The more I thought the more angry I got. This Dongzi really couldn’t do his task at all. I warned him to not reveal my background. How come he let that Kang something know my real name. It’s the undercover agent’s big taboo. Old Tan truly sent me a rookie to add me troubles. He even went so far as to leak out my telephone number.
Once there was a dial tone, I immediately called over. After quite a while, Dongzi finally picked up.
“Hey, Dongzi, how did you do your job? Are you a pig head? I let you return a cloth and you actually spill out 8 generations of laoniang’s ancestors. Did you know that Kang bastard called me and threatened me!!!”
I raised my voice, furious.
“Dedede~~~~~”
Dongzi over there made odd sounds. It was like rattling of teeth in the coldest time of the year.
“What are you de-ing, speak properly,” I was impatient.
“……de de, senior sister, I am probably in trouble.”
“Eh?” It was a little noisy at Dongzi’s side. But I still have heard it clearly. My voice hung in the air.
“Deng Long…….wait for me to go eat midnight snack.”
“What?!” My eyes were opened wide. I was so stunned that I have fallen out of bed, “You, how many people are there?“
Dongzi sounded as if he was going to cry, “There’s only me and him. Originally that Kang guy was also there but he got a call and ran away…….senior, senior sister save me. His car came over.”
My scalp was feeling numb. I swallowed my saliva, “You fricking calm down. Display courage of a policeman!!”
“Senior sister, he likes men!!! When I attended school, my wrestling skill was always the worst and you saw his size, I’m no match for him…..”
“If he finished eating dinner, wiped his mouth and wanted me to sle…..sleep with me, what should I do?”
Dongzi’s voice on the other side even began to tremble. I was sweating. I got up from the floor and roared, “Aidong, calm down!! Don’t argue with him and tell me your position at any time.” I wiped my sweat, “I will come over now. Remember to be resourceful. Don’t drop me a ball halfway. Understand?”
“Good. Senior sister……. you must come. The safety of my chrysanthemum is entirely in your hands.”
I choked and rolled my eyes toward the ceiling. This brat, death was near at his hand and he still didn’t forget to entertain me.
At top speed, I have put on my clothes and with my new bought polo drove to ‘Fang Yage’. Deng Long was there eating hotpot with Dongzi.
Dongzi secretly sent text message and said Deng Long ordered a ‘Mandarin Ducks’ pot1 .
Mandarin ducks? Dongzi’s chrysanthemum was in danger. I stepped on accelerator and rushed through red light.
It was late at night, yet Fang Yage’s business still boomed. From a distance, I already saw those two sitting in the corner. I was facing the back of Deng Long who was in suit and jeans. He had tough and stocky build. Compared to him, Dongzi who was thin as a match was simply an underdeveloped tiny rooster. He looked like a small chick pecking rice, nodding and answering…
It appeared like Deng Long was constantly asking Dongzi questions, from time to time placing food into his bowl.
Fortunately, it was just a guilty conscience. After they finished eating, Deng Long dragged Dogzi to Nanhua road. At the crossing Dongzi got out of car, Deng Long turned around and then abruptly left.
After approximately 10 minutes, Dongzi secretively paced back and forth. Confirming again the safety, like a cat, he quietly and lifelessly got into my car. As he sat down, he slumped and was unable to move.
Buried in deep traumatic experience, he drew a deep breath, “(exhale), Laozi has retained chastity.”
I stroked my forehead, raised an eyebrow and sneered, “Chastity? You brat think I don’t know? Your chastity has been lost long time ago.”
“Senior sister, this, you really don’t know. My chastity to woman is gone but there is still my chastity to men. How could I fricking know that someone would want it.”
Worrying almost all night long, my forehead ached. I didn’t bother to bicker with this fellow. I quickly made him repeat the sequence of events of the whole matter again. I don’t know why but I felt a little uneasy and disturbed.
Dongzi said Deng Long’s private box entrance was securely closed tonight. He was outside going around in circles, not seeing even a shadow coming out of there. Thus, he returned to the front desk. The mother of waitress that was usually responsible for Deng Long’s box fainted at home. Thereupon, she took a leave and rushed home. Since manager saw only him at the front desk, he told him to go inside with wine that Deng Long ordered. After telling him few lecture words, he went away.
