I had been sending the flowers for three days straight, but there was no response at all.
Although I pestered Mr. Cheng every day without fail, regarding the surprise of the flowers, I had been waiting for him to give me feedback.
On the fourth day, he finally sent me a message on his own initiative for the first time: [Did you send the flowers?]
I let out a groan and sent him a voice message: "No way! You just found out!"
Mr. Cheng: [I've been out of town these days.]
Me: "Ah... Then who received the flowers?"
Mr. Cheng: [The security room.]
Me: "That unscrupulous merchant! I specifically noted that the recipient must sign for them in person!"
Mr. Cheng: [I agreed to it.]
Me: "Oh."
It made sense.
There were so many men chasing after him.
It was just a bunch of flowers.
It was indeed hard to catch his attention.
Mr. Cheng: [Why... are the cards so big?]
Me: "Is A4 size really that big?"
Mr. Cheng was so angry that he sent a voice message: "Three cards and three bunches of flowers were placed together by the window in the security room. The whole neighborhood stared at them for three days straight."
Me: "Hahaha..."
Mr. Cheng: "Don't send any more."
Me: "Um, I can't. I've already paid for a week's worth of flowers, and they're non - refundable..."
Beep beep beep...
Mr. Cheng hung up the phone.
Was it really necessary...
It was just being stared at by the whole neighborhood for how popular he was with the girls...
Oh?
Could it be that Mr. Cheng was afraid of being misunderstood by his sugar daddies?
Oh. I'd have to be more low - key next time.
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I was really out of luck.
I spent money but didn't get any appreciation.
I was at my wit's end.
That night, I arrived downstairs at Mr. Cheng's place at six and went to the security room.
The security guard smiled as soon as he saw me: "Little girl, here to see Mr. Cheng again?"
I smiled back: "Yes!"
"Wait a sec. He'll be back soon," the security guard said sincerely. "The flowers you sent smell so nice. They've been in our security room for three days, and the whole room is filled with the smell of roses."
Me: "..."
Roses?
When I placed the order, I chose the cheapest package and didn't even notice what kind of flowers they were.
No wonder they were so eye - catching.
The security guard said a bit gossipily: "These days when Mr. Cheng was at home, he had the flowers sent straight to his place. People coming in and out of our neighborhood have been talking about him."
I was sweating profusely. "What... are they talking about?"
The security guard said happily: "The most popular eligible bachelor in our neighborhood finally has a girlfriend!"
What???
This misunderstanding was huge!
Don't you guys know his sexual orientation?
He's gay!
And he's a player!
He has tons of boyfriends!
From the innocent and kind look in the security guard's eyes, I realized a truth. That is, Mr. Cheng was a scheming gay who did a great job of keeping his secrets. With so many men coming in and out of his place, the residents here didn't even think in that direction. Many women still regarded him as their dream lover.
He really was a scumbag.
His methods were really high - level!
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But I still had to clarify things. I said to the security guard, "I'm not his girlfriend."
Security guard: "Oh, you haven't won his heart yet?"
Me: "No!!!"
I sighed. "We're just ordinary acquaintances, no, we're not even that. I made a mistake and made him angry. He doesn't seem to be ready to forgive me yet."
"Ah? Really?" The security guard said in surprise. "Mr. Cheng is a really nice guy. Although he doesn't smile much, you can tell he's polite and well - behaved. He's not the kind of person to be petty."
Then he said to me meaningfully: "Maybe he's just playing hard - to - get? My wife is like that. Every time we quarrel, I have to coax her for a long time. She's already not angry, but she just wants me to admit I'm wrong so she can save face."
Me: …
Admit I'm wrong.
I've already been so humble!
When I looked up, I was startled by the green fish - head mask the security guard took out. He said, "Isn't this quite popular recently? The last time I quarreled with my wife, I used this to make her happy. It's been disinfected. Since we're both in the same boat, you can borrow it."
I looked at this lewd - looking fish head and was a bit skeptical. "Will it work?"
"Definitely. My wife is such a serious person, but when she saw this, she burst out laughing," the security guard said with a look of nostalgia. "Once she laughed, everything was easy to handle..."
I took the fish head mask half - believingly.
Suddenly, the security guard gave me a push. "Look, Mr. Cheng's car is here! Put on the mask quickly. Give him a surprise later."
I looked in the direction the security guard pointed. There was a car parked downstairs in the neighborhood, a black Mercedes - Benz sedan. It was stately and didn't quite match Mr. Cheng's flamboyant image.
The security guard said, "Mr. Cheng's driver is opening the door for him. Hurry over there!"
I quickly ran towards the Mercedes - Benz, putting the fish head on my head as I ran. Ugh, the plastic smell was really unpleasant. I immediately felt like a fool, but since I'd already put it on, I could only hope it would make him laugh and ease the atmosphere so that this whole thing could be over.
I took a wide stance next to the backseat of the Mercedes - Benz and stuck my fish - head out.
The driver was startled when he opened the door.
The man who had just gotten out of the car was also so scared that he sat back down in the car.
Driver: "Ahhhhh Chairman Liu!!"
I stared blankly at the old man sitting in the car.
No no no no! Wasn't this Mr. Cheng?!
Then the door on the other side suddenly opened. Someone got out of the car and quickly walked around. It was Mr. Cheng.
He helped the old man up seriously: "Uncle Liu, are you okay?"
Uncle Liu: "I'm okay, okay. Who is this..."
Then all three of them looked at the stupid person wearing a green fish - head mask -
Me.
The scene was so awkward that it was suffocating.
Me: Ahhhhh heaven and earth! Why did I have to act like a stupid fish...
Wait.
I was wearing a mask!
They couldn't recognize me!
Couldn't I just run away before Mr. Cheng recognized me?!
Before I knew it, I took off running.
Then I felt a tightness around my neck. I was grabbed by the back of my collar and lifted up like a fish.
Mr. Cheng took off my mask: "Who are you?"
At this moment, I so wished that, like in those ancient and beautiful love stories, when the hero tore off the heroine's mysterious veil, the heroine's flowing long hair and beautiful face would make the hero lose his mind, and all the grudges and hatred would disappear at that moment.
But in reality, my ball - head hairstyle was all messed up by this stupid fish head. My hair was all over the place, my feet were off the ground, and I was being held up by Mr. Cheng like a dried fish hanging under the eaves.
Mr. Cheng did lose his composure for a second when he saw me, but I guessed it was because he was scared.
He quickly calmed down and said to Uncle Liu, who had been scared into sitting back in the car just now, "Sorry, it's someone I know."
Someone I know...
Damn it.
I've been in your world for so long.
Am I not even an ordinary acquaintance?
I'm crying.