Chapter 94

After all the meat Li Jingming ordered was laid out on the table, the visual impact was overwhelming. Under such a strong impact, everything else seemed pale in comparison. Tiffany and Lin Yoon-a immediately put aside their grievances with a smile. What could be more important than eating meat? Li Jingming, maintaining his usual style, ordered a lot, and he was not at all afraid of waste. He understood very well the character of his country's people, who would rather burst their bellies than waste food, especially when it was all meat!

Lin Yoon-a came with the intention of eating a lot. In her view, this senior was Jessica's boyfriend, and she naturally had a close relationship with him. Since the fact that Jessica had a boyfriend (which was not true) was broadcast by Tiffany among the girls, everyone started to pay attention to Li Jingming. Recently, the most talked-about topic about Li Jingming online was that he was very rich.

"Brother-in-law is completely awesome, cheers!" Lin Yoon-a said this without taking her eyes off the beef.

"Who said the brother-in-law is awesome? I think it's the beef that's awesome," Jessica directly glossed over the term "brother-in-law" and focused on whether it was the person or the meat that was awesome.

Lin Yoon-a couldn't wait to start cutting the meat with the scissors, looking as if she were performing a delicate surgery. "If the beef is awesome, then the brother-in-law is awesome. It's all the brother-in-law's money."

"Xica and I are just ordinary friends," Li Jingming was helpless. This "brother-in-law" business started again. This familiar feeling reminded him of the last time he went to eat barbecue with Jessica's younger sister, Krystal. As soon as the meat was served, she also started calling him "brother-in-law." If he were to open a barbecue restaurant, he would even have the advertising slogan ready: "Are you still worried about not having a younger sister-in-law? The one and only [name] Barbecue in all of South Korea is your best choice."

"Hmph!" Hearing the words "ordinary friends," Jessica puffed up her cheeks. Was she just an ordinary friend? Couldn't she be a very close friend?

That slight huff was still heard by Li Jingming. "How can there be mosquitoes indoors?"

"OPPA, now that you've debuted, it's not good to have rumors, and with so many fans, they will hate us Xica." Tiffany, who was usually slow, quickly found a reason for Li Jingming's words. "If we weren't going to debut in the same group, I would also hate Xica, hehe."

Tiffany was joking to liven up the atmosphere, but when she looked up, she saw that Jessica's face was frosty. Was she really angry? Tiffany didn't know that Jessica was upset about the "ordinary friends" comment.

"Hey, why isn't the little girl eating?" Li Jingming realized he had said the wrong thing and decided to change the subject. Kim Tae-yeon was sitting opposite Sulli, actually waiting for Sulli to help her, so she was just drinking the juice Jessica had ordered for her. Jessica knew she didn't drink cola but preferred juice.

In Korea, the leader has such privileges. Everything at the table is done by the youngest, and the older ones just enjoy the food, a strict seniority system. Kim Tae-yeon often let Sulli do the work when they ate together, not to take advantage of her, but because it was amusing to see the serious and upright little girl doing the chores with such dedication. Li Jingming had been away from Korea for almost ten years, and many of his habits had been "externalized." The relaxed and harmonious atmosphere in China had deeply captivated him, so he quickly adapted and almost forgot all about the Korean customs. He thought Kim Tae-yeon was still sulking at him.

When they first met, Li Jingming had a very good first impression of Kim Tae-yeon. She was a generous and lively girl with ideals and aspirations. The second time he went to her house, he saw her playful and active side. Now, he saw a little girl who was quick to anger, truly changing with each meeting.

When they first met, Kim Tae-yeon had a very good first impression of Li Jingming. He was a warm and sincere senior with depth and substance. The second time he came to her house, she saw his warm and considerate side. Now, she saw a childish and sarcastic side, truly changing with each meeting.

"It was just a joke, don't take it to heart. Is it important to be angry now? If you don't start soon, Lin Yoon-a will eat all the meat." Li Jingming apologized and tried to make amends with Kim Tae-yeon, reaching across Jessica.

