Chapter 12.2 (1/2)
Chapter Twelve (Part 2 of 2)
Over Tu Tu’s side, her website went overdrive. Enquiries from her loyal customers asked the same question – ‘Shop owner! Why are two zeros suddenly added on the end of all nightwear listings?’
‘Sorry, it was a system error. Please select your items, I’ll fix all your purchases to their original prices,’ Tu Tu replied to her loyal customers.
Tu Tu waited patiently for the biggest fish to take the bait.
But Tu Tu didn’t understand why the biggest fish suddenly logged out.
‘Unless Qin Song doesn’t want Ting Ting to wear those designs…’ Tu Tu mumbled. ‘Mmm, perhaps Qin Song wanted Ting Ting to wear more erotic designs!’
Tu Tu was inspired. She picked out a model wearing a black sheer strapless bra and underwear bundled with an edible whip. She photo shopped Ting Ting’s head onto the model’s neck. Tu Tu chuckled to herself and decided to add another zero to nightwear items. It’d teach that kid not to stop Ting Ting from contacting her!
On Qin Song’s end his body was still stiff thinking about his ‘little country bun’ in a skimpy maid outfit. In addition to the spotty red rashes on his face, there was also a bright gleam in his eyes that would have scared Ting Ting whose body was still sore from last night. Ting Ting had to cancel her planned dancing lesson to a finger painting day at her preschool.
Yuan Yi Yi was amused by Qin Song’s l.u.s.ty daze. She waved a hand in front of him. ‘Qin Song?’
The stinky witch’s fragrance from her wrist made Qin Song sneeze automatically. ‘Achoo… sorry.’
Yuan Yi Yi sat back on her chair as if she wasn’t offended. She stared at him with a seductive smile. ‘Are you allergic to me?’
Qin Song snapped out of his daze and forced a smile. ‘Your fragrance is special, it left an impression on me.’
‘I don’t mind changing it for you.’ Yuan Yi Yi said. She pa.s.sed Qin Song a tissue. ‘It’s for your loveable red nose.’
Qin Song pretended he didn’t hear Yuan Yi Yi’s flirty tone. He took the tissue from her and put it on the table. ‘Let’s get on with business. Your motivation for investing in Qin’s company is it because you’re interested in Qin’s company long term prospects or are you after Liang’s company shares?’
‘You’re more direct than I thought you would be,’ Yuan Yi Yi said.
Qin Song had a hard time supressing the image of his wife waiting for him at home in a maid’s outfit. But he realised he had to get rid of the stinky witch before he could go home and eat his wife. ‘Um, I prefer the direct approach for business. That’s why I chose you to invest in Qin’s company because of your decisiveness, compared to most of the geezers who’ll go back on their word at the eleventh hour. It’s what we have in common.’
‘You’re right, I’m an upfront person. I keep my word. That’s why I’m going to ask you a direct question…’ Yuan Yi Yi said. ‘If I told you I don’t want any of the incentives written on the investment proposal nor do I need any compensation for any breach term or condition… all I need between us is a mutual understanding, would you be up for it?’
The stinky witch didn’t break eye contact with Qin Song and her implied tone was like she was suggesting ‘let’s have coffee’ to him than discussing business. If he didn’t need the stinky witch’s cooperation then he wouldn’t have minded throwing his cold fragrant coffee onto her white dress. Yuan Yi Yi could never look appealing in white as Ting Ting did in the white dress she wore for his thirtieth birthday banquet.
‘Your offer is more direct than I thought you would be,’ Qin Song said. He lifted his left hand and pointed to the ring on his ring finger and smiled gently as he thought of Ting Ting. ‘I love my wife, she’s the best thing in my life.’
Yuan Yi Yi’s seductive smile didn’t disappear. Her eyes showed Qin Song that ‘I like these pair of high heels very much, I want to buy it and take it home to try them on.’
‘You’re such a romantic,’ Yuan Yi Yi said and laughed softly. ‘But I was talking about our long term relations.h.i.+p after you have Qin’s company nailed under your thumb. What has that got to do with anything about how much you love your wife?’
