Chapter 144 (First Release)...
To achieve the goal, the most crucial factor is, of course, what the girl thinks.
The girl always preferred to stay out of the way and not take the initiative to do anything... but Zhou Yanyao didn't think anything of it. After all, it was something he should strive to make the girl's heart soften and waver.
Zhou Yanyao narrowed his dark eyes slightly.
He needs to take action...
Is there any way to get him to successfully join this family?
A forceful approach was out of the question, though it had worked well in the past, Zhou Yanyao had no intention of using it on Ning Wanwan.
As for Ansel and Xiaozhou's opinions, Zhou Yanyao had completely ignored them.
After much thought, the only solution was to win over the girl's soft heart.
So first of all, of course, we have to start by playing the victim.
It was his first time playing a pitiful character, and Zhou Yanyao had prepared himself mentally. He was preparing his acting skills, thinking he might feel a little uncomfortable, but strangely enough, he felt like he was very familiar with the role and quickly found his rhythm.
It's like how I used to rack my brains trying to win over the heart of someone I valued.
But who is it? I clearly don't remember anyone like that.
“Mr. Zhou Yanyao…” Ning Wanwan didn’t quite understand why Zhou Yanyao suddenly looked so dejected, and even his eyes seemed more… pitiful.
Zhou Yanyao snapped out of his daze, temporarily setting aside the sudden confusion, and continued to perform his acting skills.
"Wanwan, to be honest, I've come here because I've encountered a very difficult problem."
Zhou Yanyao's eyebrows drooped, and he suddenly sighed, revealing a somewhat dejected expression.
Ning Wanwan was stunned by the "problem". She couldn't imagine that Zhou Yanyao, with his identity, could have any troubles in this small village. At most, he could only be troubled because the environment was not as comfortable as the royal city.
But Zhou Yanyao frowned, as if he was really troubled.
Thinking back to yesterday when she couldn't find Ansil, Zhou Yanyao had kindly told her to ask him for help if she couldn't find him. Ning Wanwan pursed her lips and whispered, "What's the problem? If I can help, I will..."
When Ning Wanwan said this, she didn't really think she could help in any way; it was just a polite remark.
After all, if even someone as capable and high-ranking as them can't solve this problem, what help can I possibly offer but make things worse?
It's all just polite talk, nothing more.
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Yanyao seemed to have been waiting for her to say that, and immediately looked up with bright eyes, replying, "It's like this, Wanwan, I probably don't have anywhere to stay..."
Ning Wanwan: "Huh?"
Zhou Yanyao scratched his head, clapped his hands, and looked pleadingly at Wanwan: "So, Wanwan, can you let me stay for a while?"
"If even you can't take me in, I'll probably have to wander outside and brave tonight's wind and snow."
The true intentions are revealed when the truth is finally revealed!
Ansel, who had been listening nearby, suddenly slammed his hand on the table, his anger reignited. He was amused by the cunning stray dog and blurted out, "Don't even think about it!"
Even the usually aloof Xiao Zhou couldn't help but look at Zhou Yanyao, his silver-gray eyes narrowing slightly in confusion.
How to use the same tactics as him?
Zhou Yanyao ignored the reactions of the two people and focused on Ning Wanwan, continuing his offensive: "Wanwan, can I stay? I don't need a room or a bed, I just need a place to sleep on the floor."
For a distinguished guest from the royal city to utter such humble and condescending words was truly heartbreaking, enough to bring tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it. Coupled with those pitiful, puppy-dog eyes, who wouldn't feel a pang of sympathy?
Ning Wanwan was still half asleep and almost instinctively agreed, but luckily Xiao Zhou held her hand.
Xiao Zhou remained calm, as if he had done nothing.
Zhou Yanyao sighed inwardly. Although he knew it wouldn't be easy, he still felt a little regretful that the girl was about to agree but was interrupted.
Xiao Zhou looked up, picked up the conversation, and asked a question in a completely calm tone: "Don't you have a place to stay?"
Yes, Zhou Yanyao's house is not far ahead.
Ning Wanwan snapped out of her daze and said hesitantly, "Mr. Zhou Yanyao... are you joking? Isn't your house right there?"
Ning Wanwan pointed out the window, where there was a much more beautiful and luxurious house, which could be said to be the best place to live in the entire village.
The accommodations the village chief provided to entertain distinguished guests couldn't possibly be bad.
Zhou Yanyao remained calm and composed: "That's right, the house looks very nice, but it's actually all bark and no bite. Last night, when the wind blew and the snow fell, the roof started to leak."
Ning Wanwan: "Huh?"
Ning Wanwan couldn't help but observe the beautiful detached house not far away, but she couldn't see any leaks in the roof.
"It's true, a section of it collapsed. I didn't sleep well at all last night, it was so cold, I almost froze to death," Zhou Yanyao continued confidently.
