Soul Patch

Chapter 145 Another Result

Even without Andy's mother, the street was still bustling with activity, but Wenjie felt that it was different from the harmonious scene between the mother and daughter just moments before.

It seems to lack some warmth.

Wenjie withdrew his gaze and looked back at Andy and his daughter.

Seeing that Andy had been placed in the back seat, Andy's father closed the door and got into the driver's seat.

As soon as he settled in, the woman in the passenger seat pinched his arm with her smooth, white fingers, like lotus roots.

The man turned his head, his gaze falling coldly on the woman's arm, his eyes filled with barely suppressed irritation.

The woman glanced at little Andy in the back seat and said in a coquettish tone, "The child is asleep. I have something to tell you..."

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

The man started the car, and the engine roared to life, billowing white smoke from the exhaust pipe.

The car body began to vibrate slightly; this mechanical driving feel is something men enjoy.

Males are born to conquer. Conquering the whole world is an exaggeration, but conquering women is indeed an instinct.

Women he cannot conquer through his own wealth, talent, looks, or charm will make him feel frustrated, like Andy's mother.

If a young woman with ulterior motives were to appear at this point, the outcome of the marriage would be easy to predict.

From outward harmony to inner discord, it took them less than a year to fall apart.

Andy's father shook his head, trying to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts, looked straight ahead, gripped the steering wheel, stepped on the gas, and drove the car onto the road.

However, the car stopped again in the next instant.

Because dozens of apples were scattered on the road, each one round and red, rolling and rolling, making a mess everywhere...

Not far away, a young man was squatting on the ground picking up apples.

The young man looked to be in his early twenties, with delicate features and a scholarly air.

He was dressed very... very... business-like, in a white shirt and black trousers. Although it was a standard office outfit, Andy's father thought the white shirt had a very stylish design.

The button-down cuffs and the fitted neckline exude elegance and make young people look refined and cultured.

The young man, looking somewhat embarrassed, hurriedly picked up the apple and put it back in the plastic bag a short distance from the front of the car.

Andy's father stopped the car with great interest.

The woman in the passenger seat had just been rebuffed by the man. As he started the car, she took out her makeup bag, folded down the small mirror on the roof panel, and admired herself in the mirror, then happily applied makeup.

The car suddenly stopped, and her lipstick smeared on her face. She looked angrily at the powder she had just applied and realized she had to wipe it off and reapply her makeup.

She glanced at the man in the driver's seat with displeasure and muttered, "What's going on?"

Andy's father's gaze was fixed on the young man in front of the car, completely ignoring the woman in the passenger seat. He raised his chin and said slowly and deliberately:

"Look for yourself!"

The woman turned her head, grabbed her handbag, angrily pulled out a wet wipe, tore open the packaging, pulled out a wipe, and wiped her face while looking at the car in front.

She saw Wenjie pick up the apple from the ground, wave apologetically at them, and indicate that the car could leave.

The plastic bag in my hand fell apart with a clatter, and apples scattered all over the ground.

"fool!"

The woman chuckled, looked away, and began to reapply foundation in front of the mirror.

My heart felt like it was bleeding. This foundation costs over a thousand yuan a bottle, it's such a waste to apply it twice for no reason!

“An Jianmin, I’ve run out of perfume. Let’s stop by the mall and buy some more. Dior is having a limited-time sale. The original price of the Blue Temptation is 1080 yuan, but it’s only 910 yuan. What a bargain! My best friend bought two bottles.”

"Um"

An Jianmin responded expressionlessly.

I knew this step was inevitable. Whenever I met Andy's mother, she would always ask me for this or that, as if only spending money could prove that I cared about her more.

What's wrong with women!

He took out a lighter from his pocket, lit a cigarette, rolled down the car window, took a drag, blew a smoke ring in Wenjie's direction, and called out, "Hey buddy, want to get a different bag? I have canvas bags in my car."

While Wenjie was picking up apples, he kept a close eye on the intersection. He watched as a large truck sped through the intersection during the green light, followed by a loud screech of brakes...

With a loud "boom," Wenjie was startled, and the apple he had just picked up suddenly fell to the ground and rolled a long way.

Wenjie glanced towards the intersection, where a crowd surged toward it, leaving the once bustling street somewhat deserted.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Andy's father with a complicated expression, unsure of what to say for a moment.

"Oh, thank you, but no need."

Wenjie turned and walked towards the intersection. He ignored the apples on the ground and just wanted to see who the truck had hit.

Seeing this, An Jianmin turned off the car, pulled the handbrake, and got out of the car as well.

"Hey, where are you going? You..." the woman muttered unhappily.

"It looks like something's happened at the intersection, I'll go check it out," An Jianmin said casually.

Traffic accidents happen every day in N City, but he couldn't care less. What interested him was the young man who had just picked up the apple.

"What, was there an accident over there? Ugh, nothing good ever happens as soon as I get on the bus. First some silly kid dropped his apple, and now... the intersection is completely blocked. That Dior sale ends today..."

The woman seemed to say something else, but An Jianmin slammed the car door shut, shutting out her nagging inside the car.

Women who always ask men for things are just as repulsive as women who never ask men for anything.

The former is too materialistic, the latter too aloof; both make men uncomfortable...

When he first married Andy's mother, he brought back some cosmetics, jewelry, and designer bags from his business trips...

She didn't even glance at it, waving her hand and saying, "What a waste. I don't need these vain things."

Hey!

I really don't know how to describe how I felt at that time.

Which would you choose: a woman you can never please, or a woman you can only please with material things?

Men would probably choose the latter.

Men need dignity too.

An Jianmin took a canvas bag from the trunk of the car and picked up a few apples that had fallen in the middle of the road. He ignored the apples that had rolled too far away to the side of the road.

He caught up with Wenjie carrying the bag and patted Wenjie on the shoulder from behind.

Wenjie was startled again.

His attention was focused on the car accident at the intersection, and he felt empty inside.

I feel a bit guilty, but more than that, I feel helpless.

It seems that some things, even with a small change, can lead to unbearable consequences.

This is what happened with Jia Song:

Isn't Andy's situation the same?

(End of this chapter)