Chapter 298: I Am A Proper Person (1/2)

Chapter 298: I Am A Proper Person

Of course, Chi Xiaodie was just joking when she talked about introducing him to the others. At the party, Li Qiye simply sat there quietly; he was only there to feel the youthful air and emotions that accompanied it.

Naturally, the girls immediately brought up Li Qiye to Chi Xiaodie.

“Princess Chi, is this little brother a disciple from the Lion’s Roar Country?” A girl smilingly asked while looking at Li Qiye.

Another young girl around the same age as Li Qiye also smiled and said: “I remember that Sister Chi only had one little brother, and the brat always followed right behind you. Could this guy be a cousin of yours?”

Another lady with a n.o.ble look and an amazing background looked at Li Qiye and gave a friendly smile: “Sister Chi, is this really your cousin? Do you want me to be a matchmaker? There are so many sisters here, maybe one is suitable for him.”

Chi Xiaodie was at a loss for words. Matchmaking for Li Qiye? Even Bing Yuxia was only qualified to be his maid! Thus, she looked at Li Qiye as if she was asking for help.

Li Qiye sat there quietly while he carefully examined all the girls present at the party, then he nonchalantly said: “This little brother doesn’t know what to do when Big Sisters are speaking like this. This is my first time talking about marriage and matchmaking… Big Sisters, please don’t laugh at me; I am still young and very thin-skinned — easily embarra.s.sed…”

“Please, embarra.s.sed?” A lively girl looked at Li Qiye with one eye and said: “In my eyes, you are a little lecher. From the moment you came in, your s.h.i.+fty gaze has been glancing at us nonstop. Look at your sneaky thief-like appearance, you clearly have no good intentions.”

Another girl quickly added: “That’s right, I see that although he is young, his lewdness can shadow even the sky.”

Li Qiye was the only male at the party and he was younger than them, so a group of girls gathered together to boldly tease him.

Facing the dozens of ladies, Li Qiye did not panic. He calmly spoke: “These words really do this little brother injustice.” Li Qiye smiled and said: “If I was really so lewd, then if I liked someone, wouldn’t I just directly carry her back home?”

Another girl smiled amusingly: “Oh, this little demon sure can retort. Daring to kidnap a girl with just your three-legged cat ability? Watch out or she’ll smack and punch your face swollen.” [1. A three-legged cat surely can’t be that skillful.]

A girl that looked just as pretty as Chi Xiaodie laughed and said with some charisma: “Xiaodie and I are close sisters, and Xiaodie’s little brother is also my little brother. Tell Big Sister, which girl you like, I will help you and go to her house to arrange a marriage.”

Another girl pointed at the youngest girl at this place whose age was closest to Li Qiye and smilingly teased: “I think Little Yan is a good match.”

This other girl suddenly blushed and angrily exclaimed: “If Sister Lin makes fun of me again, I will ignore you!”

The group of girls suddenly became rowdy as Chi Xiaodie didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. These girls didn’t know the type of person they were teasing. Don’t you dare think that he looks harmless; once he becomes enraged, everyone would become frightened.

Although many girls were teasing him, Li Qiye remained composed and said: “Aizz, I am a proper person, but with Sisters making fun of me like this, I am unable to handle it.”

“Bah, a proper person? Then when you are not proper, you will no longer be human ah!” A girl laughed and spoke.

Li Qiye then very innocently replied: “These words are not right. What am I if not a person, a lowly b.a.s.t.a.r.d then? Alas, my good personality does not include such an unbecoming trait.” [2. This pa.s.sage relied on the word 人 (person/man) and the prefixes describing the man. It is a wordplay of sorts, starting with the girl joking that Li Qiye is not a person because he wasn’t acting proper contrary to his statement that he was a “proper 人”. Then, Li Qiye used a duality of rhetoric to retort the first part being foul using the word 贱人 (lowly person/s.l.u.t), which is derogatory and shouldn’t be said in front of ladies, but then he dispelled it by saying that his characteristics do not involve such a lowly trait as if he was a n.o.ble. Wordplays, or rather, the little intricacies with the Chinese language can be hard to translate like this particular pa.s.sage.]

Another girl pouted and said in jest: “You’re already improper after just speaking one or two phrases, are you not embarra.s.sed at all?”

Li Qiye was alone in this place, so the group of girls teased him without any pressure; they felt that bullying Li Qiye was quite enjoyable.

Chi Xiaodie — on the other hand — sat down to watch. She was relaxed and was just waiting to see how her Young n.o.ble would end this.

The n.o.ble lady smilingly said: “Little Brother, tell me, which one do you like? I will help you.” This n.o.ble lady was a princess from a neighboring country of the Lion’s Roar Country.

“Hmm…” Li Qiye smirked at the girls as his eyes slowly swept by them one by one as if he was picking a suitable partner.

A girl coquettishly exclaimed: “This little pervert!”