Chapter 154 - Defense Mechanism (1/2)

Yu Mei closed her eyes, hoping that the ground would split open and swallow her up the whole.

How many times had she thrown the 'we are friends' tagline to Shi Luo? She had lost count of it.

How embarrassing was it that the whole time she insisted Jun Zixuan and her were friends but now Shi Luo stumbled upon them in such a situation?

”Why did you come here for?” She asked, in hopes of switching the topic.

Shi Luo opened her mouth to speak but paused looking at Jun Zixuan, ”Well, nothing much,” Her tone remained casual.

Yu Mei nodded, ”I'm getting late. I'll leave now. Let's talk later.” It was better to sneak away before Shi Luo starts talking about Jun Zixuan and her, especially in his presence.

”Mei…”

The pitiful voice made her footsteps come to a halt. She turned around to look at the man who walked towards her.

”Good night,” He held the back of her head before pressing a soft kiss on her forehead, ”Dream about me.”

She could almost feel the steam coming off her cheeks given how warm they felt.

As the man took a step away from her, she retreated a bit, all the while not looking at him.

”Mei, I thought you both were friends,” Shi Luo fluttered closer to the couple, ”Why do I smell love in the air?”

Yu Mei narrowed her eyes as she glanced at the woman coldly, ”You are smelling too much,” But her red face was betraying the composure she faked.

Without giving anyone a chance to tease her further, she flipped her hair and walked away from them.

Shi Luo shook her head looking at her retreating back. What a sneaky woman! 'I'll see where you will run off to when we meet alone. I am going to squeeze out all the juicy gossips from your mouth,' She thought.

”You both seemed to be very close,” Jun Zixuan's deep voice snapped her out of her thoughts.

Gone was that pitiful tone he used while talking to Yu Mei, he was back to his aloof mode. This man!!

”We are,” Shi Luo glanced at him for a moment before letting out a soft sigh, ”On that basis, I'll tell you something.”

Jun Zixuan glanced at her as he raised an eyebrow, ”And what is that?”

Shi Luo smiled looking at Yu Mei who just walked past the university gates, ”The people who pretend that they don't have feelings always love the hardest. It's just a defense mechanism,” She paused for a moment before adding, ”Especially in her case.”

…

The next days were pretty much like her usual schedule. Gym, classes, then extra classes at Ren Mansion.

From that day, nobody mentioned the kiss. Although Yu Mei was initially awkward around Jun Zixuan but the man acted like nothing ever happened between.

It was like a big gust of relief to her but it also caused a small uncomfortable feeling in her chest which was forcefully poked and tampered with by her.