Lin Jiage was too choked up to speak for a long while before he managed to squeeze out some words: āThat belongs to Liang Jiusi, itās not mineā¦ā
Thinking back, it seemed like he had never explained himself so meekly to others beforeā¦ But the main point was that he was speaking the truth, so why did he feel so unconfident?
Lin Jiage tried to keep himself composed before continuing, āā¦ Just a few days ago, he came to my house and brought that over, and then forgot to take it with him when he left.ā
The red-faced Shi Yao replied with an āMmā before falling silent. She had no idea what to say in a situation like this.
And to Lin Jiage, Shi Yaoās response sounded like she didnāt believe his words.
This left him feeling even less confident. While āgreetingā the eighteen generations of Liang Jiusiās ancestors, he turned to Shi Yao and explained himself, āIām not interested in that woman in the manga.ā
As soon as he said those words, Lin Jiage immediately regretted it. If he could, he would have severed his tongue right there and then.
What kind of explanation was that? Iām only sinking deeper into the swampā¦
By saying that Iām not interested in that manga woman, isnāt that basically telling her that Iāve read it before?
But Iāve never read it before! These past two days, Iāve dug a pit for Han Jing, Shi Yao, Grandfather, the driver, and all of the housekeepers in the old residence. Did I dig so many pits that Iām going to end up falling into one myself?
Lin Jiageās head swiftly churned into action as he anxiously tried to correct himself, āNo, thatās not what I meant. What I meant is that I donāt like womenā¦ā
Pui!
By saying that I donāt like women, isnāt that just saying that I like men?
Is there anyone else who would sully his own name like this?
Without any hesitation, Lin Jiage hurriedly pointed to the bare-breasted woman on the manga cover and said, āT-thatās not what I meant. Itās not thatā¦ I donāt like womenā¦ What I mean is that I donāt likeā¦ā
Before he could say āthe woman in the mangaā, Lin Jiage suddenly felt stupefied.
How did he end up looping back to the same topic while trying to explain himself?
The heck! Where did his usual intelligence go to? Did a dog eat it?
And more importantly, not only did his intelligence vanish, even his head seemed to have stopped functioning altogether. He actually found himself at a loss on how to explain himselfā¦
Just as Lin Jiage was panicking, Shi Yao suddenly spoke up, āActuallyā¦ I understandā¦ā
Understand?
She actually understands that jumbled explanation I just made?
Lin Jiage suddenly felt his agitated mind calming down a little.
He was just about to say āItās good that you understandā when the red-faced Shi Yao suddenly continued with a soft voice, āā¦ I-Isnāt it normal for men like you to like looking at s-such things?ā
In the end, it turned out that she didnāt understand a single word that he just said!
Out of a moment of agitation, these words blurted out of Lin Jiageās mouth: āI am not a man!ā
Screw that, Iām just making things worse!
Liang Jiusi, youāre dead meat #%@ļæ„#%&@*#$%%ā¦!
As he stared at Shi Yao, who was clearly trying to smother her laughter, Lin Jiage cursed Liang Jiusi furiously. He tried to explain once more, āNo, what Iām trying to say is that Iām different from normal menā¦ā
Heck, did I just imply that Iām abnormal?
How in the world am I going to explain this?
The exasperated Lin Jiage finally gave up. He decisively stood up, walked over to Shi Yao, grabbed the magazine, and furiously ripped it into pieces before dumping them into the trash can.
Before he turned around to leave the room, he paused in contemplation for a moment, and unwilling to leave his reputation in shambles, he turned to Shi Yao and said, āAll in all, that book isnāt mine and Iām not interested in women!ā
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