I arranged a marriage for you, not made you invincible under a disguise.

Not long after, Shen Sixi was invited to the tea room.

Norris, deeply concerned for his teacher, asked earnestly:

"Do you know of any ancient and powerful methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine that could restore my teacher's sense of smell?"

Clark sighed.

"Useless Norris, I've tried everything, even consulted a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, but that medicine is too bitter, and after drinking it—"

“We can give it a try,” Shen Sixi suddenly said, causing Clark to look up in surprise.

Norris asked hopefully, "Really?"

“Yes, I happen to know a miracle doctor.” Shen Sixi took a small box out of her pocket and handed it to Clark.

"This is the medicine she gave me."

Clark looked distressed. "The Chinese medicine is too bitter. I don't want to drink it anymore."

Shen Sixi opened the box, inside was a delicate, round little pill.

"It's not bitter, you can just swallow it with water."

Clark had no reason to refuse, and he accepted it with some skepticism.

Norris had thoughtfully brought Clark a glass of water, which he tilted his head back and drank.

"Miss Shen, will my teacher be able to smell it after taking this medicine?"

Shen Sixi glanced at the book beside her. "That should be enough. It should be effective in half an hour."

Clark smacked his lips. He hadn't tasted anything, and he didn't feel anything unusual in his body.

Will his sense of smell be restored?

Clark greatly admires and respects Shen Sixi's perfumery skills.

But he still couldn't quite believe it when it came to this matter.

Norris stood by, diligently counting down the countdown.

Shen Sixi and Clark chatted idly.

Half an hour later, the moment to witness a miracle arrived.

Norris brought over a bottle of rose essential oil. "Teacher, would you like to smell it?"

“It’s no use.” Clark opened the cork without much hope and brought the bottle close to his nose.

At that moment, he froze.

God, God, he thought he would never smell anything again in his life.

Even if it smells bad or is pungent, he would rather suffer than feel a thing.

But now, he was surprised to smell the rich and intense fragrance of roses again after a long time.

The miraculous fireworks suddenly struck his head, leaving only a dazzling blankness.

Clark took a long time to recover, then looked at Shen Sixi with excitement, his voice trembling.

"Miss Shen, it works! This pill really works! It's amazing, it's amazing!"

Clark lost his composure for a moment.

His sense of smell was so important to him that he would even trade his own eyes and limbs for it.

Norris was also very excited.

"Traditional Chinese medicine is indeed powerful."

Clark corrected him, "It's because Miss Shen knows such a powerful doctor! My God, do you know how many famous doctors I've consulted?"

We've exhausted all kinds of instruments, methods, and medicines.

His hopeless sense of smell was miraculously restored in just half an hour by such a tiny pill.

However, Shen Sixi quickly poured cold water on the idea.

“Mr. Clark, your sense of smell has only been temporarily restored; this pill cannot cure your problem.”

"Once I've contacted that miracle doctor, you can come to China for treatment."

Clark was so grateful he was almost speechless.

Shen Sixi left him two more pills.

Each one can maintain his sense of smell for one to two months.

Clark's gaze towards Shen Sixi changed again.

If before it was just appreciation and joy.

They're now completely devoted to each other.

……

Norris was also very grateful to Shen Sixi for having a way to save his teacher.

However, he still found it hard to accept that he had lost to Shen Sixi.

Before leaving the tea room, he begged Mr. Clark to play back the video of their match for him.

In the video, Shen Sixi handles the subject with the grace and fluidity of a work of art, making every gesture a pleasure to behold.

Her fingers were beautiful and clean, and she held the instrument more steadily than he did.

The timing for each step was precise, with no errors whatsoever.

It's like a precise machine that transcends the limitations of the human brain, capable of achieving theoretically unbelievable perfection.

As Norris watched, his fists clenched tighter and tighter.

Finally, he let go, completely convinced of his defeat.

He walked up to Shen Sixi and lowered his head to admit it.

"You are much better than me."

Shen Sixi smiled nonchalantly, "You can do it if you practice enough."

Norris was slightly confused. Had he not tried hard enough?

Among all his fellow students, he was clearly the most diligent and hardworking.

Aside from eating and sleeping, he devoted all his time to practicing perfumery.

But now she says he hasn't practiced enough.

So how much practice did she actually do?

Could it be that she appears lazy and laid-back, but secretly puts in a lot of hard work?

Norris imagined many things, and the way he looked at Shen Sixi gradually changed.

He continued to walk out of the tea room as if he had lost his soul.

Shen Sixi turned around generously and said, "Alright, we've bothered you for a day, it's time for us to go."

She tossed the coin in her hand, her back view leisurely.

The setting sun reflected off the coin, its light dazzling Norris's eyes.

"Wait." Norris caught up with Shen Sixi and said, looking down, "I'll go with you."

Everyone:?

Norris straightened his back again and accepted his fate with equanimity.

"I lost to you, and I accept my defeat. From now on, everything I have belongs to you."

Shen Sixi raised her palm. "I said I only want this coin."

“Master, it is precisely because of your magnanimous and noble character that I am even more determined to follow you and not to renege on my promise.”

Shen Tu Mo felt inexplicably annoyed by Norris's sincere gaze and the unusually smooth way he said "master."

"Are you trying to cling to us?"

Norris's gaze met his for a moment before shifting away. "Mr. Shentu, this has nothing to do with you. This is just a bet between my master and me."

Shen Tu Mo frowned. "But she already said she doesn't need it—"

"Hey, stop arguing," Shen Sixi interrupted their argument, saying with a smile.

"It's rare to find someone like Norris who keeps his word, so let him come with me."

Norris looked at Shen Sixi with deep emotion, his expression no different from that of someone who had been sold out but was still grateful that the other party had given him the opportunity to help count the money.

Shen Sixi said goodbye to Clark and arranged to meet again in China.

Clark didn't seem to care that his star student had run off with someone else.

Instead, he patted Norris on the shoulder and told him to work hard with Shen Sixi.

Shen Tu Mo: ...

I can't understand what kind of evil has possessed these two, master and disciple.

On the way back, Shen Tu Mo beckoned Shen Tu Rong to his side and whispered a few words in his ear.

When Norris was not around, Shen Tu Rong took the opportunity to ask:

"Sister Xi, how can you be so kind? Norris looked down on you so much before and deliberately provoked you, and you were willing to only accept one coin from him even after he lost?"

"Of course I don't want to, and it's not that good either."

Shen Sixi smiled like a fox, "It's all a routine. If I didn't say those things on purpose, how could he be so devoted to me?"

Shen Sixi is not a good person.

She would never let go of a long-term supply of free labor offered to her.

However, a simple idiom was used to encourage people to work harder in the future.

The idiom is called—

Play hard to get.