Chapter 42: Known at a Glance
Little White Flower went home early today, and Su Chen, without a car to hitch a ride, had no choice but to figure out his own way home.
Little White Flower wasn't lying; it was indeed difficult to hail a taxi on this route.
It wasn't that there were no taxis, but rather, during the rush hour after work, there were too many people flagging them down, and the taxis were taken before he could even wave.
At this time it was the peak of rush hour, and Yimena was famous for being predominantly females, so most of those hailing taxis were girls, and he felt awkward competing with them.
Finally, Su Chen spotted an empty taxi.
This time, he decided to take the initiative by pretending to be sick to gain sympathy, otherwise, who knew when he would be able to catch a taxi.
"Excuse me..."
But just as he started to speak, a female employee with a pained expression approached him and said, "Handsome guy, sorry, but I'm pregnant and my stomach feels very uncomfortable. Could you let me take the taxi first?"
"Uh... alright..." Su Chen glanced at her flat belly, suspiciously.
"You're such a good person."
"Handsome guy, you're so nice."
"..."
Half an hour later, Su Chen had already been handed several 'nice guy cards.'
Now he realized, all this 'pregnancy', 'diarrhea', 'menstruation without pads' was all bullshit.
In half an hour, he encountered three pregnant women, five with diarrhea, and two who suddenly got their periods without pads.
Is it really such a coincidence?
Everyone gets pregnant, has diarrhea, and menstruates on the same day?
There were even more exaggerated cases, like those rushing home from work to get married... This copy was generated from content at MV|LEMPYR.
Only at six o'clock did Su Chen finally get a chance to hail a taxi.
Mostly everyone who wanted a taxi had already left, leaving him standing alone at the company's entrance.
Su Chen thought, there's no one left to compete with me now, right?
But by then, the taxis had also dwindled.
Everyone knew that people were mostly gone by this time, so fewer taxis bothered to come around.
However, it seemed like fate was on Su Chen's side; just when he was about to give up, a taxi slowly stopped in front of him.
"Handsome guy, where to?"
Just as Su Chen was about to open the door, he suddenly shut it again.
"I'm not taking a taxi, I live nearby." Saying this, he turned around and walked away.
Yang Lan found it odd since she had driven over after seeing him standing there for a long time, only for him not to take the cab.
Suddenly, something seemed to click, and she stuck her head out of the window, shouting at Su Chen, "You, you stop right there! Pay for my car door!"
Saying this, she started the car and chased after Su Chen.
Hearing the woman's shout, Su Chen broke into a run.
Damn it, that taxi driver was none other than the woman who had taken him to the detective squad that day.
In a blink of an eye, Su Chen vanished into the crowd.
Yang Lan angrily slammed the steering wheel.
That slam wasn't minor; the car accidentally scraped against a roadside bollard.
Upon inspection, the front of the car was majorly dented, great, now it needed to go to the repair shop.
"Damnable guy, let me not see you again, or I'll run you over!" Yang Lan fumed, kicking the already dented car door, creating another small dent...
Escaping from the female driver, Su Chen found himself near a bus station and decided to just take the bus instead.
However, he discovered that squeezing onto the bus was a bloody affair, no matter if it was a man or a woman, as soon as the doors opened, everyone pushed inside.
You just needed to stand at the door, no need to walk, as the crowd would push you in.
Since everyone was being impolite, he didn't care anymore; after all, being a man, he wasn't at a disadvantage.
Could he even get squeezed into being pregnant?
He followed the crowd and squeezed onto the bus.
After boarding, it was a crush of people on people.
Fortunately, most of them were also employees off work from Yimena, so mostly women.
That was accompanied by a chorus of curses from the girls.
"Stop squeezing, my glasses got knocked off!"
"..."
Taking such a bus seemed somehow not too bad.
When Su Chen finally arrived back at West County Villa, it was almost seven o'clock.
Lin Xi was already very impatient, almost leaving without waiting for Su Chen; she really disliked people who were not punctual.
Seeing that it was nearly seven o'clock and Su Chen just showed up at the door, she said somewhat angrily, "Su Chen, didn't I tell you we have a banquet to attend tonight? Look at the time now, why are you only coming back now?"
Su Chen shrugged and said, "Ms. Lin, the CEO, why don't you try taking the bus after work and see if you can get home before seven?"
Lin Xi was about to scold Su Chen a bit more, but seeing his clothes were a bit disheveled, with a small tear at the cuff.
It seemed he really came back by bus, so she calmed down and handed him a suit from the sofa.
"Quick, change into this."
Su Chen glanced at the suit in Lin Xi's hand, then curled his lip and said, "I don't wear other people's clothes."
"What do you mean other people's clothes, I bought this specially for you."
"You bought this for me? You know my size?" Su Chen was surprised.
Lin Xi snorted and retorted, "At least I'm a designer; just by looking at you, I can tell all your measurements."
On this point, Lin Xi was quite proud.
People usually tailor from measurements, but she doesn't need to; just a glance is enough, that's her talent.
A few minutes later, Su Chen rode in Lin Xi's Maserati for the first time.
The feel of a luxury car really is different.
"Get out." Seeing Su Chen touching here, rubbing there like a bumpkin, Lin Xi frowned slightly.
"Honey, you're not thinking of having me take a taxi, are you?" Su Chen suddenly felt very frustrated.
Lin Xi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think I'm dressed to drive?"
Only then did Su Chen look at Lin Xi standing beside the Maserati, and suddenly...