Chapter 148: My duty as your man
Xia Luna pushed his arms off her gently. "No, Jiang Xingyu. I didn’t tell you all this so you could join me. I told you so you understand why I couldn’t and cannot be with you. Look, this is my battle, and I don’t want to implicate anyone.
I don’t even know who I’m fighting against, and I’m pretty sure that whoever it is, I’m already their target. How can I let you put your life in danger for me?"
Jiang Xingyu took her hand, placing a light kiss on her cold little fingers. "How can I let you walk into danger on your own? Xia, I would be a failure if I did that. My role as your man is to protect you."
"My man, Jiang Xingyu? Since when..." Xia Luna was dumbfounded as she asked him.
Jiang Xingyu shrugged shamelessly. "I don’t remember ever breaking up with you. You only left, but you didn’t dump me. As far as I know, you are still my girlfriend, and I’m still your man. And the last thing I want is for my girlfriend to leave again because she feels the need to be in hiding."
Xia Luna was rendered speechless. Why didn’t she know before that this man knew how to twist facts so well? He was twisting logic in such a blatant way that she couldn’t even find the right words to retort. Hell, she didn’t even have the strength to retort. This was the perfect example of birds of a feather flocking together. No wonder he was a friend of Ji Xiehan.
"Xia, let me protect you. I will not let anyone hurt you. I will help you find evidence to turn that woman in as well as prove your innocence. And if there’s anyone else out there that needs to be turned in, I will help you find evidence against them too. I know I’m starting to sound like a broken recorder with my rambling in circles. But you get what I mean, right?" Jiang Xingyu continued flusteredly.
Xia Luna didn’t know what to say. All her life, her battles have always been hers. She has never let anyone help her, not even her father. How could she just turn into a damsel in distress and need a knight in shining armor to save her?
She was still racking her brains when her phone rang.
Worry appeared on her face when she glanced at the caller’s name. She glared at the man, who was still looking at her. "It’s my sister. She must have been worried all night, thanks to you."
Jiang Xingyu responded to her glare with a laugh. "Well..."