Chapter 129: Chapter 125: You Have a Story, I Have Wine

“I’m so exhausted…”

As soon as Bo Shujing stepped inside her home, she felt completely drained, collapsing on the sofa with her arms and legs sprawled out, staring blankly at the ceiling, losing all her usual elegance.

Her face was filled with heavy burdens.

Just then, the door of her roommate’s room slowly opened…

A face with a facial mask on peeped out from behind the door.

Seeing Bo Shujing’s state, the roommate couldn’t help but frown, asking with concern, “Shu Jing, didn’t you say you went out to relax? Why do you look so tired, like something’s drained you?”

“Don’t mention it, the trip to unwind turned out to be more aggravating!”

Bo Shujing’s tone was filled with deep dissatisfaction and disappointment.

Every time she remembered that three years of relationship couldn’t compare to a few skewers of roasted lamb, a wave of inexplicable irritation and depression surged within her.

Although it was she who initiated the breakup.

But to be honest, when her ex-boyfriend threatened to jump into the lake to keep her, she was both shocked and afraid. Yet, she had to admit that this extreme move made her feel valued and needed to a certain extent, and she somewhat enjoyed this feeling of being begged to stay.

But the final outcome disappointed her greatly…

He wasn’t persuaded by her compromise, but by a few skewers of roasted lamb…

This kind of easy giving up and compromising made her doubt his sincerity and commitment towards her.

He kept saying he loved her, kept saying he couldn’t lose her…

And this was it?

And she even softened her heart, thinking that since he loved her so desperately, maybe she shouldn’t break up with him just yet…

Ugh!

Her soft heart was fed to the dogs!

Hearing Bo Shujing’s words, her roommate suddenly got interested, her eyes sparkling with gossip.

“Oh~ Shu Jing, judging by your tone, something happened…”

The flames of gossip were burning intensely in her roommate’s heart, almost unable to resist saying something like “Share your troubles, make me happy” in jest.

But seeing Bo Shujing’s heavy mood, she held back in time, opting for a more considerate response.

She stepped forward, patting Bo Shujing’s shoulder gently, saying, “You’ve got stories, I’ve got wine. Say whatever you want, I’m here with you.”

After saying this, she got up and walked to the kitchen, quickly pulling out two cans of chilled beer from the fridge and skillfully opening them.

She handed one can to Bo Shujing.

Upon seeing this.

The previously frustrated and unspeakably burdened Bo Shujing felt her defenses gradually crumbling, with a slight desire to confide.

She took the beer handed over by her roommate, drank a few gulps, feeling a bit of her inner heaviness being relieved by the coolness, and under the influence of alcohol, she completely opened up, sharing her troubles with her roommate!

She recounted all the love-hate entanglements with her ex-boyfriend, and the incident in the afternoon where her ex-boyfriend couldn’t accept and wanted to jump into the lake.

“What? Your ex-boyfriend… actually… wanted to jump into the lake for this?”

Hearing this, her roommate’s eyes widened in shock, her voice involuntarily increasing by several decibels.

Clearly.

She was genuinely shocked by Bo Shujing’s ex-boyfriend’s extreme behavior.

She couldn’t imagine how such a gentle and kind girl faced such an extreme man.

At the same time, she felt saddened for why Bo Shujing had to have such a man in her life.

She sighed deeply, shook her head, her face full of helplessness and sympathy.

“Oh! Anyone would break down with such an extreme man!”

She exclaimed, then couldn’t wait to ask Bo Shujing, “So did your ex-boyfriend… really jump into the lake?”

Bo Shujing shook her head, a bitter smile of self-mockery appearing on her lips, answering, “No, he was ultimately persuaded by a few skewers of roasted lamb.”

The roommate, upon hearing this, her eyes bulged out, almost thinking she heard wrong, “Huh? What does that mean?”

Bo Shujing took a sip of beer, replying indifferently, “It’s literally what it means.”

“Oh my god, this is possible?”

The roommate considered countless possibilities, but never expected this kind of ending.

This unexpected ending left her internally unruffled, even finding it a bit amusing.

If not for considering Bo Shujing’s feelings, she might have already been laughing, rolling back and forth, possibly pounding the sofa in surprise and joy.

Fortunately, she restrained her laughter in time.

However, upon reflecting on this bizarre ending, a hint of curiosity arose in her heart: just how delicious must these grilled lamb skewers be to immediately calm down a man in emotional turmoil?

This curiosity eventually compelled her to ask, “By the way, just how good are these lamb skewers?”

Bo Shujing: “…”

You ask me, who should I ask?

And, what kind of focus is that?

Isn’t your focus a bit misplaced?

Can you respect me a little? I’m here confiding my troubles to you, and you’re just concerned about the taste of lamb skewers?

Oh!

Indeed, people’s sadness don’t resonate!

All the bitterness, in the end, has to be silently borne by oneself!

Seeing her roommate’s quirky line of thinking and her suppressed laughter, Bo Shujing’s mood grew even more depressed.

She felt she appeared so fragile and embarrassing in front of her roommate, yet the roommate didn’t seem to care about her feelings.

This made her feel somewhat disappointed and angry.

“I’ll head back to my room…”

She said softly, then got up and left the living room.

Back in the room.

