Asking to elope!?

After the walk down the slums and the rotten red light district, the pair circled back and returned to Uncle Gu's tea house and found a corner to properly chat. 

Liu Sumeng offered her some alcohol which she intelligently refused with a giggle. Instead, she ordered a few sweets and melon seeds to share with tea. Not his preferred drink but she insisted on it, pointing out that drinking excessively in daylight would only invite more unwanted attention.

Liu Sumeng relented, knowing that Nan Chang was right.

Uncle Gu's tea house was suitably busy at this hour. There was a weird air about the city of late, both triumphant and tense.