Because there were six people, they had combined two barbecue tables. Lin Yoon-a, Tiffany, and Li Jingming shared one grill. Li Jingming and Tiffany didn't eat much, and it was basically Lin Yoon-a who was eating heartily. Tiffany had a habit of cutting her food into tiny pieces, not just small, but tiny, which took a lot of time. She learned this method from the internet, which was said to control appetite and eat less at the table. After trying it, she found it really worked, so she stuck with it. Li Jingming, to be honest, wasn't very interested in Korean barbecue. He had eaten all kinds of barbecue in China, and Korean barbecue could be described in two words: boring.

Kim Tae-yeon pouted. "It was a joke, but don't mention height. I feel deeply hurt: 'It was a joke, you hurt me, and you just laughed it off?'"

Sigh, another melodrama? How did I hurt you? Li Jingming was used to American-style jokes, where anything goes as long as no one dies. And every year, quite a few people in America really do die from "jokes." This kind of verbal joke was weak. "Didn't I already apologize?"

"Okay, then." Kim Tae-yeon extended her small hand and made a gesture to shake hands behind Jessica, as if to let bygones be bygones.

Seeing this, Li Jingming naturally extended his hand to shake Kim Tae-yeon's, but she grabbed his wrist. A mischievous smile appeared on her face as she tried to pull him, but he didn't budge! Was he even human? How could his wrist be so strong? Kim Tae-yeon was frustrated. How could this be a fun game? The next act couldn't proceed.

"Oh, look at the UFO!" Kim Tae-yeon, seeing her plan fail, came up with another one, exclaiming and pointing towards the door. The other five people instinctively turned to look, including Li Jingming. Then, Kim Tae-yeon took Li Jingming's hand and pressed it hard on Jessica's butt...

Round and soft, Li Jingming, coming to his senses, carefully felt the excellent texture. Jessica, used to Kim Tae-yeon's pranks, assumed it was her acting up again and glared to the left. Suddenly, she realized something was wrong. Kim Tae-yeon's hands were on the table, holding a cup. Kim Tae-yeon, following the creed of "strike and retreat," quickly pulled her hand back to the table and held the cup. Li Jingming, instead of pulling his hand back in shock, felt the perfect texture, thinking he could blame it on Kim Tae-yeon later and get away with it. Why not take advantage of the situation?

Jessica's face turned red, and she realized the hand behind her was undoubtedly Li Jingming's. But why would Kim Tae-yeon help Li Jingming play such a trick? Kim Tae-yeon distracted everyone, and Li Jingming did the dirty work. Was this a pre-planned operation?

"Unnie, what's wrong? Your face is so red," the clueless Sulli asked, concerned.

"Ah, Tae-yeon sprinkled chili powder in my dish," Jessica couldn't possibly say Li Jingming had been inappropriate in public, so she made up a reason.

"But Unnie hasn't eaten anything since we started," Sulli's upright character kicked in again, why was she being so serious?

Jessica glared at Sulli, "I inhaled the smell."

"Oh," Sulli didn't know what she had said wrong but decided it was best not to speak.

"A little while later, when everyone was eating meat, Li Jingming quietly explained to Jessica, 'It was Tae-yeon who framed me.'"

Everything happened behind Jessica, and she didn't know the truth. But Li Jingming clearly grabbed her hand again. Was this also Tae-yeon's doing? She didn't blame him, so why was he explaining?

"I didn't, I didn't do anything," the sharp-eared Kim Tae-yeon immediately contradicted him. She couldn't let Li Jingming get away with it and make her take the blame.

"Then why did you say there was a UFO?" Li Jingming, seeing the blame slipping away, wasn't going to let it go.

"There was a UFO," Kim Tae-yeon lifted her chin at Li Jingming.

"Are you a staff member of Area 52, have you seen one?" Li Jingming laughed. This was a child's way of being stubborn.

"Can you prove there are no UFOs in the world?" Kim Tae-yeon argued confidently.

Li Jingming really couldn't prove it. "But we didn't see any UFOs."

What did UFOs have to do with this? Jessica was silently mourning her butt, which had been touched, while the two culprits were calmly discussing UFOs.

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