Chapter 85：Gift

When Li Weijie saw Su Keko's sweet smile, he realized that he might have been teased. However, he didn't feel angry, but rather an inexplicable sense of frustration flashed through his mind.

Although he wasn't angry, he couldn't just let this girl tease him. Li Weijie frowned and asked in a serious tone, "What's the joke? What do you really want to say?"

Su Keko stuck out her tongue and said, "Let's find another place to talk." She was obviously afraid of being overheard by passersby.

The two of them went to a coffee chain store in the airport. Since the shops in the airport were more expensive than elsewhere, there weren't many people in the coffee shop.

After sitting down and ordering a cup of coffee, Li Weijie glanced at Su Keko with his eyes, silently asking her.

Su Keko seemed to deliberately keep him guessing and said, "Oh? Weren't you afraid of flying? Are you feeling better now?"

"Why would I be afraid of flying after getting off the plane? It's just a residual effect, like an aftershock of an earthquake. It occasionally happens, and now it happens to be fine."

Li Weijie knew that she was deliberately teasing him, but he could only make up an excuse. He couldn't admit that he felt uncomfortable because of what she said, right?

Su Keko secretly chuckled.

"Alright, what do you really want to say?" Li Weijie stared at her, thinking to himself that maybe she was just joking. It couldn't be that she wanted to start a relationship so quickly.

There hadn't been any signs in the past few days.

Su Keko just smiled and looked at him without saying a word.

The more she did this, the more uneasy Li Weijie felt.

In fact, Su Keko did come to pick up Li Weijie today, but she also felt a bit resentful. She blamed him for not telling her when he would return yesterday.

When Li Weijie called her, Su Keko was already searching for him in the crowd, and she answered the call only when she saw him.

Due to the crowd and being behind him, Li Weijie didn't notice her. While listening to the phone call, she walked towards him, deliberately mocking him to vent her dissatisfaction and to surprise him.

When Li Weijie seemed a bit displeased and hung up the phone, Su Keko thought he might be angry. She quickly approached him, but unexpectedly heard a sigh from him.

Unable to control herself, she asked him, pretending not to know, and was surprised when he answered casually.

From Li Weijie's expression of being lost in thought, Su Keko was certain that he must have been surprised and delighted. His bright smile not only amused her but also made her feel satisfied. His appearance made her feel both amused and unable to resist teasing him again.

So Su Keko said that she came to pick up her new boyfriend, emphasizing the word "new" and making a face to make him feel a little disappointed before telling him she came to pick him up.

Seeing her own performance, Su Keko unexpectedly noticed that Li Weijie's reaction seemed quite intense, more than just awkwardness, but also something else...

Was he angry? Or sad? Or disappointed? Or...

She couldn't figure it out, but this made her realize one thing: her position in Li Weijie's heart was much more important than she thought!

This discovery not only surprised Su Keko but also made her feel a bit flustered and unsure of what to do. She just continued talking until she saw Li Weijie hastily and desolately leave, then she quickly realized it and went to catch up with him.

"I came here to pick up my new boyfriend." After delivering the coffee, Su Keko felt it was almost enough and spoke up.

Li Weijie snorted, "I know, so what else do you want to say?"

"Uh... Actually, I'm here to pick up a fool. That so-called new boyfriend is just a fool pretending to be someone's boyfriend." Su Keko lightly bit her lip and stared into his eyes.

"I should be..." Li Weijie wanted to say it should be me but stopped himself.

"Why did you mention a new boyfriend as a joke? Are you teasing me for fun?"

"No, I just thought of adding the word 'new' on a whim. I have the right to explain, completely irresponsible, hehe..." Su Keko said, laughing.

Seeing her smiling like that, how could Li Weijie harden his heart to be angry? He could only sigh helplessly, "You're teasing me again..."

Although his words seemed helpless, there was a sense of relief in his heart, and he couldn't help but relax.

"You didn't tell me. Xiaorong told me. Can't I come by myself? Hmph, I came to pick you up and play a little prank on you, and yet you say I'm teasing you." Su Keko pouted, feeling a bit displeased.

"Even if I didn't tell you, you could have expressed your dissatisfaction in a different way. You caused me..." Li Weijie suddenly stopped.

"What did I cause?" Su Keko stared at him intently.

What did I cause?

Did I worry for nothing?

What was I worried about?

Could it be that I already like her?

Li Weijie looked at her closely, mechanically saying, "Nothing."

Su Keko secretly smiled, her heart also pounding, and quickly changed the topic, "Hey, I gave you the chance, the privilege. Have you had any romantic encounters these days?"

Li Weijie also thought it was better to change to a lighter topic. He wasn't prepared to face the previous question yet. "Yes, I've been with beautiful women all these days. It's been great."

"Really? Are they beautiful contestants or beautiful judges?"

"Neither. Hey, why are you asking so many questions? It's just that there were several beautiful women, that's all," Li Weijie didn't say more.

"Hehe, you're just bragging. Besides me, who would be interested in a block of wood like you?" Su Keko smiled lightly.

"I guess I should appreciate your greatness, but there's no need to indirectly call yourself beautiful, right?"

"Is that so? I don't seem to have said it, huh!"

Suddenly, Li Weijie thought of something.

Xiaorong was so busy that she wouldn't have specially told her, right? Apparently, she had inquired about his return time from Xiaorong.

It seems that Keko really does care about me! He felt touched, looked at her sincerely, and said, "Keko, thank you."

Su Keko didn't expect him to suddenly say this. She quickly avoided his gaze and lowered her head, "What's there to thank me for? It's just saving you a few bucks on transportation. You're such a penny-pincher."

"Hehe, the transportation cost is insignificant compared to Keko's concern. It's priceless."

"Go, who cares about you?" Su Keko lightly scolded him, her face slightly blushing.

"Since you claim to be not stingy, did you buy me a gift?"

"A gift?" Li Weijie was taken aback. "But I came here for work!"

"I knew you'd say that. In reality, you're both stingy and thoughtless." Su Keko pouted.

"People say that even a small gift carries deep affection. You casually didn't buy anything, that's not just being stingy."

"Should I have given you a piece of lint?" Suddenly, Li Weijie remembered something. "Wait a moment..."

He quickly rummaged through his luggage, searching for a while, and finally took out a small box. "Hehe, this is for you."

"What is it?" Seeing him actually take out a gift, Su Keko couldn't help but be surprised. The shape of the small box also made her heart beat faster.

Li Weijie opened it casually, "It's a jade pendant. Take a look if you like it."

"It's customary for the recipient to open the gift themselves." Su Keko slapped away his hand as he reached for it and quickly took the box.

"How is it? Do you like it?" 

"It's just alright. I guess you have a little conscience."

Su Keko raised her eyebrows and put the box away. Her family was wealthy, and she had received all kinds of valuable gifts before. She didn't care about the value of the gift, but rather the thought behind it.

Li Weijie smiled inwardly. Good thing he bought an extra one!

It turned out that last night while shopping with several beautiful women, Li Weijie saw a jade Guanyin in a mall jewelry store and wanted to buy it as a gift for Xiaorong to thank her for silently taking care of him.

As a result, the saleslady encouraged him to buy another item since buying two items would come with a discount.

So he picked out this jade pendant at the spur of the moment, not thinking about who to give it to. He didn't expect it to come in handy now.