No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

After struggling for a while, Lu Zhou only replied with a middle finger emoji.

He leaned against the windowsill, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, trailing long, soft ash, the smoke drifting in the air.

What goes around comes around; no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.

During his first two years at university in Gangcheng, Lu Zhou often used his relationship with Jiang Ruochu to provoke Pei Jingnian.

I didn't expect him to hold a grudge like that.

But God is fair; peach blossoms bloom in rotation.

Old Pei has made new progress, but I'm stuck at a bottleneck.

I gave him my first kiss, and I gave him my virginity.

He gave everything he could.

She even played the role of pretending she could live well without her for the past year.

But Jiang Ruochu drifted further and further away from him, becoming increasingly clear-headed.

His clarity of mind frightened him, and he felt increasingly anxious and uncertain.

Aside from being honest with him in bed, he would pull up his pants as soon as he got out of bed and then deny everything.

It was a blatant display of female-led ruthlessness.

What should he do with his aunt?

He casually stubbed out the half-smoked cigarette and stuffed it into the ashtray, slumped back in his chair, and pulled out his phone, which was constantly receiving notifications to follow him on a certain social media platform.

He could only vent his innermost thoughts and feelings as a twenty-year-old boy online.

[Lu Zhou: Lao Pei, has your fever gone down?]

[Pei Jingnian: I've retired.]

[Pei Jingnian: My wife took care of me all afternoon, so I cancelled my reservation even though I wasn't going to.]

Lu Zhou nearly rolled his eyes to the sky and immediately made a phone call.

"The higher you fly, the harder you fall, don't you understand, Lao Pei?"

"No one can be successful forever. Keep showing off, you'll fall flat on your face."

Pei Jingnian pressed the speakerphone button and casually put the phone aside. He rolled up the sleeves of his pajamas and heated oil in a wok.

"I remember, there was a mistress who was alone in a hotel room last week?"

"You have no idea how miserable this mistress is."

"I've bought condoms, taken baths, and my tail is practically wagging like a propeller at people."

"In the end, they just said 'something came up and' and left."

"Who is it, Lu Zi? Do you know him?"

Lu Zhou pressed his tongue against his molars, so angry he almost threw his phone away.

Others' brothers would go to great lengths for their brothers.

His good brother stabbed him hard in the ribs.

"Even a mistress is better than a raw recruit."

literal meaning.

Lu Zhou rubbed his head in frustration. "Stop talking nonsense, are we going out for drinks or not?"

Hearing a noise coming from outside the kitchen, Pei Jingnian canceled the speakerphone call and said, "I'm not going."

"Only people who have just experienced heartbreak..."

The kitchen door was opened with a whoosh.

Shi Qiao rubbed her sleepy eyes, took a glass of iced milk from the refrigerator, glanced at Pei Jingnian and remembered her tortoise bag, and looked away a little embarrassedly.

All things considered, she owes Pei Jingnian two rounds of favors.

She slowly walked to his side and saw that he looked like he was about to cook.

"Pei Jingnian, your fever has gone down?"

"Um."

Shi Qiao unconsciously twirled a strand of black hair around her index finger. "Well... how about we go out to eat?"

She blinked her almond-shaped eyes. "It's my treat."

Lu Zhou was still yelling on the other end of Pei Jingnian's line, but he calmly pressed the red hang-up button.

"That's unusual, you're actually treating us."

He said that, but his hands had already obediently turned off the stove.

【Honey!! Is this even considered a date?】

[A date! A date! A date...]

Shi Qiao's ears stung from all the repeated mentions of "date," so she quickly closed the refrigerator and said, "Fine, don't go then."

"Go, why don't you go?"

Pei Jingnian's smile deepened as he looked down at her fluffy little head.

"It's rare for a small cycad to bloom."

"It would be a waste not to go."

After saying that, he went back to his room.

Shi Qiao gripped the paper packaging of the milk carton tightly, gritting her teeth.

