"If you, surnamed Jin, lose, then call me 'Brother Qiang' in public."
Jin Shaoyan was momentarily stunned by my domineering aura, but then said, "Okay, it's a deal!" Only then did he wonder why I was there. I pointed to the booth and told him, "I'm having dinner with some friends there. I'll have them come over to visit you later." Jin Shaoyan didn't even glance at it—if he had, he would have immediately spotted Li Shishi. He stood up in disgust and said to Ruhua, "Let's go somewhere else."
I nervously turned around to look, fearing a horror movie was playing in the lobby. Then I heard Jin 2's voice say in my ear, "Don't look, I'm right beside you."
Ru Hua asked Jin Shaoyan in surprise, "What did you say?"
Jin Shaoyan: "What? Did I talk to you?"
I stood up and pretended to hand it over. Jin Shaoyan pressed the key in his hand towards a Porsche sports car, which gave a respectful snort. Jin Shaoyan patted the roof of the car and sneered, "If you win—I mean, if you could have had it, I'll give you a chance to reconsider."
This time, I waved my hand dismissively: "You'd better drive away, it hurts my wallet to see it."
Jin Shaoyan and I had a falling out, and he drove off with his girlfriend.
I turned around and saw another Jin Shaoyan standing perfectly fine in front of me. I grabbed him and shook him like a tag on a fan. By doing this, I was completely playing the victim; I had lost a chance to save him and complicated a simple matter. If I had accepted Jin 1's bet, and without that unfortunate car, even if I hadn't shown up that day, the chances of him getting into an accident would have been greatly reduced.
Jin Shaoyan was shaken so badly that he begged for mercy. It took him a long time to react after I let go, and then he started shaking me again: "You bastard, it's one thing if you don't bring that car over, but you also humiliated him in public. Do you know how petty this guy is? Do you still want that 5 million?"
I shook him off and started shaking him again: "Give it or don't, it's not like I'm spending it. I don't even want to talk to you anymore! Look at your attitude, I'd rather sell my kidney to invest in funds than take your money. In four days you'll be living your 50 years with a broken head. Remember, from now on, make sure you have two holes in the spittoon before you go out, and you'll be pretending to be a paladin!"
Jin Shaoyan was so disheartened by my scolding that he fell silent with a long face. If it were someone else, they could at least argue: "I'm not the one who offended you, why are you taking it out on me?" But he couldn't say that.
I think he's quite pitiful. Actually, strictly speaking, he wasn't the one who offended me. Although Jin Shaoyan, after his rebirth, inevitably still carries traces of his past in some small actions, he's much more sensible in his dealings with others.
After I let go of him, I comforted him, saying, "It's alright, Brother Qiang won't abandon you. Make this bet with him to teach him a lesson, so he won't act recklessly in the future. Brother Qiang doesn't have any money, so I'll just give you this little gift."
Jin Shaoyan sighed, "I'm afraid he won't understand, and I'm even more afraid he'll hate you. I don't have much time left. If you become enemies after I'm gone, then my death will have been in vain."
I said, "You're unlucky too. Why does he go wherever you go?"
Jin Shaoyan sighed and said, "It's my fault for not thinking things through. We are all one person, and now we are under the same sky. Our feelings and experiences should be the same. I wanted to eat Korean food this morning, and he probably did too."
We returned to our seats, and no one noticed anything unusual. Baozi even asked us, "Why didn't you call that woman over to eat with us?"
At this moment, the waitress, holding the complimentary appetizer kimchi, stood stunned where Jin Shaoyan and Ru Hua had just been sitting. She looked up, saw Jin 2, and walked towards us without hesitation...
I'm so full from this meal! Oh, by the way, everyone in the Korean pavilion thought our table was full of international students, so they insisted on sending a representative to sing. I ended up singing "Ode to the Motherland".
The next day, when I opened my eyes, my room was empty again. That kid Jin Shaoyan had taken my group of five out to have some fun again. I wanted to check the time, but my attention was drawn to the tent I had made. Morning is when men's libido is at its peak! I suddenly remembered that Baozi had to go to work in the afternoon. He probably wouldn't have gone with Jin Shaoyan and the others, right?
Thinking of this, I craned my neck and let out a long wolf howl. I tiptoed to Baozi's door, pushed it open abruptly, and froze—
Guess what I saw?
I estimate that about 30% of the readers guessed that I saw Baozi dressed in leopard print, sitting on the bed and flirting with me.
Most readers would probably guess that Li Shishi was naked in bed (tsk tsk, how dark).
Congratulations... you guessed all wrong, there was nothing on the bed!
Baozi left me a note saying that they went to the forest park today.
Damn it, Jin Lao Er led a bunch of people to watch Animal World, ignoring my rampant animalistic desires. I haven't been intimate with Baozi in a long time.
Chapter Thirty-Two: The Lame Rabbit, Run Fast!
In all the years before I met Baozi, I was someone who "endured" things, and I was also a "crotch-covering" person. I wanted to find some porn to watch; I knew those scenes by heart. People say Japanese is hard to learn, but my Japanese level is good enough to have sex with Japanese girls over the phone.
