Chapter 186 – Please Call Me the New Shop Owner
Did Peng TouSi not tell me the truth because he was afraid I would resent Ai Mi?
Because Ai Mi was the daughter of my mother (I really don’t want to refer to Ai ShuQiao with this word) and a foreigner, so I would hate her?
Because Ai Mi was born from Ai ShuQiao’s betrayal of my dad, so I would hate her?
Because Ai Mi has a complete family and I do not, so I would hate her?
Or if I put it in a more vulgar way, because Ai Mi easily attained everything people hope for in their lifetime at the cost of me being abandoned. So that’s why as a brother, I should hate my own sister?
It would be a lie if I said I did not even feel that way a bit.
But I feel that Ai Mi should not be detested by me or anyone in particular.
Although she is a child star and idol, other than her appearance, she does not have any lovable traits that would be liked by fans.
I thought she did not have much rights to choose like me. If a ‘reincarnation machine’ existed, the result she gets might not be much better than mines.
Since she looks like a doll, does that mean she should always be her mother’s play toy?
Would I feel happiness if I switched lives with Ai Mi?
There might have been an even scarier possibility.
As Eunuch Cao said previously, Ai ShuQiao seduced John during the initial stages of pregnancy. Basically, it was the so-called ‘pregnancy play’. If the time frames were shifted slightly, would I have become Ai ShuQiao and John’s son? Would I have no blood relations with my current father?
Afterwards, would I also be of mixed blood and become Ai Mi’s full brother? What would our relationship be like? Would I be able to stand growing up with a younger sister who has a terrible personality?
To be honest, other than the fact that I know I do not hate her, I have no idea how to handle the relationship between me and Ai Mi.
“Lin, it would be great if you don’t resent Miss Ai Mi, God will reward you. I also have another presumptuous request: Can you not reveal the relationship between the two of you for the time being? Miss Ai Mi is still in the dark, and she believes I’m heading back to America for ordinary business reasons.”
“Why do you have to keep her in the dark?”
If it was a request from Ai ShuQiao, I would have immediately declined. But Peng TouSi is different, he definitely has an adequate reason.
“Because I don’t want to give Miss Ai Mi more pressure… It’s exhausting acting in moves and shooting commercials. She doesn’t have any friends other than you… If you told her all of a sudden, she might not be able to handle it, and it might force Madam Ai ShuQiao to take more drastic measures….”
“I’m not afraid of her drastic measures!” I became annoyed and angry once Ai ShuQiao was mentioned.
“Of course, you’re not afraid….” Peng TouSi carefully comforted me, “But if Miss Ai Mi was sandwiched between the two of you, her already weak ability to survive would completely collapse. After she came to China to film, she expressed tendencies for self-destruction more than once due to the hard work and not being able to acclimate properly. The worst time was when she asked for Amphetamines from some American actors, fortunately, I stopped her in time.”
….Drugs? Is being a star that much of a burden? Do chips no longer comfort your weak heart, and you have to resort to drugs?
Now that I thought about it, I have agreed more than once to watch Ai Mi act. But due to multiple reasons, I have never once honored my commitments. I’m an unqualified brother.
Could it be that it is not a good idea to reveal the relationship between us to Ai Mi before I become a qualified brother?
Later, I realized the reason why Peng TouSi made this request. Although one of the reasons was because he did not want to give Ai Mi any added pressure, he also wanted to protect the naive me from Ai ShuQiao.
I then did a series of stupid things after I misread Peng TouSi’s intentions.
If you treat a girl from the mindset as her brother, especially if she doesn’t know that you are her brother, it would cause unimaginable troubles.
But it was already too late for regrets when I found out.
On the other hand, my dad who suffered a huge blow, stumbled out of the house and never returned. He must have found another place to go drinking.
He even forgot to turn off his computer. When I was helping him shut it off, I saw the chat history on TaoBao messenger:
“What does a blow-up doll feel like? Can you share your experience?”
“Why are you not responding, are you not there? What does it feel like?”
This was probably the time when my dad picked up the phone.
Maybe it was because he was in a terrible mood after he hung up and this guy kept asking questions, so my dad replied:
“Dear customer, It feels like fucking a corpse!!!!!”
Even when he was annoyed, he did not forget to use civilized words to address the customer.
