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Li Haoyu noticed that Guan Juer remained silent.

He didn't seem to mind: "Hold out your hand."

Guan Juer was puzzled.

She didn't know what Li Haoyu meant either.

However, Guan Juer rarely refuses others.

So she instinctively reached out her hand.

Li Haoyu glanced at Guan Juer.

"You didn't understand what I meant. I wanted you to extend your other hand, which is holding the phone, and show your QR code so I could add you to the cycling group."

"what?"

Guan Juer exclaimed in confusion.

Whether you go or not is another matter, but joining a group and getting to know some fellow cyclists is never a bad thing. If you actually meet them, you'll see how simple and kind they are.

"After all, cyclists don't have any bad intentions; they're so focused on cycling that they don't even bother to date. So you can rest assured."

Guan Juer was still somewhat hesitant.

"Even if I agreed, what then? I'm a complete cycling newbie. I mostly ride shared bikes. Wouldn't that just be holding you back?"

Li Haoyu noticed that Guan Juer's attitude had clearly softened considerably.

He immediately added fuel to the fire.

"You don't need to worry about that at all. There are plenty of cycling newbies in our group."

"When we actually go out, it's actually up to you guys. So we don't usually compete on speed; the average speed on each ride is led by the slowest person."

Guan Juer was a little confused when she heard this.

"What's the point of cycling if you're not aiming for speed?"

"Isn't the thrill of cycling what you're after?"

Li Haoyu smiled and said, "You don't understand. There's fun in being fast, and there's charm in being slow."

"But what you said makes sense; high-speed riding really is addictive."

"Once, I was riding downhill at 40 miles per hour. I felt sad, but the tears just wouldn't stop flowing. They were really strings of tears flying in the wind."

Guan Juer couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why are you crying?"

Li Haoyu retorted, "How would I know? Anyway, it wasn't because of sand getting into my eyes. I was wearing goggles back then."

Guan Juer heard this.

She covered her mouth and laughed.

Guan Juer didn't expect Li Haoyu to be so humorous.

Li Haoyu continued, "Maybe when it's your turn you'll laugh out loud; everyone will feel differently. That's the charm of cycling."

"You'll never understand the feeling I'm talking about until you try it yourself."

"But riding that fast is too dangerous, isn't it?"

Guan Juer couldn't help but question it.

Instead of answering Guan Juer directly, Li Haoyu pointed to his head.

"Look what this is?"

Guan Juer hesitated for a moment, "Is it the head?"

Looking at Guan Juer's hesitant expression, Li Haoyu thought to himself: I haven't done anything outrageous, so why am I scaring her like this?

Li Haoyu said definitively, "Yes, you don't need to doubt it. This person is definitely not stupid."

"I finally started a company and made a little money, I wouldn't risk my life like that. The mountain road course was scouted in advance, and there were people specifically responsible for security and medical support."

Guan Juer nodded in agreement.

She really didn't know much about these professional cycling techniques.

"Besides, I only go for high speeds occasionally; most of the time I ride at a normal pace. Riding slowly is quite enjoyable, and I can chat with fellow cyclists and take photos along the way."

"Even getting lost can be quite fun."

"Sometimes we'd stop by a farmhouse for a treat, and climbing over the wall was a regular occurrence. If we were thirsty, we'd buy a big watermelon from the roadside; if we were tired, we'd just find a place to lie down sprawled out..."

Guan Juer was stunned once again.

This time, however, it wasn't a fright; Guan Juer was already immersed in the scene Li Haoyu had described.

She was madly in love.

This time, Guan Juer really thought it over seriously.

Buying a car and riding it seems like a pretty good idea?

Li Haoyu also noticed Guan Juer's expression at this moment.

However, he did not go on to emphasize the benefits of cycling.

Li Haoyu smiled and said, "Have you read 'The Moon and Sixpence'?"

"The male protagonist in the story is willing to do anything for painting. No matter how many things hold him back, he will not hesitate to put them aside and focus on his painting career."

"Look at me now, I've achieved some success, and many people ask me what the secret to my success is?"

"Actually, there's no secret. If I had to put it simply, it's just one sentence: Don't overthink it, just start doing it. I can't change the past, and I can't predict the future."

"Why not try doing things where the outcome is uncertain? It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat. That's what I've always done."

