Chapter 11: Pretending to be Pitiful
On the day Zoe was discharged, Fox came after all.
As soon as the show ended, he dragged his exhausted body and drove for four or five hours, finally arriving at the hospital before dark.
Pei Zhi led him in.
Just stepping into the ward, he felt a strange atmosphere.
Lu Wuxu and Shen Guanchao stood on both sides of the hospital bed, holding a stupid banner in their hands: “Celebrating LFK Champion Medic Zoe’s Discharge!”
On the bed, Zoe looked at these large characters, lying very peacefully.
Beside Fox, Pei Zhi, who was equally shocked upon entering, took the initiative to add drama for himself. He pinched his own thigh hard, squeezed out two drops of tears, and with a “Wa,” pounced onto Zoe’s bed like a roc spreading its wings, weeping bitterly: “Yanziā”
“How could you leave me behind and go!”
The only normal one, Fox, stood by the door, unable to enter or leave. He lamented that sometimes he really wanted to leave the team and run away.
If not for the fact that President Cheng paid so much.
The road back to the base wasn’t peaceful either. Zoe, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was listless for only a moment before making a fuss again, shouting about opening champagne when they got back.
At the same time.
On the other side, in a quiet private apartment. The minimalist decoration style paired with cool tones made the whole house have no scent of home at all.
The sky had turned completely dark. The bathroom door was pushed open, and Xie Jingchu walked out wearing flip-flops. He was only wearing a simple blue T-shirt. His hair wasn’t dried, and scattered water droplets fell along his broken hair to his cheeks.
He was very tall. Compared to four years ago, he had fully grown into his looks. His brows and eyes were extremely good-looking, and there was a very charming small mole on the bridge of his nose. His skin was paler than the average person due to rarely going out all year round.
The young man lowered his eyes, walked carelessly to the refrigerator, took out two cans of cola, and threw one to another boy lying on the sofa: “Have you thought of it?”
Mu Xinyue reached out and caught it. The cold bottle pressed against his palm. He dragged out his tone, pretending to be troubled: “You asked me to help you think of how to chase someone, but you should tell me what kind of person the other party is! Can I predict the future or something?”
“Chasing a man.” Xie Jingchu sat next to him, turned on the TV, and pulled up a match video. “This one.”
“???” The mouthful of soda Mu Xinyue had just swallowed choked him, causing him to cough repeatedly: “You’re chasing a man, and you damn well want to chase a world champion?!”
“Does he even like men that you’re chasing him?” He smoothed the breath in his chest.
They had been neighbors for two years. The first time Xie Jingchu asked him for help, his words were shocking enough to nearly make his jaw drop.
“Although I, Mu Xinyue, consider myself a relationship master, this… I haven’t picked up a man before, and such a badass man at that.”
“How about we forget it? Wash up and sleep…”
Xie Jingchu didn’t answer but transferred five thousand to his Alipay, asking back: “Can you speak now? Master.”
He tossed his phone aside, looking like he was ready to listen with respect.
“Can, can, can.”
Hearing the pleasant sound of the transfer, Mu Xinyue hurriedly said, “Rich brother is indeed rich brother. I’ll think immediately.”
“But can I ask first, why do you like him?”
“…”
Xie Jingchu pondered for a moment: “He gave for me.”
“Although in his eyes, it was just a trivial matter.”
“I like his flamboyance, his maverick nature. I love his personality and everything about him. At the same time, I admire his lifeāintense and free.”
“But I also feel that my liking and pursuit of him don’t need a reason. I didn’t fall in love with him at first sight either, I… can’t explain it clearly.”
“Alright, stop.” Mu Xinyue knew he wasn’t a psychology master. After briefly understanding the rich brother’s situation, he thought for a long time. Finally, steeling his heart, he said, “You act like this, uh… you can… go pester him!”
“Pester him ruthlessly! Love grows with time! An unbreakable rule!”
Xie Jingchu: “What do you mean?”
“Just… isn’t he an esports champion? You just pester him every day to play games, chat, and so on. Cater to his likes, but be careful not to disturb his training.”
“People like Flesh, favored by heaven, with money, ability, and status, invincibleāthey must be arrogant in their hearts. Arrogant people generally pity the weak. Their empathy is very strong. They like weak, docile, obedient, and cute partnersāthe kind that can induce people to pity and take care of you from the bottom of their hearts. You understand that feeling, right…”
Mu Xinyue bullshitted earnestly, and Xie Jingchu listened with his ears pricked up very seriously, evidently taking it to heart.
He asked, “You mean, you want me to pretend to be pitiful?”
Mu Xinyue: “Yes! Theoretically, that’s it!”
He stared at Xie Jingchu’s indifferent face. “Uh…”
“That, I’ll ask weakly, do you know how to pretend to be pitiful?”
Xie Jingchu: “No.”
He didn’t even have many friends; how could he have unlocked the skill of “pretending to be pitiful”?
“Pretend to be pitiful, pretend to be a rookie, squeeze out a few tears, call him ‘Gege’ (Brother), coax the person you like until they are elated and hold you up highāyou can’t do that?” Mu Xinyue tried hard to describe.
“Forget it, I’ll recommend a few streamers for you to learn from.”
Xie Jingchu: “…”
Mu Xinyue: “I tell you, you can’t always be indifferent as a person, you can’t let nature take its course. You have to be sexy, you have to know how to seduce, how to push and pull, how to fight for it yourself. With your figure, you must inadvertently show a little. Creating sexual impulses is the best way to make the other party fall in love with you quickly. Liking relies on feeling; you have to be like that Da Ji (legendary fox spirit), you know?”
“Create feelings!”
“I got it…”
Two people, one dared to teach, one dared to learn. Mu Xinyue took Xie Jingchu for advanced studies on Xiaohongshu and Douyin all night, from “Green Tea Men” (manipulative innocent act) to fox spirits, specifically creating a strategy plan targeting Flesh.
The next day, they started fiery practice.
Specifically manifested in the word “seduction.”
Early in the morning, before Mu Xinyue went to his 8 AM class, he grabbed Xie Jingchu to pose for half the day. He directed: “Aye, right, right, right, lean a bit more to the left.”
“Lift your head a bit, let the light hit your face.”
Xie Jingchu followed his meaning, put a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, changed into gray clothes and white pants, and stood barefoot in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking up at the warm sun.
“What’s the use of taking this?” The young man asked in confusion.
Mu Xinyue pressed the shutter. “Seduction.”
“I’ll edit it and send it to you later. Post it on your Friends Circle. Remember to pick a time when he isn’t training to post, otherwise he won’t see it.”
“No need to write a caption. This photo already has a story feel.”
The Friends Circle is like an electronic diary for humans; photos and text are our ways of recording.
We convey our emotions and stories to viewers, and viewers increase or decrease their favorability toward the owner based on their likes and dislikes of the “diary.”
“I’m going to my major class now.”
“Remember to post the photo. Don’t show your face in the stream recently either; don’t drop your vest (reveal identity). I spent all night thinking of a perfect persona for you with great difficulty.”
Mu Xinyue instructed before leaving the door.
Watching him hurriedly slip on sneakers and run out, Xie Jingchu replied thoughtfully, “Understood.”
So next, was it time for him to improvise freely?
Showtime?
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