Noah walked Nina to their reserved table. The fragrance of the pink roses wafted around them.

When Noah mentioned some recent cases, Nina began to talk, and the two chatted happily with each other.

Since he stood far away, Ford couldn't hear what they were talking about, but he could see the fondness in Noah's gentle smile.

He glanced at the two people and walked into the kitchen. Linn was busy in the kitchen. The rest of the dishes were ready to be served, except for the bowl of birthday noodles.

"Linn, how long will the birthday noodles take?" Ford stood aside and watched Linn meticulously kneading the dough.

Linn raised her arm and quickly wiped the sweat off her forehead. She grinned at him and said, "It's almost done. Is Ms. Lu here already?"

"Yes, she just arrived." Ford nodded. Seeing the sweat on Linn's forehead, he asked, "Why don't you turn on the fan?"

There was a fan in the kitchen, which wasn't that far away from her.

Linn continued to press on the dough and shook her head. "No, you can't turn it on. It's not recommended to shape the dough while the fan is on. If I knead the dough while the fan is blowing, the taste of the noo

. These are the most authentic dishes you'll have in Lexingport City, and Linn is an expert in cooking." Noah began to introduce them to her one by one.

Nina ate each one of them; she praised every dish.

She felt that she had more preferences now.

In C Island, she never made a decision on what she would eat. Even if it was something she liked, she was never able to eat it to her heart's content.

As time went by, Nina could tell whether a dish was delicious or not, but she didn't know what she liked to eat most.

After Nina came to Lexingport City, she knew that she fancied lollipops. Now, it seemed that these authentic dishes would also be added to her favorites.

It was as if Noah was gradually opening her eyes to the world.

After she arrived at Lexingport City, Nina felt like she was just a normal human being for the first time.

Everyone she met taught her something.

"Thank you, Noah." Nina gave him an appreciative look.

In response, Noah gave her a gentle smile. His eyes caught sight of Linn coming over with a bowl of noodles. He said to Nina, "If you want to thank me, then you should eat the birthday noodles, my birthday girl."