When You Successfully Predict the Test Questions...

"Big brother, let's go take a look over there!"

In the marketplace, a young girl in an azure dress tightly hugged the arm of a handsome youth dressed in luxurious sky-blue robes with her two fair, jade-like hands.

Like a little elf, the girl was curious about everything in the marketplace. As she pulled the youth along, she pointed at the exquisite accessories displayed in the window outside a jewelry shop...

But the youth being dragged along wore a look of disdain. As a real man, he had never understood why girls were interested in those glittery things that were completely useless...

"What's so good about some crappy jewelry? It'd be better to—"

The moment the words left his mouth, the youth regretted them. The girl who had just been happily holding his arm was already beginning to radiate killing intent...

"Better than what?..."

The girl stopped walking and turned around. Her beautiful eyes narrowed, and her pretty face wore an "understanding smile."

But only the youth knew that her "understanding smile" might be healing to others, but to him, it was deadly...

"Of course, it's not as pretty as my Xun'er! After all, Xun'er, you're so beautiful!"

The youth's incredibly strong survival instinct, combined with his powerful soul force, allowed him to combine "Newton's Three Laws," "psychology," "mathematics," and many other disciplines in a very short time. With the help of famous quotes from Beethoven, Marx, Lu Xun, and many other great figures, he finally managed to save his own life...

Xun'er's killing intent was instantly scattered by Gu Xia's godlike reversal. In its place, pink bubbles continuously rose up around her, and sweet scents lingered in the air...

"Smooth talker~ I'm ignoring you..."

Xun'er cast Gu Xia a shy glance and stopped holding the earlier matter against him. Her steps were so light that she nearly seemed to fly as she cheerfully entered the jewelry shop...

Seeing Xun'er return to her usual adorably playful self, Gu Xia knew he no longer needed to get a thirty-nine-meter head start...

"Whew... So memorizing some 'famous quotes' really can change your fate. Thank you for your guidance, Chinese teacher. I've attained enlightenment!"

After offering his thanks to his teacher in another spacetime, Gu Xia followed Xun'er into the shop with unwavering faith...

Inside the shop, Xun'er hesitated. She truly did not know which one to choose...

At that moment, two tiny Xun'ers appeared beside her ears, arguing with each other...

Little Xun'er Number One: "How about this orchid hair ribbon?"

Little Xun'er Number Two: "But that white narcissus brooch is really pretty too!"

Number One: "But the orchid hair ribbon matches our temperament best..."

Number Two: "But the hair ribbon isn't obvious enough. Don't you want that blockhead to praise you a little more?..."

Just as Xun'er was still struggling over what to choose, Gu Xia's voice rang out beside her...

"Boss, please get me that blue hair ribbon..."

"Right away!"

Seeing that there was business to be had, the owner swiftly took the hair ribbon from the display case and handed it to Gu Xia.

Under Xun'er's puzzled yet delighted gaze, Gu Xia used the orchid hair ribbon to tie up a small, cute side ponytail with the strands of hair on the left side of her head right there in the shop...

After tying it, Gu Xia looked at Xun'er, who was so shy that she had buried her head against her chest. He nodded in satisfaction. The side ponytail he had tied looked pretty good! His skills were still quite decent! (Shouldn't he be complimenting her beauty right now?)

"Looks good. Boss, sell me a few more hair ribbons like this..."

With a grand wave of his hand, Gu Xia bought another four hair ribbons of the same kind. Xun'er said nothing from the side. Though she was extremely shy, she did not dislike the sweet feeling in her heart.

She even wanted things to stay like this forever... "All right, customer. Here are your hair ribbons. Five gold coins in total..."

In just a few seconds, the jewelry shop owner had wrapped up the four hair ribbons. After taking the gold coins from Gu Xia, he handed the bag over to him...

"All right, Xun'er, is there anything else you want to buy?"

After tossing the bag into his storage ring, Gu Xia patiently asked Xun'er, who seemed lost in thought beside him...

Hearing Gu Xia's words, Xun'er gently shook her head. A virtuous smile that should not have appeared at her age bloomed on her pretty, elegant face. She said nothing, merely looping her jade-like hand around Gu Xia's arm. Her quiet and graceful manner seemed to say, "I'll listen to you in everything..." She looked exactly like a dignified, virtuous little wife...

"Then come with me somewhere. There happens to be something there that I want to buy for you..."

Seeing how considerate Xun'er was, Gu Xia gently tucked the loose strands of hair by the beautiful girl's cheek, where she leaned against his left side, behind her ear. In an exceptionally gentle and sincere voice, he spoke his decision close to her ear...

Feeling the tenderness and care against her cheek, Xun'er's slight blush was happiness overflowing from her heart. Blushing, she nodded and followed Gu Xia out of the jewelry shop...

Why was Gu Xia so skilled just now? Because he had happened to read about this exact question in a book, complete with examples!

In fact, Gu Xia had read about the matter of directly helping Xun'er make a choice earlier as well. He was simply copying it word for word. You thought he knew Xun'er preferred hair ribbons, but he had merely seen that hair ribbons were cheaper. You thought he tied Xun'er's hair himself to show off his girlfriend, but he was only trying to save money...

How was it saving money? Because the book had taught him that when a girl was hesitating between two items, he should not hesitate at all and should directly choose one for her. That would save him a lot of time, and he needed to personally demonstrate in front of her why he had chosen that item.

If the demonstration succeeded, congratulations, he could take her out of the shop. If it failed, he should still be congratulated, because he would be one step closer to being single!

(Friendly reminder: the higher a guy's looks, the higher this method's success rate. If you're not as handsome as the author, it is not recommended that you try this... doge)

Thus, Gu Xia was very fortunate, because he had correctly predicted two questions in a row. Moreover, the book had examples for all the operations that followed. He just had to copy them...

A short while later, Gu Xia brought Xun'er to the entrance of True Spirit Pavilion...

He did not tell Xun'er why he had brought her here. Xun'er did not ask either. She wanted to preserve that surprise in her heart, because Gu Xia had brought her one surprise and joy after another today... So she did not ask in advance. She wanted to know just how many surprises Gu Xia could bring her today...

"We're here, Xun'er. Let's go in..."

"Mm..."

Xun'er obediently responded, then entered the lavishly decorated True Spirit Pavilion with her arm around Gu Xia's...