Study Monster Cultivation System-Chapter 326 - 325 you, are already dead.

Li Zheng, clutching a stack of recommendation letters, had just exited the conference room when Chen Hongbing caught up with him.

The current situation was inevitably a bit strange.

The healthy boss-subordinate relationship all of a sudden carried an air of collusion and misdemeanor.

Chen Hongbing, hooking his arm around Li Zheng’s shoulder, quickly found a quiet corner and scrutinized Li Zheng, "Smart kid, quite eloquent too..."

"Eloquent?" Li Zheng looked confused, holding the recommendation letters, "I thought your letters were quite impressive."

"No, not like that; I mean the kind of eloquence that really appeals to women."

"Literary?"

"Something like that."

"Ah, that’s me, I won’t be modest," Li Zheng smiled, "It’s just about reading a few more books."

Chen Hongbing waved his hand and laughed, "But you’re lacking in practical skills; look how you upset Jingjing. She silently went back to her desk and didn’t even come to the celebration party."

"That was an accident..."

"Here’s where I have to criticize you." Chen Hongbing frowned, "As a man, are you supposed to chalk everything you can’t control up to ’accidents’? As an aerospace worker, shouldn’t you first reflect on yourself?"

Li Zheng thought about it and agreed, straightening up immediately.

"You’re right, director!"

"There you go, that’s the spirit, no need to be so serious," Chen Hongbing patted Li Zheng, "A little bit of self-critique doesn’t hurt. Regardless of whether as a man or as an aerospace worker, I do have more experience than you."

"Of course."

"So... about your situation with Jingjing, I actually do have some experience handling it," Chen Hongbing gestured as if commanding a battle, "When dealing with relationships, always remember this rule—whenever a woman is angry, it’s definitely the man’s fault. Admit your mistake first, regardless."

"Uh?" Li Zheng’s expression grew serious, "I was wrong? What did I do wrong?"

"Exactly!" Chen Hongbing exclaimed, "That’s the next question a woman will ask. So think carefully, summarize your thoughts, and then go apologize. If you can’t think of anything, just say ’I’m sorry for making my baby angry.’ Trust me, this tactic never fails."

Li Zheng felt that this approach seemed vaguely familiar.

No wonder he felt a paternal vibe from Chen Hongbing at first glance...

"Hold on, director...I’m a bit lost..." Li Zheng squinted and raised his hand, using his logical thinking. After a while, he found the blind spot, "A woman can be angry for many reasons, maybe she’s hungry, maybe she’s overeaten, maybe her idol got married, maybe her idol cheated... Specifically concerning Lin Yu Jing, her anger could be caused by the TV director being slow on switching screens, what does that have to do with me?"

"Oh, forget about it. Just apologize and you’ll be fine."

"But this process... will be very unfavorable later on..."

"You have to get past this first. Trust me, I’ve been there," Chen Hongbing nodded vigorously, then raised his eyebrows and rubbed his hands, "See, I’m giving you such valuable advice, can you help me with something small?"

"Please tell me..."

"About the eloquence thing," Chen Hongbing tapped the recommendation letters in Li Zheng’s hand, "could you put a little more effort into writing those words you told Jingjing, write another one for me to edit?"

"!!" Li Zheng’s face turned red, "You heard?"

"Just passing by, merely passing by," Chen Hongbing chuckled, "Although I personally find it a bit too superficial, women do fall for this stuff. Let’s exchange our strengths, win-win, right?"

"Ah, um..." Li Zheng rubbed his chin, "I actually have two more drafts ready, who knew she’d take it so hard right from the start."

"That’s great, that’s really great!" Chen Hongbing was delighted, "Worthy of an aerospace worker, thinking so thoroughly, quick, quick, quick..."

"It’s on my phone, I’ll just send it." Li Zheng then picked up his phone and sent the document, but still advised, "However, I personally think it’s better for you to be yourself. Otherwise, these words just become tricks."

"That’s easy to say..." Chen Hongbing sighed, "but your method is really effective..."

"It might only work for me because those are my genuine thoughts," Li Zheng put away his phone, "These words might only be valuable when I say them; in anyone else’s mouth, they’re just sweet nothings."

"So I need to adjust them..." Chen Hongbing patted Li Zheng, "Go on, go make things right. She’s at the desk by the window."

"And you should definitely be cautious," Li Zheng took a few steps but turned back to say, "Adapt with sincerity, fictionalize fittingly."

Chen Hongbing didn’t speak, just lowered his head to look at his phone, silently.

...

At the desk by the window, Lin Yu Jing was laying her head on the table, gazing up into the sky, her mood also in an unpredictable state.

Li Zheng walked with his hands behind his back, not precisely radiating an unprovoked authority, but at least there was not a trace of subservience.

