She was decisive and efficient, and in the public perception, some of her traits leaned more toward the masculine.
Clearly, he couldn't treat her like an ordinary girl.
Of course, that was the stereotypical view. It didn't mean women couldn't be decisive and efficient.
Xianyu considered himself quite open-minded.
After all, his previous male subordinates had either loved powdering their faces or loved shedding tears.
No behavior or trait belonged exclusively to men or women.
After thinking it over, Xianyu suddenly realized that the persona he'd previously adopted, one that could emotionally devastate anyone in the know, happened to fit Jingliu's tastes perfectly.
Talk about killing two birds with one stone.
But this insecure, isolated persona... wasn't it a little too different from his actual personality?
Xianyu decided to look for inspiration on the Forum.
[Share your coy little lines and make that special someone unable to leave you]
[Dating tips: how to flatter someone into being hopelessly lovestruck]
[A sincere recommendation: memorize every word of these 100 golden lines to keep your lover wrapped around your finger]
The sickly-sweet lines in the posts nearly did Xianyu in.
Things like "Your hands are so warm," "Your heart is beating so fast," "I'm the only one who feels for you," and "You're the only person I act like this with"...
It was just like seeing the book titles and blurbs Jing Yuan came up with...
He couldn't take it. He couldn't even imagine himself saying anything like that.
But... if they could do him in, they could surely do the same to other Aeons and other people.
Xianyu bookmarked several posts about playing weak to get the upper hand, then shared them with Hua to test the waters.
[Hua: ...Send any more and I'll block you]
He thought it over, then