Chapter 4 of 14

C1 Part3

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We have finished chapter one! I know it’s only one chapter, but each chapter is pretty long, spanning more than 15 pages on Word document with font size 12. The male lead full name is Shen Junze. For those living in the USA [going by Pacific Time], Happy Fourth of July! It would be great if someone points out any mistakes they noticed. Enjoy~

A Hapless “Cottage”(Less Quality) Woman Chapter 1 Part 3

Xiao Qing’s curse unexpectedly took into effect right away. Almost at the time she put down her phone, it began to rain. The sudden downpour caused Xiao Qing’s entire body to be drenched.

Xiao Qing looked speechlessly at the sky. She cursed– what are they doing? She just cursed at another person. How come the curse came true so quickly but with her? Doing bad thing sure can it come true so easily.

Xiao Qing pitifully carried her luggage to shelter from the rain. She fished out tissues to wipe away the raindrops while complained, “Even if the picture is wrong, a person who has black hair and yellow skin like myself can be easy to recognize right? That bastard surnamed Shen still did not show up. In the end where did he die off…”

Perhaps Xiao Qing was too depressed thus she did not notice that beside her there was suddenly an indescribable gaze shooting towards her.

A feeling of coolness brushed her neck…

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Xiao Qing turned around and saw a man standing not far from her with complex eyes whilst looking at her.

The man was wearing highly polished shoes, straightened suit, and a gray buttoned-up shirt inside, while his hands carried a laptop bag. His figure was that of a typical business elite. His hair is black as ink. He has deep eyes, aquiline nose, and facial features altogether that were quite handsome. He’s considered a handsome Asian male with class.

He stood quietly under the eaves, sat, and coldly watched the rain outside. His lips pursed together, and his brows frowned slightly. From this, it was so easy to create individuality, style, along with the convenient gathering of cold air to make a perfect ice sculpture…

What seems worse was that he seemed to understand Xiao Qing’s Chinese curse and thus, he peered at her with eyes that saw a “gorilla”. It seemed that the two sentences she cursed Shen Junze were unpleasant to hear.

A flame of anger inside Xiao Qing’s heart was overflowing immensely, but it was not convenient to be angry at a stranger unrelated to her. Let alone a handsome stranger. So she looked back, and revealed a bright smile at him to show “friendliness”.

The man looked at her and stiffly turned away.

Strange, Xiao Qing felt the action of silently turning away was somewhat familiar…

Dialing Shen Junze a dozen times yet she cannot get through. She does not dare call her cousin out of fear it might affect her cousin’s childbirth. Thus, Xiao Qing has to wait at the airport with gloom. As it rained harder and harder, the “living thing” called Shen Junze has no signs of appearing while her phone received no answer…

Well, seems like that loser has forgotten to pick up me. Can only take a taxi directly to his home. Fortunately, the night before she packed, her father had stuffed for her a small book. She remembered there were a lot of the address in that book that included her cousin’s and Shen’s address.

Xiao Qing made up mind to do that. She pulled her heavy luggage into the bursting rain, and called a taxi to Shen household.

Forty minutes later, a taxi stopped in front of a courtyard. The door was closed. One can see through the gap in the fence the yard and saw from the courtyard a three-story building that specially resembled one of those Shanghai style houses during the liberation. If there was an addition of a black car in front, it can be used as Qiong Yao’s drama shooting scene.

Elder* Shen’s taste is really unique.

老-lao The original text has lao Shen. It’s a form of respect for the older generation (father & mother) and when translated becomes “old”. I opt for using elder, but old is also an interchangeable term in this case (and might appear later on). In this situation it’s the father’s father’s father, hence elder.

Xiao Qing went to ring the doorbell. The ringing doorbell rang for a long time, but still no one opened the door.

No way? Cousin is giving birth and thus was not at home. Even if Shen Junze was busy and was not at home, the Shen household should have many servants though? Elder Shen, uncle, aunt, sister, brother, so many people and yet they are not at home. Where did they all evaporate?

If it weren’t for the cold raindrops hitting her body, Xiao Qing would have thought this was a dream illusion.

That was enough. How can she be so unlucky up to this point?

Of course, the main offender (idiom) that caused this crime and made Xiao Qing turned out this way was that “Shen Junze” guy. From start to finish, Xiao Qing will deeply remember this. Within half daytime, these three words “Shen Junze” has been carved in her bones and engraved in her heart.

Bastard Shen Junze said he would pick her up from the airport, but did not keep his words. A man with not even a smudge of integrity and cannot keep his promise needs to be re-trained!

If it had been Xiao Qing and there were relatives and friends that came to pick her up, she would have been absolutely positive and enthusiastic—willing to wait at the airport half an hour early. Shen Junze on the other hand was not late—he simply didn’t show up. He was truly a person that lacks class. Xiao Qing’s disdain of this person has soared up to the highest level.

