Chapter 24: The Psychology of Women

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: The Psychology of Women

Miao Qingqing gritted her teeth as she glared at Song Xiaodong and said, "How many times do I have to tell you for you to believe me? Can’t you see with your own eyes that I’m not the kind of person who would get involved with you in ’that’ way?"

Song Xiaodong stared at Miao Qingqing and replied, "Looking at your personality, there is a kind of pride in your confidence, you indeed wouldn’t do anything out of line."

Miao Qingqing’s expression softened slightly, "At least you have some insight."

Song Xiaodong cracked a smile, "But some people, even though they seem cold and proud on the outside, keeping others at a distance, and no one can get close, might completely let go of a suppressed emotion inside them once they are in a totally unfamiliar environment, where nobody knows them. Moreover, this release is often much more intense and crazy than that of the average person."

Miao Qingqing’s gaze, which had just softened, sharpened again as she said, "Stop talking nonsense here."

"This isn’t nonsense. In psychology, it’s a very important explanation. The more extreme a person appears on the surface, the more intense the repressed opposing emotion they are hiding."

"You understand psychology?" Miao Qingqing scoffed disdainfully.

"I only have a superficial understanding of psychology, but I’ve studied women’s psychology very thoroughly."

"What do you study women’s psychology for? Don’t tell me it’s just for picking up girls."

Song Xiaodong chuckled, "You got it right."

"You’re nothing but a shameless scumbag." Miao Qingqing really wanted to kick the bastard straight out of her boudoir, and irritatedly said, "I am not one to say one thing and do another, so you can give up on that, and I warn you, even if you had something with my sister in the past, you are not allowed to bother her again. Our family will definitely not let her associate with a bastard like you again."

Song Xiaodong narrowed his eyes as he looked at Miao Qingqing, "Do you know what I hate the most? It’s being threatened. If you hadn’t threatened me, I really wouldn’t consider hitting on your sister again, but now that you have, well... I just might have to pursue her."

"You..." Miao Qingqing’s eyes widened, and she locked gazes with Song Xiaodong, trying to make him back down.

But after staring at each other for a full half minute, Miao Qingqing saw a strong confidence in Song Xiaodong’s eyes, which made her feel somewhat timid. However, she was not the type to give up easily. She snorted disdainfully and avoided Song Xiaodong’s gaze, "Even if you want to try, it’s not like you would have a chance. Xuanxuan is not a child, and having been fooled once, she certainly won’t be fooled a second time."

"Who knows," Song Xiaodong answered with an indifferent smile before changing the subject, "Come on, I need to take back my needles."

Miao Qingqing didn’t want to continue discussing this topic with Song Xiaodong. She lifted the thin towel from her legs, revealing her loose shorts and two pale thighs. The small wounds on her legs were already scabbed over, with several silver needles still inserted in the largest wound.

As Song Xiaodong reached out to pull them out, Miao Qingqing quickly stretched out her hand to block him, "Are you going to just yank them out like that?"

"How else would I do it?"

"Well..." Miao Qingqing turned her head, "Then go ahead and pull." Clearly, she was a bit scared.

Song Xiaodong, seized by a teasing impulse, said, "I am really going to pull them out."

Miao Qingqing stuttered a little, "Pull... go ahead and pull."

When Song Xiaodong’s hand touched the needles, Miao Qingqing immediately felt it, and her legs instantly tensed up.

"I’m really going to pull it out now," Song Xiaodong said again.

"I know," Miao Qingqing said, even more tense.

But after waiting for ten seconds or so, Song Xiaodong said, "I’m really going to pull it out now, okay?"

Miao Qingqing turned her head abruptly, glaring at Song Xiaodong fiercely, "You bastard, are you doing this on purpose to scare me? If you’re going to pull, just pull. Do you have to remind me over and over again?"

"Ha..." Seeing the exasperated look on Miao Qingqing’s face, Song Xiaodong couldn’t help but burst out laughing, "Who told you to threaten me just now? If I don’t scare you a little, how can I feel good about it?"

"You..." Seeing Song Xiaodong openly admit it, Miao Qingqing was at a loss for words, and it took her a while before she said resentfully, "You really are shameless."

Song Xiaodong shook his head, "No, no, I can’t compare to you. If someone saved my life, I could never have an attitude like yours."

Miao Qingqing opened her mouth, and although the words were quite blunt and hard to accept, she did realize that she had indeed gone too far. After a while, she gave Song Xiaodong a cold look, "I said it before, you saved me, and I can compensate you for that, but it doesn’t mean you can take advantage of me. My attitude towards you is because of this."

Song Xiaodong shrugged his shoulders, "Alright, I can accept that explanation."

Watching Song Xiaodong act as if he was doing her a favor, Miao Qingqing felt somewhat annoyed. All the men she knew, wasn’t there a single one who behaved like this, who didn’t coddle her, respect her?

At that moment, Miao Qingqing suddenly felt Song Xiaodong’s hand brush across her leg, followed by a slight prickling sensation, and then she saw that the silver needles had disappeared without a trace.

"Is it over just like that?" Miao Qingqing asked incredulously, looking at her leg, which was nowhere near as painful as she had imagined.

"What did you expect? You were arguing with me, so your attention wasn’t on your leg. Your muscles were not so tense, making it much easier. Now that the job is done, I’m out of here."

Seeing Song Xiaodong really was about to leave, Miao Qingqing quickly called out, "Wait."

"What now?" Song Xiaodong turned around, winked at Miao Qingqing, and said, "Want to continue the good times? Your situation should be okay now."

"Get lost! You go die!" Furious, Miao Qingqing grabbed a pillow and threw it at Song Xiaodong.

With a laugh, Song Xiaodong dodged out of Miao Qingqing’s room, and the pillow hit the door instead.

As the saying goes, happiness often leads to sorrow. Song Xiaodong was too casual when he came out and didn’t notice the person passing by the doorway, bumping full-on into them.

Thankfully, Song Xiaodong’s reflexes were incredibly fast. The moment he collided with the person, he immediately wrapped an arm around their waist. Then, he swiftly stepped aside with his right foot, pivoting on the ball of the foot, turning halfway around to dissipate the momentum of the collision.

"Oh? It’s you," Song Xiaodong said upon realizing the person he was holding was actually Miao Qingqing, then instantly knew it must be Miao Xuanxuan. The twin siblings really looked indistinguishable from each other; just by looking at their faces, it was impossible to tell who was who.

"Ah! You bastard, let me go!" Miao Xuanxuan, realizing she was being held by Song Xiaodong, pushed him forcefully and shouted, "Catch the pervert!"

Song Xiaodong’s face turned dark in an instant...