Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Yu Xiaoduo twitched his mouth. Damn you, Gu Wan’er. So you’re kicking me to the curb after using me, huh?
He jumped out of bed, knocked out a few dozen push-ups, and then headed into the bathroom.
Not long after, the sound of Yu Xiaoduo cursing came from the bathroom. He came out with a stern face, walked over to the bedside, picked up the phone, and dialed Gu Wan’er’s number again.
Gu Wan’er was taking a shower and didn’t hear it.
Yu Xiaoduo cursed under his breath. She kept saying not to mess with the body, and then what does she do? She goes and shaves everything off herself, and now she won’t even answer the phone. Playing the backstabbing game, are you?
He put on some clothes and walked out of the bedroom. His parents were already sitting at the dining table eating breakfast, but they had strange looks on their faces. Yu Xiaoduo didn’t think much of it and just took a big bite out of a meat bun.
Finally, he didn’t have to chew slowly and carefully like a woman anymore.
Yu Taiduo stared at his son with a weird look, and it started to creep Yu Xiaoduo out. “Dad, what’s up with you?”
Tang Ling sighed softly. “Duoduo, your father and I were too strict with you before. We made you miss out on getting a girlfriend. That’s our fault.”
Yu Xiaoduo was completely dumbfounded. What’s going on here?
“Ah, son. As a grown man, you really should have a normal orientation.”
“What on earth are you two talking about?” Yu Xiaoduo sensed something was wrong. Is it Gu Wan’er again?
Tang Ling said softly, “Duoduo, don’t try to hide it from us anymore. Mom and Dad already know.”
“What exactly do you know?” Yu Xiaoduo was getting anxious inside. What mistake did I make for you to look at me like that? You’re making me feel like some kind of mental patient.
Yu Taiduo sighed. “I can’t bring myself to say it. You tell him.”
Tang Ling said seriously, “The parents of that blind date girl called us back. The girl actually liked you at first, but the one thing she absolutely couldn’t accept was your habit of wearing black stockings.”
Yu Xiaoduo, sitting on the stool, froze stiff, as if he had shattered into pieces and fallen to the ground.
Yu Taiduo hung his head and kept sighing, as if thinking about how the Yu family ended up with such a character. He said he almost spat out a mouthful of blood when he first heard the news.
Damn you, Gu Wan’er! Not only did you kick me to the curb after using me and play a double-crossing game, but you also framed me out of thin air! How am I supposed to show my face in the blind date world ever again?
“I was framed. Do you believe me?” Yu Xiaoduo said seriously.
Tang Ling poured her son a glass of milk. “Duoduo, it’s okay. We just need to correct those bad habits, that’s all.”
Yu Xiaoduo: “…”
If I don’t get an explanation today, I’m going to rub Gu Wan’er’s face into the ground three hundred times just to satisfy my anger.
He picked up his phone and called her again, but who knew, Gu Wan’er still didn’t answer. Wow, you’ve got some nerve, lady. If I don’t track you down today, I’ll take your last name.
He went down to the underground garage. Zhao Liang was already waiting by the car early, afraid of getting left behind again.
“Brother Yu, how did the blind date go last night?” Zhao Liang asked with a sly grin.
Oh great. Even Zhao Liang knew I was going on a blind date. With his big mouth, he’s probably told everyone by now.
“Got a cigarette?”
“Hehe, I saved one for you, Brother Yu.”
Sitting in the car, Yu Xiaoduo took a deep, angry drag. My wholesome, upright image is completely ruined. At the next parents’ friends’ gathering, I’m going to die of embarrassment on the spot.
“Brother Yu, you look like you’re in a bad mood?” Zhao Liang could tell something was off with Yu Xiaoduo, but compared to yesterday, he seemed much more normal today.
Yu Xiaoduo started the car and said flatly, “Ran into a woman with no sense of loyalty.”
“No way. This scares me so much I don’t even want to go on blind dates anymore.”
