...
"That's the beauty of having a preconceived notion."
Na'er took her hand and continued walking forward.
"Your first impression of Xuanhao in terms of relationships can be described as terrible, utterly hopeless.
But once you get past that hurdle and truly get to know him, you'll find that... his womanizing and philandering flaws are nothing compared to his overall charm and the solid support he can provide."
"Just like my brother himself once said shamelessly, he is a typical person whose flaws do not overshadow his merits."
Na'er stopped and turned around, her purple eyes fixed intently on Zhu Zhuqing's eyes:
"In this world, where is there any perfect person?
But my brother has actually achieved nine out of ten perfections."
"Besides being a womanizer, lecherous, and shameless... can you name any other serious flaws about him that you find unbearable?"
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing fell completely silent.
It seems... it's really gone.
Even the worst bastard can only be this much.
"Going back to the 'sense of security' we just mentioned, this is actually the core of it."
Na'er pulled Zhu Zhuqing along the sunny street, saying, "Because you already know clearly in your heart that no matter how much of a jerk he is, his bottom line is already set.
You've already made up your mind about his overall character."
"This means that in your relationship, you don't need to worry about gains and losses, or whether he will suddenly change his attitude one day, or do something terrible that completely subverts your values and is absolutely unacceptable to you."
"In other words, in your eyes, he is absolutely controllable and safe in the 'general direction'; while in the 'smaller scope', his flirtatious and sarcastic behavior, although somewhat out of control, can often create some emotional fluctuations and stimulation in the mundane life, so that this stability does not become as dull as a stagnant pool."
"The overall direction is absolutely controllable, while creating excitement on a small scale.
This…" Na'er blinked her purple eyes and said with a smile, "is actually the underlying logic of my brother's contradictory 'scumbag charm'."
Zhu Zhuqing listened, stunned, her usually cool eyes now filled with bewilderment.
She looked at the petite and adorable girl beside her, barely twelve or thirteen years old, her face filled with disbelief:
"No... how can you see through such complex, even somewhat dark, human logic so clearly and analyze it so logically?!"
"Hehe, actually, these profound truths weren't something I figured out out of thin air."
Na'er stuck out her tongue. "All of this was taught to me little by little by my brother when he had nothing else to do.
He would always use various people and things on the mainland as examples to teach me all sorts of profound psychology, how to recognize people and things, and how to see through appearances to see other people's true intentions."
Na'er paused, then added, "Actually, it's not just me.
Rongrong and Sister Yanyan, my brother would also intentionally or unintentionally break down and explain these realistic and somewhat cruel logics to them when we were chatting."
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing was completely stunned. She felt a throbbing pain in her head:
"Xuan Hao... he's a womanizer himself, always leading you guys astray, and yet he actually teaches you the underlying logic of exposing 'scumbag tactics' and 'emotional traps'?
Is he crazy? Or is he afraid you won't run away?"
"Actually, I sometimes feel that my brother's approach to this matter is very wrong, and even somewhat contradictory."
Na'er's smile gradually faded, revealing a thoughtful expression:
"He himself went to great lengths to create such a comfortable and easy-to-seduce ambiguous atmosphere, allowing everyone to happily and comfortably stay under his wing like a little princess."
"However, whenever he realizes that you are about to completely lose yourself and become completely immersed in this illusory comfort, he will coldly slap you awake and forcibly pull you back to reality.
He will lay bare the bloody side of human nature, interests, and even his own dark side for you to see clearly, and he will never let you really become a brainless piece of trash who only depends on him."
Na'er remembered something and chuckled softly:
"How should I put it... it's like what Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, once said about my brother."
"Sect Master Ning said that Xuan Hao is the kind of... a playboy who can generously take you on a life of debauchery, teaching you to enjoy the most extreme luxury and pleasure in the world; but at the same time, he is also a sober madman.
He will never let you really become addicted.
In fact, when he sees the drowning infatuation in your eyes, he will not hesitate to slap you hard, deliberately waking you up, for fear that you will really ruin yourself in this gentle paradise."
"Moreover, after waking you up, he'll act like a devilish drill instructor, forcing you to get down to business, to train, and to improve your strength.
If you dare to slack off, he'll chase after you with a sword, forcing you to keep running!"
"Once you grit your teeth and persevere, improve your strength, and reach the goal he set, his cold face will instantly turn from gloomy to sunny, and he will spoil you rotten again, taking you out for fancy meals and playing all sorts of new and exciting games."
"Then... the cycle repeats."
Na'er turned her head and looked at Zhu Zhuqing's completely stunned expression.
"How should I put it? He's an extremely contradictory and divided bastard, but at the same time, he makes people feel at ease and reassured."
"He is like a strange combination of the most extreme traits of 'good' and 'bad' people in this world, which has become a unique eccentric."
"Purely good people always give you honest advice, even if it's hard to hear.
They will earnestly encourage you to be independent and push you to grow, but this process is often tedious and boring, and it will make you feel stressed and unhappy."
"And the truly 'bad guys' are those who, under the guise of loving you, take you out to eat, drink, have fun, and indulge in a life of luxury, gently corrupting you step by step with sugar-coated bullets, until you are completely turned into a useless person who can't live without them."
"But what about Xuan Hao? He is neither of those things."
"He's the kind of person who... arrogantly takes you out to eat, drink, have fun, and enjoy life, but if you dare to really get addicted to it and give up your own growth, he'll immediately give you a ruthless kick to wake you up, and then use a whip to force you to study and cultivate!"
"It was precisely because I saw through my brother's special, even somewhat perverse, 'educational methods'."
Na'er looked at the Blue Tyrant Academy gate, which was already faintly visible in the distance, and said with a light laugh,
"That's why Sect Master Ning was so at ease leaving his precious daughter Rongrong with her brother to take care of."
"Because he knew very well that if Rongrong was handed over to her brother, Rongrong would not only not suffer any grievances and could enjoy the most extreme happiness in the world, but more importantly... under Xuanhao's crazy coercion of 'giving a slap and then a sweet date,' Rongrong would definitely not grow up badly.
On the contrary, she would be forced to develop real skills that would be enough to stand on the continent."
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