Chapter 165 “Girls chasing after boys is really not that different from guys chasing after girls. Invest in his interest and hang in there. Your efforts will see you through . He’s bound to say yes if you keep asking him out.”
Elisa gave it a thought before replying, “I know I should persevere and stick with it. To be honest, my sister-in law initiated the first move on my brother. I saw the whole thing. My brother was like Mr. York at the time – lofty, detached, and unconcerned.
“My sister-in-law was all over my brother every day and eventually wore my brother down with her persistence. There was a time my sister-in-law wanted to give up and stopped turning up anywhere near my brother. The surprising thing was that my brother got used to her being around. Her absence and intention to back out of his life turned him to being more forward with his feelings.
“Now my brother’s known in Wiltspoon for worshiping the ground his wife walks on.”
Elisa was most envious of her brother and sister-in-law’s marriage. It started off tough when her sister-in-law went after her brother, just like what Elisa was experiencing now. However, her brother got it bad for her sister-in-law thereafter,
After marriage, her brother remained crazy about her sister-in-law.
It never occurred to Serenity that the wife of Stone Group’s CEO initiated the courtship and won her man’s heart in the end. Serenity said with a smile. “Your sister in-law is a successful example. You should get the know how from her.”
“She won’t help me now because my brother told her not to. She tried to fight for me, but since my family won’t budge, my sister-in-law simply went with the flow.”
Serenity gave Elisa a sympathetic look.
An heiress of a wealthy family probably did not have much of a say in her marriage.
Serenity heard that many marriages among the rich and powerful were arranged.
“What does he like? You could give him that as a gift every day. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Present him with different food every day. Keep going even if he shuts you out and embarrasses you. He might accept you one day.
“You mentioned that your brother got used to having your sister-in-law around. He only realized he couldn’t be without her when your sister-in-law walked away. Well, isn’t that an idea too?
“You could also create some intentional coincidences.
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