“Come on, baby!!! You know you want to!” Linlin was bouncing up and down, tugging at TangShi’s sleeve as she tried to finish washing up after dinner. “Zhengy promised me that when he got off work he would take me out, and you two should totally come. A double date to celebrate your best friend’s first serious boyfriend! This is a big deal.”

“I know it is, and I’m really happy for both of you. I love you two together. It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s just YuZhi has been tired the last few days with work and the arrangements for the engagement announcement. I don’t want to...