Jensen burst out laughing. He didn't expect a cute little boy like him to be talking about flirting of all things.
"Little guy, you haven't told me your name yet."
"You haven't answered my question either." Gary stared at him. He looked so smart with his big cunning eyes.
"Well, it's to impress girls." Jensen didn't bother to hide anything from the mischievous boy. "My colleague said that it's easier to attract girls' attention by wearing uniforms."
"Tut-tut-tut--" Gary sighed with a regretful look. He looked at Jensen and said, "You are clearly not having confidence in yourself. Even if you wear a uniform, you can't attract girls with good personalities if you're lacking self-confidence."
"Gh!" Jensen was stunned for a moment.
The child's words were on point.
Although it was not very pleasant to hear, it seemed to make sense.
There was nothing he could say to refute it.
"You actually look good." Gary looked at him from head to toe. "If only you're confident enough. Wearing uniforms to impress girls? It's just too dumb."
"Oh..." Jensen laughed again. He found it funny that his problems were being pointed out by this little
one. Fascinated, he said, "Little guy, why don't you teach me some of your tricks?"
"Come over." Gary crooked his little finger.
Jensen was puzzled. "What's that?"
"Stupid!" Little Gary frowned, his actions clearly resembling Heinz Jones.
Jensen gaped at him.
"What kind of girls do you want to impress?" Seeing Jensen's clueless face, Gary spelled it out to him.
"Oh..." Jensen quickly came to his senses and said with a smile, "She is a girl who I hurt deeply many years ago. Even now she resents me."
"Once bitten, twice shy." Gary pouted his lips and said, "Your chance for reconciliation is pretty small."
Having been blown away by him, Jensen said, "What are you saying, kid?"
Jensen found it unbelievable that the kid was showing maturity well beyond his age.
"I was saying the truth," Gary replied. He lifted his head and fixed his eyes on Jensen's. "Do you have a child?" He asked in a serious tone.
With a complicated look on his face, Jensen blurted out, "Child? What child?"
"Well..." Gary shrugged and continued, "There is no chance for reconciliation if you don't have a child with her. After hurting her ages ago, now you want to win her back? Do you expect her to come back to you while you are wearing your uniform as a way to hide your complete lack of self-confidence?"
Jensen was speechless.
He couldn't hold his head up after hearing what the kid said.
"You don't have much confidence, do you? What makes you think that the girl will reconcile with you if you're like that?" Gary looked at him with clear eyes. "Am I right?"
Silence. Nothing came out from Jensen's mouth.
"It seems that you have already figured out the outcome." Little Gary pouted, "Since fate brings us together, why don't I give you a suggestion?"
"What suggestion do you have?" Jensen asked.
Proudly, Gary said, "Just force yourself upon her!"
Jensen was dumbstruck.
"Women love domineering men," the kid said nonchalantly, as if this was a fact of life.
Just like mommy, who adored Heinz so much that she was willing to suck venom out of his snakebite. What attracted her was his dominance.
Jensen let out a smile while shaking his head, "Kid, where did you learn all this? Where are your parents?"
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