She lay on the bed, getting angrier the more she thought about it…

So…

She quickly picked up her phone, skillfully opened the Little Red Potato app, and decided to vent her frustrations there.

Her fingers flew across the screen, each word expressing her anger and disbelief.

“Just broke up with my ex-boyfriend. I never thought this man could be so shameless and childish!”

“After the breakup, he threatened to jump into the lake.”

“If he actually jumped, I would have respected him as a man, at least he would have had some dignity. But guess what happened then?”

“He got distracted by the BBQ skewer held by a kid and forgot about jumping, going straight to eat the skewer instead!”

“Ladies, tell me, if you don’t break up with such a man, are you keeping him around for the New Year?”

Bo Shujing’s rant quickly sparked a heated discussion on Little Red Potato, with her followers gathering to watch and leave comments.

At first…

There were plenty of empathetic comments like ’why keep such a man, you should have broken up long ago’ and comforting replies with virtual hugs for the young lady.

But there were also those who, after reading the post, became curious about the mutton skewer.

As a result,

The comments took a sudden turn:

“What’s so special about this skewer that makes it so delicious?”

“Just what kind of divine mutton skewer is this? To make a man about to jump into a lake choose to eat a skewer instead! I want to taste its magical allure too!”

“Excuse me, where can I get these grilled mutton skewers? I have a friend who’s been feeling down recently, and I want to take him to try it, maybe it’ll lift his spirits!”

“…”

Initially, Bo Shujing smiled as she browsed through the comments, but the further she read, the more she felt a sense of unspeakable helplessness and confusion…

Clearly, people should focus on that shameless and childish man who used the threat of jumping in the lake to stop her from breaking up. Shouldn’t they be condemning him strongly?

Why did the focus of the public discourse turn to the grilled mutton skewers?

This is really… putting the cart before the horse!

However, Bo Shujing could only watch helplessly as the topic spiraled further out of control.

Even more surprising, many people began to inquire about who the skewer chef might be.

“I heard someone saw a male parent picnicking with several beautiful women in the lakeside park! Apparently, these women seem to be kindergarten teachers.”

“What? How did a male parent manage to go on a picnic with so many beautiful kindergarten teachers? Is there an untold story behind this?”

“From what I’ve gathered, this male parent is apparently the chef at the kindergarten where these teachers work!”

“This piques my curiosity even more. Which kindergarten’s chef is this multi-talented man? His skewers could distract a man from jumping in the lake, so they must be incredibly tasty… Just from that, I feel like transferring my picky-eater son to their kindergarten so he can try the chef’s cooking. Maybe after trying, he’ll give up his picky habits…”

“That’s a great idea! My daughter is going to kindergarten in the fall, but she’s terribly picky. I was worried about how she’d manage in kindergarten. Now, with this kindergarten chef, I see new hope. Family, does anyone know which kindergarten this chef belongs to? If you do, please let me know. Thank you very much.”

“Honestly, I also want to know which kindergarten this chef belongs to, but unfortunately, I don’t know either!”

“…”

Looking at the off-topic comments, Bo Shujing was speechless.

She could only quietly log out of Little Red Potato, out of sight, out of mind!

However, she was actually quite curious about what those delicious grilled mutton skewers tasted like.

Unfortunately, that lousy ex-boyfriend of hers tasted it all by himself, completely forgetting someone else was involved.

Hmph, how annoying…

But what could she do?

All she could do was silently curse him in her heart!

…

After the picnic, Huang Jun continued to drive Yang Yuxi’s RV, accompanied by laughter and conversations as they returned the way they came with the group of beautiful teachers.

Even though today’s gathering was full of fun, the time to say goodbye eventually came.

So…

As the convoy slowly drove into the city and the scenery outside the window began to look familiar, the beautiful teachers leaned out of the car windows to bid farewell to Huang Jun:

“Chef Huang, goodbye! Remember to be on time for work tomorrow since it’s Monday!”

“Chef Huang, you worked hard all day. Be sure to get a good rest tonight; we look forward to your food tomorrow!”

“Chef Huang, bye-bye, see you tomorrow~”

“…”

This warm and lively farewell caught the attention of other drivers around them.

They craned their necks to look, curious about what charm this young RV driver held to win the favor of so many beautiful women.

Huang Jun waved at them with a smile and then drove on.

Originally, he planned to drive Yang Yuxi home and then take a taxi back himself, but Yang Yuxi insisted he keep driving, so he directly headed back to Jinyuan District.

After getting out of the car.

He returned the car keys to their owner, then smiled and took Qingqing and Weiwei by the hands, saying, “Say goodbye to Miss Yang.”

Qingqing and Weiwei obediently waved, speaking in unison: “Miss Yang, see you tomorrow!”

“Qingqing, Weiwei, see you tomorrow!”

Yang Yuxi waved goodbye to the little ones with a smile, then looked at Huang Jun with a somewhat complicated expression and said, “Qingqing’s dad, thank you for today. Be sure to rest well tonight!”

Huang Jun smiled and replied, “Okay, you drive safely!”

Yang Yuxi nodded gently and then got into the driver’s seat.

After watching Yang Yuxi drive away, Huang Jun took Qingqing and Weiwei by the hand and headed up the steps.

Heading home.

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