Psychologically low tide
This psychological low tide and p.u.b.erty feeling is really tough. Feels like menopause.
Xiao He He suddenly become very busy. Zheng Xie even had to make appointment to see her.
He had tried to call several times where she never answer her phone. Even when she did, she sounded really busy and would quickly hung up the phone. There is this one time when he had made a dinner appointment with her and last minute, she had to cancel it.
Luckily it is He He. If it is another woman, as long as they dare to do such thing, Zheng Xie would just purged them from his memory.
Later, Zheng Xie found a better way. He just get Secretary Wei to contact her and then convey the result. Better than he hitting the snag.
He suspect that He He and Shi Lin has really started dating. But because “Man do not b.i.t.c.h” mindset, he could only endure.
In the past, when He He is daring, she will always be too busy for him. So whenever He He is in love, which would be his most boring period. He will be so bored, he will also find someone he deem suitable to date. And when He He relationship is over, he will rush to comfort her, so that she would not be too sad. This resulted in his not being able to find time to date his girlfriend, so gradually, his relationship will end.
Whenever He He is serious about any guy, one of the advantages as well as her most attractive attribution would be where she always put her whole heart into it. Unless she hit the wall, she would not look back. Really set in her own mind.
It is Zheng Xie’s weakness. His father constantly reprimanded him for living without any pa.s.sion. From younger days, he had never put his heart into anything he do. Everything he does is lacking in interest and pa.s.sion.
This is really not his fault. From birth, he has everything. Good family background, good skin, smart and good childhood friends. He does not need to work hard for anything. He can play the whole day and still able to come in first in examinations. When partic.i.p.ating in games, will casually ended up with a few medals. Being it studying foreign language or musical instruments, with lesser effort, he will still be able to obtain a better result against the others.
Once in the past, He He was nibbling potato chips, while turning over the girly comic that she was reading, vaguely said: “Your life is just like eating bread and drinking water…. Not many surprises.”
That time, he was sitting in front of Xiao He He’s computer playing a game that she had been playing for over month but not able to get to the next level. He managed to break it after playing for less than 2 hours. It was his first time playing the games and he is not even familiar with the rules.
So he often thinks, if he is as stupid as Xiao He He, then maybe he will be much happier.
For example, for junior high school graduation, He He is very worried about her eight hundred meters test as she could never ran the pa.s.sing line. Anyone that saw her, will find her running here and there. Later, under the command of his mother, Zheng Xie became her coach. And due to his strong and creative training, after five days, He He actually pa.s.sed. And on the actual day of examination, she actually pa.s.sed it.
Such sacrifices and then satisfaction, Zheng Xie do not have such privilege to enjoy the feeling. He could only carve for the feelings while through He He, enjoyed the feeling of achievement slightly.
After a few days, he still did not see Xiao He He. He met Shi Lin after dinner in a hotel, so they decided to get-together and head to another venue.
Shi Lin is not interested in entertainment which Zheng Xie is also static. So both of them ended up in the hotel’s underground casino playing pool.
It is very quiet in the deluxe single billiard room. They solemnly played two innings. Shi Lin is a billiard master but was reluctantly and half-heartedly playing, Zheng Xie actually won a game. He was surprised.
“My mission in the country is almost over. I will be returning to the United States next month.” Shi Lin said while drinking water.
“So soon? Then what’s your plan with He He?”
“To be honest, this time I actually shot myself in the foot. In order to have an excuse to see her, I try to be smart and got her a part-time job. As a result, she got so busy to the extent that she did not even have time to eat, let along to see her.”
“Over the years, your learning has gone the other way. Chasing woman can also cause you to see her lesser instead of seeing her often.” Zheng Xie said while easily hitting the ball into the net. “But she did not have time to eat with you, there is also no s.p.a.ce for others to eat with her, even I am not able to call her out. So do not be discouraged. Don’t give up.”
“My style is definitely different from yours and is immeasurably.” Shi Lin smiled: “It was said before, Master Zheng has always coveted the men that his sister date. He will destroy one after another. This is the rumors itself.”
