Chapter 3 – In the supermarket
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A lot of circumstances in this world are very strange.

For example, when Chen Ruo Yu was pursuing Meng Gu, she was not sure how deep was her feelings for him.  It was just that she felt he was someone with good qualities, therefore, he would make a good partner, a good target and a good candidate.  Perhaps at that time, the important point she focused on was making a breakthrough in the egoist unacceptable concept of a woman pursuing a man or perhaps it was tension and stress that made her look forward to success and overlooked her own feelings.

Anyway, when she felt hurt and decided not to force herself to do something that she was not capable of doing, strange things began to happen. She thought she would hate Meng Gu and very quickly would be able to forget him.

But she could not.

She missed him even more than when she was pursuing him.

She did not understand how her perverted heart came about.  In short, he was constantly lurking at the back of her mind and he would frequently and unconsciously appear in her mind. She would always think of his smile, his many kinds of smiles……his gentle smiles, his cold smiles, his mischievous smiles, his funny smiles, his emotionless smiles, his hypocritical smiles, his arrogant smiles…….  All his smiles were rich and it was easy to differentiate his smiles.

She did not look for him again, hiding away and only thought of his smiles.

His smile is so captivating that her heart drums whenever she thinks of him.

Unfortunately, she could not remember some of the smiles on his face when they were talking because his smiles would be more during that time.  She thought the reason she could not remember was that the man was not sincere towards her, so such detailed memories were not able to stay in her heart. 

She was not clear how her heart felt about this matter but just the thoughts this man, it would make her feel unhappy.  She told herself that her previous decisions were wrong and making men like Meng Gu as her target was a mistake.  Although he is good-looking, he has a good job, his personality seems to be good but both of them were not on the same path.  So that was why such an unfavorable situation was created.   As a pragmatic modern woman, this kind of illusions must be tossed aside and it was best to live her life to the fullest.

She is not young anymore and she should look for a sincere and serious man.  She should look for a man who lives in the same world as her, a man who will stay with her and live a happy life with her.

That day, Chen Ruo Yu went shopping in the supermarket and met Meng Gu.  She was shocked.  She had stayed in this neighborhood for so long and had come to this supermarket countless times, she had never met him.  After she had made up her mind never to see him again, why did she meet him here?  Could there be really such a coincidence?

Chen Ruo Yu decided to pretend she did not see him.

Quickly, she put two packets of dried noodles into her shopping cart, then hurriedly turned around and headed towards the cashier's counter.  Although she hurried off, she had seen Meng Gu with his head bowed down in the cold storage zone selecting those ultra-expensive imported beef steaks and in his shopping cart, there were also two cartons of premium eggs.

So the both of them were really from two different worlds*.

(Two different worlds here means they are different in terms of status in society and financially.)

She never buys eggs in the supermarket. The eggs in the supermarket were priced so high that for a carton of eggs here, she would be able to get three cartons in the common market.  As for the imported beef steaks, she had carefully read the labels on the plastic wrapping in the past.  A thin piece of beefsteak was able to sustain her food expenses for a whole week.

So, she really wanted to thank those nurses in the hospital.  They made her realized her difference with him, lest she continued to waste her youth and her energy…….

As she walked in a daze, it seems her shopping cart had crashed into something.  There was a sound of crashing.  As Chen Ruo Yu looked up foolishly, toilet paper rolls which were stacked up like a hill came crashing down on her head.

So embarrassing!

Chen Ruo Yu did not care about her pain.  Her first reaction was to steal a glance in the direction of Meng Gu.  It was as she had expected.  He heard the commotion and looked in this direction.

She ducked her head into the heap of toilet paper.  She had been shamed so many times in front of him and she did not want to add this incident to the long list.

Everyone came forward to help to pick up the toilet paper rolls.  Chen Ruo Yu was blended into the crowd of people that had gathered around and was thrown into confusion.  She stole another glance and it seems Meng Gu had disappeared.  She breathed a sigh of relief and it seems he had not seen her. 

Returning the pile of toilet paper in its original place, she turned around and headed towards the cashier's counter with the intention to pay and leave.  Just then, she saw a small child bending down to retrieve a roll of toilet paper that had rolled to the side and accidentally knocked his head into the waist of an old lady.

