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Monday, August 17, 2015

FLASH MARRIAGE -15.1

Guys, i know i am not able to pop out the chapters on schedule but rest assured i plan to see this project till the end. You can choose to read it now at my pace or wait for a couple of months n come back again to read the whole novel in one go. Either way i hope u enjoy the book as much as i do.



Chapter 15: He figured it out (1)


I had been in Maldives for several days; everything here was good except for the food.  Food was the only thing that I could not adapt to.

In hotel mainly western food was catered, though it was rich in variety and all yet it did not suit my palate. In the beginning I tried to bear it but after eating it for a few days I finally began to revere the masochistic spirit of the westerners since…they eat such kind of thing for a lifetime, for a lifetime?
Eventually, I discovered some Chinese food, even though it was only watery seafood soup and rice porridge but still it was edible….

I thought if I were an ape, then I would have a very healthy and happy life in Maldives since the three meals I was eating everyday mainly consisted of fruits.


Unfortunately I was having a diet rich in whole grain, as a result within a few days of coming to Maldives, I had miraculously lost one kilogram of meat!

Of course I was against this additional feature of the hotel ie. Losing weight, but there was no other way, ah. Had I known earlier that food here was so abnormal then don’t know about anything else but would have definitely packed a box of ‘Master Kong’* to get me through the stay over here!

*MASTER KONG: A brand of instant noodles.

Just so, I also had to admire Jiang Li. I could clearly see that he also did not like to eat western food yet he still relished it regularly.

So I asked "Jiang Li, Do you like the food here?"

Jiang Li: "Dislike it."

Me: "Then how could you eat so much?”

Jiang Li: "If I won’t eat then I will feel hungry, stupid!"

Okay, I must admit that there’s a huge difference between the thinking of a normal person and abnormal person, now I finally understood this.

So I seized the opportunity to ask him: "Then, the food that I cook is good or not?” I coaxed him internally ‘say it’s good, say it’s delicious!’

Jiang Li thought for a moment, ultimately made a fair assessment: “Not bad.”

Me: wow ha ha ha ... ..

... ..

Today, I and Jiang Li were eating dinner when suddenly my phone rang.

I was outraged, who would call me at this point of time and increase my phone bill. I pulled out my phone, took one look at the screen, turned out it was ‘lingering’ Wang Kai.

I hesitated and hesitated about what to do but that guy kept calling again and again, extremely determined, so I had to press the answer key.

Me: "Wang Kai, return me the charges for this call!”

Wang Kai: "Yan Yan, quickly come to the beach!"

Me: “What happened?"

Wang Kai: "Since today is your birthday, I wanted to give you something."

I suddenly realized: "Today is my birthday, I forgot ...."

Wang Kai "Hurry over to the beach; I have something good that I want to give you.”

Me: "What is it; aren’t you fooling me to make me go there?"

Wang Kai: "Well, it seems you don’t feel bad about your phone bill, right?”

 Me: "Okay, okay, I will be right there if you dare to deceive me then, hummm.”
....

Wang Kai, this guy, sometimes knew exactly how to make people happy, especially the women. I suddenly remembered pictures of pretty women that were posted on his blog and apparently they all were his ‘girlfriend at some point of time.’ Gosh, if this was true then he really was too passionate…
When I went to the beach, saw Wang Kai, who with his hands tucked behind his back was smiling at me.

I walked over to him, raised my hand in front of him, and said: "Give."

Then Wang Kai immediately took out something from behind his back that moved me to tears.
Master Kong, the Master Kong whom I missed so much!!

At this time, there was a steaming hot bucket of Master Kong, classic braised beef noodles, in front of me. I did not dither to take it from his hands, bringing a big smile on my face said: "Thank you!"

Then, without waiting for Wang Kai to say anything, placed myself on the sand of the shore and began gobbling down my noodles.

Mmmm, it’s so delicious!

My stomach had endured that ‘Apes-diet’ for several days, finally got this little bit of comfort.
Probably shocked with the way I was eating; Wang Kai beside me was silent for a long time and then started to talk.




Wang Kai: “Eat slowly, don’t choke.”

Me: hm, hm ..Whoosh Whoosh .....

Wang Kai: "I think right now you look like a refugee.”

Me: hm, hm ..Whoosh Whoosh .....

