As they finished their meal, Ace gently set down his chopsticks and stood up.
"Mei'er, I'm heading out to meet your junior brother," he said. "If you're done, you should also come along, alright?"
Before Aunt Hong could even process the words, Liu Mei's mouth opened wide, very unnaturally wide and to her deepest shock, the girl shoveled the rest of the pork clean off the plate and into her mouth in one go.
"Hghhh—mmmmm!" Liu Mei tilted her head back, cheeks bulging, then with one mighty gulp—gluk—it was gone.
She grinned at her mother with grease still on her chin. "Thanks for the meal, mother I'll come back for more later. "
"I'm coming, Master! Wait for me! Hehehe~"
Aunt Hong nearly fainted. "By the heavens—I thought my baby girl was going to die from choking! Huff!"
Ace chuckled, already turning to walk toward the door.
Liu Mei bounded after him, catching up in just a few strides, light on her feet as always despite the five pigs in her belly.
