Chapter 2016: Rejecting Hong Ling (Part 1)
Seeing Jiaojiao and Duan Xi come in, the old chef who had worked here the longest quickly brought out the freshly simmered bird’s nest porridge.
Jiaojiao sat in the little pavilion at the back of the hotel, enjoying the bird’s nest porridge while texting Yu Rou, telling her to come to the hotel right now with Yang Tao and Zishu.
After sending the message, she took another couple of bites and noticed that Duan Xi was unusually silent beside her.
Feeling a bit strange, she asked, "Brother Xi, why aren’t you talking? Are you hungry? Do you want some?" As she spoke, she scooped a spoonful and offered it to him.
Duan Xi turned his head away, but Jiaojiao didn’t mind, retracting her hand and sending the porridge to her own mouth.
Duan Xi watched her eat happily, showing no intention of asking him more, feeling a bit frustrated, he couldn’t help but speak first, "Do you say that to everyone?"
"???" Jiaojiao blinked in confusion.
"The very best—last time you told me the same thing." Duan Xi.
"..." Jiaojiao.
Nervously smacking her lips, she thought, well, that was just something she said casually, why did he take it to heart?
"Brother Xi, it’s different." Jiaojiao paused for two seconds and began to coax him.
Duan Xi looked at her, saying nothing.
Originally, they had been sitting on opposite sides; Jiaojiao got up and sat beside him, then said, "What I said about you and the older brother being the very best is different."