Chapter 36

Wang Weixi felt quite nervous when he came to Yi Duanfang’s office and pushed the door open.

He had thought that Yi Duanfang must have been busy with the hotel proposal, but now he saw that Yi Duanfang was sleeping soundly on his sofa.

He seemed to be in a very deep sleep and did not feel anything when Wang Weixi opened the door and entered his office.

Wang Weixi shook his head helplessly and thought, If his supervisor caught him sleeping on the job, he would be in big trouble.

“Hey, get up.” Wang Weixi kicked Yi Duanfang quite hard and said.

Yi Duanfang frowned and then continued to sleep.

Wang Weixi was rendered speechless and thought, Yi Duanfang used to be as lazy as Chen Kexin, but he got much better when he started to work. Why does he sleep so much again? This is really ridiculous.

“Hey, Duanfang, Duanfang!” Wang Weixi shook Yi Duanfang but still failed to wake him up. Yi Duanfang continued sleeping with a charming smile on his face.

Wang Weixi touched his forehead as he wondered, Does he pretend to be asleep to avoid me? Suddenly, he thought of an idea and smiled meaningfully. He sat on a sofa nearby and said softly, “Chen Keren is here.”

Upon hearing that, Yi Duanfang sprang out of his sofa, as agile as a water snake. “Where’s that terrible woman?” shouted Yi Duanfang.

He widely opened his eyes and looked around. When he saw Wang Weixi, who was trying very hard to suppress his laughter, he finally came to know that he had been set up.

“Good, Wang Weixi, good. You dare to set me up!” Yi Duanfang yelled and came at Wang Weixi.

Wang Weixi quickly swished his hands and said, “Sorry, sorry, Duanfang. It’s my bad, but I really need your help now.”

Yi Duanfang sat down heavily on his sofa and asked grumpily, “What’s up?”

Wang Weixi chuckled as he thought, I was worried that he would refuse me, but now I know his ‘weakness’. With this in mind, he laughed even more cheerfully and then he said in a low voice, “This is what Keren wants.”

Yi Duanfang was stunned and asked, “That woman? What does that she-devil want from me?!” Yi Duanfang felt that his heart skipped a beat when he thought of the cold face of Chen Keren. Her stare always scared him.

He had once believed that he was able to compete with this woman, but what had happened this morning totally discouraged him. She was able to beat him to death in either a verbal fight or a physical one. Considering this, Yi Duanfang felt nervous and wondered. What does she want me to do?

Wang Weixi found Yi Duanfang’s facial expression very funny. He smiled meaningfully at him and said unhurriedly, “Actually, it’s Kexin. She called Keren and told her that she was hungry, but Keren didn’t have time to take care of her. Given this, she asked you to… hur, hur, to buy some food for Kexin.”

Yi Duanfang ran his eyes over Wang Weixi’s face again and again, which made the latter feel very uncomfortable. After that, he touched Wang Weixi’s head and said gloomily, “Wang Weixi, don’t lie to me. Why does Chen Keren suddenly ask me to serve your stupid wife?!” This is ridiculous. Chen Keren may ask me to buy something for herself, but for Chen Kexin? I don’t believe this, thought Yi Duanfang.

“If you don’t believe me, you can give Chen Keren a call and ask about it,” Wang Weixi smiled confidently and said.

“Humph, I’ll give her a call right now,” Yi Duanfang sneered and said.

He took out his cellphone.

Wang Weixi remained calm and said flatly, “I have to remind you that Keren is not in a good mood now. She has just given me a hard time.”

Upon hearing that, Yi Duanfang stopped dialing and turned to look at Wang Weixi with piercing eyes, doubt evident on his face. As Wang Weixi could better control his emotions now, Yi Duanfang failed to find any flaw in him.

“This woman! Why not go out to buy some food for her sister by herself? And you, you’re Chen Kexin’s husband. Why did she ask me to do this?” Yi Duanfang complained but still did not have enough courage to call Chen Keren. He was worried that once he offended her again, she would really kill him.

Wang Weixi felt a complacency inside, but on the outside he still looked compassionate. He even said reassuringly to Yi Duanfang, “Alas, it’s you who have offended her today… Now she insists on asking you to do this for her. I have no choice. Ahem… You’d better set off now.”

Yi Duanfang could not help but curse in his heart, I’ll kill Chen Keren and hang her up over the Gate of Heavenly Peace! Seeing the resentful expression on Yi Duanfang’s face, Wang Weixi was amused.

After quite a long time, Yi Duanfang finally stood up and sighed, “Alas, is this my fate? How come I have to get to know such an obnoxious bunch of guys like you?! Alright, I’ll go, but Wang Weixi, you owe me a favor now. Remember it.”

Wang Weixi nodded vigorously and then accompanied Yi Duanfang all the way to the gate of the company. After seeing Yi Duanfang get into his car and leave to help Chen Kexin, albeit reluctantly, Wang Weixi thought gladly,That’s great. I’m so clever. The next moment, he turned around and discovered that many colleagues were looking at him astonishedly. This is the first day after the announcement of my promotion. Was I too conspicuous? With this in mind, he smiled embarrassedly to them and hurriedly went back into his office.

