Chapter 181 Practicing Together (2/2)

Hearing that, she sighed quietly again. She glanced at him discreetly which caused her face to redden. Weakly, she said, ”Can you... Can you be my boyfriend?”

Xiao Bing was dumbfounded. Then he looked at the embarrassment on Liu Kexin's face and realized that she was serious. ”Goodness, she knows very well I have a girlfriend. How did this happen? Liu Kexin seemed to be a pure and naive girl.”

”Could it be that she was floored by the manly charm in me after I helped her last time? Come to think of it, that's highly possible... What a blunder. Why did I forget to keep a low profile? Looks like girls just can't resist my charm.”

”Damn. Why are girls always crazy about me before I even flirt with them?”

Xiao Bing spoke gravely, ”Kexin, I understand how you feel, but you know my situation here. It's just too sudden. I'm not prepared for this and I need some time to...”

Liu Kexin feigned anger, ”What are you thinking? Actually I... just want you to pretend to be my boyfriend. My parents are forcing me to see another guy, so I thought of asking you to pose as my boyfriend.”

Xiao Bing felt relieved but also slightly disappointed. ”I see. I thought this kind of thing only happens on TV. I never imagined that it would happen in real life.”

”That's true.” Then Liu Kexin told Xiao Bing the story of how her parents returned to the city with the help of that friend. Finally, she said, ”If it weren't for the Yu family, my parents would still be in the country, where there's no prospects for well-educated people like them.”

Xiao Bing nodded, ”Sounds like your family owes him a big favor!”

”Yes.” Liu Kexin said, ”So I understand how eager my parents are to return this favor. I can help them with it when I start my own career. But I don't think they should force a marriage on me.”

Xiao Bing grinned, ”That Yu family sounds like quite a wealthy and powerful one. If you end up marrying his son, you won't need to work for the rest of your life and you'll be a rich madam.”

Liu Kexin's expression turned frosty as she said coldly, ”You think I'm a gold-digger, do you?”

”Of course not,” Xiao Bing quickly replied with a serious face. ”Otherwise you would not have thought of a way to refuse Lu Qiang in the first place.”

Upon hearing Lu Qiang's name, Liu Kexin recalled Xiao Bing's help and her expression softened and she said gently, ”Bing, actually I'm very grateful to you for what you did. But this time, I'm at a loss. That's why I sought your help. I don't know who else to turn to. I know this is a bit troublesome. Besides, you have a girlfriend. If you really can't help me, you're free to say no. I won't be angry. I'll always be thankful for all you did to help me before this.”

Xiao Bing grinned, ”Okay. Say no more. It just to pose as your boyfriend, that's all. I'll help.”

”Really?” Liu Kexin exclaimed with delight. ”You talk to Yezi about it first. If she disapproves, you can just forget it. But if she agrees, then I will owe you another big favor.”

Xiao Bing smiled, ”Yezi is a reasonable woman. I'm sure she won't disapprove. You don't have to worry about it. Just tell me what I need to do. I assume that I will need to pay your parents a visit. Just tell me the date so that I'll have time to buy them a gift.”

”That's totally unnecessary. Pretending to be my boyfriend is enough. You don't need to buy anything.” said Liu Kexin in a flurry.

Xiao Bing laughed upon hearing it, ”It's normal for a man to buy gifts for his father-in-law. If I went to your home empty-handed, they might soon find out that I'm your fake boyfriend.”

Liu Kexin looked abashed. ”Sorry... I did not think of it.”

Xiao Bing found it interesting to see the timidness on Liu Kexin's face. A girl as innocent as she is rarely found in today's complicated society.

Xiao Bing felt he was a very lucky man because the women whom he had good relationships with him all kept an appropriate distance from other men. Su Xiaoxiao seemed aloof, but actually she had a dynamic heart. She would never get close to a man easily. Yezi was a cute little girl who knew how to associate with men in an appropriate manner. She would never strike up any relationship with just any guy, especially after she had met Xiao Bing. As for Liu Kexin, she was practically a blank sheet of white paper.

Xiao Bing smiled at her, ”Just let me handle it since you have zero experience. And we need some practice if you want them to believe that I'm your boyfriend.”

Liu Kexin said in surprise, ”Practice?”

”This time we need to practice in a different way compare to last time...” said Xiao Bing vaguely.