Me After Meeting You

Silvia was similarly speechless.

She also twisted her face away, but then she started putting on a play with Billy. “Hey Billy, have you been blinded?”

Billy, without missing a beat, replied, “I’ve been blinded!”

“So, why are we here again?”

“To roll around like the good little third wheels we are, of course.”

It was as if the two of them had become an impromptu comedy duo; after finally getting over their differences, they had teamed up against Amber and Ian.

Silvia then comically described Amber at length. “They say that she’s a doctor at Presbiterian, which sounds prestigious, to be sure. However, her work environment’s a nightmare. If she’s not careful, then a crazy guy might run up to her and say ‘Doctor, doctor, my intestines have fallen out! Please help me pick them back up.’ My goodness, I’m all scared stiff just by that thought! I went to visit her once, but I’ll never go back again.”

And Billy’s rendition of Ian was, “He’s an old virgin, old and pitiful, and he’s never chased a single girl even at his advanced age. You might not believe me when I say this, but a few days ago, he even asked me this ‘What’s the right way to woo a girl?’ And then I had to patiently teach him that there were three things he had to do daily, give gifts, go on dates, and kiss!”

Amber’s eyes widened in shock. “!!!”

No wonder Ian had changed so much so quickly, Amber thought that he had been reading cheesy romance novels, but in truth, it was this dog headed buddy of his that had spurred him on!

After this revelation of hers, she heard Billy continue to say, “Not long after that, he asked me what he should do if she didn’t accept flowers, food, appliances, jewelry, clothes!

At that moment, I really wanted to crack open his head and take a look at his brain for myself to see how he’s able to be such a shrewd businessman and yet such a foolish boyfriend. It’s truly maddening!”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Silvia threw her head back and uproariously laughed again. This time, she even bit down on her sleeves, her eyes gleaming as she kept asking, “And then what?”

“And then I said, ‘Don’t you know even this much? If she doesn’t want anything else, then clearly, what she wants is you. Why don’t you gift yourself to her?'”

Amber couldn’t even retort.

Silvia slapped the table. “And then? And then?”

Amber was speechless. When she saw that Ian had no intention of stopping this conversation at all, she could only speak up and say, “Is it really appropriate for the two of you to discuss this in front of the involved parties?”

And then she was pushed aside by Silvia’s palm. “Go to the side and don’t make a fuss!” Then, freed from distractions, she continued spurring Billy on.

The rest of Billy’s story was exactly as Amber guessed, it was his damn idea all along to have Ian buy a big red blanket, cover himself up with it, and then gift the bundle to her to unwrap!

“Restoring the olden days of a candlelit wedding night. How beautiful, how romantic!”

‘Romantic, my ass!’ But when she recalled the ‘Ng’ expression she had made that night, Amber unfortunately started blushing again. She shot another look at the calm and collected Ian. “Are you really not going to stop them from gossipping?”

Ian peered at her curiously. “Why would I care?”

“….”

She had completely forgotten that he thought differently from a normal person, and that he didn’t care about things like this at all.

Billy and Silvia laughed loudly at Ian’s response, becoming even more unrestrained. Ian had been very busy in the past couple of weeks, as he had to both deal with company matters and set up dates with Amber. So, Billy had been eagerly awaiting the results of his devious plan.

When he saw Amber’s reaction, he easily deduced that Ian had indeed done as he had instructed. He smiled exaggeratedly as he directly asked Ian, “What happened after? Was the effect good?”

Ian opened his mouth and was about to answer, but Amber immediately guessed what he was about to say. She tossed all her misgivings to the wind and ran over to clamp his mouth shut. “You better not say anything!”

Ian raised his eyebrows in surprise, taking the opportunity to pull her waist toward him. The faint medicinal smell lingering on her body was calming, and he still seemed to be affected by their little encounter in the washroom.

As if moving purely on instinct, his head arched over to her ear, where he lightly sniffed her before softly whispering, “Are you going to call them over next time?”

Amber was somewhat shocked, turning around to look at him properly. He looked back at her coolly. Although he didn’t say anything else, Amber could see the threat in his gaze.

‘My … my goodness. Who knew that Mr. Axton was such a devious person!’

Amber wanted to cry, but she had to instead obediently admit her wrongdoing. Otherwise, if he really told everyone what happened that night, she would be humiliated, alright? She clasped her hands together, softly pleading for mercy.

Billy and Silvia saw that Ian was about to succumb to Amber’s antics, but how could they let that happen that easily? They still hadn’t heard the juiciest part of the story yet.

Billy made an emotional appeal. “You’re not going to act like this, are you, Ian? I spent so much effort helping you, by answering all of your questions and doing whatever you asked. It was all to support you chasing your girlfriend, and you- you- you … Are you so heartless that you would leave me stranded without a conclusion?”

Silvia, on the other hand, tempted him with an equally alluring trade. “Mr. Axton, you want to get together with the girl you’ve been wooing, right? Ask me, ask me! I’ve been friends with Amber for over a decade, and I even know her favorite underwear color.”

Amber was struck speechless … with friends like these, she was seconds away from flipping the table over and attacking them!

Luckily, after Amber had promised him, Ian quickly dealt with the two of them. After letting loose a cold snort, he dissed Billy first. “If you’re so capable of romance, then why are you still single even after all these years?”

Billy … vanquished.

And then he turned his attention to Silvia, his gaze disdainful. “If I wanted to know what color underwear she’s wearing, then why would I ask you? Can’t I just undress her myself?”

Silvia … vanquished.

When Amber was the only one left alive, she obediently sat back in her chair, looking at him with a expression.

But Ian nonethless turned his gaze to her next. Though his facial features were sharp, his expression was somewhat gentle.

“On our next date, if you bring another wagon of third wheels along ….” He leaned in close to deliver his punchline, softly saying, “I’ll ravage you!”

Amber … also vanquished.