I wandered around like a cat on a tin roof for ages, but my energy waned considerably, so I just started messing around and having fun. I put on Liu Bang's dragon robe, over which I wore Xiang Yu's armor, and turned around in front of the mirror, examining myself. Then I ran to another room and hung Qin Shi Huang's knife-shaped coin on my waist. When I returned to the mirror, the reflection looked exactly like the owner of a funeral shop from the Republican era. Just as I was chuckling to myself, I heard someone coming downstairs.
I ran to the stairwell and saw a stunningly beautiful woman standing leisurely, admiring the artwork on the wall. She was dressed in a beige Versace outfit, casually carrying a matching handbag, exuding an aura of cool sophistication that made it difficult to look directly at her. If Jin Shaoyan No. 1 shared a similar aura with her, it was entirely due to his privileged upbringing, while hers stemmed from her own abilities. This kind of woman clearly had a history of hard work and struggle in the workplace; her graceful ankles had undoubtedly sent many men who dared to underestimate her flying.
Although I was still struggling with desire, seeing her completely calmed me down. They say strong women easily arouse a man's desire to conquer, but only men who can stand on equal footing with them. Someone like me is out of the question. Even if I had a one-night stand with her, after we were done, I couldn't even afford to pay for her underwear. If she then took pity on me and left a few hundred dollars on the bedside table, I'd just want to kill myself.
Of course, if she wants to play the queen with me now and tears this outfit I'm wearing, she can't afford to pay for it either—as Mr. Lu Xun aptly put it, this is the spirit of Ah Q.
I lifted my imperial robe and descended the stairs, my leg hair peeking out from beneath the surface, the slingshot clicking on the stairs. I greeted her warmly, "How can I help you?"
She didn't say anything, just waited quietly for me to come down. She seemed a little dizzy looking at my outfit. I was also embarrassed; I'd been in such a rush that I hadn't had time to change. If I wasn't wearing the robe, I'd only be wearing shorts and Xiang Yu armor—how many modern people would recognize that kind of armor? Someone unfamiliar with it might think it was a chocolate-covered bib. If I came down like that, and the police shot me without even asking any questions, I wouldn't have the face to protest.
I waited for ages, only to receive a curt "Just browsing."
You're crazy! This is a pawn shop, not a clothing market. What's so interesting about it?
But the customer is always right, and this girl seemed like a rich person, so I couldn't afford to offend her. I could only awkwardly sit down on the sofa and say, "Then just take a look around."
I really can't find anything more interesting in this hall than myself.
The ice queen glanced around and walked towards the door. As she grabbed the doorknob, she suddenly turned back and asked me, "You must be Manager Xiao?"
I nodded, and she gave me a cold nod in return before leaving.
This whole morning I encountered this inexplicable thing. I ate a packet of instant noodles for lunch and was just about to lie down for a bit when I received a call from Ru Hua. This time she called me as Jin Shaoyan's secretary, inviting me to Jin Shaoyan's office to watch the live broadcast of the horse race together.
Jin Shaoyan used to be a bit tactless, always taking advantage of others and never letting things go. He obviously thought "Unparalleled Under Heaven" was a sure thing and wanted to mock me as soon as the competition ended. Of course, I had no qualms about it and readily agreed.
Thinking about how Jin Yong repeatedly emphasized wearing formal attire, I was too lazy to change. Liu Bang's imperial robes were slippery and cold to wear, and besides, this was definitely formal enough, wasn't it? Thinking about it, I suddenly laughed maliciously. I took off my robe and armor, put on a two-strand vest, shorts, and slippers, put my new phone in a bag, and went out to hail a taxi straight to the technology park. When I arrived at their company entrance, the security guard was the same one; this time, he didn't say anything and let me in.
I deliberately wandered around the different floors like a hoodlum, earning plenty of eye-rolls, before finally heading up to the 16th floor. I put on my Bluetooth headset and dialed Jin 2's number. It was still quite chaotic on the other end; I could occasionally hear Baozi and Li Shishi laughing, as well as Jing Ersha's voice coming from his transistor radio. Jin 2 seemed to be having a great time, and before I could even speak, he went on and on about the funny things they'd encountered in the forest park, even mentioning that Xiang Yu had almost made a bow out of a tree branch to hunt.
I was so angry I was grinding my teeth. I told him about my situation, and Jin 2 said, "Anyway, you already know the result. But you have to pretend to be very nervous, and after you win, show some regret for him and give him a way out. Not only will you get a car, but he'll also thank you. That way, it will be much easier for you to extort money from him later."
The only distinctive feature of Kim Jong-un is that he is more ruthless than Kim Jong-un. I have never seen anyone so desperate to set traps for himself.
I left my phone on and easily entered Jin Shaoyan's office. The guy looked impatient and excited, clearly just waiting to humiliate me; he'd probably already forgotten about the 500,000 yuan he'd paid.