novelxo Chapter 202
However, Naomi thought that a true relationship would not be so lacking in warmth.
Scott had been paying attention to Naomi's gaze. She rarely had a strange look on her face. His fingers continued tapping.
Time passed by quickly. Soon, everyone headed for lunch. Dylan was the one who booked a local restaurant by the riverbank of Le Soleil.
Every dish has its history and story. Dylan introduced each dish to everyone as they were being served food.
Satisfied with Dylan's work, Chandler smiled. It always pleased him when Dylan was immersed in his work and executed it well.
Naomi had long collected her thoughts. At that moment, she was sitting by the dining table, listening to Dylan introduce a dish called 'Till Death Do Us Part'.
According to Dylan, this dish had a romantic history behind it.
Once upon a time, a wealthy heir had fallen in love with a poor farm girl. The farm girl was ugly and illiterate, but she was wise and kind.
After the heir confessed his feelings to her, the farm girl rejected him and left her home with her parents a thousand miles away and settled down by the riverbank of Le Soleil.
The farm girl knew that if she were to not leave, her entire family would be killed. She knew the class difference between her and the heir.
Never would she expect that the heir would look for her all the way by the riverbanks of Le Soleil. When he found her, he looked wretched like a poor beggar. He was also covered in injuries and scars. His handsome face was long gone.
The farm girl did not recognize the heir. She thought that he was just a beggar asking for food. That day, their family had just finished lunch, and there was still a little food left.
Thus, the farm girl handed him the leftovers. She said, "Once you're done eating, go and earn a living. You'll starve if you rely only on begging. Finding a skill is the only way to go."
The farm girl got up to leave, but the man grabbed her hand and said, "Now that I look like this, am I finally good enough for you?"
No one knew how their love story had been passed down the ages, but everyone knew how it ended.
Having been born with a silver spoon in his mouth and his needs taken care of, the heir's health suffered immensely while he searched for the farm girl. His body was no longer as healthy as before. He passed away a few short years after being together with the farm girl.
The farm girl had been living by the riverbanks of Le Soleil ever since. She planted a vegetable, the one that she fed the heir when he found her.
The vegetable was called Spring Bloom.
Legend has it that the farm girl swore to the vegetable that when the flowers bloomed in the spring once more, they would be together once more.
No one knew when the flowers bloomed, but they saw something during one fateful day. During spring when the flowers were in full bloom, the spring breeze had blown all the flower petals into the river. The fishes fought to eat the petals. In the process, the fishes formed the image of two hands intertwined.
This was why the people thought of paying homage to their love story by naming the dish 'Till Death Do Us Part'.
The dish was made with the fish in Le Soleil and the Spring Bloom vegetable. Just like them, being together forever.
Naomi looked at the steam coming from the dish. Her eyes turned tender. She might seem like a calm and peaceful person, but she was an extremely emotional person, especially when it came to love stories. She was truly moved by the story. She did not know if it was true, but she was willing to believe it. She believed that there were beautiful love stories all around the world since the dawn of time. Dylan then said, "There's also another legend behind this dish."