Chapter 87: Date (1/2)

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With mixed emotions, Zhang Siyi gave Gu Yu a compliment on his social media post. Lamenting about his own situation, he slumped on the sofa in self-pity. His phone sounded; He Xueying sent him a message.

Unlike his other friends, He Xueying didn’t write a public comment on his social media page. Instead, she messaged him privately and asked: “Sisi, are you off work? Was that a picture of your dinner just now on your social media page? Is that what you normally eat?”

Zhang Siyi: “I left work a while ago. I’m home now eating a Hot Spicy Rice Bowl for dinner……”

He Xueying: “You like spicy food? Did you buy it at a street vendor? It doesn’t look too good.”

Zhang Siyi: “Well, it’s not very tasty.” (t_t)

When he saw it at the roadside, he thought it would be pretty good, but after seeing Gu Yu’s meal on his social media page, his remaining dinner was difficult to swallow.

He Xueying: “Seeing your pathetic dinner, I have to invite you out and treat you to a meal. We haven’t seen each other for a long time!” [Snicker]

This simple invitation warmed Zhang Siyi depressed heart. He replied: “How can a girl invite and treat a boy? Do you even have the time?”

He Xueying: “Since I work from my office at home, I can set my own schedule and free time. Living in the central city area, we are all fairly close to one another. If you aren’t too busy, let’s go out for dinner. I can pick you up after work because I have a car.”^_^

Whoa, a car! Sure enough, she is the daughter of a multi-millionaire!

Fortunately, their chatting in WeChat over the past few days let them regain the casual familiarity that they once had as childhood friends. Zhang Siyi doesn’t feel he has to be so formal with her, and as a gentleman, he certainly will not ask to meet her at night. However, it has been many years since they have seen each other so it is almost like meeting for the first time. Therefore, their meeting can’t be too casual.

Zhang Siyi knows that his material and economic conditions aren’t as good as He Xueying. Never the less, he can’t present himself in a sloppy manner. Zhang Siyi replied: “I have no urgent projects at work right now, so I should be free during the weekend.”

He Xueying: “This weekend sounds perfect. We can go out early together. Since my friends recently saw “Cinderella” and liked it, I’ve been wanting to go with someone to see it. How does lunch and a movie sound?”

This girl is so sweet, but……”Ha-ha. Going out for the couple’s standard… It’s like we are going out on a date!” Zhang Siyi casually joked. From the bottom of his heart, he didn’t want to imply anything by going with her.

He Xueying casually replied: “You don’t have a girlfriend and I don’t have a boyfriend. Being both single are you still embarrassed to go with me unless it’s an official date?”

Zhang Siyi: “Ha-ha-ha, of course not. It is better to eat and watch a movie together than it is to be alone.” Previously, He Xueying clearly told him that her childhood “love” couldn’t be taken seriously, so Zhang Siyi didn’t feel like there were any ulterior motives. He rather liked the idea of hanging out with an old friend. Moreover, he wanted to do something to distract his attention from Gu Yu.

Zhang Siyi has thought about the issue of love before. Perhaps, having spent his energy on his career so earnestly these past months, he hasn’t had any time to think about normal love and thus, has left himself vulnerable to alternate ideas of love.

He Xueying appearance was like a timely rain after a drought. Since Zhang Siyi didn’t think she was expecting anything more serious with him, he felt at ease going out with her. Through a ‘normal dating’ experience, he thought he could take this opportunity to self-reflect on his own sexual orientation and unburden his current emotional deadlock. With such a good opportunity presented before him, he would be stupid not to take advantage of it.

He Xueying: “So how about it?”

Zhang Siyi: “No problem. See you on Saturday?”

He Xueying: “Great! I will pick a place to eat and let you know the reservation time.”

Zhang Siyi: “Deal!”

After chatting with He Xueying, Zhang Siyi’s mood was much better. He refreshed his social media page and saw more likes added to his post. Even Gu Yao commented. Gu Yao’s WeChat avatar is quite different from her brother’s serious one. She used a little rabbit that was petite, white, and round. Even though it looked like a dumpling at a glance, it was very cute.

Scrolling through his social media page he saw that he was the only one to comment about Gu Yu’s dinner post. Before, they had no common friends, but now there is Gu Yao. If she commented on Zhang Siyi’s social media page, why didn’t she make a comment on her brother’s? Although Zhang Siyi is a bit puzzled, he didn’t think about it further. He looked at Gu Yu’s social media page again and stared at the image. He noticed the lack of comments and the word “empty” seemed to stare back at him. Who is he waiting for……?

Zhang Siyi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quickly quit WeChat before his eyes could turn into envy.

Since WeChat was no longer active, he saw an unread message waiting for him and out of habit, he opened it without thought. It was a text from Gu Yao.

Gu Yao: “Brother Siyi, are you there?”

Zhang Siyi: “Yes.”

Gu Yao: “Hey, do you have time this weekend?”

Zhang Siyi: “Why? What is it?”

Gu Yao said: “My School gave me some coupons for move tickets. My friends already saw “Cinderella” last weekend. I want to go see it with you and my brother this weekend on Saturday afternoon!”

Zhang Siyi: “…” Shit! This coincidence is too funny!

Watching a movie with Gu Yu? No, no, no…. this is too exciting. He can’t handle it! (&////&)

But, but, but… to be able to see Gu Yu not at work on the weekend…. He really wants to go. (o////o)

Since it would be like the time the three of them went to the movies together and saw Wolf Totem, Zhang Siyi doesn’t feel embarrassed to go out with Gu Yu.