Xu Zhi had never been so troubled by a case, but he was truly worried about his sister, much like an old father.
"You've met my sister before, haven't you? She used to be such a confident girl, with very high standards for choosing men. I thought she'd be an old maid for life."
"However, my family doesn't favor boys over girls, so it doesn't really matter whether she gets married or not. At least if she doesn't marry well, we'd rather she stay at home."
"But last month I noticed that she had changed completely. She suddenly became cautious and less confident. When I asked her, I found out that she had secretly found a boyfriend. I also investigated him. The guy's family wasn't well-off, but his reputation was good. But I still felt something was off."
Hearing him say that, Gu An'an understood immediately. "Does she often feel that she is not pretty enough, that she has not given enough to the other person, and even think that she will not do anything in the future, but stay at home to be a good wife and mother, and that her husband is her everything?"
As soon as Gu An'an spoke, Xu Zhi immediately nodded, "Yes! That's right. Although my sister isn't as capable as you, sister-in-law, she used to be an independent woman. Now, however, her whole mind is on that boy. She's afraid that if she does something wrong, she'll displease him. Sister-in-law, what do you think we should do?"
Xu Zhi was at his wit's end and could only try anything as a last resort.
"This is a typical PUA, which is simply psychological attack. It involves constantly brainwashing and pressuring the other person with words, causing them to lose confidence and become their appendage."
"If this situation is not stopped in time, it will gradually lead people into internal strife. At best, they will lose themselves, and if the other party is even more despicable, they may even choose to commit suicide when they lose this so-called love."
This is all from watching videos in later generations. Regardless of gender, as long as someone is manipulated to the point of losing themselves, a series of consequences will occur, especially for women, whose fate is often tragic.
The more Gu An'an spoke, the more nervous Xu Zhi became. That was his beloved younger sister, whom he had cherished for so long; if...
I dare not think about it, I cannot think about it, but thankfully it's not too late.
"Sister-in-law, please think of a way for me."
"Tell me about the two of them."
Xu Zhi had been preoccupied with this matter lately and was quite familiar with the situation, so he immediately began to explain everything in detail.
"It's even a central air conditioning system!"
What is central air conditioning?
Xu Zhi didn't understand these things, but he felt that Gu An'an was right.
"He's kind and warm to every girl."
"Yes! He bought my sister a hair accessory, and she was overjoyed. She kept saying that he had her in his heart, and she even used the money she had painstakingly saved to treat that man to a meal."
"Then I turned around and found out that he had bought three hair accessories, the same style but different colors, and gave them to three different girls."
He wanted to rush out and beat the man up, but he thought that doing so might push his sister further away, so he held back.
"Let me tell you a few stories first..."
Gu An'an rattled off several stories about being manipulated in the eyes of later generations, saying, "When you get back, don't tell your sister directly. You can tell your parents and sister-in-law these stories, but make sure your sister hears them. Make sure your tone is exaggerated and that you sound heartbroken."
"After she reacts, you can slowly let her discover the man's true colors. Don't be too deliberate, or it will create a rebellious mentality. Not only should you let her see that he is a 'player,' you should also subtly let your sister see his ugly behavior that ruins his image."
"Also, tell her about a few inspiring examples of successful women. Only in this way can your sister gradually get rid of PUA."
Gu An'an said something, and Xu Zhi nodded every time. "Sister-in-law is right. I was too hasty before. The more I said things I disagreed with, the more stubborn she became."
Xu Zhi, being a former soldier, was highly efficient. After leaving the Xiao family, he stopped saying anything against the two of them being together.
Xu Jing was overjoyed, thinking that he no longer objected, and spent her days at home imagining the wonderful life after marriage.
Without her rebellious streak, Xu Jing was more interested in listening to Xu Zhi's stories about girls who had been manipulated by others, and even angrily cursed those scoundrels.
One of the stories was tailor-made for Xu Jing and her boyfriend by Gu An'an. At first, Xu Jing didn't feel anything special, except for anger. But when Xu Zhi quietly found an opportunity to let her discover her boyfriend's true colors, she realized something was wrong.
Having fallen into the whirlpool of love, Xu Jing initially couldn't believe it. But when Xu Zhi demonstrated his professionalism, he always gave Xu Jing the opportunity to discover the other person's true colors.
When the man secretly gave the same gift he had given her to another girl, and told her that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, Xu Jing's idealized image of him shattered.
"Cheng Yong, what are you doing!"
Xu Jing's shout startled the man who was being affectionate with the young girl. He turned around and saw Xu Jing walking angrily toward him.
Cheng Yong panicked for a moment, but quickly recovered and turned the tables, asking, "What are you doing here? Are you following me? Don't you trust me?"
Xu Jing was taken aback by his accusatory tone and instinctively wanted to explain, but soon the plot that Xu Zhi had been discussing with her these past few days came to mind. Wasn't the girl's experience exactly what she was going through now? If she compromised, wouldn't she end up with the same consequences as that girl?
At this moment, Xu Jing was completely stunned.
Seeing her like this, Cheng Yong's lips curled into a smile, but before he could continue to put her down, Xu Jing spoke up, "I followed you? I don't trust you? Is that the kind of person you think I am? Then how much trust do you have in me?"
Her reaction surprised Cheng Yong so much that he couldn't find a reason to refute it for a moment.
When she spoke out, Xu Jing felt that all the pent-up frustration she had been feeling from listening to stories these past few days was released.
How could you say that?
Xu Jing was truly disappointed. She had run into him countless times in the past few days, but each time Cheng Yong was with another girl. At first, she thought it was because she had done something wrong.
But after encountering this repeatedly, even the person being manipulated will get angry. "So what do you want me to say? When you get angry at me, shouldn't you first explain who she is?"
Seeing that she had grasped the key point, Xu Zhi didn't rush to speak.
Cheng Yong couldn't understand how people could change so quickly. Just a week ago, this woman's eyes were full of him, but now everything had changed. He didn't understand what had happened in the past few days.
"She, she's just a friend of mine."
Cheng Yong's expression was somewhat strange. He looked at the girl apologetically as he spoke, but he was actually relieved. He had put in a lot of effort to get her to protect him in this situation.
He was right. Although the girl looked sad, she still defended him, saying, "You've misunderstood. We're just friends."
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