owner did not reply, but silently washed the dishes. Walking on the road late at night, under the red and green lights, Ya Qing held Mobius's hand tightly and did not let go.
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