Chapter 23 Shaoyao's correct way to refuse a man's embrace...
Because he defeated all the freshmen of the Mecha Academy in three days and ended this year's chief selection ahead of schedule, Ji Mingxue has now become the undisputed chief of the first grade of the Mecha Academy.
Modeled after the etiquette of the Chinese nation in ancient times, every year after the start of school, the Imperial University holds a "Luming Banquet" for the freshmen.
Since Ji Mingxue has become the chief, he naturally has to participate in this year's Luming Banquet.
Not only that, Ji Mingxue also knew that Shen Qingzhu, who was detected as a 3SAlpha, would also participate.
Shen Qingzhu's identity as a 3SAlpha is bound to make him the center of attention.
But he is just an 18-year-old boy who just escaped from an orphanage on a C-class planet.
Just by looking at his thin figure, Ji Mingxue knew that he must have had a hard time in recent years.
Shen Qingzhu is the child of Ji Mingxue's father's good friend.
Ever since the accident of the "Eternity" that year, Ji Wushuang has never stopped looking for Shen Qingzhu's whereabouts over the years.
Ji Wushuang also told Ji Mingxue that if she saw a similar child on the Academy Star, she must help confirm whether the other person was Shen Qingzhu.
There is no need to confirm it now, because Shen Qingzhu's life has long been exposed to the omnipresent media. Even the fact that his parents are Shen Xian and Aether, and that he himself is a survivor of the "Eternity" were published on Starnet at the first time.
The Star Internet was full of rumors, and Ji Wushuang naturally got the news early.
At that time, Ji Mingxue had a brief video call with his father.
In the video, Ji Wushuang's beautiful golden eyes were red. Ji Mingxue knew at a glance that her father must have read Shen Qingzhu's life and cried out of heartache.
Ji Wushuang is strong but also sentimental. During the video call, he looked at Ji Mingxue and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Ji Mingxue had lived with him since he was a child and knew Ji Wushuang too well. He could tell at a glance that his father probably wanted him to help take care of Shen Qingzhu.
In fact, this is not excessive in terms of emotion or reason, after all, their fathers are good friends.
But unfortunately, one of them is 3SOmega and the other is 3SAlpha, and Ji Mingxue's pheromones have just stabilized not long ago. Even if he is worried about Shen Qingzhu, Ji Wushuang is still more worried about Ji Mingxue's situation.
Because of this, Ji Wushuang was unable to speak for a long time.
After figuring this out, Ji Mingxue didn't hesitate and said directly, "Don't worry, I will help take care of him."
As for what kind of care he will receive, we still have to first see what kind of person Shen Qingzhu is.
Ji Mingxue admitted that he had a good first impression of Shen Qingzhu.
Even though Shen Qingzhu was wrapped tightly from head to toe at that time and did not say a few words, and later regarded him as a monster and fled away quickly, Ji Mingxue still had a good impression of him.
Because this at least proves that Shen Qingzhu is indeed not a bastard who takes advantage of O's misfortune.
Of course, it is not ruled out that this guy has ulterior motives and intends to play the long game to catch a big fish.
It’s not that Ji Mingxue is narcissistic or a conspiracy theorist, but his status and position, and even his beauty that has been coveted since childhood, that make it difficult for Ji Mingxue to trust someone easily.
However, Ji Mingxue would not make arbitrary judgments about a person's character before actually having contact with that person.
After Shen Qingzhu's 3SAlpha's identity was announced, this "Lu Ming Banquet" was destined to be attended by many dignitaries.
Ji Mingxue was well-informed. When she learned that the president of Imperial University was preparing to find an etiquette teacher for Shen Qingzhu, she immediately recommended herself to the president.
He had good reasons to convince the principal -
First, it was well known that the best etiquette teachers in the entire empire were either in the palace or in the Royal Omega Academy.
In order to ensure the safety and purity of Omegas in the school, the teachers at the Imperial O College are all Omegas. The forces behind them are complex and intertwined, and no one knows whether they will embezzle or take the opportunity to seduce Shen Qingzhu when teaching him.
Secondly, Ji Mingxue was born into a royal family, and her father was from the most aristocratic family in the empire. She had received strict etiquette instruction since childhood and was proficient in all etiquette. In this respect, she was no worse than any teacher in the imperial academy.
Third, if Shen Qingzhu wants to safely pass through the "Luming Banquet", it is not enough to just teach him etiquette. He must also be made aware of the identities of those attending the banquet, what forces are behind them, and how to deal with those people at that time.
This is the most important thing.
And this is exactly what Ji Mingxue hates the most and is best at.
Therefore, Ji Mingxue believed that he was the most suitable person to teach Shen Qingzhu.
The president of the Imperial University is a middle-aged male Alpha with a smiling face. When Ji Mingxue introduced herself to him via video, the president was smiling the whole time, did not interrupt, and even nodded slightly from time to time.
