Serene felt powerless when Dylan kindly requested to make Justin his plus one. She’s famished, and all she wanted was to have a steaming bowl of miso ramen. She no longer protested Dylan’s request.

They took Justin’s Maybach. She sat in the back passenger seat while Dylan sat shotgun with Justin, who drove.

“What do you want to eat, Shen?” Dylan asked in his signature energetic voice.

She no longer had to think about this question. Serene immediately blurted, “Japanese.”

“Excuse me, what?” Of course Dylan knew what she meant, but he wanted to tease her.

“Japanese. Japanese food, ramen to be exact.” Serene rolled her eyes at him, to...