"Is that so?" Li Mengjie was originally very angry, but when she saw Leng Xuan’s reaction, she faintly guessed something. After all, Leng Xuan’s performance in this aspect was still somewhat naive.
With a snicker, Li Mengjie then asked, "So, do you really like me?"
Leng Xuan laughed mischievously, "Don’t you know all men like your type? Or do you not see me as a man?"
Li Mengjie rolled her eyes, seriously saying, "Uh, actually, I haven’t."
Leng Xuan was taken aback, his face full of frustration, and said, "Just tell me, how am I not a man?"
Li Mengjie curled her lip in disdain, "I heard that men react down there at the sight of a beautiful woman. But when I look at you..."
Leng Xuan nearly collapsed. This impish girl really dared say anything! He had intended to tease her back, but instead, he had been outplayed. His face turned red with embarrassment, and just as he braced himself for a showdown, Ling Xuejiu came downstairs, rubbing her eyes and asking, "Xiao Jie, what did you say about ’reacting down there’?"
When Li Mengjie was with Leng Xuan, she didn’t know why, but she became quite more open than usual. However, hearing Ling Xuejiu’s voice, she immediately blushed, her heart pounding wildly, and she said somewhat frantically, "Ah, it’s... it’s nothing. Xue Jiu, hehe, why are you up so early today?"
Seeing Li Mengjie’s shy and embarrassed appearance, for some reason, Leng Xuan truly felt a moment of attraction. After all, such a breathtaking beauty was not common in this mortal world. He thought to himself, ’So she was just pretending to be open with me, heh, now that I know your true nature, let’s see if you dare to make such jokes with me in the future?’
Sensing the sly smile at the corner of Leng Xuan’s mouth, Li Mengjie immediately glared at him, saying, "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, it’s not illegal to smile."
"Without my permission, you can’t smile."
Leng Xuan nearly fainted. To need permission to smile? That’s really not wanting to live!
Ling Xuejiu had also just noticed Leng Xuan’s presence, and thinking back to Leng Xuan and Li Mengjie’s conversation, which seemed a bit flirtatious, Mengjie, this wretched girl, couldn’t really have taken a liking to Leng Xuan, could she? All of last night she kept saying how great Leng Xuan was, how despite his somewhat plain appearance, he became super cool when taking command, and all that was a bit hard for her to accept. Suddenly, her brows rose, a sense of annoyance flaring up, "Xiao Jie, what are you doing getting up so early? So it turns out you... you..."
Li Mengjie probably understood Ling Xuejiu’s thoughts and her face colored a deeper red. She hurriedly interrupted her, with an innocent look, saying, "Xue Jiu, you mustn’t talk nonsense. I just got up because I was hungry and looking for something to eat. Then the director woke up, so we sat together and watched TV."
"Director?" Ling Xuejiu paused for a second.
Li Mengjie said, "Yeah, your Cold Bodyguard slept in the living room last night, so wasn’t he acting as the ’Director’ all night?"
"Pfft!" Ling Xuejiu couldn’t help but laugh, but she quickly regained her serious composure and huffed, "Enough with the excuses. If you were looking for something to eat, how did you end up watching TV?"
Li Mengjie said irritably, "Xiao Yun is inside cooking noodles! I have nothing else to do, so what’s wrong with watching a bit of TV? Ai, Xue Jiu, don’t you think you’re being too nosy? I’m not your Cold Bodyguard, not everything has to be by your say!"