Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 175

Chapter 175: A Really Worthless Phone?

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“Feng… Fengwu, why did you pick such a nice place… it’s so… wasteful…” Chu Suhe looked at the 22-yuan bubble tea in front of her, took one sip and didn’t want to continue drinking, mainly because the price felt scalding… It was the same thing that would only cost 6 yuan at Ruoming’s place.

And speaking of being the same, they only looked similar on the outside, the taste wasn’t even as good as the one from Ruoming’s shop.

“Um… Susu, I need to apologize to you…” Xu Fengwu continued with her “award-winning acting,” aside from not squeezing out two teardrops, it had to be said she was acting quite convincingly.

“Ah? It’s okay, Fengwu.” Before Xu Fengwu could say what it was about, Chu Suhe was already comforting her, because she couldn’t bear to see Xu Fengwu’s somewhat sad expression.

“Susu, I broke your phone…” she continued in that feigned timid voice, “It fell on the road and got crushed by a car…”

Chu Suhe was about to say it was fine, they could just get it repaired, but when she heard the second half of the sentence, she unconsciously bit her lip.

To be honest, this phone wasn’t worth much money, Chu Suhe knew this herself, taking it to a recycler wouldn’t even get enough for a washbasin, but buying a new phone was something she really couldn’t bring herself to do. She really couldn’t find such a cheap phone now… Even though she was getting paid at Xia Ruoming’s place, she still couldn’t bear to spend money on a new one. That money was meant to repay Xia Ruoming for previously helping with her tuition fees…

“It’s… it’s okay, Fengwu. It’s just a worthless phone…” After a moment of silence, Chu Suhe continued to gently comfort Xu Fengwu, even giving her a light hug. Even though she was the one who was hurt, her first thought was still to comfort the “upset” Xu Fengwu.

“No, I borrowed something from Susu and ended up breaking it, I feel terrible about it.”

“Fengwu, it doesn’t matter. Don’t be sad, Fengwu, if you’re sad, seeing you will make me sad too…”

Xu Fengwu, who had been wearing an expression that looked like she was about to cry but hadn’t squeezed out a single tear, immediately changed her demeanor upon hearing Chu Suhe’s words and declared righteously: “No! This matters very much. I broke something Susu entrusted to me, of course I should compensate Susu, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep at night from feeling bad.”

Chu Suhe heard Xu Fengwu’s words and was still in a dazed state, because she didn’t understand what Xu Fengwu was saying.

Did this thing really need compensation, and to the point where she wouldn’t feel right if she didn’t compensate? For Xu Fengwu, wouldn’t this kind of thing just be taking up space even if thrown in the trash…

But if Xia Ruoming were here, she’d probably laugh out loud at Xu Fengwu’s words.

All tricks, no sincerity.

“Really… really no need, Fengwu, that phone wasn’t worth much to begin with.”

“No… no way, that phone wasn’t even worth as much as the meals you usually treat me to…”

Although everything Xu Fengwu said was calculated, Chu Suhe’s responses were all sincere. These weren’t the kind of half-hearted statements, and Xu Fengwu could hear that.

But she was still determined to get Chu Suhe a new phone.

Damn it, I managed to convince Xia Ruoming to change her mind, how can I not handle you? Today I’m definitely going to make you take it no matter what.

“Susu~ if I don’t compensate you with one, I’ll think about this every day. Didn’t Susu say you don’t want to see me sad? Would Susu be happy seeing me sad every day…?” Xu Fengwu continued to look “pitifully” at Chu Suhe, immediately putting Chu Suhe in a bind.

“Then… alright… but don’t get anything too…”

Just as Chu Suhe was about to say not to get her anything too expensive, she saw Xu Fengwu place a newly bought Samsung Galaxy S5 plus in front of her, with the phone case already installed for her.

Although the Galaxy S5 didn’t look like much, Chu Suhe instinctively felt that Xu Fengwu was secretly giving her something very expensive. Even though she didn’t know where this “instinctive” thought came from, that’s just how she felt.

“I don’t want it!” Chu Suhe immediately refused and was about to pick up the phone to return it to Xu Fengwu, but was stopped by Xu Fengwu holding down her already weak hand.

“Susu, this phone is very cheap, it’s not worth much.” Xu Fengwu held Chu Suhe’s hand and said softly, then continued to push the phone towards Chu Suhe’s side.

“I don’t believe you, Fengwu, you said the same thing about some food you gave me before, but later I saw them in stores and they were all so expensive…” Chu Suhe shook her head, still not believing what Xu Fengwu said.

“Susu~ I’m not lying to you this time, look carefully, what expensive phone would be made to look like this, who would buy it?” Xu Fengwu said in a “whiny” manner.

“But… but isn’t this a smartphone? Smartphones are all very expensive…” Chu Suhe’s tone wasn’t as firm as before, because what Xu Fengwu said did seem right. Those expensive phones all paid attention to their design, that’s what she thought at first, but then thinking about how Xu Fengwu had fooled her before…

She really couldn’t believe her so easily! Xu Fengwu was always so smooth with her excuses, and she always only realized it afterward!

“Ah, this is a knockoff phone, you know, the kind that copycat manufacturers make to imitate smartphones. The electronic components are all made from electronic waste, it’s really not expensive.” Xu Fengwu continued to make up explanations.

“Re… really?” Chu Suhe picked up the phone and looked at it carefully again. Because she didn’t remove the phone case, Chu Suhe didn’t see the Samsung printed on the back of the phone, and for a moment she wasn’t sure if what Xu Fengwu said was true or not.

“See, Susu, isn’t it just like I said, this is just a knockoff…” Xu Fengwu watched as Chu Suhe carefully examined the phone, feeling a bit nervous, after all, that phone case was specifically meant to prevent Chu Suhe from seeing what brand it was. She also knew Chu Suhe wasn’t the type to take things apart, so she had carefully planned this approach.

But… what if?

Fortunately, Chu Suhe really did act as she had predicted.

“Then… Fengwu, how much did you buy it for, let me give you the money…” Chu Suhe took the phone and carefully looked at it again.

“Ah? This phone was given to me for free, no money needed, Susu just keep it.” Seeing that Chu Suhe had really accepted the phone, Xu Fengwu smiled happily. She didn’t know why, but every time she saw the silly Chu Suhe like this, she felt very happy too.

“You’re lying to me again! Fengwu!” The careful expression on Chu Suhe’s face immediately disappeared, replaced by a kind of reproachful look, as if blaming Xu Fengwu for treating her like a little fool.

“No, I’m not?” Xu Fengwu pretended to be confused and said, “I recently got a new phone, this phone was a cheap gift, you know, like those phones for elderly people, Susu, you understand right?”

“Hmph! Impossible, Fengwu, you just got a new phone not long ago, how could you buy another new phone?”

“Uh… it’s true.” Xu Fengwu took out the already prepared iPhone 6 Plus from her bag and placed it in front of Chu Suhe, “Look, Susu, I’m not lying to you, this is my newly bought iPhone 6 Plus.”

Chu Suhe: “…”

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AN: The author forgot that the Galaxy S5 also has a Samsung logo on the front, only realized this today when taking out old stuff. Completely forgot about this, just pretend it’s not there…