Chapter 248 – An Unfortunate Even
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I was pissed off when I saw Ai Mi riding around on a rented mall cart while Xiong YaoYue was running after her pretending she couldn’t catch up.
You already found a new source of entertainment after only 5 minutes?! You almost scared me to death by leaving without telling me!
Ai Mi thought I came back too early when I went to block them.
“What’s the rush? Can’t you see I’m having fun with Winnie?”
I paused, “Who’s Winne?”
Ai Mi pointed to Xiong YaoYue and said, “Your very interesting classmate said don’t call her big sis Xiong, I could call her Yue Yue or Xiao Xiong… When she said Xiao Xiong (TN: Small Bear), I naturally thought of Winnie!”
Xiong YaoYue seemed to be very satisfied with her foreign name, she shook my arm as if she made a great discovery:
“Hey, isn’t my name cool? Say something! It’s fashionable, right? I’ll tell our classmates to call me that tomorrow!”
I wasn’t sure what kind of expression to make, “Tomorrow is Sunday…”
“Ehhhhh!?? —— So tomorrow is Sunday!” Xiong YaoYue was overjoyed at the unexpected news, “So I can push off writing my homework for another day!! Awesome! Banzai!!!”
I moved slightly away from her and pretended like I didn’t know her.
“Winnie, you should eat lunch with us.”
Ai Mi unprecedentedly voluntarily invited Xiong YaoYue.
“Ah, I’m afraid I can’t.” Xiong YaoYue anxiously scratched her head, “I have a family meeting at 12, I’ll get scolded if I don’t go!”
I looked at the watch on my left wrist and warned her: “It’s already 11:40.”
“It’s already that late!” Xiong YaoYue jumped and flung the bag of dolls over her shoulder. Then she rushed to the nearest escalator and almost crashed into a middle-aged man.
“I had a lot of fun today, see you later!” Xiong YaoYue looked back and waved farewell in haste and quickly rushed downstairs.
Not sure if Xiong YaoYue’s wheat brown skin reminded Ai Mi of Hawaii, but she seemed to have a favorable impression of her.
“I feel..” Ai Mi paused for a bit, “She’s way better than that violent Ren XiaoQin!”
Hmph, you like whoever tries to kiss up to you and doesn’t scheme! If you want to act mature, at least first get off the mall cart with cartoon prints on it!
Ai Mi had a limited amount of stamina. She already wanted to head home after one morning of entertainment, so nothing noteworthy happened for lunch.
We met up with Peng TouSi at the entrance of the mall and I handed Ai Mi back to him. I also ensured I only let Ai Mi drink one bottle of cola.
The ice cream in her stomach is another story.
As I was about to return the sunglasses to Ai Mi, she said: “It’s already dirty and can’t be used since you wore it. You can keep it and use it to disguise yourself as a good person! I have a lot of those sunglasses!”
Disregarding her other words, she can actually tell that I could use these sunglasses to disguise as a good person? (And why did she use the word ‘disguise’?)
At least there were still some good things about today. I spent much less than I expected, I was able to determine the panty thief’s hideout, and I obtained a tool I could use to disguise (?) myself as a good person.
It would have been even better if Xiong YaoYue didn’t think I was gay.
That afternoon, the mole machine was taken away by 004 and 005. Henceforth, it became the latest activity the bodyguard’s used to kill time. They would all fight to play it when they were not on duty. It was given a glorious name of ‘Teaching the mole machine a lesson because it laughed at the young Miss’. In actuality, they just wanted to set a new record and enter a dirty line in a prominent location on the scoreboards.
A few people who had an excellent mastery of the English language would smile when they see the scoreboards, but I had a slow reaction and would need reminders before I could understand.
I received a phone call from Xiao Qin in the afternoon. She cautiously asked why I didn’t come, but Auntie Ren found out half way and we didn’t say much.
Sunday arrived in the blink of an eye. It was finally time for me to humiliate myself as the deaf and mute evil monk.
Since the main actor, Kyle, was injured, today was practically Ai Mi’s personal stage. I was wearing a wig with poor ventilation, a strange monk’s outfit, and a scar drawn on my face with makeup. I was sent flying by a kick from Ai Mi.
