Chapter 35: She Really Knows How!

Chapter 35: Chapter 35: She Really Knows How!

"What push-and-pull?" Ye Zixing asked curiously.

"It means taking the initiative in social interactions. Didn’t you notice that he controlled the entire rhythm of the chat?" Li Yuting scoffed lightly.

"Then what should we do?"

The girls looked at each other in dismay.

"Don’t panic. I have a plan!" Li Yuting pondered for a brief moment before a scheme formed in her mind. "Qingqing, climb into your bed and lie on your stomach."

"Huh? Why?"

"Don’t ask, just do it!"

"Oh~"

Zhong Qing obediently climbed into her bed.

Li Yuting directed from below, "Raise your legs, cross them—yes! Now, take out your phone, turn on the front camera, and take a picture capturing half of your face, your perky butt, and your fair calves and little feet. Then send it to him and say, ’I’m getting ready for a nap too.’"

Holy crap!

Ye Zixing and Yang Qiuyun were instantly dumbfounded, utterly blown away. Wait, did she really know her stuff? As expected of their Sister Li—when she actually had something to teach, she delivered!

Zhong Qing’s pretty face immediately flushed red. "What? No, that’s too embarrassing! I’m not doing it. We just met, and you want me to send that kind of photo..."

Li Yuting sighed in frustration, feeling like she was looking at a lost cause. "You really can’t be taught! You won’t do this, and you won’t learn that. When are you ever going to bag a handsome guy? When someone else swoops in and steals him away, we’ll see if you still feel embarrassed! You won’t even have a place to cry!

"Also, what do you mean by ’that kind of photo’? What’s wrong with it? Does it cross a line? It doesn’t expose anything in the front or the back. It’s just your calves and pretty feet, and that’s enough to make you shy? You’re hopeless!

"You’re just sending a photo of your bed, not a nude! What’s there to be ashamed of?"

She hated that she was full of theoretical knowledge but lacked the natural physical assets to pull it off. Otherwise, she wouldn’t still be the queen of the singles!

Oh cruel heavens, why do you mock me?!

"Ugh, stop talking," Zhong Qing said, covering her face.

It would have been fine if she just had to take the initiative to chat with him. The problem was that sending such a suggestive photo on the very first day they added each other as friends was way too forward.

No, no, absolutely not! She still preferred a romantic relationship that progressed step by step and developed naturally, even if it started as a blind date.

Li Yuting sighed. "You really need to wise up. Hooking a man isn’t as simple as catching a fish. You have to know how to stir his emotions and make him affected by your every word. Only then can you stand in an invincible position. To put it bluntly, at this stage, you have to find ways to tease and provoke him as much as possible!

"Assuming he isn’t impotent or batting for the other team, a guy with his qualifications definitely has no shortage of thirsty women swarming around him. What do you, Zhong Qing, have to compete with those women? Putting aside the fact that you’re not physically by his side, do you really think you can beat them in terms of being flirtatious and uninhibited? That’s why you have to find a way to lock down the relationship first. And to achieve that, it’s perfectly fine to use a few little schemes!"

Yang Qiuyun raised her hand and asked meekly, "But wouldn’t that make her seem too manipulative?"

"What do you mean manipulative? Do you want her to act like a tomboy and call him ’bro’ instead?" Li Yuting glared. "Listen, sister, what she needs right now is to advance her relationship with him. Even if they don’t make it official immediately, she has to find a way to enter the ambiguous talking stage. That whole slow-burn approach is only good for simps, understand?"

"This is so complicated!" Ye Zixing’s small face scrunched up.

Li Yuting sneered. "Of course it’s complicated. There aren’t that many things in this world that just fall naturally into place. What people let you see is always premeditated."

"I think Tingting makes a lot of sense," Yang Qiuyun said, nodding repeatedly. "Qingqing, what do you say?"

Zhong Qing quickly shook her head. "It’s too fast. I can’t do that. If I send that over, he’ll definitely think I’m frivolous and easy."

"Forget it. With your personality, it really is too hard for you to do." Li Yuting waved her hand, choosing to respect Zhong Qing’s own wishes. "But you have to remember one thing: you need to learn how to stir his emotions and empathize with his joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. At the same time, you have to learn how to transmit your own emotions to him.

"Furthermore, if you can meet in person, don’t video call. If you can video call, don’t voice call. If you can voice call, don’t text. You have to make him feel that you’re a real, living presence. That is crucial.

"If all else fails, you should look into child psychology."

"Huh? How did child psychology get dragged into this?" Zhong Qing was confused, and so were the other two.

Li Yuting explained earnestly, "Because, as people say, male psychology is essentially child psychology. You have to compliment him and praise him a lot. Even if he knows you’re being utilitarian and have an ulterior motive, he’ll still choose to accept it. For example, praise his cooking, or praise him for keeping his house organized. In short, just treat him like a child you’re coaxing."

"Really?" The group looked at each other in dismay, half-doubting and half-believing.

"Oh, just trust me on this, I’m absolutely right!" Li Yuting thumped her flat chest confidently with a loud THUMP THUMP.

Grand Military Advisor Li vowed to carry the banner for Room 403, taking charge on behalf of her clueless roommates!

By the time Chen Jingle woke up, it was already 2:00 PM.

[Good boy! You have successfully completed the nap task. Reward: Height increased by 0.1 cm. Current height: 173.9 cm.]

Sure enough, the secret to growing taller was sleeping more.

Chen Jingle clenched his fists. "I won’t be 173 centimeters for much longer. I’ve taken a massive step toward 180!"

Although the 173 cm altitude was enough to breathe fresh air, the 180 cm world would offer him an even broader sky.

This afternoon’s theory class would no longer be about history.

"After studying for several days straight—going from official history to unofficial history, then ancient texts to annotations, and finally to historical literature—my brain is stuffed with so much new knowledge that it will take a very long time to digest."

It was no exaggeration to say that Chen Jingle’s current understanding of history was no less than that of a typical undergraduate history major. Finishing four years’ worth of coursework in just a few classes—one could only imagine the immense pressure.

Of course, when it came to practical utility, it certainly wasn’t as direct as cooking or planting. It could only be said that it vastly expanded his personal knowledge reserve. In the future, if he encountered history-related questions or disagreed with someone, he could easily quote classics and cite texts to refute them.

Therefore, for the first class of the afternoon, Chen Jingle went back to studying English. He planned to elevate his English proficiency from fluent conversation toward a more professional direction.

"English vocabulary isn’t as concise as Chinese. A massive amount of new vocabulary is added every year. Coupled with the existing words, just the ones included in the Oxford Dictionary exceed 300,000. For English-related professionals, continuous learning is the only way." That was what his college dean had told him back in the day.

Chen Jingle wasn’t interested in import and export trade. His main focus was the path of Sino-foreign cultural exchange—learning how to introduce his country’s heritage to foreigners with more accurate expressions.

Looking at the current development trends, there would likely be a new round of "bringing in" and "going out." Only this time, compared to the past, they would be bringing in talent and sending out culture.

Learning more would definitely be useful.

As for the upcoming practical classes... Since he had negotiated with the system to take up one class period in the morning, the afternoon would feature two consecutive practical classes.

Cooking!

He hadn’t cooked for lunch, so he had to eat at home for dinner. Plus, there was a high probability that Chen Qiyun would come over to mooch a meal, so he had to prepare enough for at least two people.

"I’ll keep it simple today and make some tossed noodles."