While coming in, Dongzi thoroughly checked out the box. There were three men inside. Beside Deng Long, he wasn’t familiar with any of the other two. Yet, both of them possessed exquisite temperament – they should be people with great background.
Here ends the story. Dongzi abruptly turned his head and told me, “Oh yeah, senior sister. One of those two men was the handsome guy you wanted me to wait for at washroom. I was even a bit excited when I saw him. I thought to myself that senior sister was, as expected, fighter among the hens. You invaded into Deng Long’s circle so quickly.”
I knocked Dongzi’s skull, sending him a quick glare. I thought: What could you know. I, the fighter among the hens, was going to crash tomorrow. Would that Kang guy let me go?
“Say, that Kang……Kang something…..” I couldn’t remember his name, “He was also inside the box. Did you hear what they were talking about?”
Dongzi carefully thought for a moment. Suddenly, his eyes were as bright as if he had digged out the treasure, “I have heard. One fatty among them said, ‘Deng Long, your ambition isn’t small at all. You are buried in money, aren’t you.‘ Senior sister, guess what Deng Long said. He said ‘The money are old man’s. I can’t let him look down on me.’ “
I was happy. Deng Long would be trapped sooner or later.
The more Dongzi talked the more anxious he got. He just left for not even twenty minutes and was already caught up by Deng Long in the hallway. His attitude was mild and friendly like a spring. He was obviously a big ash wolf that ate meat, yet he pretended to be a small sheep eating a grass. His tone was even softer than Dongzi’s ninety years old great-grandmother. It made Dongzi have a terrible illusion of becoming a little Red riding hood.
Following this was what I already knew. Deng Long, as a passionate boss, warmly invited Dongzi to eat midnight snack. He asked about his health and hinted, “Although big brother is a little overcome with boredom but fortunately my kidney is not poor2.”
Dongzi said with a bitter face, “Senior sister, do you know how he began to call me?”
“What?”
“…….. Xiao Ai.“ Dongzi leaned to the side to make a vomiting gesture.
I glared at him, “You should be glad he didn’t call you Zuo Ai (making love).”
After this sentence, Dongzi quickly opened car door, squatted beside the flower-pot, really vomiting.
I coldly snorted. He really was a small chrysanthemum that wasn’t able to withstand a single blow.
When I sent Dongzi home, I was still angry that Dongzi exposed my identity to that Kang guy. Dongzi then reprimanded me for being naive. Kang Zixian wasn’t so easy to fool. He told him lies according to my instructions. The result was that Kang Zixian coldly exposed it and said, “You don’t know her? Then who dragged her last night into the cab with TC363 license plate and sent her to Yuhua apartment building? Is there a need to reveal what you wore last night?”
I was so frightened that cold sweat dripped from me. Damnation! That Kang freak killed over from which planet? He could actually figure out my surname, name, family and telephone number overnight.
Dongzi looked at me with an innocent face. He shamelessly said, “Senior sister, he threatened me. I got nervous so I completely forgot about our old rules. Furthermore, he still got in his hands your love token. Hey, hey. Anyway, senior sister! There is finally someone who penetrated through your wig and saw through your manly tenderness.“
I kicked Dongzi out of car.
The next night, I went to work. Perhaps it was because of being haunted by guilty conscience, I purposely draw a thick and long eyeline, which practically stretched to my temple. Then I put on a splendid straight wig of Cleopatra the empress of Egypt. The long bang covered more than half of my face. There was no one able to recognise me.
As soon as I closed the pocket mirror, mama-san entered and prompted us to work. I felt a disgust burst in my heart. I barely stood up, mama-san floated to my side and glanced at me. She lowered her voice and spoke, “You got the luck of a dog shit. Go to serve in box of young master Long.”
I froze for a moment, secretly delighted. The next second I swept my eyes up and down over my outfit, a little astonished, “Mommy, it truly hurts my ego. Do I look like a man?”
Mama-san ferociously glared at me. The words she spoke were enough to put a fright, “Who knows if you have undergone sex change surgery?”
After she was gone, while I was immersed in pleasant surprise, Lilisha who was beside poked at me and gave me a wink, “Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Who could tell that you little girl have such a skill? Young master Long normally doesn’t seek us to company him.”
I smiled evilly, “Perhaps I will be able to correct him.”
“Come on, in his eyes women are blow flies – the type that crouch inside pit toilet.”
“He he. Making him sick is also a good thing.”