I learned from the golden armored warriors and emitted a bitter cry (Ahhh~ Yaaaa!!!). But Auntie Ren got extremely upset. She rolled up the script to use as a microphone and yelled:
“You’re a mute! Why the hell are you screaming!”
Ah damn, I was only worried about how to portray his inner struggles and forgot about his personal character, how embarrassing.
“Ye Lin classmate was so cool!” Xiao Qin supported from behind her mother, “It was an Oscar-worthy performance! Do your best!”
Not sure how Auntie Ren threatened her daughter, but Xiao Qin immediately turned silent.
Truthfully, I was a bit nervous about the scene where I had to fall off a bridge. Although the water wasn’t deep to the point where it would submerge me, I was still restless because I didn’t know how to swim. I was afraid of a drowning incident, not because I was fearful of my life, but because it would be an embarrassment.
After I fell into the water, Ai Mi stood on top and confirmed I wouldn’t drown before she left to have her makeup touched up. Xiao Qin couldn’t come over because Auntie Ren blocked her way, instead, it was Su Qiao who reached out her prop shinai to help me escape from the pond that was filled with lotus flowers.
“Um, Mr. Ye, thanks for your hard work.” Su Qiao was still acting respectfully towards me and it made me uncomfortable.
But she looked different than before. Her worries over her living condition has disappeared and was replaced with an urgent feeling of seizing the moment.
“Mr. Ye, it seems we have a scene together next week. I’ll be under your care!”
Su Qiao bowed towards me. I faintly remember the script: As the most ferocious and vile member of the seven fresh blood guards, the deaf and mute evil monk actually dared to harass his own master’s personal maid. In the end, he was split in half by the fresh blood prince’s sword.
What? Do I die already? Is my acting career so short-lived? I thought it would last until the holidays, but because Kyle got injured and messed up the film schedule, I’m going to die this early! By the way, the Australian actor who plays the fresh blood prince is a bit concerning, will he lose control and actually cut me?
Besides, isn’t the fresh blood prince’s maid supposed to be Su Qiao? Basically it’s a scene where I have to harass her? The original wording on the scripts says I have to ‘tear open the clothing over her chest’, Americans are so perverted! Do I have to be forced to assault a girl older than me by 3 years? Luckily, I wear a lot of heavy makeup as the monk, otherwise, it would be extremely troublesome if I was recognized!
After a whole day of nerve-wracking filming, Xiao Qin was dejectedly sent home by one of Auntie Ren’s friends. Auntie Ren found me in the crowd and told me she helped me receive my wages.
“Eh? That’s great!” I was so excited I almost stuck my tongue out and began panting like a dog, “So how much bounty will I be able to receive?”
Auntie Ren waved around an envelope of unknown thickness, but she had no intention of handing it over.
“You’re a minor, so it wouldn’t be good for me to hand over this much money directly to you. You’re at the age where you easily follow bad role models and may become corrupted!”
After a slight pause, she added: “You might have already been corrupted, but I can’t cause you to become worse! I have to hand this money to your guardian!”
Umm… My dad is my only guardian, but he went to a hotel to compile teaching materials.
Auntie Ren got angry for no reason at all when she heard my dad wasn’t living with me.
“He actually left a child alone at home? How irresponsible! He only causes trouble! —— Does he gamble?”
“Huh? He… doesn’t gamble. Though he occasionally drinks…”
I’m not sure if it was because of my childhood, but I could never stand up against Auntie Ren.
“Hmph, good he doesn’t gamble! If he did, not only would I not give you the money, I wouldn’t give it to him either! He’s living outside, right? Is it a hotel? What’s the address? I’ll personally deliver the money to him, but as for how he uses it, I don’t care! You’re his child, so what I’m doing is natural!”
Auntie Ren had a hasty personality, she always wanted to finish her tasks on the same day. She asked me for the address, then she got into her bumblebee, slammed on the gas and drove away.
I could only take the subway home and it was pretty packed.
Unfortunately, that night when Auntie Ren went to deliver the money to my father, they were apprehended by the anti-pornography brigade.
Although they were both fully clothed, the brigade alleged they must have already completed their business. And that the money in Auntie Ren’s hands was the prostitution fee.
I wasn’t sure whether to cry or laugh when my dad told me that story.