Chapter 10 (1/2)
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Chapter 10: Putting The Cart Before The Horse
After that, the atmosphere became very boring. Cui Ming sat on the sofa – no water on hand, no books on the table, in such a big and empty room, there was only another person: North Luna, who was quietly reading book.
Cui Ming stood next to the window, looking outside for a while, then sat back and using the momentum stood up and was ready to open the door to go out, when North Luna said: “Do not leave my sight.”
“But I’m bored.”
North Luna opened a new page: “Why did you not get bored in the prison chamber?”
Cui Ming helplessly sat back, pulled out a playing card and thus gazed at North Luna. Afterwards he threw the playing card towards her. North Luna, herself, seems to know what Cui Ming would do. Without looking up, she moved her left hand and grasped, seizing the playing card, and putting it on the table.
“Why did you choose playing cards?”
“Why did you choose these blades?” Cui Ming did not know the name of that weapon.
“This is what my father created for me.”
“Oh, you are 50% and not a Two Per Millionaire?”
“Perhaps.”
North Luna quietly read a book, for a while and then asked: “You are turning away from the topic; why choose playing cards?”
“Cheap.” This was the truth, but certainly North Luna did not believe .
“Why not talk about you, are you not a topic, that is nonsense?”
North Luna looked up towards Cui Ming : “Choosing cards are not wise. I know you want to ask why. You will know the answer at night. Do not bother me anymore with this.”
Cui Ming laid on the sofa, sleeping.
Ding Ze called back, not gaining anything by investigation. He was going to squat for a day. Lunch was brought by the staff from downstairs and North Luna paid. In Cui Ming’s eyes North Luna did not have any communication with the staff. Cui Ming bet she could not even call the name of no more than five employees and if.
North Luna herself, had a completely uncaring att.i.tude towards her office.
North Luna admired Cui Ming a bit.
Yesterday in the train, he slept from 9PM to 7AM.
Today, he slept from 9 AM to 12PM and after lunch he continued from 12:30 to 6PM.
North Luna looked at the time, picking up her jacket and walked towards Cui Ming’s side
“We can go.”, she said and Cui Ming opened his eyes, sat upright and looked out of the window where there has been some darkness
“Are we going to eat dinner?
“No, we can not eat dinner.” North Luna left after finis.h.i.+ng that line and Cui Ming put on his shoes and followed behind her.
…
For better or worse, North Luna was still a boss, so she must have a car.
She had a yellow Camaro. Electric cars within the urban areas were quite the good transporting utilities.
As for the two, North Luna and Cui Ming, they got inside the car, put on their seat belts and drove towards the south.
Compared to the office, within the car they did not speak, which Cui Ming felt more embarra.s.sing. He said: “Could you put some music? Well, you know how the saying goes. ‘Music purifies the soul’…”
“Broken.”, she said.
“Broadcast? Radio is also good, I like the 20th channel.”
Cui Ming imitated a radio jockey
“We have a call from the audience; A friend of mine was released from prison today and I would like to appoint a song to bless him; Of course, the host would answer and continue, what song do you want?’ and the caller would respond the peach flower blossoms one’…”
“Also broken.” North Luna answered, not amused.
Cui Ming was silent for quite the long time,
while singing within his mind, with his mind’s voice, ‘I am here waiting for you to come back, waiting for you to come back, to see the peach flower blossoms…”
A song completed and North Luna, with a puzzled look, looked at Cui Ming
“You just said that the radio is a joke?”
“No.” Cui Ming rested his head against the window, looking out of the window
“Do not talk to me, I want to be quiet.”
Silence. Within one hour, these two living people really, did not speak at all.