The Vegetarian and the Meat Lover

Mr. Vegetarian has been a devout Buddhist for many years and only eats vegetarian food, clear soup, and avoids meat and fish. He would even frown at the sight of a few drops of sesame oil. He met Miss Meat Lover at a joint company party, where she wore a stunning black dress and had a curvaceous figure. But the next moment, Mr. Vegetarian was dumbfounded.

During the party, they had a buffet dinner. Mr. Vegetarian was holding a plate of cucumbers and purple cabbage, while Miss Meat Lover sat in front of him, chewing on a piece of steak and eyeing the hotdogs on the plate. At the masked ball, they drew lots and ended up as partners. Miss Meat Lover raised an eyebrow and said jokingly, "Can you dance if you only eat grass?" But as she spoke, she accidentally stepped on Mr. Vegetarian's shoe with her high heels.

"Ah!" Mr. Vegetarian's scream echoed through the ballroom. Miss Meat Lover blushed and said, "Don't shout. They'll think I did something to you!" Mr. Vegetarian played a prank and whispered a few more times, and Miss Meat Lover angrily stomped on his foot, making a "crunch" sound.

After the party, Miss Meat Lover took two days off from work. Looking at Mr. Vegetarian's foot in a cast, she asked him seriously, "Are you trying to scam me?" Mr. Vegetarian could not help but chuckle.

Miss Meat Lover only loved meat and would feel nauseous at the smell of vegetables. She ordered three servings of fried chicken and two seafood supreme pizzas for delivery, even the soup was chicken soup. When Mr. Vegetarian was on the sickbed, he would involuntarily say "Amitabha Buddha."

Before Mr. Vegetarian's foot had fully healed, Miss Meat Lover fell ill. Her condition was not good, with a lymph node cyst and some serious symptoms. "So my neck isn't fat, it's just swollen lymph nodes," she said with a sigh of relief. While colleagues visited her in the hospital, Mr. Vegetarian leaned against the balcony railing and quietly watched Miss Meat Lover. During these days, he had heard many stories from visitors. Miss Meat Lover had grown up poor and was the eldest in the family. She was not treated well and often had to skimp on meals, eating only fried vegetables and boiling rice in hot water. Gradually, she developed a fear of vegetables similar to a phobia, and after starting work, she had to support her younger siblings' tuition. In order to work more, she became particularly good at eating, devouring calories day and night. Mr. Vegetarian forced her to eat vegetables, coaxing and tricking her in various ways. He mixed avocado into meatballs, inserted garlic sprouts into cheese chicken nuggets, and mixed carrot juice into milk, saying seriously, "Diet and rest are very important. Don't torture yourself like this again." Miss Meat Lover looked at him solemnly and said, "You really remind me of my dad." In the process of making healthy and delicious food in various ways, Mr. Vegetarian started a public account, sharing the process of making various meat and vegetable dishes and every detail he loved about Miss Meat Lover.

More and more people began to follow Mr. Vegetarian's public account, and the comments were encouraging him to confess his feelings to her. Mr. Vegetarian had a selfish motive, and he wanted to make 520 meals for her before confessing his love.

One day, he came up with a new dish after work and couldn't wait to bring it to Miss Meat Lover. At 10 pm, he drove to the hospital with a light step. But this time, he saw a different side of Miss Meat Lover.

The girl was sitting alone on the hospital bed, hugging a white blanket, quietly weeping. When the door of the ward opened, she immediately wiped her tears - Miss Meat Lover was a natural actress. She was afraid of pain and pressure, and trivial matters overwhelmed her. Her parents kept calling to ask for money, and she suddenly felt lonely.

"I want to eat meat," Miss Meat Lover whispered, "without any vegetables."

Mr. Vegetarian did not know where his courage came from, but he walked up and hugged Miss Meat Lover.

The public account was later discontinued, and the most recent post was shared many times. Many people asked, "What happened to them in the end?" But no one knew for sure. Perhaps Mr. Vegetarian and Miss Meat Lover were happily together, and they had overcome their bad habits and lived extremely healthy lives. Or maybe Miss Meat Lover still loved meat, and Mr. Vegetarian still stuck to his old habits. But everyone chose not to think about the other possibilities.