After all, he is still there

Jiang Qing was shocked. How come this guy has such a good memory?

Even she herself had forgotten the name of the dish she had made up, but he could still repeat it word for word.

But remember, no matter how good the food is, it can’t stop the food from being delicious.

Jiang Qing hesitated, "Well... I don't have the raw materials, so I can't make it."

As she spoke, she carefully raised her eyes to look at Lin Nanyan.

Lin Nanyan remained calm and didn't care. He just wanted to divert Jiang Qing's attention.

Without his reminder, and with so many things happening in between, it was obvious that Jiang Qing had forgotten about the purchase long ago, and he didn't hold out much hope.

He didn't care and said casually: "I knew you forgot."

"You can't just slander people," Jiang Qing retorted, looking up at Lin Nanyan's suspicious eyes. She emphasized, "I bought it, I really bought it."

"It's just... I lost it on the bus." She whispered.

She was so busy catching people that she didn't even know when she lost her hat, let alone the lotus root. She only remembered that when she came to her senses, her hands were empty.

Hearing this, Lin Nanyan frowned, bent down, and placed his hands on Jiang Qing's shoulders. He said solemnly, "Having said that, I want to remind you that in the future, when you encounter an emergency, don't rush out casually. If you don't...if there is no one to help you today, if that man goes crazy, can you handle it?"

Jiang Qing looked at the boy's cheek so close to her, and she pecked at the rice like a chicken. "Yeah, yeah, I know. I will be more careful next time."

If you encounter a sex maniac, don't take action; if you encounter injustice, don't take action. If everyone had to weigh the pros and cons, the crime would have been committed long ago, and the criminal would have escaped, making it extremely difficult to catch him.

She knew that what Lin Nanyan said made sense, he was worried about her.

However, if she had not taken action at that time, she would have felt guilty afterwards. She would have thought about this problem while eating and sleeping, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she would become, and the more regretful she would be, and she would be upset at why she did not take action at that time.

She didn't want to regret it.

Moreover, Jiang Qing thought that she was quite smart. She did not fall into the trap of arguing with the people around her in the car. After getting out of the car, she knew to call for help from the people around her and did not act bravely.

But when faced with a boy's concern, no matter how many reasons she had, it would seem a bit ungrateful to refute him.

Jiang Qing slapped the boy's hand away uncomfortably, turned her head and changed the subject, "Ah, it seems we are almost ready. I'll go up first."

Lin Nanyan looked at the girl's quickly disappearing back and thought helplessly that this transition was not sophisticated at all. It was so abrupt that it seemed like she would dare to do it again next time.

Forget it, he will pay more attention in the future and try his best to stay with Jiang Qing.

After all, he is still here.

After Jiang Qing went up to the rooftop, she quickly started playing with everyone.

Seeing that the barbecue grill had been set up, she took out the dipping sauce and showed it off: "This is an exclusive secret recipe that I asked my father to mix. It is absolutely delicious."

Song Shuang cheered: "Long live Uncle Jiang!"

"You don't know that Uncle Jiang's concoctions are unique," she excitedly turned her head to recommend it, but she didn't want to meet Ye Meiyan's gaze when she heard her voice. She froze, "Try it... more."

Help, she forgot that Ye Meiyan was sitting next to her.

The girl seemed unaware of the change in Song Shuang's tone and said flatteringly, "It looks delicious. I will savor it."

Jiang Qing, who was standing by, saw the awkward interaction between the two and felt that she really needed to take the initiative.

While Ye Meiyan was off to the side to get some fruit, she poked Song Shuang: "You're so awkward."

Song Shuang dodged when he was poked, his eyes flickering: "Is it so obvious?"

Jiang Qing was speechless. "You're just overthinking it. We're all classmates. Throw away all the unnecessary and inexplicable labels you've imagined and just treat her as your deskmate."

"Besides, the more you do this, the more obvious it becomes. Relax."

Song Shuang hesitated and said, "Me, try?"

She just has a PTSD towards this kind of people and will subconsciously avoid them.

Jiang Qing held her hand, not giving her a chance to regret, nodded and gave a thumbs up: "I believe you are the best."

Song Shuang felt elated after being photographed, he held his head high and chest out, and felt inexplicably intoxicated.

What Jiang Qing said was true. Aren’t they all classmates? What’s the difference? Who has she, Song Shuang, ever been afraid of?

She held her head high, looking straight ahead, and caught a glimpse of Ye Meiyan sitting down out of the corner of her eye.

