Was he flirting?

My friend I use to work with invited me to a business event and he said “he’d love to see my smiling face there to support him”. Was his comment flirtatious? I feel he didn’t even have to say that, he could’ve just gave the information. In the past he has said things like, “I have a lot of goodies”. Told people to tell me, “ make sure they tell me that he says hello “. Is he flirting?

Was he flirting?
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