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Chapter 414: Chapter 193: The Master of Passing the Buck... Gu Jiuyue!
Passing the buck is an art form.
Su Huai was a pro at it.
He glared at Chen Nuanhan and scolded in a low voice, "Go change your clothes already. Flaunting your beauty around like that, you’re nothing but trouble!"
Chen Nuanhan was pretty upset. How could this be my fault? Weren’t you the one egging me on from behind?
But she couldn’t help feeling a bit pleased—wow, Gou Dongxi actually complimented me by calling me trouble.
It wasn’t that she was easy to fool, but that Gou Huai’s skills were just too sublime.
First, the volume of his voice was low, only those nearby could hear clearly, so her dignity remained intact.
Second, the order.
Changing clothes came first, showing where the focus was. As a result, the word "flaunting" in the sentence structure took on the nuance of "jealousy over complaint," hinting at a special kind of emotion.
Third, it was a damning compliment.
Scolding her for "flaunting" was groundless and not true, hence, it didn’t really hurt.
But to praise her as a femme fatale—those words were no small praise.
Empty words don’t hurt, but truthful ones hit home. That’s the idea.
A simple sentence, coupled with facial expressions, volume, speed of speech, and attitude, ended up creating a powerful defusing effect and took him off the hook.
"My fault?!"
Chen Nuanhan still sounded a bit sarcastic, but compared to the edge of the explosion that nearly happened before, she had clearly loosened up.
"Vice Secretary Su, what an impressive display of authority! Come on, tell me, who was the one yelling for the flower presenter to kneel on one knee?"
"Instigating that was my fault."
Su Huai didn’t deny it and admitted it frankly.
Rule number two for defusing anger: Regardless of who’s right or wrong, it’s always my fault.
But one must discern between showing weakness and actual weakness, in other words, always control the scene.
So Su Huai immediately also apologized to Wu Tianyou and Chu Changkuo.
"Wu, Chu, my apologies. I didn’t keep my mouth shut when I saw the commotion, and if the two of you fought, I share half the blame. So any talk of failing grades or expulsion are just said in the heat of the moment. This whole affair stops with me. I won’t report it to the faculty, and I won’t allow anyone else to dredge it up again. Can we put this animosity to rest, brothers?"
Wu Tianyou suddenly looked up with strong surprise and delight on his face.
"For real?"
Su Huai nodded solemnly, "A gentleman’s word, spoken from the heart."
The grievances in Wu Tianyou’s heart suddenly surged, along with a hollow sense of loss.
When Su Huai cracked down on him, he was angry and resentful.
But now that Su Huai had changed his tune, he didn’t know what to do with that resentment anymore.
He wasn’t bold enough to fight it out to the death; he felt it wasteful to let bygones be bygones with a smile; and he unwilling to grovel.
So what should he do?
But unlike the bewildered Wu Tianyou, Chu Changkuo had been favored before, so he hastened to defend Su Huai. "Huai, how can I blame you? The bottom line is I have poor emotional control.
I’ve realized that without your teasing, someone else would have egged me on. A few words and I’d have been affected. Standing in front of Nuannuan, I just can’t help getting carried away.
I should be thanking you for stopping me!
In the end, presenting flowers in public was just me being too impulsive, not considering the consequences. But honestly, even if I had, it wouldn’t have made a difference. I really can’t stand that moron, sooner or later, I can’t help but deal with him..."
Chen Nuanhan’s eyes suddenly bulged into a ⊙o⊙ shape.
Good heavens, you actually turn around and thank Gou Huai?!
What kind of super CPU is this...
She was still marveling when Wu Tianyou, not to be outdone, also chimed in.
"Huai, my fight with him has nothing to do with you!
Damn it, he’s gone too far. Nuannuan is not only our high school classmate but also my university classmate. It’s perfectly justified for me to present her flowers. That mongrel stirring up trouble isn’t that clearly targeting me?
I was just too impulsive and couldn’t hold back. If I had missed out on today and taken care of him later, we wouldn’t have had to bother you and Nuannuan. Next time, I’ll be sure to be more careful!"
Chu Changkuo let out a cold laugh, "So, just because we went to the same school for three years, she’s yours? I can’t pursue her? If you’re so amazing, why don’t you ask Huai and Nuannuan whether they acknowledge it or not?"
Wu Tianyou glared at him furiously, "Wasn’t I here first today? Are you saying you weren’t deliberately causing trouble?"
Chu Changkuo continued to sneer, "I had the flowers ready by 6 a.m. Do you even deserve my troublemaking?"
"Damn it, I’ve been mulling it over for a whole week!"
"Cheap shot, didn’t see you getting anywhere in three years of high school either, did we?"
The two started cursing at each other again. Although the volume wasn’t loud and they didn’t seem about to come to blows, Su Huai couldn’t care less and was even pleased to watch.
The third rule for soothing anger: Distraction always works. If you can’t distract attention, then shifting the blame also works.
Just as expected, Chen Nuanhan’s head was throbbing.
So she didn’t have the energy to hold Su Huai accountable anymore and just wanted to sort out the trouble before her.
"If you two want to fight, it’s none of my business, but let me emphasize one last time—I have no interest in either of you, so don’t try to touch my heart, it’s no use, dislike means dislike!"
Chu Changkuo’s gaze darkened, overwhelmed by a crushing sense of loss and an aching nose.
He had anticipated this, but was just unwilling to accept it.
On the contrary, Wu Tianyou wasn’t much affected and replied with a grin, "Come on, Nuannuan, there’s still plenty of time, four years in university, ten years after graduation, who knows what might happen in the future? Anyway, as long as you’re not married, I’ll keep waiting..."
Bullshit!
Chen Nuanhan didn’t believe a word and was just annoyed.
Her eyes shifted as she recalled Su Huai’s prior instigations and decided to emulate him.
"Don’t wait. You just found out I like Susu, didn’t you? Compared to him, you fall way short. I’d rather stay single than give you the slightest chance..." 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
