Tremaine's lips twitched.
He loved Yesseca.
He loved her very much.
But he still found this very troublesome.
Matthew smiled and said, "All I've really told you tonight is that whenever she gets in a bad mood, you need to pay more attention to the small details. It's not as difficult as it sounds."
Tremaine asked, "Is this how you usually behave with your own family?"
"Yes, that's right."
Tremaine carefully studied Matthew's face then clicked his tongue in wonder, "It's a miracle that you still look so young."
Before Matthew could respond, Tremaine added, "You've spent so much effort on that woman, yet you've maintained your youthful appearance. If I were you, I would have ended up looking like an 80-year-old man."
Matthew looked at him quietly.
He laughed.
But after thinking about it, Matthew felt that he and Tremaine had very different opinions.
They had very different personalities after all.
And people with different personalities would handle situations very differently as well. With that in mind, he decided it was best not to hold Tremaine to certain expectations. It was enough that Tremaine had grasped the general idea from his advice.
Matthew then said, "Tremaine, you're a very smart man. I think you should go home and think about this. You'll figure it out much sooner than you think."
Tremaine's eyes glistened with suspicion.
After a moment he then said, "Women really are troublesome creatures."
After saying that, Tremaine stood up then added, "Men are just the same. They clearly know that women are troublesome creatures. So long as they ignore them, things will be fine. Why do they have to be bothered by them?"
Matthew was silent.
A smile appeared on his face.
This was Tremaine's way of saying he would be going home to talk to Yesseca.
Yeah, he was a smart man, alright.
Although it took him some effort to learn about what a relationship between a man and woman was like, he managed to thoroughly grasp the concept after a reminder.
Matthew stood up as well and said, "Tremaine, there is one more thing I need to remind you about."
Tremaine felt like his head was about to explode.
He said, "Don't tell me yet. I haven't finished digesting everything you've just told you. Let me work all of that out first."
Matthew laughed.
He said, "What I want to tell you isn't about Yesseca, it's about the president of Megeland."
Tremaine froze.
Matthew lowered his voice and said, "Although you took Yesseca to dinner tonight and have successfully blocked his chances of proposing a marriage of state, he did travel all that way to Nashaland in person, which means he is very determined to succeed. I'm afraid this won't be an easy thing to settle."
Pausing for a moment, Matthew then whispered. "Forming an alliance with Megeland is a very big deal for Nashaland. Same goes for Megeland. The president of Megeland will not give this up easily." Tremaine's eyes filled with anger.
He knew that Matthew was an excellent businessman. He was one of the top businessmen in the world for managing the Perry Group. But now he realized that Matthew wasn't just an excellent businessman, he was also very aware of how things were politically in the country.
Tremaine began to appreciate Matthew even more.
If he was willing to enter into politics, Matthew would be a very reliable ally!
"I understand what you mean." Tremaine whispered back, "Don't worry, since I've decided to be with Yesseca, I will handle it."
Matthew nodded at Tremaine.
He knew that Tremaine would have his own ways of solving this, so he didn't say anything else.
Matthew then said, "Well then Tremaine, we should take our leave."
Tremaine suddenly reached out his hand and patted Matthew on the shoulder. "Matthew, I rarely meet anyone who gets along with me. You are the first, I admire you very much."
Matthew looked at Tremaine and smiled. "Oh Tremaine, it's a pity then that I have to disagree with you on that."
Tremaine was quiet.
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