Jiang Nan Fang did not accept his flowers.
Given their current relationship, accepting his roses in front of everyone would lead to misunderstandings and blame.
But Zhan Bei Jue sounded so pathetic.
With everyone staring intently at the two of them, Jiang Nan Fang was truly hesitant about what to do.
Fortunately, at this moment, the company's cleaning lady was also finishing her shift and happened to pass by.
Jiang Nan Fang had some rapport with her and immediately called out to her.
“Auntie.”
The auntie looked over.
Jiang Nan Fang took the flowers and handed them to her.
“I’m sorry for keeping you working so late. You’ve worked hard. I wanted to give you some flowers, nothing else, just to express my respect. Please don’t mind them.”
The cleaning lady was flattered and walked away smiling, holding the flowers and expressing her heartfelt gratitude.
In the car, Lu Ming Zhe saw this scene and, holding the steering wheel, was almost laughing uncontrollably.
Zhan Bei Jue, Zhan Bei Jue, karma truly catches up to you.
Yet, Zhan Bei Jue shamelessly wanted to go with her.
Getting into the business car, the driver drove in front, and Jiang Nan Fang deliberately sat next to Engineer Zhang.
Zhan Bei Jue sat alone opposite them.
After a moment of silence, he took the initiative to ask everyone what they wanted to eat.
Everyone knew that President Zhan was rich and could afford anything.
But no one truly felt comfortable stating what they really wanted.
So, after the question was asked, no one answered, and the atmosphere turned cold.
Engineer Zhang quickly nudged Jiang Nan Fang beside him.
“You say, Engineer Jiang, whatever you want to eat, we’ll eat.”
“You’re the only woman here, ladies first, we’ll listen to you.”
Jiang Nan Fang couldn’t be bothered whether the atmosphere was awkward or not; it was all Zhan Bei Jue’s fault.
She looked out the window, unyielding.
“Take out your phone and search for something nearby to eat. We have work tomorrow, so the sooner we eat, the sooner we can go back and rest.”
Engineer Zhang liked to joke.
He took out his phone, looked around, and saw a seafood buffet restaurant that was still open.
“Since President Zhan is treating us, it must be worthy of his status.”
“This place is good. Who said they wanted seafood at noon? How about we go for seafood?”
Everyone became excited again.
Engineer Zhang was good with words and considerate of them. Seafood was great.
For people like them, who were working class, they wouldn’t bear to eat it themselves for months. Following President Zhan, they could eat to their heart’s content!
“No problem,” Zhan Bei Jue agreed.
“Then let’s go directly.”
Hearing Zhan Bei Jue agree so readily, Jiang Nan Fang’s lips parted, wanting to say something, but ultimately she didn’t.
Seafood was considered an "evacuating" food, meaning it could aggravate certain conditions.
He had such severe injuries, and had only been discharged from the hospital about ten days ago. He still wanted to eat seafood?
Was he tired of living?
But what did it have to do with her?
Ke Teng was still lying in the hospital ward.
He owed her. If he didn’t want to take care of himself and wanted to court death, it was fine if he died.
This was a seafood buffet restaurant with an average consumption of around 3000 yuan per person.
The decoration was luxurious, and the variety was abundant.
Stepping inside felt like entering a dazzling seafood market, incredibly appetizing.
They had eaten noodles for dinner, delivered as takeout. By this time, they were hungry again. Without further ado, everyone grabbed plates and started picking what they liked.
Jiang Nan Fang also took a plate. Seeing a very tall stack of oysters in the center of the buffet table, which she loved, she walked over directly.
Zhan Bei Jue finally, finally got an opportunity to go to her side alone.
Seeing her thin back struggling to pick up the oysters from the top layer, he directly went over and grabbed her wrist.
“Want to eat this? I’ll help you.”
A familiar voice suddenly sounded from above. Feeling her wrist held by a pair of large, well-defined hands, Jiang Nan Fang quickly shook him off.
The two of them moved apart. She turned and glanced at her other colleagues, her eyebrows furrowed.
“What are you doing?”
“…”
Zhan Bei Jue felt a pang in his heart at her appearance, as if she were afraid of being seen and was trying desperately to avoid suspicion.
“It’s nothing, I just wanted to help you.”
“Thank you. No need.” Jiang Nan Fang took a step back with her plate and walked towards another area.
“Aren’t we here to treat them to dinner? Why are you following me? Go find them.”
Zhan Bei Jue, without even taking a plate, followed her forward. “Can you please not be like this?”
“Stop. Don’t follow me. I don’t want to talk to you. If you say one more word, I’m not eating.”
“…” Zhan Bei Jue had to stop.
Jiang Nan Fang was very hungry. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have come out late at night to waste time with Zhan Bei Jue.
Ke Teng was still lying in bed. He was injured for her.
At this time, meeting Zhan Bei Jue behind his back was no different from betrayal!
If it weren’t for the need to fill her stomach, she wouldn’t betray Ke Teng.
Everyone picked up a large plate of food and soon sat down around the dining table.
Only Zhan Bei Jue took nothing and sat at the outermost edge of the table.
Everyone was busy cracking crab legs, sucking oysters, and seeing him not eating anything, they couldn’t help but be curious.
“President Zhan, why aren’t you getting anything?”
“Yes, why aren’t you eating? Don’t you like seafood?”
Zhan Bei Jue looked at Jiang Nan Fang diagonally opposite him. She was diligently eating a shrimp with her head bowed.
“It’s fine, I’m not hungry. You all eat.”
“… If you’re not hungry, why did you come to treat us so late at night?”
Everyone immediately felt embarrassed.
“If we had known you didn’t like it, we wouldn’t have chosen this, President Zhan…”
“It’s alright.” Zhan Bei Jue patted Engineer Zhang’s shoulder next to him.
“Even if I don’t eat, it doesn’t stop you from enjoying yourselves. Come, let’s switch seats.”
Engineer Zhang didn’t know what he meant and obediently stood up to switch with him.
Zhan Bei Jue sat opposite Jiang Nan Fang and reached for a shrimp from her plate.
“I’ll peel shrimp for Engineer Jiang. Everyone, eat quickly.”
“…”
Anyone with eyes could see that Zhan Bei Jue was actually here for Jiang Nan Fang tonight.
They had just seen him give her flowers, and now he was treating them and peeling shrimp for her. Was he pursuing her?
An atmosphere of gossip immediately permeated the table. Everyone felt awkward about staring directly at them, yet couldn’t help but look.
They could only steal glances while eating.
After Zhan Bei Jue took one shrimp, Jiang Nan Fang pulled the plate closer to herself.
“I’m not some pampered lady. I have hands, I don’t need help.”
“…”
Zhan Bei Jue seemed to ignore her words.
His hands continued peeling shrimp. After peeling one, he placed it in her plate, stood up, and pulled out a chair.
She thought he was angry, his pride hurt, and that he was going to leave in a huff.
Who knew that after leaving his seat with a limp, he not only didn’t leave but also picked up a tray and began to carefully select food from each station.
Everyone was confused, looking at Jiang Nan Fang with surprise and doubt.
“Engineer Jiang…”
“Not hungry anymore? Are you still eating? Why are you all looking at me?”
“President Zhan…”
“I don’t know. I’m not familiar with him. Who knows what madness he’s having.”
“…”
Engineer Zhang was persistent and asked Jiang Nan Fang in a low voice again.
“President Zhan seems a bit off. What’s wrong with his leg? He…”