Chapter 3 (1/2)
Chapter 3
I simply could not pull him away, with a pull he threw me aside, the strength difference is too far. Seeing Lu Yu Jiang viciously punching, I closed my eyes and rushed forward, like Xiao Yan Zi’s [1] awe-inspiring righteousness [2] in protecting Zi Wei [1], with open arms I shouted, “Stop! If you still want to fight, you can beat me to death all right!”
[1] Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei are characters from the Chinese drama “Pearl Princess” (還珠格格). Those who have watched the drama will understand what Jing Zhi is referring to.
[2] 大义凛然 Dà Yì Lǐn Rán: with a strong sense of righteousness — fearless of death for a just cause.
I carefully open my eyes again, I saw his fist less than three centimetres from my nose. He really is a master, telling him to stop he instantly stop.
At this point I just discovered, remarkably Chi Fei Fan’s one punch has knocked his eyes black, he even became a semi eye panda.
His usual appearance was a person with high morals, suddenly seeing him become panda eyes, it was very funny, I finally could not help but laugh heartily.
I had fought with him for so many years, I never touched half of strand of his hair, every time I lost in a complete mess, finally today Chi Fei Fan help me get justice.
He looked at me, finally he slowly lowered his fists, but fiercely stared at me.
I have always been more fierce than him, so ferociously stare back.
About two seconds later, I felt there’s a chance Lu Yu Jiang would throw knives at me, swis.h.i.+ng me into thousands million of cave holes.
Fortunately, he didn’t have any knife on hand, so for a moment he just relentlessly stared at me, then turned away.
I paid no heed to him, hurriedly gone over to help Chi Fei Fan, his nose was black and his face was swollen, I murmur at him, “Why did you get into a fight with him ah, even the two of us combined could not beat him.”
Chi Fei Fan nose was still bleeding, lifting his face up, in a low m.u.f.fled voice he replied, “I’m angry!”
I know Chi Fei Fan was particularly angry, but I don’t know what made him so angry, for things to come to this.
When Chen Mo opened the door for us, he was frightened that his face turned pale white, “Oh, what is this?”
I grumpy told him, “We were robbed.”
“Oh, really……”
I waved at Chen Mo and asked him to cook a few eggs, then pull out the iodine cotton swab to help Chi Fei Fan treat his wounds.
I’m very knowledgeable in this area, during middle school, I fought with invincible hands, small injuries were unavoidable, I refused to leave because of minor wounds, only when I had a serious injury then I would go to the hospital. Many minor wounds were treated by myself. It’s really fortunate that my face didn’t leave any scars.
Finally, the soft white eggs were cooked, I let it cool down a little before giving it to Chi Fei Fan, “Roll it on where your face hurts.”
Chi Fei Fan nose was stuffed with cotton b.a.l.l.s, while rolling the egg on his face where the bruise was, he interrogated me, “Tell me what the h.e.l.l is going on?”
I hesitated, and finally I spilled the beans, I told him the whole story again, my many years of experience from beginning to end.
Nothing more than after my elder sister died, I busted my a.s.s and finally graduated, got married, then divorced, and finally got out of it. [3]
[3] 净身出户 Jìng Shēn Chū Hù: This refers to when both parties decide to divorce, and the divorce party require the other party to give up all the a.s.sets, leaving the marriage without gaining anything.
Talking about that sad place, Chen Mo on the side accompanied me, silently in tears.
Oh, I’m really a failure in life.
Chi Fei Fan silently listened, and finally held out his hand, and touched my hair.
When my elder sister was still here, she would often touch my hair, laughed and called me a silly child.
However gloomy life is, expressing it somewhat I felt a little better.
Sending Chi Fei Fan off, Chen Mo compa.s.sionately comfort me, and then fell asleep.
The next days I got up, my life is as good and tough as ever.
To live, one must live like a human but act like a dog.
