Gu Chen's answer left Feng Bujue speechless…

It was rare for Brother Jue to react this way, but at that moment, his mind really did short-circuit for a second.

About ten seconds later, Feng Bujue regained his senses, leaned back in his chair, turned his head, and deliberately squinted at the other man as he said, "Well… after all, she's not your own daughter…"

Seeing this, Gu Chen remained calm as ever. "It seems… you've already misunderstood what I meant."

"Did I misunderstand?" Feng Bujue raised an eyebrow.

"Of course, you misunderstood," Gu Chen replied.

"So, what you said wasn't the meaning I thought it was?" Brother Jue's tone was a little strange as he asked this.

"You seem to be really hoping that what I said refers to the meaning you misunderstood." Gu Chen undoubtedly heard the implication in Brother Jue's tone.

"No way~" When Feng Bujue responded with these three words, he very guiltily shifted his gaze away. After he finished speaking, he looked at Gu Chen again and continued, "I just want to know… what exactly did you mean by 'play hardball'?"

The two of them went back and forth, talking in circles, using vague terms like "meaning" without any specifics, but they communicated without any obstacles…

"What I mean is…" Gu Chen continued, "whether you use force or trickery… regardless of whether she agrees or not, undo her seal first."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa…" Feng Bujue repeatedly said, "Who was it who said I was wrong just now?" He tapped the dining table with his finger. "Aren't you making me repeat my mistakes?"

"No, I'm teaching you to take the wrong path and turn it into the right one, to reverse the situation," Gu Chen replied.

"How do I reverse it?" Brother Jue asked.

"It's very simple." Gu Chen said again, "Once you undo the seal, there are only two possible outcomes…" He raised a hand and extended a finger. "Outcome one: Xiao Yu discovers that she has already fallen in love with you. If that's the case, then she will forgive you no matter what. At that time, you can appropriately admit your mistakes, say a few nice words, offer a knee, and everything will be fine."

"Oh…" Feng Bujue nodded. "What about outcome two?"

Gu Chen then extended his second finger and said, "Outcome two is… Xiao Yu realizes that she doesn't have any romantic feelings for you." He paused for half a second, then said, "In this case… you can just start over and pursue her again."

"What if she ignores me?" Even though Feng Bujue was ingenious in other matters, when it came to matters involving romantic feelings, his way of thinking was basically the same as a kindergarten child.

"Heh…" Gu Chen laughed. "Aren't you two already in a state where you're ignoring each other? This is already the worst-case scenario. What reason do you have to stand still?"

"Well… now that you put it that way…" Feng Bujue put down his chopsticks, stroked his chin, and said, "My plan to 'take the wrong path and turn it into the right one' is imperative."

"There's a saying… you'd better keep it in mind…" Gu Chen continued, "All's fair in love and war." He looked solemn and persuasive as he said this. "When you're sure you've met the one, you have to raise the 'priority' of this matter to the level of 'warfare'; whether you want to act quickly or fight a protracted war… you can't let your guard down for a moment." As he spoke, he raised his left hand, turned his palm over, and showed Brother Jue the wedding ring on his ring finger. "This thing is equivalent to a ceasefire agreement; for you… a draw is a victory. However, it's not to say that you can ignore everything after the ceasefire; you have to cherish this hard-won victory for the rest of your life."

"Grandpa…" Feng Bujue's address for Gu Chen had changed. He laughed awkwardly. "Hehe… a ceasefire agreement or something is… a bit too early for me, right?"

"If you're not in a hurry, then it's up to you…" In that instant, Gu Chen returned to his casual and calm demeanor and handed his bowl to Feng Bujue. "Fill me up half a bowl of rice first."

"Uh…" The morale that Brother Jue had just raised dissipated. "Oh… coming right up."

…………

At eight o'clock in the evening, Chief Gu, full of food and drink, went back.

Before leaving, the old man also explained to Feng Bujue what the 'uncoordinated feeling' was after disconnecting the neural connection.

That phenomenon… was because a part of the player's 'soul' was 'projected' into another universe during the game, so… when they disconnected, it would take a few minutes for the returning soul projection to re-establish coordination with the body.

To use an analogy… it's like when we wear clothes in winter, the clothes always feel a little uncomfortable for the first few dozen seconds after putting them on, and it takes a while to move around before we feel comfortable.

As for why this phenomenon only occurred after Brother Jue used non-sleep mode? The reason was also very simple… in fact, this phenomenon also occurred after sleep mode ended; however, players would not wake up immediately after disconnecting from sleep mode. They usually had to wait a little longer before waking up, and during that time of being half-awake, the "uncoordinated feeling" had already disappeared.

"Ah… that guy really just left like that…" After Gu Chen left, Feng Bujue went to clean up the bowls and chopsticks on the table, holding a pile of things to wash into the kitchen. "To put it bluntly, this guy just went to buy the ingredients for a few dishes he wanted to eat… and I'm the one who cooked the dishes and cleaned up! He didn't even help wash a single dish!"

Brother Jue was shouting, but he still had to wash the dishes…

Although he was still complaining and still had a displeased look on his face, his mood was much better than it had been this morning.

In fact, Feng Bujue had always been a relatively blank person when it came to emotions. The so-called "ex-girlfriend" was just a front he used back then, similar to how he impersonated a loli online to scam people…

Therefore, when Ruo Yu left, Brother Jue was indeed very upset, and he couldn't understand the various aspects of the whole thing.

But now, after being enlightened by Gu Chen, an "experienced person," Brother Jue could be said to have suddenly seen the light, and he immediately regained his motivation.

"Hmm… I suddenly feel very inspired." When he was halfway through washing the dishes, Feng Bujue suddenly showed a smile and muttered to himself, "Life experience is really important… a little emotional fluctuation is very helpful for creating." He washed the dishes while talking to himself, "I'll go and re-write the script that I spent three hours writing this afternoon, and then write some new drafts… and then I'll think of a plan on 'how to play hardball'… hmm, then I can go play."