59 THE HEAVENS MUST HAVE SENT ME THIS PERSON (1/2)
Xiao Maiguo's phone rang as he chewed on the last piece of pizza. He picked it up and rolled his eyes. \”Oh my God! He's calling me again.\” He complained.
\”Who's calling you again?\” Xuan Chaya asked as he walked towards the kitchen sink to wash his hands.
\”Ben. Who else?\” Xiao Maiguo's voice was filled with anger.
\”Oh!\” Xuan Chaya mumbled.
\”I don't believe it. I turned my phone off for so many days. It hasn't even been up to an hour since I turned it on.\”
\”Just pick up the call. Maybe he has something important to say.\”
Xiao Maiguo sighed, picked up the call and pressed it to his ears. After exchanging a few words with Ben, he cut off the call and hissed loudly.
\”I'm guessing he didn't have anything important to say.\”
\”No, he didn't. He just kept asking me stupid questions like if I've eaten and all that crap. Then he asked if I would like to hang out with him because he's bored.\”
\”Next time he calls, just be straightforward with him and tell him you have a boyfriend.\”
\”You don't understand, Xiao Maiguo. Everything about this man pisses me off. Even his voice. I never want to talk to him again.\”
\”Why don't you tell him that next time he calls?\”
\”Isn't it a bit rude?\”
\”It's not a bit rude. It's very rude but I bet he'll never call again after that.\”
The phone rang again and Xiao Maiguo waved it at Xuan Chaya so he immediately understood Ben was calling again. \”I'm going to put it on loudspeaker.\”
Xuan Chaya nodded and Xiao Maiguo answered the call.
\”Hello,\” Ben's voice echoed into the room.
\”Hey,\” Xiao Maiguo said calmly.
\”I wasn't done talking before you disconnected the call. There probably was a problem with your connection or something.\”
\”No, there wasn't a problem with my connection, I disconnected the call.\”
\”Ouch!\” Xuan Chaya mumbled quietly while holding his chest. In a whisper, he added, \”Too harsh.\”
Xiao Maiguo rolled his eyes and ignored him.
\”Were you busy?\” Ben asked after being silent for a while.
\”No.\” Xiao Maiguo said. \”I didn't want to talk to you anymore.\”
Ben's laughter echoed through the phone puzzling both Xuan Chaya and Xiao Maiguo who made gestures at each other. Each asking the other why Ben was so amused.
\”That's brutal,\” Ben commented when his laughter subsided. \”But... I like it.\”
\”...\”
\”Are you still there? You didn't answer my question earlier. Would you like to hang out with me sometime?\”
\”No. No Ben, I wouldn't like to hang out with you sometime.\”
\”Why not?\”
\”First, I'm busy. Second, I don't like you. Or your voice. Don't you ever call me again, alright?\” Xiao Maiguo snapped.
\”You don't like my voice? I've been told that my voice has a very sexy baritone to it.\”
Xuan Chaya nodded in agreement and Xiao Maiguo held the bridge of his nose in frustration.
Ben continued. \”I've never met anyone who doesn't like my voice. This is a first for me and it makes me like you even better.\”
\”Alright!\” Xuan Chaya sighed. \”Hey, Ben.\”
\”Hi, who are you?\” Ben asked.
\”I'm Xiao Maiguo's boyfriend. And I'm not comfortable with you calling my boyfriend as often as you do.\”
Xiao Maiguo smiled.
Xuan Chaya continued. \”You stay away from him, okay? Otherwise, I'll find you and get you arrested under charges of harassment.\”
\”Hey, chill dude. I was just messing around with him.\”
\”Then... Don't mess around with him anymore. I'm very uncomfortable with it.\”
\”Okay. Bye then.\”
\”Bye.\” Xuan Chaya said. Before he could disconnect the call, Ben disconnected it on the other end.
\”That was very nice, Xuan Chaya.\” Xiao Maiguo complimented with a big grin on his face.
\”Yes.\” Xuan Chaya nodded. \”It's not that difficult to pretend to be someone's boyfriend, is it?\”
Xiao Maiguo rolled his eyes. \”I'm not going to pretend to be your boyfriend. Haven't you got any replies from the people you messaged?\”
\”I messaged five people, Xiao Maiguo. Two are yet to reply. One of them types very slowly. The other one, I can barely understand what he's typing. The fifth sent me a picture of his penis.\” Xuan Chaya cringed his face in disgust. \”What am I going to do with a picture of a penis?\”
Xiao Maiguo smirked. \”Send it to me. I know what to do with it.\”
Xuan Chaya shook his head. \”I'm getting fed up.\”
Just then, Xiao Maiguo's phone beeped. After looking at it, he hissed loudly and tossed it aside.
\”Ben?\” Chaya asked.
\”Yes.\” Xiao Maiguo said. \”He sent me a text saying, 'You asked your BOYFRIEND to talk to me to scare me off. I'm not even pissed. I actually thought it was cute. Talk to you later.'\”