Zhou Yanyao's eyes were so sincere that Ning Wanwan could only barely believe him.
"Ah...I see? But, but if we talk to the village chief, he can arrange other accommodations for you right away..."
“No, Wanwan, you don’t know this, there’s another reason why I don’t want to go back there.” Zhou Yanyao shook his head, sighed deeply, and his mind was racing.
"Actually, I have a very bad relationship with the companion who came here with me."
"Very bad," Ning Wanwan said, puzzled.
“That’s right, it’s terrible. So bad that if you live under the same roof, you’ll fight each other to the death.” Zhou Yanyao nodded with certainty, then sighed, looking quite helpless.
“If the accommodation is rearranged, I will definitely still have to live with him, and then I won’t be able to have any peace and quiet in the future.”
"After all, it's a forced situation to live under the same roof with someone you have a very bad relationship with..."
Ning Wanwan paused for a moment. As someone with severe social anxiety, she knew better than anyone what it felt like to force herself to get along with people she didn't like.
At this point, Zhou Yanyao stopped talking, only scratching his hair, his short black hair was a little messy.
He paused for a moment, then stood up, raised the corners of his mouth, and gave Ning Wanwan a big, energetic smile.
"It's alright, I know this request is a bit inconvenient... I'll go outside and see if I can find another place to stay before dark."
Although the tone was natural and casual, the content of what was said sounded quite pitiful upon closer listening.
Ning Wanwan: "Ah...but..."
Rationally, Ning Wanwan understood that with Zhou Yanyao's status and position, there was no way he couldn't find a place to stay; there were plenty of people here who wanted to curry favor with him.
However, emotionally, one reason was that she felt Zhou Yanyao was a very good person, another was that he seemed too pitiful, and yet another reason was something that probably no one would believe if she told them: Ning Wanwan always felt that she had known Zhou Yanyao before.
If we keep the other person here, we might be able to get more clues about what happened before the amnesia...
Ning Wanwan was caught in a dilemma.
"Wanwan, you don't actually believe his nonsense and want to agree to let him stay, do you?" Ansel couldn't sit still any longer and raised his voice in a questioning tone.
In Ansel's eyes, Zhou Yanyao was nothing more than a green tea b*tch trying to seduce his treasure!
What's going on?! How come there are green tea bitches everywhere in this world?!
Ansel was utterly speechless!
They wished they could hide Ning Wanwan away immediately, seal off this testing world, and kick out all these irrelevant people!
Hearing Ansel's voice, which clearly carried a strong sense of opposition, Ning Wanwan snapped out of her daze: "No..."
After all, this wasn't her place to live alone. Ultimately, she was only able to live here because of Ansel, so she had no right to agree to let others stay on his behalf.
Yes, I don't have a place that truly belongs to me.
Perhaps because she had been living such a comfortable life for too long, Ning Wanwan had almost forgotten about this matter.
Thinking of this, Ning Wanwan suppressed her disappointment and whispered to Zhou Yanyao, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou Yanyao, this house is actually Mr. Ansel's residence. I don't have the authority to make decisions. If you want to stay, you can ask Ansel..."
Although she was reluctant to admit that she was actually just someone who was temporarily staying here, Zhou Yanyao seemed really eager to find a place to live. Therefore, Ning Wanwan hesitated for a long time before deciding to reveal her own shortcomings to give him advice.
Zhou Yanyao was stunned for a moment, and just as Ning Wanwan was about to walk away, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.
"Wanwan... Wanwan! If you don't want to stay here anymore, how about you come with me?"
Zhou Yanyao didn't care about the so-called place to live at all. As long as Ning Wanwan was there, anywhere would be his most comfortable place to stay.
Sensing Ning Wanwan's low spirits, Zhou Yanyao felt sorry for her and immediately launched an attack without hesitation, wanting to take Ning Wanwan away!
Ansel naturally could not agree.
"Shut up! Wanwan will never go with you!"
Ansel barely managed to suppress her murderous intent towards Zhou Yanyao; this human actually dared to try and take her away!
“If you make Wanwan unhappy, does she need your permission to leave?” Zhou Yanyao retorted without any politeness.
Ansel replied without hesitation, "There's no way Wanwan wouldn't be happy staying here!"
He's already meticulously raising young girls!
Using all the knowledge I had learned about how to raise a fragile human being, I carefully, little by little...
Even when that thing he loathed, the small boat, invaded his territory, he barely tolerated it.
Although he was determined that this was only temporary and that he would get rid of that guy sooner or later.
"That's just you being happy," Zhou Yanyao chuckled.
Ansel: "How is that possible!"
But what if the girl is really unhappy?
Letting them go is, of course, impossible...
However, Ansel realized that his words were not quite right. After yelling at Zhou Yanyao, he realized the key point of the matter and stopped arguing with him.
