As he spoke, Lin Jiage discreetly took a look behind him.
The face of Honey Tea Hair had become so awkward that her complexion was starting to look a little awful.
The moment he saw this, only then did Lin Jiage finally retract his gaze, relieved. His coaxing words didn't stop as he led Shi Yao away—in fact, due to being some distance away, he even intentionally raised his voice in order to ensure a certain someone would hear him, "Besides, didn't I ignore her every time she tried to speak to me?"
"I didn't want to talk to her, but it's not good to drag things out. I had to reject her properly. If I didn't, she might have taken my silence as consent instead, and that would've been way worse!"
"..."
Lin Jiage's words shot forth one after another, leaving no interval for Shi Yao to interject at all.