Chapter 188 – This is How I Break Ties
Even a real man like me had a difficult time trying to take that ugly new phone out of my pocket and placing it on my desk during break the following day.
Its color was like bloody stool, and you could use it as a brick to clap someone.
My custom android operating system was strange and had a lot of suspicious apps installed on it. In order to avoid ransomware, I quickly and efficiently uninstalled over half of the apps.
Out of curiosity, I clicked an app called ‘Female Entertainment Game’. The result was a rough black screen with words on the top which displayed “Please select mode”, there were three options below it:
Continuous —— Alternating —— Random
What is this? Don’t all girls like games with a simple and colorful interface? What’s up with this black screen that reminds me of DOS!?
I frowned and chose the “Continuous” option. The words on the screen changed into —— please choose the intensity:
Blush —— Heart Skip —— Faint
I became even more bewildered and chose the “Faint” option because it was the strangest. But no next screen came up even after a long time as if it froze.
“What kind of crappy app is this! What kind of crappy phone is this!” I was just about to curse about the owner of that store swindling his associates, but I realized my own desk was vibrating.
It’s a fucking earthquake! Dongshan city has never had an earthquake before! Didn’t the end of the world 2012 already pass? It suddenly caught us off guard!
I suddenly discovered it was not my desk that was vibrating, but the knockoff cellphone that was in my hand. It was vibrating non-stop like it malfunctioned.
I made a sudden realization while being ashamed. Fuck, this is basically a vibrator! Isn’t the vibration power at least ten thousand horsepower? They still call it “Faint”? It should be called murder! You did not have to sell me this kind of phone simply because my family runs an adult goods store!
I quickly shoved the vibrating phone into my pocket and walked towards the hallway when I saw Xiao Qin and Loud Mouth walk into the classroom.
Shoving the phone into my pockets was not the wisest decision. As everyone knows, the pocket of a young man is a sensitive area. It’s rude for a girl to stick their hand inside, and the same rule applies for vibrating cellphones.
How is this only a “Female Entertainment Game”? I was almost ‘entertained’ as a male!
I sat on the window ledge in the hallway after finally closing the app. I was going to take a breath of relief until the cellphone started to vibrate again.
Do you want to scare me to death! Is it actually “Random” vibrations? Is this just a vibrator disguised as a cellphone?! What kind of female would dare to use this cellphone as a vibrator! She would be a real warrior! And this size… the store owner of the electronics store has too strong tastes!
However, this time the vibration quickly stopped. It turns out someone sent me a text message.
It must be an advertisement, right? My innocent cellphone has been tainted by an advertisement! My dad does not even know my phone number since he has been drunk for a few consecutive days already!
After quickly skimming the text, it actually was not an advertisement. It was a special notice sent by Commissioner Wang from AmEx (God knows where he got my number).
The AmEx black card that Ai Mi gave me was stopped without any warning. It was now no different than a piece of titanium metal, and you could only use it to mess with people.
Ai ShuQiao’s actions was completely within my expectations. There was no way she would say we will not be able to live peacefully while providing us with a no limit credit card.
Commissioner Wang’s text, on the other hand, was very polite, he said “Although it was only for a short period of time, you were still our esteemed customer”, then he said, “Please contact me in the future if you require AmEx’s service again.”
How polite! Polite to the point where customers would have zero complaints! But when would I “require AmEx’s service again”? Didn’t you say that even Ai Mi herself does not fully qualify for a black card invitation, and she was only able to obtain one because of Ai Shuqiao? Would a 14-year-old boy with a yellow counterfeit phone be able to be eligible for an invitation in the future?
I suddenly remembered a sentence Ai ShuQiao said to us earlier on the phone: “You guys will never earn this money in your entire lives!”
What right do you have to say that about me? Even if I really do not have any ability to earn money, can you just look at me as I was a piece of trash? An adult goods store does not sound as good as a management company, but it is also a part of the entertainment industry!
Also, according to Ai Mi’s testimony, Ai ShuQiao has also used a love egg before! It was placed in the drawer under the gun! What right do you have to look down on me when you can’t even serve as a role model as a parent!
I gave Commissioner Wang a call after I felt more pride.
Commissioner Wang did not expect my call, but he still greeted me politely.
“Mr. Ye, what can I do for you?”
I felt like he was implying that I had no rights to ask him for anything as I already lost my black card privileges.
But I did not call to grieve the loss of the black card since it was never mine in the first place. I actually felt a bit happy instead of regret. Happy that I did not grow dependent on the card, and turn into someone who uses money to solve problems.
I asked Commissioner Wang how much money I spent with the card.
Since this card was paid by Ai ShuQiao, that means the money I spent to buy Xiao Qin’s bra, the money I used to buy back PS photos, and the money to treat brother Gang, were all actually paid for by Ai ShuQiao.
There might be people who would think it is natural for me to spend her money since she is my biological mother.
There might also be people who would think since that we became enemies, it should feel great wasting your enemies’ money.
But I do not want to even owe her a penny! Although this amount of money means nothing to her, I do not allow her to look at me with pity!
Once my dad revealed to me when he was drunk that Ai ShuQiao planned to abort me when she found out she was pregnant. But because it was discovered to late, she dropped the subject when she found out the surgeries might cause harm to the mother.
As a reminder, I was extremely light at birth like a malnourished monkey. It also made me thin throughout my childhood, which gave the Little Tyrant a good opportunity to bully me.
It is because there is no relationship between me and Ai ShuQiao. Also, my life itself was a form of “charity” from her, so I will not accept her charity again. I will return the money I spent to show our ties are cleared.
Perhaps I was influenced by martial arts TV shows and I subconsciously imitated a scene from this series.
Although he thought the question was weird, Commissioner Wang still responded. I had spent approximately 20 thousand dollars with the AmEx card.
“So much!” I blurted out, followed by immediate regret of not being able to keep calm, “It… it’s in RMB, right?”
“Yes, it’s in RMB.” Commissioner Wang was as patient as usual, “But all of the expenses have been paid by Madam Ai ShuQiao, so please do not worry.”
Commissioner Wang was not able to remain composed once he heard I wanted to return the money back to Ai ShuQiao. He probably thought I was a fool.
I am fine with being a fool, but I want to be a fool who does not owe anything to anybody. Also I did not feel like the ¥20,000 was a waste since most of it was spent on treating brother Gang.
“Mr. Ye, I don’t understand….” Commissioner Wang was still dumbfounded.
“Commissioner Wang, you don’t need to understand. To be honest, I don’t even understand myself. I just want to know if you can help me transfer the money to Ai ShuQiao if I save twenty thousand dollars?”
“I… I could. We could treat it as a refund and it would show up on the transaction records.”
Regardless of whether Ai ShuQiao will look at the refund receipts carefully or not, I always feel that if I can save enough money, it will prove that I have the ability to make money, and I can also issue her a challenge letter.
Of course, after thinking about it calmly, twenty thousand is nothing for Ai ShuQiao and Amy, but it is an astronomical amount for me.
But I haven’t set a deadline for myself anyway, and shouldn’t men work themselves harder? How would you have motivation without encouragement?
After ending the call with Commissioner Wang, I set up a data package for my phone as quick as possible. I also installed the Taobao online store app, and I can officially open the store once a timid teacher like our homeroom teacher or politics teacher takes over the lectern!
Although I tried to hide it, Xiao Qin still discovered the ugly cellphone hidden behind my politics textbook.
She immediately wore a brave expression on her face.
“Althou-, although it’s very very ugly… I’ll definitely buy the same one!”