The knock was not hard but it was done.  The old lady was not big in stature but her voice was not small.  She scolded the small child ferociously.  The small child stood there foolishly and listened to her.  Chen Ruo Yu pushed her shopping cart past them, she did not intend to interfere but however, she did not see the small child's parents around.  The old lady became angrier.  Chen Ruo Yu took a few steps forward, could not stand it and turned back to them. 

"Auntie, do the knock still hurts?"

"Nonsense, you can try getting knocked!  Ill-mannered child, where are your eyes?  I just don’t know how your parents teach you.  My waist is hurt!"

"Auntie, you have maintained yourself well.  Your waist is so tender."  The adjective that Chen Ruo Yu had used made the old lady look at her in surprise.

"I'm afraid your tender waist is really bruised by the knock.  Quickly, Auntie, don’t carry on scolding the child.  You should hurry to the hospital to check whether the injury is serious.  Registration fee is RMB3.50, I'll pay for you."  Look, this passerby is so generous and she earnestly opened her purse to take out the money. 

Some people who gathered round saw the situation and helped to persuade the lady, telling her since she did not suffer any serious injuries, she should not make a big fuss.  When the old lady saw Chen Ruo Yu was really taking out some money, counting the dollars and cents, she snorted and stalked off furiously.

She sighed and quickly put back the money into her purse.  Although the amount was not big but to really use the money in this way, she was really unwilling.

At the check-out point, she chose the cashier's counter that was at the furthest corner of the row.  Just as she was wondering what high-end goods were Meng Gu selecting at this moment, she suddenly her waist tightened and was touched lightly.

Chen Ruo Yu turned around and looked back.  She saw Meng Gu grinning at her with his mouth opened displaying his white teeth.

"Such a coincidence."

Chen Ruo Yu tried hard to control her facial expression and smiled at him.  "Yes, such a coincidence.  Is Dr. Meng here to shop?"

"Yes, I'm here to shop, not here to crash into someone's toilet paper hill."

Son he still saw everything.

Chen Ruo Yu's face stiffened.  She did not want to deal with hypocrisy and simply turned her back to face him, pretending to seriously queue up.

She felt her waist tightened and was knocked again.  "Chen Ruo Yu, your waist is not so tender."

She did not turn her head and said.  "Fortunately.  Not being tender is also good."

"I think your health is quite good recently.  It's a long time, I've not seen you in the hospital."

"Yes.  My Ren and Du Meridian* points suddenly became unblocked.  My health is very good, so I don’t have to go anymore."

(Ren and Du Meridian points are acupuncture points that control blood circulation and adjusts the functions of the heart, liver, and kidneys.)

"Why is it that last time, I didn't realize you are so humorous?"

She turned around to give him a forced smile and really wanted to ask him whether he was able to keep quiet for a while.  She did not wish to talk to him.

 

But Meng Gu was not done and he added.  "If you feel uncomfortable on any days, you must remember to come and look for me."

"It's not necessary.  Even if I go to the hospital, I'll not be going to the outpatient clinic.  I'll be checking my brains."

"Why?"  From his voice, it could not be deduced whether he was laughing or surprised.

"I have brain damage.  Of course, I've to check on my brains."  Chen Ruo Yu answered coolly.  Huh, if she is to look for him again, she is really brain-dead.

Meng Gu burst into laughter.  Chen Ruo Yu could not help but glare at him.

At this time, it was her turn to pay her bills.  She quickly packed up her things and paid up.  After saying…….'Dr. Meng, goodbye!'…….she quickly left.  She rushed out of the supermarket door and panted breathlessly.  Then heard Meng Gu's voice behind her.  "Chen Ruo Yu."

She pretended she did not hear but her legs were short and her steps were not fast enough.

Taking two to three steps, Meng Gu was already beside her.  He smiled and said.  "Chen Ruo Yu, I would like to remind you that if you want to check your brains, there are two divisions.  One is the Brain Surgery Department and the other is the Neurology Department.  But you are wrong.  Since you have brain damage, you should be going to neither departments, you should go to the Psychiatry Department.  Registration fee is RMB3.50, I'll pay for you, how about it?"

How about it?  All she wants to do is to poke his face and poke his smile with the noodles she bought. How about it?!!

 

This day, Chen Ruo Yu is really in a mess.

She could not control herself and thought about Meng Gu's smile the whole day.  She could not figure out how a man could laugh so arrogantly and also so handsomely. 

Bastard!  She really wants to poke his face.

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