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Chapter 426 Rejection
The differences between people can sometimes be quite significant.

Some guys have had three or four ex-girlfriends by the time they're seventeen or eighteen, while others haven't even held a girl's hand by then.

After discovering Ai Liang and the others, Chen Zili and Xu Tao began to head in the direction of the three.

Xu Tao scratched his head as soon as he arrived, looking very flustered. He lowered his voice to apologize, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting..."

Yes, that's typical honest person behavior.

This kind of behavior will at least lower a girl's impression score by ten points.

Encouraged by Ye Qing, Yi Wenna took the initiative to approach Xu Tao and start a conversation.

She looked at the husky plush toy Xu Tao was hiding behind his back and asked, "You've been throwing darts for so long, you wouldn't happen to want this plush toy, would you?"

When Yi Wenna took the initiative to talk to him, Xu Tao's body instinctively stiffened.

Fortunately, he wasn't too slow-witted and didn't stay in one place for too long.

"Yes, yes, I saw Ai Liang throwing so easily, so I wanted to try playing a few rounds myself. I didn't expect it to be so easy for others, but when I tried it myself, I couldn't even get 240 points after throwing for a long time."

Xu Tao was too embarrassed to say outright that he did it to help Yi Wenna win the prize.

Therefore, the reason was attributed to the desire to win.

Although Xu Tao was facing the service center's main entrance, he would occasionally glance at Yi Wenna's face, seemingly casually.

He looked like he wanted to see her face, but was too shy to keep looking.

Xu Tao's attention was entirely focused on Yi Wenna in front of him, and he didn't notice Ai Liang and Ye Qing at all, or even that Chen Zili had already moved away from the two of them.

"Ai Liang, this is preparation..."

Chen Zili couldn't figure out what Ai Liang really meant.

She clearly said she wouldn't cooperate with him and Xu Tao when she came, but now she's deliberately creating space for the two of them to be alone.

Could it be that he's changed his personality?

Ai Liang, holding her phone, casually replied, "A short pain is worse than a long one."

Chen Zili's expression changed slightly: "This... isn't quite right..."

"It's not good for him, but you guys have been following him around, isn't that good for Shana?"

This was the first time Ye Qing had spoken up to find fault since the start of the semester: "We were having a nice time at the amusement park, and he just had to come over. Is that our fault? Sha Na and he aren't that close yet, are they?"

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Chen Zili was speechless for a moment, then he said with a wry smile, "I tried to persuade Xu Tao before, but he insisted that this was a good opportunity to talk to Yi Wenna..."

"That's wishful thinking. Who would date someone at an amusement park on the first date?"

Ye Qing curled her lip in disdain: "What's the difference between this and those people who write love letters and start dating even though they've barely met?"

Chen Zili sighed: "Well, I guess Xu Tao is just too straightforward. He's never pursued a girl before, so he has no idea what he can or cannot do at this stage."

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On the other side of the bench, Yi Wenna sat down. Although it was a refusal, she had to wait for the other party to speak first. She couldn't just give the other person a "friend card" for no reason without the other person saying anything.

The honest Xu Tao had no idea what he was about to face. After Yi Wenna took the initiative to sit down, he also chose to sit down one seat away from her.

Xu Tao placed the husky plush toy between the two of them and deliberately looked around.

Then, adopting a casual demeanor, he asked Yi Wenna, "Where did Ai Liang and the others go?"

Yi Wenna was so engrossed in her phone that she didn't even bother to look up: "I'm checking the schedule. I'll be back in a bit."

Of course, checking the schedule is just an excuse.

This is a fig leaf that Ai Liang left for Xu Tao.

With no familiar faces around, even if Yi Wenna rejected him, he wouldn't feel too embarrassed.

Xu Tao, however, was clearly unaware of this and was still basking in the glory of being able to spend time alone with Yi Wenna.

Faced with such a "golden opportunity," he glanced at the doll between the two of them, mustered up his courage, and said, "Um, this is the prize from when we threw darts. You seem to like it quite a bit. It's not appropriate for a grown man like me to carry it, so I'll give it to you."

Xu Tao casually handed the doll to Yi Wenna.

Yi Wenna has been waiting for this opportunity for so long.

She pushed the doll away directly and refused decisively, saying, "Thank you, but it's not necessary. I don't like people giving me things for no reason."

Xu Tao still didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, thinking Yi Wenna was just embarrassed, so he continued to decline, saying, "If a grown man like me takes this back, they'll definitely laugh at me. Just consider it a favor..."

This phrase was taught to him by his roommate, the "Sea King," before he arrived.

If a girl tries to refuse, just come up with another excuse.

If a girl refuses your gift, it means she doesn't want to develop a deeper relationship with you. It's only natural to reciprocate when you accept something from someone.

Even if a stranger gives a tip, the streamer has to say thank you.

Not giving any token of appreciation can be a huge blow to a girl's reputation, which is why they simply refuse gifts.

At this point, you should replace the equation "receiving a gift = accepting the other person's kindness" with "receiving a gift = doing the other person a small favor".

In this way, the recipient of the gift becomes the benefactor, which greatly reduces their psychological burden and prevents others from gossiping.

More importantly, in the future, one can use the excuse of repaying a debt of gratitude to further contact the other party.

Kill two birds with one stone.

But as the saying goes, strategies are static, but people are dynamic.

All strategies are based on the premise that the other party does not reject you.

Yi Wenna didn't care whether Xu Tao would be laughed at: "Why should I help you? We don't seem to know each other well!"

"If you're worried about being laughed at, just go back and return the plush toy. There's a trash can right outside the door if you can't return it, so why are you bothering me?"

Yi Wenna's words were extremely harsh, comparable to a stepmother with three children remarrying and encountering the son of the original wife.

The Sea King hadn't taught Xu Tao how to respond in this situation, so he just stood there dumbfounded, holding the doll, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Xu Tao held the position for a while, feeling extremely ashamed, and then blurted out in a moment of impulsiveness: "Actually, I like you."

At this point, Xu Tao didn't care about any tricks or routines.

Those so-called tricks were just fancy stuff to him, a fledgling, all show and no substance.

It would be better to just hit a straight shot (A).

What Xu Tao didn't know was that his current behavior was actually due to excessive shame, which had broken down his psychological defenses, leading him to speak without thinking.

Yes, it's actually used occasionally during interrogations.

After all, what I really think is true.

'After all that beating around the bush, you've finally said it.'

Yi Wenna breathed a sigh of relief.

She rejected him without hesitation: "Sorry, I'm not interested in you. I already have someone I like."

(End of this chapter)