A trip to the second dimension

"Wait a moment."

Hope caught up with Shimomura Izumi in the alley. When he saw the other person stop and turn around to look at him, he suddenly showed a sunny smile: "Do you want to eat hot pot together? I'll treat you."

Looking at the strange young man in front of her, Shimomura Izumi subconsciously wanted to refuse, but the hunger in her belly kept her from speaking.

"Let's go, spicy hot pot, it's delicious. I know there's a shop nearby that tastes good."

Hope still had a smile on her face and opened her invitation again.

In the end, under the dual stimulation of cold and hunger, Shimomura Izumi agreed to Hope's invitation.

As for whether this young man had any bad intentions, she didn't care. Anyway, she was already devastated from the moment she ran away from home.

Aren't you mentally prepared for selling your body or something like that?

If that's the case, why are you hesitating?

He took off his coat and put it on Shimomura Izumi. Nozomi, who was wearing only a shirt, had obvious muscle lines. Shimomura Izumi was stunned for a moment. He pulled the coat on his body and whispered thanks.

Smiling indifferently, Hope gestured her thumb to Shimomura Izumi. A faint steam was exuding from her body. Controlling the temperature made Shimomura Izumi feel much warmer.

Looking at Hope's appearance, Shimomura Izumi felt a little surprised.

He didn't pay attention to the changes in Shimomura Izumi, and hoped to take her to a nearby authentic Chinese hot pot restaurant.

After entering the hot pot restaurant, Hope stopped the steam output. There was heating in the store, so there was no need for his humanoid heater.

"Two of you?"

The waiter came up and asked with a smile.

"Well, just the two of us." Hope nodded.

After being led all the way to a seat in the corner, Hope took the two coats that Izumi Shimomura had taken off and hung them on the wall behind her.

The waiter who led the way left for a while and then came back quickly. He held an ordering machine in his hand and asked about the soup base and side dishes. After ordering, he finally asked what they wanted to drink before leaving.

"Now, it will be a while before the food is served. If you don't mind, you can eat some to warm your stomach first."

Nozomi handed the plastic bowl of oden in his hand to Shimomura Izumi. The food in it was all in bunches, but it was not stained with Nozomi's saliva or anything.

Looking at the steaming oden in front of him, Izumi Shimomura hesitated for a while, and finally reached out, picked up a bunch of fish balls and ate it.

Perhaps he was in a hurry, but after just two bites, Shimomura Izumi choked and coughed.

Seeing this, Hope quickly poured a glass of water for her and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, eat slowly."

Beating his chest, Izumi Shimomura coughed twice outside the table. Seeing that he hoped to push a glass of water over, he quickly reached out to take it, and drank all the water in the glass in one gulp.

After drinking the water, Hope looked at the girl sitting opposite and burst into tears.

No sound was made, but tears did keep flowing out.

I don’t know whether it was because I was thinking of something sad, or because I just choked on a fish ball.

While shedding tears, Izumi Shimomura reached out again and continued to pick up a bunch of kelp in the plastic bowl in front of her and ate it.

After a while, the waiter brought the drinks first.

Looking at Shimomura Izumi who was crying and eating oden, the waiter looked at Nozomi with a strange look for a while, and finally walked away silently.

He just walked away and turned around every step of the way, which made Hope look very embarrassed.

"Then what, you better stop crying, otherwise I will cry later."

Hope took out the tissue from the paper box next to her and handed it to Shimomura Izumi.

Hearing this, Shimomura Izumi looked up and looked around, and found that the guests sitting at several tables close to each other were looking at each other and whispering.

As if he had thought of something, Izumi Shimomura's face turned slightly red. He quickly took the tissue from Nozomi, wiped the tears from his face and continued to eat oden.

There was only a small bowl of food, and I wish I had eaten two skewers before. Izumi Shimomura was hungry for a long time, so he finished it all quickly.

There was something in his stomach, but Shimomura Izumi felt even hungrier.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the beef hot pot to be served. After the waiter lit the fire with a "click", the hot steam rose up with the spicy aroma, which made both of them move their index fingers.

When eating hot pot, let’s not talk about anything else. The enoki mushrooms have to be ordered first.

Hope picked up the enoki mushrooms without saying a word and fell down.

"Put in some fried dough sticks. The ones that cook quickly will be ready to eat soon." Hope knew that Shimomura Izumi was still hungry and pushed some quail eggs and gluten that had just been placed in the hot pot. Seeing that Shimomura Izumi didn't move her chopsticks, I personally picked up a pair of fried dough sticks for her and boiled them in the hot pot. After a few seconds, I picked them up and put them in Shimomura Izumi's bowl.

"Be careful because it's hot and eat slowly."

Hope said, picking up a chopstick for herself.

Looking at the fried dough sticks in the bowl that had absorbed the soup, Izumi Shimomura looked up at Hope opposite him with a normal expression. Finally, he picked up the chopsticks, ate the fried dough sticks in the bowl, and then worked with Hope to get rid of the other things in the hot pot.

Eating hot pot or spicy hot pot in winter is definitely a pleasure.

Soon Hope and Shimomura Izumi had sweat on their foreheads, but they both ate happily.

Although Izumi Shimomura is petite, she has a really good appetite.

Not only did she eat most of the dishes she ordered, but she also ordered two instant noodles in the end. The noodles mixed with the hot pot soup were also eaten by Xiacunquan, and she finally put down her chopsticks.

Looking at the mess in front of her, Xiacunquan blushed again, but quickly returned to a serious look, sat up straight, and bowed slightly to Xiwang: "Thank you for the hospitality!"

"It's a small matter." Xiwang waved his hand indifferently, and asked with a smile: "Are you full?"

Hearing this, Xiacunquan rubbed his stomach and said: "It seems that I can eat a little more."

After saying this, Xiacunquan was still a little embarrassed to observe Xiwang's expression. Seeing that the opposite side did not have any contemptuous expression, he was slightly relieved.

"I'm not full yet, so let's have some more side dishes, and we can talk while eating."

Xiwang called the waiter, and the two ordered some more side dishes, and asked him to remove the hot pot on the table.

Soon, the side dishes that had been prepared long ago were served. After eating two bites of peanuts, Izumi Shimomura finally couldn't help but ask Xiwang: "Do I need to pay anything for the meal you invited me to?"

Although Xiwang was very charming and had always behaved very gentlemanly, Izumi Shimomura always believed that it was impossible for someone to invite her to dinner for no reason, and there must be some ulterior motive.

And she was a high school student who ran away from home, penniless, and apart from her beautiful appearance, there was really nothing worth others' attention.

This answer was very realistic, but it still made Izumi Shimomura feel a lot depressed.