Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!

Chapter 413: Chapter 413

Su Lu seemed a bit embarrassed and cleared her throat softly, "Just... made a random reservation."

She had indeed made a reservation in advance, specifically to bring him here for this stewed egg.

Bao Jing rarely found something he liked to eat, so it wasn’t easy. Coincidentally, the Michelin star chef’s specialty dish was this one, so Su Lu took the initiative and reserved a spot.

Originally, she had made the reservation for not long after Bao Jing’s birthday.

Ever since she compromised with her own heart, she planned to have a thorough talk with Qiao Li and then find an opportunity to have a serious conversation with Bao Jing, effectively to confirm their relationship.

At that time, Su Lu thought it was a perfect plan: make the reservation for Bao Jing’s birthday, then have a meal with him, celebrate his birthday, and then things would be set.

Back then, Su Lu hadn’t anticipated that Bao Jing would come along with her and her son to Three Gardens, nor had she imagined that he would take advantage of a moment of inebriation to seal the deal.

At this point... they had already ’cooked the raw rice into porridge.’ Rituals and formality might not be unimportant, but they certainly seemed less so now.

However, when Bao Jing asked her like that, Su Lu still felt a bit embarrassed.

The signature dishes at this kind of restaurant were definitely not large in portion, almost as if a larger serving would compromise its prestige. Hence, this stewed egg amounted to no more than two or three bites.

Su Lu looked at the meager portion and whispered to Jiang Li for a compromise, "Ah Li, do you like stewed eggs? If you don’t..."

Jiang Li felt a chill in his heart.

He looked at Su Lu with a mournful gaze, "And you’re still saying you didn’t come over with Bao Jing to rub it in my face? Put your hand on your heart and say that again?"

"Sorry," Su Lu thought, since it had already come to this, she might as well be thick-skinned and took the other portion of stewed egg and placed it in front of Bao Jing, then said to Jiang Li with particular embarrassment, "I’ll buy you something else tasty later. Bao Jing is very picky, and it’s rare to find something he likes to eat."

Jiang Li sighed softly and waved his hand.

He didn’t mind whether the food was tasty or not, and of course, he wasn’t annoyed by the two of them being so sweet together.

He truly wished for Bao Jing and Su Lu to be happy and sweet together.

It’s just that sometimes, when faced with too beautiful a picture, it can make one’s own misfortunes and pitifulness stand out all the more, making one feel even more meaningless.

Jiang Li was eating absentmindedly, his gaze drifting uncertainly outside the window.

The top-floor restaurant at Yunding was a revolving one, with a magnificent view from the window-side seats, and given today’s good weather, the scenery was extraordinarily lovely.

But Jiang Li’s gaze was unfocused, without a fixed point.

"Ah Li, eat some more," Su Lu pushed a dish toward him.

Bao Jing turned and saw Jiang Li distracted, asking, "What are you looking at?"

Jiang Li pointed outside and smiled helplessly, "Nothing, just suddenly thought of Xiao Xi’s new house, which happens to have a view of this river."

Bo Jingshen: "..."

He had been in a great mood, but now suddenly he couldn’t cheer up at all.

Even if Bo Jingshen were an animal who prioritized love over friendship, he still couldn’t find it in him to laugh cheerily when he saw a friend looking so lost and dejected.

Bo Jingshen put down his chopsticks and picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth.

"Alright, I’ll find time to see Ying Xi in the next couple of days. I’ll just ask him what he really intends to do. If he’s really planning to cut ties with you for good, he should just say so. Then you can move on quickly instead of dragging this out and making you both miserable."

Bo Jingshen said this while looking at Jiang Li, and noticing Jiang Li’s appearance of wanting to argue, he raised an eyebrow and pointed at him, "Don’t even try to argue with me. I have more experience with this kind of thing than you do. I know how bad it hurts."

Jiang Li opened his mouth but ultimately closed it without saying anything. Indeed, Bo Jingshen did have experience, and another person with just as much experience, Su Lu, was sitting right next to them.

Su Lu gently patted the back of Bo Jingshen’s hand, "Speak kindly."

Bo Jingshen frowned but his tone unconsciously softened when he spoke to Su Lu, "I am speaking kindly. It’s just... seeing him like this makes me feel bad."

Jiang Li smiled upon hearing this, "With that, I won’t accuse you of prioritizing love over friendship."

After saying that, Jiang Li fell silent for a moment, seemingly in contemplation, then spoke up, "Please go see him for me. I have looked after him for so many years, and now that I can’t, I’m really worried."

Bo Jingshen glanced at him, "Cut it out. It’s been him looking after you all these years."

Jiang Li was taken aback, then nodded, "Yes, you’re right..."

Just blocking that splash of sulfuric acid for him was enough to owe a lifetime of gratitude.

Jiang Li had indeed taken good care of Ying Xi over the years, always ensuring he did nothing he disliked, no need for socializing, no worries about endorsements, the duration of live broadcasts and such—only needing to earnestly do what he wanted.

Jiang Li blocked everything Ying Xi disliked to the best of his ability.

He thought that he was taking care of Ying Xi, but after hearing Bo Jingshen’s words, Jiang Li pondered deeply and realized Bo Jingshen was also right. In daily life, what did he, the young master who grew up in luxury, really understand?

Ying Xi took care of everything, big and small, and when he had shamelessly moved in with Ying Xi, ostensibly to take care of the player, it turned out that most of the time, he was the one being taken care of.

"Moreover, I’m afraid that my family, and my brother, might trouble him because of this incident," Jiang Li said, frowning deeply with evident concern in his eyes.

Bo Jingshen thought about Jiang Su’s temperament, "With your brother’s personality, if he was going to cause trouble for Ying, wouldn’t he have done it already?"

"Jiang Su isn’t that cruel or ruthless. I’m mainly worried about..." Jiang Li narrowed his eyes, a chilling coldness spreading in what were normally bright eyes.

The rest of his fears were not hard to guess; he was worried about his parents, given the bloody lesson of Ying Heng’s fate.

Bo Jingshen knew this had become a demon plaguing Jiang Li’s heart, so he nodded, "Alright, don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on him."

"Thank you." Jiang Li smiled, although the smile was somewhat bitter, "If you see Xiao Xi, please apologize to him for me. The two people I have let down the most in this life are Ying Heng, who is already dead and beyond my help, and as for Ying Xi, as things stand now, I don’t see a way to make it up to him. After everything that’s happened, I’ve been locked up at home recuperating these past days, and I’ve had a hard think. It’s likely that there’s no going back."

"His brother died because of me, and indeed, that’s a barrier not many can get past. So, if he really doesn’t want to see me anymore, then... let it be. Let him not leave the team. I’ll give Lie Ying to him. That’s his profession, his dream, and I originally bought Lie Ying because of him. I’ll have my lawyer contact him to handle the paperwork."noveldrama