Qin Song a.s.sessed the seriousness of Yuan Yi Yi’s expression, he wasn’t convinced.
Qin Song had his childish moments but he was blessed with perfect eye sight and intuition. That was why one look at Ting Ting and he knew he found his fated love. It wasn’t hard for him to guess Yuan Yi Yi’s ulterior motive, whether it was unintentional or deliberate, she was testing the waters to see how he’d react.
Qin Song was silent for a while. ‘Miss Yuan, let’s talk about more amusing business.’
‘What?’ Yuan Yi Yi asked.
It was the second time today and in Yuan Yi Yi’s life that a man’s answer left her confused.
Qin Song’s att.i.tude wasn’t within Yuan Yi Yi’s expectations. She had planned two responses. One response ready for if he reprimanded her for implying a shady relations.h.i.+p between them and the second response ready for if he asked her to elaborate. Instead he acted like he never heard her suggest anything and continued to smile politely at her.
‘Ok, let’s talk business,’ Qin Song said.
Yuan Yi Yi still found the spotty red rashes on Qin Song’s young face loveable but she didn’t dare to continue to tease him. She recovered her composure and seriously focused on business.
Yuan Yi Yi was mesmerized by Qin Song’s intelligence and youthful appeal but her intuition said that it’d be impossible for her to play with him.
At night Han Ting Ting rubbed soothing cream on Song Song’s face but she was suspicious his spotty red rashes didn’t disappear as quickly as his doctor said it would.
‘Song Song, your face swelled up a bit more,’ Han Ting Ting whispered.
She gently rubbed another layer of cream on his face and felt a little depressed.
Qin Song hugged Ting Ting’s waist and his hands shamelessly caressed her body. ‘I was in the same place with the special fragrance the whole day, I nearly suffocated and fainted today from holding in my breath too long.’
Song Song was using a sulky tone but Han Ting Ting wasn’t in a happy mood to console him. ‘Was it a female client? She wore heavy perfume?’
‘It wasn’t heavy. It was a special fragrance and she was a special person too,’ Qin Song said.
Qin Song meant special as in a special nuisance! He couldn’t wait until the stinky witch flew on her broomstick, far away from his nose.
Qin Song lifted his head for Ting Ting to rub another layer of cream on his face. He closed his eyes and enjoyed her cool touch. In his heart he could see his wife’s gentle look as she rubbed the cream on him. He didn’t have room to think deeply about what she was asking and answered her questions carelessly.
‘Um,’ Han Ting Ting whispered.
A special female client? Han Ting Ting finish rubbing the cream on Song Song’s face and he locked himself in his study room to work. He’d been busy with work lately, most nights he barely touched his dinner or slept. She understood it was a critical period in his career and never resented him for neglecting her for work. But after she heard him admit that he had a special female client, her heart was no longer at peace.
Han Ting Ting hugged Putt Putt on hers and Song Song’s bed, but lately she’d been the only one sleeping on it. She used her coral pink phone to talk to Tu Tu online through QQ to ask for Tu Tu’s opinion.
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘Your husband, Mr Wild Boar Head can be childish, hard to please, has a bad temper but he wouldn’t dare cheat on you! He’s not new to the business world, there’s no new temptation out there that he hadn’t seen and tried before he met you. He’d been successful for many years without letting any woman steer him in the wrong direction. Now he’s married to you, he loves you and wouldn’t do anything to risk losing you. He’d need to be a real Wild Boar Head before he’s interested in some hussy who’d never be half your worth!’
Ting Bao Most Obedient: ‘But he said with his own mouth that his female client is special.’
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘In this world each person is special, there’s no such thing as one person being more special than another person. If the client isn’t male then it’s a female, to what extent can the client possibly be special?’
Ting Bao Most Obedient: ‘When his doctor asked him why he had an allergic reaction, he said that it was caused by a fragrance a female client wore. Today I saw that his face swelled more and asked him why. He said that for the whole day he was with the same female client that wore a fragrance to make his face swell more. He knows he’s allergic to her fragrance then why would he still be close enough to her to make his face swell more? And it was for the whole day!’
