Ski Into Love (Hush, the king is hibernating) [Requested]

Part 118

Chapter 118: Unchanged

In "How to Conquer a Handsome Big Shot," Chapter 1, Section 1, let's highlight an important point—

Big shots are well-known and have extremely strong self-esteem. They might appear indifferent or nonchalant when praised, but remember, no one in the world dislikes hearing compliments about themselves.

If someone does, they're probably not right in the head.

When necessary, you can point at a video of Shaun White (or other appropriate figures for different circles, like Shaquille O'Neal for basketball, Messi for soccer, or Bolt for running) and say innocently: "I think this move is about on par with what you just did... Well, I'm an outsider, so what do I know?"

Wei Zhi had done exactly that.

While taking professional all-mountain and flatland lessons from Lao Yan, she still watched her boyfriend's videos when reviewing her lessons at night in bed—

If she had mentioned this herself, it might have seemed like a deliberate attempt to flatter.

But when her phone accidentally fell on his foot, allowing him to discover that she valued his skills above the professionals and had been doing so for some time...

Naturally, it put him in a good mood.

When had Shan Chong ever voluntarily offered to select his videos for someone to study? At most, he'd say—

"They're all on the short video platform, go find them yourself."

At that moment, what he wanted to offer wasn't just videos, but his completely satisfied and tamed manly pride, along with his devotion.

Thinking back, whether it was when she temporarily learned box props for the goggle team competition or when she started learning all-mountain basics, Wei Zhi might have initially stood on the slope with her hands on her hips, questioning his teaching ability and refusing to follow his instructions, complete with pouting, tantrums, and everything in between...

But from beginning to end, she had never said that Shan Chong's skiing was poor or that his prop moves were subpar.

Saying he couldn't teach well was vastly different from questioning his abilities—one was a light-hearted, girlfriend-like playfulness; the other would have been truly hurtful.

Why did the otaku wife understand these nuances?

Mainly because of her broad experience.

After all, how sensitive are today's readers?

If the female lead says something too hurtful, they'll say the male lead is already struggling enough. Turn around, and they'll criticize the male lead's behavior as deserving a grand funeral, saying the female lead would be better off marrying a pig.

The author might think the couple just had a small argument, but the comment section would immediately fill with "Maybe this manga should just end with a bad ending," followed by numerous agreements...

At first, Wei Zhi couldn't understand why readers of her small 18+ manga would demand a bad ending just because a sexual position wasn't entirely considerate of the female lead's pleasure—

The otaku wife had once been devastated by this.

Over time, she became numb to it. She even gained new insights into various human trigger points.

Sometimes, before drawing a potentially controversial sexual position or dialogue, she would hesitate, delete, and revise...

In the end, she would replace the same action or dialogue with a gentler, more tactful, and unassailable version before publishing.