"May I ask if you're here alone?"
The waiter asked politely.
"No, I'm looking for someone," Ning Yanan scanned the room and saw Jing Yan sitting by a window, staring blankly into space, her eyes flickering.
She signaled to the waiter and walked over to Jing Yan.
She sat directly across from her and looked at her pale face with furrowed brows.
She did not start the conversation.
"What would you like to drink?"
The waiter's inquiry startled Jing Yan, who then realized Ning Yanan was sitting opposite her.
"A cup of hot milk, thank you."
Ning Yanan hesitated for a second before parting her lips faintly.
She was now pregnant and dared not touch coffee anymore.
The waiter was momentarily stunned, seemingly surprised by her request for hot milk in a coffee shop, before he took the order and left.
Soon, a cup of coffee and a cup of hot milk were served.
Both of them stirred the contents of their cups, neither drinking nor being the first to speak.
