After a few seconds of silence, he clears his throat and asks, “Where are you?”
– – – – —– – after dozen minutes, – – – – ——
An Chuxia holds a few paper towels in her hand as she waits for Ling Hanyu to meet up with her in front of the World Trade building. She runs up to him and wipes off the imaginary sweat from his forehead. “Laoda, you came all the way here to give me my card. I don’t know how to repay you.”
“With your body,” Xiao Mengnan says quietly from behind. An Chuxia’s face turns red instantly from
embarrassment. However, she recovers quickly. He is, after all, gay, and even if she pays ‘with her body’, she won’t affect him.
Steward Han steps forwards and bows. “Young master Ling.”
He nods and looks at An Chuxia. This girl is really fond of money. He knows she’s just being polite to him because of money. This may be strange… but it makes him feel good!
He pulls out a card from his pocket and hands it to her. “The password is the last six digits on the card. I… also want to apologize for yesterday. I wasn’t in a good mood.”
She can see the apology in
in his eyes and it embarrasses her. She swallows hard. She was just helping Hanyu. She snatches the card from his hand. “Since I feel embarrassed, and you’ve paid me, there’s no reason to feel badly about it. Everyone wins!”
Meng Xiaonan stands behind Chuxia and pokes her with her index finger. She shoots her a strange look. Chuxia thinks fast to explain what just happened.
The scene is as follows:
“Your handsome laoda came here? You must introduce him to me! Otherwise… Ahem. I’ll tell your fiance you’re saving money to run away from home!” Meng Xiaonan squints her eyes at An Chuxia.
What a friend! This is what happens when
happens when you make friends carelessly. Waving a hand, she capitulates. “Okay. But if things don’t work out your way, it has nothing to do with me!”
“Of course, you can count on Miss Bad Luck. Your charm hasn’t peaked yet!”
An Chuxia shakes her head. After securing the card Ling Hanyu handed her, she walks to his side and affectionately pulls his arm. “Laoda, may I introduce my good friend, Meng Xiaonan.”
Steward Han’s face turns sour when he sees Chuxia so close to Ling Hanyu. He coughs lightly before whispering to Chuxia, “Madame, how can you be so close to other boys? If the young master sees young master sees you… .”
“Oh!” Chuxia says with a sigh. “Steward Han, principles are too antiquated. We have a very open society nowadays… .”
Meng Xiaonan grins as she watches An Chuxia explain to the steward about today’s societal norms. She takes a few steps toward Hanyu. She lowers her head, pretending she’s shy. She was about to introduce herself when Hanyu unexpectedly speaks first. “Meng Xiaonan?”
The flower in her heart fully blooms. How does this handsome guy know her name? Oh, correct! Her laoda introduced her moments ago. She boldly stares at him. She nods and smiles. “In our family, An Chuxia… .”
“She is very stupid.”