Chapter 370: Give Me a Chance to Pursue You

It did not take long for Jiang Baobao to fall into a deep sleep.

By the time she opened her eyes again, it was already the next morning.

Li Beijue had not slept all night; seeing out of the corner of his eye that Jiang Baobao had sat up in bed, he immediately asked with concern, "How do you feel? Is there anywhere else you're uncomfortable? Should I go call the Doctor?"

Jiang Baobao blinked and shook her head gently, feeling somewhat unaccustomed to seeing a certain person the moment she opened her eyes.

She saw that Li Beijue was still wearing yesterday's clothes and could not help but be slightly stunned.

Did Li Beijue stay here the entire night?

Jiang Baobao suddenly thought of what happened last night and felt a sudden, belated sense of awkwardness.

She should have made her position very clear yesterday, right...

She wondered how much of it this guy had actually taken in...

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking this, she suddenly heard Li Beijue ask, "Is there anything you want to eat for breakfast? I'll have someone send it over; should I still let the Doctor..."

"Li Beijue!" Jiang Baobao suddenly spoke up, interrupting him.

Jiang Baobao felt inexplicably subtle; after pondering for two seconds, she still said, "I'm fine now. Thank you for taking care of me yesterday. You... you should hurry back and get some rest. Don't you... have to rush to the company in a little while?"

Her tone held not a hint of concern, only the simplest, somewhat distant politeness.

Upon hearing this, Li Beijue could not help but frown slightly, but after only a moment's hesitation, the corners of his lips curled up.

"Me going to the company in a while and me staying here to take care of you are not mutually exclusive. Since I've already confessed, isn't it only right that I take care of you?"

Li Beijue's tone was the domineering one she hadn't seen in a long time, which made Jiang Baobao freeze for a moment.

"Huh? But..."

Jiang Baobao opened her mouth, the words of refusal right on the tip of her tongue, but she could not form a complete sentence for the moment.

Immediately after, she heard Li Beijue speak again: "Although it might be a bit abrupt to say this, I think... since I've confessed, you should at least give me a chance to pursue you, right?"

"You... pursue... pursue me?" Jiang Baobao was shocked by his choice of words, and her dazed expression made Li Beijue find her incredibly cute.

He nodded unhurriedly, his tone serious: "Although I was rejected, I never said I was giving up. You are you, and the person I like is you. The past few years were me owing you; if you had agreed so easily, I would actually feel uneasy instead. So..."

As Li Beijue spoke, he suddenly reached out to ruffle Jiang Baobao's hair, and said with a resonant yet gentle voice: "So you can punish me for as long as you like, and let me properly experience the feeling of wanting something but not being able to have it, how about that?"

Jiang Baobao was completely frozen in place.

The four words "wanting something but not being able to have it" were almost a complete summary of the years she spent by Li Beijue's side.

She had originally thought that after a whole night, Li Beijue would have thought things through.

But she never expected... it would result in an even more passionate confession than last night's?

Jiang Baobao's brain somewhat crashed.

Just at this moment—

A burst of footsteps suddenly came from outside the corridor.

The next second, the door to the hospital room was pushed open.

"Baobao? You're already up?" Shen Lingfeng walked in carrying two bags, and then saw Li Beijue was also there, only then nodding and saying, "President Li is here too, morning."

Li Beijue nodded silently without speaking.

Shen Lingfeng, however, gave him a deep look before turning and walking toward the bedside.

Li Beijue hadn't changed his clothes... it seems he stayed here the whole night...

Shen Lingfeng's gaze flickered for a moment, and he sighed helplessly in his heart.

He had learned which hospital room Jiang Baobao was in last night, but unfortunately, several drunks on the Team had been making a scene all night.

With no daddy or mommy around to manage them, the three little ones had also worn him out.

He had been busy all night and only finally got some free time in the small hours of the morning.

Fearing to disturb Jiang Baobao's rest, he had rushed over specifically first thing in the morning.

"Wow! Lingfeng, what delicious food did you bring? Why does it smell so good?"

Jiang Baobao sniffed, keenly catching the special aroma drifting through the air.

It's a good thing Lingfeng came!

Otherwise, it would have been too awkward just now!

Lingfeng is simply her savior!

Jiang Baobao felt incredibly relieved, and immediately after, she heard Shen Lingfeng say: "Of course I brought you something delicious!"

As he spoke, he opened the bags in his hands.

Jiang Baobao's expression instantly became delighted: "Xiao long bao? This smell... it must be from Shen's, right? I used to eat from their place often when I was little! How did you know I liked this?"

As Jiang Baobao spoke, she had already quickly picked one up and taken a bite with a face full of happiness.

"Slow down, watch out for the heat." Shen Lingfeng gave a humorous warning before replying: "Didn't you mention it many times when you were abroad before? My ears were almost calloused from hearing it, how could I not remember? It's just that the place was a bit hard to find, and I left a bit late, so I almost missed the last few baskets of the morning."

Shen Lingfeng's tone was full of doting, and as he spoke, he very thoughtfully opened the small wontons he had specifically packed.

Li Beijue listened from the side, his heart already drowned in countless amounts of jealousy.

Things she likes to eat?

Shen Lingfeng went out specifically to buy them in the morning?

Li Beijue's expression was subtle; seeing the two of them eating breakfast and chatting happily, he could not help but give a light cough.

"Ahem!"

Jiang Baobao did not hear him and picked up another bun.

"Ahem, ahem!"

Shen Lingfeng thoughtfully handed Jiang Baobao a tissue.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem!"

Jiang Baobao was already discussing the Team's follow-up training plan with Shen Lingfeng.

"Cough, cough..."

"Li Beijue, is your throat uncomfortable?"

Jiang Baobao finally noticed Li Beijue's abnormality.

Li Beijue abruptly stopped making noise and calmly shook his head.

After the movement ended, a flash of regret and annoyance quickly crossed the depths of his eyes.

How could he have shaken his head?

He should have said he accidentally caught a cold last night and his body was feeling a bit unwell...

If he had said that...

He was just thinking this when, the next second, he heard Jiang Baobao invite him: "Do you want to come over and have some breakfast together? And Ling Feng, you eat too; I was just focused on myself earlier..."

Jiang Baobao smiled a little embarrassedly.

Li Beijue opened his mouth, subconsciously wanting to agree, but then hesitated.

Emotionally, he naturally wanted to eat breakfast with Jiang Baobao.

But his reason was constantly pulling at him, reminding him that this was bought by his love rival!

Li Beijue was rarely conflicted, and just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Shen Lingfeng speak with a smile: "I have already eaten; this was prepared specifically for you. Besides... President Li is used to eating delicacies from land and sea, so I imagine you probably aren't accustomed to this kind of ordinary breakfast, right?"

Shen Lingfeng wore a smile, but the gaze hidden behind his lenses flashed with a touch of sharpness.