Friday.
Dong Xuebing was still sleeping when his mother's phone callwoke him up. "Hello? Mum?"
"You are still sleeping? How are you doing recently? Are youuse for your work? Did your leader pick on you?" Dong Xuebing's mother wasanxious about her son. Her son had finally started working and was afraid thathe will get into trouble with his leaders.
Pick on me? I am the one picking on others now! Dong Xuebingyawned and rubbed his eyes. He sat up and looked at the time. "Everything isall fine. I had called you that day, but you are not in school. Hahaha, whenare you coming back to Beijing? I have something to tell you. Are you comingback for New Year?"
"We have classes on New Year too. I have to wait until LunarNew year." Dong Xuebing's mother replied. "What good news do you have for me?You have a girlfriend?"
Dong Xuebing coughed. "Not yet. Errr..... I will tell you whenyou are back. It is only less than 2 months to Lunar New Year. I want to giveyou a surprise." Dong Xuebing had been promoted to Deputy Chief and made somemoney. He wants to keep it from his mother and give her a surprise when shecomes back. "Oh, do you still have money? I will remit some money to youlater?"
"No need. I still have the money you sent me last time."
"Huh? You haven't finished using it? Didn't I ask you to useit?"
"Stop talking nonsense. How can you spend all your money?Don't spend all your salary!"
"I am only asking you to spend more money on yourself. Don'tkeep scrimping."
"Don't worry about me. We have lodging and food here. We donot need to spend much. I will save money for you. You still need to getmarried in the future. Ok. The telephone charges are high, and I got to go backto class. Bye." If the call were more than 1 minute, Dong Xuebing would becharged for the second minute. His mother did not wait for her son to sayanything and hang up on the 59th second.
At work.
Dong Xuebing submitted the relocation proposal to Li Qingand Xu Yan. This proposal was very detailed. There were also pictures includedin the proposal. Xu Yan was quite satisfied with this proposal and gave himanother task. Dong Xuebing was not worried about having more work. In fact, heneeds more work to prove his capabilities. He needs to show others that he wasable to take on the role of Deputy Chief of the General Affairs Office. So,before the end of the day, Dong Xuebing completed the task given to him thatday.
Dong Xuebing's career was on track. He only needs moreexperience.
His finances were also sound. Money had been going into hisaccount, and he had enough to buy his mother a house in her hometown.
Dong Xuebing had 3 goals in his life. Be a GovernmentOfficial, make money, and get a wife. Now, his only regret was with hisrelationship.
That evening, Dong Xuebing decided to woo Aunt Xuan while onhis way home. After alighting from the bus, he went to the supermarket nearbyto buy lots of groceries. On his way back home, he called Qu Yunxuan. "Hello?Aunt Xuan? Have you reached home? I will cook dinner tonight?"
A gentle voice replied: "Xiao Bing, I need to work overtimetoday and will be back later."
"Oh, no worries. I will prepare dinner and wait for you toget back."
Qu Yunxuan's background was noisy. Many people were talking."No need. I still don't know what time I will be back. I might have to stayhere until 8 to 9 pm." Qu Yunxuan held the phone away from her and said tosomeone. "Xiao Zhao, that is for the editor. You all help to edit it first."She finishes saying and then told Dong Xuebing. "Xiao Bing, I am quite busy.Don't wait for me. Take your dinner yourself. I will grab something to eat whenI am back."
Dong Xuebing could only agree. "Ok."
Although Dong Xuebing agreed to not wait for her, he did notwant to have dinner without her. He used his spare key and enter Aunt Qu'sunit. The living room was filled with a woman's scent, and Dong Xuebing stoodthere inhaling this heavenly smell for a few seconds. After that, he went tothe kitchen. Aunt Xuan was someone who loves cleanliness. Her apartment wasspotless. The kitchen which was usually the messiest for most people were neatand tidy. Dong Xuebing start to prepare their ingredients. After that, he saton a stool and lean back on the kitchen cabinet to think about his plan to wooQu Yunxuan.
He kept thinking...
He waited and waited.....
Maybe it was because Dong Xuebing got too excited and didnot sleep well last night, he dozed off on the stool. When Dong Xuebing openedup his eyes, it was already dark. His back was aching from the uncomfortableposition. He took out his iPhone 4 and looked at the time. It was 7.55pm. AuntXuan was not back yet? Dong Xuebing touched his growling stomach and walked outof the dark kitchen. The lights in the apartment were not on. It was dark. Heslowly makes his way to the living room as he wanted to watch some TV as hewaited for Qu Yunxuan to return. But when he reaches out for the TV remote, henoticed Qu Yunxuan's handbag on the sofa.
Eh? Dong Xuebing did not remember seeing this handbag justnow.
He looked towards the bedroom and could see lights in thebedroom from the partially closed door!
Aunt Xuan was home? She did not go to the kitchen and didnot see me?
Dong Xuebing laughed to himself. Who would expect him tofall asleep in the kitchen? He also did not know that Aunt Xuan had returnedhome. He walked over to the bedroom and was about to call her. The words werein his mouth, but he could not call her.
Dong Xuebing saw something that made him blushed, and his heartracing!
The door crack was about the width of 4 fingers, and DongXuebing could hear the sounds of someone breathing heavily. It sounds likesomeone having an asthma attack. The breathing was rapid and seemed like shewas in agony. The computer monitor was playing a movie. From Dong Xuebing'sangle, he could not see what the movie was. He could only see the website namein the corner of the monitor. Qu Yunxuan, in her white blouse and jeans, wassquatting on the chair with her high heels on, in front of the monitor. Yes,she was squatting on the chair. She seems to be biting her fingers and anotherhand on her legs from Dong Xuebing's angle. Because of the backrest of thechair, Dong Xuebing could not see most of Aunt Xuan's body. He could only seethat Qu Yunxuan only had her left leg in her jeans. She was shaking and herright leg, which was still in skinned colored stockings and black heels, wasexposed.
Damn! What was Aunt Xuan doing?
Dong Xuebing had never seen anything like this before in hislife. He was stunned!!!