“I, Yu Xiaoduo, have seen countless women, but I took a fall yesterday. My kidneys hurt from anger.”
“What happened? Is it really that bad?”
Yu Xiaoduo didn’t say much more and just drove straight to the company.
When he got out of the car in the parking lot, he noticed something strange again. Some coworkers were pointing at him and whispering.
“See that? He’s the one who ran into the women’s restroom yesterday.”
“He’s pretty handsome. I can’t believe he’d do something like that.”
“I know, right? I used to have a crush on him, but now I’m totally over it.”
Hearing the gossip around him, Yu Xiaoduo froze in place again. What on earth did I do to deserve this?
“Brother Yu, looks like the news about you going into the women’s restroom yesterday has spread.” Zhao Liang sounded a bit worried. Brother Yu is having such a rough time lately.
“Why did I go into the women’s restroom?” Yu Xiaoduo grabbed Zhao Liang by the shoulder.
“How should I know? It just seemed like you walked in there pretty naturally.”
Naturally?
Gu Wan’er, not only did you ruin my chances in the blind date world, but you also cut off my escape route at the company. Now all the young women at work are disgusted with me. What the hell did I do to deserve this in a past life?
Meanwhile, on the other side, Gu Wan’er was sitting in her car, getting ready to go to work, when her phone suddenly rang.
She looked at the caller ID. It was actually Bai Ye calling. Yu Xiaoduo even managed to add Bai Ye’s number? Impressive.
“Good morning, Bai Ye.”
Bai Ji heard Gu Wan’er’s voice and felt it was a bit different. The tone wasn’t on the same frequency as yesterday’s.
“Good morning, Miss Gu. I’ll come by your company later to sit down and have a cup of tea.”
Gu Wan’er was overjoyed. Yu Xiaoduo is pretty capable. Bai Ye is coming to me on her own.
Wait a minute. Bai Ye is a woman?
Bai Ye is actually a woman. And her voice sounds like she’s not very old.
“Okay, Bai Ye. Where are you? I’ll send someone to pick you up.”
“No need. I’ll just come on my own.” Bai Ji said calmly. Gu Wan’er didn’t insist and just went back to the company to wait for Bai Ye to arrive.
She hung up and looked at her phone. There were a bunch of missed calls from Yu Xiaoduo. Does he already know about what happened with the blind date last night?
Oh no. What do I do?
She arrived at the company and just got out of the car when she saw Yu Xiaoduo standing in the elevator lobby with a face as dark as thunder. His eyes looked like they wanted to swallow her alive.
Just as she had guessed, Yu Xiaoduo had lost it.
Yu Xiaoduo watched Gu Wan’er get out of the car. Don’t think that just because you’re wearing a dress, black stockings, and high heels today, I’m going to let you off the hook.
“Good morning, General Gu. You’re looking pretty energetic today.”
Hearing Yu Xiaoduo’s sarcastic tone, Gu Wan’er felt very embarrassed. “Don’t say anything here. Come to my office.”
“Fine.”
So you’re scared now, huh? Did you have fun framing me yesterday?
The elevator went straight up to the top floor, to the general manager’s office. It was Yu Xiaoduo’s first time there. The office was huge, with excellent natural light. Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, you could overlook half of Longhai City, as if you were stepping on it. No wonder everyone wanted to climb to this position.
Yu Xiaoduo didn’t stand on ceremony at all. He sat directly on the sofa and said, “Gu Wan’er, I, Yu Xiaoduo, have never harmed anyone. Turning into you wasn’t my choice either. Yesterday, you kept saying we needed to help each other, and I believed you. But you lied to me.”
Looks like that blind date girl from last night tattled. That girl is way too petty.
“Duoduo, it’s not what you think.” Gu Wan’er, feeling guilty, forced a small smile. This was practically unheard of for her, but Yu Xiaoduo had managed to win over Bai Ye, and this really was her fault.
