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Chapter 10 Am I a Scumbag?

The Shaxian snack shop was quiet. Because of the kiss earlier, the customers at the table were not even in the mood to play with their phones and kept glancing at them.

Holy crap, kissing in public! Young people these days are really something!

"What happened?"

Li An remained silent, observing Zhong Lixue across from him as she ate with her head down, looking very distressed. He could only sense that Zhong Lixue's heart was in turmoil.

Although he had read many urban romance novels and played romance games such as galgames and SLGs, and used to often give advice and act as a strategist to his buddies who had girlfriends, he was actually a master of empty talk.

He has a wealth of theoretical knowledge, but he's still a virgin and has absolutely no practical experience.

That's why he turned his head to avoid it at the last moment.

A man's first kiss may be worthless, but even a man can feel embarrassed.

Moreover, since they weren't dating, kissing was definitely crossing the line.

"Why does she look so upset? Was my request too unreasonable? It shouldn't be, right?"

While engrossed in eating, Ang Lee began his brainstorming session.

It's 2025 already, and a boy and a girl kissing on the cheek is no big deal at all.

Moreover, he saved Zhong Lixue's life, and he didn't ask her to repay him with her body. He only asked her to kiss him, which was not unreasonable.

"If it wasn't because of a request, then it's because of what I just did..."

By using the process of elimination, Ang Lee confirmed that it wasn't a problem of him talking nonsense and quickly found the answer.

At the last moment, I tilted my head to avoid her kissing my lips.

Although he believed that what he did was reasonable, interpersonal relationships and interactions have never been measured by what is reasonable or justifiable.

Suddenly, he remembered a lyric he had heard before: "Are you serious about taking half a step back? Such a small movement, yet it causes so much damage."

That's absolutely right, that's the reason.

Xiao Zhong was so proactive, but he chose to back down at the last minute.

If we put ourselves in his shoes, his reaction would be perceived as a sign of disdain by the other person.

Logically speaking, it's impossible for him to dislike Zhong Lixue.

After all, a man's attraction to a woman has never been related to material things; it mainly depends on first impressions, such as looks, figure, and temperament.

Moreover, Xiao Zhong is a Cinderella, a girl who has withstood the prince's judgment of a princess. She's not some naive girl who's really naive; she's truly ruthless and a dangerous young woman that no one dares to mess with.

The problem is that he knows he is perfectly clear-headed, but Xiao Zhong doesn't know his true thoughts.

"broken……"

Realizing that his tilting his head had caused her great harm, Li An glanced at the other side a few more times and saw Zhong Lixue on the verge of tears, but she was trying hard not to cry. He immediately felt something was wrong.

Zhong Lixue didn't cry, even though her heart was breaking.

She really wanted to cry, but she didn't dare in front of Ang Lee.

She was worried that if she cried, Ang Lee would think she was faking her vulnerability and that it would annoy people.

She had forgotten when she last cried.

Because she has encountered so many unpleasant things over the years, too many to count.

Every time she shed tears, it ended badly.

When she encountered sadness and unfair treatment, even if she hid under the covers in her room and cried, her stepmother would chase after her and scold her.

He scolded her, "All you do is cry! What's the use of crying? Crying doesn't solve anything!"

They scolded her, saying, "She's pretending to be pitiful again, it's infuriating!"

At first, when her father saw her crying, he would run to argue with her stepmother, which made the house uneasy and led to a tense situation where they threatened to divorce and separate.

This happened once or twice, and eventually, her father stopped paying attention to her, probably because he found her too annoying.

She didn't want to cry, but when she encountered unfair treatment and felt sad and wronged, she just wanted to cry.

"Xiao Zhong".

When Ang Lee saw her tearful, heartbreaking appearance, he began to regret his actions.

If he had known she was so sensitive and fragile, and would be so hurt by such a small action, he shouldn't have made that request.

Moreover, he brought it up anyway; he shouldn't have avoided it at the last minute.

So what if he lets her kiss him? He's a grown man, so what if he loses his first kiss? He's not losing anything.

Perhaps that kiss was Zhong Lixue's first kiss.

"Xiao Zhong".

Ang Lee gently called her name, wanting to apologize for his earlier retreat.

In this world, few men can resist a woman's tears.

However, Zhong Lixue did not speak, and continued to eat with tears welling up in her eyes, her mouth stuffed full of fried rice, as if she was turning her grief and anger into her appetite.

She regretted it; she shouldn't have been so greedy. She should have just kissed him on the cheek.

Now look what's happened, because she was too greedy and scared Ang Lee.

"Minor Snow?"

Finding that she remained silent, Ang Lee had no choice but to try different methods.

"..."

The affectionate address successfully summoned her spirit. Zhong Lixue paused her continuous scooping of rice with a spoon, and then looked up.

"I'm sorry." Having finally gotten her attention, Li An promptly admitted his mistake.

"?" Zhong Lixue was stunned when she heard the apology.

"I didn't believe you would dare to kiss me, so I didn't dodge. But at the last moment, I remembered that it was my first kiss and there were people watching, so I felt embarrassed and dodged."

Before she could start to overthink, Ang Lee frankly explained what had just happened.

He's not a Casanova; he doesn't know how to charm girls.

But he understood one thing: sincerity is the ultimate weapon!

"Your first kiss was still a secret?" Zhong Lixue was shocked after hearing his explanation.

"Is this something to be surprised about?" Li An nodded, not understanding why she reacted this way.

"Uh..." Zhong Lixue paused upon hearing this, realizing that her reaction had gone too far.

"Look at you, you're silent again when faced with a difficult question." Seeing her hesitate, Li An felt something was off, so he decided to dig deeper, "Tell me honestly, what did your reaction just now mean?"

This topic was perfect for diverting her attention; Zhong Lixue looked like she was about to cry, which was really heartbreaking.

"Because everyone says you often spend the night with girls off-campus... I didn't expect you still had your first kiss."

Zhong Lixue hesitated for a few seconds, but still obediently answered his question.

"Huh?" Before this, Ang Lee had no idea that he had such a rumor.

"I didn't say it myself, I heard it from someone else, because you always stay out overnight off-campus." Seeing his reaction, Zhong Lixue quickly defended herself.

"I went to an internet cafe to play games all night. Playing games in the dorm would disturb my roommates." Li An was speechless. Isn't it common for male college students to go to internet cafes to stay up all night after leaving campus?

He didn't offend anyone at school, so why is there such a rumor?

Are men being falsely accused of sexual misconduct these days? It's truly chilling.

"real?"

Zhong Lixue looked at his face, trying to confirm whether he was lying.

Although she had never been in a relationship, she still knew a lot about love in the era of free love and was influenced by what she saw and heard.

For example, men often like to lie to young girls by saying things like, "I've never been in a relationship before; you're my first love; I've never kissed my ex-girlfriend's feet."

That's it.

A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear. Ang Lee has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

"oh oh……"

Seeing his firm attitude, Zhong Lixue realized that she had misunderstood him.

Seeing her obediently nod, Ang Lee didn't say anything, but suddenly thought of something, which he found intriguing.

If there are such rumors about him at school, wouldn't he be seen as a scumbag by others?

What's even more interesting is that, despite believing him to be a scumbag and a bad man, Zhong Lixue still deliberately played with fire, inducing him to commit a crime.