“Which villain damaged my reputation? I’m just checking and nothing more. He He has always been a silly and naïve girl, what would happen if she met a wolf?”
Shi Lin laughed loudly: “Ah Xie …. Ah Xie…. I’ve never realized that your body actually has the fatherly shining glory. So shiny that I could hardly open my eyes.”
“F**k you. If you really have the idea, from now on, you should start currying favor with me.”
Shi Lin was actually laughing till he was tearing. He suddenly said: “Silly and naïve? I don’t think He He is a little girl as I see her as a quite a.s.sertive but seemed bored. She is quiet and sit there watching quietly. She can suddenly become lively and then suddenly become very quiet. Sometimes seems childish, but at times felt that she is matured for her age. Very different from the normal young woman.”
“Shi Lin, are you sure that the Xiao He He that you know is the same as the He He that I know?”
“Is there a twin in your sister’s family that I don’t know?”
The cell phone signal is bad underground. Zheng Xie went out to answer his phone while still thinking about what Shi Lin said, laughing. So this is what they mean by the eyes of the beholder. Through Shi Lin’s mouth, the Xiao He He is completely enigmatic, just like the legendary mysterious girl.
Over the other line, it is very noisy and the sound of screaming and shouting. And then the sound of a woman crying.
Here is really a messy and complicated place, nothing to shout about. Normally, everyone also trying to avoid unnecessary trouble. If anything happen, then for sure got owner that will come and control it. If one can survive in such top and huge place, he is not a coward. Therefore, after fighting so hard for so long, is only a spectacular audience.
Zseng Xie hang up the line and got ready to continue fighting with Shi Lin to determine the winner. Then there is a sound: “Lift your hand off. If you hit her, I will call the police.” The sound is very decisive, so all around, suddenly everything calm down.
“Who the h.e.l.l are you? I am teaching my wife and it’s not of your business. Get lost or else I will teach you as well!”
“If you got no place to vent your strength you can go to the pier to carry cargo. Or even go to into the battlefield. There is no war in our country, as the international mercenary that said: “Just bullying a woman, what kind of man is that?”
Someone secretly laughed. The man seem to rush over to want to beat the brave woman. And the woman dig her phone to dial a number.
The security manager rushed to persuade and pull them back. After a while, it all died down.
Zheng Xie turn his head around to have a look. The woman was wearing a red dress, tall and fair with shoulder-length black hair. Although invisible appearance, but she had a slim body and sweet voice, basically can be regarded as a beautiful woman. Unfortunately, in the entertainment venue, dressing like this is good enough. If want to stand up for someone else, really not a wise choice.
He always thought Xiao He He is very “silly and naïve” kind of model, but now he realized that there are more innocent and silly people out there.
It is very late when Shi Lin and Zheng Xie bid their farewell in the parking lot.
Zheng Xie parked his car very near the hotel. When he opened the car, he saw a touch of red in the shadow standing in the parking lot looking around for something through the mirror of the car.
He started for a bit and then saw another two black shadow appearing behind her.
He thought for a second, sighed and turn the steering wheel back.
Zheng Xie saw two fancy dressed young men forcing the woman to retreat.
He suddenly felt troubled. He watched the situation for a while, open the door and quietly approached them. He shouted: “Wei!”
The two men was surprised. The red dress woman reaction is very quick. Taking advantage of the two men turning their head, immediately ran to the opposite direction.
Immediately, one of the man caught up, while the other one directed a punch towards Zheng Xie. He deftly avoided it and managed to hit back the man.
He turned towards the woman’s direction. The parking s.p.a.ce is not large. The woman instead of running away, is standing calm but separating herself in a distance.
Zheng Xie jump over a few cards towards the woman and pulled her: “We go”. He turned back towards the two big men and said: “Do not chase. I have called the police.”
