Thursday 19 January 2023

AKIT7 169




Chapter 169 (Part 1)


Cellular phone?

What a strange name!

Da Qiao curiously looked at the black brick in front of her.

Huo Chi watched her blinking big eyes. She looked like a curious and obedient baby. Very cute. Smiling, he stuffed the cellular phone into her hand.

Once the cellular phone fell into her hand, heaviness came. It probably weighed more than a jin. It was a veritable brick.

"Elder Brother Huo Chi, what exactly is this thing?"

Da Qiao still didn't understand this so-called ‘cellular phone’.

Huo Chi pulled her into his lap and sat down with his arms wrapped around her slender waist: "It's a mobile phone. With this thing, no matter when and where people are, they can answer calls from the other party. It will bring a lot of convenience to people's life and work!"

There were too many restrictions on landline telephones. One must wait in one place, but most people have to go to work or go out to do things. It was impossible to stay in one place forever.

Although the pager could solve this problem to a certain extent, it also had limitations. For example, the pager must transmit information through the paging station. If the paging station was off work, the information cannot be transmitted. It was also useless without a phone around.

The mobile phone was a good solution to this problem.

He predicted that the emergence of mobile phones will not only bring great convenience to people's life and work, but also bring the country's communications into a new era!

"Mobile phone? Elder Brother Huo Chi, from what you said, this thing sounds simply amazing!"

Being on his lap, Da Qiao felt self-conscious at first. But when he explained the mobile phone to her, her mind was drawn to this new thing again.

Huo Chi lightly stroked her waistline with his hands and absent-mindedly nodded: "Yes, it's amazing."

He felt that he reaped what he sowed. Initially, he only wanted to hug her. But now that she was close to him and her soft being in his arms, he felt... he wanted to do something bad.

Da Qiao didn't notice his abnormality and turned the cellular phone over and over to examine it: "Elder Brother Huo Chi, if there is a cellular phone in hand, it will be really convenient for everyone to contact in the future."

For example, if she is at school and she misses him, she can call him directly instead of going to a small shop to make a call.

The most inconvenient thing about making a call in small shop was that there were often many people in a small shop. Once someone made a call, everyone's eyes would focus on the caller and made people unable to say a few private words. Every time, she could only hastily speak and hang up.

But with this thing, she can hide in a corner and say anything to him.

Thinking about it, she really looked forward to it.

Huo Chi laughed softly: "It will take at least ten years to realize the aim of a mobile phone for everyone. Let's talk about this cellular phone. The price is about 20,000 yuan. And doesn’t include the network access fee. Meaning buying such a mobile phone would at least require 25,000 yuan. How many people do you think can afford it?"

Twenty-five thousand yuan! !

"Why is it so expensive?" Da Qiao was speechless when she heard the amount!

Huo Chi calmly explained: "Technology is expensive. When technology improves in the future and the economy improves, the price will drop. It's just in a short period of time, only a very small number of people can own mobile phones."

Da Qiao nodded, with yearning on her face: "I really hope that day will come soon."

Twenty-five thousand yuan! This money wasn’t something that everyone can casually take out.

Huo Chi was no longer interested in talking about mobile phones.

He paused for a moment and uttered in a low voice: "Nian Nian, something seems to be in my eyes. Blow it for me."

Hearing this, Da Qiao quickly put down the cellular phone in her hand and turned around to see his eyes blinking. She asked anxiously, "Elder Brother Huo Chi, which eye?"

"Left eye."

Da Qiao pursed her mouth and moved toward it. But before she could blow out her first breath, her mouth was covered.

"Hmm..." Da Qiao incredulously stared at him.

This person... actually lied to her!

He was just pretending. Simply too shameless. Too sly and cunning!

Huo Chi's eyes were filled with mirth and the kiss gradually deepened.

Halfway through the kiss, footsteps and voices suddenly sounded from outside.

"Hey, why is Huo Chi's office open? Did he come to do overtime today?"

"Probably not. Every time he gets a day off, he can't wait to stick to Junior Sister Qiao. How could he possibly come over to work overtime? Could it be a thief? Let's hurry over and have a look!"

