He Knew I Was Lying, But He Kissed Me Anyway Chapter 06

He Knew I Was Lying, But He Kissed Me Anyway Chapter 06

I quickly made an excuse and ran off.

[The male lead must be furious. Add that to the list of things he’ll get revenge for later.]

[Oh no, here comes the angst—the female lead’s stepdad is in debt, and those thugs are gonna come after her. They even took nude photos of her, which will be a ticking time bomb in her life later.]

[But the male lead will save her. After he heroically rescues her and takes care of her, she’ll confess to him.]

[Awesome—sugar rush incoming soon.]

They were happily anticipating their candy.

I, on the other hand, was frowning.

So this was the kind of novel where the girl suffers.

Why did the female lead have to wait for someone to rescue her?

Even if she’s saved later, the dark times leave scars that last.

I immediately ordered the strongest pepper spray online.

I got ahold of Iris’s iMessage under the pretense of asking about part-time jobs.

She was super nice, recommending lots of gigs and telling me I could ask her anything.

I gave her the pepper spray as a thank-you gift and told her to carry it everywhere and never walk alone at night.

[Why is the villainess meddling again? Is there something wrong with that pepper spray? She’s probably trying to set the female lead up, right?]

[I have a suspicion the villainess can see the Danmaku.]

[Doesn’t anyone think girls saving each other is beautiful? Honestly, the villainess hasn’t done anything truly evil so far—we’ve just been judging her through colored glasses.]

[The villainess’s character is supposed to be sweet on the outside and vicious inside. Are you dumb? She’s got you all fooled.]

They argued nonstop.

I didn’t have time to read it.

Because I was busy running errands for Damon.

He wanted a limited-edition blind box and asked me to queue for it.

I stood in line overnight.

After I got the blind box, Damon wanted fried chicken cutlets.

The Danmaku wondered why a rich kid would eat street food.

Pfft.

He was addicted to food TikTok.

Whatever a food blogger hyped, he had to try—didn’t matter the price.

I went to the night market to queue for fried chicken.

And I realized this was exactly the time when the female lead would get harassed by thugs during her part-time job.

I texted her.

No reply.

Seeing the Danmaku live-stream the moment the female lead got bullied, I grabbed the chicken and ran over.

Iris got grabbed by thugs in an alley after her shift ended.

She used the pepper spray.

Took down two or three.

But she didn’t know there were more of them nearby.

They grabbed her hair, trying to teach her a lesson.

When I got there, a guy with a gold chain was holding a phone.

Another was about to strip her.

I charged in with a flying kick, knocking away the guy restraining Iris.

Then I grabbed her and bolted.

I’d already called the cops before I arrived.

As we ran out of the alley and the thugs chased us, the police showed up.

Iris and I both went to the station to give statements.

Her eyes were red as she looked at me.

“Elena, thank you.”

“No problem. I’m just glad you’re okay.”

I took off my sun jacket and put it over her to cover the bruises and torn clothes.

“By the way, how did you know I was there?”

“Oh, I was just passing by.”

“Thank goodness you came. I was terrified. And you’re so slim but you kick like a pro?”

She looked at me admiringly, and I rubbed my hair shyly.

I’d taken boxing lessons for over a year as a kid.

Then I gave it up for academics.

Who knew that random hobby would actually come in handy?

[Is this right? The plot’s gone sideways.]

[See? I told you the villainess would mess with their relationship. Now you believe me?]

[Can that commenter above just shut up? The villainess is clearly saving the female lead. Since when does a novel’s female lead have to be saved only by the male lead?]

After giving our statements, I told Iris to hand over evidence of the thugs harassing her and the debt issues, hoping those loan sharks would face serious charges.

The police station’s glass doors swung open.

Julian finally showed up.

He wore his black-framed glasses, sending me right back to high school.

His brows were furrowed, his eyes worried as they locked on us.

Beside me, Iris murmured his name.

I remembered the Danmaku saying these two would grow closer after this incident.

Taking the hint, I stood up to leave.

But Julian walked over and grabbed my arm.

“You’re hurt. Does it hurt?”