The two men swore and reflectively rushed towards him. Zheng Xie gently pushed the woman aside, took a step back from the one guy whom was heading towards him. He pulled his arm, using the other hand, backhand chop on his neck and kicked his legs. The guy hit the other guy. The pain must be not light as he did not get up. While the other guy rushed towards Zheng Xie. Tricked by Zheng Xie, he fall upon his arm, crank his elbow on the stomach and for a long time, he could not get up. He twisted the man’s arm and watched the other person, while telling the woman to move further away while slowly said: “If Zheng Qi Xiong know his men only bully weak woman, he would be humiliated.”
“You…….you…….you know our brother?” The man under his control starts to sweat in panic and even changing the way he talk.
“Not very close. We just play with marbles and mud wrestling. At that time you should not had even learned to walk.” Zheng Xie said lightly.
Both of them snap, dying to go. Before leaving, they said with a slight smile: “Brother, we are only joking with the lady. Just wanted to frighten her. There is no malicious intention behind it.”
They did not dare to stay too long in the parking lot just in case it more trouble comes their way. So Zheng Xie led the woman into his car.
“I want to thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
“You have learned martial art. Very impressive ah.”
“Fortunately.”
“How you dare to fight with them? You are not afraid that they have gun?”
“I have observed and confirmed that they do not have any gun on them.”
“How do you know the origins of the group of people?”
“Shot in the dark.”
“Do you know their big brother?”
“Unfamiliar. Once my primary school cla.s.smate for a few years.”
“Then how you know my nickname? Do you know me?”
“Ah? I casually said, there is a song.”
The woman kept quiet and the suddenly lightly called out: “You’re hurt?” In a panic, she dig her bag for tissues for him. And then took of the belt on her skirt and tied it on him.
It is a small wound, just a piece of broken skin, but now began to bleed. Speaking of shame, just now when he uses his elbow to hit the guy, he got himself scratched by the metal pendant hanging from the guy’s cloth.
Zheng Xie is amazed. This woman is just crazy. In the casino, like a judge she dares to go stand up for people, in the parking lot, was calm just like she is heading for dinner and now nervous, even the hands were trembling slightly.
Woman is indeed a difficult animal to guess. The best way is to not waste brain cell on them.
Zheng Xie is dizzy just from thinking about it, could not help but ask: “You knew that you had offended someone, how come you still dare to walk around in the parking lot alone?”
“I always am not able to remember where I park my car. After looking for a long time could not find it. I thought the incident is over. I never expect that in this country, there is men that is not graceful.”
Zheng Xie felt like he is talking to Martian. He cleared his throat, think if he should open his mouth, then swallowed back. Finally he asked one of the most useful information: “What is your license plate number? Model? Color?”
They drove around for a few minutes and finally found the heroine car that is similar with her dress color of a garish car. The woman is also born rich, do not know that the world is sinister.
The woman keep insisting to accompany Zheng Xie to the hospital to bandage his wound. He keeps turning her down. In the end, she dig her bag and pa.s.sed him her business card: “If your wound becomes bad, remember to contact me.”
“Such a small injury, what could have happen?”
“Teta.n.u.s, septicemia. Everything is possible. You don’t be negligent.” The woman said with a serious expression.
Zheng Xie reconfirmed with this woman is back from Mars whom is back to visit her relatives. He managed to wait till the woman drove off in the car before he started the car.
They went out onto the parallel road. The woman waved at him and open her windows. He also opened his window.
“My name is Yang Wei Qi.”
“I know. It is on your business card.”
“What’s your name? I will contact you another day to thank you.”
“Small matter. There is no need to keep that in mind. Goodbye.”
Zheng Xie waved towards the side, and step down on the accelerator and his car speed off.
The wind is blowing hard through his open windows. Fatigue, he listen to techno music all the way home. If old Comrade Zheng listens to the music, he would definitely say that there is no decadent life attached to the music.
His recent days is indeed very decadent without any life. He had over the past several years, never been so psychologically low before. Not only there is no sign of improvement, but instead it is getting more and more serious. Meeting such exciting incident as well as got into a fight while meeting such a beautiful lady, he should at least have felt some excitement or uplifted. But instead he still felt meaningless, only the slight throbbing in his right arm to remind him on the exciting night.