“Brother Jiale, everyone says you’re a playboy, but I’ve always thought you’re a good person.” The young girl remained steadfast in her belief.
“Want proof?”
“Proof of what?”
“If I walk over and talk to that woman now, what reaction do you think she’ll have?”
“If what you said is true, she might angrily hit you.”
Pei Jiale summarized, “If she hits me, it means what I said was true, right?”
“Right.” Miss He nodded naively.
“Okay, just wait and see.”
Pei Jiale brushed off his clothes, walked up to Qiu Yuting, and leaned down to whisper, “Neighbor, could you please slap me?”
“Huh?” His strange request left her momentarily stunned.
“If you don’t hit me, I’ll play music very loudly all night until dawn.”
What was this? Threatening her? Fine, as he wished – she wasn’t the one getting hit anyway.
As she was about to swing her hand, he softly said, “Hit hard, I’ll explain the reason later.”
With his permission, she didn’t hold back. She slapped him hard, and Pei Jiale immediately saw stars.
When he recovered, he looked back to see Miss He had believed his story and stormed off.
Success! Pei Jiale was elated.
“Getting hit and still this happy?” Qiu Yuting observed coldly.
“Neighbor, let’s play a guessing game. Guess why I’m so happy?” Having achieved his goal, he was in a playful mood.
“I think it has something to do with that lady just now,” Neighbor was indeed clever.
“Right,” he nodded, “I told her you’re my ex-girlfriend who harbors resentment towards me.”
“So she saw me hit you and believed you’re a beast, fleeing in fear?”
“The girl is inexperienced and easy to deceive.”
“What if I hadn’t agreed to hit you?” she raised an eyebrow.
“I would have continued finding other ways until I scared her away.”
“Wouldn’t it be simpler to just tell her directly that you don’t like her?”
“Telling her I don’t like her would be like pushing her to suicide. She has fragile self-esteem.”
“This way, it looks like she dumped you rather than you rejecting her, which would be easier to explain to your mother and avoid her nagging about being picky?” Qiu Yuting boldly guessed.
“Neighbor,” Pei Jiale was surprised, “you really understand me!”
