He was giving everyone a lesson on how to woo girls, and my friend was completely taken aback.

Lin Wentian looked at Chu Xinghe's actions with a strange look in his eyes.

He had to admit that this guy was quite interesting.

“This is something she owes me. Besides, I have no favorable impression of girls like her.”

Seeing that Chu Xinghe's words didn't seem fake, Lin Wentian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After seeing what was written on the IOU, Lin Wentian frowned deeply.

That's quite a lot owed.

“We've been talking for so long, yet I still don't know Young Master's esteemed name.”

“Lin Wentian.”

“A wonderful name. Brother Lin, are you pursuing Miss Ling?”

Lin Wentian's eyes were slightly evasive.

“If you like her, you like her; if you don't, you don't. I'm not an idiot; I could see the intense possessiveness in Brother Lin's eyes just now.”

After his little scheme was exposed, Lin Wentian couldn't help but blush.

Chu Xinghe felt contempt inside. What are you blushing about?

A grown man with such thin skin.

“That's right, I do like her, but she doesn't like me.”

Chu Xinghe looked at the helplessness in Lin Wentian's eyes.

He sensed some gossip there.

“Brother Lin, why don't you tell me? Perhaps I can help you?”

Lin Wentian looked at Chu Xinghe suspiciously.

“Cough, cough. Actually, I have my own motives: getting back what she owes me as soon as possible.”

“Don't you like her? Why don't you just give this thing to me?”

Lin Wentian's expression stiffened. Although his background was extraordinary, he couldn't produce these items right now.

However, before long, an Opportunity would appear here.

If he obtained that Opportunity, he could help her pay it off.

Maybe then, Ling Yushuang would change her mind.

“Never mind. I'll find a way to pay you back when the time comes.”

Chu Xinghe also knew that Lin Wentian was cautious and careful.

“It seems Brother Lin doesn't trust me!”

Lin Wentian shook his head and remained silent.

“If you continue to court girls this way, you'll never succeed.”

“By the time you realize it, she might already be married.”

As Chu Xinghe said these words, his eyes gazed outside with a hint of sorrow.

Surprise flickered in Lin Wentian's eyes.

With your looks and demeanor, how could any woman dislike you?

“Has Brother Tianming also been abandoned?”

Chu Xinghe's expression stiffened, and he took a sip of tea.

“Those are all things of the past. Youth was ignorant; a miss is a miss.”

That look of sorrow couldn't be faked.

For a moment, Lin Wentian was inclined to believe him.

The two of them had several cups of wine.

Their relationship began to grow familiar.

Chu Xinghe's eyes gradually became slightly blurry.

“She and I were childhood sweethearts, growing up together, but she betrayed that relationship.”

Lin Wentian listened silently.

“Later, I found out that the person she liked was better at talking and coaxing her than I was.”

“I used to think love meant silently guarding her and helping her overcome every difficulty possible.”

“Who knew that silent dedication behind the scenes was just wishful thinking on my part.”

“That boy would do some trivial thing for her and make sure everyone knew about it. It was that simple. What he did wasn't even one ten-thousandth of what I did, yet I lost just like that. Isn't that ridiculous?”

“Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you.”

Chu Xinghe shook his head, stopped talking, and quietly drank his wine.

Lin Wentian sighed silently.

How was his current situation any different?

For a moment, he felt a sense of mutual sympathy with Tianming.

Chu Xinghe looked at Lin Wentian, who was silently drinking.

He thought to himself that things were probably similar to what he had guessed.

He had not heard of the Mount Sumeru faction.

It must be quite large.

Or perhaps it was no weaker than the Ling Family.

But Lin Wentian's posture was that he absolutely had to have Ling Yushuang.

It was clear that something must have happened between them before.

Or perhaps Ling Yushuang had inadvertently saved Lin Wentian's life.

Ling Yushuang was Lin Wentian's White Moonlight.

He still needed to test whether this was true or false.

“Brother Lin, let me advise you: if you use these methods to court a girl, she will only become more disgusted and want to escape you more.”

“I just saved her life today, and she was already using me as a shield. If you keep pursuing her so eagerly, you'll only lower your own worth and be looked down upon.”

After hearing this, Lin Wentian felt there was truth to it.

“Then, Brother Tianming, what should I do?”

Chu Xinghe pondered for a moment.

“I still don't know exactly what happened between you two, so it's hard to advise.”

“Your status, your background, your strength, and the attitude of her family towards you—all of these determine how you should court a girl.”

Hearing Chu Xinghe's words, Lin Wentian was half-skeptical.

Are there really so many nuances to pursuing a girl?

Lin Wentian realized that many ears had gathered around them.

Chu Xinghe coughed once.

“To pursue a girl, first you must attract: improve internally, refine externally, control your needs, be bold yet meticulous.

Be clear in your purpose, be fearless. During conversation, alternate between a serious statement and an interesting one.

If you are only interesting, you enter the friend zone. After being interesting, pretend to be mysterious.

Ensure your Three Views align, create tacit understanding. Dive deeper, talk more about feelings, and stir emotions.

Plant your objective, seize the window, upgrade promptly. At an emotional high point, withdraw immediately.

Describe the future, confirm the relationship. Don't be aimless; provide surprises.

To take, first give. To praise, first criticize.”

As soon as Chu Xinghe spoke, the entire tavern fell silent.

“Big Brother, speak slower! I'm taking notes.”

“That's right! Brother, would you be interested in holding a private class? I'll kneel while I listen.”

“I'll pay the tuition to listen.”

“Big Brother, I have a younger sister I can introduce to you. Could you see if you can give me a private lesson?”

“Big Brother, my father just took a beautiful concubine. I can steal her and send her to you! Please, pass down the Secret Manual.”

“This is damn sight more interesting than the lectures given by the Family Elders!”

Even Lin Wentian was stunned by Chu Xinghe's words.

The Dao is Simple; it is indeed so. He speaks the truth.

“If everyone carefully comprehends what I just said, you will all gain something.”

Chu Xinghe looked at Lin Wentian.

“Brother Lin, you saw just now that her emotion toward you was disgust, yet she doesn't dislike me.”

“First point: when I saved her, what would you have done?”

Lin Wentian pondered for a moment.

“I would have said, 'This is what I should do.'”

Many people in the tavern nodded.

Chu Xinghe tapped the table.

“I didn't do that. Instead, I made her sign an agreement. I saved her not for her beauty, but for money.”

“At her age, she is just awakening to love and often fantasizes about what her future husband will be like.”

“Furthermore, given her extraordinary background, she has seen too many excellent men. If all of you use the same methods, naturally, you won't pique her interest.”

“In fact, if you step forward to save her, it might make her feel like she's being stalked.”

“It will also give her the delusion that this is what her pursuers are supposed to do.”

“Tell me, if this continues, will she develop feelings for you?”

“She might even be too lazy to know your name.”

After Chu Xinghe finished these words, everyone present stared with wide eyes.

“Stop, stop! My friend is devastated.”

“I knew drinking wine would lead to learning real skills!”

“After listening to this, I'm going to try it out on my brother's wife.”