Chapter 188 - 156: Flustered Jiang Xueli

Chapter 188: Chapter 156: Flustered Jiang Xueli

Jiang Xueli was confused. "What do you mean, ’so what’? If a guy goes to buy that, people might call you a pervert! Aren’t you embarrassed buying lingerie?"

Lin Zhengran was truly exasperated with this proud girl of his. "You’re my girlfriend. What do I have to be embarrassed about? Besides, I wouldn’t feel right letting you go alone, so I’d have to go with you anyway. It’s all the same, isn’t it? Except it would be even slower."

"How is that the same? If we go together, people won’t get the wrong idea about you." Jiang Xueli was at a loss for words. She knew Zhengran was a decent person, but when it came to something like this... Her lips parted slightly, then closed before she finally explained:

"What I mean is... I’m worried about what people will say. I’m worried they’ll get the wrong idea about you."

Now Lin Zhengran had to be the one to comfort her. He looked down at her. "It’s fine. So what if they get the wrong idea? Besides, I’m buying you a bra now; maybe someday you’ll be buying me underwear. If my boxers ripped, wouldn’t you go buy me a new pair?"

"How would that even rip?!"

"Anything’s possible. Just look at what happened now."

"I..." Sherrie looked up shyly, but when she met Lin Zhengran’s completely serious gaze, her own eyes wavered.

Her small hands clutched the jacket as she lowered her head again, reverting to her proud demeanor. "Well, if a situation like that really did happen, I’m your girlfriend. Of course I’d go buy them for you."

Lin Zhengran let out an "Oh," and asked, "Is that right?"

He crouched down to look at the blushing Sherrie, who quickly turned her head away.

"What is it? Is there something else you want to say?"

Lin Zhengran pressed on. "So what would you do if you were buying underwear for me and someone called you a perv?"

Sherrie squeezed her eyes shut, growing even more embarrassed. "I... I’d just say I’m buying it for my boyfriend!"

"And what if they don’t believe you?"

Spurred by embarrassment, Sherrie instinctively retorted, "Whether they believe me is their problem! What does it have to do with me?!"

Lin Zhengran let out a long, helpless sigh. "See? There you have it. You get it perfectly, don’t you?"

"But..." Sherrie looked up at Lin Zhengran as he stood, her little hands clenched tightly. "It’s not the same. I don’t mind if people say things about me, but... I don’t want you to be misunderstood. Maybe I should just go myself..."

She started to get up, but Lin Zhengran cut her off with a sharp command: "Stay put!"

It startled Sherrie, who looked at him in a panic. "Why are you yelling at me?!"

A moment later, she got a light rap on the head.

"Ow! That hurts~"

Lin Zhengran said, "Why are you making such a fuss? It’s just a bra. Just be good and wait here."

Sherrie didn’t dare argue anymore. Zhengran was surprisingly scary when he got angry.

"What’s your size?" he asked.

Sherrie obediently told him her size.

’So it’s not an A-cup,’ Lin Zhengran was surprised.

’It’s the next size up.’

Seeing his stern expression, Sherrie could only ask in a small voice, "What’s wrong?"

Lin Zhengran shook his head. "It’s nothing. I’ll go get it."

As he was about to leave, she suddenly called out, "Wait, you gave me your jacket. Aren’t you cold?"

"Not cold," Lin Zhengran replied without turning around.

"Then hurry back."

"I’ll be back in a minute. Don’t worry, I won’t keep you waiting."

Instead of taking the main road, Lin Zhengran took a shortcut through the side alleys. That way, he could run where no one was watching and not keep Sherrie waiting anxiously.

Sherrie watched him go, replaying his words in her mind.

Her face gradually grew hot and red. ’A guy buying lingerie for his girlfriend...’

’Even though Zhengran didn’t show it, a thing like this is so embarrassing. I bet he was mortified on the inside.’

’Anyone would be embarrassed in that situation.’

’But, it’s just like he said. If his boxers ever ripped, I’d go buy him a new pair, too. It’s no big deal if someone calls me a creep.’

’But guys always care about their pride when they’re out...’

’And yet, he still went to buy it for me.’

’Just how much must he like me?’

’I feel like I have to be even nicer to him from now on. Zhengran is just too good to me.’

’But I already love Zhengran with all my heart. If I were to be even nicer... what would that even look like?’

She pulled out her phone, wanting to see how far away the lingerie store was.

A quick search revealed it was about a kilometer away!

The estimated walking time was over ten minutes!

"It’s that far away?!"

The words had barely left her lips when Lin Zhengran reappeared at the mouth of the alley, lingerie in hand.

"Here." He held it out to her.

"Huh?" Sherrie stared blankly at Lin Zhengran, completely incredulous. "That was so fast! Isn’t it a kilometer away?!"

Lin Zhengran looked curious. "What kilometer?"

Sherrie showed Lin Zhengran her phone. "It says the nearest women’s lingerie store is a kilometer away. How did you get back in under a minute?"

’I can’t believe she actually looked it up,’ Lin Zhengran thought.

He casually made up an excuse. "Oh, I was heading for that one, but then I spotted another one just around the corner, so I went there instead. It was much closer."

Sherrie didn’t overthink it. "Oh, I see."

She took the bra from Lin Zhengran and glanced at the style. It was pretty simple.

But it was still cute.

Still crouching, she said, "Turn around so I can change. And keep an eye out for me."

Lin Zhengran turned and walked to the mouth of the alley to act as a lookout.

Hidden in the darkness, Sherrie undid the jacket.

She took off the broken bra and put on the new one.

Once she was done, she put her own jacket back on.

Holding the broken bra in her hand, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

She walked back to Lin Zhengran’s side, her cheeks slightly flushed. "Zhengran, I’m done."

Lin Zhengran turned and glanced at the bra in her hand.

"Good. You can just throw that one away."

"Okay, but before I do..."

Sherrie took the jacket Lin Zhengran had given her—not to hand it back, but to help him put it on himself.

Lin Zhengran was confused by her actions.

Sherrie said, "What? I’m helping you with your jacket."

"I can put it on myself."

Sherrie said with a proud huff, "Why should you? I’m not listening to you! You’re so good to me, so let me do it."

But as she tried to help him, Sherrie fumbled awkwardly, clearly not used to doing such things.

In her clumsy efforts, the broken bra she was holding fell from her grasp.

Lin Zhengran caught it deftly.

He remarked instinctively, "Hey, this thing’s still warm."

Sherrie’s face flushed in a panic. "Ah! Don’t touch that! And what kind of thing is that to say?!"