When Da Qiao heard these voices, her face flushed red. She stretched out her hand to push Huo Chi away.

It was just that she didn't have time to find a place to hide. The two people outside had already walked to the door and saw her blushing with a guilty conscience.

So embarrassing >o<.

Da Qiao blushed so much that she was about to spontaneously combust. Now she wished she could dig a hole and bury herself.

Huo Chi's two partners didn’t expect to see this scene either.

They knew that Huo Chi cared about his match very much. Whenever he had time, he would either make phone calls or go to school to meet her. But other than that, he usually kept a straight face. Especially when it came to other women who showed affection to him, he was no nonsense.

So they thought that even if he was with Da Qiao, it would be serious and boring. Unanticipated, he was so flirty!

He actually brought her to the office and even did such a thing!

Just too shameless!

If Huo Chi was alone at this moment, they would definitely make fun of him. But seeing that Junior Sister Qiao’s cheeks were so inflamed that they were about to burn, they rubbed their noses, turned and left.

"Oh, I remembered that my friend and I had an appointment to have dinner together. It's almost time. I'll go first."

"I too... I didn't make an appointment. How about I join you?"

"Go away, you shameless. Do you think everyone is as thick-skinned as you?"

"Hey, my skin is at most the second best in the world. The first one...is inside!"

Then there was a burst of laughter outside. After a while, there was the sound of closing the door.

But as soon as it was closed, it opened again and a shout was directed inside: "We are leaving. You guys continue!"

"..."

Da Qiao blushed, bit her lower lip, and angrily thumped him: "It's all your fault! I won't have the face to see anyone in the future!"

Huo Chi grabbed her hand. A smile hung on the corner of his mouth: "Yes, it's my fault. Don't be angry, you're about to turn into a little squirrel."

Da Qiao rolled her eyes at him and was puffing steam even more angry.

Huo Chi pulled her back onto his lap: "Don't worry. They won't say."

Da Qiao poked his face hard: "But...it's too embarrassing. They will definitely laugh at me in the future!"

Huo Chi loved her shy and blushing cute reaction so much: "No, I'll tell them tomorrow."

Alright then, it was already seen. What else can she do?

The two stayed in the office for a while before going out for dinner together.

After eating, Huo Chi sent her back to Qiao's house. When they were leaving, he took out the cellular phone and stuffed it into her hand.

Da Qiao quickly refused: "No, no, this is too expensive. You should take it back."

Although the relationship between the two was so good that there was no line to distinguish. But in life, she never took every penny he earned for granted.

Huo Chi won't allow refusal: "Take it. I'll say goodnight to you tonight."

"Elder Brother Huo Chi, you are so nice to me. I have nothing to give you."

This reason was too tempting. Not to mention that, she also wanted to listen to his voice before going to bed. After thinking about it, Da Qiao accepted it.

Huo Chi's eyes slowly fell on her bright red lips and the corners of his lips pulled slightly: "You have already given it."

Da Qiao didn't cop on at first. But when she did, her face turned red again.

She gave him an eye roll before carrying the cellular phone in. Her mind thought Elder Brother Huo Chi was really getting more and more skilled at flirting!

Huo Chi stared at the wooden door that was swiftly closed and listened quietly to the movement inside. After a while, he spoke: "Nian Nian, go in. Don't hide at the door and peek."

Da Qiao who was leaning on the wooden door: "..."

This person was so annoying!

This time Da Qiao really went in with her cellular phone in her arms.

Huo Chi calculated the distance from the door to the hall with her footsteps. After two minutes, he drove away.

——

After Qiao's fifth branch moved to the capital, Qiao Dong Wan and little Mi Bao had transferred to the school in the capital.

Little Mi Bao had a lively and active personality. On top of that, with her young age, she can easily adapt to the new environment. On the contrary, because of Qiao Dong Wan's personality, she still hadn’t made any friends after being here for more than a year.

It wasn’t that everyone was excluding her. She was beautiful, tall, and had slender legs. Many people wanted to be friends with her, but her personality was too cold. As time goes by, people don't want to get close to her. They felt that she was too frigid and look down on people.

