“Are you talking about me?!” Realizing what he meant, I pointed at myself in surprise.

His smile became wider and a little mischievous.

My face grew grave because I was supposed to be a guy. I couldn’t show that I was happy he’d said I looked like a girl, although I actually was very happy.

“Are you angry?” He Lei extended his hand to poke my knee and chuckled. “I’m complimenting you. You’re good looking.”

I shot him a distressed look. “There isn’t a man who’d be happy to be told he looks like a girl!” Even Raffles who looked so androgynous would get upset whenever others remarked that he looked like a girl. 

“But I’m serious.” His gaze turned solemn and he didn’t look like he was joking at all. “I have no...