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Chapter 188 Professor Mu's Three Strategies (Upper, Middle, and Lower)

On an otherwise ordinary night, the three young people fell into mild insomnia.

The first one is Ms. Zhao Yun. Although she didn't see it with her own eyes, she always felt like she had been cheated on, and the battlefield was right downstairs.

This is even more agonizing than being offended by one's husband; it feels like the next second my Ruyan will be transformed into someone else's shape.

The second one is Liu Ruyan, who occupies Lin Mo's bed. She is probably covered with Lin Mo's blanket. She always feels surrounded. Although she feels at ease, she is also quite excited. She always feels that Lin Mo will crawl out from some corner of the blanket at any moment.

Moreover, even though she locked the door, she was actually a little excited that Lin Mo would come and knock on her door in the middle of the night, just like when she got up in the middle of the night at Su He's house to go to Lin Mo's room. Just thinking about it was exciting. Should she pretend not to hear it, or open the door and tease him?

The third one was Lin Mo, whose bed was taken away. He had insomnia for two reasons: one was that he was suddenly forced to sleep on the sofa, which made him feel uncomfortable; the other was that he felt a little strange thinking about the beautiful woman living in his bedroom.

Of course, these were all manageable. After all, when Ms. Zhao left and Liu Ruyan went back to the bathroom in her room to take a shower, that was truly agonizing.

He could even faintly hear the sound of running water in the living room. That's why there's the saying "half-hidden behind a pipa"—what you can't see is the most attractive. If it were completely exposed, it would lose that captivating mystery.

After tossing and turning for who knows how long, the three of them, no matter how many things were on their minds, could not resist the drowsiness that came over them and slowly fell asleep.

Inside the dormitory, Director Wang and Chuanmei both wore sly smiles.

Director Wang: "Hehe, Lao Mo definitely didn't expect us to come back and stay here."

Sichuan Girl: "Exactly, he might even bang on my door when he comes back. Luckily we had the foresight. It's just that there are mosquitoes in this dorm. I didn't bring my mosquito net back, so it's a bit of a hardship. How about we squeeze in?"

Director Wang: "Don't even think about it. I can't sleep in the same bed with a man, not even if you are Li Shiya!"

But this isn't a good solution. We might escape it today, but what about tomorrow? If you go back, Old Mo might come knocking on your door."

The girl from Sichuan already had a plan: "Silly, tomorrow I'll go with you to find the class monitor and go to class together. If all else fails, we can take the class monitor with us to find Lao Mo. With the class monitor there, he won't go too far!"

Wang nodded upon hearing this. It was indeed a good idea. They could avoid the limelight today and then avoid it again tomorrow. As the saying goes, "The first rise is prosperous, the second declines, and the third is exhausted." If they could avoid it for the next two days, even if Lin Mo was angry, he probably wouldn't do anything to them.

Little did they know, there are always some self-righteous geniuses. While the two were feeding mosquitoes in the dormitory, Lin Mo had no time to pay any attention to them.

He himself is living in dire straits, how could he possibly have time to deal with the two of them?

After a whole day, he first experienced the near-death experience of Zhao Yun, then went to Professor Li for a follow-up consultation, and upon returning, he had to participate in the battle in the Shura Field. However, this Shura Field was between him and Ms. Zhao Yun, not between Liu Ruyan and Zhao Yun. After all, he was the one competing with Zhao Yun for the strong woman, so naturally, he was the one participating in the Shura Field.

Fortunately, Emperor Ruyan was there to help, so she wasn't made to suffer too much. However, Liu Ruyan had to stay overnight, which meant she wasn't allowed to rest at all. There were too many things to do in a day, and even a superman would be exhausted.

The next morning, perhaps because he had some insomnia the night before, Lin Mo got up a little late. Looking at the closed bedroom door, he didn't make a sound, tiptoed out of the house, and decided to go downstairs to find the old lady at school for morning exercise, since he couldn't miss his morning exercise.

But as soon as the elevator doors opened, they saw Ms. Zhao yawning sleepily inside.

"Oh? You're up so early too?" Ms. Zhao greeted her.

Lin Mo: "Uh, good morning, are you going to work?"

This is already considered late, at least 20 minutes later than usual.

Ms. Zhao: "Hmm, going to work? You didn't sleep well?"

Lin Mo was indeed quite tired at the moment. He hadn't even washed his face, so how could he be energetic?

"Well, I guess so. You don't seem to be in good shape either," Lin Mo asked in return.

At this moment, Ms. Zhao's eyes had obvious bloodshot veins, and there were even faint dark circles around her eyes.

