Don't, Don't Come In!

Ashe loosened the front of her clothes and looked toward the closed bathroom door.

She recalled how Rose had just snuck around, afraid that making too much noise would wake her.

The corners of Ashe's lips curled upward.

Although she didn't know Rose's exact state of mind right now, as the saying went:

If you wanted to capture someone's heart, the first thing you had to do was make her crave your body.

How did you make someone like you? The most important prerequisite was having something attractive about you.

Why did the old saying go that if you wanted to capture someone's heart, you should first capture their stomach?

That was because people used to win hearts more often than bodies.

But things were different now. The times had changed.

Many people dated simply for physical pleasure without emotional investment. They were only fooling around.

Although Ashe wasn't like that, and many people's views on love remained perfectly normal and hadn't been warped by the flood of information,

it was undeniable that the old approach no longer worked to a large extent.

There were too few slow-burning romances developing over time now.

Much of the bond between men and women was built on their first impressions of each other.

That was why people said that if you wanted to capture someone's heart, you had to make her crave your body.

That body could refer to your appearance, your figure, or your character.

But the first thing was that whatever you showed had to leave a deep impression on the other person and make her remember you.

That was the key.

And to Rose,

Ashe was flawless in appearance.

Her personality was tough and decisive.

Her strength and figure were also impeccable.

In every respect, she gave Rose a sense of pressure and security.

She made Rose instinctively trust her and believe that Ashe could solve any problem.

Unlike Ge Xiaolun, whose first impression on Rose was that of a sleazy loser.

He wasn't good-looking, yet he had openly displayed his dream of a toad wanting to eat swan meat the very first time they met.

That aroused the swan's wariness and disgust.

Both of them had left a deep impression on Rose at the same time.

But without a doubt, the latter, Ge Xiaolun, had made an extremely terrible first impression on her.

When Ashe had read the original story, she had already been puzzled by what happened after they boarded the Ju Xia Hao.

Rose had been willing to give Ge Xiaolun a kiss and help him activate his wings.

After all, given Rose's impression of Ge Xiaolun, even if he changed drastically,

as long as his behavioral patterns and Rose's personality remained unchanged, her ingrained impression of him

wouldn't have improved enough for her to take the initiative and kiss him.

Moreover, Lena's evaluation of Ge Xiaolun at the time had been: "How could I ever love a loser like him?"

That was enough to show that the training at the time hadn't allowed Ge Xiaolun to undergo a complete transformation.

At least in essence, Ge Xiaolun had still been a loser then.

After thinking about it for a long time and still failing to understand, Ashe could only attribute it to the following three reasons.

First, Rose herself had wanted to fall in love.

Second, it was because of the encouragement and matchmaking by the people around her, such as Lena and Dukao.

Dukao had explicitly said many times that Ge Xiaolun was important and powerful; they simply hadn't unlocked his potential yet.

Everyone should never underestimate the influence of those around you in bringing about a romance.

Think carefully. Throughout your school and working life, how many people had ended up together, or even walked into marriage,

because of the people around them repeatedly saying they were a good match and urging them to give it a try?

And how many had broken up or divorced because of a single remark from a friend or several rounds of persuasion, indirectly influenced by them?

Thus, public opinion could also have a significant effect on and interfere with romantic relationships.

The final point was that, at the time, Ge Xiaolun was the only man around Rose. She had no other choice, so she held on to her expectations and decided to give it a try.

As a result, Ge Xiaolun's performance in the Battle of Tianhe left Rose, who subconsciously worshiped heroes, deeply disappointed.

Their relationship had also fallen to a freezing point for a time.

As for why Ashe was now letting Rose touch her here and there,

it was to strengthen Rose's third impression of her, beyond her appearance and strength.

Her body!

Although Ashe didn't know how much she could strengthen that impression specifically, as long as Rose seemed guilty or flustered,

Ashe could take advantage of the opening and seize her amid the confusion.

Thinking this, Ashe rose from the bed.

Facing the mirror nearby, she pinched her smooth, delicate cheeks with both hands.

She adjusted her expression.

Then she turned around and walked toward the bathroom door.

Ashe pretended to have just woken up.

She called toward Rose inside the bathroom, "Rose, are you in there?"

"I want to take a shower too. Can we do it together?"

Hearing Ashe's voice, Rose seemed to be startled inside the bathroom. There was a loud clang.

"No, no!"

"I'll be done washing soon. Wait for me—I'll be out in a moment!"

"Okay!"

Ashe didn't hurry. Listening to Rose's slightly flustered voice,

she knew that she had achieved her goal!

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