One glance toppled a city; a second toppled a kingdom.
The moment Qin Jiuxiao voiced that compliment, all those earlier attempts at striking up a conversation seemed ridiculously low-class.
Dai Mubai froze in place, the corner of his mouth twitching as he grumbled inwardly.
Qin Jiuxiao was already lucky with women, but even his compliments were this sophisticated.
One glance toppled a city; a second toppled a kingdom... Why could he not think of such brilliant words?
It made his earlier pickup lines seem downright uncouth.
How unfair the heavens were!
Since Jiuxiao was born, why was Mubai born too?!
Ma Hongjun wore an equally dejected expression. After racking his brains for ages, all he had managed was, "Beautiful lady, are you here looking for someone?"
Then he looked at Qin Jiuxiao. The man opened his mouth and out came poetry and elegant verse. The gap between them was far too great.
No wonder all those beautiful women clustered around him. If Ma Hongjun were a woman, he would have chosen Qin Jiuxiao too.
Yu Xiaogang's expression turned even uglier.
He had just put on the airs of a Grandmaster and introduced himself, yet Bi Ji had merely replied politely, not even sparing him a proper glance.
Meanwhile, Qin Jiuxiao's casual compliment was so refined and poetic.
That contrast hurt worse than being killed.
Hearing Qin Jiuxiao praise Bi Ji, Ning Rongrong slightly pouted and muttered, "Hmph, Brother Jiuxiao has never praised us like that..."
Still, she only complained verbally and did not truly throw a tantrum.
The girls had long since reached an understanding among themselves.
Outside, a man's pride came before everything else. Whatever happened could wait until they returned home.
Xiao Wu was the happiest of them all.
She could sense that Bi Ji, like the earlier