Chapter 6: 24 Hours Part 2

Gongsun Ce nodded seriously, "To think such a thing could happen, my ignorance has been laid bare. Then, following Miss Bysshe's customs, how should I order?"

"You, you, you..."

"Don't be nervous, miss, take it one word at a time." The grey-haired young man comforted her, "What's wrong with me?"

"—You just wait, Gongsun Ce!!!"

The ear-piercing scream pierced through every customer's eardrum in the restaurant, and in an instant, there was silence in the family eatery. The child at the next table, startled by the screech, dropped his spoon to the ground with a clang.

Dust Explosion, dressed in a waiter's uniform, dashed out the door, leaving two diners looking at each other, at a loss for words.

This time, Gongsun Ce asked sincerely, "...So, what's wrong with me?"

"I don't understand." The young lady looked out the window at the retreating figure of the purple-haired woman, "Maybe this is just a cross-cultural thing."

Some ten minutes later.