The two of them sat on the rock for a good while longer, their conversation flowing endlessly. But seeing how late it was getting, they finally got ready, hopped in the car, and drove back to the city.
Xiao Man was quiet on the drive, thinking, 'How am I going to explain getting home so late?' She had, after all, been on a secret rendezvous, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Gu Shaojun, however, was chattering away nonstop, as if he were on a high, calling her "baby" over and over. Xiao Man finally couldn't take it anymore. "Why do you keep calling me 'baby'?" she asked. "Where did you pick up that weird habit?"
"Oh, that? It probably started back when I was at the military academy in Country M. My roommates would always say 'my baby' when bragging about their girlfriends."
"So childish. Did you guys have nothing better to do? Don't tell me you bragged about your girlfriends every single day."
