The sweet fragrance still lingered. Lin Jie looked at Li Ting, who had just been as fierce as a tiger, and was now holding the hem of her shirt like a little rabbit, looking around with her head down. He was a bit confused.

What's going on here?

It seemed like in the heat of conversation, the other party just kissed him. Does this mean Li Ting is his girlfriend now?

This didn't match his original expectations at all.

He just wanted to have a playful chat with Li Ting, but now he had to make a decision about their relationship. If he didn't give a clear statement in this situation, it was obvious that the two of them would break off from each other.

Lin Jie bit his lip, savoring that feeling once more.

To be honest, that kiss a moment ago felt a bit bad. Li Ting came at him too quickly and didn't control her strength well, making Lin Jie's teeth hurt a bit.

He examined Li Ting carefully this time purely from the perspective of a man looking at a woman.

If you ignore her slightly plump body, she indeed has a good appearance. Just her facial features already made her a beauty. One could say she inherited her mother's beauty, and though she was a bit plump, her figure was still quite nice.

Additionally, she smelled really nice.

If she could slim down a bit, Li Ting would be a great girlfriend, Lin Jie greedily thought.

Just then, Li Ting suddenly stretched out her foot, pinched the tip of Lin Jie's sneaker-clad toe, lowered her head, and said in a low, angry voice, "Shouldn't you say something now?"

If her temper were a bit gentler, it would be perfect.

Thinking this, Lin Jie, enduring the pain in his toe, said, "Yesterday, Auntie talked to me. Besides asking me to persuade you to study abroad, she clearly hinted that we are not suitable to be together."

"I guessed that!"

Li Ting finally raised her head, looking at Lin Jie with a flushed face, and said, "Actually, the real reason behind my quarrel with my mom wasn't because of the studying abroad issue. It was because my mom wanted me to keep a certain distance from you."

"I was worried she'd tell you about this, so I took your gym card back."

Lowering her head again, she murmured, "To be honest, I only considered you a good friend. But my mom's opposition made me reflect on our past experiences together, and I found that although you are annoying, you're not hateful."

"Besides, given your current situation, finding a girlfriend won't be easy."

"If I don't sacrifice myself and try to save you, you might leave this world with regrets."

Lin Jie resisted the urge to roll his eyes. In the current situation, it was not suitable to argue with Li Ting, so he solemnly said, "Li Ting, you need to think carefully about this. Don't make a hasty decision out of spite or sympathy!"

Li Ting raised her head again, puffed her cheeks, and glared at Lin Jie, saying with dissatisfaction, "Lin Jie, I've already shown you with my actions, and you're still hesitating. Are you going to say anything or not?"

Lin Jie was almost amused with anger. He stepped forward to hold Li Ting's hand, saying fiercely, "If you don't mind, then what am I worried about! Either way, being together, it's not me who'll suffer, and I won't be the one who ends up getting hurt."

"Let's go. To celebrate having a girlfriend today, let me take you out for a big meal."

Li Ting wrapped her arm around Lin Jie's and laughed, "And to celebrate having a boyfriend, let me eat a big meal at your expense."

Introduced by Li Ting, they walked into a small, clean, and hygienic restaurant right across from the school's east gate.

It was mealtime, so there were no seats left in the hall, but a small private room was available. After ensuring they'd spend at least 300, they got the private room.

Li Ting skillfully ordered four dishes and a soup, and told the waiter, "I'd like two servings of what I ordered. Serve one now and cook the other an hour later. We'll take it to go."

After the waiter left, she laughed and said, "Miaomiao told me that every time she practiced cooking, you'd pretend it was delicious and eat it. So now you can take this opportunity to enjoy a proper meal, and you can take the packed meal back for Miaomiao."

Lin Jie smiled faintly and said, "Miaomiao puts a lot of effort into it. As her brother, I have to support her by any means, and she's made great progress. Her cooking is starting to look promising."

"By the way, how's your cooking?"

Li Ting gave Lin Jie a sideways glance and righteously said, "Your cooking is pretty good. It's fine as long as one of us is good at it."

Lin Jie's face drooped as he said pitifully, "This meal is to celebrate us getting together and also celebrate us becoming single again, alright? Having once is better than longing for eternity, right?"

Li Ting slapped the table, put on a stern face, and hummed, "I'm basically lowering my status to marry you, understand? In this case, only I am allowed to break up with you, you're not allowed to leave me."

Suddenly, she couldn't hold her expression anymore and buried her face in the table, chuckling.

Lin Jie was full of black lines and looked at her nervously, saying, "I heard that girls reaching their third year without a boyfriend get pretty anxious. I was a bit skeptical about this before, but seeing how happy you are, I truly believe it now."

"You're the one anxious!

Li Ting shot Lin Jie another look, subdued her laughter, and said, "But honestly, I'm quite happy. I feel very comfortable and relaxed when I'm with you, although sometimes you are quite infuriating."

"When I hadn't recovered yet and saw other couples being all lovey-dovey under the moonlight, I was envious, but I didn't think about having some epic romance. As long as the two of us are comfortable together, that's enough."

Lin Jie immediately chimed in, "That's great, Comrade Li Ting. You need to keep thinking this way! Don't let external changes alter your pure thoughts."

Li Ting gave Lin Jie a sidelong, affectionate glance and said, "I still clearly remember that night you brought me to pick up Miaomiao. You specifically took the bus instead of driving and remembered the steps for every segment of the journey!"

"At that time, I was so envious of Miaomiao having such a caring and loving brother like you."

"When Mom warned me to keep my distance from you, I thought of that moment again!"

"I suddenly realized that I might not be able to be your sister, but I could be your lover. You, this guy, although you seem weak, have a strength inside, a strength that makes people trust and feel at ease."

As he listened to Li Ting pour out her heart, Lin Jie didn't forget to remind her, "Li Ting, don't say I didn't warn you. Miaomiao has often been bullied by me before, and she still nags about getting back at me one day for all her past sufferings."

Li Ting giggled and said, "Miaomiao told me about everything in the past. I'm not worried you'd bully me."

"I know you were a bit harsh on Miaomiao before on purpose to train her to be independent. And Miaomiao, for you to survive, was willing to give up everything! This proves that you two siblings truly care about each other."

Lin Jie felt ashamed; he was not as kind-hearted as Li Ting described. There had been times when he deliberately picked on Lin Miao when he was in a very bad mood.

The food arrived quickly, and most of the time, Li Ting chatted away cheerfully, while Lin Jie listened with a smile, occasionally adding a word or two.

Since Li Ting had a class in the evening, they finished the meal in a little over an hour.

They also reached a consensus to keep their relationship a secret from Li Ting's parents for the time being.

As they parted ways, Li Ting suddenly became serious and said, "Lin Jie, I said a lot during the meal, but there's one thing I need to remind you about! When we were together before, your eyes weren't very honest, always glancing at other girls."

"From now on, you're someone with a girlfriend. You're only allowed to glance at me!"

"Of course, you can look at other girls, but you can't let me catch you. Also, you need to behave more now. Keep your distance from An Kexin, Xiao Qi, and others."

Lin Jie shivered at this, oops, in his happiness he had forgotten about An Kexin.

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