Qiao Dong Wan didn't care about this. She didn't tell her family when she went home. Qiao Zhen Min and Chu Sheng Mei were occupied with business. Due to this, they didn't notice anything wrong.

It was okay at the beginning. The students in the class were second years. Everyone was busy studying. No one had the heart to engage in those dramas. That was until a transfer student came not long ago.

The transfer student was a beautiful and arrogant girl. She soon became the boss of a group of students with poor grades.

When the female transfer student heard that Qiao Dong Wan was the prettiest girl in the school, she was very dissatisfied and wanted her to be her follower.

With Qiao Dong Wan's personality, she naturally didn't bother to pay attention to them. The female transfer student was vexed, but she didn't dare to openly deal with Qiao Dong Wan. Just small movements in the shadows.

This day, Qiao Dong Wan returned to the classroom after her physical education class and was about to pack her things to go home. When she reached her place, she immediately realized that something was amiss.

Someone moved her desk!

She carefully pulled out her schoolbag, only to hear a clatter. A pile of white things fell out of it.

She took a closer look and almost threw up!

It was a bunch of dead cockroaches whose whole body was transparent!

Cockroaches were disgusting enough. But the fluffy white and transparent ones were even more disgusting!

In order to disgust her, this person actually found so many cockroaches that had just molted their shells. What a painstaking effort!

Other students in the classroom came back one after another. They were shocked when they saw this scene. Then some people started talking about it.

"So disgusting. It scared me to death! I almost vomited out my lunch!"

"Me too. This is the first time I've seen such cockroaches! It's disgusting! But who do you think Qiao Dong Wan offended?"

"How should I know? All in all, she had offended someone! Let's go home quickly. I will definitely have a nightmare tonight!"

Because Qiao Dong Wan didn't have any particularly close friends in the class, no one came up to help her now that something happened.

Only the class monitor came over and asked her if this matter needed to be told to the homeroom teacher.

Qiao Dong Wan shook her head and thanked him.

Since the other party dared to do such a thing, they must have calculated the time well. No one would be in the classroom at the time. And their class was the first classroom at the stairs. Probably no one saw this person put the things in.

In other words, it was very difficult to find the perpetrator. Even if the homeroom teacher was notified, nothing would be done in the end.

Seeing that she didn't need help, the class monitor carried his schoolbag and left.

After all the students in the class had left, Qiao Dong Wan went to get the broom in the corner and swept away all the cockroaches.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the iron railings, rendering a soft orange glow in the empty classroom.

It was silent.

Qiao Dong Wan laid prone on the table, with her forehead resting on her arm, and did not move for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a sound of light footsteps outside the classroom. The footsteps got closer and closer and finally stopped in front of her desk.

Qiao Dong Wan still didn't look up. However, her eyes were fixed on the white pull-back sneakers in front of her.

She wasn’t at all familiar with these shoes.

The owner of the shoes didn't make a sound either. Just placed the things in their hands on her desk before turning around and walked out again.

After the footsteps had gone away, Qiao Dong Wan raised her head and saw a bottle of Jianlibao on her desk. Beside the Jianlibao drink was a palm-sized teddy bear.

She stared at the things on the desk. Raising her head, she looked outside, but there was no one outside.

The corner of her mouth pursed. She picked up her school bag, turned, and walked out of the classroom.

Halfway through, she stopped. She turned back, walked to the classroom, and stuffed Jianlibao and the teddy bear into her school bag.

Two days later, the female transfer student encountered Qiao Dong Wan on the way home. Then she was grabbed by the hair and dragged into a dark alley!

The female transfer student let out a shrill scream: "Qiao Dong Wan, you are crazy. Let me go!"

Qiao Dong Wan dragged her to the wall. There happened to be a bucket of rotten water nearby. Qiao Dong Wan picked it up and threw it without saying a word!

Being splashed head to toe, the female transfer student stank. She screamed again: "Ahhh...Qiao Dong Wan, I'll kill you. I'm going to kill you!"

Qiao Dong Wan looked at her coldly. Her gaze was like a knife: "I warned you not to mess with me. Why didn’t you listen?"

