You are all bad women! Don't come over!

Chapter 251 245: Pervert!

The wall clock tick-ticked away, and Xia Qingrou was silent for a long time.

"You mustn't tell anyone..." Xia Qingrou licked her lips.

"If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to... never mind, just tell me, I will keep it a secret."

Shen Mochen initially refused, but then he changed his mind.

He wasn't particularly interested in the matter; curiosity killed the cat, and sometimes it's not a bad thing to be a little oblivious.

Of course, more importantly, he didn't want to take responsibility. He always felt that by listening to Xia Qingrou's secret, he would have to take some responsibility for it. And he was someone who didn't want to take responsibility.

But as soon as Shen Mochen's refusal left his lips, he capriciously changed his mind.

After all, he wasn't exactly a stranger, Shen Mochen thought; they had that most intimate kind of relationship... Up until now, there had only been three people with whom he had done it, and the other two were the most important people in his life.

Listening to it wouldn't hurt; he figured he had earned the right to know.

Xia Qingrou immediately sat up straight, and Shen Mochen poured her a glass of water using the Cai Yuncui cup, sitting beside her,

"Actually..." Xia Qingrou clenched the cup, licking her lips.

Shen Mochen quietly watched her; she began to speak and immediately hesitated, but Shen Mochen did not rush her, quietly waiting for what was to come.

"Actually, my social anxiety..." said Xia Qingrou.

Shen Mochen raised his hand, "Excuse me, by social anxiety, do you mean a social terrorist?"

His jest wasn't unfounded, after all, the first time they met, she was dressed in a sailor outfit, legs wrapped in black stockings, and her lace panties underneath her skirt had smacked right onto his face.

And usually, in the team, her demeanor was that of an experienced, spicy girl from a big city.

"Just... ordinary social anxiety." Xia Qingrou took a sip of water, looking down.

"I see, it's not very apparent, actually."

Shen Mochen said carelessly.

His words, of course, were not sincere; he had noticed something off about her long ago. Not just Shen Mochen, but even Catherine had noticed it at the beginning and had warned him.

A hint of pride appeared on Xia Qingrou's face: "Right? Hmm, I guess I'm pretty convincing!"

Shen Mochen smiled: "So, this means you've grown over the past few years in the team, from social anxiety to social boss?"

Xia Qingrou quietly said, "I thought that at the start too, but after meeting my second sister, it seemed to be not the case at all."

"So, that demeanor... is it something you forced yourself to portray?"

Xia Qingrou nodded in silence.

"Why did you pretend to be like that then?"

"At first... I didn't want to..." Xia Qingrou bit her lip, her face turning slightly red, stammering, "It's just that... when I first awakened my power, I thought it could be an opportunity, so I wanted to take the chance to change myself... and then... it turned out like this."

Shen Mochen was somewhat at a loss for words, "Don't you think you've skipped over a lot there?"

"Oh my..." Xia Qingrou blushed, speaking poutily, "When I first arrived, everyone said that since I came from the Capital, I must be really good at having fun and know a lot... Then I was too embarrassed to deny it, and I also thought maybe this was a chance to change myself... Gradually, I just became committed to this persona!"

"I get it," Shen Mochen nodded, "In short, it's because you wanted to save face at that moment, which led to you not being able to back down. To align better with your persona, you even went so far as dyeing your hair, getting manicures, and sticking on tattoo stickers..."

"It's not all about saving face!" Xia Qingrou punched Shen Mochen and pouted, "I don't want to be socially anxious forever, I also want to have normal social skills!"

"Your so-called 'normal social skills' involve making dirty jokes all day, boasting about how casual you are with men and women, and smiling and getting cozy with anyone as a sign of low emotional intelligence, is that it?"

Xia Qingrou's face grew hotter as she glared at Shen Mochen with puffed cheeks. It was actually quite cute, so cute that it made one want to go up and take a bite.

"However, it's been a long time, and no one has exposed you yet... It seems you played the part quite convincingly," Shen Mochen said.

"I think so too, it must be because my acting is superb that nobody has noticed! Ah, sometimes I think, if I were an actress, I'd definitely be better than those we have now!"

Xia Qingrou was so proud that her nose was in the air, clearly moved by Shen Mochen's praise.

Shen Mochen chuckled to himself, for he had his own understanding of why no one had unmasked her for so long.

The awakening of a superpower is fair, which means that the majority of Superpower Users come from common folk or even poor families. And a very small number of the elite class often have ways of avoiding this obligatory service of Buque. Thus, people like Liu Chaoyan or even Xia Qingrou from those classes were practically non-existent in Buque.

Therefore, it was easy for Xia Qingrou's story to fool others, because her social class was out of reach for most Buque participants; they did not understand and lacked the confidence to question her, even if they harbored some doubts.

However, there was no need to analyze this with Xia Qingrou, who probably wouldn't appreciate hearing such blunt truths. She simply thought her bluster was very successful.

And now he understood why Xia Yusi suddenly came from the Capital to check him out, the brother-in-law. After all, a sister who has always disliked men and suffered from social anxiety suddenly getting a boyfriend must be a worry for any family.

These two have a good relationship, Shen Mochen thought amusedly, here I was thinking they couldn't stand each other.

"By the way, I still haven't asked you, why did you say you hate men before?" Shen Mochen asked.

"I do really hate men, except for my dad. I feel nauseated as soon as I encounter men." Xia Qingrou scowled and then made a face, "I mean, it actually makes me throw up."

Shen Mochen raised an eyebrow with a smile, "That's not apparent to me... Then why doesn't it happen when you're with me? No way, is this also about looks?"

When we were dating, not only did you kiss me every day, but you also came to my room wearing sexy lingerie to throw yourself at me, and you didn't seem to despise men at all.

Xia Qingrou frowned, thought for a moment, then blushing, said, "I don't know... Maybe there's some reason like that... I just think you're quite clean... not so disgusting."

That's still judging by looks! I'm so handsome it's a crime indeed, Shen Mochen thought to himself sarcastically.

Xia Qingrou tilted her head and added, "Maybe... it's because you're Yuncui's brother, and she always talked about you... so I never saw you as a man?"

"Don't you know very well whether I'm a man?"

Shen Mochen clicked his tongue in mock surprise, a teasing tone in his voice, reminding her not to forget the embarrassing mess of the other night, when she was crying for her daddy and mommy.

Xia Qingrou's face turned beet red, burning hot in an instant, "Pervert!"

She punched Shen Mochen hard and, feeling both embarrassed and angry, got up and went back to her bedroom.

Shen Mochen shrugged. Xia Qingrou still hadn't said why she hated men so much.