Chapter 225 - 223: The Earth-Shattering Simp

Chapter 225: Chapter 223: The Earth-Shattering Simp

"What about Man C?" Zhang Zhe eagerly awaited Sakura’s final option.

"Well, Man C’s personal circumstances aren’t as good as the first two. As for his looks... you could say he’s not ugly."

"He’s just a regular office worker, and I wouldn’t say he’s particularly capable."

"His family background is similar to mine, so our spending habits are pretty much aligned. There’s basically no conflict there."

"The thing I’m struggling with about Man C is that he’s a genuinely good person. He takes everything I say to heart, even things I mention offhand."

"For example?"

Zhang Zhe could already tell that this Man C had to be a simp. If he wasn’t, he’d have no advantage whatsoever over Man A and Man B.

"How does he treat you well?"

"Well, for instance, I once mentioned offhand that I always forget to charge my phone, so it often dies when I’m out."

"The very next day, he bought a power bank and brought it to me."

"Another time, I mentioned I was jealous when my coworker’s boyfriend sent her roses for her birthday, and that it must feel amazing."

"That same night, he was waiting for me downstairs with a bouquet of flowers."

"And then there was the time my friends and I went hiking without an umbrella. A huge storm rolled in, and we were trapped in a cave. He took time off work just to bring me an umbrella..."

[Don’t tell me she was hiking with Man A or B, got trapped, and then called Man C to come rescue her?]

[Holy shit! The ultimate simp!]

[This Man C is a disgrace to men. Should we revoke his man card?]

[He’s simping that hard? Now I’m curious what this Sakura girl looks like.]

[I get the feeling this girl doesn’t even like C. She just hasn’t been simped for this hard in a while and can’t bear to let it go.]

"You remember all these nice things Man C has done, but I get the feeling you don’t actually like him."

Zhang Zhe’s expression was complex.

"It’s obvious from the way you talk. You don’t even seem to rate Man C as highly as Man B, even though C has clearly spent more money on you. Why is that?"

"I don’t know," the girl said, troubled. "Man C is a really, really good person, but I just don’t feel any spark with him at all."

"I’ve tried spending time with him one-on-one, going shopping, seeing movies... He treats me so well, but I just can’t bring myself to like him."

"Hold on..." Zhang Zhe held up a hand to stop her. "When you met Man C, had you already known Man B for a while?"

"I’d known B for a little longer, yes."

"Then it’s a lost cause," Zhang Zhe said with a smile. "Man C could be reborn a hundred times and still never master the kind of game that playboy B uses to get inside a woman’s head."

"You met Man B first. After that, no matter how attentive Man C is, it’s going to be hard for you to feel a spark."

Sakura’s situation was all too common among women. Many girls like her had come to his stream before, their entire value systems warped after dating a wealthy ex.

The difference was that the previous girls had their views on material things warped; for Sakura, it was her views on love.

Zhang Zhe seized the opportunity to share some wisdom with the guys in his stream:

"All you brothers in the chat should understand now. Why do so many dating gurus advise against giving a woman your absolute all?"

"Because no matter how well you treat her, you’ll never measure up to the one she’s decided in her heart is the one who ’gets’ her."

"This Man C caters to her every need, 24/7. He’s one step short of carrying her to and from work on his back, but it’s completely useless. He can’t even compete with a two-timing player who insists on splitting the bill on dates."

[Thanks, Brother Zhang! I see the light!]

[If you ask me, she’s just twisted. If Man C acted all aloof and ignored her, she’d probably fall for him.]

[Simps never prosper. This fits my worldview perfectly. Love to see it.]

[Women are emotional creatures. Man B caters to her emotional needs, while Man C is still stuck on the material level. Of course he can’t compete.]

[I mean, what do you expect? Do the guys in this stream really think women only care about money? We only settle for rich guys when we can’t find someone who actually understands us.]

"Let Man C go, miss," Zhang Zhe told Sakura bluntly. "If you genuinely think he’s a good guy, then be clear with him. Tell him you’ve never had feelings for him."

"Don’t keep dropping hints for him to buy you this and that. The poor idiot probably thinks you’re testing him, giving him a chance to prove himself."

"Of course, if you’re just playing games like Man B, then you can ignore everything I just said."

"But streamer, I’m still torn," the girl said, a bit defensively. "I talked to my mom about this, and she actually recommended I choose Man C."

"She said Man B wasn’t even worth considering."

"As for Man A, my mom thinks that if he’s this concerned about money while dating, things will only get more difficult after marriage."

"Not necessarily," Zhang Zhe said, shaking his head. "Your mother might not be very familiar with men from here."

"A lot of guys here actually have this concept called a ’wife fund.’ It means they work hard and save up specifically for the purpose of getting married. That money is meant to be spent when they take a wife."

"So you could ask Man A what he’s actually saving his money for, and whether he plans to invest it in your future life as a married couple."

Zhang Zhe was, in a way, speaking up for Man A.

"Guys like that are usually willing to spend money on their wife and kids, but not on a woman they’re not in a serious relationship with. I think that makes them good marriage material."

"Are men from Huaxia really like that?" Sakura was a little confused. "But Man C isn’t like that."

"We aren’t even officially in a relationship, but he’s already incredibly generous with me, completely different from Man A."

[See! This is why simps never prosper! These idiots are ruining the market for everyone.]

[We should all just be like the Japanese and go Dutch on everything. Then we wouldn’t have all this drama.]

[Don’t kid yourself. Even if you try to go Dutch, some brain-dead guy will always step up to cover the whole bill, just to compete for priority mating rights.]

[Can’t be helped. We guys aren’t a united front.]

[Hahaha, as a woman, reading these comments is curing my depression.]

Hearing Sakura’s words, Zhang Zhe felt a sense of helplessness, and he even started to regret having discussed C at all.

However, from the perspective of being responsible to his client, having the girl cut ties with Man C immediately was indeed the most decent thing to do. Not only was she toying with the man’s feelings, but it was also clouding her own judgment.

"Let’s set Man C’s situation aside for now. He’s like a traditional man straight out of the last century."

"Since you feel absolutely no spark for him, would you really be willing to spend the rest of your life with him?"

"I don’t think I could, but my mother says that’s not important." Sakura’s answer was surprising, yet perfectly in line with the culture of her country. "My mother told me she wasn’t that fond of my father either."

"She says that’s just how marriage is. If everyone just married the person they liked most, well... I’d be with a guy like B, but he’s obviously not marriage material."