The car door pinched Ke Teng’s leg, and Jian Fei, afraid of injuring him further, released the force on her hand in an instant.
Ke Teng seized the opportunity to pull the door open, squeezed inside, nudged her further in, and then closed the door.
“Alright, let’s go.”
She hadn’t expected him to squeeze into her taxi.
Jian Fei was speechless for a moment, then asked him, “Go where? Where are you going?”
Ke Teng shed his pitiful demeanor and instead looked smug, “Wherever you go, I go.”
“I’m going home. Are you going to come home with me too?”
“What’s wrong with that? You lived at my place for so long, can’t I stay at yours for a couple of days?”
“Besides, you know I have no home to go back to.”
Having no home to return to wasn’t his fault, so why should he impose on her?
Just as Jian Fei was about to voice her thoughts, Ke Teng’s eyes landed on the food in her hands.
He reached into the family bucket, grabbed a chicken drumstick, and took a bite.
So fragrant!
“I’m starving. I haven’t eaten properly all day.”
“Are you going to eat it or not? If not, give it to me. And that cola, I’m so thirsty, give it to me.”
Was he trying to be shameless with her?
Jian Fei wasn’t someone who would easily be taken advantage of.
Seeing him, like a starving ghost, asking for food and drink, and with nowhere to go so late at night, she figured he hadn’t contacted his friends.
A plan secretly formed in her mind.
“Haven’t eaten all day? Didn’t you look for your friends?”
Ke Teng finished the chicken drumstick in a few bites and then grabbed some popcorn chicken from inside.
“Since I said I’d be independent, I absolutely won’t look for them. But you’re different, I didn’t say I wouldn’t look for you. Moreover, you delivered yourself right to my doorstep.”
Jian Fei silently rolled her eyes at him in her mind.
“Don’t worry, no one’s going to snatch it. Since you’re so hungry, I’ll treat you to something.”
She gave the address of a restaurant.
It was a hot pot restaurant not too far from her place.
Someone was treating him to food, so why not eat? The taxi quickly took them to their destination.
It was as if he hadn’t eaten properly all day, but for the entire year.
Ke Teng was so hungry now that he could eat a cow.
The aroma of what he normally considered a cheap, run-down establishment now smelled like paradise.
Once seated, Ke Teng unceremoniously ordered a large spread of dishes.
Jian Fei calculated the prices, her heart bleeding, and sat opposite him, watching him quietly.
Soon, the soup base arrived, and Ke Teng began to put the ingredients in.
He ate and drank by himself, feasting heartily.
Jian Fei sat and watched him for over ten minutes, then her phone rang.
She answered the call and left her seat.
By the time Ke Teng had eaten his fill and waited for over ten minutes, she still hadn’t returned.
The side dishes were all gone, and the soup base was still bubbling away. A waiter came over and asked if he wanted a refill.
Ke Teng refilled the soup twice, but Jian Fei still hadn’t returned.
By the time all the other customers had left, and he was the only one remaining.
Even if Ke Teng were foolish, he would know that the heartless Jian Fei had abandoned him and left alone.
She had abandoned him and left alone, knowing full well he had no money on him.
If Ke Teng were a naive simpleton, unaware of how to leave himself a way out, the thought of what would happen next regarding the bill made his scalp tingle with embarrassment.
However, he remained nonchalant, completely unfazed.
This was because he was prepared; Jian Fei would eventually return.
Indeed, as he expected.
After he had refilled the soup twice, and the waiters in the room, whether near or far, standing or sitting, were all secretly observing him.
Jian Fei returned.
Compared to his leisurely contentment, Jian Fei was much angrier.
She stormed over to him, sat down indignantly, and held out her hand.
“Did you take my keys? When did you touch my bag?”
Ke Teng glanced at her and slowly pulled out a set of keys from under the table, dangling them in his palm.
“Are you talking about these?”
Shameless!
Such a grown man, the esteemed young master of the Ke family, actually stealing from a woman’s bag!
Ke Teng seemed to possess telepathic abilities.
“I knew you wouldn’t be so kind. You invited me to eat with ulterior motives, didn’t you?”
“Don’t look at me with that expression. We’re equally despicable, call it six of one, half a dozen of the other.”
“If you want your keys back, go and pay the bill.”
It was so late, and if she didn’t get her house key back, she would have nowhere to stay tonight. Plus, she would have to get a new key made tomorrow.
Despite her reluctance, Jian Fei paid the bill for him.
As they walked out, Ke Teng followed her closely.
Jian Fei was extremely impatient.
“Since you vowed to your father that you would forge your own path, you need to learn to be independent. What does following me mean?”
“No choice, it was all your brilliant idea. I’m too poor to even afford food, how can I talk about starting a business?”
“…You’re not going to ask me for money, are you?”
“That’s not it. Looking at your usual attire, you don’t seem like a rich person.”
Ke Teng truly didn’t see her as a woman, showing no regard for her feelings.
“Let’s solve the problem of basic sustenance first, get a good night’s sleep, and then we’ll talk tomorrow with more energy. I won’t be a burden to you.”
“Don’t tell me you have a man at home, and it’s inconvenient for me to go there?”
Who knew if he was telling the truth or not. Jian Fei sneered.
“Yes, I have a man at home, and it’s inconvenient for you to go there.”
Ke Teng leaned his face towards her, meeting her gaze up close, their mouths almost touching.
Jian Fei’s heart pounded. Just as she was about to question him,
Ke Teng suddenly grinned mischievously.
“Whether it’s convenient for you or not, I’m coming, even if I have to kick your husband out. Or, you can give me money so I can stay in a hotel. You’re the one who got me into this mess, you have to take responsibility for me.”
The apartment Jian Fei rented was in an old residential area, with no elevator, and her room was on the fifth floor.
They walked up, and upon opening the door, it was a small apartment of only over 30 square meters.
She first showed him the kitchen, then the bathroom, and then the bedroom.
Jian Fei said, “The entire place combined isn’t as big as one of your bathrooms. Why bother leaving a good life to squeeze on the floor here?”
“Young Master Ke, if all else fails, perhaps you could humble yourself before your father…”
Although her home was small, it had a unique fragrance characteristic of a girl.
And all the furniture was in beige tones, making it look quite cozy.
Ke Teng refused to leave, “A sparrow may be small, but it has all its vital organs.”
“Don’t worry, I can endure hardship.”
Jian Fei: “…I only have one bed…”
“I have plenty of beds at home. Didn’t you always stay in my room? Just like before, I’ll sleep on the bed, and you sleep on the floor.”
Ke Teng interrupted her.
“I won’t stay with you for long, just half a month.”
“What?”
“Didn’t you say it would take a month for me to fully recover? There are still fifteen days left. After half a month, whether my business succeeds or not, don’t worry, I won’t overstay by a second.”
After speaking, he lowered his head and sniffed his clothes, which reeked of hot pot broth.
“Do you want to take a shower first? If not, I will.”
Fine.
After all, they had spent plenty of time alone together at his place before, so there was nothing to be awkward about. If he wanted to stay, let him.
Jian Fei sighed inwardly, “Go ahead, go ahead.”