"A few years later, when I looked back, I was already financially independent."

"Ask yourself honestly, is it really true that you can't spare even a single moment?"

Guan Juer fell silent again.

After a while, Guan Juer smoothed the hair that was covering her face and said with some melancholy, "It's not as simple as you say. I can't relax for a moment."

"Although I don't know what you've been through, I know that success is by no means as easy as you make it sound."

Or perhaps that's just you elites being modest; only people like you and Andy could do that. I'm not as outstanding as you; if I don't work hard enough, I'll really achieve nothing.

Li Haoyu looked at Guan Juer, who was speaking calmly in front of him.

He suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

Because Guan Juer is the most innocent and hardworking person in Ode to Joy. She is like a seedling growing carefully in a crack in the rock.

She attributed all the difficulties she faced to herself.

Guan Juer also continuously improved her abilities for this reason.

Guan Juer actually comes from a well-off family and could easily have lived a life of ease, but she has never given up on striving to improve herself.

This can be seen from the simplest thing:

Just now, Guan Juer put on her headphones but wasn't listening to music.

It's an English listening test!

It wasn't that Li Haoyu was intentionally eavesdropping; it was just that Guan Juer's headphones were leaking sound, and Li Haoyu's hearing had been enhanced to the point that it was already beyond that of ordinary people.

So he heard it very clearly.

Li Haoyu didn't intend to convince Guan Juer with just a few words.

Despite her seemingly gentle and weak appearance, she actually has more ideas than many people.

When Guan Juer wanted to learn, she was much more resilient than one might imagine.

In order to learn from Andy, she would hitch a ride with Andy every day.

You should know that working in a top-tier financial company isn't easy. Both men and women there have to constantly generate value; the seemingly high salaries are actually a way to extract even more value.

One can imagine how hard Guan Juer worked.

She was absolutely exhausted after work.

Despite her exhaustion, Guan Juer still went running with Andy, listening to him talk about work and relationships. For Guan Juer, this was like a second classroom.

She studied diligently like a sponge, always striving to improve herself.

Even something as outrageous as femininity.

She had the same attitude.

Li Haoyu couldn't believe it at first either.

It's astonishing that a girl like Guan Juer would actually take the initiative to learn belly dancing.

However, when she saw that Qu Xiaoxiao was able to easily steal away her blind date, she was shocked.

Guan Juer suddenly realized.

She realized that learning belly dancing was just a temporary fix and couldn't change the fact that she lacked femininity.

Guan Juer then turned to Qiu Yingying and said.

"Why don't I just follow Xiao Qu, carry her bag, and secretly learn from her?"

These two contrasting cases clearly demonstrate that Guan Juer has worked hard enough, perhaps even a little too hard.

All of this stemmed from her fear of letting her parents down, which compelled her to work hard. This anxiety drove Guan Juer to keep running forward.

But Guan Juer, despite her seemingly carefree nature, actually yearns for a more relaxed and unrestrained lifestyle. This is why she was able to chat for so long with Li Haoyu, whom she wasn't very familiar with.

Because the scenario he described was exactly what she had always wanted to do but had never dared to.

Li Haoyu looked at Guan Juer in front of him and realized that he was already smitten.

But she still refused to take the first step.

He thought for a few seconds and then asked Guan Juer, "Suppose you had plenty of time right now, would you be willing to try cycling?"

Guan Juer replied without hesitation, "Of course! If I had plenty of time, why wouldn't I give it a try? It's just that I don't have the luxury to do that right now."

Li Haoyu put Guan Juer's phone in his hand.

"Just like when you use your current iPhone, this classic design is really beautiful, and the beautiful glass panel is also eye-catching enough."

"But when a design is classic enough and has been used for several generations or even a dozen generations, does its beautiful and classic design still surprise us?"

Guan Juer looked at her phone thoughtfully.

Li Haoyu didn't stop there and continued, "Have you seen 'Empresses in the Palace'?"

Guan Juer couldn't understand why Li Haoyu was asking her that question.

Does he see me as a complete bookworm?

This is an amazing show!

Guan Juer said, "How could I not have seen it? It's a show that's always fresh and new to watch. Every time I watch it, I have a completely new understanding. In my eyes, it's a masterpiece comparable to Friends."