"Um, I stayed up late last night and slept for a while. By the way, where's Ruyan?" Ms. Zhao asked meaningfully.

But Lin Mo didn't think much of it and replied casually, "Oh, she hasn't gotten up yet. She's probably too tired!"

Lin Mo meant that Liu Ruyan had worked all day yesterday and then traveled a long way to get here in the evening, so she hadn't had a good rest. But Ms. Zhao misinterpreted his words.

As if the things she had imagined all night had come true, not only had her Ruyan taken the shape of the other person, but she was also so tired that she couldn't get out of bed. And this damned man in front of her also looked exhausted and like he hadn't slept well. He really deserves to die!

At this moment, Ms. Zhao was overwhelmed with grief, but she could not show it.

Fortunately, the elevator reached the first floor, and Zhao Yun quickly said, "Um, I'm going to be late, I have to go!"

After saying that, Ms. Zhao ran out of the elevator, while Lin Mo looked bewildered: "Isn't it only 6:30? Is the workplace that far away?"

When Zhao Yun walked out of the residential area, she spotted Liu Ruyan's car on the roadside not far away. Sure enough, she really hadn't gone home last night. At that moment, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

Then this girl, whose fists were stronger than a man's, became even more heartbroken, and even changed from jogging to sprinting.

Lin Mo quickened his pace and finally spotted Professor Mu on the playground. The old lady had finished swinging her arms and was now crashing into a tree.

This is a new body-strengthening technique that the old lady recently learned from someone. The movement involves bumping her body against a tree. If you didn't know better, you'd think she practiced Kunquan (a style of Chinese martial arts). And surprisingly, her movements are quite standard.

No wonder in martial arts novels, you can recognize which school or sect someone belongs to as soon as they make a move. Clearly, the old lady has already learned Kunquan (a style of Chinese martial arts) quite well.

"Xiao Lin, you're late today. I thought you weren't coming."

Professor Mu saw him and spoke with a smile.

Lin Mo scratched his head a little embarrassedly upon hearing this: "Uh, I didn't sleep well last night, so I overslept today."

After exchanging greetings, the two began their morning run together. As they ran, Professor Mu asked, "Did you go yesterday? What did my wife say? Are you feeling better?"

"Yes, the teacher said that my body has basically recovered and I no longer need to take Chinese medicine. But my two roommates still need to be treated," Lin Mo nodded in reply.

Professor Mu was very happy for him when he heard this: "It's good that you're healthy. You're still young, so your body will recover quickly. And don't take your health for granted just because you're young. You're doing a great job by exercising every day. Sometimes a good lifestyle habit is much more effective than medicine."

Take me for example, I haven't taken any medicine for years, and I'm still in great health. My husband, even though he's a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, isn't as healthy as me.

If Professor Li were here, he would definitely argue back loudly and explain the theory of human health to her. Besides, does he not want to exercise? He has to teach at school, take care of students, and deal with patients in the hospital. What doesn't he need to worry about?

On the contrary, Professor Mu, although also a big name in academia, has the personality of venting his anger when he is unhappy, and he will vent his anger on the spot if you are not satisfied. He will never engage in internal strife. Now that he is semi-retired, he is naturally in a good mood and in good health.

Half an hour later, an old man and a young man stood quietly on the playground, practicing Zhan Zhuang (standing meditation), their hands loosely clasped, their bodies swaying slightly with their breath. "Teacher, can I ask you a question?" Lin Mo suddenly spoke up.

Professor Mu's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Oh? Which problem are you having trouble with this time? Is it calculus equations, limits and continuity of multivariable functions, or the substitution method for definite integrals?"

Lin Mo:
Just hearing all those technical terms he used made me lose all interest in finding the answers. He's definitely an academic whiz; when asked a question, his first thought is always his own field.

"Uh, it's not about advanced mathematics," Lin Mo said with an awkward laugh.

Professor Mu's expression changed upon hearing this: "No way!"

Lin Mo:
No, you really don't know anything besides advanced mathematics? Are you that professional?

"But if you teach me how to find a partner, how to do it, I'd be a little interested," Professor Mu added.

After all, for Professor Mu at this age, besides his own profession, he is probably only interested in the marriage of the younger generation, which is a joy to watch.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo's eyes lit up: "It's actually somewhat related!"

"Oh? Tell me about it," the old lady said, showing interest.

Lin Mo then organized his thoughts and slowly said, "Do you think there's any way I can hold a girl's hand for more than half an hour?"

Professor Mu: ? ? ?

"Don't you want to hear what kind of question you're asking? Don't you have a girlfriend? Wait, you two haven't even held hands yet, have you?!"

