I almost wish I could stick a voodoo doll with needles, stab stab stab!
"Yu Zexiao, it was you who decided for me to go out with him today, and now you’re pulling this attitude, I’m not obliged to listen to everything you say!" Jian Anning was utterly sick of his tiresome imperious demands. It was him who had agreed before, and now it’s him who is opposing. Why can’t he be more mature and steadier like Situ Xuan!
Yu Zexiao was even more enraged, bluntly calling the cleaning service, "Come over immediately and clear out the trash from my suite!"
"Utterly unreasonable!" Seeing that he was beyond persuasion, Anning paid him no mind and turned to go to her room, closing the door behind her.
Yu Zexiao watched coldly as the cleaning staff cleared the trash from the room, his expression finally eased a bit. Throughout the process, Anning never left her room, while Mo Siyu, sitting on the sofa next to him, seemed totally unaffected, as if he saw nothing at all, the epitome of calm and collected.
Only after Yu Zexiao had finished dealing with everything did Mo Siyu stand up and gently pat Yu Zexiao’s shoulder, "Bro, this way you’re chasing the girl, it’s not going to work."
Yu Zexiao gave him a sidelong glance, and only then did Mo Siyu say, "Looking at me is no use. I just want to ask you one thing—have you ever bought her clothing, a skirt, a pair of shoes, in all the time you’ve been with your little assistant?"
"..." Yu Zexiao was dumbfounded. Mo Siyu had an "I thought as much" expression on his face. He pressed on, "That Mr. Situ, who has only met the little assistant a few times, do you know what he gave her today? Clothes, shoes, and jewelry worth at least one hundred and fifty thousand!"
This time, Yu Zexiao’s expression turned into: "!!!!"
Mo Siyu patted his shoulder again, "Still, the same old advice, if you want the little assistant to reciprocate your feelings, simply being aggressively persistent won’t do. Although the little assistant isn’t the sort of person who’s swayed by wealth, every woman likes beautiful clothes and dazzling jewelry! You, on the other hand, have known the little assistant for so long but never bought her even a single piece of clothing, let alone jewelry. That Situ guy, no matter how obnoxious, still knows you have to make a girl happy by taking her shopping and dressing her up beautifully!"
Yu Zexiao frowned, and though still visibly displeased, it was clear he was seriously considering the advice. Mo Siyu added, "I can see that this Mr. Situ is a tough competitor. He comes from a wealthy family and is handsome and charming. Most importantly, he’s willing to publicly acknowledge his affection for the little assistant. If you don’t step up your game, maybe, just maybe, the little assistant might run off with him!"
"Impossible!" Yu Zexiao scoffed at the notion.
"How is it impossible? Even though right now the little assistant doesn’t feel that way about him, a relentless suitor can wear down the reluctant lady. Moreover, you have to admit—that Mr. Situ is a formidable rival!" Mo Siyu didn’t forget to leave him with one last thought before leaving: "Think about it yourself."
Yu Zexiao furrowed his eyebrows, watching Mo Siyu leave, floating away like an elder from a martial arts novel, filled with uncertainty.
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As a result, before he could even make his move, Situ Xuan had already started applying pressure.
It was early in the morning when a large bouquet of vibrant, fully bloomed roses was delivered to the exterior of the photo studio with great fanfare.