Chapter 2 — Love Starts With A Glass Of Soy Milk

06 I swear, I just wanted to use that ugly scarf to show a little bit of my heart to Tan Du. Who would have thought… he would actually wear it around his neck!? Brother, is the beige LV towel I brought to the dry cleaners for you last week not soft enough? Or are the two Burberry checkered scarves I just ironed for you a few days ago not fashionable enough? Why did he wear a pumpkin-colored scarf made of coarse wool, priced at 29.9 yuan, knitted for hire on Taobao, around his noble neck? To make up for it, I quickly ordered another scarf wrapped by a veteran knitter, priced at 69.9 yuan. When receiving the second scarf, Tan Du's eyes were a bit... complicated. "Knitting is fine. But don't knit anymore in the future." At this point I saw a few red rashes on his neck. Oh my god! Could it be that the 29.9 fiber scarf caused an allergic reaction on his noble neck!? I feel extremely guilty. Hastily bought the ointment, offering with both hands: "I'm sorry!" Tan Du still sat there, keeping his cold expression, with absolutely no intention of accepting it. I waited for a long time before I heard his voice say: "Trinh Thu, what are you waiting for? Do you want me to apply the medicine myself?" I said "oh", quickly opened the medicine cap, took a little and applied it to the red skin. My fingers gently rubbed his skin, accidentally touching his throat. Tan Du suddenly swallowed: "That... let me do it myself." But when he left, I discovered... his ear was red, like it was about to bleed. 07 Tan Du is truly a rich boy. His family held a huge birthday party, apparently gathering all the wealthy families. This originally had nothing to do with me. But Tan Du said: "This Saturday, you also have to come along." I was just about to refuse, but his eyes glanced over: "If you don't go to your boss's birthday, who will?" "Boss Qin, doesn't your family already have a bunch of nannies? What can I do if I leave?" “So going teambuilding with the nannies in my house, what do you think?” I felt like fainting when I heard it. Teambuilding Saturday, but also teambuilding at the boss's house. You really know how to play. Tan Du continued: "Oh right, go buy a dress that's a bit expensive, don't dress too casually." I only had one question in my mind: "Boss, can I get a refund?" He seemed to hesitate for a few seconds, then said: "Okay, let me take you shopping. Anyway... your taste is a bit worrying." No matter what he said, I didn't care. As long as you get your money back, you're the best boss in the world. But who would have thought that Tan Du would choose a small evening dress for me for 59,998 yuan. Oh my god, 2 more yuan is equal to exactly one month's salary! I tremblingly held the price tag in my hand and asked him: "Boss... you will really refund me, right?" Tan Du lightly tapped my head, then said to the employee: "Swipe the card." I have to admit… those are the two best words in the world. A dress of nearly sixty thousand yuan, who wouldn't love it? I feel like I could wear it… for 50 years. 08 Tan Du didn't invite his classmates, but I saw Luc Tuyet at the Tan family's house. She was wearing a white chiffon dress, flying softly like a butterfly: "Tan Du!" Bang— Luc Tuyet fell face down in the middle of the hall. Fall like your face touches the floor. Looks like the tiles are too clean... that's not true What a cool story. I kindly stepped forward to help her up, but as a result, she didn't even say a word of thanks, but instead cried and threw herself into Tan Du's arms. Tan Du raised his hands high into the sky, repeatedly signaling with his eyes for help. "Miss Luc," I pulled her away, "Tan Du's vest is wrinkled and needs to be adjusted a bit." At that moment, Luc Tuyet exclaimed: "Ah! The birthday gift I prepared for a long time... I just fell and ruined it." I glanced at it - it was probably the brooch that people rumored she designed and crafted herself. Well, there's one thing I don't know if I should say it... Tan Du probably doesn't like that bow brooch with pink diamonds, right? The Qin family's butler stepped forward at the right moment and relieved him: "Miss Luc, please go to the break room to treat your wound first. As for your gift, I will find someone to repair it, please don't worry." The butler turned to me and asked: "And this young lady is...?" Tan Du answered for me: "Her last name is Trinh, she is my classmate." The housekeeper immediately smiled: "Hello, Miss Trinh." I shook his hand, thinking: Butler! You are my superior! Call me Tieu Trinh, don't be so polite hahahahaha. 