"What are you laughing at? Is it really that funny?" The twin-tailed girl’s best friend glared fiercely at Niu Dalei. Niu Dalei immediately lowered his head and pretended to eat. Sigh... he lamented internally. Why is the gap between people so vast? All the girls are finding ways to chase after Brother Su. Meanwhile, I get a fierce glare just for laughing a little! If only I had one-tenth of Brother Su’s looks and charisma, why would I be suffering ? Why would I still be a single dog? Niu Dalei reached for the water glass on the table and downed a large mouthful as if it were liquor to drown his sorrows. "I didn’t hit you," Su Xuan said with a smile, facing the girl’s ploy. "And I didn’t strike a chord with your heart, either." "How do you know you didn’t strike a chord with my heart?" Hearing this, the girl seemed to seize an opportunity, her eyes twinkling slyly. "Are our hearts connected, our souls intertwined?" Su Xuan was speechless. Girls these days are so formidable, so smooth with their games! "So, how are you going to compensate me?" the girl asked, lifting her delicate chin with a proud, satisfied expression. "You hit me pretty hard!" "Impressive, very impressive!" The twin-tailed girl gave her friend a thumbs-up. "I bow to the master!" My bestie’s combat power is clearly on another level! "Fine, I’ll compensate you," Su Xuan said with a slight smirk, using his old trick again. "But before I do, I have to test you. How about it?" "Bring it on! I’m not afraid!" As the twin-tailed girl’s best friend, she was also an excellent student. "But you can’t test me on math!" she quickly added. A terrifying person who can recite the first hundred digits of pi must be terrifying at math, too! I can’t let him fight me on his home turf. "Then I’ll test you on Chinese Literature," Su Xuan said. I’ve always been number one in my grade in Chinese Lit! Words, poems, and prose are all at my fingertips! I was even the class representative for Chinese for fifteen consecutive years! The girl puffed out her chest, full of confidence. "Have you ever heard this poem?" Su Xuan asked, tapping his fingers lightly on the table as he began to recite. "I..." The girl blushed slightly. "Of course I’ve heard it. What about it?" The poem was from the renowned classic, *The Plum in the Golden Vase*. "Then tell me, ’With a sword at her waist, she beheads the foolish man.’ What does this sword refer to?" Su Xuan asked, looking at the girl with his deep eyes. "A sword?" The girl furrowed her elegant brows, subconsciously glancing down at her own slender waist. Then, she suddenly realized something, and her face flushed crimson. "Sir, I understand what you mean now!" the girl said, inexplicably lowering her head. She spoke shyly, "Thank you for your guidance. We’ll be sure to behave from now on and study hard!" Afterward, she returned to her table and whispered a few words to her twin-tailed companion. The twin-tailed girl grew pensive for a moment, then her face lit up with an expression of sudden enlightenment. After they finished their meal, the two girls walked over hand in hand, thanked Su Xuan again with inexplicably happy smiles, and left. "Brother Su!" As he watched the girls depart, Niu Dalei scratched his head in utter confusion. "What on earth was that sword? Why did she blush and stop bothering you after you asked her about it? And in the end, she even seemed really happy, like..." Like she’d just been enlightened by a high monk! He truly couldn’t figure it out. That whole exchange felt like a profound Zen riddle! "It’s actually quite simple." Seeing no point in keeping his brawny but simple-minded friend in suspense, Su Xuan smiled and explained, "That sword isn’t a literal sword. You can think of it as the ’blade’ in the saying ’a blade hangs over the character for lust.’ Once a man becomes infatuated with a woman’s beauty, it’s easy for him to ruin his life. And the reverse is also true." "Oh!" Niu Dalei’s eyes lit up. "So you were warning the girls not to get infatuated with handsome guys, lest it interfere with their studies. Is that right?" "Then the ’handsome guy’ is you!" Niu Dalei blurted out. Su Xuan’s face flushed, and he immediately lowered his head to shovel rice into his mouth. "I get it, I get it!" Niu Dalei laughed heartily. "If a girl ever hits on me, I’ll educate her just like that!" But his laughter soon faded into melancholy. I’ve learned the lesson, sure. But where are the girls? "Brother Su, I have another favor to ask!" Niu Dalei pleaded, his voice filled with distress. "Look at me, I’m almost thirty. I don’t have the looks or a career. There’s no way I can find a girlfriend on my own. Can you introduce someone to me?" "Huh?" Su Xuan glanced at Niu Dalei. "If I find someone suitable, I’ll definitely introduce you. But what kind of person are you looking for?" Niu Dalei was a good brother, so he’d help if he could. Besides, Niu Dalei was a simple and reliable man who would surely treat his future partner with his whole heart. As the saying goes: he’d be afraid she’d melt in his mouth or break in his hands. "I’m not picky at all," Niu Dalei said, waving his hand. "As long as she’s a woman between eighteen and eighty, I’m good!" "I’m going to assume you’re joking," Su Xuan said with a smile. "I’m not joking!" Niu Dalei grimaced pitifully. "I seriously can’t find a partner. I’d even take an eighty-year-old granny!" "Well, I don’t have any eighty-year-olds on hand," Su Xuan said, thinking of someone. "But there is a wealthy woman in her forties. She takes great care of herself and looks like she’s in her thirties. I hear she’s eagerly looking for a partner. Would you be willing to meet her?" The wealthy woman he was talking about was none other than the one who had been making him increasingly generous offers to become her kept man. If Niu Dalei could win her heart and fill the emptiness inside her, she would absolutely become a devoted partner! "And she’s well-maintained?" "Looks like she’s in her thirties?" Niu Dalei shot to his feet, slamming his hand on the table in excitement. An opportunity is almost impossible to find! I can’t let it slip away! She’s the one! "Brother Su, I’m willing!" he declared. "Hurry up and introduce me!" Niu Dalei reached out across the table, past the spicy chicken, and tightly gripped Su Xuan’s arm. His face was a mask of sheer desperation, screaming, *I don’t want to struggle anymore!* "Alright, here’s the plan," Su Xuan said. "I happen to have a delivery for her on my tricycle. You can deliver it for me. As for whether or not it works out, that’s all up to you!" This would also conveniently solve a problem for him. He was genuinely afraid of what new shenanigans the rich woman might pull if she saw him again. Niu Dalei immediately paid the bill, grabbed the package, and dashed off to the wealthy woman’s home. Niu Dalei knocked on the woman’s door. The moment he saw her, he couldn’t help but gulp before presenting the package with both hands. As he did so, he casually flexed his biceps, puffed out his chest, and licked his thick lips... 「...」 Content orıginally comes from 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵 That evening, Niu Dalei called Su Xuan, his voice bursting with excitement. "Brother Su! From this day forward, you’re my real brother! If you ever need me for anything, just say the word! I’d follow you into the deepest seas to seize a dragon and up the highest mountains to hunt a tiger!" Su Xuan understood immediately. He offered a friendly reminder, "Just be sure to take care of your body! And be careful of that sword!" Su Xuan never expected that this small favor for Niu Dalei would end up bringing him an unexpected benefit... As darkness fell, Su Xuan received a WeChat message that was both expected and unexpected. "Su Xuan, you handsome devil." "Are you free tonight?" "I’d like to ask you out..."