Without hesitation, Ansel moved closer to Ning Wanwan and apologized in a coquettish manner: "I'm sorry, Wanwan, I apologize if I said anything wrong, but please don't go..."
The handsome young man with blond hair and purple eyes had tears in his eyes. He put what he had learned to heart and started to play the victim, just like Zhou Yanyao.
The main focus is on learning each other's skills.
Ning Wanwan was stunned by this sudden turn of events, completely caught off guard, and looked utterly bewildered: "W-what happened?"
Why did it suddenly start like this? It's like she's about to run away.
But she only briefly considered the fact that she was only staying there temporarily.
Moreover, Ansel didn't actually say anything, so there was absolutely no need for him to apologize.
It's just that she thinks too much about it internally.
Why did he suddenly act like this, looking so pitiful and begging her not to leave?
Ning Wanwan racked her brains but couldn't understand how things had developed to this point.
Not to mention, at that moment, her hand was suddenly touched by something warm and cool.
The little boy with white hair and gray eyes had somehow walked up to her and looked up at her, saying, "Ning Wanwan, it's okay if you want to leave, just tell me."
"It's okay if you don't say it, I will always stay by your side."
Xiao Zhou's tone was calm and expressionless, but he spoke each word very seriously, as if he were declaring a fact.
"Ning Wanwan, wherever you go, I will go."
Ning Wanwan: "..."
For some reason, when I met Xiaozhou's metallic eyes, I had a strange feeling that I was being watched, and a slight chill ran down my spine.
Driven by a small animal's instinct to escape danger, Ning Wanwan subconsciously looked away and then slowly took a deep breath.
After regaining her composure, she weakly waved her hand, trying to dispel the chill: "Xiao Zhou, don't cause trouble now..."
She just took it as childish talk. There's nothing you can do if a child is too clingy, even though Xiaozhou has always seemed like an independent and mature child, unlike the clingy behavior of ordinary children.
However, after she said that, Xiaozhou obediently stood to the side without saying a word, lowering her eyelashes. Her snow-white eyelashes were like butterfly wings covered in snow, concealing the thoughts in her eyes.
I wonder if he was also aware that his gaze had put some pressure on Ning Wanwan.
This made Ning Wanwan breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Her gaze lingered on Xiaozhou's long, curled eyelashes for a second, and a thought inexplicably flashed through her mind.
Xiao Zhou will definitely grow up to be a stunningly beautiful woman with a cool and aloof demeanor.
I don't know if I'll be able to see the day the other person grows up.
For a moment, Ning Wanwan was distracted, but she quickly dismissed the fleeting thought, as two other men nearby drew her attention back.
"Wanwan, what are you thinking about?"
"Wanwan, do you want to leave? I can take you away right away."
Then the two almost came to blows again.
With a loud crash, the two men had just exchanged a few blows when, in the ensuing chaos, someone swept the fruit plate off the table and onto the floor.
I remember the last time those two were fighting in the house, they also knocked over the fruit plate.
At this moment, the fruit platter tilted to the ground for the second time, and the fruit was scattered all over the ground.
Poor fruit platter, poor fruit.
"None of you are allowed to lay a hand on me!"
Ning Wanwan was speechless.
fed up!
Ning Wanwan felt that she wasn't always mediating fights, but rather on her way to mediate them.
She was really getting angry. All of them thought they could start something with a spark just because they had fighting skills. What, were they deliberately mocking her, an ordinary person without any fighting skills?
Angry, envious, jealous.
It almost makes you suspect they're deliberately showing off their strength in front of you.
Ning Wanwan suppressed her unhappiness and told herself not to think too negatively.
These guys are probably just bored and have nothing better to do.
In less than half a day, two conflicts have already occurred.
Moreover, Ansel and Zhou Yanyao not only started fighting, but now they've even started damaging things in the house!
If you keep fighting, are you trying to turn the whole house upside down?
"You guys, don't go too far."
The girl gritted her teeth. Although her personality prevented her from getting angry and showing a fierce expression, her face was flushed, her eyebrows were slightly raised, and her eyes were glaring at them, as if small flames were burning in them. It was obvious that she was really unhappy.
Even when she's angry, she's still cute...
The girl was usually mild-mannered, so it was quite rare and unusual for her to be angry. This made Zhou Yanyao and Ansil unable to resist taking a few more glances at her, and they resisted the urge to get closer and touch her.
"Wanwan..."
Every aspect of the girl filled the two boys with wonder and made them want to cherish her.
Then he even forgot about fighting.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Although I don't know why they suddenly stared at me blankly, it's a good thing that they stopped attacking.
Ning Wanwan pressed her slightly throbbing temples, pursed her lips, and looked at the two men who had been staring at her expectantly but had finally quieted down. Just as she was about to say something, a calm and steady voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.
Is Zhou Yanyao there?
The other person paused for a moment, then continued, "I am his friend, here to see him. Please let me know."
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