The dog was instantly stupefied, at the moment Lin Suqing posed the question, its mind seemed to have given up on fabricating any pretext, simply because the question he had asked was too incisive. There was no time to redirect its thoughts, and hardly any leeway to maneuver.
Having grown accustomed to Lin Suqing's silence, accustomed to his "stupidity," and used to speaking frankly in front of him, spouting whatever came to mind, the dog had carelessly overlooked that Lin Suqing was not truly stupid. The "stupidity" he was known for was merely a result of his usual lack of effort in thinking or passing over things in silence.
Lin Suqing was always inclined to ask questions only about matters he did not understand, yet he had almost never been heard voluntarily disclosing any knowledge he possessed. This habit always caused people to overlook his intelligence, always giving the impression that he was a "fool" who understood nothing.