"Don't look down on people!"

As Guan Juer spoke, she even became a little emotional.

Li Haoyu smiled and said, "Why are you so angry? I didn't do anything to you. Let's get down to business."

"One scene was particularly interesting: when the Emperor came to the Empress's palace for a meal, the Empress personally cooked a table full of dishes and even made duck soup herself."

"The emperor drank a bowl of duck soup that the empress had cooked herself. As he ate, the emperor praised her cooking, saying that the empress's skills were still excellent and that he wanted to drink two more bowls."

"But when the emperor wanted to drink from a fourth bowl, the empress refused."

"The Queen said that the ancestral rules only consist of three things. If I drink it again, I'm afraid this bowl of duck soup will sit on the table for ten and a half months."

Li Haoyu asked, "Do you remember this plot? Do you think the Empress was wrong?"

Guan Juer shook her head. "I remember this plot. The Empress herself didn't want it to be just a rule passed down in the palace, so of course she wasn't wrong."

"Do you remember how things unfolded after that?"

"Well... I really can't remember clearly."

"It's normal that you can't remember it; this wasn't a very important part of the plot. I'll just tell you what happens next. The Empress wasn't wrong, but it clearly bored the Emperor."

"He left directly and went to the palace of her rival, An Lingrong. Although this is just a scene from a TV series, it speaks volumes."

"Life is just that absurd; if you follow certain rules too much, you'll lose a lot of the fun in life."

After Li Haoyu finished speaking, he said a lot of things.

He then placed Guan Juer's phone screen in front of her.

This action is very simple.

Li Haoyu had Guan Juer unlock her phone herself, then added her as a friend and pulled her into the rider group.

Guan Juer looked at Li Haoyu with a very complicated expression.

She inexplicably felt a kind of power in his words.

Confident, resolute, and decisive.

This man is indeed very charming.

He did it all for the small thing of adding her to the group.

It's amazing that they can cite so many sources from different angles.

Guan Juer had to admit that Li Haoyu had convinced her.

Guan Juer bit her lip and silently unlocked her phone, then put it back in Li Haoyu's hand.

Silence was her last act of defiance.

Li Haoyu saw Guan Juer acting so coy and hesitant.

He didn't care at all; as long as the goal was achieved, that was enough.

Sometimes, to persuade a girl, you need to provide her with positive emotional value.

Never get obsessed with being a sheep, spending all your time thinking about how to flatter girls.

Saying things like "You look so beautiful today," "You're my goddess," or "I'm so happy to be loved by you" are all just empty, cheesy pickup lines.

Aside from making one appear more like a sycophant and lowering one's own value, it offers no other benefit.

It might even make a woman think that this man has never seen a woman before.

Girls don't expect guys to accompany them for meals and drinks. They might be happy in the moment, but that won't make them think more highly of you, let alone admire you.

Women with real insight and ambition will find this man too immature. What they truly want is warmth and comfort when they are feeling down or troubled.

Let her forget those unpleasant things for a while, and you will heal her.

For example, she might come to your house when she's feeling down.

You can tell she's unhappy; there's no need to ask any more questions.

Instead, we should prepare a delicious and heartwarming dinner for her.

Meanwhile, your home is filled with a comforting fragrance, which may be from newly changed flowers or the scent of scented candles.

They need a "cave," a quiet "cave" where they can rest, relax, and find peace.

There's no need to ask the girl what happened or what's wrong with her.

They will naturally take the initiative to lie in your arms and confide in you; that's the truly brilliant approach.

Even a girl like Guan Juer couldn't withstand Li Haoyu's combo attack and was completely overwhelmed, so she had no choice but to surrender obediently.

And that's how Li Haoyu became Guan Juer's friend.

Li Haoyu then added her to the "Accidentally Entering Cycling" group chat.

After Li Haoyu completed these operations, Ta returned the phone to Guan Juer.

Guan Juer looked down.

The group chat had exploded.

Because Li Haoyu sent a red envelope in the group chat with the message "Welcome beautiful newbie Guan Juer".

She subconsciously accepted a red envelope, which turned out to contain 9 yuan.

No, red envelopes don't have decimal points.

It's 219 yuan!

Guan Juer glanced at the number of red envelopes again.

There are actually 100 of them.

"What do you mean by that?"

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