BAD NEIGHBORS

JASPER HATES PUDDING

Wang He Di dated three other girls after Mei Ling, but with none of them it worked out well.
Shen Yue continued to be optimistic, sure that he would soon meet someone who would capture his interest.
That afternoon, after work, Dylan was working in the workshop, when he noticed that someone was standing outside the door of his building.
From behind he recognized the figure of Shen Yue's ex-boyfriend.
He saw him enter and a fly started buzzing in his head... He wondered why he was there again. What did he want from Yue? Was he still in love with her? Had she been the one to break up with him and he didn't agree?
How did they meet?
Those questions were making him burn inside...
He finished work as fast as possible and then he ran home.
He stopped in front of Yue's door... He heard her laugh...
And it was as if someone had just punched him straight in the chest.
He instinctively knocked on the door... He didn't know what was happening to him and what he was going to tell her, but he didn't want to hear her laughing like that with that boy.
He was the one who opened the door... And this angered Dylan even more. It wasn't his home!
After the anger, came the embarrassment...
That boy was really handsome like Shen Yue said...
Dylan looked at his elegant clothes and suddenly remembered that he was still wearing his overalls and that his face and his hands were soiled with black. He blushed... He wanted to hide.
"Hi! Can I do something for you?"  Jasper asked him.
He had a kind smile.
Another thing that made Dylan nervous.
Before he could answer, Yue caught up there.
"Hi Didi! Jasper, this is Dylan, my neighbor... Didi, this is Jasper".
"Uh! Nice to meet you!"  Jasper exclaimed, reaching out to him.
Wang He Di blushed again.
"Sorry, my hands are dirty... I just finished working" he explained.
Jasper smiled and leaned over to take his hand and he squeeze it tight.
Dylan's eyes widened, surprised.
"Do you need something?"  Yue asked him.
"Um... No, I just dropped by to say hello. I didn't know Jasper was there, sorry" he lied.
"He came to take a look at my computer... Are you staying with us for dinner?"
Wang He Di instantly accepted.
He didn't want to leave those two alone.
He went to take a shower and got back to them as quickly as possible.

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While he ate, Jasper couldn't help but laugh inside himself.
Yue and Dylan kept bickering and muttering. It was evident that they were very close.
He was more than sure that Dylan felt something for her... Every little gesture of him screamed it very loudly.
If Jasper thought about pouring the water into Yue's glass, he was ahead of him in a flash. If he got up to help her carry the dishes, he instantly imitated him and stood as close to her as possible. If he made her laugh, his eyes turned sad.
And even though Yue was less transparent, Jasper realized the feeling was mutual.
He could see it from her eyes, because once that sweet look was aimed at him.
He was genuinely happy for her, because he cared a lot about her.
"Ja, eat!" Yue smiled at him as she put a chicken wing on his plate.
"Thank you!"
"And I?" muttered Dylan.
"You have already eaten enough! Do you want to explode ?!" she replied.
Jasper was amazed, though.  Because she behaved differently with him.
He had the feeling that she felt freer with Dylan.
"So... How did you meet?" Wang He Di asked all of a sudden.
"Me and Yue? Mmh... It happened two years ago. My little dog got sick during the night and I rushed him to the clinic where Yue worked.
I had never seen two eyes as expressive as Dr. Shen's!  After that day I started looking for any excuse to go back there and see her again! My Bob hated me, I swear! And then... Well, after the twentieth time that I showed up at the clinic with completely non-existent problems, Yue realized that there was something underneath and I had to confess... I took courage and asked her out" explained Jasper .
"But I didn't accept" Yue said.
"Not right away. But I have the merit or the defect of never being able to give up! For a whole month I sent her a bouquet of roses a day in the clinic!"
"At one point I was so tired of receiving flowers that I had to accept his invitation to dinner."
The two laughed heartily remembering those days, but Dylan was serious... Very serious.
Jasper realized something was wrong and he smiled at him.
"Our was a beautiful story, but it was clear we weren't really meant for each other" he said, hoping to reassure him.
"Yeah" Yue nodded.
Dylan took a sip of water, in silence...
"Uh! Wait! I made the pudding!"  Shen Yue exclaimed, who hadn't noticed anything.
"I'm going home" said Didi.
"Already? Aren't you eating the pudding?"
"Can you leave me some for tomorrow? I have a little stomach ache..."
"Oh... Ok... Do you want some medicine?"
"Nah, don't worry!"
The two went to the door and Jasper peered at them from a distance.
Yue kept asking Dylan questions, her eyes filled with concern as he tried to reassure her with a smile.
He saw him caress her face and go out.
Yue stood in front of the door for a while.
"If you want to go to him, that's fine" Jasper told her.
"What? No, no! I'll text to him later..."
For the rest of the evening, the girl was completely absent.
Her body was there with him, but her mind had flown to the apartment opposite.
"You seem very fond of Dylan" Jasper said as he worked on her computer.
"Yes, he... He helped me a lot since I moved here."
"He's a good boy, I can see it! Listen... I'm afraid I won't be able to solve much from here. How about I take it to my house to repair it?"  he asked her, pointing to the computer.
"Sure, no problem!"
"Ok, then I'll go..."
"So soon?"
Jasper laughed and leaned over to look into her eyes.
"Go to him, Yueyue".
Shen Yue smiled, a little red in her face, and nodded.