Chapter 200 - With You (5) (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Seduce…? No way, I don’t know how to! I don’t want to be too forward.” Gu Nianzhi said gingerly as she nervously grabbed one of the big leaves on the banana tree. She was no stranger to the word, “seduce.” During her two years of living in the university dorm, she had learned many things. Little Temptress had earned her moniker from being an expert seductress in the C University Faculty of Law. Any man she had been interested in had no hope of escaping from her allure.

“Nianzhi, that’s where you’re wrong. Seduction isn’t about being forward, or desperate.” Little Temptress was suddenly very pa.s.sionate; this was usually the case once she started talking about her expertise. “The point of seduction is to pique the person’s interest, tempt him, and have him pursue you. So, you have to look good, be subtle, and be patient. That way you can leave yourself an escape route or move ahead, but not lose a friend if he refuses you.”

“Oh? I can do that too?” Gu Nianzhi felt as though a new world had opened for her; her heart thudded loudly in her chest as she tore off half of the banana leaves she was holding.

“Of course! How do you think I got so popular and achieved the supreme t.i.tle of ‘Little Temptress?!'” She laughed wickedly: if any of her “devotees” had seen her then, they would’ve been shocked by the extreme duality of her personality.

“So…how do you seduce them?” Gu Nianzhi was interested now and swore to herself that she would master the art of seduction.

Little Temptress leaned on her bed and beamed. “Well, half is understanding and the other half is talent. The master can show the way, but learning depends on the pupil. Nianzhi, you have always learned things quickly, so I believe in you!”

“Tell me!” Gu Nianzhi became anxious. “Stop talking nonsense.”

…

On the walkway outside the greenhouse, Huo Shaoheng lit a cigarette and began to smoke. Even though Gu Nianzhi’s phone conversation wasn’t very loud, the location happened to be very quiet. No one else was there, so Huo Shaoheng could hear most of it when he leaned against the smooth wall of the greenhouse. His face was expressionless as he blew white smoke sporadically. It clouded over his face and only revealed the dim light in his dark, jade-like eyes.

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Little Temptress continued to say over the phone, “Seduction is neither simple nor difficult. The key is to control the level and also how well you know the person you like.”

This was hard to say. Gu Nianzhi frowned in deep thought and asked, “In which aspect?” She knew Huo Shaoheng’s favorite color, favorite food, what he liked to do, when he was angry, and when he was happy. Everything else wasn’t clear.

Sure enough, Little Temptress went for the sore spot. “You don’t even know that? For example, what kind of woman he likes?”

“Huh?” Gu Nianzhi felt quite helpless. What kind of woman Huo Shaoheng likes? This is hard to say… She had only seen it once, during the reception at the International Extraordinary Women’s Commendation Conference—Huo Shaoheng had smiled at a beautiful woman once before, so did that count? Gu Nianzhi pondered for a long time only to shake her head. “I’m not sure.”

Little Temptress was monetarily dumbfounded. She thought about it some more and changed the angle of questioning. “What kind of female celebrity does he like? Plump or thin? Tall or short? Curvy or slim?”

Gu Nianzhi was at a loss. She was truly helpless now. The stoic Major General Huo Shaoheng being interested in female celebrities?! That was too impossible; she had a better chance thinking about how she could earn 100 million, that’s how far fetched it was.

“Nianzhi! You don’t know anything about this guy and yet you like him?!” Little Temptress was starting to worry. “You might as well change your sights to someone else!”

“No!” Gu Nianzhi reflexively refused. “I love only him. I will never be able to love anyone else more than I love him.” Even if she didn’t marry all her life, she had to stay by his side.

“Fine.” Little Temptress closed her eyes; she hated nothing more but lovesick little girls who refused to be reasonable! But this was Gu Nianzhi, her dearest roommate and good friend, so she couldn’t watch her squander her youth in a hopeless love. Although youth would pa.s.s even if it’s not wasted, it was better to make something out of it rather than sitting idly.

Little Temptress perked up again. “Fine, we’ll forget about what kind woman he likes, since it doesn’t matter if he likes you or not; you’ll like him anyway. We have to make him like you, right?”

“Yep!” Little Temptress’ sentence went straight to Gu Nianzhi’s heart. She nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice, a strand of loose hair swaying with her fiercely bobbing head. Why did it matter what kind of woman Huo Shaoheng liked? She liked him, so she had to make sure his type was only her! If it wasn’t, then she had to seduce him until it was! Gu Nianzhi clenched her hands into fists and could almost feel her tiny universe erupt into flames. With a clear direction confirmed, then the course of action could be followed through.

Little Temptress began saying to her over the phone, “Seduction is actually very simple. It’s a matter of adjusting to the conditions and seducing at all times. For example, don’t look directly at him when you talk to him, but stand in front of him and peer at a 45 degree angle. When he walks besides you, glance at him from the corner of your eye. When he notices, quickly look away and go through with the mistake. Also, casually help him adjust his collar, pinch his arms, or ask if he wants to buy new clothes. It’s winter right now, so you can ask him to warm your hands up after a shower at night, or something intimate like that.”

Gu Nianzhi thought about it and meekly realized that with this kind of seduction technique, she would die of embarra.s.sment before it had any effect on him. She also knew that if she tried this on Huo Shaoheng, he would for sure think she had gone crazy and maybe take her to Chen Lie for a CT brain scan.

“Is there any other way?” Gu Nianzhi asked weakly, almost wanting to raise her hand up for permission to ask. “I don’t think these will work on him…”

“Hey! How do you know it won’t work if you haven’t even tried it?!” Little Temptress lost her temper; she dared to question her professional seduction expertise?! That was unacceptable!