After serving up his bowl of chicken soup for the soul, Liu Chuanfeng paused for a moment and took over the grilling duties, picking up raw meat to place on the barbecue stove. Right now, Zheng Manxi's mind was surely racing with thoughts. He grilled the meat contentedly, waiting for her to get a bit more drunk, her rationality to drop further, and her emotions to expand just a bit more before pressing his advantage.
Judging the heat to be just right, he picked up a piece of cooked meat and placed it on her plate. His movements were gentle—basic skills for a seasoned simper. From the time they met until his probing remarks just moments ago, he had already gained a fair idea of what made his English teacher and counselor tick. Lately, her psychological defenses were at their absolute weakest.
Having quarreled with her family and still not patched things up, on top of landing herself in a massive mountain of debt, this was precisely the kind of woman who needed care. As both her creditor and her student, it was his bounden duty.
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