Wang Kai: "To get this I had to pay a really high price to someone, you are touched, right?”

Me: hm, hm ..Whoosh Whoosh .....

Wang Kai: "Contrary to the rules of the resort, I cooked these noodles in my room, you are touched, right?”

Me: hm, hm ..Whoosh Whoosh .....

Wang Kai: !!!

....

I slurped the Master Kang noodles soup clean, since Wang Kai stopped me, so I did not lick the bowl.

I patted my belly, feeling very satisfied said: "Thank you, la."

Wang Kai with great difficulty meekly sat beside me, with a perfect smile on his lips said: "You are really happy."

Saying I wasn’t touched was a lie. Women are sentimental creatures, my friendship with Wang Kai was not very deep yet he clearly remembered my birthday, conjured up a box of Master Kong to make me happy….although I knew his purpose was not very simple still I felt warm inside.

Of course, touching should be returned by touching, this principle must be held, had to adhere to this principle. Even so, I hesitatingly threw off his paws from my shoulder.

Then, I viciously scolded him: "Boy! Want to lure this old woman with a box of instant noodles, eh!”

Thick-skinned Wang Kai rubbed his hand, smiled and said: "Then, you tell me how to do so?”

Damn it, he always had a comeback. I looked away and waved my hand: “Nothing will work; it is a matter of principle."

Wang Kai wondered for a bit, said: "This is easy to handle, then you just get a divorce first, then all the hurdles will go away!”

He thought that this matter of principle that I spoke about was infidelity in marriage? Fidelity my a**, and since the proposal he mentioned was also dog p** so his mouth must also be thick-skinned!

I shifted my body further, very scornfully looked at him: "So you used this method to ruin many happy families?"

He brandished his hand, said: "It should be understood since I was the one who basically seduced you.”

In this world was there any one more shameless than him?

I lowered my head, using a very serious voice told him: "Wang Kai, there are two kinds of people in this world, those who can play with emotions and those who can’t. I am an idiot, so I cannot afford to play with the feelings and even if I can I don’t want to play with them.” Such words were clear enough, right?

Wang Kai’s tone was probing: "Then, your approach in life is to never get emotionally attached?”
I hesitated a bit and then nodded. It was probably like this only.

Wang Kai erupted into laughter, gleefully said: “Xiao Guan Yan, Oh Yan Yan, you are truly an idiot.”

I was aggrieved, you’re an idiot!

Wang Kai added: "If other person wants to play then you should also play back by multiple times, to see who will play whom in the end.”

I stood up and brushed the sand off my clothes, bowing my head looked at motley Wang Kai, said: “We don’t live in the same world; I have nothing to say to you.” With that I walked away.

11 comments:

  1. I also have a craving for instant noodles when I'm traveling.

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    1. I always prepare an extra bag full of my kind of food whenever i go on international holidays....guess i m one step ahead of Xiao Yan..hehehe

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  2. Thanks for translating.

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  3. sorry for not commenting for awhile... i do read your wonderful translations....it's just that life is too busy sometimes.....but i am back!!!!

    our couple is still very very very unromantic BUT it is slowly changing!!
    Wang kai is such a player...a sweet charmer.....yet the last thing our main female lead needs is another lover...poor girl, i feel so bad for her. she must have been reallly broken hearted with her ex.... :(

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AWESOME UPDATE!!! no matter what pace you set for the translating, i will definitely read it!!

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    1. Hey, i sure missed you...you are most welcome to my slow yet steady wagon...like you i am also going through one of those busy as hell phase right now but will try to pick up the pace of translation once things get a little settled at my end

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  4. Thank you for your plan to stick through with this project, I am really enjoying reading this novel.

    Can't wait for their contract marriage to develop with real romantic feeling for each other.
    For starter, they both promised to never interfere with each other lives but Jiang Li doesn't seem so.

    Thank you for all the updates!!

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    1. yeah i agree...for a person who claimed to neither encroach others nor let anyone intrude his privacy Jiang Li sure is way too curious and nosy about Xiao Yan's matters.

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  5. I'm the opposite of our heroine. I love to explore on different food and cuisine when traveling for as long as it's not too exotic and I don't see the form of the animal or plant or whatever in its live form.

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  6. P.S. What I do prepare and bring as one of my necessity it OTC meds when traveling.

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