“I practiced for a long time in the cafeteria, ruined quite a few,” Zhou Rong self-deprecatingly rubbed his hands. “Glad I finished it before tonight… is it really good?”
Si Nan took another big bite, his mouth full, mumbling: “Want to try?”
“No, no, you eat, you eat.”
Zhou Rong: “…”
Zhou Rong stared intently at Si Nan, who returned an innocent look.
“…didn’t you taste anything?”
Si Nan said: “No.”
They looked at each other, Zhou Rong’s gaze slowly moving from Si Nan’s face to the nearly empty cake, his voice slightly trembling:
“Really didn’t taste anything?!”
Si Nan: “Really nothing. Oh, there was something hard, was it a strawberry?”
Zhou Rong: “…”
Si Nan: “I swallowed it.”
Zhou Rong: “………………”
Zhou Rong’s expression was like he’d been struck by lightning, incredibly dramatic, then he turned and shouted: “Call the medical team! Quick! Contact the hospital for an endoscopy! Captain Si has swallowed a foreign object…”
Si Nan finally couldn’t hold back his laughter, grabbing Zhou Rong and pulling out a sparkling ring from under his tongue.
The diamond was incredibly large, reflecting brilliant light in the snowflakes.
“Tell me,” Si Nan teased, holding the diamond ring, “where did you get this? Can you even afford it?”
Zhou Rong let out a breath, between laughter and exasperation.
Si Nan raised an eyebrow mischievously.
“Last week, when Tang Hao and the others were clearing out the B military district, I went along. Before leaving, I did some reconnaissance.
Tang Hao was holding a flashlight while I used a shovel, digging for half the night in the ruins after the military demolition, and finally dug out the display counter from his family’s store…
Zhou Rong pointed at the ring, his face slightly red: “All the rings were scattered on the ground. I took one, Tang Hao took one, and gave one each to Yan Hao, Chun She, Zi Xiang, and Ding Shi. Don’t tell Old Zheng, or he’ll start lecturing. Tang Fei even plans to keep his as a nest egg for his future wife.”
Zhou Rong, still flushed from the earlier drinks: “Come here, let Brother Rong put this pigeon egg on you.” As he pulled Si Nan’s hand, he realized the ring was too small.
