Chapter 099 It Didn't Belong to Her
Jiang Budu asked with his mouth, but his actions showed that he could not refuse.
He changed his shoes, glanced at Tang Qing, turned around and went to the restaurant.
Tang Qing followed with an expressionless face.
Hearing the footsteps, Song Yi and Ying Xing thought Tang Qing had returned. They turned around and said in unison: "Who is it——"
Before he could finish his question, he saw Jiang Budu's unruly face.
Song Yi was stunned: "Boss Jiang?"
Ying Xing’s fists hardened. Why did this dirty man come to harass Tang Qing?
"Have you just started eating?" Jiang Budu looked at the hot pot on the table. Most of the side dishes were still untouched. He felt like he was back home. "Then I came at the perfect time."
Jiang Budu pulled out the empty chair next to Tang Qing and sat down. "Tang Qing, bring me some tableware."
Tang Qing said "Oh" and took out bowls, plates, chopsticks and spoons from the cupboard.
Since Jiang Budu has already sat down, he can't make the situation too awkward.
However, the atmosphere has been ruined.
The role Jiang Budu played at this time was no different from that of a light bulb.
With him around, Song Yi, Tang Qing and Ying Xing had nothing to talk about and could only communicate with each other through eye contact. The atmosphere suddenly became much quieter.
"Why aren't you talking? Don't you usually chat when you eat together?" Jiang Budu looked at Song Yi and Ying Xing opposite him.
Song Yi smiled awkwardly.
Ying Xing smiled wryly, unable to hold back any longer: "How dare I chat with such an important figure as President Jiang here? It would be bad if it affected your mood for dinner."
Jiang Budu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Are you complimenting or being sarcastic?"
They were afraid of affecting his mood, perhaps because they were worried that he would mind people talking around him while they were eating. Maybe they were targeting him, and if they wanted to chat, he might not feel comfortable listening to them.
Ying Xing put a piece of meat on the plate and said, "That depends on what Mr. Jiang thinks."
Ying Xing had a bad temper, and she didn't like Jiang Budu in the first place, so even if she tried hard, she couldn't say a few nice words to him.
Especially today is Tang Qing's birthday. It's really unlucky that he shows up on such a good day.
"The mutton my colleague sent is good, right?" Seeing the tense atmosphere, Tang Qing quickly came out to ease it.
She winked at Ying Xing, reminding her not to conflict with Jiang Budu.
It wasn't because she was defending Jiang Budu.
Jiang Budu is an arrogant and contemptuous person, and the inherent bad qualities of men are magnified several times in him.
There is no benefit in provoking him, and there is no need to argue in front of him.
Ying Xing understood what Tang Qing meant and nodded, "Mm, it tastes good, not smelly."
Song Yi also quickly said: "It's delicious, especially tender. Mr. Jiang, you should try it too."
Jiang Budu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try."
Seeing him picking up a piece of mutton and eating it, and smiling so happily, it seemed that he was no longer worried about what happened just now.
Tang Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
Later, the atmosphere relaxed a bit. Jiang Budu was good at finding topics and could chat with anyone.
After eating for a while, Jiang Budu felt thirsty and went to the refrigerator to get some water.
Jiang Budu opened the refrigerator and saw the cake inside. He turned around and asked, "Is anyone having a birthday?"
He asked this question while looking at Song Yi.
Song Yi subconsciously glanced towards Tang Qing.
Jiang Budu knew the answer from this small gesture. He took a bottle of water and sat next to Tang Qing. "Why didn't you tell me your birthday?"
Song Yi and Ying Xing both felt that Jiang Budu's question was a bit ridiculous.
He spoke as if if Tang Qing told him, he would celebrate for her.
Tang Qing, the person involved, was very calm. He simply explained, "It's not a big deal. We don't usually celebrate. It's the weekend, so I just had a quick bite with Xiaoyi and Xingzi."
Jiang Budu put down the water bottle, took out a small velvet box from the pocket of his suit hanging on the chair, and placed it next to Tang Qing.
"Open it and see if you like it," he said.
Tang Qing: “?”
"I just happened to buy it, so I'll give it to you now that I can." Jiang Budu explained casually.
"Oh, thank you." Although Tang Qing didn't want to accept it, he still didn't refuse him in front of others.
Song Yi looked at Tang Qing's attitude towards Jiang Budu and felt a little envious of her stable emotions.
Jiang Budu only found out that it was her birthday today when he saw the cake.
It was obvious that the thing that was just given to her was not originally bought for her.
As he said, he just happened to catch up.
This is actually quite disrespectful behavior.
Song Yi remembered that something similar had happened between her and Fu Xijing when they were in Rome.
But not birthdays.
Because Fu Xijing didn't remember her birthday at all - in the two years she was with him, she actually celebrated her birthday twice.
Fu Xijing gave her the gift on Chinese Valentine's Day.
However, this festival is not celebrated abroad.
The Chinese Valentine's Day happened to coincide with summer vacation, and Song Yi received a package from the brand at home, but Fu Xijing's name was written on it, so she didn't open it.
When Fu Xijing came back in the evening, Song Yi told him about the express delivery.
Fu Xijing opened it casually, took out the jewelry box and threw it to her.
Song Yi was stunned at that time.
Fu Xijing said: I don’t need it anymore, so I’ll give it to you.
Later she checked and found out that the necklace was a custom-made piece by a famous jewelry designer in Milan and was very valuable.
But she was not very happy when she received it, and even felt humiliated.
Because she knew very well that the necklace was not originally given to her.
At that time, she didn't know about Xu Rushuang's existence.
Judging from the timeline, the necklace was most likely given to Xu Rushuang.
Song Yi also often felt that she was being pretentious, so she spent several days to sober herself up and deliberately kept a distance from him as a sponsor and a lover.
She sticks to her bottom line and dares not cross it even a little bit.
She never wore the necklace and didn't take it with her when the agreement ended.
It never belonged to her in the first place.
The same scene was played out in front of her today, and Tang Qing's reaction was like a mirror, making her past behavior seem even more hypocritical.
Among the three, she is actually the least free and easy one, in many things.
Character is not formed overnight. Even if you consciously want to change it, it will take time.
This little gift-giving episode passed quickly.
Because he was thinking about the past, Song Yi didn't say much afterwards.
It wasn't until Ying Xing took the cake out of the refrigerator that she came to her senses.
Just as Ying Xing took out the cake, Jiang Budu received a call.
There was a woman's voice on the other end of the phone. It seemed like something had happened and she asked him to come over to answer the phone. Jiang Budu agreed without saying a word.
Then I planned to leave.
Song Yi also heard the woman's voice over there and subconsciously looked at Tang Qing. She still had no reaction and was tearing the candle packaging.
"Song Yi, can you see me off?" Jiang Budu called Song Yi.
Song Yi came back to her senses and thought, one thing is one thing, Jiang Budu had helped her before, so it was only right for him to send her off.
Song Yi sent Jiang Budu to the corridor.
As soon as he stopped, Jiang Budu asked her, "Auntie, how is your health lately?"
Song Yi: "Not bad."
Jiang Budu: "What about you?"
Song Yi: "...I'm in good health too."
"Who asked you that?" Jiang Budu chuckled. "I mean, you and Jiang Yuxu."
Song Yi: "We are doing well too."
"You guys?" Jiang Budu repeated the two words, "Are you serious?"
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