Chapter 77.2: “Lawyer Rong, look, haven’t you died after eating this?”

In a flash of insight, Rong Sheng suddenly realizes that on the day of the team building event, apart from Bai DuanDuan, Ji Lin was also present in the kitchen…

He looks at Ji Lin, who is standing calmly beside him.

A bold guess flashed through Rong Sheng’s mind. This guess was actually very unrealistic, but when all the interfering factors were removed, there was only this impossible possibility left—

The meal they had during the team building wasn’t actually made by Bai DuanDuan, it was made by Ji Lin…

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“…”

At this moment, Rong Sheng was completely shocked by Bai Duanduan’s terrible cooking and forgot to delve deeper into the suddenly familiar relationship between Bai DuanDuan and Ji Lin.

“I won’t eat it! I don’t want it! I can’t do it!”

Rong Sheng immediately refused three times and almost ran towards the takeout Ji Lin had ordered, “I’ll eat takeout!”

Unfortunately, Ji Lin was quite ruthless: “This was my order, I didn’t order any for you. Didn’t you claim that you wanted to eat everything that Bai DuanDuan had? “

“Ji Lin, are you still my brother? If you are, save my life. You eat, and I’ll pick on the leftovers to survive…” With a hard-to-describe expression, Rong Sheng looked at the “bioweapons” on the table. He finally understood what Bai DuanDuan meant when she said that eating it could send you to heaven. Eating this stuff could easily kill you.

Fortunately, after Rong Sheng moved Ji Lin with both sentiment and reason, Ji Lin finally agreed to share his takeout. He had actually ordered enough for three people, so Rong Sheng sat at the table and ended up eating takeout.

But once they got rid of the terrifying “poisonous items” from Bai Duan Duan, Rong Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and became lively again. Bai Duan Duan had already sat down opposite him, and Rong Sheng patted the seat next to him, saying, “Come on, come on, Ji Lin, sit next to me. I brought a very nice red wine tonight, you’ll like it…”

Unfortunately, before he could finish his sentence, Ji Lin, who was not giving face, naturally pulled the seat next to Bai Duan Duan and sat down.

“…”

Alright, Rong Sheng thought, Ji Lin probably wanted to sit across from him so he could see his face while they ate.

But as they began to eat, Rong Sheng soon realized that something was off between Ji Lin and Bai Duan Duan.

Although they were eating, the two seemed to be looking at each other from time to time. Ji Lin didn’t like physical contact with others, but Bai Duan Duan was sitting very close to him, their arms touching, and Bai Duan Duan was leaning towards him. If it were usual, according to Ji Lin’s personality, he would definitely move away and keep his distance from Bai Duan Duan. But today, he didn’t, and Ji Lin almost seemed used to letting Bai Duan Duan lean on him.

There was a particularly spicy dish of diced chicken with chili in the takeout, and Bai Duan Duan, who had taken a bite, probably didn’t expect it to be so spicy. She pushed Ji Lin and then bossily ordered, “Bring me a glass of water.”

With an unconcerned tone, Rongn Sheng put aside his own anger and concern for Bai Duanduan’s cooking skills. He was worried about how Ji Lin would react to being ordered around like this. Although Bai DuanDuan was used to calling Ji Lin directly without using his title as boss, she needed to learn to differentiate between a boss and a subordinate during critical moments. Ji Lin was sure to be unhappy with this kind of treatment, and might even find an excuse to deduct her salary.

As expected, Ji Lin frowned.

Irresponsible as it was, Rong Sheng guessed that Ji Lin was going to scold her…

However, Ji Lin’s reprimand went completely against what Rong Sheng had imagined. “You can’t eat spicy food, so why don’t you eat less?” Ji Lin said, pouring Bai DuanDuan a glass of water and handing it over. “Don’t eat spicy food in the future, it’s bad for your stomach.”

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Rong Sheng felt a bit confused. He looked at Bai DuanDuan and Ji Lin, feeling like something had undergone a fundamental change without his knowledge.

Didn’t Bai DuanDuan already have a boyfriend? But their behavior towards each other now seemed so ambiguous. What was going on? Was she the kind of woman who loved to play with men? She was so pretty, so it wasn’t impossible. After all, despite her terrible cooking skills, she had still found a partner.

Following this line of thought, everything makes sense. Why would Ji Lin cook for Bai DuanDuan and even cover for her during the company outing? Isn’t it all because he was fooled by Bai Duanduan’s seductive appearance?

It never occurred to Rong Sheng that Ji Lin was also susceptible to such things, that he would fall for Bai Duanduan’s cheap and seductive ways. He’s basically become her backup plan, even though she can’t even cook! What kind of food is she making? It’s not much better than poison! Besides, Ji Lin hates women who spend money lavishly. He swore that he would spend the rest of his life with Rong Sheng and would never have a girlfriend like Bai DuanDuan, but now…

Rong Sheng never expected that Jilin was actually a shallow “face dog”!

Is being pretty really that powerful? It goes completely against what Ji Lin dislikes the most, yet he’s still attracted to Bai DuanDuan?

Rong Sheng’s mind was spinning with all these thoughts, but Bai DuanDuan seemed oblivious to everything. She was happily devouring the takeout food with no sense of decorum, while Ji Lin paid her no mind.

After a moment, Bai DuanDuan accidentally splashed some sauce on the corner of her mouth while eating, and Rong Sheng was about to remind her, but he saw Ji Lin calmly take a napkin from the side and gently wipe it off for her.

“…”

Ji Lin, this spare tire, is really getting into the role. Rong Sheng felt conflicted inside, wondering if Ji Lin even knew that Bai DuanDuan had a boyfriend and whether he should remind him. Has Bai Duanduan’s boyfriend still not shown up because he saw Ji Lin come and made an excuse for himself not to appear? Otherwise, wouldn’t this be a battlefield? Should he make everything public now, as it all depended on him?

Rong Sheng’s palms started to sweat. After thinking it over, he felt he couldn’t watch his brother become a miserable spare tire, which was worse than being single like himself.

But just as he was about to speak up, he saw Bai DuanDuan, whose face and mouth had been wiped clean of sauce by Ji Lin, suddenly smile at Ji Lin and then kiss him on the cheek in that pose.

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