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"I don't know." Wang Taika actually realized he had misspoke.

But it's rare for me to speak the truth, and yes, it really is the truth. I do have a dislike for Lady Liu.

These words were too hurtful. With a slight tremor, Miss Liu asked, "Why?"

However, Wang Taika did not answer immediately after asking the question.

The corridor suddenly fell silent. The afternoon hustle and bustle outside the window seemed to be separated by an invisible layer of glass, leaving only a somewhat stagnant atmosphere between the two of them.

Oh no! Wang Taika realized he was being watched, and by Lady Liu's eyes, which had suddenly become misty but stubbornly refused to look away!
Looking at Liu Nvxia's appearance, Wang Taika's usual cute and aggressive side, unusually, did not bring him pleasure, but instead felt like a needle pricking him.

"Okay, you win."

Wang Taika shifted his gaze and looked downstairs again, his voice lower and deeper than before: "It's not because you're bad. My dislike isn't the kind of dislike you understand."

Lady Liu shook her head: "I don't understand."

Why did the atmosphere suddenly change like this? Wang Taika didn't understand. He wondered if he was having another episode. But that shouldn't be the case. He hadn't felt this inexplicably out of control in a long time.

With a sigh, Wang Taika spoke, each word seemingly carefully chosen and squeezed out from between his teeth: "I don't dislike you because there's anything wrong with you. On the contrary, it's because you're too good."

Lady Liu froze, her aggrieved expression replaced by bewilderment.

Good? Is being good also wrong?

It's only because Lady Liu has a good temper; if it were anyone else, they would have scolded her.

Wang Taika looked at Lady Liu and smiled, "To tell you the truth, don't overthink it. This is just my own feeling and my own thought."

Lady Liu nodded: "Go ahead and speak."

"Goodness, so realistic? They don't even use honorifics anymore?" Wang Taika couldn't hold back anymore.

"Sigh," Lady Liu pursed her lips, "Please speak."

Wang Taika was both amused and exasperated. He shook his head and said, "There are many reasons why I dislike you. Because you are smart, because you are frank, because you are sincere, because you accept advice but don't follow the crowd, and you don't try to please anyone. Just like you said, you openly say you want to be a mother, you get angry when teased but don't really hold a grudge, and you think seriously when you hear others say vague things. You have expectations for the future but are also down-to-earth."

This isn't meant to be flattering; while Ms. Liu may have some flaws that I can't see right now, her personal conduct and interactions with others are genuinely quite good.

Upon closer reflection, Wang Taika, with his terrible personality, like most people, starts off with a bad impression. No matter how good things get later, the initial memories are certainly not pleasant.

Ms. Liu is one of the few people I know very well, get along very well with, have very good conversations with, and with whom I have almost no ups and downs.

Was all this because Wang Taika changed for the better? Probably not. It can only be said that Ms. Liu is a good person and has never offended Wang Taika in any way.

It's amazing! As everyone knows, Wang Taika is a nationally renowned lunatic. Wang Taika paused, a half-smiling smile tugging at the corner of his mouth: "Miss Liu, actually you have a kind of very 'healthy' goodness about you."

Lady Liu has learned something new today. These words that she could understand were suddenly incomprehensible after Wang Taika casually put them together!
What does "very healthy is good" even mean? Is that even a human thing to say? I really want to give up my trainee opportunity right now, leave SM Entertainment, cut off all contact with my family, and devote myself to studying Wang Taika's statement.

"It's not perverted enough, I'm really sorry." Lady Liu said with a fake smile.

Wang Taika explained, "What I mean is, health is not the kind of kindness that is deliberately cultivated, nor is it the proper manners after weighing the pros and cons, nor is it even the kind of casual gentleness. It is a kind of innate, self-consistent, and flawless goodness."

"So I wasn't twisted enough, I'm really sorry!" Lady Liu said again.

"Are you angry?" Wang Taika asked.

Lady Liu nodded: "Yes, a little."

Wang Taika shrugged: "When you're angry, don't you say something else? Or do something to vent your emotions?"

Lady Liu scratched her head sheepishly: "Didn't I already admit that I was angry? I admit that I really didn't want to talk to you anymore."

"You, haha, you really are..." Well, Wang Taika was also charmed by her cuteness.

Lady Liu said, "Stop laughing. You need to explain, or these words will keep me up at night. What I mean is, I at least need to know what you're thinking. Although, boss, we've known each other for so long and have a good relationship, if we really break off our friendship, it won't really affect either of us. But I still want to know everything. I still want to keep you as a friend."

Wang Taika frowned and said, "That's strange. This doesn't sound like something you would say. It's not that the meaning or attitude is wrong, but rather the way you express it."

“Okay, I admit it.” Lady Liu changed her tune: “Although breaking off the friendship won’t affect anything, I will really miss it. That’s right.”

Wang Taika looked at Lady Liu and sighed, "So that's why you dislike her. It seems I didn't explain things clearly enough, which is why you're confused. Let me tell you, nothing in this world is a fixed match. Just because you're good doesn't mean you'll be liked."

Lady Liu said, "I know this principle; there will always be people who don't like you. But even if you don't like someone, you'll definitely find a small flaw in that person and magnify it infinitely before you start to dislike them. It's completely different from what you said, boss, about seeing the good in someone and then disliking them."

“Yes, it’s not the same thing,” Wang Taika said. “But sometimes, people are just like that. Perfect good is more unpredictable than obvious bad.”

The heroine Liu asked instinctively, "Why?"

"Because bad things leave a trace, have a purpose, and follow a logic. You know what the other party wants, whether it's disgust, confrontation, or even exploitation, there's a clear line."

Wang Taika said, “But your kindness is without purpose. You don’t smile at me, argue with me, or listen to my nonsense in order to get something from me. You just do it naturally. Like today, you could have gone directly to Ningning or made an excuse to leave, but you didn’t. You stayed, listened to me talk about all sorts of things, got so angry that you were jumping up and down, and then made yourself happy again.”

Lady Liu wanted to say that she was not that stupid!

I'm very clever! (End of Chapter)