At the thought, cold sweat immediately beaded on Liu Ergou's forehead. To his relief, however, Lu Shuangyue didn't fly into a rage after hearing his story. Instead, she just gave him a peculiar look.
Her expression seemed to say, Go on, explain. I'm curious to see what kind of story you can possibly come up with!
Liu Ergou swallowed hard and quickly explained what had happened in the simplest terms. "It was like this. While I was walking down the street, this woman ran up to me asking for help, saying she was being followed. I looked around, and it seemed she was telling the truth. Just then, you arrived, so I brought her with me to your place."
In just a few sentences, Liu Ergou finished his explanation.
