The movie was quite long, and it didn't end until after two o'clock.
I was still craving more as I talked to Cheng Yu about the wonderful plot twists in the movie, singing high praises for the ingenious design and layout of the plot. I even wished I could take out a pen and paper right then and there to draw out three A4 pages to fully express my excitement.
After I rambled on for a while, in the long corridor and among the crowd leaving the theater, there were all these guys just like me, spitting as they explained the movie to their girlfriends.
And their girlfriends all reacted the same way as Cheng Yu: "Shut up. I can understand it."
Fine.
I'm a straight-laced girl majoring in science and engineering.
That's why I can't get a boyfriend and was targeted by that scumbag.
Self-reflection.
Self-reflection.
Next time when I get excited, I need to take the other person's feelings into account.
Right.
I've learned something new from my gay bestie again.
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Cheng Yu said he wanted to treat me to a meal. How could I let him?
Last time he took me to such an expensive restaurant. As friends, we should take turns. So this time, it's definitely my turn to treat him!
I said, "Let me take you to a nice Japanese restaurant?"
Cheng Yu: "I'm not used to Japanese food."
I said, "Then how about Korean barbecue?"
Cheng Yu: "I don't have that much time."
I was puzzled. "Then just now when you said you wanted to treat me to a meal, what did you plan to take me to eat?"
He casually pointed to a fast-food joint on the street. "This."
Me: ... Just this?
It's so cheap!
However, if he wants to eat this, then let's eat this. Rarely does he not mind, and it is indeed quite convenient. I also need to rush back to work.
So I pushed open the door and quickly paid for both of us.
After paying, I even shamelessly thanked him. "Let me treat you this time. Hehe, thank you for saving me some money."
After ordering, we started having lunch.
I was only half-full at the cinema just now, so now I was gobbling my food down. Cheng Yu was still as elegant as ever. He asked me, "Why are you so poor?"
Me: "..."
The rice ball in my mouth plopped back into the bowl.
Sister.
Bringing up such a heart - stabbing question while eating. Do you want to force me to lose weight?
I picked up the rice and continued eating. "I'm saving money."
Cheng Yu: "What for?"
Me: "I'm saving for my 'lonely - old - age fund'."
Cheng Yu was speechless: "..."
Me: "Well. Actually, I've been thinking about this for a long time. Since my parents got divorced, and I've always been too introverted to find a boyfriend. I finally managed to have a relationship, thinking I didn't need to save this fund anymore, but I ended up meeting a scumbag. All these things have made me even more certain of the thought I've had since I was a kid."
Cheng Yu: "What thought?"
Me: "Before I meet the one who really makes my heart flutter, I won't start a relationship easily. I won't date just for the sake of dating, and I definitely won't marry someone just because I'm afraid of being lonely. Because, as long as I have money—"
Cheng Yu: "I won't be afraid of not having a man?"
Me: "No. As long as I have money, when I'm old and alone, I can live in a high - class nursing home!"
Cheng Yu: "..."
Me: "Do you think my idea makes sense?"
Cheng Yu didn't want to talk to me.
I guess he was afraid that if he agreed with my idea, it would make him seem like an idiot.
After all, he's such a man who is extremely starved for love. So much love can't fill his lonely, empty, and hungry soul. How could he understand my Buddhist - like, almost monk - like idea?
I sighed. "You won't understand."
After Cheng Yu finished his meal, he took out a tissue to wipe his hands and casually said, "I just don't understand. What on earth did you want when you added me as a friend through Zhou Wubo?"
"Hehe." Since we're already gay besties, I won't hide it from you. I confessed, "Because there's no one as amazing as you around me."
I've clearly described your king - level status in dealing with emotional issues with the word "amazing".
Cheng Yu frowned and thought for a while. "So, actually you want me to teach you how to make money?"
His eyes were filled with a hint of disdain as he questioned me.
Damn it!
I widened my eyes and clarified, "I won't make that kind of money!"
Cheng Yu: "That kind... of money?"
Oh no.
I said it too fast and showed my disgust for his way of making money on my face.
I quickly tried to fix it. "I mean, although I'm really envious, I'm just an ordinary person with no talent to make that kind of money. I prefer to work hard honestly, earn money, and save it."
I had to tell him the truth. "Okay, I admit my motives were impure. I got close to you actually to gain more knowledge, expand my social circle, and have an awesome expert to give me advice on my love life."
Probably too shocked, even Cheng Yu, the master of controlling his expressions, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. "So, you see me as a confidant big sister?"
I slammed my forehead on the dinner table and bounced up and down like a ping - pong ball several times. "Sorry! I'm overreaching myself!"
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After this meal, Cheng Yu said he would drive me.
His car today was the black Mercedes from the "fish - head horror" incident.
I sat in the back seat with Cheng Yu. After the car started, I found a pet - boarding contract on the side.
I said, "When you go out of town sometimes, you send Tangqiu to the pet store?"
Cheng Yu: "It's not convenient for me to take him with me."
Me: "Your parents aren't in this city?"
Cheng Yu: "No."
Me: ".... Oh. I heard it's not very good to board dogs in pet stores. They're usually locked in cages, and they'll think they've been abandoned by their owners. Haven't you read the news? A dog was accidentally killed by another bulldog when the staff let it out for exercise. Tangqiu is so lively. If he's locked up for three days, he'll be depressed even if nothing happens to him."
Sure enough, as a dog - lover, Cheng Yu's face darkened when his sore spot was hit. ".... What exactly do you want to say?"
Me: "Nothing! To be honest, I really like dogs too, but I don't have the courage to raise one. So the next time you go on a long trip, could you leave Tangqiu..."
Cheng Yu flatly refused. "No way!"
Me: "Come on! Tangqiu and I are truly in love!"
Cheng Yu: "You're always working overtime. When will you have time to take care of a dog?"
I took out my phone and showed him a photo of our office environment. It was a three - story office building with an independent courtyard rented by Qi Jiayuan in the city center. The office was spacious and empty, and there was an Alaskan Malamute from next door lying on the thick carpet, chewing on a slipper.
I continued to persuade him. "Our boss is very easy - going. For my sake, he'll definitely welcome Tangqiu. Staying with us for a few days will be more fun for Tangqiu than going on a vacation. There are so many people to play with him, and with me, his true love, taking good care of him, and he can even check out the girls..."
Cheng Yu pointed at the gray show - quality Alaskan Malamute in the photo. "Is this one a girl?"
Me: "Yeah. She's so well - behaved."
Cheng Yu: "That won't do."
Me: "What now!"
Cheng Yu said seriously, "Tangqiu is still a virgin. He's been a boy for 13 years. He can't ruin his reputation at this late stage."
Me: Fuck!!!