Since he was going to be a Boss, he had to look the part. Never mind anything else—at the very least, he needed a Cell Phone of his own!
Xu Honglei said goodbye to the Counter-Shop Owner at the Computer Mall and prepared to buy a Cell Phone at the Cell Phone market.
However, when he left the computer mall, he saw that Li Hu and Su Wanying were also looking at computers in front of a counter.
Xu Honglei took the initiative to greet them and said with a hearty laugh, “Li Hu, making another fortune, are you? You came to buy a computer!”
Li Hu looked up at him and replied with an awkward smile, “Yeah. Going online at an internet café every day isn’t cost-effective. It’ll be more convenient to buy a computer and go online myself.”
Xu Honglei’s target was not him at all. He turned to Su Wanying and said, “Wanying, on such a hot day, are you planning to keep wandering around with your romantic partner? Be careful not to sweat until you break out in prickly heat!”
Once he had obtained the woman’s body, he had put a string on a kite—the woman could be pulled away at any time.
“Wanying isn’t that delicate. She’s happy to accompany me. Why are you poking your nose into things that don’t concern you?”
Li Hu’s tone grew more forceful. He still seemed to resent his earlier escape and wanted to regain some dignity in front of his girlfriend.
Xu Honglei did not bother arguing with Li Hu. After giving Su Wanying a meaningful glance, he left on his own.
Su Wanying had grown impatient. She said weakly to Li Hu, “How much longer are you going to keep looking? It’s too hot, and I feel dizzy. Why don’t you take your time looking around here? I’ll come out with you another day!”
Li Hu asked with concern, “What?! You aren’t suffering from heatstroke, are you? Go home and rest. I still want to look around a little longer. Maybe I can bargain the price down further!”
“Mm. Take your time choosing. I’ll head back first!” Su Wanying forced a smile, but the moment she turned around, it vanished. Without looking back, she walked away.
Xu Honglei had been waiting at the entrance of the Computer Mall. When he saw Su Wanying walk out with graceful, swaying steps, a victorious smile appeared on his face.
Li Hu, Li Hu—from the first year of middle school until you graduated from high school, you Cuckold bastard, bullied me for six whole years. Did you think I would forgive you because of one airy sentence from a woman?
I can pull your girlfriend away from you whenever I want, leaving you, you absolute Idiot, inside to steam buns by yourself!
Once they were in the taxi, the air-conditioning restored much of Su Wanying’s energy.
She rested her head on Xu Honglei’s shoulder, pouted, and complained coyly, “You’re still the one who treats me best. If I had kept shopping with Li Hu, I might really have broken out in prickly heat!”
Xu Honglei smiled and said to the taxi experienced player, “Master, take us to the cell phone World!”
“What?! You aren’t going home? If I’d known, I would have taken the bus back by myself!” Su Wanying sounded dissatisfied.
Xu Honglei said with a hearty laugh, “I’m planning to buy a cell phone. Do you want one too?”
“I only graduated this year, and I haven’t started looking for a job. Cell phones are too expensive. I can’t afford one!” Su Wanying turned toward the window, looking displeased.
As he drew her into his arms, Xu Honglei said with a smile, “It’s fine. You don’t have money, but I do. Do you want me to give you a cell phone?”
Su Wanying was about to struggle, but Xu Honglei’s words made her freeze. Her face lit up with delight as she asked, “Really? Yes, yes, yes! I’ve wanted to buy myself a Cell Phone for ages!”
Xu Honglei smiled as though it were only natural and said, “Of course it’s true. You treat me well, so I’ll treat you well too. Although feelings are priceless, now that we’re together, I should show you some sincerity!
“I didn’t have money before, so I couldn’t do anything about it. But now I have some money on me. Buying you a cell phone is nothing.”
“Did you find a job, or did you strike it rich?”
“Neither. I applied for a credit card from the bank. I’ll spend it first!”
Xu Honglei had seen several Cell Phone store flyers. The newly released Nokia 5210 cost less than 1,100 yuan.
The scorching summer heat made people restless. Xu Honglei was eighteen, an age when youthful vitality ran strong. He needed a stable outlet to harmonize yin and yang.
Although Su Wanying had agreed to accompany him whenever she had free time, women needed coaxing. Only by keeping a woman happy could he establish a stable, long-term arrangement.
Besides, this was Xu Honglei’s personality. When people treated him well, he returned the favor. Within his means, he never pinched pennies.
He felt that Su Wanying had given him her most precious possession and had cheerfully dumped her boyfriend to accompany him. Buying her a Cell Phone to show his sincerity was only proper.
“Lei, thank you. You’re so good to me!” Su Wanying buried her head in Xu Honglei’s arms, her face filled with happiness.
Xu Honglei’s hand slipped inside her clothes as he said mildly, “A Cell Phone would make it easier for us to keep in touch. At least you wouldn’t lose face in front of your classmates. Don’t you agree?”
“Mm!” Su Wanying was as obedient as a little cat, and her cheeks flushed crimson.
Xu Honglei reminded her with a smile, “However, you need to think of an excuse yourself. If Li Hu asks about the Cell Phone in your possession, or if your family asks, how will you explain it?”
Su Wanying answered without hesitation, “My family won’t be a problem. I can make up an excuse and get past them. As for Li Hu, if he asks, I’ll say my family bought it for me!”
Her delicate body jolted. She gave Xu Honglei a light punch with her pink fist and complained sweetly, “You naughty thing, be gentler! If you break me, will you compensate me?”
Xu Honglei said with a mischievous grin, “I will. Of course I’ll compensate you. At worst, I’ll accompany you day and night from now on!”
“You’re so annoying!” Su Wanying pinned down Xu Honglei’s mischievous hand, her face full of coquettish reproach.
At the Cell Phone market, Xu Honglei headed straight for the Nokia specialty store and called out arrogantly, “Where’s the newest Nokia 5210 in your store? Give us two.”
Su Wanying’s face filled with excitement. Given Xu Honglei’s family circumstances, she had thought that a secondhand Cell Phone would already be generous. She had not expected him to buy her a new one—the newest model, at that.
“You’re buying it right away? Shouldn’t we look first?” Su Wanying asked cautiously beside Xu Honglei.
Xu Honglei curled his lip and said, “It’s only an ordinary Cell Phone. No matter how long you look at it, it’s still the same. What’s there to see?
“Just choose a color you like. If you want to look at it, take your time looking at it after we get back!”
Xu Honglei was not deliberately showing off. After experiencing the age of smartphones, he saw traditional cell phones as old-man phones. They held no appeal for him.
Yet these words made little stars sparkle in Su Wanying’s eyes. Xu Honglei seemed especially handsome to her at that moment—handsome beyond belief.