I have a premonition that our online shop is going to go down a slope. Although it seems as if that all our customers are all adults with unhealthy minds, but if my Dad suddenly became so rude, it’s not like they are all M, so they would not stick with our store.
What’s more, the number of times my Dad will get drunk in the near future will definitely increase. If the online store is left unattended and the customer service icon stays grayed out, the Happy Valley Love shop will go out of business!
Doesn’t that mean our lives would be ruined even without Ai ShuQiao’s interference!
There’s no way I would let her get what she wants so easily! Even the Happy Valley Love shop is a part of my daily life, it’s up to me to protect it!
Thus I sat in front of the computer and first apologized for being idle for a long time. Then I imitated my dad’s tone and introduced the blow-up doll.
“The new model even has speech capabilities to increase the fun. You can even add warm water to the privates and it’s really warm! Fucking a corpse? That was a joke! How can you compare our doll to the feeling of fucking a corpse? I can personally guarantee: It’s at least twice as good as fucking a corpse!”
I shamelessly pushed our products, and it also sounds like I have actually fucked a corpse before.
Due to my hard work, the Happy Valley Love shop was able to make two transactions early in the morning.
But I would not be able to stand it if I had to get up really early tomorrow too.
I might even have to ship out all the goods myself tomorrow too. Even though I have done it before, it would be a bit hard if I had to handle everything myself.
Especially since there would be no customer service during the day, we would definitely lose a lot of wavering customers.
Should I take advantage of the fact that the ban on cellphones was lifted and buy a mobile phone with Internet access, so that I can secretly operate an online adult product store during class?
It would tarnish the sacred classroom, but because my father is useless, I have no other choice! It’s a matter of survival!
Let’s do it, I have to act swiftly and decisively. I cannot let Ai ShuQiao destroy my daily life!
I bought a cellphone from a TaoBao store that both my dad and I frequented. It was said to have 4000 mAh of batteries. It was a knockoff phone that was said to be both a cellphone and a power bank.
Usually, a man like me would choose a Nokia, but Nokia has become a huge letdown lately. They even abandoned development of the Symbian OS, it was a huge disappointment.
Thus I bought this large screen knockoff android phone. We are familiar with the owner, in any case, he even bought furry handcuffs from us. He promised that I could return it within a week if there were any problems with quality.
The cellphone was extremely large and ugly. The outer casing was a shit brown. It even had a red decorative pattern on the corners.
Isn’t this fucking bloody stool! No one would buy such an ugly cellphone even if it had every single feature possible!
But for me, some aspects fit my needs perfectly.
Didn’t Xiao Qin say she wanted matching couples phones? Let me see where you would find this limited knockoff phone that is still in the experimental stages! Even if you do find it, would you have the courage to use this phone as a girl?
Even I would need to clench my teeth so that I can face the astonished expressions of passers-by!
While I was waiting for the package to arrive, I would write down all possible ways Ai ShuQiao would attack us, then I would write how to deal with it right beside it.
Xiao Qin stuck her head over for the first time to look at what I was writing. She suggested with a smile:
“Can we go to film city on the weekend to watch my mom work? There’s a lot of fighting scenes that you would like!”
Auntie Ren does not have a good impression of me. It would be best to avoid unnecessary troubles for now.
“Don’t be in such a hurry to refuse~~ Ai Mi will also be there, after all, they are in the same crew… I could cheer her on with you!”
I suspiciously turned around to look at Xiao Qin. She hurriedly flashed her large and pure eyes as if she was innocent.
Fuck, you found out! I forgot to put away the thermos with the listening device when I picked up the phone that day. Although you did not hear everything, you were able to guess what happened, and you were able to guess the relationship between me and Ai Mi!
Now that you know she is my sister and that she is no longer a threat, do you plan to repair the relationship between the two of you?
Now that you mention it, it is indeed time to go see Ai Mi on set. Even if Auntie Ren was present, she wouldn’t bother me much in front of her foreign friends, right?
So I agreed with Xiao Qin’s request, and did not emphasize that she should get along with Ai Mi like before.
Based on the current situation, even if Ai Mi did something thoughtless to Xiao Qin, she would probably endure it.
“On the surface, it would seem you’re one above me, but you’ve actually already lost.” Would you secretly enjoy those inner thoughts? How two-faced!
Just as I was worried about Ai Shuqiao’s conspiracy and about the online store, it was time for the first physical education class after I became a PE committee member.