Yang Kai wondered, “Sister Dié You is Brother Xiang’s life-saver?”
Xiang Yong snorted, “I have nothing to say to you, why are you asking so much?”
“Just chatting, there’s nothing much to do anyway.”
Xiang Yong frowned and pondered for a while. He seemed to think that what Yang Kai said was reasonable, and softened his tone a little, “Then tell me, why doesn’t Xiao Dié like me? What am I doing wrong?”
[How am I supposed to know? You should ask Dié You. Love is a matter of two people, what’s the use when only one person is involved?]
“Aren’t you being too intense?” Yang Kai asked.
“What’s too intense?” Xiang Yong stared.
“You’re pushing her too intensely!” Yang Kai explained, “Take a moment to think about this, how would you feel if a woman pestered you all day long and didn’t give you any space to even breathe?”
“Is she beautiful?”
“Does it matter?” This time it was Yang Kai’s turn to stare.
“Of course it does.” Xiang Yong snorted, “If she’s beautiful, I will make her my woman on the spot. If she’s ugly, I’ll give her three punches and two kicks... Eh? Little brat, are you saying I’m ugly? How am I, your Father, ugly!?”
Yang Kai replied sternly, “Brother Xiang is brave and heroic, and extraordinary man in every way, how can he be associated with the word ‘ugly’? Sister Dié You probably doesn’t know how to appreciate your handsomeness!” As he spoke, Yang Kai for some reason, felt his conscience hurt a little.
Xiang Yong narrowed his eyes, “Are you saying Xiao Dié has bad eyes?”
There was nothing else he could say, so Yang Kai just waved his hand, “Brother Xiang, please go, I have work to do!”
A palm slammed hard on Yang Kai’s shoulder and felt his knees bend from the large impact, “Don’t go don’t go, let’s talk this out.” Xiang Yong ‘requested’.
“Talk what out?” Yang Kai turned to look at him.
“Tell me, how can I get Xiao Dié to follow me willingly? As long as you can help Father here this time, this Xiang will let go of everything in the past!”
[Damn it, how am I supposed to help you with this? It’s all up to you!] Yang Kai was really speechless.
By the looks of it though, Xiang Yong would not let this go until Yang Kai came up with a sensible plan. After racking his brain hard, he finally suggested, “Why don’t you try playing hard-to-get?”
Xiang Yong’s eyes lit up, looking around for a while before asking sneakily, “How do I play hard-to-get?”
Yang Kai lowered his voice too, “Brother Xiang has been following Sister Dié You constantly for a long time now, so she’s probably used to having you look for her every day. In that case, if you suddenly stop looking for her, wouldn’t she feel something is odd? Then she would start wondering what you’re busy with, or wondering if you got hurt. As long as she has thoughts like this, she will start to care about you. Men and women are the same, we always want what we cannot have. She wouldn’t know how to cherish Brother Xiang if you constantly offer yourself to her.”
Xiang Yong’s heart was moved when he heard this and his face flushed as he pictured the possible scene of a wonderful future. He licked his lips and asked again, “Is this way possible?”
“You won’t know if you don’t try. In any case, Brother Xiang has nothing to lose. If it doesn’t work, just think of another way.”
“I’ll do it!” Xiang Yong loudly palmed his fist, “Let’s do as you suggested, when should I start?”
“Let’s start now.”
“Good!” Xiang Yong strode in big steps, “Then I’ll go back first. If Dié You asks about me later, remember to let me know.”