"How did the two of you see each other for so long?"
Lily asked with a weird look in her eyes. John ignored her and focused on cutting up more pieces of his steak and offering them to Rong Ming. Rong Ming shrugged and answered Lily in a flat voice.
"It's possible as long as you don't break up."
"But that's not easy to do."
"And breaking up is?"
Rong Ming seemed to have realized what Lily was so worried about. She continued to speak in a steady voice.
"Worrying about something in the future when it hasn't even started is the same as not even trying to succeed because you're worried about failure."
John finally blinked.
"What are you starting, and why are you worried? What are you two talking about?"
Lily gave him a brief smile and answered.
"You'll find out soon enough."
"Huh? I feel like I've heard this already. Wait, who said it…"