CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: A WOMAN’S WAY OF PLEASING

EDITOR: HENYEE TRANSLATIONS

Zhan Hanjue coldly pulled Ningwan’s hand away without mercy, causing her to fall onto the bed.

"Since you’re unwilling, I won’t force you. Ye Ningwan, I, Zhan Hanjue, don’t lack women."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Ye Ningwan: "..."

Was she being rejected?

"Grandma, do you know what Hanjue usually likes to eat?" Ye Ningwan ran to Old Mrs. Zhan to humbly seek her advice.

She really had completely offended Zhan Hanjue.

Zhan Hanjue refused to see her.

She went to find him, but was stopped at the door by Housekeeper Wu.

Housekeeper Wu looked troubled: "Young Madam, please don’t make things difficult for me. The Young Master said that you no longer have the right to enter the study, you should go back!"

Not only was she not allowed into the study, but even when she managed to see him in the living room, he walked past her with a stiff face and an expressionless look, ignoring her as if she didn’t exist.

Ye Ningwan became anxious.

How could he ignore her?

If he ignored her, who would tell her about the photos?

With no options left, Ye Ningwan had to seek help from Old Mrs. Zhan.

She had asked the servants of the Zhan family, but nobody knew Zhan Hanjue’s preferences, not even Housekeeper Wu could help.

"What does he like to eat?" Old Mrs. Zhan thought for a moment, then shook her head: "I’m not too sure either. Hanjue, this child, is never too obsessed with food, drinks, or anything else. But why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Haha, it’s nothing, just wanted to know his preferences to try and please him." Ye Ningwan explained with a forced smile.

Old Mrs. Zhan smiled and pursed her lips: "Don’t try to fool me, I’ve heard from Housekeeper Wu that you two have been having a tiff recently?"

"Grandma, I’m sorry." Ye Ningwan apologized with guilt.

Old Mrs. Zhan laughed and said: "You don’t need to apologize. You don’t know, but when I heard from Housekeeper Wu that Hanjue was so mad he wouldn’t even let you into his study, and just ignored you completely, I was actually quite happy to hear it."

Ye Ningwan: "..."

"Grandma, I thought you liked me." She complained, feeling wronged.

Zhan Hanjue ignoring her and grandma being pleased about it was really heartbreaking.

"You don’t know," Old Mrs. Zhan said earnestly, "Hanjue has always had a subdued personality. Even when his father was alive, he was always indifferent to things. It seems like nothing can stir his emotions; even if the sky falls, he wouldn’t be moved. Let alone having a tiff with someone to the point of ignoring them completely, you’re the first one. Doesn’t this seem more like human emotion? He was always like a deity before, and that’s not good, it worried me."

"Am I really the first person to make him angry?" Ye Ningwan was surprised.

How did she get so unlucky?

Old Mrs. Zhan said: "He likes you, that’s why you can make him angry. If it were someone unrelated, he wouldn’t get angry with them. So, if you want to please him, use a woman’s way to do so, he won’t stay mad at you forever."

Like her?

How could that be?

When you like someone, you can’t help but give all your tenderness to them, how could that be Zhan Hanjue’s attitude towards her?

"Grandma, please teach me." Ye Ningwan pleaded pitifully.

Whether he likes her or not could wait, first she needed a way to calm him down.

Old Mrs. Zhan shook her head: "This is something that’s understood but not expressed, you have to figure it out yourself."

Ye Ningwan pouted, grandma was too stingy, not even willing to point her in the right direction.

Since she was young, she only knew how to study medical books, dissecting a corpse would be fine for her, but researching men’s interests? That’s not something she’s good at.

"Ningning, how’s it going? Did you get the stuff?"

That evening, Wu Taotao called to ask about the progress.

Ye Ningwan gritted her teeth and said angrily: "You still have the nerve to speak, I asked you to find the stuff for me, why did you give it to Zhan Hanjue?"

"What, he opened it? How could he do that, I clearly told him it was your stuff, he’s not allowed to open it." Wu Taotao complained.

Ye Ningwan closed her eyes, she didn’t want to argue with him anymore.

"Now he’s angry and won’t talk to me. But I have things to ask him, if he won’t talk to me, how can I ask? You better think of a way to help me please him."

"Buy him good food," Wu Taotao suggested.

Ye Ningwan coldly snorted: "I asked their family servants and his grandmother, he’s not interested in food, drinks, clothing, or anything."

"Then buy him fun things?" Wu Taotao suggested again.

Ye Ningwan sneered: "Do you think someone like Zhan Hanjue would enjoy fun things? Transformers or remote-controlled cars?"

"True, he looks cold and stern, probably doesn’t like fun. Then I don’t know, besides these, I can’t think of anything else." Wu Taotao said in frustration.

Ye Ningwan said: "Old Mrs. Zhan said to please him with a woman’s way, Taotao, what do you think a woman’s way is?"

Wu Taotao shrieked: "I know! I’ll immediately package all the Mary Sue novels I’ve read and send them to you, read them carefully and you’ll understand what a woman’s way is."

Ye Ningwan: "..."

Soon, she received Wu Taotao’s package.

Opening it, there was "Devil Husband Kiss Me", "Bossy CEO Begs for a Hug", "Tonight, I’ll Go to Mount Wu with You"... Her face darkened; no wonder her grades were always poor. It turns out she spent all her time reading these kinds of books.

If the village head knew, he would probably break her legs.

Ten minutes later.

Ye Ningwan was engrossed in reading.

After about three hours, she roughly read through the first halves of a dozen books and finally concluded.

Men are afraid of clingy women, they’re all talk and no action, with a hard mouth but a soft heart.

To deal with such arrogant, cold-hearted men.

One word.

Cling.

Zhan Hanjue was staying in the study.

Feeling thirsty, he asked Housekeeper Wu to bring tea, but entering the room was Ye Ningwan.

He only raised his head when he noticed the unusual fragrance.

Seeing Ye Ningwan, his face immediately darkened, and he yelled towards the outside: "Housekeeper Wu, how are things being handled?"

Housekeeper Wu came in, looking troubled: "Young Master, it was Old Madam who instructed me not to stop Young Madam, I had no choice."

Ningwan gestured for Housekeeper Wu to go out.

With a smile, she brought the tea to him, trying to appease: "Don’t blame Housekeeper Wu, he’s just a housekeeper, he has to listen to both you and grandma. He’s quite pitiful at his age, don’t make things difficult for him."

"Get out."

Zhan Hanjue coldly scolded, not willing to say an extra word.

Ye Ningwan bit her lip.

She gritted her teeth and sat on Zhan Hanjue’s lap: "I was wrong, I really was wrong, please give me another chance. I promise, this time I won’t play tricks on you."

"Ye Ningwan, do you know what you’re doing?" Zhan Hanjue pinched her chin with one hand, staring intensely into her eyes.