Song Shuang pulled out some baby cabbage from the table, shifted his hips slightly, and asked Ye Meiyan, "There are techniques for applying sauce. Do you want to learn?"

Ye Meiyan's eyes wandered between the two girls and she smiled and said, "Of course, I'm happy to."

Jiang Qing watched Song Shuang smearing the sauce crosswise while instructing Ye Meiyan, and the atmosphere between the two finally gradually thawed.

She thought with relief, this is right.

After all, the future...

Before Jiang Qing could come to her senses, she suddenly heard Wang Huacheng's voice calling out, "The fire is lit, you can bring it over and roast it."

The three girls stopped talking after hearing this and stood up excitedly to gather around. The five of them gathered around the barbecue grill, each one louder than the last.

"Oh my god, it's charcoal barbecue, my favorite."

"Put up the iron net first."

"Does it need to be oiled?"

"I don't think so. Isn't it okay to just apply the sauce?"

"Never mind, let's grill one and try it first."

......

Several people were chattering, eager to try and get going.

Jiang Qing mixed in with the others and looked around first, only to see Lin Nanyan fiddling with the charcoal fire, trying to control the temperature, and he probably didn't notice this side.

She looked at the red-hot charcoal and the sesame-covered vegetables, and secretly wanted to grill a few to try.

As soon as I reached out my hand.

"cough."

Jiang Qing quickly withdrew one hand and turned to pick up the orange. "Ah, why do I suddenly want to eat oranges?"

Her eyes darted around the room, scanning back and forth to see where the oranges were placed, and suddenly her gaze was fixed on a certain point.

A large bowl of strawberries appeared in the place where the fruit plate was. More importantly, there was no green leaves at all. The strawberries were big and plump, and they were placed there wet, tempting people.

Jiang Qing:!!!

She couldn't believe it and turned to look at Lin Nanyan in surprise, her eyes shining.

Oh, she knew that Lin Nanyan was not a stingy person. How could he not be willing to give her a single strawberry?

The night before must have been an illusion, it was all an illusion.

Cross it out. Cross it out.

She admitted that she was seduced.

Today is also a day when I feel that Lin Nanyeon is incomparably handsome.

After Lin Nanyan hung up the iron net, he was aware of the girl's burning gaze, but he focused on the task at hand. He smeared the sauce on the skewers of meat that he and Wang Huaqiang had skewered together and placed them on a plate for later use.

When he tidied himself and looked up, he saw Jiang Qing flitting among the crowd like a butterfly, happily sharing strawberries with everyone.

Her eyebrows are curved and her smile is bright.

He just watched the girl come out from the crowd and come bouncing towards him holding a strawberry.

Jiang Qing was about to stuff the strawberry into his mouth.

Lin Nanyan's face changed slightly and he quickly stepped back. He didn't want to experience that weird feeling again.

He hurriedly said, "I can do it myself."

Jiang Qing motioned for him to look at his own hands: "Are you sure?"

Lin Nanyan lowered his eyes and saw that his hands were stained with light oil stains and brown sauce.

After two seconds of silence, he leaned down slightly and carefully opened his mouth to bite it, avoiding contact between them.

Lin Nanyue slowed down her movements, lowered her head, and her hair fell, covering the boy's eyes.

His eyelashes were straight and curled, casting a row of light shadows, and his snow-white teeth were embedded in the red flesh, making his lips and teeth look even redder and whiter.

"Lin Nanyan." Jiang Qing suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

Lin Nanyan raised his eyes.

The boy looked up with a cranberry in his mouth, his eyelashes raised, revealing his beautiful glass eyes.

A hint of confusion mixed in his cold eyes, coupled with the redness of his plump lips, painted a dazzling color on his clean white paper.

"I find you particularly handsome today."

Lin Nanyan was stunned and forgot what to do.

"Let me take your picture later. Trust my eye for photography," Jiang Qing suggested excitedly. "The composition and colors are absolutely stunning!"

The tightly closed chest cavity opened up, and fresh air rushed in. Lin Nanyan lowered his eyes and replied lightly: "Yeah."

He didn't know what he was expecting just now, and what he was losing now.

Just at that moment, he was sure that something was extremely wrong with him.

Seeing Lin Nanyan's indifferent reaction, Jiang Qing was dissatisfied, suspecting that he was questioning her skills: "No, shouldn't you be happy? I can definitely take a picture of you that makes you look super handsome, even more handsome than a model."

