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"Of course I'm not joking with you, I'm being serious! You have always been a very good woman—were, are, and will always be. That will never change. It's just that he doesn't know how to cherish you; it's all his fault for not seeing your worth!"
"Is that so? Maybe it's just like you!"
Lan Baobao didn't think of herself as bad, nor did she see anything good about herself.
She was lazy and would definitely choose to sleep if she could.
Her brain wasn't very sharp, and her life was a constant worry for her child.
Her athletic skills were underdeveloped, and she often tripped over stones on the road.
She was always being deceived and bullied.
In summary, she felt like a burden!
Lan Baobao thought that just surviving was already quite difficult; she didn't expect anyone to think she was great.
As long as they didn't dislike her, that would be enough. Lan Baobao didn't have high hopes!
After a pause, Lan Baobao put on a playful smile again.
"Come on, don't joke with me! I'm about to be dumped by a man; don't say sweet words to comfort me. I know my own worth! Save your energy and do something else!"
Lan Baobao awkwardly smiled.
She stuffed a big mouthful of ice cream into her mouth. Ah, ice cream really was the only thing that could satisfy her!
"Baby, I don't understand why you think this way. You really have no confidence in yourself!"
However, no matter how confident you are in yourself, as long as you are still Lan Baobao, none of this matters!
If Ye Zixun doesn't want you, I'm still here! I want you."
When Mu Jiangfeng said this, it seemed half true and half false. His eyes revealed a hint of sincerity, but the corner of his mouth still curled up in a rebellious arc, making it impossible for others to decipher his true thoughts.
Perhaps the biggest hallmark of a mature man is that he leaves people guessing.
This statement startled Lan Baobao quite a bit. Such a blatant confession would have made her blush more than a monkey's bottom if it had happened during her teenage years.
However, the current Lan Baobao is no longer the eighteen-year-old Lan Baobao of the past. Now, when she hears such words, she feels uneasy rather than excited due to vanity because of this confession.
She felt no happiness at all; only worry and embarrassment filled her heart.
"Uh... well... that's quite a big joke! Since we're such good buddies, let's not make jokes like that anymore. I can't handle it!"
Good buddies?
Hearing these three words made Mu Jiangfeng's heart twitch twice. Those words were like a knife, stabbing into his heart.
From the beginning, Lan Baobao had treated him as just a buddy. Using the term "buddy" as a shield, she had been avoiding his feelings. Mu Jiangfeng was truly fed up with this situation.
"Baby, I don't want to be your buddy; I don't even want to be just buddies. I want to be friends—boyfriend and girlfriend—not just buddies!"
Lan Baobao looked at Mu Jiangfeng for a long time. No matter what, hearing such a confession suddenly in a space where only the two of them were present made her feel uneasy. So she turned her head and continued eating her Ice Cream, saying, "Mu Jiangfeng, your cold jokes aren't funny at all. Let's change to another joke!"
This statement had some truth and some falsehood; only the person who said it knew which was which.
Seeing Lan Baobao's somewhat awkward reaction, Mu Jiangfeng couldn't help but laugh again. He gave her head a playful smack and said, "Stop pretending! We've known each other for so long and spent so much time together; do you think I wouldn't know what you're thinking?"
"Baby, I have something bad, why do you look so disdainful?"
Lan Baobao felt a soft tap on her head, and the atmosphere seemed to ease from its earlier awkwardness.
"Don't get me wrong, you have nothing bad about you; in fact, you're too good. If I had to describe it in one word, it's that you've reached a level where you can call the wind and summon the rain! I, Lan Baobao, definitely don't deserve you. I'm already a mother of two, with no figure and no beauty; all I have is layers of flab on my stomach. Our Boss Mu is charming and loved by everyone; how could he be with someone like Lan Baobao? Even if you agreed in front of me, my conscience wouldn't allow it. I can't harm you! That would be condemned!"
Lan Baobao mocked herself, belittling her own identity.
At the same time, she praised Mu Jiangfeng, elevating him in her words.
In truth, not all of Lan Baobao's words were insincere; Mu Jiangfeng held that image in her heart. However, just because someone has a good image doesn't mean love will follow.
Whether they could be together still depended on fate and feelings. For Mu Jiangfeng, Lan Baobao felt only fate but no feelings.
She couldn't deceive herself about this anymore; she had to obediently maintain some distance to avoid giving him the wrong idea.
"Really? So I have this much goodness? I didn't even know!" Lan Baobao was flattered and momentarily lost in a cloud of admiration. However, Mu Jiangfeng understood clearly; he wasn't the one who belonged to Lan Baobao's heart at least not yet, and no matter how good he was, it seemed to pale in comparison to that jerk.