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘How hateful!’
Ting Bao Most Obedient: ‘That female client made Qin Song allergic but he even praised her that she was special. They must have a good close relations.h.i.+p!’
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘I’m still not convinced he’s having seconds on the sly. You caused him to swallow a mouthful of cotton threads, his face swelled like a pig’s head but he still loves you like crazy.’
Ting Bao Most Obedient: ‘You don’t understand his nature. He treats his family with sincerity and love. But he treats outsiders with a cold indifference.’
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘Your husband, Mr Wild Boar Head like I said is childish, hard to please and has a bad temper. He couldn’t be any more transparent. He wouldn’t even dream of cheating on you in his sleep!’
Ting Bao Most Obedient: ‘I’m frustrated and unhappy!’
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘I have the best solution to make your frustrations and unhappiness fly out the window. Just choose between set 1, 2 or 3. Hurry up and buy a set, guaranteed instant relief after one night putting it to good use!’
Ting Bao Most Obedient: ‘Um, Mao Mao, you really have heavy taste!’
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘(View flipped table CGI) How many times have I told you, you’re not allowed to call me Mao Mao anymore!’
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘XXOO is the best way for you to see how much he loves you, if you’re not at peace about where his heart lies then choose a set to test him. I’m not asking you to parade yourself in it out in public so you don’t have to worry. Besides, he’s seen all of you, even if you’re missing a bit of fabric here and there it wouldn’t matter.’
Ting Bao Most Obedient: ‘Will it work?’
Tu Tu Is Not Mao Mao: ‘Why wouldn’t it work?’
Ting Bao Most Obedient: ‘Ok!’
The day Tu Tu’s parcel arrived, Han Ting Ting was eating dinner with Qin Yun and Zhang Yu. When she received a phone call from a service clerk of an express delivery service, she was excited, embarra.s.sed and happy all at once knowing Tu Tu’s parcel was here.
‘Ting Ting,’ Zhang Yu called. She was curious why her daughter-in-law was blus.h.i.+ng. ‘What’s wrong?’
‘Nothing… Nothing…’ Han Ting Ting denied and bit her lip. ‘I feel a little hot.’
Han Ting Ting felt dizzy looking at the three different sets and asked Tu Tu to choose a set for her… She hoped it wasn’t the sheer black set.
‘Where don’t you feel well? I’ll call Song Song home,’ Qin Yun said slowly.
After Qin Yun’s second surgery his health was still dipping and it took a lot of energy to speak fast.
‘Dad I’m ok. I’m not uncomfortable,’ Han Ting Ting said and put down her chopsticks. ‘Tonight Song Song has a work banquet. He said he’d be home late. Don’t call him, I’ll drive home myself.’
Qin Yun laughed softly. ‘Zhang Yu, look at our daughter-in-law, she’s faring better than you did at her age. In the past we don’t even need to mention work banquets, I just need to work overtime or come home a little late, you’ll pretend to be sick to scare me.’
Han Ting Ting saw Song Song’s parents give secret loving glances. She could see that Qin Yun loved Zhang Yu and prioritized Zhang Yu over work. Zhang Yu was pretending to glare back at Qin Yun but he only had a look of someone who doted on Zhang Yu.
Han Ting Ting was frustrated to see Song Song’s parents were deeply in love unlike her who was neglected by her husband. She quickly said farewell and went home.
Han Ting Ting picked up the parcel on the way home and couldn’t stop from taking a peek. She was relieved it wasn’t the sheer black set.
The moment Han Ting Ting opened the parcel, a sweet gentle aroma filled the car. It was the school set and a pink note was included in the parcel.
‘My precious friend, I looked at the three sets and thought this set suits you, hopes your husband, Mr Wild Boar Head will love it. P.S. I had the dry cleaners wash, dry and iron it for you. As long as its use for its correct purpose, there shouldn’t be an allergic reaction like last time,’ Tu Tu wrote on the note.