The female transfer student seemed to realize that she was very different from usual.

Despite her heart pounding, she tried her best not to admit defeat: "Who do you think you are, Qiao Dong Wan. Just you wait! I won't let you go!"

Qiao Dong Wan lowered her eyes. Her voice was as cold as ice: "Since this is the case, then don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"

As she spoke, she took out a small knife from her pocket. The blade was sharp and gave off a cold glint.

Only then did the female transfer student become frightened. Her face turned pale: "Qiao Dong Wan, you...you're really crazy..."

Just when Qiao Dong Wan was about to press the small knife on the female transfer student's face, there was a rush of footsteps behind her. In an instant, the footsteps ran over and grabbed her hand——

"Qiao Dong Wan, let go."

Qiao Dong Wan turned around. The first thing her lowered eyes saw was the familiar pair of white pull-back sneakers. Then the slender legs, the protruding Adam's apple, and finally the sunny and handsome face.

The female transfer student was so frightened that she almost peed her pants. When she heard another voice, she immediately opened her eyes. Then her eyes lit up: "Elder Brother Fei Bai, save me quickly. Qiao Dong Wan went crazy! She wants to kill me !"

She thought that Qiao Dong Wan was in trouble now. Unforeseen, she heard the other party say this in the next moment: "I didn't see Qiao Dong Wan do anything to you. If you dare to call the police or tell the school later, I will testify that you made the first move."

Female transfer student:? ? ?

She stared at the big boy in front of her with disbelief.

When her grandfather was young, he was Wen Fei Bai's grandfather’s orderly. Every year, her family would go to the capital to visit Wen Family. The relationship had been very good over the years.

Although she only transferred to the capital this year, they had known each other since they were young. They can be regarded as childhood sweethearts. How could he uttered such clear lies?

His stance was obviously protecting Qiao Dong Wan!

Qiao Dong Wan withdrew her hand and coldly stated, "I don't need you to meddle in my own business!"

Wen Fei Bai's eyelashes were half drooping: "Qiao Dong Wan, I don't want to meddle. I just don't think it's worth going to prison for this kind of person."

Female transfer student:? ? ?

This kind of person? ?

She felt offended!

Qiao Dong Wan pursed her thin lips and said nothing.

Wen Fei Bai looked at his own reflection in her eyes. He stretched his hand towards her and assured, "Don't worry, their family will leave the capital soon. She won't come to harass you again. So give me the knife!"

Female transfer student:? ? ?

Meow, meow, meow? What did he mean by their family leaving the capital soon? Why hadn't she heard of it?

Could it be that he wanted to transfer her dad away from the capital?

In order to be transferred to the capital city, her family had spent an uncountable amount of money over the years and lowered their face numerous times to beg many people. In the end, they had no choice but to carry her paralyzed grandfather back to the capital city and get him to go to Wen's house to beg for Wen Fei Bai's grandfather. Only then, her dad was transferred to the capital.

But if Wen Fei Bai asked his family to transfer her dad away, it wouldn’t be difficult at all!

The female transfer student's face paled in an instant, as if the blood had been completely drained from her face.

After an unknown amount of time, Qiao Dong Wan loosened the strength in her hand and allowed him to take the knife away. Then she glanced at him and said, "Remember what you said!"

Wen Fei Bai wanted to nod and say yes, but she had already passed him.

Seeing Qiao Dong Wan leaving, the female transfer student came back to her senses, and uttered in a trembling voice, "Elder Brother Fei Bai, what you said just now... is a lie to Qiao Dong Wan, right?"

The two of them were family friends. And she was beautiful. She always thought he was interested in her!

Wen Fei Bai expressionlessly looked at her: "Don't provoke her. She isn’t someone you can afford to provoke!"

After speaking, he ran after Qiao Dong Wan.

The female transfer student watched his back as he galloped away, completely dumbstruck.

Panting, Wen Fei Bai finally caught up with Qiao Dong Wan who was walking swiftly on the stone bridge.

The setting sun dyed half of the river and his wheat-colored face red. Qiao Dong Wan glanced at him, but didn't make a sound.

Wen Fei Bai didn't speak either.