The Shen house is located at the corner of the street. The sky was dark and thus lights were lit up all around with not a single shadow in sight. Xiao Qing was in the corner, shivering cold, and grew more and more angry. Since no one was around, and currently need to vent, Xiao Qing rubbed finger, and curse out loud –

“Shen Junze, how great of a person you are**,

**idiom: good person used to praise moral integrity or courage but XQ is using it to mock SJZ

“You dare put me up to this (original text uses pigeon: victim of a game)! I curse that every time you use Metro subway you will see the subway pass you by in front! Every time you go to a restaurant you will get diarrhea and vomit! Every time you drive car your car, tire will get puncture after ten meters! Also, you will marry the woman you hate the most, a lifetime of slavery to your wife!”

Suddenly a dazzling light shot directly towards here, and Xiao Qing quickly shielded her eyes.

A black car abruptly braked beside her. Xiao Qing was a bit surprised and thought that she had encountered the legendary robbery gang. As she was about ready to run for her life, she saw the door opened, and a tall man walked calmly down.

The man walked in front of Xiao Qing, blocked her way and conveniently shielded her with a large umbrella.

Xiao Qing was in a momentary daze.

– Not a robbery? His way of braking was too “formidable”?

Xiao Qing stared at the man in front who was higher than her by one head. Under the dim streetlights she can vaguely see his face clearly. His pursed lips revealed a sense of coldness, and even his frown expression was also very familiar.

– Was he not the man she just met at the airport?

Xiao Qing was suspicious of him, but then heard the man said in a low voice: “Why is it you?”

Xiao Qing embarrassingly smiled, ran her fingers though her hair, and did not answer. Every time she cursed loudly she would see him. This too can be called fate. She also wanted to say, “Why it is you”, but her line was robbed and thus she had to remain silent

Seeing Xiao Qing that was not speaking, the man fell silent. After a moment, his eyes slowly swept across Xiao Qing’s drenched body and coldly asked, “What are you doing here?”

His voice was really pleasant to hear—deep and mellow. It was just his coldness made one hate. In any case, meeting a fellow Chinese compatriot in a foreign country, the feeling was very comforting.

Xiao Qing looked up with a smile and said, “I’m waiting for a man named Shen Junze who said he would pick me up at the airport, but he did not show up. I cannot get through to him via phone, and am wondering what happened.”

“You said Shen Junze?” He asked, his tone a little strange.

“Yes ah.” Xiao Qing nodded, “I do not know where he died off. I have never met someone like him who forgot to pick people up. Say, what else can he forget?”

The man looked at Xiao Qing, and did not say anything.

…

Finally meeting another compatriot that can understand Chinese, Xiao Qing cannot restrain her grievances that she has been tolerating for the past hour and whispers, “That guy with surnamed Shen, he dared put me up to this(being pigeoned), making me wait in the rain for an hour. If I ever see him, I would surely question his internal organs, so that he knows the result of people becoming pigeons (victims)!

The constant mentioning of his name caused Xiao Qing to want to gnash her teeth together. She hated the part that she cannot crush his face.

She alone went to study abroad and was not familiar with anyone here. This Shen Junze, if he did not want to pick her up, he shouldn’t agree in advance so that she can be psychologically prepared and reserve a hotel room. Yet he had already promised and the result was that he played a missing game. He caused her to wait at the airport like a fool. Truly lacking in class; an extreme bad character.

After scolding Shen Junze, Xiao Qing then smiled, and said to the man in front, “I cannot wait for him, and so I went to his house. I did not expect Shens’ house to not have anyone inside.”

The other person suddenly said, “The Shens moved.”

Xiao Qing was surprised and stare at him, “What? … Move?”

“En, they moved out a few days ago.” The man in front of her calmly said.

Xiao Qing was dismay and collapsed her shoulder down, “Is that so…” Really unlucky. However, if he knew the Shens move, then he must know the Shens right? Xiao Qing’s eyes lit up, and quickly looked up, “Right, you know Shen Junze?”

The man thought for a bit and said in a low voice, “He is my friend.”

No wonder when he heard her cursed Shen Junze his face had become so strange…

Anyway, Xiao Qing is thick-skinned. It’s not the first time she joked in front of him and soon she has calmed down, smiled, and asked, “Since you know him, you probably know where he moved to?”

“This … I do not know.”

“Oh.” Xiao Qing somewhat helplessly scratches her head—she didn’t know what to say.

Both were silent. After a while, the man thought of something and suddenly opened his mouth, “You have no place to live. Staying here is not the answer. It’s getting dark, it’s better to look for a hotel first.”