Whether it was Li Yi or Chen Hongbing, both had proven through decades of their lives that following their paths would only lead to subordination.

Li Zheng, on the other hand, was to become the king of his family.

But clearly.

There can only be one king.

And Li Zheng now, rather than a king,

It’s better to say he was doomed.

Looking back, the persistent conflicts between Zhengguo and Jingguo to establish a dominant-subordinate relationship by stepping on each other’s faces were incessant.

Today, Zhengguo could no longer resist and actively sought peace.

This was equivalent to severing one’s own arms, handing others control.

Furthermore, Lin Yujing had entered a state of sulking, seemingly in need of appeasement.

And to appease, especially using Chen Hongbing’s method, was akin to pledging allegiance and actively requesting vassalage.

Utterly absurd.

Friendliness is not compromise.

Unity is certainly not surrender.

When Li Zheng pulled over a chair and sat next to Lin Yujing,

From the limited reflection in the window glass, he clearly saw Lin Yujing’s lips curl into a slight sinister smile.

Indeed!

The intent of Jingguo to annihilate us has never died!

The war has not ended.

Thud!

Lin Yujing suddenly stomped her foot, "I’m angry. You’re bullying people."

Ha.

The fox’s tail has been revealed.

"No, you’re not angry," Li Zheng spoke sternly,

"I am angry."

"You’re not angry."

"!!!" Lin Yujing grabbed her head and stood up, her face contorting as she glared at Li Zheng, "I wasn’t angry just now, but now I am."

Seeing her genuine fierceness, Li Zheng was somewhat flustered, "Wait... we need to be logical, we can’t just change our expressions spur of the moment."

"So what do you suggest?" Lin Yujing crossed her legs and squinted her eyes, looking forward to Li Zheng’s response, "Everyone saw you bullying me, you need to make amends properly."

"Ha, what if I don’t make amends?"

"What if?" Lin Yujing gestured fiercely, "If you don’t make amends, I... I... I won’t let you hold hands."

"Then we won’t hold hands."

"!!!"

"Look carefully," Li Zheng pointed at his own face, "Touch your confident conscience and tell me, you’re absolutely not attracted to my face."

"?!?!" Lin Yujing immediately covered her heart, "I’m absolutely not attracted to your face... face... face... um..."

She gave up.

Surrendered with her head in her hands.

This time, Li Zheng crossed his legs and squinted back at her.

"The force of action is mutual."

"How much I wanted to hold your hand."

"That’s how much you wanted to hold mine."

"The harder I inhaled."

"The more sour and refreshing it felt."

Lin Yujing hastily waved her hand, "No, that’s really not the case."

"Don’t mind these details." Li Zheng chuckled, "Using that as a pretext to force me to act all subservient, that’s something Zhang Xiaoke would do, don’t stoop to that level."

As Li Zheng spoke, he suddenly leaned forward and lifted Lin Yujing’s chin.

"After all, you are the person I fell for."

"......" Lin Yujing’s brain short-circuited once again.

She entered a state of silly, drooling stupor.

Aba aba aba.

It must be said.

Although Lin Yujing attempted to walk the path of a shameless dog.

Li Zheng was no gentleman either.

This sudden display of suave behavior was exploiting a woman’s natural vulnerability, far from an open and fair competition.

But the shamelessness of Li Zheng was, he was merely expressing an opinion normally and was completely unaware of how despicable his actions were.

After all, it was Lin Yujing who had to endure that handsome face, not him.

Confirming Lin Yujing did not resist, Li Zheng then said softly, "So, I hope we can avoid this boring cycle of ’anger → coaxing’, and carry on this relationship restrained and elegantly."

Aba aba...

"Not talking means you agree."

Aba aba...

"The saliva has already dripped onto my hand."

"Uh!" Lin Yujing suddenly woke up, quickly covered her mouth, and turned away, "Can you not always do this so suddenly... "

"Isn’t this something that often happens between boyfriends and girlfriends?" Li Zheng withdrew his hand, not even bothering to wipe it, just air-drying it as he spoke, "Since using the ’anger → coaxing’ tactic is forbidden, there are no problems between us now, right?"

"What tactic? What no problems?"

"Hey, hey, hey, it’s no fun if you don’t keep your word."

"But I didn’t hear anything at all."

"Nonsense, you heard everything." Li Zheng raised his hand high, "This saliva is the best evidence."

"..." Lin Yujing scratched her head again, "Alright, alright… let’s just leave it at that for now…"

"So, can we hold hands now?" Li Zheng cautiously cradled his right palm, symbolically stretching out his left hand, "It’s been so long, and we still haven’t been to the launch tower yet, let’s consider it our third date?"