09 While I was hiding in a corner enjoying cakes, Luc Tuyet slowly walked over. She pointed to a girl wearing a beautiful pink bustier mermaid dress and said: "See that girl? Her name is Tu Tinh Pham, her family is destined to marry Tan Du." I nodded like I understood. So you're the future boss? Luc Tuyet looked at me with contempt: "Trinh Thu, look at yourself, is there anything that can compare to other people?" Huh? Did I say I wanted to compare with others? On the contrary, it's Luc Tuyet - she seems to be wearing the same brand dress, the same design line as Tu Tinh Pham, even the necklace is the same model. At that moment, Tu Tinh Pham suddenly walked towards us. She greeted in a friendly manner, then introduced herself: "My name is Tu Tinh Pham. You two must be the same age as Tan Du, right? I'm a little older, have graduated, and am now working as a jewelry designer." Luc Tuyet's face darkened. No wonder she deliberately designed the brooch herself for Tan Du. It turns out that we are secretly competing with others. Tu Tinh Pham gave me a glass of wine: "Try this, I brought it from home." I took a sip, meeting her waiting eyes. I immediately praised: "Very good wine, very easy to drink." Tu Tinh Pham smiled gently, smoothing his shoulder-length hair: "It's not something high-end, I just brewed it myself." She gave me another glass: "Try another one, okay?" I gritted my teeth and continued drinking, then complimented: "It's also delicious..." Actually... I don't know anything about wine! In total, I have probably only drunk wine two or three times in my life! Tu Tinh Pham turned the ring in his hand and said slowly: "You are all still young, I don't care. It's okay if Luc Tuyet wants to compete with me, I never cared." "But what about you... Trinh Thu - I don't like having someone around Tan Du who is too close." 10 It seems Tu Tinh Pham has considered me a real rival. That's right, in the eyes of outsiders, I was originally Tan Du's licking dog. Who would have thought… we were just a pure money relationship? Just as I was about to explain, Tan Du appeared. “Miss Tinh Pham, long time no see.” – Tan Du smiled at her – “What are you saying to my girlfriend?” Tu Tinh Pham's eyes glanced around me, then turned to Tan Du. Then looked at me again. "Tan Du, you said... Ms. Trinh is your girlfriend?" Tan Du raised his eyebrows: "Is there something wrong? If it's not your girlfriend, why are you bringing her home?" Oh what??? Didn't I come to go "team-building" with your nanny??? Tu Tinh Pham cleverly congratulated, then made an excuse to leave. I lowered my voice and whispered to Tan Du: "Boss, this is not like the original agreement!" Tan Du also lowered his voice: "From today, you have new job duties." “What?” “My mother wants to find someone for me to marry, so… you have to pretend to be my girlfriend.” I was stunned for a few seconds before asking again: "So this... should be counted as overtime?" Tan Du gritted his teeth: "Salary increase 30% every month." “Such a good boyfriend.” – I smiled widely, linked my arm with him – “So where do we need to go to perform next?” 11 From that day on, the news that "Trinh Thu successfully passed away" spread throughout the school. Everyone knows that I became Tan Du's girlfriend. Once again, I woke up at six o'clock in the morning to prepare breakfast, when Tan Du stopped me: "Stop doing it. You've been cursed as a tramp for several days now." I was confused: "Why do you curse me for being a tramp?" Tan Du's face was gloomy: "Because I let my girlfriend get up at six in the morning to cook." To escape the bad reputation of being a "traitor", my poor boss not only exempted me from the task of cooking breakfast, but also got up early to buy breakfast for me. As I ate, I felt cold. Everyone congratulated me, saying that I was the epitome of “lick it to the end, lick it all.” Only Luc Tuyet was sarcastic: "You really don't think so, do you? Tan Du is just joking with you." How about a joke? 30% salary increase, he can play football if he wants to use my head.