Chapter 532 - 168: Lu Sisi’s Path of Cultivation
Chen Yan laughed: "You check the messages first."
Saying that, he released Lu Sisi, sat back slightly, picked up the remote control, and turned on the TV.
Lu Sisi picked up her phone, glanced at the WeChat message notification, and frowned.
There were two newly sent unread messages on WeChat, both from the same person.
Both were long messages, and you could tell the text was carefully edited, verbose, like little essays.
The first one was a confession in a heartfelt tone, with the typical pattern of [describing early impressions + revealing inner feelings], heavily expressing his emotional journey, portraying his feelings as pure and sincere.
The phrases included detailed descriptions of his first meeting with Lu Sisi at the school library, describing Lu Sisi’s attire and appearance at the time, as well as the sender’s emotional waves then. It also described attending a public class together and coincidentally sitting behind Lu Sisi, describing her outfit and silky hair that day, like a goddess, along with his deer-crashing heartbeat and genuine emotions.
The second little essay went the extra mile, with this guy stating he had asked around about Lu Sisi, knew she was previously cold and reclusive, didn’t have many friends, and seldom interacted with classmates.
So then, he one-sidedly forced the description of Lu Sisi as an aloof and unique girl misunderstood by others and went on to forcibly express that he fully understood and "got" Lu Sisi’s personality, even forcefully aligning with her, as if stating he could comprehend Lu Sisi’s isolation and aloofness, misunderstood by the masses...
The general idea was: The world doesn’t understand you, but I understand you!! The world doesn’t appreciate you, but I appreciate you!
At the end, he hinted at one more idea: I’m the most suitable person for you because I’m the one who truly understands you...
After reading these two messages, Lu Sisi suddenly burst out laughing.
"Hmm?" Chen Yan was browsing for variety shows, heard his girlfriend laughing, and turned to look at her.
"Nothing, just encountered a funny person." Lu Sisi shook her head.
"How’s it funny?"
Lu Sisi looked up, pondering: "A stranger, yet forcibly claims he understands me... the whole world, and he’s the only one who understands me."
"A guy?"
"Yeah."
"Then it’s clear." Chen Yan pouted: "If you were half as attractive, he definitely wouldn’t think he understands you."
Lu Sisi laughed heartily, tossed aside the phone, and lunged playfully at Chen Yan: "When you helped me back then, was it just because I was pretty?"
"Don’t forget, the first time I met you, I gave you a punch." Chen Yan caught his girlfriend’s hand and laughed.
Lu Sisi’s eyes were filled with sweetness as she leaned against Chen Yan and whispered: "Anyway, you’re the one who understands me; you’re the only one I like who understands me."
"Rest assured, with your looks, there’ll be more guys coming forward to say they understand you."
Lu Sisi raised an eyebrow, this normally gentle girl actually pouted: "He understands, my ass!"
"Oh? Learned to retort, huh?" Chen Yan laughed, pinching Lu Sisi’s nose gently: "Yep, matured."
"It’s clearly just that I don’t particularly like talking to strangers; yet in his words, it’s as if I have personality issues. What he’s telling me sounds nice, but the subtext is actually: You have a problem, but I don’t mind, I even appreciate your flaw... so we should be together..."
Chen Yan burst into laughter: "Today when I picked you up from school, is it that guy who walked out beside you?"
"Yeah, a guy in the same department, a sophomore, has been coming to build rapport lately. Previously met him borrowing teaching notes, then exchanged WeChat."
After saying that, Lu Sisi hurriedly added: "I’ve clearly stated I have a boyfriend and have firmly rejected him."
Chen Yan thought for a moment: "You know, the biggest challenge guys your age face when pursuing girls is?"
"..." Lu Sisi pondered: "Afraid of not being handsome enough?"
"No."
"Afraid family conditions aren’t good enough? Not enough money?"
"No."
"The girl’s too pretty, too many rivals?"
"Also no."
Lu Sisi was dumbfounded: "Then what is it?"
Chen Yan sighed: "The biggest challenge guys face at this age when chasing girls is knowing the other party isn’t interested at all yet can’t help but want to stubbornly pursue."
Lu Sisi stared wide-eyed at Chen Yan, seemingly not quite understanding.
"Hmm, bluntly, it’s like having a romantic in your heart, always wanting to play the romantic lead, believing that genuine effort and expression will definitely move the other person... but it only moves themselves."
Chen Yan replied with a smile.
Lu Sisi squinted: "How do you understand this?"
"I have a classmate named Hu Shangke, that guy is a total lapdog, and also the bottom of the pack."
Lu Sisi laughed, but she seriously thought for a moment: "Actually, genuine feelings can move someone, but it requires a precondition: I also like you.
If I like you, your true feelings will touch me. If I don’t like you, the first time I’ll politely reject but show respect and gratitude. The second time, I’ll maintain a dignified rejection. By the third time, I might not show it on my face, but inside I’ll think this person is nuts."
"That’s because you’re a good girl." Chen Yan smiled: "If it’s a bad girl, she would hope for more of these guys, let them give wholeheartedly, take everything, keep them as fish in a fishpond."