Lin Mo: "Ah, this."

"How could this be so bad? You can't say you're my student anymore, it's so embarrassing!" The old lady said with disgust when she saw his expression.

She couldn't understand why her student couldn't even learn such simple calculus, let alone understand what was so difficult about couples holding hands. Was this student really that stupid? Had all her talent been put into studying medicine? Or should she just hand the student over to the old man?

"I did hold her hand, I really did. It's just that I made her angry last night, and she wouldn't let me hold her hand," Lin Mo quickly explained.

It wasn't exactly a lie, since they really did hold hands. However, he lied about the reason; the real reason was the items he saw on a shopping page last night.

Double-barreled carriage gun; 30 rounds of ammunition; constant trouble, keep your head down; ¥4.12

One box of durians; ¥0.01

[Kato Taka's Hand Enhanced Edition: Play with a woman's finger continuously for half an hour to significantly increase finger dexterity. Explore its many benefits; ¥80]

[A box of Jinshahe noodles; a dose that a Northeasterner might never get to eat in their lifetime; 0.86]

A few days later, a new skill has finally appeared. It's a skill in itself, so I have to choose it!

Speaking of which, this skill seems to have appeared once before, but he abandoned it. I didn't expect an enhanced version to come out. Not only has the price doubled, but even the prerequisites have changed. It really is an enhanced version.

Moreover, it was Liu Ruyan who stayed overnight at his place that made this post appear, and he seriously suspected that it was hinting at something to him.

"Rich woman's happiness" refers to something he understands. He doesn't need you to remind him of its many uses; he can easily think of at least 10 different applications, each one enough to make Emperor Ruyan lean against the wall and leave.

Since the skill was unlocked because of Emperor Ruyan's arrival, the prerequisites naturally had to be met by her.

But at this moment, Lin Mo was a little unsure how to get Liu Ruyan to willingly let him hold her hand for half an hour without interruption, otherwise all his efforts would be in vain.

"Hey, I thought it was something important. I have three strategies here, the best, the middle, and the worst. Would you like to hear them?" Professor Mu smiled and then spoke confidently.

Lin Mo clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Teacher, please teach me!"

Professor Mu: "The best strategy is to go up and hold her hand. If she doesn't let go, kiss her. After kissing her, hold her hand again. Be persistent and shameless. Don't let go even if you hit her. It works every time. It's simple, brutal, efficient, and quick!"

Lin Mo: "Um, is there anything less rough? I'm easily embarrassed."

Upon hearing this, Professor Mu glared at him and continued, "The best strategy is to hug her tightly, be assertive, and then apologize gently. Once she calms down a bit, slowly take her hand. Remember, once you take her hand, don't let go!"

Lin Mo: "Why don't you tell me your worst option?"

The method is good, but it's only suitable for real couples. If he rushes in, he's likely to get slapped and even detained.

Zhao Yun upstairs has been eager to try this for a long time. She doesn't even need to leave the community to catch him; she can just go downstairs and take care of it.

"The worst approach is to cater to her tastes. See what she likes, buy it if you can, and make it if you can't. Basically, do whatever she likes. Be what you young people call a 'simp,' and you'll get used to it!" Professor Mu rolled his eyes at his student and didn't want to say anything more.

Her first two strategies were so good, yet she didn't use them!
Lin Mo thought about it and still felt that this method was reliable.

Soon, the two finished their workout and went their separate ways. As Lin Mo walked, he wondered what Emperor Ruyan liked.
Jewelry? No way, he probably has a lot, and with my limited funds, I can't afford to give away cheap things, and he wouldn't be willing to spend money on expensive ones.

Designer handbags? That's even more ridiculous; he's never seen Liu Ruyan carry a bag.

The clothes are alright, but the problem is his fashion sense is terrible, and he doesn't even know Liu Ruyan's size, so he can't buy them for her.

After thinking it over, it seems that the only thing he can be good at right now is his cooking skills. Why don't he make her breakfast?
Suddenly, Lin Mo remembered that Emperor Ruyan was a serious skin enthusiast.

"So what... Fine, I'll just die!"

Having made up his mind, Lin Mo hurriedly ran out of the school to buy some ingredients.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Liu Ruyan walked out of the bedroom with her slightly messy hair and bare feet. She had slept very comfortably.

Suddenly, the aroma of food wafted out, and she looked toward the kitchen. The next second, a figure wearing only an apron appeared in front of her, exactly the same scene she had dreamed about last night.

"gollum"

Liu Ruyan couldn't help but swallow, wishing she could stick her eyes close to see it. She loved this scene so much!

"Did you eat something so good first thing in the morning?"

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)