She hastily sealed the box, filled out the return address, handed it back to the courier, and paid the ten yuan for the postage. Lin Yao’s gaze was intense. “Who sent them? And why are you sending them back?”
Xu Ke found it hard to articulate, not knowing how to explain. She mumbled awkwardly, “It’s a friend.”
“A man or a woman?”
Xu Ke, not good at lying, couldn’t bring herself to tell the truth under these circumstances, so she asked back, blushing, “Do you think a man would send this?”
Lin Yao didn’t press further, but her look was off. Xu Ke breathed a sigh of relief, though her heart was still pounding. What was Shen Mu thinking? Sending underwear, if this got back to Lin Ge, she didn’t know how he’d react. She wondered if Lin Yao would tell him. With this in mind, she quickly sent a text to her friend Mo Xiaoxiao.
“If Lin Ge or Lin Yao ever ask if you’ve ever sent underwear as a gift, say yes.”
Mo Xiaoxiao called back almost immediately. “What’s going on?”
Xu Ke whispered, “I don’t want Lin Ge to misunderstand.”
Mo Xiaoxiao’s voice rose. “Was it a man who sent it?”
Xu Ke covered the microphone and whispered, “Don’t ask.”
Mo Xiaoxiao, furious, said, “Is that bastard harassing you? I’ll go deal with him!”
Bastard… Xu Ke couldn’t help but laugh and cry. “It’s not what you think. Just remember this.”
Mo Xiaoxiao hung up, frustrated for not being able to defend her friend.
Xu Ke thought for a moment and sent Shen Mu a text. “The gift you sent is very inappropriate.”
He quickly replied, “I wouldn’t get the size wrong!”
He even added an exclamation mark. Xu Ke’s face flushed with heat, and in her anger and embarrassment, she retorted, “That’s not what I meant. Such a private gift, I must decline. I’ve sent it back to your address. Please check it.”
After a while, he sent another message: “This brand of underwear is very comfortable; I’m sure you’d look good in it!!”
Two exclamation marks, what a scoundrel. Xu Ke was both embarrassed and angry, deciding not to reply anymore, and went to the kitchen to make lunch. After eating, she received a call.
