"Smelled it?!" Mu Jinyu exclaimed, her expression freezing, and her brows twitching wildly.
"Yes," Gu Xiyan answered honestly, "He got pretty close, the kind that keeps sniffing with his nose, but he didn't touch the fabric. He was actually about to do something even more excessive, but I stopped him."
Upon hearing that, Mu Jinyu broke out in goosebumps.
Ugh, how disgusting, this freaking pervert.
"Damn it, good thing you stopped him!" Mu Jinyu retracted her hand as if bitten by a snake, no longer intent on taking back her boxer briefs, and said with disgust, "I don't want these boxer briefs anymore, just throw them away for me."
There was money that Mu Jinyu could make by abandoning some principles, like: pretending to be Gu Xiyan's boyfriend.
But to sell his own boxer briefs for money was an absolute no-go, as far away as possible.
He would rather not make that bit of money than have his boxer briefs played with in the hands of a freaking pervert all day long, the thought alone was so disgusting he wanted to vomit.
"Throw them away?" Gu Xiyan said upon hearing this, feeling a bit regretful, but without saying much, she nodded and replied, "Okay."
Then, she put the plastic bag containing the boxer briefs back into her bag.
Mu Jinyu saw this and didn't say anything, assuming she was too embarrassed to throw it away on the busy street and planned to find a trash can to dispose of it later.
Rubbing his temples, Mu Jinyu endured the nausea and didn't feel like chatting with Gu Xiyan anymore, saying, "If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."
"Hey, wait..." Gu Xiyan called out hastily.
"What now?" Mu Jinyu turned back to look at her with some impatience.
Gu Xiyan hesitated and then said, "Do me a favor, meet with him once."
Mu Jinyu's brows shot up, he said angrily, "You want me to meet with that freaking pervert?!"
Gu Xiyan knew that Mu Jinyu was very disgusted and resentful towards Trotsky, but in order to cooperate with the luxury company behind Trotsky, she could only ask Mu Jinyu to lower himself and took his arm to shake it.
Gu Xiyan coaxed, "Come on, just do this one favor for me, meet with him once, even if to reject him, do it to his face. Please."
"No way!" Although Gu Xiyan's coquettish behavior was quite enjoyable for Mu Jinyu, and made him feel somewhat elated, the thought of meeting with that freaking pervert made Mu Jinyu coldly refuse.
Because, he feared that if he met Trotsky, he would not be able to refrain from beating him to death!
"Don't want to?!" Gu Xiyan, seeing how Mu Jinyu was not being swayed by persuasion, also grew angry, her Liu Mei brows inverted, she let go of Mu Jinyu's arm with a snap and said loudly, "Fine, then let's settle yesterday's accounts, shall we? You impersonated someone else, took one hundred thousand yuan from me, took advantage of me at the birthday banquet, and today you're causing trouble with the clothes I bought for you, tell me, how should we deal with this?"
Listening to Gu Xiyan tallying up their troubles, Mu Jinyu's stern expression froze, and he said with a forced smile, "Haven't we turned the page on this matter? Why bring it up again?"
His tone unconsciously softened a bit.
"Turn the page? Who turned the page with you?" Gu Xiyan's Liu Mei brows stood fiercely, and she said aggressively, "I never said anything about turning the page from the beginning to the end, I didn't bring up these matters earlier because I thought if you helped me out, it could all be written off, but since you are unwilling to help, then as for these matters, let's... have a proper chat!"
As she spoke, Gu Xiyan also clenched her fists, looking like she was ready to punch someone.
Mu Jinyu felt his scalp tingle, recalling his conversation with Gu Xiyan; she indeed had never said anything about turning the page, rather it was he who had tried to bluff her and then run off.
But because of those boxer briefs, he forgot to run off, refused Gu Xiyan's request, and was caught by her bringing up the past again.
Ah, what a headache...
"Alright, alright..." Mu Jinyu, rubbing his temples, said helplessly, "I agree, I'll meet with that freaking pervert."
"Really?!" Gu Xiyan's frowned brows relaxed upon hearing Mu Jinyu loosen up, her eyes smiling as she hurriedly asked, "You're not lying to me?"
"I'm not lying to you," Mu Jinyu said gloomily, "But... after I meet with that pervert, all these things..."
"Will be wiped clean, and I won't bother you with these matters anymore," Gu Xiyan said, "and I'll give you an additional one hundred thousand yuan."
Upon hearing this, the gloom in Mu Jinyu's heart lifted quite a bit.
He nodded and said, "Okay, but let's wait a few days to meet with that pervert. I need some time to adjust my mood, otherwise, I'm afraid the moment I see him, I'll remember that the sick bastard once defiled my boxer shorts and I won't be able to help myself from beating him to a pulp!"
Although Gu Xiyan was eager to collaborate with Trotsky, after thinking it over, she was even more worried about Mu Jinyu hitting someone, so she agreed, "That's fine."
Mu Jinyu extended his hand toward her.
"What for?" Gu Xiyan looked at him, puzzled.
"The money," Mu Jinyu said matter-of-factly, "Didn't you just say that once I agree, all prior matters would be settled and you'd also give me another one hundred thousand yuan?"
Gu Xiyan was speechless, her hand to her forehead.
Oh my god, how did I ever get entangled with this money-grubber.
"I'll give it to you after you've met with him," Gu Xiyan said, "Don't worry, I won't shortchange you. I'm just afraid you'll take the money and run."
"What do you mean by that? Am I that kind of person who would take the money and run?!" Mu Jinyu was immediately unhappy.
"Not yesterday," Gu Xiyan looked at Mu Jinyu skeptically and said, "But today, I have my doubts."
Indeed, yesterday Mu Jinyu had earned his pay fair and square, successfully helping her to complete the task of pretending to be her boyfriend. But today, this deadbeat was trying to return the suit she bought for him to get the money back.
After seeing her, he first acted pitiful while taking advantage of her, then tried to fool her, and after coming out, he kept changing the subject, wanting to flee.
This made Gu Xiyan seriously question Mu Jinyu's character.
Seeing Gu Xiyan's doubtful look, Mu Jinyu felt hurt. He waved his hand with disinterest and said, "Forget it, I can't be bothered to talk more with you. Once I've met with that damn pervert, let's not see each other ever again."
"Not see each other ever again?"
Upon hearing those words, Gu Xiyan scanned Mu Jinyu from head to toe. Although she hadn't planned to have any further contact with Mu Jinyu after this, his words somehow made her uncomfortable, "Didn't you just insist you wanted to pursue me?"
"Did I?" Mu Jinyu denied it outright, saying shamelessly, "You must be imagining things."
He had just showered Gu Xiyan with sweet nothings, intending to keep her from thinking about settling accounts.
But now that they had agreed on terms, he no longer felt the need to pretend.
Naturally, Gu Xiyan was absolutely livid.
Watching Mu Jinyu get ready to leave, Gu Xiyan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Hey, how many girls have you said that line to before?!"
"Which line?" Mu Jinyu paused in his steps, turning back to look at Gu Xiyan.
If he were still in a situation where he needed to bluff Gu Xiyan, even if he didn't know which line she was referring to, he would definitely claim that every romantic word he had just said was said to her alone...
But since he no longer needed to bluff Gu Xiyan, he asked quite directly.
Gu Xiyan stared into Mu Jinyu's eyes, seeing them indifferent and casual, she displayed a look of disappointment, waved her hand, and said, "Never mind, just go."