Mu Jiangfeng was unconvinced!
In every aspect, he wouldn't lose to Ye Zixun. The only area where he fell short compared to Ye Zixun was luck!
Five years ago's luck!
If it were now, his luck wouldn't be any worse than Ye Zixun's.
What Ye Zixun could achieve, Mu Jiangfeng could achieve too!
"Baby, if you don't like me, what about Ye Zixun? Do you still like him?"
It had been a while since I heard this name, and suddenly, from someone else's mouth, hearing "Lan Baobao" made my heart feel empty and a bit prickly with discomfort.
Why did I feel this way after not seeing them for just a short time?
I don't know if Ye Zixun has realized that I am missing, or if they have never cared about my existence at all. Or perhaps they are frantically searching for me?
I have no idea what the outside world has become. Lan Baobao could only stay in this room of over a hundred square feet, watching TV, eating, and playing on the computer.
Even the computer had restricted login access.
Mu Jiangfeng couldn't allow Ye Zixun to track her location through the account's login records.
Earlier, I thought that even without a phone, I could at least use the internet to stay in touch with others. Now, Lan Baobao couldn't even log into QQ and could only watch TV on the computer.
Is Ye Zixun's scientific method really that advanced? Is it necessary to prevent me from logging into QQ?
Lan Baobao felt completely frustrated.
This life truly felt like being in a prison.
Seeing that Lan Baobao appeared gloomy after mentioning Ye Zixun, Mu Jiangfeng didn't want to pursue the topic any further. After all, he also didn't want to bring up Ye Zixun.
Moreover, he didn't want Lan Baobao to feel more longing for that man every time she heard his name.
"Forget it, I'm sorry. That joke earlier really wasn't funny at all!
I won't make that joke again. Baby, what else do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you," Mu Jiangfeng changed the subject.
Sure enough, as soon as food was mentioned, Lan Baobao perked up completely.
Starting to count one by one, after a while, she suddenly changed her mind and said, "Forget it, I don't want any of those anymore. Just bring me some fruit tomorrow, any kind of fruit, two pounds of each. From now on, I won't eat this junk food.
I need to make an effort for my figure!"
Lan Baobao scooped up the last bite of ice cream with a spoon and then slammed the cup onto the coffee table, looking determined.
After licking her lips that still had ice cream on them, Lan Baobao suddenly turned her head and said seriously, "Ice cream is an exception; bring me two more boxes of chocolate flavor!"
"Okay, fruit and ice cream. I'll reward you with a roast duck as well!"
Roast duck...
How wonderful!
Secondly, Mu Jiangfeng indeed lived up to expectations and bought almost all the fruits available in the supermarket that could not be found elsewhere. He made several trips to carry everything into the house.
The ice cream was also of various flavors, packed into a box and moved into the freezer.
Although Lan Baobao said she didn't want snacks, given her appetite, it was uncertain when she would suddenly want to eat something again. To be on the safe side, Mu Jiangfeng prepared a portion of all her favorite snacks.
One must admit that the life of the wealthy is different; as long as they set their sights on something, they can buy it all without worrying about anything else. Even if they don't eat it, just looking at it is satisfying.
When he entered, Lan Baobao was still sleeping. The apartment had a dedicated cleaning staff. Recently, Lan Baobao had been very sleepy; unless she was eating or watching TV, she was almost always in bed asleep.
Mu Jiangfeng thought of her as someone who had finally escaped from a difficult situation and was in a much better mood now. Once relaxed, it was only natural for her to want to sleep.
He didn't think much of it.
Since there was nothing else to do today, Mu Jiangfeng quietly sat on the sofa, reading while waiting for Lan Baobao to wake up.
In this room, there were no newspapers and no news.
All news, including that on television and the internet, had been cut off by the engineer favored by Mu Jiangfeng.
What he feared was that Ye Zixun would put the missing person notice on television, affecting Lan Baobao's mood.
Time passed second by second, and the woman in bed turned over, groggily opening her eyes and mumbling a name.
Mu Jiangfeng was sitting far away and only heard Lan Baobao seem to murmur something, but he couldn't make it out clearly. However, Lan Baobao heard her own words distinctly.
She immediately covered her mouth with her hand!
Ah, how could she suddenly call out his name! How embarrassing!
"Baby, are you awake?"
"Ah?"
Upon hearing the man's voice, Lan Baobao jumped up from the bed.
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