Hearing this, Lin Nanyan glanced at her and raised the corners of his mouth expressionlessly.

Jiang Qing: ...

"Forget it, whatever you want."

This smile is even more handsome than not smiling at all. What a waste of his handsome face.

Jiang Qing thought she had reached an agreement with Lin Nanyan for the photo shoot. She turned around and prepared to get two more strawberries to feed herself. As she was about to step out, a hand reached out right under her nose and stopped her.

"This is...?"

"Thermal gloves," Lin Nanyan raised his hand and pushed them in Jiang Qing's direction, "Don't you want them?"

He was about to pull his hand back when Jiang Qing hurriedly stopped him: "Yes, yes, how can I refuse your kindness?"

She tore open the package and put it on her hands, puzzled: "When did you prepare it? How come I didn't know?"

"It's too late for you to know." Before Jiang Qing could retort, Lin Nanyan continued, "Other people should need it too. Please share it with them."

Jiang Qing followed his gaze and saw a pile of gloves on the table next to the boy. She didn't care about what he said before and praised him from the bottom of her heart: "Good, you are still careful. I give you a thumbs up."

Lin Nanyan looked at Jiang Qing's back as she ran away happily after she finished speaking. After a long time, he lowered his head, took the other ingredients, and began to marinate the shrimp.

On the other side, Jiang Qing, wearing gloves, was messing around with a few people around the barbecue grill. In the end, they harvested some burnt ingredients.

Although it was burnt, she didn't care and still ate it with relish.

In the middle of the process, she ran to Lin Nanyan and tried to get him to taste her cooking skills.

Lin Nanyan declined the offer and declined it politely.

Ye Meiyan took a look at the interaction between the two, then lowered her head and turned the mushroom skewers in her hand. Grilling was not as difficult as she thought, but it was not easy either.

If you want it to taste good, you have to pay attention to it all the time. She has already scrapped several skewers, and she must not fail again this time.

Fortunately, although everyone was a novice at the beginning, they finally got on the road.

The table was finally filled with food.

Everyone was very satisfied, and the skewers they grilled themselves tasted delicious no matter how they were made.

Several people gathered around the barbecue, drinking beverages, with a few cans of beer in between.

"Well, Uncle Jiang is indeed the best."

"Wow, your cooking skills are quite good. This skewer of meat is very tender."

"Don't think I can't hear your irony..."

"Hmm? You heard it."

“Today’s dinner is indeed delicious.”

"I think so too."

......

A group of people started chatting about the delicious food in front of them, and it gradually escalated into a complaining conference.

Complaining about the teacher's abomination, the difficulty of learning, and the strict control of the family...

The topic became more and more off-topic. Ye Meiyan listened from the side and agreed from time to time.

When the conversation was almost over, the active participant Song Shuang actively suggested: "Just eating and chatting is boring, let's play some games."

She was about to ask who the undercover agent was, but before she could finish, Ye Meiyan suddenly interrupted her.

"Let's play truth or dare."

As soon as she heard the familiar term, Jiang Qing subconsciously looked at Lin Nanyan.

Lin Nanyan was very confused by Jiang Qing's ambiguous gaze. Just when he was about to ask, Jiang Qing suddenly turned around and returned to normal.

"OK."

Lin Nanyue looked at her thoughtfully, then looked away.

The middle of the table was quickly cleared, and Jiang Qing stared at the spinning beer bottles, lost in thought.

"Hey, you won the prize."

Suddenly being poked, she snapped back to reality, putting on a smile again and regaining her usual energy.

Jiang Qing asked for their opinions: "I choose the truth. Who of you wants to ask me?"

She looked around, but met Ye Meiyan's gaze.

Ye Meiyan's eyes fell on the face of the girl opposite her, and she slowly asked, "I want to ask you, why did you suddenly invite me?"

As the last words of the girl's question faded, Lin Nanyan's gaze fell on the plate in front of Ye Meiyan, where several skewers of grilled shrimp were placed.

It has a garlic flavor, and it is the only shrimp on the table that is made with garlic flavor.

But Ye Meiyan didn't even taste it.

Others also cast curious glances over. To be honest, Song Shuang and Wang Huaqiang were also puzzled.

"because--"

Jiang Qing looked at Ye Meiyan. Time had not left any traces of polish on her face. Compared to the future, the girl was still beautiful, but looked more immature.

But after all, they are one person, and her personality has never changed.

She wasn't surprised she'd asked the question.

To be more precise, Jiang Qing had already guessed it.