"It's really delicious. I didn't expect Manager Jiang to have such skills. It's great!" Li Baobei picked up the next skewer and ate it, praising it generously.
Jiang Ming looked at her face, wanting to say something, but seemed unable to bring himself to say it.
"I want some too." Wu Juan, who was playing cards, walked over and grabbed the barbecue on the table.
Li Baobei smiled and said, "There's still so much! Eat more, Manager Jiang's grilling is really good."
"Indeed!" Wu Juan took a bite and felt that it was delicious in color, aroma and taste. She wondered what kind of barbecue seasoning it was coated with, but the taste was truly exceptional.
He couldn't help but praise Jiang Ming, "Manager Jiang, you have excellent skills." He gave him a thumbs up.
Jiang Ming's words caught in his throat, and he couldn't say them anymore. He changed the subject and said, "I'm glad you like it."
As afternoon approached, most people clamored to go to a karaoke bar to sing.
Li Baobei declined everyone's enthusiastic invitations and decided to walk home, just to digest her food, since it wasn't far.
"Li Baobei~" Jiang Ming's voice sounded from behind her. Li Baobei slowly turned her head, but unexpectedly, Jiang Ming didn't go either.
"You didn't go either?" She looked at Jiang Ming with a smile, sensing that Jiang Ming seemed to want to say something but was trying his best to control himself.
Jiang Ming's palms were sweating as he finally made up his mind and said, "Li Baobei, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?"
Looking at Jiang Ming in front of her, Li Baobei felt as if she were seeing He Ji for a moment. Her heart ached involuntarily, and pain swept over her entire body, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.
Jiang Ming stepped forward and helped him up. "Are you alright?" His eyes were full of concern.
Li Baobei took a few steps back without making a sound, her voice tinged with slight pain: "Jiang Ming, I'm sorry, I can't accept your confession."
"I have someone I like."
Jiang Ming was somewhat stunned, and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you talking about He Ji?"
She nodded gently, trying her best to control her emotions, "Mmm."
Jiang Ming continued, her voice filled with urgent pleading: "I know you two have already broken up. I don't expect you to agree to my request right now, but can you give me a chance?"
"I~" Li Baobei didn't want to give Jiang Ming any vague expectations, so she looked up at him and said, "I'm sorry."
The hope in Jiang Ming's eyes vanished instantly. He had considered this outcome, but experiencing it firsthand was still so unbearable...
"I was being presumptuous, I'm sorry." Jiang Ming smiled brightly instantly, as if the disappointment from before had vanished. "Can we still be friends?" she asked softly.
"We've always been friends," Li Baobei replied softly, lowering her head to avoid his gaze.
She didn't know how to face him at that moment.
Haha~
"Don't be like that, you're making me feel embarrassed. Can I take you home?"
"Just a simple friendship."
"Is it okay?" He pretended to be relieved, as if afraid of scaring her.
“My apartment is nearby, no need to trouble you.” Li Baobei finally looked up at Jiang Ming’s face, and he didn’t seem as lost and dejected as she had imagined.
This is fine.
"I'll be going now, see you next week." After saying that, Li Baobei turned and walked away. Jiang Ming stared at her back for a long time without coming back to his senses.
"I will not give up!"
At that moment, in a black BMW across the intersection, a pair of melancholy eyes silently watched everything unfolding ahead, despairingly watching Li Baobei's figure slowly disappear.
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