After get off work, the two walked out of Tsinghua Science Park, and the cold air outside made them shiver involuntarily.
"What are we going to eat?" Wang Ming exhaled a breath of hot air and rubbed his hands vigorously.
Jiang Xia said, "It's so cold, let's have hot pot with mutton. It'll warm us up."
"Can."
The two walked toward the nearest mutton hot pot restaurant, and when they passed by a mobile phone store, Jiang Xia went in and got a SIM card.
In this era, you don't even need to register your phone number with your real name. As a result, there are a lot of people who owe a lot of money and can't afford to pay their bills, so they just choose to change their SIM cards since they can't find anyone to help them.
"Why do you need a SIM card?" Wang Ming asked, puzzled.
Jiang Xia smiled mysteriously, keeping everyone in suspense for a moment: "You'll find out soon enough."
Upon entering the mutton hot pot restaurant, the two sat in a private room. Soon after, the waiter brought out a copper pot, side dishes, and several plates of mutton slices.
Jiang Xia helped Wang Ming prepare the dipping sauce, intentionally or unintentionally steer the conversation toward Shen Ying.
"Old Wang, how are things going with Shen Ying lately?"
"Whatever, it's the same as always, we chat occasionally, talking about work and everyday trivia."
Wang Ming picked up a piece of mutton with his chopsticks, put it into the pot, cooked it, then picked it up with a dipping sauce, dipped it in the sauce, and ate it in one bite.
"Whoosh... Ah, it's so hot."
Jiang Xia blew on it, then took a sip of the thick, white mutton soup. After finishing the bowl, he immediately felt much better.
"You've never talked about anything related to relationships?"
"No."
Wang Ming shook his head. Having experienced rejection before, he wouldn't bring up these topics on his own initiative.
On the contrary, the two chatted enthusiastically about food, drink and entertainment. They talked about how he would volunteer to be Shen Ying's tour guide when she came to the capital, take her to see the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and eat the most authentic Beijing roast duck, etc. Shen Ying readily agreed.
Wang Ming has always believed that their relationship is now closer than just friends.
Jiang Xia nodded: "Then do you still like Shen Ying?"
"I like her, isn't that a stupid question?" Old Wang rolled his eyes. When faced with a girl who had taken off all her clothes, the first person he thought of was Shen Ying.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia didn't mince words and asked directly, "But I heard that you've been getting quite close to a girl from your school lately? It seems to be the same girl who got kicked out of the group chat last time. What, are you trying to have your cake and eat it too?"
Wang Ming's heart tightened. How did Lao Jiang know?
Could it be that Zhang Yuanyuan came to the company today and he saw her?
"How could that be? I only like Shen Ying." Wang Ming denied it decisively. For Shen Ying, he even rejected a pretty girl who threw herself at him. Did he have it easy?
"Then tell me, what's the deal with that girl? Old Wang, be honest, don't try to hide it from me," Jiang Xia said with a smile.
Seeing his expression, Wang Ming immediately realized that this guy had been saying he wanted to talk to him about work, but it turned out he was here to interrogate him.
Wang Ming suddenly felt a little scared. This bastard must know something if he asked such a question.
"Actually, it's nothing. We're in the same department, just different classes. After you kicked her out of the group last time, she often asked me about animation-related things."
"So, you got to know each other after a while, right?" Jiang Xia said casually.
Old Wang nodded and honestly confessed: "We're just ordinary friends. She asked me some questions, and I helped her solve them. That's all."
He paused for a moment and then added, "I never contacted her first; she was almost always the one who reached out to me. I'm usually quite busy and don't have much time or energy to deal with her."
Jiang Xia nodded, maintaining a reasonable distance: "So what's your attitude towards her? Do you have any thoughts that go beyond friendship? Don't worry, only the two of us know about today's conversation, and I won't tell Shen Ying anything."
Wang Ming frowned and hesitated for a few breaths: "Well, I definitely don't have any feelings for her beyond friendship. However, she likes me. She even confessed to me last night, but I didn't accept her. I told her that I already have someone I like, and then she said that she would only be friends with me."
He gave a brief description of their relationship, but naturally omitted the New Year's Eve, when he went from his dorm to a bar to find her, took her to a hotel, and even watched someone else shower. Although nothing happened between them, the experience was still quite erotic and ambiguous.
"Just friends? Did you agree to that?"
Old Wang scratched his head: "There shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Jiang Xia revealed a playful smile. It has to be said that Old Wang, this emotional blockhead, is really too naive. He can actually believe such obviously false words. There is a reason why he was manipulated by a scheming woman in his past life.
"Did she tell you that you'll only be friends from now on, and that she'll even help you pursue girls? She also said that you can confide in her if you have any relationship problems, just like best friends of the opposite sex?"
Wang Ming was taken aback. How did he know about these chat logs?
"Looks like I guessed right." Jiang Xia sighed. "Old Wang, do you think she would have gotten so close to you if you weren't the artist of Tom and Jerry?"
“I’ve thought about this issue too, because she is indeed quite interested in company matters, and even wanted me to help her get a job at the company, but I refused.”
"So, didn't you ever think that she's actually a green tea bitch? She said she likes you, but also said she only wants to be friends with you. It's all just to use you and extract resources from you. Once she's no longer useful, she can discard you without hesitation," Jiang Xia said seriously.
Wang Ming stiffened, his throat dry as he swallowed: "It shouldn't be, right?"
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