Logan nodded. “I’ve indeed known her for quite some time.” He’d known her a long time ago, mainly because she’d been targeting his clubhouse back then, coming over to find fault with him every so often. He then considered it carefully, realizing that it’d been almost two years! Truly, I never had any idea before counting the days, but after doing so, it came as a huge shock! He’d been at odds with her for almost two years, but in the two months since she’d resigned, the grudge between them seemed close to unraveling. At the thought of this, he gave a bark of laughter.
Mildly surprised, Jasmine stared at him, not comprehending why he abruptly laughed.
Logan, however, nonchalantly remarked, “Actually, Lola is quite an interesting girl.”
Jasmine heaved a sigh. I really don’t understand what he’s thinking! He has complimented two girls in a row before me, his own girlfriend! Is he really not worried that I’ll get angry?
Logan was very garrulous when he spoke of others, even unabashedly relating how it was when Lola raided his clubhouse back then. He briefly talked about the incidents back when they were at loggerheads. As he spoke, he chuckled. “Who would’ve thought that our relationship now would be so amicable when we were at daggers drawn back then?”
Pursing her lips, Jasmine scrutinized him for a long time before suddenly asking, “Do you like her?”
Taken aback by her question, Logan’s brows knitted together. “Have you lost your mind? What kind of question was that?”
Jasmine burst into giggles. “Why are you so sensitive? I just asked if you like her. There are many kinds of ‘liking.’ It can also apply between friends, not necessarily between lovers.”
Logan’s lips were pressed together tightly, his expression as forbidding as ever.
Lowering her gaze, Jasmine fixed her eyes on the box filled with snacks in front of her. “Logan, are you happy when you’re with me?”
All at once, Logan’s expression turned severe, and he said nothing.
After a moment’s deliberation, Jasmine admitted, “I’m very happy when I’m with you, and you’re the only person I see. Even when we’re not together, you’re the first person who comes to mind when I see something. Is it the same for you?”
Logan blinked, then ruminated on the issue seriously. Well, it’s actually different for me. I only remember about her when she seeks me out. Compressing his lips, he considered for a while before replying, “Life doesn’t necessarily have to be fully occupied with love. We can also have other things in life.” This was the most philosophical statement he’d ever uttered.
Jasmine merely smiled, feeling that she could never win this argument with him. She murmured in assent. “Perhaps you’re right. Maybe I’ve placed too much emphasis on love.”
Logan didn’t say anything in response. As this conversation ended, neither of them had any interest in having fun anymore. After sitting there for a while, Logan came up with the excuse of having something to discuss with John and offered to drive Jasmine home first.
Utter exasperation swamped Jasmine. Shouldn’t he be mollifying me? A normal person would’ve fathomed how disappointed I was by the conversation earlier. Shouldn’t a normal boyfriend show some remorse and coax me? But from the look of things now, he seems even more pissed off than I am, even making an excuse to leave! She initially wanted to acquiesce, but the words that were on the tip of her tongue instantly changed when she answered, “I’ll go with you.”
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