When she sped up, he sped up too. She turned left, he went left too. Exactly like a little tail that can't be shaken off.

Qiao Dong Wan finally couldn't take it anymore. She stopped and looked at him: "Give me back the knife!"

The riverside wind blew her hair into a mess. The setting sun reflected in her clear eyes, making her cold and mysterious. She was like a girl who came out of the dark world, making people afraid as well as wanting to know her .

Wen Fei Bai turned against the setting sun and shook his head: "You took my Jianlibao and little teddy last time. So this knife is considered to be given to me!"

Qiao Dong Wan was expressionless. But if one looked carefully, one would notice the tips of her ears were slightly red: "I'll return the things to you tomorrow!"

Wen Fei Bai shook his head again: "I won't take back the things I gave away. But Qiao Dong Wan, don't be so impulsive in the future."

Qiao Dong Wan coldly stated: "What does my action have to do with you?"

She didn't want to do anything illegal from the beginning to the end. She did that just to scare the other party, so that she wouldn't dare to provoke herself again!

She didn't want to use other people's hands to solve things. What’s more, she hated trouble. So she chose this method that seemed extreme to others but efficient.

Wen Fei Bai: "Because I don't want anything to happen to you."

After saying this, the tips of his ears, which were facing away from the setting sun, also turned slightly red.

Qiao Dong Wan moved her fingertips lightly: "If anything happens to me, it has nothing to do with you!"

Wen Fei Bai clenched his hands into fists and his gaze stared solemnly at her: "Because AiLaoHuYou."

? ? ?

Qiao Dong Wan was stunned for a moment. She didn't catch on at first. But when she did, her entire face turned red.

"You’re off your mind!"

Dropping those words, she turned around and started running like crazy. Her waist-length hair fluttered wildly in the wind.

This time Wen Fei Bai didn’t chase after up

He watched her back as she flew away. The roots of his ears were completely red.

AiLaoHuYou = ILOVEYOU.

Qiao Dong Wan, you must have understood, right?

The next day the female transfer student got sick and had asked for leave and didn't go to class. A week later, she transferred to another school and left.

Many years later.

When Qiao Zhen Min was crying like a dog at her daughter's wedding, Qiao Dong Wan was wearing a white wedding dress as she looked at Wen Fei Bai: "Before I met you, I thought I would never get married in my life."

Wen Fei Bai stared at her, his eyes were full of tenderness: "On the contrary, the first time I saw you, I knew that you are the person I want to spend the rest of my life with!"

The first time he saw Qiao Dong Wan was in her second uncle's store. She was working as a cashier that day, wearing a black skirt and her hair was waist-length.

Her face was cold and she didn't smile at the guests. As if everything outside of her had nothing to do with her.

But when another girl with black hair and fair skin approached her, her whole demeanor changed immediately. The smile on her face spread to her eyes, without a trace of falsehood.

It was as if a dead tree revived in spring, as if a glacier was melting. When she saw the girl, she seemed to come alive.

At that time, he thought that if he could become someone she cared about like that girl, that would be the happiest thing in the world.

After that day, he went to the store almost every day to buy things. Each time, it happened to be when she was working as a cashier.

It was a pity that when the New Year came, the store closed and he never saw her again. That was until two years later. They met again in the same high school.

Qiao Dong Wan was touched by his tenderness. Her eyes were slightly red: "But why me?"

She wasn’t perfect at all. On the contrary, she had too many shortcomings.

She had a dark side that no one else knew about. If it weren't for the company of her elder sister along the way, she would want to die with those who destroyed her many times.

She was petty, selfish, and had a dark temperament. How can she be worthy of his liking?

Wen Fei Bai smiled and held her hand: "Because you are you."

Because it’s you, I want to be close to you. Because it’s you, I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

If it’s not you, what is the use of a perfect person?

Qiao Dong Wan smiled with tears streaming down from the corners of her eyes.

Of course, this was a later story.

3 comments:

  1. Is this the last chapter?

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  2. This couple is the one that makes me the happiest. I hope to find and have the same luck as dong Wan. It's hard for us autistic children...then you add my medical history and it's just a burden at this point.

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