Others with weak abilities are cannon fodder; she has a way to save them.
But the First Senior Brother is considered a prodigy, establishing his Foundation at seven and breaking through the Fourth Rank at fifteen. Now he's twenty and already at the Sixth Rank. Although he can't compare to the male lead, who is expected to break through the Tenth Rank at twenty, he's already outstanding among his peers.
Precisely because of this, he's a bit arrogant and aloof, which is why he developed some romantic notions after encountering the female lead.
In this novel, the outstanding men have more or less a "romantic brain." To completely eradicate his romantic notions, Jiang Lai could only keep knocking down his confidence, so he wouldn't dare entertain those chaotic thoughts.
Whether this tactic worked, Jiang Lai didn't know, but the First Senior Brother's self-esteem was certainly greatly damaged.
