Sigma_Chad
Author, this part could be better. It looks so forced. Chu yuechan poisons the beast. Mc says he's disgusted by her, then changes his mind when she says she regrets it and can pay him anything. You pity the poor monster? Your reaction to her being a cruel woman? What happened to all that? It's so obvious that he immediately does a 180 here and uses illness as an excuse to get closer to her... Of course the story is good and here can be attributed to Mc's inexperience with women. I would just like to point out that his behavior here is a bit inconsistent and illogical.
I see. I apologise for the confusion. I was indeed trying to make him seem like a saint. Maybe the next chapter will clear it. Sorry about that.
Lol1san:No, I know, author. It just bothered me that even though Mc was not happy with Chu yuechan's behavior here (for acting) he still wanted to treat her. At least he could have put her in a desperate situation to do so. After all, helping a woman he just met could be interpreted as him being a good person. But when he sees her true nature (acting) and condemns her, there is still no reason for him to help her. Unless of course the man is a bodhissatva. After all, who would help an unfamiliar, cruel(!) woman? Especially his indifference but his insistence on proving it to her is very suspicious. Of course, maybe you could try a conquest route here, like in Chinese novels. He didn't manage to be 'indifferent' by far but it could have been a more dominant president or a direct first yun che route. Mc seems to be going more improvised without much planning and not knowing what to say.