In My Desperate Time

I take him to a small restaurant that I used to visit when I was in high school. Frances Louis also brought me here last time, and after eating here once, I really miss the delicious food of this place.

It is a rare chance today, so of course I have to come here to eat.

“Hi, Jane, did you change a new foreign boyfriend?”

As soon as the boss sees me, he greets me cheerfully.

“Change?”

The corners of my mouth twitch a little.

Do I look like a flirtatious woman who would change boyfriends frequently? The boss is really good at making up stories.

“No, the last one isn’t my boyfriend. This one isn't either, he is just a friend.”

I smiled awkwardly at the boss and sit with Donny.

On Donny's face, there is no discomfort and he seem to be adapting well to the environment here.

“I can't really understand the menu.” After flipping through the menu, Donny hands it to me and says, “You're a regular customer here, so please recommend some food.”

ate double-cooked pork over rice in high

order it as

tell the boss what we want and he

two plates with super-sized portions of

over rice. He picks

It's so delicious.” His eyes light up and he exclaims as

brought

eats a big plate of rice, and the plate is so clean that it looks like

devouring most of the

the bill. I look at him helplessly and say, “I promised to repay you, no matter how poor I am, I

and lets

to let a lady treat him a meal. But I would always feel like I owe him too much if I

I'm a person who hates to be

the boss gives me changes, he suddenly whispers to me, “I suddenly

news, after all, he's

scratches his head and seems to agree with

takes me to the mall

I haven't been to such a place for a long time. Before I got married, I would come here once every two or three months after I got paid and bought one or two pieces of clothes to treat myself. But ever since