Chapter 90: Give me some time to think about how to take responsibility.
He knew. Again.
He was calling to ask her—what were her intentions?
Xu Si held the corded receiver, draped a blanket over her long legs, her right palm resting on the desk surface, fingers unconsciously tapping out a faint rhythm, appearing somewhat composed.
She leisurely explained, "He said some trash to me, which I didn’t appreciate."
"Hmm, then he deserves a lesson." The voice on the other end of the line was magnetic, its tone teasing the night rain, laced with a hint of indulgence.
"What, did he go crying to you? Is he someone important? Will it be troublesome?" Xu Si’s voice grew somewhat perplexed.
That day, Xu Si had looked the man in floral clothes up and down but saw no sign of him being an important figure. Any random grunt from the Triad Society would have looked more like a tough character than him.
Could it be that appearances are really deceiving?
A long pause followed before the person on the other end laughed, a sound filled with allure. "No one came to me to complain. I just missed you and took the liberty of wanting to know how you were. He was the only one who’d had contact with you recently. I had him brought over, but he wouldn’t tell the truth, so I had to ask you instead."
More of his subtle, teasing words.
This time, Xu Si uncharacteristically didn’t remain silent or try to stop his overstepping behavior. Instead, she touched her cheek, her upturned phoenix eyes glinting like autumn waters, a soft, soundless laugh escaping her throat.
"Actually, you could have just asked me directly. I would have told you."