“Cha Jin, why haven’t you gone to make tea yet?” asked Su Yi. He suddenly realized that Cha Jin seemed to be enjoying the show; she had none of the awareness a servant ought to have. Thus, he couldn’t help but rebuke her.

“Ah? Oh….” Cha Jin instantly tensed up and ran off in a panic.

Su Yi’s gaze then returned to Zhu Guqing. He said calmly, “I trust that you’re not here to cause trouble this time. Come on in and have a cup of tea.”

Zhu Guqing was briefly stunned. Inside, she snorted, He’s right. With my status, why would I make trouble for a teenager like him? It would make me look far too petty.

At the same time, Su Yi smiled and tousled Wen Lingxue’s hair. “Come inside to talk,” he said gently. “Don’t just stand there.”

“Hm!” Wen Lingxue smiled sweetly.

In three short sentences, Su Yi displayed three starkly different attitudes to these three peerlessly exceptional beauties.

He rebuked Cha Jin.

He conceded to Zhu Guqing, and in doing so, advanced. By displaying his magnanimity, he also gave her an opportunity to back down.

And when it came to Wen Lingxue, his thoughts were nowhere near as complex. His affection for her came straight from the heart.

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