"Lin Xun, why is your face swollen?"
"Gu Yue kissed it."
Lin Xun rubbed his reddened cheek and answered helplessly.
"Seriously?"
Xie Xie was skeptical.
Although he fully acknowledged Lin Xun's prowess as a Sea King, having his cheek kissed swollen sounded a little far-fetched.
Lin Xun couldn't be bothered to explain and headed straight inside.
What did Xie Xie know?
Sure, his cheek had reddened because Gu Yue slapped him, but if a kiss equaled a slap, then a slap equaled a kiss.
So what difference was there between being slapped swollen and kissed swollen?
Both were love's nourishment.
One was just gentle, and the other forceful.
Damn, why does this sound a bit like something a simp would say?
I'm a Sea King!
Lin Xun walked straight back to his bedroom and shut the door behind him. He had barely collapsed onto the sofa when the soul communicator in his pocket began buzzing and beeping.
The screen lit up, displaying the caller's name-Mu Xi.
He casually answered and asked, "What?"
Mu Xi's cheerful voice came through the line. "There's a private banquet in Eastsea City tonight. Come with me. Consider it my way of thanking you for saving me last time."
Without even thinking, Lin Xun flatly refused. "Not going. Can't be bothered to move."
Mu Xi seemed to have anticipated his refusal and threw out the bargaining chip that would hit him right where it counted:
"You'll really miss out if you don't come."
"There'll be plenty of beautiful girls at tonight's banquet. Their looks and bearing are top-notch. You don't get a gathering like this often."
The instant she finished speaking.
Lin Xun, who had been sprawled out in lazy disinterest, suddenly brightened. He sat up a little and changed his tune in a second, perfectly