Mu Xichen was silent for a moment, and then asked, "What do you mean how big is he?" [In Chinese the same word can be used for "big" and "old"]
Li Beinian quickly replied, "… Of course, I'm referring to age!"
She had an impulsive urge to kick him, but asked again, "Is he elderly?"
The man appeared to ponder for a moment, then said unhurriedly, "I don't think so."
She nodded at his indifferent response and concluded. "Perhaps he's ugly and therefore looks old."
Mu Xichen was flabbergasted.
Having got her answer, Li Beinian seemed even more unhappy now and said, "I don't even know what he looks like. Imagine how these people out there are smearing me! So wrongfully accused!"
"Would you like to see him, then?" Mu Xichen asked.
"No." Li Beinian rejected the idea and continued, "I haven't even met him and people are talking. If I meet him and someone manages to get a shot of it, they'd probably say even worse things."