The moment he entered his office, he heaved a long sigh of relief and felt much better. He felt that he never wanted to leave his office again. He was not sure whether it was because he was scared by the colleagues’ stare or because he had an inferiority complex deep in his heart.

Now, Yi Duanfang was heading toward the supermarket.

He was fixing his shining blonde hair using a mirror in the car and admiring himself while driving.

“D*mn!” he cursed all of a sudden and looked somewhat upset.

If there had been someone sitting beside him at this moment, he or she would have thought that Yi Duanfang was still angry about this ridiculous thing. After all, he seldom used foul language.

Nevertheless, the next moment, he gently touched his own face and sighed, “I look pretty from all angles. How can I be so perfect?”

…

After admiring himself, he felt much better and drove to the supermarket while humming a tune.

He got off his car, took out his cellphone and dialed Chen Kexin’s number while walking toward the entrance of the supermarket.

In the meantime, Chen Kexin was lying on her bed, looking at her ceiling and waiting for Yi Duanfang’s call. Wang Weixi had just told her how he had tricked Yi Duanfang into doing this for her.

“Keren is so capable. She can ask anyone to do anything for her,” Chen Kexin murmured to herself. After that, she got up to look at herself in a mirror and sighed, “Why can’t I look as amazing as Keren? Is it because of my hair?” Picturing Chen Keren’s bright red hair in her head, Chen Kexin felt quite hesitant. After a while, she nodded and thought, This must be the reason. Right at this moment, her cellphone rang.

She picked it up excitedly to answer the call cheerfully. “Sister Duanfang, you finally call me~” She sounded as if she was a young lady who had been trapped in her home for a long time and suddenly heard that she was allowed to take a walk on the streets.

Her unusual excitement rendered Yi Duanfang speechless. He walked into the supermarket while thinking, Humph, this shameless and useless woman~

“What do you want to eat? I’m in the supermarket.” Yi Duanfang decided to be blunt since he did not want to waste any time.

After quite a long time, Chen Kexin replied, “I don’t know. Alas…” She was indeed hungry. However, she only knew that her stomach was rumbling and had no idea what she wanted to eat.

Yi Duanfang got furious and shouted, “Come on, you said that you were hungry, but now you tell me that you don’t know what to eat. Are you serious?”

Chen Kexin felt hurt and explained， “Every time I said that I was hungry, my husband would buy me some food or cook for me. I ate whatever he bought or made for me… How can I know what I want to eat…” Chen Kexin seemed to feel somewhat guilty now, and her voice gradually sank to a whisper.

“Stupid Chen Kexin, I hate you,” Yi Duanfang shouted as he pushed a shopping cart around the supermarket and ignored all the women who were watching him with admiring eyes. After a moment, he discovered that Chen Kexin still remained silent, so he added, “Not only you! I hate all your family!” Chen Keren and Wang Weixi, I hate you guys. Sigh… Yi Duanfang had never pitied himself like this before. I was so blessed in the past. Is that just a consolation for my current suffering? Sigh… Who can help me now?

“Erm…” Chen Kexin felt so hurt that she started trembling and could not utter a word again.

Yi Duanfang gnashed his teeth, returned the shopping cart and said reluctantly, “Well, how about I go to fetch you. You come down and wait there for me. Let’s shop together.”

Chen Kexin hesitated for a long time and then said reluctantly, “Well… okay.” Her reluctance made Yi Duanfang red with anger.

“Well, see you!” Yi Duanfang hurriedly hung up the phone and walked toward the exit of the supermarket, anger evident on his pretty face. Chen Kexin, don’t push your luck. You’re such a… a… He racked his brain, trying to find some words to define Chen Kexin but failed to find a proper word in the end.

He felt helpless and got into his car reluctantly. He turned it around and headed for Wang Weixi’s home.

Chen Kexin shut down her computer and unhurriedly made up her room. After that, she slumped down on the sofa, waiting for Yi Duanfang.

A moment later, Yi Duanfang arrived and stopped in front of the apartment building. He looked around but did not find Chen Kexin. He called her again, and his face became livid when he heard that she was sitting on her sofa waiting for him to go upstairs to fetch her.

“Chen Kexin, I order you to get down within one minute. Otherwise, I’ll let you starve to death this afternoon!” Yi Duanfang could not help but shout. He thought that he could not despise her more.

“I’ll tell Keren…” Chen Kexin said while sobbing. She sounded very pitiful at this moment.

Upon hearing that, Yi Duanfang was startled. He suppressed his anger and said, “Wait for me, I’ll go up to fetch you within one minute.” He hurriedly hung up the phone before Chen Kexin said anything. After that, he swiftly got off his car and ran toward the apartment building.

Chen Kexin smiled slightly and thought that sister Duanfang is so adorable.