It was not until Ji Mingxue finished introducing herself that the principal asked sharply, "Then Your Highness, how can you guarantee that you will not steal from the company or take the opportunity to deceive him?"
This was actually a slightly offensive question, but Ji Mingxue was not displeased because he had actually thought about this issue himself.
Even though Ji Mingxue himself knew that he had no plans against Shen Qingzhu because of her 3SAlpha identity, the royal family had a very bad reputation in this regard. He and Shen Qingzhu were indeed an O and an A, respectively. Even if Ji Mingxue himself did not care, others would most likely cast an ambiguous shadow on the fact that he taught Shen Qingzhu etiquette.
In fact, many people would directly classify Shen Qingzhu into the camp of the Imperial Crown Prince.
This is not good for Shen Qingzhu, and Ji Mingxue disdains to do such tricks.
So, he directly took out the plan he had thought of earlier, "I can hide my identity and teach him on the Star Network."
The principal then readily agreed to introduce Ji Mingxue, who was anonymously referred to as X, to Shen Qingzhu.
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Before the course officially started, Ji Mingxue read Shen Qingzhu's life again and had a detailed understanding of Shen Qingzhu's living environment over the years.
Although Shen Qingzhu lived with his parents before the age of 6, Shen Xian and Etel were not nobles and were unlikely to teach Shen Qingzhu noble etiquette.
From the age of 6 to 18, Shen Qingzhu lived in the welfare home C-07, and naturally had not received any etiquette education.
It would be normal for such a teenager to have average or even poor upbringing.
However, there are many passers-by on the Star Internet who have seen Shen Qingzhu, and most of them have a good impression of him. The C-07 pharmacy shopping guides "Eat My Old Sun's Stick" and "Xiao Yu Loves to Eat Fish" who became famous because of Shen Qingzhu, as well as the customer service guy at the Academy Star Space Station, all praised Shen Qingzhu, saying that he is not only gentle and polite, but also calm, patient and super gentle.
The remarks posted on Starnet were certainly exaggerated, but Ji Mingxue had met Shen Qingzhu once after all. Even though the contact time was brief, Ji Mingxue could still see that he was a cautious, polite and well-educated person.
——He is also careful, patient, gentle, able to help others in need, considerate and kind-hearted.
Ji Mingxue found the video of his first encounter with Shen Qingzhu and watched it many times from beginning to end. While watching, he observed and analyzed the information revealed behind Shen Qingzhu's every move and every word.
As a prince who lives among a group of smart people, Ji Mingxue has developed a pair of sharp eyes since he was a child, and he has always trusted his own judgment.
But after integrating all the information about Shen Qingzhu, Ji Mingxue discovered that this person was full of contradictions.
Taking the imperial examination as an orphan may be considered a genius, but the good manners shown in being able to stand, sit and lie down on one's own are by no means cultivated in a day.
Of course, this might be something Shen Qingzhu had learned on Starnet himself, but when Shen Qingzhu was stranded in C-07, he was only 6 years old.
Can a child who lost all support at the age of 6 really raise himself so well in such a harsh environment?
His eyes swept lightly over the little green bamboo with black skin when he was young, and Ji Mingxue looked at the picture of the vertical-pupil dragon king again. He tapped his knees with his fingertips and pondered for a long time.
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Because she promised to teach in an anonymous way and not use her beauty or identity to seduce Shen Qingzhu, Ji Mingxue set her Star Network image to have black hair and golden eyes similar to her father, and covered her face with a mask.
After putting on the mask, Ji Mingxue looked at his holographic image and suddenly remembered that when he first met Shen Qingzhu, the man had covered his face tightly with a protective mask.
This was their second meeting, and it was Ji Mingxue who covered herself tightly.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxue unexpectedly had a strange feeling that "it was even".
On StarNet, Shen Qingzhu did not change his image.
So the moment he appeared, Ji Mingxue saw his fair and handsome face.
This person has a pair of beautiful emerald green eyes, gentle and full of vitality.
In the past nineteen years of Ji Mingxue's life, she had never seen such gentle eyes on anyone's face except her father Ji Wushuang.
This made Shen Qingzhu look like she was bathed in light, so dazzling that Ji Mingxue was dazed for a moment.
This was actually a bit rude, but Shen Qingzhu did not show any surprise or dissatisfaction. He just stood there patiently waiting.
He does seem to have a good temper.
When asking Shen Qingzhu to change clothes, Ji Mingxue said to Mingfeng.
Mingfeng reminded him, "Your Highness, you can take a closer look."
Then, Ji Mingxue saw Shen Qingzhu who had changed her clothes, and her heart rate suddenly increased.
[Mingfeng, do you think he looks good in this outfit? ]
[I think it looks good.]
Before Ji Mingxue differentiated into an Omega, many people had admired him because of the beauty inherited from Ji Wushuang, and promised that they would love him as before no matter what gender he differentiated into.