So I was in a high spirits while in the crowded subway, in a high spirits while in the crowded elevator, in a high spirits while swiping my card, and in a high spirits while walking back to my seat……
Hey!
What suspicious creature was on the table? On closer look I could not help feel thunderstruck, it’s actually a large canopy of delicately pretty sweet-smelling even with dew can be broken……
Roses!
Haven’t eaten pork meat, but have seen the pig run [4], although I haven’t ever received rose before, however for the period of time I was Mrs. Lu, Lu Yu Jiang sent me to learn flower arrangement, I didn’t learn anything from it, but every day the Florist would deliver flowers to our home, so I knew such rose was the most expensive, a single rose is enough for me to eat meal now.
[4] 没吃过猪肉还见过猪跑: Used to describe the things people although have not experience, but also have heard, seen, or know a little.
Who is so generous, in one breath sent such a large bunch, the death of me, do not know if I could return these and get a discount.
Could it be they sent it wrong?
Today is not April’s fool.
Seeing the expression on those women gossip left and right, I picked up the card within the bunch of roses and purposely read aloud, “Jing Zhi: Please forget the unhappy things, your future happiness will be guaranteed by me.” On the back of the card there was a slightly familiar English signature: “Fred.C”
Fred.C?
My foreign language sucks, stammered I read it three times, it took me a long time to realized… could Fred.C be Chi Fei Fan?
Once again I was thunderstruck.
No doubt, today this will be the office most sensational gossip: The well-known elite Technical Director Fred.C, unexpectedly humbly sent roses to the company’s administrative pa.s.ser-by Ye Ying Zhi.
I don’t know what Chi Fei Fan was up to, I adopt the ostrich policy, honesty buried my head in the sand, I won’t listen, ask nor see, as if the bouquet of roses never appeared, as if those around whispering to one another and strange eyes did not exist. Even Lin Xin Fei a few times intentionally or unintentionally wandered to my seat, wanting to ask me. But I who was never grossly absorbed in work, rearranged all the files again, sent out all the notice that should be sent out, clear the inventory out, check the purchase order again, and for the first time ever I even got rid of the virus and cleaned the computer disk fragments.
I managed to make to off duty, carrying my bag I scamper ran.
I forgot one thing, if I was Sun Wukong [5], then Chi Fei Fan and Lu Yu Jiang would have belong to the cla.s.s of Buddha.
[5] 孙悟空 Sun Wu Kong: The monkey king, a character from the Novel/Drama “Journey to the West.” (西游记)
Finally I was stopped by Chi Fei Fan company downstairs, under the watchful eyes those around he said to me, “Get into my car, don’t you really like this kind of car, today I’ll let you drive it.”
Colleagues were hurriedly off work, so no one look back at us, but I clearly felt that the air was eerily distorted, a frightening magnetic field.
I loudly said, “I didn’t bring my driver’s license.”
“Then let me drive.” He was very natural pulling my hand, like holding a child, “I’ll take you to a good place to eat.”
Oh my G.o.d, this is too weird.
So although Chi Fei Fan took me to a unique grand place, I was on tenterhooks, I ate without relish.
And he skilfully used his knife and fork, he ate with a great appet.i.te.
The wound on his nose also had a band-aid, not that it wasn’t funny, however I couldn’t laugh, I sighed as I pushed the expensive steak aside.
“Brother-in-law, what do you want?”
“Shh!” He lifted his finger, “From now on don’t call me brother-in-law, I didn’t expect Lu Yu Jiang to be such a jerk, so it’s up to me take care of you in the future.”
I became stammered, “But…… Elder sister, she……”
Originally I wanted to say was my elder sister had pa.s.sed away for several years, how can you do this? However, once I thought of those shameful things I’ve done. I decided to close my mouth.
He diverges his words, “Do you not like me?”
“Like is like…… But it’s not that kind of love……”
He interrupted me, “You like me will do, rest a.s.sured, I will take good care of you, make you feel happy.”