Now, this man, who she was very fond of, became her biggest problem.
The force Yun Shu used to bite her fingers increased. She was contemplating whether to return the cheque. She wouldn’t let her salted fish <sup>[1]</sup> life changed into her being a villainess under any circumstances, even more so that she didn’t want to end up miserably.
Just when she made up her mind to take out her phone to contact the male lead, her phone rang first. When she saw the caller ID, her hands shook, and she almost tossed it away.
The caller ID was just two words—”Financial Backer”.
That was the name she gave to the male lead.
After pressing the phone three or four times with her trembling fingers, Yun Shu spoke softly and carefully, “He-Hello?”
There was only the sound of shallow breathing on the other end. After hearing her voice, there seemed to be a pause, and then a low attractive male voice that made Yun Shu’s ears tingle sounded from the other end, “Yun Shu? Are you home?”
Yun Shu subconsciously nodded her head. Then, she remembered that the other person couldn’t see her. She said, “Yes, yes.”
The man said, “I’m near your home now. Is it convenient to meet?”
“N-Now?!” Yun Shu was startled. She just woke up from a dream and thought it was late now. Then, she looked at the time on her mobile. As expected, it was already two in the morning. Why would the honourable financial backer look for her at this time?
The man probably guessed what was on her mind. From the other end of the phone, he spoke neither too fast nor too slow, “I just ended a dinner party and happened to pass by your house, so I thought… If it is inconvenient, forget it.”
Although the last sentence spoken by the honourable financial backer sounded normal, Yun Shu still heard a hint of aggravation in his voice. At this moment, the heavenly handsome man’s face flashed in her head. Then, the thought of his face revealing a trace of aggravation… When she came back to her senses, she already agreed to the honourable financial backer’s request to meet and also invited him to her home.
Yun Shu: … !!!
The honourable financial backer was instantly delighted. He laughed and said, “Alright. Then I will come up. Just wait for me at home.”
Yun Shu wanted to refuse, but she wimped out and could only softly reply in agreement.
After hanging up the phone, she felt something was amiss. Did she ever tell the honourable financial backer where she lived?
……
[Downstairs, in the black luxury car]
The man in the front passenger seat looked back at the man sitting in the back row and couldn’t help but smile when he saw his delighted face. He asked, “Just passing by?”
Heaven knows that they had been on the road for an hour before they arrived here.
The man sitting in the back seat was the male lead Yun Shu talked about, Fu Ran. He raised his eyes lazily and said, “Don’t meddle in, Secretary Xu.”
Although Xu Hao was Fu Ran’s subordinate, Fu Ran played together with him since young, and they were childhood buddies. He wasn’t afraid of him at all. He said with a smile, “Isn’t President Fu going to hurry upstairs? Do not let beauty wait for so long… Oh, or is it because you previously waited for almost a month, so you want to make her wait instead?”
Fun Ran’s face darkened. He bellowed ‘shut up,’ and then got out of the car to leave.
Xu Hao watched Fu Ran striding away, from which he saw a hint of nervousness and franticness. The smile on his face deepened, and he softly sighed. “It’s not easy. The old piglet finally knows how to eat the cabbage.” <sup>[2]</sup>
Xu Hao remembered that someone had been single for so many years. He couldn’t help but shed tears of happiness. (?)
“Let’s leave first, lest he backs out again.”
The driver shrunk his neck. He always felt like he knew too much.
QAQ
<sup>[1]</sup> 咸鱼(xiányú)- Salted fish. There are several meanings. Firstly, it is a Cantonese metaphor for “dead”. Secondly, it is a Cantonese metaphor for “people who don’t want to move.” Thirdly, it is internet slang for “people without dreams.” Fourthly, it is an online game term for “a player who does not or rarely spends energy and time participating in activities to improve oneself”. Lastly, it is a self-depreciating phrase on the internet “I’m a salted fish”.
<sup>[2]</sup> 老猪仔终于知道拱大白菜了- The old piglet finally knows how to eat the cabbage. It has similar meaning to 好白菜被猪拱了(All the good cabbage crops have been eaten or ruined by the pigs.). It would mean those of high quality have all been spoiled or taken by someone unfitting. Alternatively, it means all the good(-looking) girls have been taken or ruined by the ugly men (or scumbags).