"If I hadn't reserved a table in advance, the two of us wouldn't have ended up standing out here on the street."
"Sigh!"
Charlotte let out a long sigh, then asked Annie what she wanted to eat.
Annie thought for a moment and then winked at Charlotte. "How about we go for hotpot?"
"Hotpot? Wasn't it not too long ago that someone swore up and down they were going on a diet, staying far away from high-calorie foods like hotpot and barbecue? And now you're already craving hotpot?"
"One hotpot meal won't make me fat." Annie mumbled under her breath, which was met with a doubtful look from Charlotte.
Annie scrunched up her nose at her, then linked arms with Charlotte while lowering her head to search on her phone for highly-rated hotpot restaurants nearby.
"Come on, I just really want hotpot. What do you think? Hurry up and take me, Lady Charlotte!"
"Alright, my lady, as you wish!" Charlotte chuckled softly, then followed Annie's lead as they walked forward.
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