Tell me, what was the most embarrassing thing in the world?
For Qin Yiyan, it was getting caught red-handed while eavesdropping.
"...You misunderstood. I wasn't eavesdropping."
But outwardly, she remained as steady as an old dog. "I just happened to be passing by after picking something up."
"Oh? Then where's the thing?"
Xu Shi showed her no mercy, pointing directly at her empty hands. "What an idiot. At least grab something to keep up the act."
"Who are you calling an idiot?!"
Big sister with red hair instantly bristled.
"Whoever gets worked up is the idiot."
Xu Shi smiled. "Did you hear what you wanted to hear?"
With his mental power, if he could not notice something as trivial as that, he might as well find a block of tofu and smash his head into it.
Besides, he did not care whether she had eavesdropped or not. What did it matter? How could anything be more important than his good brother Lu Baiyan?
"...Mm."
Qin Yiyan could not stop herself from nodding.
That was the truth. She had come to find out what kind of person Xu Shi really was. A glimpse revealed the whole picture, and the conversation between him and Lu Baiyan had already told her quite a lot.
In any case, she felt her judgment had been right. This man was utterly cunning and treacherous.
"A grown man, always playing these mind games."
She muttered under her breath, truly unable to stand Xu Shi's actions.
"You said it yourself—I'm a barbarian."
Xu Shi was not offended in the least. "That's just how barbarians are. We can't compare to your upright and honorable church."
"..."
Qin Yiyan opened her mouth, yet no sound came out.
That remark was actually rather sarcastic. After all their encounters, not a single