It Seems I’m Not The Only One Who Reincarnated

Shi Hai quickly calmed himself completely.

If he panicked now, the likelihood of misunderstanding happening would increase.

However, he couldn’t think of a reasonable explanation for pulling out a blue and white striped item.

He couldn’t just grit his teeth and claim that this triangular piece of cloth with two holes was a handkerchief, could he?

If he tried to cover it up now, it might lead to more trouble later on.

Especially if he mentioned Jian Sichun’s name, the misunderstanding would only worsen.

So, Shi Hai decided not to explain.

Yes, he would pretend he hadn’t realized this and just muddle through.

The worst-case scenario would be Zhu Lingjie distancing herself from him…

But then again, the distance between him and this childhood friend was already not close.

How much further could it go?

At worst, they would return to being strangers.

However, Zhu Lingjie didn’t overlook it.

Instead, she said understandingly,

“It’s okay… no need to explain… I understand.”

What do you understand?! Shi Hai was stunned.

Jian Sichun’s train of thought was already bizarre enough, and now Zhu Lingjie seemed to have the same tendency.

But Zhu Lingjie did understand.

She knew Shi Hai’s preferences very well, down to the specific details of what he liked.

She knew Shi Hai didn’t have a fetish.

Shi Hai did like socks and girls, but what he specifically liked wasn’t the ‘thing’ itself, but the ‘person wearing the thing.’

And she didn’t think there was anything perverted about it.

On the contrary, she was happy that Shi Hai showed interest in her.

Women always want to look good for those who appreciate them.

Being admired has always been a pleasant thing.

Moreover, the fact that he was interested in her various outfits and wanted to see her in different looks and poses was proof of his love, wasn’t it?

If her husband was no longer interested in her, that would be a real problem!

In other words, the item itself was just to increase her charm.

If the item had never been worn by anyone and was brand new, it had no value.

In other words, what he was holding now was probably something someone had worn.

From the feel of it against her face, it was still half-damp…

It was indeed that girl named Jian Sichun’s, wasn’t it…

But if Jian Sichun was his girlfriend from university and they still seemed to have good feelings, why did they break up?

With this question in mind, Zhu Lingjie said,

“It was your girlfriend… who gave it to you, right…?”

“No.”

“Eh? Not your girlfriend’s…?”

Then, then who…

Could it be that Shi Hai really has a fetish?

Shi Hai realized he couldn’t avoid explaining anymore.

He rubbed his temples and said,

“What I mean is, she’s not my girlfriend.”

“… Eh?”

“You mean Jian Sichun, right.”

“Yeah…”

“Jian Sichun is my friend. Didn’t she also say she was my friend earlier? If she really was my girlfriend, she wouldn’t have needed to say she was my friend just now.”

“Ah…”

That’s true.

She remembered when she first started dating Shi Hai.

She wanted the whole world to know that Shi Hai was her boyfriend.

Though she only thought about it and would be shy if someone pointed it out.

But even if she was shy, she would never deny it.

“Really… just friends?”

“Yes, just friends.”

“Friends… who even give this…”

“Something happened today. She took it off temporarily to wash it, then she forgot to dry it and just threw it to me. I was going to dry it at home, but I ran into you fainting and forgot about it.”

Every word was true; there wasn’t a single lie.