"Okay, don't you want to take a look at what's inside? Aren't you worried that I'm shortchanging you?" Jianshu changed the subject and deliberately insulted himself.

"Hehe, that's perfect. If you dare to shortchange me, I'll bring Lele to your house for dinner every day and make up for the shortfall. No, I'll double it. Let's see who loses out then."

"Add me in, since you're there, you can't get away."

Both of them smiled and agreed with her words, looking like they were finally able to eat at a rich man's house as they wished, which made Jianshu laugh.

It's not like she hasn't invited them to dinner at her house before, it's just that they declined most of the time. However, Jian Shu also understood their concerns. No matter how good their relationship was, it didn't make sense for them to come over for dinner so often.

As for Ding Ming? He brought his own food, or even double the amount.

"In that case, how about coming to my house for dinner tonight?" Jian Shu invited.

It just so happened that she brought back a lot of seafood. Although the fresh ones couldn't be taken out, the dried ones were still okay.

"No, no, I have something to do tonight. Let's do it next time." Pan Ning shook his head and refused.

Jianshu had heard the same reason for thousands of years so many times that his ears were callused. He ignored her and looked at Li Li.

Who knew that after hearing this, Li Li's face looked a little strange, and she moved her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but in the end she didn't say it.

She shook her head at Jian Shu and said, "Forget it today. Lele is still waiting for me at home."

"Well, since you are so unlucky, I won't try to persuade you. I was thinking of cooking a table full of delicious dishes." Jian Shu's eyes darkened, and then he crossed his arms and said proudly.

"Then I wonder if we will be lucky enough to have a table full of delicious food next time?"

"That depends on my mood next time. If I'm in a good mood, I'll cook you a table full of delicious food. If I'm not in a good mood, hmm, then just wait to eat grass."

"Lily, it seems we have to be coaxed by the chef. I don't want to eat grass." Pan Ning said very cooperatively.

"I don't want to eat grass either." Li Li also shook her head.

His vision was somewhat scattershot, and he felt somewhat absent-minded.

Jianshu chatted with the two for a while longer, ignoring Pan Ning's frequent checks on the clock. Li Li, who was sitting nearby, seemed to have forgotten what she had said earlier and was now chatting enthusiastically.

Seeing that neither of them had any intention of leaving, Pan Ning finally couldn't help but say, "Shushu, Lily, it's getting late. Let's go home for now. We can talk again at lunch tomorrow."

Jian Shu pretended to have just noticed and looked at his watch in surprise. "Oh, it's so late. Okay, let's go first. I have to go home and cook. See you tomorrow."

"We can't stop chatting like this. I have to go. Lele is still waiting for me at home. He must be getting anxious now." Li Li also looked at her watch, then hurriedly said goodbye to the two of them and left as well.

Watching the two people riding away on their bikes, Pan Ning found a secluded place and waited for a while, then turned and left.

At this moment, two furtive figures were peeking out of the alley not far away. If there were no one around, they might have been caught as thieves.

"How is it, how is it, has Ningning left?" Li Li, who was hiding behind Jianshu, pulled at her clothes and asked impatiently.

"Let go first." Jian Shu said through gritted teeth, feeling that his clothes were a little too heavy.

If she didn't let go, she would pull her clothes off.

Li Li then realized what she was holding in her hand and quickly let go. However, because she had been holding it for too long and with too much force, that part became wrinkled, forming a sharp contrast with the smooth surface next to it.

He quickly put a hand up to try to smooth it out, an awkward yet ingratiating smile appearing on his face, "I'm sorry, Shushu, it's all my fault for being too nervous."

"Okay, okay, let me go. I'll go back and iron it." Jian Shu said helplessly.

"Besides, what's there to be nervous about?"

Li Li lowered her head and said nothing, only pointing to the wall next to her.

Jianshu looked over and after seeing it clearly, his face instantly turned red.

It was covered with marks from her fingers.

He calmly took a half step to the side, blocking the wall with his back, and changed the subject: "Okay, now can you tell me the reason? Why are you staring at Ningning?"

When it came to business, Li Li immediately put what had just happened behind her.

Looking at Pan Ning's gradually disappearing figure, she waved to Jian Shu and said, "Follow him first. We can talk as we walk."

"Okay." Jian Shu shook his head helplessly.

The two men tiptoed two hundred meters behind Pan Ning, not daring to get too close for fear of being discovered.

"Okay, can you tell me now?" Jianshu said in a low voice.

She was still a little confused. Why did the two friends act strangely after returning from their business trip? She had only been away for a week, not a year, right?

One of them was following secretly, and the other seemed to know that someone was following her, so she was on guard. She looked back many times along the way. If she was more agile and had a lot of experience in the black market, she would have been caught long ago.

What's going on? Is this some new game? Jianshu was puzzled.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Li Li's words shocked her.

"I think Ningning has someone else outside."

"What...what do you mean by that?" Jian Shu asked stutteringly.

She wondered if there was something wrong with her hearing. What did she mean by "someone else"? Who? Did Pan Ning cheat on her? That didn't make sense. She wasn't even in a relationship, so how could she be cheating?

Li Li had no idea how much of a misunderstanding her words had caused. Thinking she hadn't understood, she explained, "I meant that Ningning seems to be dating someone."

"So they are dating! I was so scared! I thought... " Jianshu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, I said Ningning is dating someone, did you understand?" Li Li didn't expect her to react like this at all. She put her hands on her shoulders and shook her hard.

Jian Shu reached out and knocked her arm down, shrugged, and said, "Just date, then date. It's normal for an unmarried man and a unmarried woman to date, isn't it?"

She would have been surprised before, but after being frightened by Li Li, she was completely calm. As long as she didn't do anything immoral, the rest was fine.

Isn't it just a relationship? It's such a normal thing!

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