Chapter 44 Banana! Banana! (2/2)
”No manners at all,” Shen Xinglan said to no one. He then remembered that the woman was still unaware that he would be going on a business trip tomorrow and stood up to open the door.
It so happened that A Miao was walking up the stairs with a banana in her mouth.
Thus, both of them stood at two ends of the corridor. One wore no expression. No one could tell what he was thinking. The other looked wide-eyed with a banana in her mouth and wore a foolish expression.
”Idiot!”
Shen Xinglan scolded her before slamming the door with a thud.
”Cough…” A Miao hastily spat out her banana. She shook her head as she pushed open the door to her room.
”Sigh. That guy is indeed a psycho…”
The sky was just beginning to brighten when the man on the large black bed stirred. He then violently turned over and sat up.
”Damn it!”
Shen Xinglan climbed down the bed with a gloomy expression and entered the bathroom to take a shower. Once he was clean, he picked up his underpants and threw them straight into the rubbish bin.
”It's all that foolish woman's fault…” Shen Xinglan's ears abruptly reddened as he looked at his reflection in the mirror.
To think that he actually had a wet dream!
The last time he had a wet dream was when he was 16 and that had been a physiological reaction during puberty. This time, however…
Last night, he dreamed about a woman with an obscured face kneeling in front of him while eating a banana. However, the woman did not bite down on the banana no matter what. All she did was push it in and out of her mouth without stopping.
The woman then abruptly pulled down his trousers. Just as he was feeling pleasure, the woman raised her head and her face became clear to him. It actually turned out to be A Miao! Shen Xinglan immediately woke up in fright.
”It must be because I've been working too hard recently,” he said seriously. ”I'll need to go on a vacation after coming back from the United States.”
A Miao did not know when Shen Xinglan left. She stayed in her room to revise her studies after having breakfast. Even if she was confident that she would test well, it was always a good thing to get the highest possible score!
It was only after three days that she noticed that the man seemed to have not returned…
”Shen I, is your Boss very busy lately?” she finally asked.
Shen I looked at her as if he was looking at his savior. ”Yes! Exactly! Our Boss has gone on a business trip and will only come back next week.”
”Wooo! She finally pops the question!”
Only heaven knew the circumstances in which he made his report to his boss each day. Even through the phone, he could feel Shen Xinglan's anger when the latter found out that A Miao had yet to discover that he was not around.
”No wonder.” A Miao nodded happily. Seeing the strange look that Shen I shot her, she thought that she could not make her feelings so obvious.
Then she said in a voice that she thought was very sincere, ”Oh dear. What a pity. I'll be all alone…”
”Hehehe!” Shen I pretended that he had gone blind. He saw nothing at all.
Naturally, A Miao did not understand Shen I's distress. It would be Friday tomorrow. She had promised that Zhou Xiao could come to play.
”That… Shen I!”
”It's that kind of tone again.” Shen I took a step back in retreat. ”You can be straightforward with me, Miss.”
”I have an especially, especially close friend who wants to visit me tomorrow. Is that okay?”
Shen I instantly knew that she was referring to Zhou Xiao. ”Sure! Do you want me to pick her up?”
”That's great! I'll be troubling you.” A Miao looked grateful, but later felt that she was unable to fully express her goodwill and added, ”You're so much better than that II!”
”Pfft!”
”II?”
”You're referring to Shen II?”
A Miao nodded fervently. ”That's right. He doesn't talk.”
”Come on! Please say that again. I want to record it.” Shen I placed his phone in front of A Miao's mouth.
…
When night fell, it was once again time to report A Miao's daily activities.
”What did she do today?” Inside the voice call, Shen Xinglan was wearing a black suit and looked like he was ready to head out.
Shen I was all smiles as he replied, ”Miss A Miao has finally asked the question. When she found out that Boss is away on a business trip, her expression was especially downcast.”
There was a minute change in Shen Xinglan's expression on the other end. With Shen I's eyesight, there was no way he could detect it.
”She's still revising her studies the rest of the time.” Shen I paused before adding, ”I secretly took a look at her books. They're all related to archaeology and antiques.”
Shen Xinglan raised an eyebrow but then ended the video call without saying another word.
”Is he happy or not…” Shen I scratched the back of his head.
The next afternoon, A Miao prepared a lot of dishes. Previously, she had thickened her face to request Auntie Zhang to buy more fruits when the latter was doing her groceries shopping. Shen I happened to overhear her.
”Miss, if there's something you'd like to eat, we can buy it at the supermarket.”
”There's nothing I want to eat,” A Miao replied. ”I don't have any more money…”
”Are you worrying about money?” Shen I was like the worm in her belly. ”Didn't you see the card inside your drawer?”
”What card?” A Miao shook her head in confusion. ”I don't see it. What card?”
Shen I made a lot of noise as he ran up the stairs with her. ”Inside the bedside cabinet. Open and take a look.”
”That's…” A Miao pulled open the drawer and found a bank card inside.
”It's your reward for helping our Boss previously.” Shen I looked at her. ”It's a credit card that you can directly withdraw money from.”
A Miao cast him a doubtful look. ”Don't joke around. Your Boss only knows how to plot against me and make me pay him…”
”It's true!” Shen I said in a particularly solemn voice. ”Our Boss said the money in the card is considered compensation for not being able to send you to study overseas as per your agreement.”
”How much money is in it?” A Miao felt that this line of reasoning was rather logical.
Shen I shook his head. ”I have no idea. You should give it a swipe and see!”