125: They even gave me the Burning Technique.

"Old Fourth, what method was Old Third talking about?"

Gao Haitao gave a mysterious smile. "Come on, let's head to the Sports Field. I'll demonstrate it for you right now."

"Old Third, you coming?"

Shen Qian nodded. Since he had nothing better to do, he might as well go take a look.

The university Sports Field was very lively at night. People were gathered in small groups, some chatting, others playing games.

"Old Fourth, why did you change a hundred yuan for small change at the convenience store?"

"Heh, you'll find out in a bit."

Saying that, Gao Haitao scanned the Sports Field before quickly approaching a girl.

He walked up to her, said something unknown, and then pointed at the three of them. A moment later, the girl pulled out her phone. After the two added each other on WeChat, Gao Haitao returned happily.

"Wait, how—how did you do that? I didn't miss a single step. Old Fourth, what exactly did Old Third tell you?"

"I told her that because you guys said I get nervous when I see pretty girls and definitely wouldn't dare ask for their contact info, I made a bet with you. If I got it, you'd wash my socks for a week; if I couldn't, I'd bring you food for a month."

"That's so unreasonable. One is a week, the other is a month. It makes it look like we're bullying you."

Chang Heng spoke as realization dawned on him.

"Oh~~~ The point is to show that it's not just a bet, but that we're bullying you!"

"But what if the girl doesn't help you?"

"There's a follow-up move," Gao Haitao said, taking out a ten-yuan bill.

"If I run into someone unwilling to help, Third Brother said to just take out ten yuan."

"Just ten yuan?"

"Yes, just ten," Shen Qian took over the conversation.

"If you give too much, the other person will feel that for such a small thing like adding a contact, you're giving so much money. They'll think you have ill intentions or a calculated plan. Once a woman's guard is up, it's very hard to lower it."

"But that's not logical either. Everyone uses WeChat now, who uses cash!"

"The human brain can only focus on one thing at a time. When a girl is approached, the first thing she has to deal with is the man in front of her. As for why he's taking out ten yuan, it's not within her scope of consideration. Even if she's suspicious, she'll think Old Fourth specifically got cash just to win the bet."

"But Old Fourth, there's actually another reason you succeeded."

"What?"

"Because of me."

"Old Third, I have to say, if you want to be a scumbag, you definitely can't care about your pride. You're so handsome, how can you be so thick-skinned?"

"Don't be in a hurry. Let the bullet fly for a while."

While they were talking, Gao Haitao's phone rang.

"Hello, among those three boys just now, the one in the black jacket—can you push his contact info to me?"

Gao Haitao stared blankly at his phone, then blankly at Shen Qian.

"How did you know?"

"You have to learn to observe. Women are emotional creatures and usually wear their intentions on their faces. That's why high-level men can go to bed with a woman just by exchanging a glance."

"Because they can read the signals in a woman's expression."

"That girl just now—after seeing where you pointed, her gaze clearly locked onto one of the three of us. Although it sounds a bit conceited, the Eldest hasn't shaved his beard, and the Second is looking all over the place. There's a high probability she locked her target on me."

"Damn, then what's the point of adding her on WeChat!"

Gao Haitao looked frustrated.

"Like I said, solve the quantity first, then the quality. If you don't add girls extensively, your phone will forever only have those few acquaintances. Even if you want to show off your charm later, you won't even have a platform."

"Add them first. Anyway, you won't be deleting each other anytime soon. If she wants my WeChat, just send it. In the coming days, she'll definitely ask you a lot about me. Isn't that your opportunity?"

"Where's the opportunity? With your looks standing right here, how could there be any opportunity?"

"Have you never been on the street? Is every girl necessarily followed by a handsome guy or a rich person?"

"A man's most precious wealth is confidence and wisdom."

"When you feel she will only choose me and not you, you've already made yourself inferior to her because you've labeled yourself as her backup."

"But the girl you added isn't just her. When you add three girls, you might still feel like a backup. But what about 30, 300, or 3,000?"

"You probably won't even remember her name. She's just a mere 1/3000. Why would the unique you not be good enough for her?"

"I—I—I... Holy crap!"

After that speech, not only was Gao Haitao stunned, but even Chang Heng and the other were shocked by this set of values, not knowing what to say.

"If I were you, I would communicate with me first and make it clear that I don't like the girl but you do. Let me help string her along for a while. No girl likes the feeling of being strung along. That kind of push-and-pull, hot-and-cold feeling is very painful; most people can't take it for long."

"In the end, let me reject her completely and break her heart. That's when you can swoop in. Even if you don't become boyfriend and Girlfriend in the end, getting a taste won't be a problem."

"If you do some more push-and-pull after getting a taste, there's a high probability she'll become your Girlfriend."

"But this... isn't this being a scumbag?"

"Do you need methods to chase girls? If you use flowers and spend money, that's called chasing. If you use tactics and schemes, is that not called chasing?"

"Isn't the ultimate goal the same?"

"Moreover, my method has a higher success rate. If you have a Girlfriend and still use my method to flirt with other girls, that's called being a scumbag, like me."

"But if you have a Girlfriend and you're faithful and love her well, does that still count as being a scumbag?"

"That's true, but I still feel like something's off, like it's deceiving," Wei Mingtian added.

"Deceiving." Shen Qian smiled. "If you think deceiving people is bad, then pretend I never taught you. After all, everyone has their own way of dealing with emotions."

There's an old saying that girls need to be coaxed, but coaxing itself is a form of deception.

But coaxing, to put it bluntly, is a form of pampering from a superior to an inferior.

It wasn't until the creature known as the 'simp' appeared that this pampering was exaggerated. Coaxing became begging, and then simping, which led to the current situation.

Shen Qian decided to respect the fates of others. After all, he had truly handed over even the Flame Mantra. If they still followed the old way of thinking, even he couldn't save them.

However, taking them out to broaden their horizons was still possible.

Thinking of this, Shen Qian sent a message to someone.

"Brother Tian Xun, I'm free today."