Flash Marriage

SPEECHLESS, JUST SPEECHLESS

At this time, leaning back on his chair Wang Kai was angrily whining: “Dog bites Lu Dongbin*, treating the kind intention of other’s as a donkey’s labor. In this world there are a bunch of people like that, they are selfish, they are unconscionable, they are cruel, their attitude towards their seniors is as frosty as winters…….”

*dog bites Lü Dongbin (狗咬呂洞賓 gŏu yăo Lǚ Dòngbīn), which means an inability to recognize goodness and repay kindness with vice.

I shuddered twice and interrupted him: “Sorry, yesterday…yesterday my mood was really bad. Please forget about it.”

With an apparent reluctance Wang Kai listened to my explanation and then said: “Give me a shoulder massage and I will forgive you.”

I did not buy it: “Director Wang, for the sake of a hard-working and diligent secretary like me can we please get down to the business?  At Ten’ o clock in the morning you have a meeting and then in the afternoon……………………………..”

Wang Kai waved his hand feebly and said: “Can you not talk about business today?”

I saw the ‘about to die’ look on his face, my heart immediately softened. After all dying on the work desk wasn’t really a good thing, so I ask
ed: “Then what should we talk about?”

Wang Kai thought for a moment before saying: “Or…..we can go out to play?”

Ah! I was distracted, ‘Go out to play?’ This guy really had some nerves to devise such a plan! But looking at his eyes filled with expectations, I could not bring myself to become so ruthless. Anyways, considering his current state we were in no position to work so it was better to go out and play. 

Moreover if boss was taking the initiative to become a truant then I did not need to worry about being caught. Thinking all this, I nodded. Escaping the work at boss’s expense, why not!!!

Wang Kai saw my affirmation and suddenly ‘jumped off’ his chair while pumping his fist. His agile action of ‘jumping off’ the chair could put even nimble rabbits to shame. Then he came around his desk, pulling my wrist started dragging me out and asked: “Where should we go out to play? Swimming? Bowling? Do you know how to play golf…”

I was shocked to see his refreshed spirit with no trace of weakness. Was the miserable look that he was donning earlier a sham?

That meant this whole time he was leading me by the nose!!

…………

Wang Kai and I were having a severe dispute over the ‘where to go’ issue. With both parties unrelenting, negotiation was in peril. Due to my indomitable perseverance ultimately Wang Kai decided to compromise and go to amusement park.

Still unconvinced with the outcome of our discussion, he further added: “Xiao Guan Yan, your personality is so unlikable.”

Soon after he smiled and told me: “I have heard that in the TV dramas boyfriend and girlfriend usually go to amusement park on dates.”

Before going to amusement park, Wang Kai and I decided to go to a mall first to buy some casual clothes because going to an amusement park clad in office attire would most probably scare other people. 

Naturally, the money to buy these casual clothes would come out of Wang Kai’s wallet since he was the initiator of this entire ordeal.

Following the principle of seniority I accompanied Wang Kai to buy a set of T-shirt, jeans and sneakers. I completed his look by putting a cap on his head.  Not only did he look handsome but also somewhat….roguish. Perhaps it was because I knew him too well or perhaps it was because he was a mixed blood, in short, I thought he was one wretched soul blessed with an extremely handsome outer appearance.  

 Wang Kai dragged me to one of those exclusive high-end stores, pointed towards the casual clothes on a female mannequin placed right in the center of the store and asked me to try it.  The reason for specifying a ‘female’ mannequin was that there was also a male mannequin standing right next to it displaying corresponding casual clothing for men. This couple outfit had all the things matching including the caps, t-shirts, jeans, shoes and even the socks.

The outfit for women was indeed appealing. While carrying those clothes and walking towards the trial room, I marveled at Wang Kai’s good taste. In fact other than his nature everything about him was outstanding.

After coming out of the dressing room I looked at myself in the mirror. I suddenly felt like a young teenager and it made me really happy. 

I scrutinized my image in the mirror conceitedly for a minute. Then, I turned around to see Wang Kai, only to find that he was missing. Oh God, did this guy purposefully escape from the scene in order to avoid paying for my clothes…….?

I was still lost in my thoughts when he suddenly emerged from the fitting room but donning a different set of clothes. At this time he was wearing what I was wearing…..but a male version.

I glared at him unhappily: “Are you kidding?”

Wang Kai stood in front of the mirror and kept swinging left and right: “I thought these clothes look really good so immediately went ahead and tried them….See, don’t they look better than the previous one?”

Discouraged, I said: “Fine, I will go and find another set.”

Wang Kai smiled and said: “I have already paid the bill for these clothes if you want another set then pay the bill from your own pocket.”

 Me…….

Simple, straight but too cruel!!!!

Heaven, Ah!! I have eventually lost all hopes for this world! All the good men in this world were dead or what……

Considering how stick to trifles I was when money was in the view, I decided to concede this time. They were just similar pair of clothes, who cared!!!

In my eyes Wang Kai was the kind of person who liked to joke around. So for his small trick I neither felt too embarrassed nor too uncomfortable. Nonetheless I did not like it much. Naturally I did not 

think that he had started admiring me or anything. Bluntly speaking, I knew very well how light hearted he was when it came to the department of emotions. Moreover during our encounter at Maldives, his ‘figured out’ theory had completely let my heart at ease.  Of course the most important point was that Wang Kai only played around with women and had never loved anyone. I could bet that even when this world would come to an end then also no woman would be able to tempt him.

Of course if any man would be able to tempt him or not……was beyond my area of research.

At this moment we were in the amusement park and Wang Kai was running towards me with a huge grin plastered over his face. His spirit was so high that it looked like that nothing in this world could dampen his mood. This made me wonder whether the gloomy face that I saw in the morning was my disillusion…