I Love Her Because She’s Dim-Witted And Filthy Rich - Chapter 25

Thinking that she might be a lesbian, Su Miao almost burst into tears.

She didn’t want to be a lesbian.

Because Duan Bainian hated lesbians.

She remembered a previous incident where an actor named Lan-something joked that the two of them were lesbians, and Duan Bainian had actually gotten angry at the time.

Furthermore, if her mother found out she was a lesbian, how heartbroken she would be.

She didn’t want Duan Bainian to hate her, and she didn’t want to make her mother sad.

Therefore, she could not be a lesbian.

Su Miao remained uncharacteristically silent the whole way. Out of habit, Duan Bainian wanted to pinch her cheek to tease her, but unexpectedly, Su Miao dodged her.

Duan Bainian asked in surprise, “What’s wrong with you?”

Su Miao turned her head away uncomfortably. “Nothing… just… don’t always pinch my face from now on.”

Duan Bainian hesitated. “Do you hate it when I pinch your face?”

Su Miao gave a vague mumble of agreement and stopped talking.

Duan Bainian’s hand, which was halfway extended, silently pulled back. After a long pause, she spoke slowly, “Have you… have you always disliked me pinching your face? Why didn’t I hear you mention it before?”

Su Miao’s mind was in a mess. She opened her mouth wanting to explain, but felt it was impossible to explain clearly. Could she really tell Duan Bainian, “I might be a lesbian, and I feel guilty when you touch me?”

In an instant, all sorts of emotions surged up. Su Miao said out of spite, “Anyway, just don’t touch me anymore!”

After saying this, Su Miao’s tears started falling with a pitter-patter.

She actually loved it when Duan Bainian pinched her face; she loved it when Duan Bainian held her hand—she loved everything Duan Bainian did to her to death!

But now, she had actually said such words of rejection with her own mouth.

Thinking that she could never hug Duan Bainian again, Su Miao felt more aggrieved the more she thought about it. She cried so hard her whole body shook, unable to stop.

Duan Bainian was truly speechless. She, the one being rejected, hadn’t even cried. What was this fool crying for?

Duan Bainian sat a bit closer to Su Miao, wanting to give her a hug as she usually did, but then she suddenly remembered that Su Miao had just said not to touch her. For a moment, she froze in place. After a while, she pulled back after all.

Duan Bainian didn’t feel good either.

Clearly, they had been getting along so well before. The little dummy liked her so much—even if it was the kind of liking where she hadn’t “awakened” yet, it was still a hundred times better than this current situation. Why was she suddenly repelling her?

Could it be that Su Miao had already been repelled by her before and was just embarrassed to show it?

Then why did she suddenly show this repulsion today?

For the first time, Duan Bainian developed deep self-doubt.

Perhaps… she had been sentimentalizing things all along.

She hadn’t had an easy time these past few days.

At first, she thought Su Miao just hadn’t “awakened” yet and was confidently waiting for some time to pass. But the more time went on, the less confident she became.

In that moment just now, she suddenly realized one thing—Su Miao really just treated her as a friend, rather than the “un-awakened” state she had imagined.

If she hadn’t awakened, she could wait. Waiting for a year or ten years didn’t matter. But if the person was straight, she probably wouldn’t find what she was waiting for even if she waited until death.

Yes, Su Miao was so innocent; she could have “bent” Su Miao while she still didn’t understand anything.

But wouldn’t people point at her back and curse her for that?

Su Miao was so good; she deserved a smooth life, to meet a kind and sunny boy, and then fall in love, marry, and have children. What would it be if she went and bent her?

Thinking of this, Duan Bainian only felt disheartened.

Forget it… let’s end it here.

During the second half of the return journey, the two didn’t say a single word. After getting off the plane, Duan Bainian told Su Miao’s assistant to take good care of her, and then walked straight toward the exit of the terminal with her own assistant.

Su Miao, who had been “discarded,” was completely dazed. She just didn’t want to continue having physical contact with Duan Bainian, but why did Duan Bainian just ditch her and leave? Usually, she followed Duan Bainian back to the apartment!

Interrupted by this, Su Miao’s bit of melancholy vanished instantly. she immediately jogged to catch up with the person in front. “Duan Bainian, why didn’t you wait for me before leaving?”

Duan Bainian: “…”

Wasn’t the person who was crying and saying “don’t touch me” just her? Why was she acting like nothing happened now? Was she playing out an amnesia plot?

But in a flash, Duan Bainian felt she was being ridiculous for actually taking a child seriously. It was really unnecessary.

