I went to my dad's company for an internship right after graduation. My first job was as a researcher in the fund field.
No one knew that I was Cheng Zhenggang's son. A rather experienced investment manager took me under his wing, and I started from the bottom. That's how I got into this industry.
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He often went to an old - established massage parlor nearby to relax. He said that for people in our line of work, constantly staring at data was a professional hazard.
At first, I secretly laughed at him for not paying attention to his sitting posture.
But after following him for less than half a year,
I also got a membership card at that old - established parlor.
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Every time I would make an appointment in advance with a technician named Zhou Wubo in the parlor before going for a massage. After all, with our constant focus on the market, time was extremely precious.
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But that day, due to overtime work, the investment manager brought someone in without noticing me.
It wasn't until high - pitched female screams came from his office that
I looked up from the dense numbers. I thought I had walked into a delivery room and some woman was giving birth.
Screaming like this...
I couldn't help but recall what others said about those in finance -
Investment bankers like to have casual sex, securities brokers like to visit prostitutes, and those in the fund industry like to sleep with receptionists and salespeople.
Guys like me who keep themselves clean in the financial circle were smeared by these people.
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I put aside my work for a while and planned to take a stroll nearby before coming back. Without saying goodbye, I went to Zhou Wubo's shop.
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He was the star technician in the shop.
Coming without an appointment like this, I wouldn't normally get a turn.
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But Zhou Wubo patted his chest and said that there was a technician whose skills were even better than his and urged me to give it a try. Since I was free anyway, I took off my clothes and lay on the massage bed, burying my whole face in the breathing hole of the bed.
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After a while, I heard a girl's voice. She was young, and her childish voice had a touch of boldness. She said, "Brother, I'm here to give you a massage."
I sighed, feeling like I had been tricked by Zhou Wubo. I said, "I don't want a female masseuse."
Zhou Wubo said that she was his younger sister, also blind, and her skills were personally taught by their father, Mr. Zhou. She was a college student coming back during the summer vacation to earn some pocket money.
Although extremely reluctant, I still agreed.
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I never lifted my head to look at her from start to finish.
She was such a chatterbox.
She insisted on making small talk, chatting from how much the price of cabbages had increased to how she used her scholarship to buy a pair of shoes for her dad. She was like an old gossip.
However, Zhou Wubo wasn't lying. His sister's skills were indeed more exquisite. After the massage, she went upstairs to attend to the next customer. I didn't see her when I got up.
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A few days later, I went for a massage again and wanted to request that girl. But Zhou Wubo said that his sister had returned to school.
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Later, I was transferred to the Hong Kong branch. There were plenty of massage parlors there, but unfortunately, none could compare to the comfort of that girl's massage.
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After I returned to the mainland, I used the money I earned from investments in Hong Kong to buy a Lamborghini and an apartment in the city center.
Seven days after Valentine's Day was my birthday. Our family dog would get aggressive when it saw strangers, so after the dinner, I took my friends to a hotel and rented a presidential suite to drink and play poker.
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One of my friends who brought his girlfriend left after playing a few rounds. The remaining friends found it boring and, after chatting for a while, they also dispersed. I was alone in the room, watching a horror movie. After a while, I got a bit scared. Suddenly, my phone rang, scaring me.
I never expected that Zhou Wubo's sister would add me as a friend on her own initiative.
What?
Did she need money?
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Just then, my neck and shoulder pain flared up, so I asked if she could come over. She said yes. It seemed she really was short of money.
I learned during my time abroad that the situation of blind people was different from before. Especially those disabled people with an education were sensitive and had strong self - esteem. They no longer used white canes when going out and could even make themselves look no different from ordinary people.
But I still told the hotel lobby to send someone to pick her up.
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The moment I opened the door, my eyes lit up.
Given Zhou Wubo's looks and build, his sister could never be this alluring young woman in front of me.
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Her eyes were huge, like amber - colored lakes. When she looked at me, it was easy to get lost in them.
Without thinking, I offended her and even questioned whether she was really blind. But she was confident and cheerful, defusing the awkward situation and making me breathe a sigh of relief.
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When I took off my clothes and lay on the bed, I felt something strange. Especially when her slightly cool fingertips landed on my body, the strange feeling intensified. I tried my best to act as naturally as I did when facing male technicians. After all, a single man and a single woman in a hotel room was, upon reflection, quite inappropriate.
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Well.
Her massage was so comfortable.
The pain disappeared completely.
After all these years,
her skills were still as good as ever.
It was no wonder I had been longing for it.
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I deliberately transferred more money to her so that it would be convenient for me to find her again in the future. But she refused to accept it, and I even became suspicious of her motives for approaching me. Fortunately, she finally accepted it.
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Since I moved into my new apartment, she was the first opposite - sex person I had brought home. It wasn't for any other reason.
In my eyes, she wasn't just a woman.
If she were a scheming woman, she wouldn't have repeatedly mentioned her promiscuous ex - boyfriend right from the start. That would be a real turn - off.
I thought her motive for approaching me was simple: just to do massage work and earn money.
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The girls around me all thought I had a bad temper. My buddies always laughed at me, saying that with such a high - and - mighty attitude, I would never be able to catch a girl. I thought their ideas were completely wrong.
Who made that rule?
In a relationship, does the guy have to be humble and the girl have to be high - handed? Men and women are equal. We should get along as naturally as same - sex friends, be attracted by each other's shining points, develop feelings, and express our love frankly. That's what a relationship should be.
Everyone said I would be a bachelor for life.
It didn't matter to me.
I'd rather be single than settle for less. I was rich. When I got old, I could go to the top - notch nursing home.
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During our unguarded interactions, I found that Zhou Wubo's sister was quite interesting. She didn't have the fear or coyness that other girls had when facing me, and her look at me was pure. Getting along with her was just as comfortable as her massage skills.
I finally remembered her name: Zhou Yinyin.
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Zhou Yinyin was really a person with a strong will despite her disability. Even though she was visually impaired, she managed to find a job. I heard she was a game designer. I didn't know much about this field, but the job sounded quite impressive from her description.
I thought she was really inspiring. Even though life was so tough for her, she still tried to earn extra money. This girl was really something. Optimistic, beautiful, and sweet - tongued. She was growing on me.
For the first time, I thought that if I really had feelings for her, maybe the fact that she was blind wouldn't matter so much.
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I was deceived.
I, who had dodged countless bullets in the business world, never expected to stumble on such a trivial matter.
Zhou Yinyin wasn't blind at all.
She didn't tell me until I had already taken off my clothes.
I was furious! I had always thought she was a simple girl.
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I treated her like a buddy, but she actually tried to seduce me!