Chapter 371: A facade
Lanni’s apartment.
After leaving the hospital, Lanni was still restless. Even so, the biggest crisis had been averted; Ruby could no longer use the trick of pretending to be pitiful to get close to Xiehan.
Xiehan, who was staying for dinner, was curious when he had her let out sigh after sigh. "Are you still thinking about Ruby?"
She nodded, not denying it. "Failing is one thing, but what if she gets back up and comes up with some other trick? It’s not easy to constantly keep and eye on someone, right?"
In response, he looked deep in thought before he glanced at her and set aside the magazine he was reading. "I’ve been meaning to say this, we seem to have misunderstood Ruby."
"What are you saying?" She was surprised that he could even come up with such a statement after all that had happened. Wasn’t her confession clear enough?
He knew what she was thinking so he explained, "I mean, her actions and words are questionable. However, there’s something off about the way she looks at me. We all think she has that kind of feelings for me but from my observation, her gaze is nothing like a girl in love. Instead, it’s as though she is looking at a close relative that she doesn’t know how to converse with."
"Have you been charmed by her?" Lanni was speechless by the nonsense he was spouting. What exactly made him come to such a conclusion? Did he think that just because he didn’t have feelings for Ruby, it was the same for her?
The man shrugged, ignoring what she had just said. "Besides, from a man’s perspective, I think she likes Lin Jian. There is no way a woman will be in love with two men, is there?"
"That’s a facade." Lanni dismissed. This wasn’t the first time she had heard that. In fact, Ruby had said it herself, that she was in love with Lin Jian and was merely afraid that he was too much of a playboy. However, "It could be just an act to cover up her true intentions. Also, who said a woman cannot be in love with two men? Not many people accept it but it’s quite common."
Luckily, a call from Xingyu interrupted them before their conversation could turn stale.