"And I heard that the Lv Family has already approached the Xiao Family for a marriage proposal, and Yaning's father has agreed, but strangely no wedding news has emerged yet."
"Oh, so that's it."
Only then did Su Chen understand why Xiao Yaning always seemed so melancholic, and why she suddenly jumped into the river that day; he guessed it all had something to do with this matter.
"Don't worry, Xiao Yaning and I are just ordinary friends," Su Chen said casually.
"That's good!" Lin Chao nodded, pointing to a private room in front of them, "This is the place, let's go in."
Soon a waiter brought in two sets of clothes for them to change into, prepared flower tea, and set a fruit platter on the table.
"Su Chen, how have you and Ruoxue been recently?"
While changing, Lin Chao asked very "casually."
"Not bad."
Su Chen knew Lin Chao wouldn't invite him out for no reason; there had to be a motive.
Indeed, Lin Ruoxue was mentioned so quickly.
"Su Chen, even if you don't tell me, I know your days at home aren't so easy," Lin Chao said with a smile, "My cousin, she's just too strong-willed, too career-oriented."
"Actually, it's fine, she's not having an easy time either."
Su Chen changed clothes, then sat down and took a sip from his tea cup.
"I've seen you smoke too," Lin Chao pulled out a pack of cigarettes, offered one to Su Chen, "Try this one, it's specially sent by my friend, military-supply, only available to military commanders, and chief of staff level."
Su Chen took it and knew from the smell that it indeed was military-supply, but not reserved for commanders or chief staffs; even a company or battalion commander could get these cigarettes.
However, he wasn't too particular about cigarettes; when conditions were harsh, he could roll up some leaves and have a smoke.
Seeing Su Chen smoking already, he also lit one for himself, sat next to Su Chen, and sighed, "What you said is really true, Ruoxue really isn't having it easy. She has to take care of so many things in such a large corporation, the pressure must be immense, it pains me to even watch."
"Speaking of which, Ruoxue is just a twenty-five or twenty-six-year-old girl. Girls her age should be dating, watching movies, traveling around, enjoying life, but instead she has to spend every day in the office, dealing with those tedious documents."
As Lin Chao spoke, he looked genuinely heartbroken.
Without showing any emotion, Su Chen continued to play dumb; he wanted to see what Lin Chao was really up to.
"That's true, it's even more painful than not seeing, it's downright torture!"
Lin Chao pressed the finished cigarette into the ashtray on the coffee table, then took a sip of tea and sympathized deeply with Su Chen's predicament.
"Su Chen, haven't you thought about doing something to change this situation?"
Lin Chao blinked at Su Chen, a sly glint passing through his eyes.
"I have thought about it too," Su Chen sighed deeply and took a harsh drag of his cigarette, "You have no idea how cold that woman Lin Ruoxue is!"
"Women are like that, just pretending to be reserved!" Lin Chao said with a look of someone who understood women deepy, "Especially girls as outstanding as Ruoxue." Enjoy exclusive content from empire
"So, what should I do then?"
Su Chen perked up, looking at Lin Chao expectantly, like an elementary school student.
Lin Chao was pleased with this effect. He took another sip of tea, then spoke mysteriously:
"No matter how outstanding a woman is, she is still a woman, and as long as she is a woman, she has her weaknesses. Once you seize them, taking her down will not be a problem!"
"What weaknesses?"
Su Chen quickly asked, evidently very excited.
"Actually, it's nothing much. It's just a woman's sense of chastity. If you can find an opportunity to genuinely spend a romantic night with her, then everything will naturally fall into place," Lin Chao coaxed Su Chen gently, "Especially for a proud and outstanding woman like Lin Ruoxue. If you become her first man, she will never forget you in her lifetime, and you'll have a special place in her heart!"
"But I haven't even held her hand, how can I possibly do that with her?"
Su Chen showed a troubled expression, but inwardly he cursed, "Lin Chao really is despicable and cunning."
However, he was rather accurate in his understanding of women, especially proud and outstanding women like Lin Ruoxue; who knows how many respectable young ladies this scoundrel had ruined.
"That's not difficult." Lin Chao said confidently, "Just pick a special day, then prepare a candlelight dinner or watch a movie. In short, create some romantic atmosphere, and it will be much easier."
"If that's not enough, you could discreetly add something to her drink or food. After all, you are already husband and wife. Even if she finds out, she can't do much to you. Once you turn the uncooked rice into cooked rice, she will have to accept it."
After a pause, Lin Chao continued to educate Su Chen, whom he saw as utterly naïve.
Little did he know, these tricks seemed outdated in Su Chen's view, or to use a popular phrase, simply too "low"!