20 Testing Sanity

"BOO, negative one. I'm also taking back the one star I gave previously for that lame response. Drag me out of the mall? Again I'm asking you is there a manual you like to follow or has the creative portion of your brain dried up?" It took a couple of seconds for him to process the words, he again was just stunned at the woman's ability to irritate people. With her chin pointed upwards in defiance she held an aura that said "if I think water is wine, then it is." The point that made it frustrating was that she was indeed wrong. For a man to act this way or even another woman he would have called them delusional and arrogant. Yet for some reason he continued to allow this behaviour in front of him. It seemed that he was in fairly good mood or had become quite lenient for this to happen. Though he did not think of it in the moment, he could feel himself subconsciously contribute to the chaos, he craved the adrenaline that came from unexpected situations like this. There was no obvious danger either so he could 'play' for as long as he wanted without any real consequences. While many had openly or secretly opposed him none were as blatant as the woman in front of them, even her comments were unheard of to the point that they can be considered refreshing.

He opened his mouth so that he could speak again but was immediately cut off. "May I so kindly interrupt to remind you that you're already at a negative score. if you're thinking of threatening me than either say something creative or switch topics. I'm also interested in discussing your hatred of women? Is it all women or do you simply find them beneath you? Is it because you aren't interested in them? Of course I don't judge, love is love."

'At this point, I was the insane one to listen to her.' His left eye slightly twitched but he kept his face neutral. She was not completely wrong about his distaste towards women, he viewed them as an expendable portion of his life. Years of fending off malicious and scheming women made him dislike them entirely. In the beginning he was still polite in his actions yet there were some that took that as a sign of weakness. Once he had switched to be more ruthless, regardless of gender, people took him more seriously. Though he still maintained what he considered basic human decency as long as they did not test him. For someone who did not know his name, there was a slight appreciative wave towards her. She had made that accusation with confidence so it was clear that she had come to the conclusion through pure analysis in the past few minutes. Technically, this was nothing too surprising however he had held himself back very well in this conversation and had not made any outward statements to support her accusation. Only his mild distance from her were the signs since his words were just as any other man in his place would have said. While he could agree that the women portion was right, everything else was dead wrong. He had no problem with her assuming he liked men, he had no opinions on who people chose to lay with as long as they were of age and consented. However, it was her quick dismissal of him and her tone of being righteous that increased his irritation. It was as if she was doing him a favour in giving a reminder before he spoke. Yet, he saw no reason to follow her words. Did his threats need to be creative? No, as long as they were effective.

He looked around quickly to gauge their surroundings, no one was near them but he could not be sure if there was anyone paying specific attention. If he chose to throw her out without another word he would need security near by. He could call them but she could easily escape by then and he did not have the attention of touching her either, less he contracted some of her insanity. While he was considering possibilities a thought suddenly intruded into his mind. 'Was this her way of finding out more about me?' It had not occurred to him previously because he could see the hate in her eyes so clearly but it would be naive of him to not consider it entirely.

His eyebrows furrowed as he felt disdain rise in him at the idea. He welcomed her hate but if there was a hint of obsession or 'like' in her body he would have her removed immediately. What if she had drawn his attention in such a roundabout manner just to gather information on him? If she had, he would have to applaud her for the ostentatious way she chose to do it but also laugh from how pathetic he found it. He had seen many women approach him over the years and there was a portion of him that believed he could sense them a mile away. They usually acted like white lotus' or directly propositioned him with their bodies as barter. Some were more devious and only showed their true intent at a later time, when they felt it was secure enough to mention. They were always wrong, no women who deceived him with malicious intent had survived from his grasps. He had made enough families serve as warning that the amount of women approaching him was severely decreased. Even Chu Yao who had come today was only successful because they had reached out to his grandmother and she had been willing to look past their ulterior motives. His grandmother wasn't an idiot, she saw their motives and let it go since each relationship had benefits and losses but he did not agree. Coming to these dates were out of respect and nothing further, he even drew the irritating woman in front of him into the midst as an easy exit. Yet, in that period of time there was also a possibility she had become interested in him - anything was possible.

There was a deep sigh that left his body but his face returned to a neutral expression. "Are you asking me what my type is? I think there are lot more direct ways to ask if you want to get close to me so badly?"