Addicted to My Cutie and Sweetie

Chapter 785: Brother, Wake Up!

Zhang Lingying: "..."!!!

The speed of snatching food from the jaws of a tiger couldn’t match Lu Jing’s chopstick move just now!

Not only was Zhang Lingying stunned, but Leng Jian also froze for a few seconds, his brows slightly furrowed.

He didn’t care about a piece of meat, but seeing Zhang Lingying pouting and holding back her grievances made him inexplicably want to pick a bone with Lu Jing.

He put down his chopsticks and glanced indifferently at the uninvited guest sitting next to him.

"Mr. Lu, I recall we didn’t invite you to join us for a meal."

"Exactly, exactly! Shameless! Inviting yourself and stealing my meat!" Zhang Lingying moved her chair closer to Leng Jian and eagerly chimed in with the complaints.

If it had been an ordinary person receiving such a face-to-face scolding, they would have likely been mortified.

Lu Jing remained expressionless, as if he hadn’t heard a thing.

Upon closer inspection, a faint smile could be seen on the corners of his mouth. He lifted his hand, placing a bank card on the table, "I don’t like owing people favors, and last time you helped me return to the restaurant to get my car. I’ve come specially to treat you to a meal."

Leng Jian: "..."

Zhang Lingying snatched the bank card from the table with the intention of slapping it across Lu Jing’s face.

She wasn’t foolish enough to believe Lu Jing’s nonsense.

Clearly, he had seen her social media post, knew she was chasing after her crush, and deliberately came to trip her up and spoil her meal.

This was unbearable!

Just as she was about to act, Leng Jian unexpectedly caught her wrist and stopped her, causing Zhang Lingying to growl impatiently.

"Don’t listen to his nonsense. He’s not here to repay a favor; he’s doing it on purpose, deliberately stopping us from enjoying our meal!"

"Aren’t you still hungry?" Leng Jian spoke as if he hadn’t heard Zhang Lingying, starting a sentence on his own.

He pulled the bank card from her hand, placed it back on the table, and smiled warmly, deliberately enunciating, "Didn’t you really like that beef dish from earlier? Since President Lu is offering to pay, don’t be shy. Refusing to eat your fill today would be a disservice to President Lu’s generosity."

"..."

Zhang Lingying realized in an instant that if Lu Jing was treating, she shouldn’t pass up a free meal.

An easy mark was offering to foot the bill, so why be polite?

Chances were, this could be her first meal with her crush, and it would be "on the house."

With that thought, Zhang Lingying suddenly felt ecstatic. Worried that Lu Jing might back out, she pocketed the bank card right away, then turned to call the waiter over to order more dishes.

Pointing at the menu haphazardly.

"This one, this one, and this one... I’ll have all of these... And whatever signature dishes you haven’t served yet, bring them all out now!"

She’d order plenty to take some back to the lab and share with her hardworking colleagues.

Using Lu Jing’s money, her competitor, to treat her lab mates to a meal was immensely satisfying to think about!

So, the more she ordered, the more it seemed she wanted to eat Lu Jing out of house and home.

By the end, just the to-go boxes filled an entire table...

And neither of them could barely carry them all.

"Do you need help?" After paying, Lu Jing didn’t even look at how much he spent. Instead, he crossed his arms and leaned against the cashier’s counter, waiting for Zhang Lingying to ask for his assistance.

Zhang Lingying gave him a look, disdainfully turned her head, and cheerfully beckoned to the nearest server for help.

Once all the takeout boxes were loaded into Leng Jian’s car, she turned and walked away. As she passed Lu Jing, she said with haughty disdain, "Our lab doesn’t welcome outsiders, especially an enemy. Bro, wake up!"