Walking in a corridor illuminated with bright and beautiful lights, I calmed down. I began to suspect another possibility —— is it possible that Kang guy found me?
This mysterious man seemed to have a very close relationship with Deng Long. If tonight he was also there, then he has showed up in Mei Se three nights in a row. It was a little too frequent. Maybe they were scheming machinations. It’s hard to say.
Anyway, it was unlikely that he was guarding a tree-stump just to wait for her, the little black rabbit3.
Bracing myself, I pushed open that luxurious door. My heart beat a little quickly. Maybe it was because of victory that was about to arrive. Maybe it was because of relief. All in all, I was a little bit nervous.
The result was that without any warning, I bumped into a pair of serene black eyes. In a flash, my heart lifted up, like a roller coaster.
He was there. Furthermore, he coldly watched me with his eagle like sharp eyes. I subconsciously looked away and delicately smiled at Deng Long who was sitting near him.
“Long Ge~~~~” Calling out ‘Long Ge’ with such a sweet tone made every pore in my body shudder. Right off the bat, I sat beside Deng Long and sticked the upper body on him, “How come you have recalled about me today?”
Deng Long appeared to be very impatient. He wasn’t pleased with my initiative fawning.
He mentally collected his expression and avoided me. While holding cigarette in the mouth, he indicated to the direction where Kang guy was. He commanded, “Can’t you see? Hurry and go serving guests.”
“Hateful.” Acting like a spoilt child, I patted Deng Long and unwillingly stood up, “I’m going.”
Just like Dogzi yesterday said, there were only three people in this box. In addition to Deng Long, there was that Kang guy and a slightly plump man. Each of them had a glass in hand, casually drinking the wine. The light carried a trace of an undercurrent.
I had to seize this opportunity.
I was purposely ignoring that Kang guy. Swaying my hips, I flashed to that fatty’s side, sat down and very attentively clinged over to pour him a wine, “What’s the name of this mister? My name is Mary. When you next time come to Mei Se killing time, don’t forget to point me-oh.”
That fatty looked good-natured. He turned his head to me with a faint smile. His manners didn’t make people feel unpleasant. On the contrary, it made people feel refined and easy-going, “My family name is Su. Su Jin Wei. Oh, it seems that miss Mary is a wig collector. Your hairstyle tonight has a strong ancient Egypt taste. Has miss Mary recently gained infatuation for egypt culture? Did someone tell you that you’re beautiful like a sea witch? But why didn’t seawater wash clean the adornment on your face? It’s as if you were wearing a beautiful mask. I wonder who has that fortune to put down miss Mary’s mask?”
The corners of my mouth twitched. My smile stiffened.
For the first time in my life, I have met a living Tang Seng4. It was hard to describe the excitement inside my heart. I just wanted to learn to spit white foam to express my ‘respect’, exactly like the bull demon from the Journey to the West.
“It’s enough, Fred.” This time the speaker was the handsome Kang. Presumably he was calling the fatty’s english name.
Fatty slyly glanced at me then turned to look at Kang guy. Without waiting for my reply, he winked at me and laughed, “This mister beside me is called Ken. Maybe miss Mary will be on the same wavelength as him. Recently he also got the habit of collecting wigs.” He spread out his hands and laughed like a mischievous kid, “Oh, don’t be afraid. He isn’t crossdressing sufferer. It’s only that spring arrived. Even a gentleman has a moment when he would indulge himself in madness. Miss Mary is lucky. Such interesting times are so rare it’s a pity, thus making people looking forward to it.“
Consequently, this man who was so noisy that he wouldn’t even leave a chance for a person to cut into the conversation, politely smiled at me. Then he took wine cup, stood up and sat on the opposite side. Together with Deng Long, who was until now expressionless and enjoying a good show, they were admiring the view of me and the handsome Kang.
Translator’s notes:
[1] Mandarin ducks hot-pot is a hot-pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other (mandarin ducks can also mean affectionate couple)
[2] Deng Long meant by not having poor kidney that his sexual functions were alright
[3] To guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits is a Chinese idiom meaning to sit around and wait, to ambush
[4] She was referring a Buddhist monk and central character in movie A Chinese Odyssey. Tang Seng there was very very very talkative
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gen | 4th May 20
well she is not smart. but plain stupid?
gen | 4th May 20
she is stupid