LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 100: Chapter 100
"The way you just invited her is not right: the timing is vague, the location is unclear, and the attitude is not firm enough."
Lin Yi said casually: "You should say it like I do: 'You're very cute, I'd love to have dinner with you. There's a popular restaurant just two blocks away with delicious food. What time do you get off work?'"
Wakamatsu nodded at first, then, with a confused expression, asked: "What's the difference?"
"It's a big difference!"
Lin Yi tapped the table and explained seriously: "Let's first analyze what you said."
"Miss Sakurako, would you have time to have dinner with me tonight?"
"This sentence is wrong in every way. Let me break it down for you."
"Calling her 'Miss Sakurako' is too formal and creates a sense of distance. That takes away points."
"Using the word 'would' shows you usually use it in written texts, but it's not common in everyday speech. Look, this reveals that you've never been on a date! You lose more points here."
"And saying 'would you have time?' makes it seem like you're putting yourself in a very low position, as if you're begging her to have dinner with you, with no confidence at all. Another point lost..."
"See, in such a short sentence, you've already lost three points, and that's without many to begin with!"
"Now look at my sentence. First, 'you're very cute': right from the start, I make it clear why I want to have dinner with you."
"Next, 'there's a restaurant two blocks away': this shows I've been paying attention to you, and it's not a spur-of-the-moment decision."
"And finally, 'what time do you get off work?' You don't even give her the chance to decline."
"Most girls feel flattered by a compliment. It shows they are attractive, and then they can tell their friends about the experience. In most cases, they won't reject the invitation."
"Do you still think there's no difference?" Lin Yi said confidently.
"Ah… now I understand!"
Wakamatsu finally got it. After hearing this, it felt like a door had opened in his mind, lighting the way to romance.
"No… there's no doubt you're an expert in love."
Admiring Lin Yi deeply, Wakamatsu clenched his fist and said: "After hearing what you said, I feel like I could do it too. I'm going to try now!"
With that, he stood up and walked toward Sakurako Yonehara.
Seeing this, Lin Yi pulled him back and said, annoyed: "What are you trying? We've already agreed to have dinner! What's the point of inviting her again?"
Wakamatsu snapped out of his daydream and, a bit embarrassed, scratched his head: "Right… I forgot."
The male instinct kicked in at that moment.
Wakamatsu looked at Lin Yi and said: "Then… Lin Yi, why don't you tell her you're canceling the date so I can go instead?"
Hello?
Aren't you too clever? Fool, huh? You already know how to manipulate the situation without being taught.
Lin Yi laughed quietly, reflecting.
Jealousy and rivalry seem to be human instincts; once we realize something is wrong, our instincts automatically react.
But in the end, an instinct is just that. Without practice or control, it's only a fleeting moment, useful sometimes, and other times, not.
Lin Yi, not in a hurry, said: "Wakamatsu, do you think a date means you're in a relationship?"
"Isn't it… like that?" Wakamatsu frowned.
"Of course not."
Lin Yi waved his hand, inviting him to sit and listen calmly.
"The point of a date is for both people to have time alone and get to know each other better to decide if they really like each other and if they want to meet again."
Seeing that Wakamatsu was still confused, Lin Yi explained in more detail: "In other words, a girl agrees to go out with you to see if you can make her happy, enjoy her time with you, and if the date turns out to be pleasant."
Seeing that Wakamatsu was still confused, Lin Yi went straight to the point: "Tell me, if you invited Sakurako Miyahara to dinner, what would you talk about with her?"
Lin Yi tapped the table and stared at him: "Let's do a simulation. Suppose I'm Sakurako, what would you talk to me about?"
"Well..." Wakamatsu scratched his head, remembered a dating guide he found online, and said: "Miss Miyahara, you look very beautiful today..."
"No, no, no."
Lin Yi shook his head: "That's not how it works."
Wakamatsu, confused, asked: "Why not? It's a popular tactic on the internet! Starting with a compliment supposedly improves the mood of the girl."
"What kind of dating guide is that? I bet the person who wrote that guide is a hopeless single."
Lin Yi commented disdainfully: "Think about it: dating experts are busy, do you think they'd have time to write guides for singles?"
Wakamatsu was surprised: "Ah… that makes sense."
"If you tell her she looks beautiful today... does that mean she wasn't before?"
Like a skilled rhetorician, Lin Yi made his point with a touch of humor.
"No… no, that's not what I meant," Wakamatsu quickly explained. "I mean she's always beautiful, but today she looks even prettier."
"That's your intention, but you didn't express it that way, and that's where you made the mistake," Lin Yi taught him seriously.
"I see…" Junshou pulled out his phone, opened the notes app, and began to hurriedly take notes.
"So… how should I say it?" Wakamatsu asked humbly.
"How to say it? Just say it directly… 'Miss Miyahara, today you look even more beautiful than usual,'" Lin Yi responded.
"Say it directly?" Wakamatsu hesitated, unsure. "Isn't that too direct?"
"Direct?" Lin Yi looked at him incredulously and said: "You're dating her because you want her to be your girlfriend, right? If you're not direct, are you planning to start as friends?"
"Ah, I get it now… I get it!" Wakamatsu nodded, finally understanding, and hurriedly wrote it in his notes.
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