Cen Jin was taken aback and instinctively looked down at her tightly clasped hands, frightening her into quickly letting them go, placing her hands behind her back, and pressing her lips together: "Well, who told you not to speak clearly, always keeping secrets every time."
"How could I ask about something ? Instead, why didn’t you just say it clearly yourself? Then I wouldn’t have misunderstood!" Cen Jin retorted, still glaring at him self-righteously.
"Tell me, who did you think I was talking about when I said I liked someone?"
Faced with his question, Cen Jin lost her momentum again. She blinked guiltily, having already embarrassed herself once in front of Lu Shishu at noon today; she absolutely couldn’t embarrass herself a second time in front of Jiang Baizhou, absolutely not.
"Focus on driving; there are traffic police ahead." Cen Jin averted her gaze, forcefully shifting the topic.
Jiang Baizhou chuckled lightly and didn’t press the matter further.
After arriving at the restaurant she had designated, when the waiter came with the menu, Cen Jin asked while flipping through it, "What do you want to eat?"
"I’ve already eaten," Jiang Baizhou replied casually, thinking for a moment, "If you want me to accompany you, I can; just order what you like."
"I want the stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat and this fish, that’s all, thank you." After pleasantly placing her order, Cen Jin handed the menu back to the waiter with a sweet smile.
While waiting for the food, Cen Jin’s phone chimed with a notification; it was a WeChat message from Lu Shishu asking what happened. Cen Jin smiled and, after thinking for a moment, typed and sent a message: ’Mm, ran right into it.’
Soon, Lu Shishu replied, ’Wow, that quick? So, can I get Jiang Baizhou to treat me to a big meal now?’
’You’ll have to ask him yourself for that.’
’Cen Jin, congratulations, after so many years, you’ve finally caught your happiness. I’m definitely having that meal Jiang Baizhou owes me.’
’Thank you, Shi Shu, if he doesn’t treat you, it would be against heaven’s principles.’
’Right! Hahaha, then I’ll make sure to have a big feast at his expense.’
’Shi Shu, I hope you find your own happiness too.’
After sending that sentence, Cen Jin regretted it a bit and quickly retracted it. About three seconds later, Lu Shishu replied, ’I saw it all, what’s the use of retracting it?’
Cen Jin instantly sent an embarrassed emoji, but Lu Shishu quickly sent another message, ’But happiness is not something that comes just by saying so, and I’m not in a hurry. However, when happiness really arrives, rest assured, I’ll be more decisive than you, not dragging things out like you and Jiang Baizhou.’
Reading Lu Shishu’s message, Cen Jin couldn’t help but smile. She always knew what kind of wounds Lu Shishu was carrying in her heart and never touched upon this sensitive topic easily. Hearing her speak so optimistically now, as a friend, she felt genuinely happy.
"What are you chatting about that’s making you so happy?" Seeing the unstoppable smile on her face, Jiang Baizhou couldn’t help but ask after holding back for a long time.
Cen Jin looked up at him, the smile still lingering on her face as she put down her phone: "Chatting with Shi Shu. You’d better prepare yourself mentally, Shi Shu is thinking of how to extort a big meal from you now!"
Hearing this, Jiang Baizhou squinted his eyes, suddenly realizing something, and raised his eyebrows generously: "Of course, the big meal needs to be on me. She can choose the time and place."
"So generous?" Cen Jin looked at him in slight surprise.
"When have I ever been stingy?" Jiang Baizhou raised an eyebrow in response, his eyes glinting with a hint of amusement: "And it’s worth it."