Xiao Qing thought that staying in a hotel was the only way. However, she was alone here, and was unfamiliar with people. Since he openly offered to help, it’s advantageous to grab this last straw in order for him to help until the very end. The source of resources was in front of her. She needed to know how to grasp and use it effectively.

Thinking up to there, Xiao Qing quickly squeezed out a smile and politely said, “I am not very familiar with this place. Which hotel has relatively good price, is clean, and is near cities with Chinese residents that you can suggest for me? Thank you.” When she finished, her mouth revealed a sweet smile.

The man mouth slightly twitched. It seemed that he cannot adapt to the difference in Xiao Qing’s appearance before and after.

Silent for a moment, he then said, “I’ll take you.”

Originally just wanted to let him recommend a good hotel and then she will call for taxi, Xiao Qing was not hoping he will take her there. She didn’t think he would actually say, “I’ll take you.” Xiao Qing at that moment did not know how to react until he reached to pick up her luggage then did she realized, “Thank you for that, really, thank you.”

“No need to.”

In respect to Xiao Qing’s tears of gratitude, his tone was obviously very calm. When he finished, he handed the umbrella to Xiao Qing, took Xiao Qing’s hand luggage, and turned to place it inside the car.

His body temperature still lingered around the umbrella and let Xiao Qing’s heart be filled with warmth.

No wonder there was a song that sang, “Fellow compatriot meet fellow compatriot, two lines of tear fall ah.” Meeting a compatriot in a far-away place from home was truly touching. During a lackluster and difficult time, having a compatriot lend a hand, Xiao Qing was really quite moved. Although her first impression of the man was not good as he was cold and stoic as if someone owed him debt, after seeing him now, he seemed to be the one who is cold on the outside yet has a warm heart. Such peculiar temper was similar to her Snow Queen mother at home.

She saw him soaked from the rain yet does not care as he put away the luggage and took the small suitcase off her hand. He also took the initiative to open the door for her. Xiao Qing’s heart could not help but give him a thumbs-up: this man who looked cold is in fact a very gracious man.

Xiao Qing got into the front passenger seat, and looked at the man next to her put on the seatbelt. She cannot help but appreciate, “Thank you so much. Thank you for helping me.”

“You’re welcome.” His words were short and sweet.

“Oh, can I know your name please?” A person in a foreign country having a number of friends was good. Xiao Qing smiled and said, “My name is Xiao Qing, graduated from T Business School, and came here for graduate school. How about you? ”

“Jesen.” [That’s how it was spell in the original text…]

This name is really short and concise … didn’t even say Chinese name. Perhaps people living abroad are accustomed to using their English name.

Xiao Qing nodded and appeared very understanding, “Hello Jesen, my English name is Sunny. I don’ have a lot of friends here, so I’m glad I’ve meet you ah.” When she finished, she smiled and held out her hand as a friendly gesture.

The ringtone of his phone suddenly rang from the back seat. Jesen did not shake hands with Xiao Qing and made an apologetic gesture. From the back seat of a coat pocket he pulled out a cell phone, picked it up, and said in a low voice, “En, I’ve arrived already, will return late, do not wait for me to eat. ”

Does not know what the other person on the voice said as that person grumbled. for a long time. Meanwhile Jesen seemed to be impatient and said with a frown, “Ok, when I come back I will talk to you.” He finished and hung up the phone.

Xiao Qing looked at him, and worriedly asked, “Did you have something to do?”

“It’s not important.” Jesen did hung up, but he has been looking down at the phone screen.

The caller log showed many missed calls. The screen displayed an unfamiliar number for those calls. Finally at the end, there was a text message sent not long ago and was also from that one number.

When his thumb pressed the button, a line of small printed words jumps in front of his sight-

“Shen Junze, I am Xiao Qing that you have stood up! You have promised with Yu Jia to pick me up, but did not considered this to be important, causing me to wait for you at the airport for an hour! Dishonest people like you, every day in front of you when you eat I will curse you to get diarrhea and vomit for a hundred times! God should bless you so that you won’t meet me, otherwise I cannot guarantee I won’t have any violent actions and invade your personal safety! I will not say goodbye!”

Jesen turned off the SMS, and tilted his head to give Xiao Qing a meaningful look.

He looked at Xiao Qing to the point of unfathomable mystery. She smiled slightly, and softly asked, “Is there something?”

“In front of every lunch I will curse you to get the diarrhea and vomit a hundred times!”

The curse was really evil. These past days his stomach has been upset and currently he cannot eat…

Reading the violent and powerful SMS one more time, Shen Junze regained his line of sight and the corner of his mouth slightly curved as he said, “Nothing”

Then he silently looked away from Xiao Qing’s grateful eyes and started the car.

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