She'll pry open that stubborn mouth of his one day!

She swallowed all the milk, wiped her mouth, and went back to her room to change her clothes.

She opened the wardrobe and quickly put together three outfits, but they all looked rather childish.

Pei Jingnian's "date" message kept echoing in her ears. She squatted on the cow-colored rug in the dressing room, lost in thought.

This... does indeed qualify as a date?

Maybe it's a good time?

Suddenly, she remembered something and quickly logged into her crazy alternate account on Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media platform) to find the person she had met before, "Yizhou Dujiang" (一舟渡江).

She searched for a long time but couldn't find any posts about first date rules.

The homepage says, "Feel free to message me if you have any questions."

She swallowed hard, clicked "follow," and repeatedly deleted and edited the message before finally sending it.

[Angry Chocolat: Hi Teacher Zhou, I'm going on a date with a very arrogant person. It's my first date, so how should I dress? What should I do on the date?]

It has a very human-computer interaction feel.

After waiting for about 2 minutes, the phone buzzed twice.

[Crossing the River in a Boat: Did you take the initiative to invite the other person?]

[Grumpy Chollez: Hmm.]

[Crossing the River in a Boat: If a proud and aloof person accepts your invitation, it means they are already interested in you. You just need to dress up a little.]

[A Boat Crossing the River: As for how to do it, girls should take the initiative and become passive. A flirtatious wink or a casual touch on his hand is enough; men are all susceptible to being seduced.]

Shi Qiao was stunned.

She dressed like that and threw herself into his arms last night, but Pei Jingnian still wrapped her up like a human spring roll.

He was so repressed that he finally vented it all in what he thought was a "dream".

Shi Qiao's ears felt slightly warm, and she brought the conversation back to the main topic.

[Grumpy Chollez: This is useless, he's just a shill.]

The message "The other party is typing..." flashed twice above my head.

[A boat crossing the river: Looks like a formidable opponent.]

[Crossing the River in a Boat: I have a plan, but it's a double-edged sword.]

[Grumpy Chocliz: Master Zhou, why don't you elaborate?]

[Crossing the River in a Single Boat: Even the most composed person has possessive desires.]

[One Boat Crossing the River: Since a frontal assault is impossible, we'll flank them from the sides, pick them off one by one, and catch them off guard!]

[Crossing the river in a single boat: This tactic is called "feigning indifference to lure the prey," but it must be used with the right degree, otherwise it will backfire and let the prey escape.]

[Crossing the River in a Boat: For example, using someone of the opposite sex to make him jealous, like ordering a male model...]

Over the next five minutes, "Yizhou Dujiang" sent a long message via voice-to-text, using his own personal experiences as examples to explain things clearly to Shi Qiao.

[Grumpy Chocolat: Master Zhou! I get it!]

[Grumpy Chocolat: Thank you so much, Master Zhou, for taking the time and effort to give me this advice.]

A boatman sent a "No need for formalities" emoji.

[Crossing the River in One Boat: Connected by the Internet, We Are All Friends.]

[A Boat Crossing the River: This helps you clear up your doubts, and I've also gained a lot of insight myself.]

[Crossing the River in a Single Boat: Let's all keep going!]

[Grumpy Chollaz: Hmm! Master! I hope you and your crush can move to the next stage soon!]

She turned off the screen, repeatedly muttering the phrase "playing hard to get" to herself.

We have a plan.

Everything is ready, except for the male model!

*

On the other end, Lu Zhou swirled the iceberg glass in his hand, took a sip of whiskey, and the screen beside him was still on the homepage of "Crossing the River in One Boat".

"Lu Zhou, you are truly a perfect man."

"He's handsome, comes from a good family, and is also so kind-hearted."

"A teacher's role is to impart knowledge, instruct in skills, and resolve doubts!"

Do good deeds anonymously.

He might as well change his name to Lu Feng.

Feel comfortable and relaxed, both physically and mentally!