Ji Mingxue, however, only thought that they were superficial and sick.
Because he simply couldn't understand why there would be people in this world who would easily fall in love with someone just because of a face.
But now, he felt that those people on Starnet who banged their heads against the wall and said they wanted to give birth to little dragons for Shen Qingzhu just because of his photo, didn't seem to be so crazy.
Because beauty can sometimes really be a weapon.
At least at this moment, Ji Mingxue felt that she was stunned by Shen Qingzhu's beauty.
This was the first time that Ji Mingxue felt that there were people of the same age as good-looking as herself in the world.
He finally admitted that he might, perhaps, have been a little attracted to Shen Qingzhu because of her beauty.
Before Shen Qingzhu noticed his strange gaze, Ji Mingxue lowered his eyes, picked up the teacup, and looked away with difficulty.
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After changing into the dress, Shen Qingzhu showed her outfit to Teacher X.
When I looked up again, I found that the teacher was drinking tea with his head down, and seemed a little absent-minded.
Shen Qingzhu waited patiently for him to finish drinking.
After finishing his tea, X stood up and walked towards Shen Qingzhu, and soon began to formally teach Shen Qingzhu the etiquette of ancient China.
In the Leman Empire, there are roughly two common dress styles for attending formal occasions. One is the ancient Chinese style that Shen Qingzhu is wearing, and the other is another medieval style that was popular in the ancient Earth era.
Both styles of formal attire are very common at banquets, and people will follow corresponding etiquette based on the formal attire they wear that day.
Because Shen Qingzhu chose the ancient Chinese style this time, X only taught him the etiquette in this area.
The etiquette taught by X was very practical and not rote. It was completely different from the etiquette teacher who had strictly taught Shen Qingzhu in his early years.
Considering Shen Qingzhu's 3S Alpha identity, he will definitely attract many people's covetousness, and it is very likely that he will encounter a honey trap at the "Luming Banquet". X asked him, "If someone throws himself into your arms, do you know how to refuse, Mr. Shen?"
Shen Qingzhu: ...
Shen Qingzhu had actually experienced this before.
When he was still a 3S level Omega.
Of course, the one who threw himself into his arms was not an Alpha or a Beta, but an Omega.
In the words of those Omegas, "We are all Omegas anyway, so what's wrong with us hugging each other? QAQ?"
But Shen Qingzhu is a person with a strong sense of boundaries. Even though he is also an Omega, he is still not used to having physical contact with others.
So at that time, he would often reject those Omegas politely.
As for how to refuse...
He looked at the gorgeous sea of flowers around him, quickly broke off a branch of peony and handed it to X.
Ji Mingxue looked at the blooming snow peony, raised her eyebrows slightly, and asked knowingly, "What does this mean?"
Knowing that the teacher was testing him, Shen Qingzhu smiled and said, "In the Compendium of Materia Medica, it says, 'Give each other peony as a gift, and invite each other with literary gifts.'"
"Peony is also known as 'Jiangli', which means breaking up, so it is quite appropriate to use it to express rejection."
Ji Mingxue narrowed her eyes slightly.
The breaking-up meaning of peony is actually quite unpopular and was originally only taught in the palace and the Royal Omega Academy. Most ordinary people would regard it as the flower of love.
Shen Qingzhu came from an ordinary family and was an orphan. How did he know this?
Is it a coincidence? Or something else?
He suddenly said, "The Book of Songs says: A man and a woman tease each other and give each other a spoon of medicine."
"It's said that in the ancient Earth era, men and women gave each other peonies to express their love. How do you explain this?"
Shen Qingzhu tilted his head and thought about it. He didn't think that Teacher X really didn't know this. He just thought that the other party was still testing him. He said in a gentle voice, "This is a poem from Zheng Feng·Zhinwei. In the ancient earth era, March 3 was the Chinese nation's Valentine's Day. Young men and women would meet on this day and go to the water to play."
"This sentence is indeed about a man and a woman giving each other peonies, but the real meaning is that the girl is acting coquettishly to her lover, saying, 'If you don't accompany me to the waterside, I will give you a peony and break up with you.'"
Shen Qingzhu said this coquettish words vividly, and just in time she handed a branch of peony to Ji Mingxue, and smiled at him with her head tilted slightly.
Ji Mingxue: ………………
Mingfeng: [Your Highness, your heart rate is rising rapidly again. ]
Of course Ji Mingxue also knew about this.
At this moment, Ji Mingxue was very grateful that the holographic data body on the Star Network would not reflect the real physical condition, otherwise Shen Qingzhu would definitely hear the sound of his pounding heart.
[Mingfeng, I think the principal is wrong.]
Ji Mingxue gritted her teeth.
[What he should be most worried about is not that someone wants to seduce Shen Qingzhu. ]
[But how can we make Shen Qingzhu stop flirting with others and seduce them? ]
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