So she curled her lips. “I was thinking about things and didn’t notice you hadn’t caught up.”

Su Miao let out a long sigh of relief.

She thought Duan Bainian was angry. She didn’t want Duan Bainian to be angry.

The two were silent again. After returning to Duan Bainian’s apartment, Duan Bainian went to take a shower; coming back from outside, she always felt her body was dirty.

When she came out of the bathroom, Su Miao was playing on her phone. Duan Bainian spoke after some consideration, “Do you… do you want to go back to your own home later?”

Su Miao was stunned. “Ah? Go back to my own home?”

Duan Bainian was actually shooing her away now? Did Duan Bainian hate her?

Su Miao sniffled. “Duan Bainian, do you hate me now?”

Duan Bainian, whose mood hadn’t been good all day, really couldn’t keep up with Su Miao’s train of thought. “Why would you think that?”

Su Miao wiped away a tear. “You’re already driving me back to my own home.”

Duan Bainian: “…” Wasn’t it because you don’t like me touching you that I suggested you go back to your own home?

Seeing that Duan Bainian didn’t respond for a long time, Su Miao thought she had guessed correctly and let out a loud wail. “Duan… Duan Bainian! Don’t… don’t hate me!”

Hearing Su Miao’s loud crying, Duan Bainian felt like her head was about to explode. “When did I ever say I hated you?”

The crying stopped abruptly. Su Miao blinked her red eyes. “You don’t hate me?”

Duan Bainian truly admired Su Miao from the bottom of her heart; she cried when she said she would and stopped when she said she would. Why didn’t she see this talent when she was acting?

Her tone was devoid of ups and downs. “I don’t hate you… It’s because you said you don’t like me touching your body, so I suggested you go back to your own home to sleep. This bed is too small; it’s hard not to bump into you at night, and I was afraid you would mind.”

Only then did Su Miao realize that this was what Duan Bainian meant.

After crying like that, her head finally cleared up.

Oh? Duan Bainian didn’t hate her! And Duan Bainian didn’t say she disliked having physical contact with her!

Moreover, had she been the only one overreacting all along?

Then… occasional contact is fine, as long as she hides it well and doesn’t let Duan Bainian find out she’s a lesbian, wouldn’t that be okay? As long as Duan Bainian didn’t hate her, anything was fine!

Having figured this out, Su Miao became happy again. She was going to be best friends with Duan Bainian for a lifetime!

Su Miao leaned in. “Duan Bainian, I was in a bad mood and throwing a tantrum with you. Don’t be angry.”

After the ups and downs of the day, Duan Bainian was truly tired. She couldn’t even be bothered to ask why Su Miao was throwing a tantrum.

Regardless, she shouldn’t go and bend such a simple straight person like Su Miao.

A straight person should have an easier life path, rather than being brought into “hard mode” by her.

In short, it was all over.

She forced a smile. “Mhm, I’m not angry. I’m a bit tired, I’m going to sleep for a while. You go play by yourself.”

Su Miao looked closely at Duan Bainian; no matter how she looked, it didn’t seem like she wasn’t angry. She leaned forward to please her. “Are you hungry? Should I get a queue number for Haidilao? When you wake up, the two of us can go eat Haidilao.”

Duan Bainian replied lukewarmly, “Don’t get a number. I’m too tired and don’t want to go out for Haidilao.”

Su Miao froze for a moment. “Are you too tired to go out? Then should I order a hotpot delivery to eat here?”

Duan Bainian was extremely annoyed. How could this fool be so lacking in situational awareness? Did she really have to spell out that she actually didn’t want to eat with her?

Duan Bainian covered her face with the quilt, her voice muffled. “No need. I’m not hungry. If you’re hungry, you eat first. I’ll talk about it when I’m hungry.”

Having been given the cold shoulder, Su Miao also felt discouraged. She gave an “oh” and went out alone to the downstairs area to eat.

She went to the nearby mall and ordered a portion of Malatang. While waiting for her meal, a fan actually came up to strike up a conversation and ask for a photo.

Su Miao was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor; she hadn’t expected there would be a day when she would be recognized on the street.

She spoke with a beaming face, “Of course, of course! How many photos do you want to take? You can even film a video! Do you want an autograph?”

Fan: “….???”

Other celebrities have to be begged and pleaded with just to get one photo, yet this Su Miao was asking how many they wanted? Videos were okay too? And she was throwing in an autograph?

Why did it feel like a clearance sale for unsold products?

The fan let out a long sigh. Sigh, it seems the online rumors that Su Miao is a total “iron dummy” are true.