Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 797 - 802

Chapter 797: 802

Anton came back, and not the next day but past midnight.

Most people had already gone to rest, and Yang Yi was no exception, but upon learning that Anton returned late at night, he immediately got out of bed and ran to the living room to greet him.

"How come you’re back so soon?"

Anton glanced at Yang Yi and thought for a moment before saying, "Don’t spy on me anymore."

A somewhat guilty Yang Yi chuckled and said, "It won’t happen again. We just wanted to see how severe your so-called psychological trauma was. From my perspective, your friend... she might be slightly older, but she’s not a psychological trauma, is she? On the contrary, she’s quite charming. There’s a specific term for women like her, cougar."

Anton hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "That’s right, she’s a good woman, passionate and intoxicating."

Yang Yi smiled, and as he was about to speak, Anton stared at him and asked, "Do you like cougars?"

After a pause, Yang Yi shook his head vigorously and said, "What are you talking about?"

"From your expression, I can tell. I understand now why you don’t like Kate and Xiao Ran; they’re not your type."

Yang Yi angrily said, "What nonsense, who said I don’t like them? My problem is I like both of them, damn, this isn’t what I wanted to talk about."

Anton patted Yang Yi’s shoulder lightly and then pointed to a nearby sofa and said, "Sit."

As if possessed, Yang Yi sat down, and Anton took a seat beside him and whispered, "Know what your problem is?"

"Where?"

"You are too thin-skinned."

"But, but..."

"No buts, are you saying Xiao Ran is too dominant?"

"Yes!"

"You’re saying you can’t bear to hurt Kate?"

"Yes, but..."

"You mean to say dating two women at the same time is against your morals?"

"Of course! And..."

"You want to say you desire both women, but doing so might ultimately cost you both?"

"..."

"Go on, say it."

"What else is there to say when you’ve said it all?"

Anton shook his head and spoke softly, "You’re wrong, first of all, you shouldn’t confine yourself with society’s moral standards. What kind of people are we? We’ll never get married, never lead normal lives. When we wake up every morning, we don’t even know if our next sleep will be eternal.

Everything we do is illegal; every single act is a crime, then how can you be so strict with yourself when it comes to relationships?"

Yang Yi spoke gravely, "Don’t twist the truth, it’s not a morality issue, it’s about love."

Anton smiled and shook his head, "No, it’s not a morality issue, nor is it about love. It’s about capability. The root of the problem is that what I can do, you cannot. You can make both women fall in love with you, but you can’t make them accept each other’s presence, and I can, so admit it, it’s a capability issue."

Yang Yi was rendered speechless.

Anton sighed softly and said, "Actually, you learn very quickly, you pick up everything fast, now let me teach you how to handle women, it’s really quite simple, just remember the following principles, be bold..."

Yang Yi disdainfully said, "Be bold, meticulous, and have thick skin, right? Who doesn’t know these clichéd so-called secrets?"

Anton smiled and said, "The first three traits indeed everyone knows, but what you don’t know is what comes next."

Yang Yi was startled and asked, "What is it?"

Anton said with a calm demeanor, "That’s not the attitude you should have when asking for advice."

Yang Yi sincerely pleaded, "Anton, please teach me."

Anton slowly said, "Being bold, meticulous, and having thick skin are just the basic psychological qualities, what’s more important is you must understand what a woman wants and be able to give her what she needs, this is the most crucial point."

"Like what?"

"Kate needs a sense of security, a sense of belonging, she can’t leave you now, so you really don’t have to do much, she just can’t accept another woman’s presence, so you just need to snap your fingers, and she would be willing to do anything for you."

Yang Yi was somewhat annoyed and said, "Hey, don’t talk about Kate like that."

Anton continued to smile and said, "Xiao Ran is more complicated, she likes you, but not head over heels in love with you. The reason might be because you’re handsome, it might be because of your shared experiences, or something else, but that doesn’t matter. What’s important is, without Kate, she would already be your girlfriend. But with Kate present, she will never step from liking you to loving you, so you need to make Xiao Ran fall in love with you."

"How do you know?"

Anton pointed to his own eyes and said, "I can obviously see it, so do you know what Xiao Ran needs?"

"Xiao Ran wants to become the strongest shooter!"

"No, that’s not the point, you can’t help her become the strongest shooter. Let me tell you what Xiao Ran needs. Xiao Ran is strong-willed, competitive, she can’t tolerate sharing you with Kate, but have you noticed Xiao Ran is actually very lonely? So, all you need to do is accompany her, do everything she wants to do, look at her with tender eyes, tell her you love her with sincerity, that’s enough. Once she irresistibly falls in love with you, once both women love you, they will compromise, they will gradually forget their own principles, and for the sake of another woman, they will pretend not to see."

Yang Yi took a deep breath and said, "Anton, you are truly a master of relationships."

Anton smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Yang Yi sternly said, "I spit! This isn’t a compliment, it’s sarcasm. I don’t care how you treat women, Black Devil taught you how to deal with women to gather intelligence, you seem to understand women, but they are just tools you can use. You understand women but you have no love! I don’t understand women, but I have someone I love, I will never use your methods on the person I love!"

Anton looked at Yang Yi in astonishment and said, "You..."

"You, what you? I’m telling you, right now I don’t know what to do, so I’m doing nothing, but I know what is right and wrong! Okay, I wanted to ask you if you had made any gains, not for you to play some relationship guru!"

Anton slowly exhaled, and Yang Yi, all ears, heard an almost inaudible cold snort, then his heart finally settled.

"Now, let’s discuss how to get Mark Schappo back!"

After he exclaimed loudly, Yang Yi leaned in close to Anton and whispered, "You bastard, trying to trick me? Humph, I just knew you weren’t so benevolent!"