[And why is he being asked this..? His first instinct is to shrug it off, not wanting anything to do with Xie Lian's other 'activities', but he supposes on further thought that he might as well give the honest answer that he suspects the other man believes he might get from him.]
If you're not good at playing coy, don't play coy. You'll only make yourself look foolish. ['Earnest' is definitely a word he would have used to describe the man if asked. It suits him better.] People pretending to be something they're not will always get found out eventually.
[He pauses for another bite, then swallows.]
You will never be able to please everyone. Don't try to.
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Date: 2024-02-03 09:32 pm (UTC)I see.
[And why is he being asked this..? His first instinct is to shrug it off, not wanting anything to do with Xie Lian's other 'activities', but he supposes on further thought that he might as well give the honest answer that he suspects the other man believes he might get from him.]
If you're not good at playing coy, don't play coy. You'll only make yourself look foolish. ['Earnest' is definitely a word he would have used to describe the man if asked. It suits him better.] People pretending to be something they're not will always get found out eventually.
[He pauses for another bite, then swallows.]
You will never be able to please everyone. Don't try to.