"The fourth time."

"Don’t challenge my memory." Li Zheng smiled as he became more familiar, "The first time was to see Wandering Planet, the second time was during summer vacation in Wenhai, and this is the third time."

"..." Lin Yujing finally relaxed a bit, "It just so happens I also wanted to go to the tower..."

"Then let’s hurry, or it’ll get dark." Li Zheng stood up, stretching out the hand without saliva.

Lin Yujing squinted and thought for a moment, then coldly smiled, "Holding hands is fine, but since you banned one move from me, I have to ban one from you too."

"Heh." Li Zheng sat down again, "I knew you wouldn’t let it go at that, go on."

Lin Yujing immediately raised her hand, "No taking advantage of physical contact and cheesy talks to bully me."

"What exactly constitutes bullying?"

"It’s like… coaxing me into agreeing to something I normally wouldn’t agree to."

"Like just now?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, let’s just ban one move each," Li Zheng said as he got ready to stand up again.

"It’s not over yet," Lin Yujing shook her head, "Imagine, in the future, such mutual banning will only increase, and can you imagine the final result?"

"Hmm..." Li Zheng pondered seriously.

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If all those unreasonable and unfair interaction techniques between men and women were banned...

It seems... a bit troubling...

"Imagine a simple scenario," Lin Yujing gestured, "like going out for dinner at night, I want to eat grilled fish, and you want to eat fried chicken, then what would happen?"

"Let’s try..." Li Zheng cleared his throat, "Barbecue contains a lot of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are the most risky carcinogens, making it a very unhealthy option."

"Nonsense!" Lin Yujing retorted without a second thought, "The Northeast region has the highest frequency of barbecue consumption in our country, and the average lifespan there is higher than the national average. Barbecue does not have the health impact you mentioned. On the contrary, fried foods due to their high calories, are more likely to lead to a series of chronic diseases."

"One time won’t hurt, as long as we keep it to a reasonable frequency, fats are a good supplement to the body’s needed calories," Li Zheng argued back, "Let’s put aside the health perspective. From the aspect of life experience, a heavy-flavored diet like grilled fish only leads to an ever-increasing threshold for taste excitement, pursuing spicier foods which eventually could lead to a collapse of appetite. In contrast, fried chicken is more restrained. We need to keep our dietary preferences within a healthy range to enjoy a lasting happiness."

"I agree with your view, so we can opt for the relatively light-flavored black bean grilled fish."

"That move is good, but black beans are not exactly light. I’d rather recommend McNuggets without any sauce," he countered.

"Then let’s consider another angle—our dietary choices will ultimately impact the food catering and raw material markets. From an environmental perspective, fish farming..."

"Stop, stop!" Li Zheng raised his hand with a pained expression, "I was wrong, no more banning... just go ahead and stomp your feet in anger. Come on, let’s go eat grilled fish... "

"I am also responsible..." Lin Yujing also looked down gloomily, "Thinking about it, the ban was just a manifestation, the reason things developed this way... it must still be about who’s on top..."

"Yeah..." sighed Li Zheng, "As long as the war continues... this kind of thing won’t stop..."

"Then how about..." Lin Yujing suggested tentatively.

"Oh?" Li Zheng’s eyes widened.

Taking turns being on top!

You enjoy one day, I enjoy the next!

Brilliant!

"Since I suggested it, I’ll experience it first." Lin Yujing giggled, rounding her mouth in a commanding shout, "Quick, quickly pamper me!"

"That’s not fair," Li Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Let’s stick to tradition, and decide based on academic power. Just wait, I’ll get some test questions from Zhou Chenglong."

"No way!!!" Lin Yujing panicked, grabbing Li Zheng’s arm, "We can’t pick a field where someone clearly has an advantage. We need a skills test, not a written exam."

"Then what should we do..."

"Hmm..." Lin Yujing pouted and pondered for a moment, then suddenly burst with inspiration, raising her hand, "Let’s get an independent third party to make questions, in a field we both agree on."

"Agreed." Li Zheng smiled slightly and immediately responded.

Lin Yujing.

You’ve already lost.

I’ve studied the way of magic across six paths, unified the eight desolations.

Today you can’t compete with me in aerospace, tomorrow you won’t stand a chance in maritime either.

Sorry.

The moment you chose academic power, you also chose death.

You, the subordinate, member of the family Li, Emperor Lin Xian, little wife, Lin Yujing, have already lost.

I, the superior, head of the Li family, the bully, real man, Li Zheng, won’t give you any more chances.

Thinking of Lin Yujing kneeling and bedding down in the future.

It really is kind of cute!

Especially when she’s kneeling on the bed, it’s a sight for sore eyes, definitely cuter than any kind of sleeping pose.