299 Unreasonable

He frowned, finding her rather uncouth. Somehow, her eating mannerism, coupled with the sipping sound when she sucked the noodles, seemed to make that bowl of food more appetizing.

She, who was busy enjoying her food, failed to notice that the man had crept from his seat to her side. He suddenly leaned forward, caught hold of her hand that was holding the chopsticks, and covered her mouth with his. In one move, he effortlessly slurped the noodle strands that were in her mouth into his.

He chewed the delicious food, moving all corners of his mouth in obvious enjoyment of the taste.

She was stunned and then roughly wiped her mouth with the back of her hand before she pushed that bowl of noodles in front of him. She had lost her appetite after being teased by him.

"You can have this; I'm not eating anymore!"

"Why? Are you mad?"

"I can't be bothered with you. Go and finish the vermicelli!"