Pan Ge rolled her eyes.

If you're not clueless, then there are no greenhorns in the world.

She racked her brain, trying to put up a struggle.

But then Zhao Anni made the final call, "Alright, that's settled. Tomorrow evening you invite Han Lie over to our house, and we'll treat him to a homemade feast!"

Sigh...

I'm defeated...

Pan Ge looked bewildered, her delicate little face scrunched up, utterly dejected as if life held no more appeal.

"Remember, tomorrow night at 6 o'clock, you make sure to contact him. Mom will prepare a big feast for you two~~~"

"I know..." Pan Ge replied listlessly, pouting as she staggered upstairs.

The couple watched her retreating figure until she vanished, then exchanged a look, both wearing expressions of concern.

"Old Pan, you're right, the situation is indeed a bit worrisome."

"That's for sure!" Old Pan nodded vigorously. "Han Lie is the only boy who's gotten close to her, and yet she still resists so much when we mention inviting him over for dinner!"

Zhao Anni also felt a headache coming on.

"It's natural for humans to feel attraction to the opposite sex when they hit puberty. We've always been open-minded about this, never forbidding her from dating early, only teaching her to protect herself. But over the years, now that her adolescence is nearly over, she's still uninterested in boys... This can't go on!"

"Ah!!" Old Pan heaved a heavy sigh, the very image of a father with a heart full of worry.

"In other families, parents are terrified their daughters will start dating early, guarding them strictly from middle school until university. We didn't have that worry initially, and even bragged about it to our old friends. Look where that's gotten us now!"

"Old Pan, we can't just sit around waiting for doom!" Zhao Anni clenched her fist determinedly, filled with fighting spirit.

Pan Shengwu's mind was all muddled, and he stared blankly. "Haven't I already been creating opportunities for Han Lie? What more can we do?"

"We need to first analyze why our baby isn't interested in boys, then we can prescribe the right remedy!"

"Oh oh, you do the analysis. I'll chime in!"

Zhao Anni nodded and began to recollect the past.

The two of them discussed fervently for a while, full of energy but with meager results. Their efforts were so pointless they could have circled the Earth.

This just goes to show that children's education and mutual understanding are truly difficult challenges. And it has nothing to do with whether a family is wealthy or not.

As a couple, Pan Shengwu and Zhao Anni were quite open-minded. They often had heart-to-heart talks with Pan Ge and were, by all accounts, exemplary parents. But Pan Ge had a reserved character; she was precocious, sensible, level-headed, and deep. This made it very difficult for her parents to understand what she was thinking. Because of her maturity, the couple trusted her completely and thus hardly ever worried about her.

Now, suddenly confronted with a "problem," they were at a loss for what to do, feeling completely dumbfounded.

In fact, the so-called "Pan Ge has never been interested in boys" would be more accurately described as—Pan Ge isn't interested in boys her own age.

Her mental maturity came too early, much earlier than that of the average girl. Scientific research indicates that girls typically reach psychological maturity earlier than boys of the same age due to earlier physical development. And due to family factors, Pan Ge matured even earlier and faster.

When she was in junior high, those monkey-like boys seemed like little kids to her. By the time she reached high school, those peacock-like boys were even more annoyingly immature in her eyes.

So, it's not that she never fantasized about anyone; it's just that the only ones who could vaguely spark her interest were the mature uncles from TV dramas. How could she chat about such thoughts with her mom? Thus, she simply maintained her calm and depth, showing disdain for all her parents' probes about early dating.

If things had progressed normally, she would likely have started dating after graduating from college and entering society. At that point, she would have had the opportunity to meet more mature, uncle-type men.

But then, an unforeseen event occurred—

Xi Luting, pushed to the brink by that Damn Thing, had, in a reckless act of self-destruction, caused a major scandal by exposing everything. And Old Pan just happened to witness it all...

Without previously considering this direction, the couple was suddenly alarmed. The more they observed Pan Ge, the odder she seemed. Consequently, in their concern, they didn't dare broach the subject openly with her.

As for Pan Ge, not even in her wildest dreams did she anticipate such a development! She was worried her parents would misunderstand her relationship with Han Lie. She never imagined that they actually wished she would get involved with him—perhaps in two ways, three ways, or even more...

It can only be said that fate toys with people.

When Han Lie, the reborn butterfly, began to flap his wings, the fates of everyone around him were bound to change. Some fates changed for the better, others for the worse.

In the end, blame that Damn Thing!

「Damn Thing: No, no, the Pandora's box was opened by Yu Yun.」

Well then, blame the great Naiyun!

...

Pan Ge stomped back to her 80-something-square-meter bedroom and agonized over her phone for a good while.

What's done is done; there's no avoiding it.

But exactly how should she explain this to Han Lie?

After much hesitation, she decided to keep up the act.

After all, you don't know the role I played in the marketing plan!

She opened WeChat and typed out a message rapidly.

"Damn Thing, congratulations on getting the championship in the first week of the competition!"

To distance herself, she deliberately made it sound very impolite, as if she was still angry with him.

Ah, I really am a clever child!

...

When Han Lie saw this message, he was mooching off Xi Luting's dinner.

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