"I like seeing you eat. I like a girl with appetite."

"Cough! Cough!" I choked on my burger when Robin Yang said that. I drank my coke and stared at him weirdly. He was currently putting his hand on his chin, attentively watching me eating. "Why would you say that? Are you calling me out for eating too much?!"

Robin Yang shook his head, "No? I just like to see you eating healthy."

"Huh? You know that sounds weird to say, right? Did you often watch that crazy Mukbang?" I started imagining Robin Yang watched those crazy Mukbang with weird food. Sometimes giant stuff, even worse, living squids, octopus, or eating a giant cake that would definitely give you instant diabetes.

And then, Robin Yang would say, \'Mhm, so sexy.\'

….

…

I stopped eating the burger and swallowed the bun hardly.

"Listen here, Robin Yang. I do not judge you for your preference, but really, people don\'t do that stuff in Mukbang videos in real life. It\'s too crazy and unhealthy," I advised him. "If you like a girl with a big appetite, you will bound to see them getting fat."

"Uh… I don\'t know," Robin Yang scratched his head. "I just think that you look very good when you are eating healthy and happy."

"You say that to every girl? Aish, don\'t! They might misunderstand that you are insulting them by quipping at their eating habit!" I warned him. Robin Yang was younger than me, so he might not understand that his word could sound very insensitive to some girls.

"Did you say something like that to other girls also? Don\'t do that again, okay? Ying Jie is reminding you as an older woman!"

Robin Yang frowned, then asked back, "Did you get offended, though?"

"Huh?" now I was the one who got confused. I scratched my head and replied, "Well, I don\'t feel offended at all. Since I know you didn\'t mean it in a bad way. I\'m just telling you to be careful, so you don\'t hurt other girls ah!"

"Then it\'s alright," Robin Yang said. He shrugged and added, "I never said that to other girls anyway."

"You never said that to other girls? Thank god, I thought you broke a girl\'s heart—"

"Uhm… because I never pay attention to other girls, so I never said that," Robin Yang said truthfully. "Ying Jie is the first one for me to say that. B—But don\'t think much about it! I just said that out of whim!"

I paused for a moment and then fanned myself with my greasy hand, "Oh my! You can be so flirty! Don\'t do that often to your Ying Jie. I am too old for your cringy pick-up line!"

Well, I said that. But as an inexperienced woman, I couldn\'t help but blush when Robin Yang said that. My cheek reddened, and I had to cover it by lowering my head slightly. Maybe this was part of the rental boyfriend service? Someone as handsome as this guy, it would be too unscientific if he didn\'t have a fling while uselessly searching for his childhood sweetheart. At least, he should have one or two random flings.

\'Man, this rental boyfriend thing is deadly! This is their way to snare desperate, unsuspecting women, so they will spend more time and more money for rental boyfriend charge!\'

\'Hah! I will not fall into your honey trap! You capitalistic handsome man!\' I swore in my heart and continued eating my burger. Although Robin Yang charged only 100 Yuan for the whole day, who could\'ve predicted that he might increase his rate for the next date? I should not get too deep into this.

\'Shi Ying! You are a mature woman who has eaten more rice than this green boy! Don\'t get tempted by his sweet lips! This is part of his marketing strategy!\'

I ate his burger since it was left untouched by him and burped a bit with my stomach bulging. I could feel the button on the skirt was already trying its best not to burst. I got insecure immediately because Robin Yang kept on staring at me. I sat with a straight posture again to hide my belly.

"Don\'t look at me, lah! Don\'t you see that I just ate a lot of food?"

"And?" Robin Yang asked innocently. He didn\'t seem to be bothered.

"Go stare at something else!" I yelled. But Robin Yang did not budge. Instead, he stared at me with his deep eyes and asked:

"Who is my date today?"

"Me, obviously," I replied.

"Then the one I should prioritize is you. You are the one in my eyes right now," Robin Yang stated confidently.

"Whaaaa—"

\'Oh damn! My heart, stay still! This is a marketing strategy, marketing strategy!\' I took a deep breath. Despite my obviously red face, I kept my cool and acted professionally.

"Since you said that, then I demand your attention for the whole day! Remember that you are my boyfriend today," I said.

Robin Yang smiled and nodded. He took out tissues and said, "There is a stain on your lips."

I was stunned when Robin Yang started wiping my lips. This scene should be a romantic scene for a couple. When the boyfriend wiped a stain of cream or chocolate on the girlfriend\'s lips. Or he could go all the way and wiped it with his thumb and then licked it before saying, \'I like the taste of your lips.\'

…

But since I was eating greasy junk food, his wiping felt more like him spreading the grease all over my lips and nose. The oil felt yucky, so I dodged his incompetent wiping and said, "Aish, you, this is not romantic at all! Look at my face!"

Robin Yang saw my face and finally realized what had he caused.

"Pfft!" Robin Yang covered his mouth with his palm, trying to hold his laugh.

"What? What\'s funny?"

Robin Yang said nothing, but he unlocked his phone and used the front camera to check my current appearance.

I saw a half of my make-up, nose under had been ruined. Lipstick smudged all over, foundation, blush, everything was smudged because Robin Yang wiped the grease all over my face.

I looked more like a failed Joker cosplay.

…

\'AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! MY MAKE UP!\' I was screaming internally while Robin Yang was trying his hard not to laugh.

Robin Yang took a deep breath and said, "I—It\'s okay, Ying Jie. You are still the prettiest—"

"Don\'t sweet talk me!"

Three rules of the first date by Shi Qiang:

1. Dress your best! (X)

2. Eat like a princess! (X)

3. Don\'t fart (?)