Free Web NovelChapter 483: The bestie consultation service!
Back in the Yang mansion, Jia collapsed on top of her fluffy bed as the evening settled into the darkness of night. Her body was exhausted from playing around with Weiyun and Limei. She could feel her back cracking here and there.
I feel too old already. The twins have so much energy...she sighed.
But her mental worry soon overcame her physical fatigue - for the fact that Mingshen’s birthday loomed upon her. And she lacked the time to do proper research for a thoughtful gift.
Last time I gave him a tie as a thank you gift. What should I give him now? She wondered.
It’s so hard to think of a present for a man who has the entire world at his feet. Ugh! My mind feels blank already!
Then her mind bulb lit up.
Men understand other men so...
She grabbed her phone and hit up Huojin’s number.
"Bestieeeeeee!! Soooooo~ How. Was. Last. Night?" he whispered in a teasing voice.
"..."
Jia checked her call again to verify if the person on the other end was indeed Huojin or an alien in disguise.
"You didn’t even say hello."
"Hello is a waste of time. I wanna get into all the juicy gossip already. Tell me everything from the beginning."
"There is nothing to tell."
"Liar! Even if you aren’t in front of me, I can still sense the glow in your expression. Even your voice feels different. Nothing escapes my eyes and nose!" So he said proudly.
"You sound like a creep," her brow twitched.
"How rude! Also, don’t deflect the subject!"
She cleared her throat. "Look. We can talk about that later. For now-"
A gasp escaped on the other side. "So something naughty did happen! My bestie..." he sniffled, "finally submitted herself to the devil."
"..."
"So now will it be all lovey-dovey in the Bureau? No fighting like cats and dogs and tearing his throat out? No murderous intentions to bury him alive? Ah, how times change...But! The main topic of discussion is - how did it go down? How was his performance~? Who initiated? Who was bolder? Did you two even sleep or went on like some animals in heat?"
Jia’s jaw dropped, dumbfounded.
"Oh my gosh, Huojin! Put a brake on your dirty thoughts!"
"Heyyyy! You are one who did the deed. Why scold me?" He pouted.
"Goodnight."
"Hold on, hold on! Geez, you are so inflexible. As my bestie, you should satiate my hunger for gossip. Fine, I won’t peg on anymore. For NOW. But you will have to give me all the details later. I WILL grill all the details for sure," his eyes narrowed on the other side.
She rolled her eyes.
"At least tell me who confessed first! And how?"
She blinked. "...Confessed?"
A long silence fell, after which a nervous chuckle from Huojin filled the static space between them.
"Jiaaa, my bestieeeee. Please tell me that you two confessed. You did, right? Right? Right?"
Jia swallowed a gulp. "I mean...well..."
"Well?"
"Things just happened one after the other...so..."
"Soooo when you say ’things happened one after the other’ - is a passionate confession of love included in that?"
Jia pressed her lips, stretching the silence into an uncomfortable dimension.
"Ahhhhh, come ooooon!! You two climbed all the way to the top of the mountain peak but forgot such a basic thing like securing a harness? In this case I mean securing an official relationship?"
Jia was left tongue-tied. "Li-Like I said, too many things happened at once..."
"And a confession didn’t occur to you?" He pressed for an answer.
No answer.
Huojin dragged a sigh. "Seriously. You two are impossible. You should really learn a thing or two from Beiye."
"What? Li Beiye? Why?"
He coughed. "Nothing. Will tell you later. Anyway, so when will you be confessing to the devil~?"
Jia rose from her resting posture and began pacing and forth across the room.
"D-Do I really need to confess?"
"Huh? Isn’t it obvious? Last night happened because you feel something for him, right? He does, too, for you. And it’s not casual. I can sign that statement with my blood. Well, you messed up the order, sure, but you have to make it official at some point, right? I mean things cannot be just left vague and unclear."
"That’s true..." she patted her sweaty forehead.
Strange. The air conditioning is on but I still feel so hot...
"Clearly, I see you haven’t planned that far ahead that all," he clicked his tongue, shaking his head. "Well, we can discuss that once we meet up. We really need to talk about this. Anyway, why did you call me?"
Jia continued fanning her face. "Mingshen’s birthday is coming up in five days and I have no idea what to give him as a present"
"Ohh, the devil’s birthday huh~ How about the classic gift? Wrap yourself in ribbons and just stand before him. Naked will give you more brownie points. Tadahhh! Nothing beats a personalized gift with a human touch~" he chuckled.
"..."
"It was a mistake asking you for help!" she glared.
"Whaaaaat? A present is supposed to make the birthday person happy. Do you have any doubts that Yang Mingshen won’t be thrilled to see you wrapped in nothing but ribbons~?"
On the contrary, Jia imagined him already pushing her right onto the bed before she would even get to finish wishing him a happy birthday.
She gritted her teeth. "I meant more of a material kind of a gift, idiot."
"Yang Mingshen has all the material things in the world, sweetheart."
Ugh!
"Hmmm," he hummed thoughtfully. "The next best present you can give him is...why don’t you take a guess~?"
The corner of her lips twitched.
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"Ding ding ding! Correct answer! That happiness isn’t something a material gift can give him. Though he will be happy with whatever you give him. You really don’t have to think too hard about it. Clothes, watches, shoes - literally anything. Do you see how he worships the red tie you gave him? What matters to him is that his Spicy put thought into something for him. That’s what he is crazy about."
"Huh..." she smiled. "Sometimes, you do say wise words indeed at times."
He scoffed. "It’s always FYI. Not only at times. But the first ranked gift according to me is still a naked Jia with ribbons~ Oh, oh! You can add bunny ears too~! He will faint right on the spot I tell you~~"
"Huojin..." she was at a loss. "Are you sure you are helping me or expressing your own fantasies?"
"Trust me, dear. This is every man’s fantasy. Isn’t that why you called me~?"
"For sensible gift options, not perverted!" She was speechless.
They hung up soon after, leaving Jia only more confused than before.
What am I gonna do...
Gift choosing is a nightmare! She cried.
