"Nurse Shen, how about letting me drive the motorbike? This way, you can relax and enjoy the scenery in peace." Ling Tian suggested the idea because everyone who passed them always stared at him.
"You know how to drive a motorbike?" Shen Yueyan didn't agree immediately because she had never seen him driving a motorcycle before.
"I can drive both a motorbike and a car." He was quite skilled in driving vehicles because he had eight years of experience.
"Then how about you drive on the way back?" She believed him right away, but she didn't want to swap places.
"Alright." He agreed instantly.
As she was driving her motorbike, a cat suddenly leapt out from the bushes and landed right in their path.
Shen Yueyan widened her eyes in surprise and instinctively squeezed the brakes. "Ah!"
Ling Tian was not prepared for the sudden braking.
His body shot forward, and before he could react, he was already pressed tightly against her back.
His hands landed on her slender waist, and his face hit the back of her head, allowing the sweet scent of her hair and skin to waft into his nose.
However, he quickly moved back because he didn't want her to misunderstand and think he was trying to take advantage of the situation.
"Are you alright, Ling Tian?" She didn't mind it as it was her fault for braking so suddenly.
"I'm fine." Actually, his nose was a little hurt, but he didn't mention it. "Why did you brake so suddenly?"
"A cat suddenly jumped onto the road and landed in our path." She told him that she was startled and instinctively squeezed the brakes.
"I see." He didn't blame her and only told her to be careful.
Their journey continued.
Several minutes later, they finally reached their destination.
"Let's warm up first." She uttered.
"Alright." He nodded.
After they finished warming up, they began running around the lake.
Maybe because the scenery was beautiful or perhaps because his stamina had improved slightly.
At that moment, he managed to run four hundred meters without stopping, one hundred meters more than yesterday.
Like yesterday, he walked a second lap to catch his breath.
Then, on the third lap, they began running again.
But before they could finish half a lap, it suddenly rained.
At first, they kept running, but they decided to stop shortly after because the rain grew heavier with each passing second.
"Let's take shelter in that restaurant." She pointed her right index finger at a small restaurant ten meters away from them.
"Alright." He agreed instantly.
Like them, the other visitors also rushed to the small restaurants around the lake since there was no shelter there.
As Ling Tian and Shen Yueyan entered the restaurant, a young female waitress named Xiu was charmed by their beauty.
She had seen many customers before, but none of them were as attractive as Ling Tian and Shen Yueyan.
She even could not take her eyes off them because she felt like two angels had just walked into her restaurant.
'What an attractive people!'
She praised them in her head.
'Are they a couple?'
She suddenly wanted to offer the special couple's menu to them.
"Ehm." When they were close to her, Xiu finally came to her senses. "Welcome to Huang Restaurant."
Shen Yueyan smiled softly before looking at the menu.
"One melon juice please." After ordering, Shen Yueyan turned to him. "What about you?"
"The same." he replied.
"Then, two Fruit Punch please." Shen Yueyan corrected their order.
"Miss, are you two lovers?" Xiu inquired.
Ling Tian and Shen Yueyan turned to her in surprise.
"Why are you asking that?" Shen Yueyan asked curiously.
"We have a special couples-only menu today," Xiu showed pictures of delicious yogurt parfait bowls and other couple-themed items. "If you order from the couples' menu, you will get a chance to play our discount game, with prizes ranging from five to fifty percent."
Shen Yueyan screamed with joy in her mind when she saw the couple's menu.
'The drinks and food look so delicious, especially that Fruit Parfait and Love drink.'
A desire to try them suddenly emerged within her.
'But Ling Tian and I are not a couple. What should I do?'
A crazy idea suddenly popped into her mind.
'Should I suggest we pretend to be lovers?'
Xiu had never met them before, so she would not know if she lied to her.
'Lying or not… lying or not…'
Since she could not suppress the desire to try the Fruit Parfait and Love drink, she chose to lie.
'Ling Tian, let's pretend to be lovers.'
She glanced at him and hit his foot with hers twice.
'Nurse Shen, do you really want to eat them?'
He could understand what she wanted right away.
'Yes. Don't worry. She won't know about it.'
She replied through her eyes again.
'Alright.'
She had been helping him since yesterday, so he decided to play along with her lies.
"Yes. We are lovers." Shen Yueyan held Ling Tian's right hand and lifted it, showing their intertwining hands to Xiu.
"Is that true?" Xiu threw a question at Ling Tian.
"Yes." he nodded as he smiled softly. "She is my girlfriend."
"Cancel our previous order. We will have the Fruit Parfait and Love drink instead." Shen Yueyan no longer wanted to drink melon juice.
"Before I write down your order, you need to do one more thing." Xiu told them that they needed to kiss each other first.
Ling Tian and Shen Yueyan widened their eyes for a second.
'What?! Kiss each other?'
They didn't expect her to say such a thing.
'What should we do? Should we just tell her that we are not a couple?'
He glanced at her.
'Are you trying to get us kicked out? It would be embarrassing if she knew we lied.'
She didn't want to become a laughingstock, so she refused to tell the truth.
'Then, what are you going to do with that condition?'
He acted like this because he took her feelings into consideration, or he wouldn't have made a big deal out of it.
'Leave it to me.'
She shifted her gaze to Xiu.
"We just start dating, so kissing feels… a bit too soon." Shen Yueyan gave an excuse and asked if Xiu could change the condition.
"But it's the rule." Xiu suddenly had an idea. "How about a kiss on the cheek instead? This is the only leniency I can give you."
"We can do it." Shen Yueyan agreed instantly.
"Then, please do it now." Xiu said.