MYENGINEER, CHAPTER 45: Fang, Frong…
[Bohn]
Duen: Yes!!! Here! Her name is Isabella, your daughter just bought her and touched her to my lips! Isn’t she beautiful? I like her too, he he, sends a picture of Isabella
“Damn you, Duen, you played me…” …oh, mom. Are you messing with me or are you an idiot, Duen? I was thinking so far ahead, ‘beautiful famous girl.
You must know her’, yeah!! I know her! But like…is this even called a kiss? Isabella is a Barbie doll…
No mistake, it really is a Barbie doll. Blonde hair, blue eyes, pink lips, hourglass figure.
Bon Ss: Duen! Are you messing with me?!
Duen: Hah! You’re my boyfriend, why would I mess with you? You won’t get anything, but…
Tomorrow, you are not allowed to flirt with me.
“Ugh…is this even allowed?” Duen muttered, cursing internally, but the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but smile, I knew it would be like this. You wouldn’t dare to kiss anyone else.
Bon Ss: If you weren’t my boyfriend…I would have kicked you in the neck by now.
Duen: Good thing I’m your boyfriend, hehe [attaches a photo of himself making a kissing face]
“What has Boss taught you?” From what I’ve seen, there are…new words coined by Boss for daily entertainment, and cute poses. When Duen does them, they’re cute, unlike when Boss does them, which makes you want to kick him…or maybe it depends on who’s looking.
Bon Ss: Want a kiss? Should we go find one?
Duen: My heel, [attaches a photo of his foot] Bon Ss: Want me to kiss your foot? Okay.
Duen: Do you dare? Aren’t you disgusted?
Bon Ss: Anything that’s yours, I can accept.
Duen: Okay then, spill all your flirty lines because tomorrow you won’t be able to flirt. LOL.
Bon Ss: Won’t it be void?
Duen: Nope.
Bon Ss: Argh! You’ll regret it.
Duen: No way!
And you’ll see what it’s like when I don’t flirt. I’ll be so quiet that you’ll be the one begging me, saying shit like ‘Phii Bohn, please go back to flirting with Duen like before,’ heh.
[Duenhaw]
“Wow, Bohn got played by me. Hahaha.” I covered my mouth to stifle my laughter. I didn’t think he’d agree to this extent, but that’s good, it’s clearly a win for me. I’m so curious to see what it’ll be like when he doesn’t flirt. Before, when we first met, he didn’t flirt either…but I can’t remember how that felt anymore, I just remember it was annoying.
“What’s up?” Tang asked when he saw me laughing to myself. The teacher was lecturing, but I wasn’t listening. Bohn is making me a bad student.
“Tomorrow, Bohn won’t flirt with me for a whole day, heh heh.”
“Uh…is that something to be happy about?”
“It’s definitely something to be happy about!”
“Why? You don’t like him flirting with you? …I’d die to have him flirt with me, I get goosebumps when I see Phii Bohn flirt! That guy is so damn cute when he refers to himself as ‘phii’, you know! I’d practically give myself away for free, my heart beats erratically when I hear it, the deep, smooth voice from his thin lips is so captivating, uh! Phii Bohn, break up with that Duen and date Tingting instead. No need to court me, I’ve been ready for you for ages!” Ting rambled on, clutching his hands as if in a dream. Bohn…do you know how many girls you’ve affected like this?
“Yeah, I can’t help but smile hearing that. Do you know how cute he is with you?”
“I know…it’s not that I don’t like it. I just want to know what it would be like if he talked to me nicely, without flirting.”
“I’m annoyed! Don’t slip up, you!!…I’ll rally all the imaginary wives of Phii
Bohn to drag him away from you! After that, I’ll call a shaman from Myanmar to curse you!!! Make him fall in love with us so deeply that his head is buried in the ground, huh!”
“Uh…what should I call you, Ting?” I want to call you ‘delusional’, but that’s beyond the limit of what we call imagination.
“No husband and you’re making a fuss?” Tang flicked his forehead so hard he nearly fell backward, his destructive power is immense, and that was just a flick. What if he punches?
I’ve seen Tang punch someone before. Back when we were in high school, there were these flashy biker kids (not the pattern on their pants, they wore shorts when they went biking…so their legs got tanned and striped). Getting to the point, they were hitting on Tang. I was about to help because they started getting too forward with my friend, (even though I can’t fight), but Tang sorted everything out in just one minute. The sound of his fist hitting flesh still echoes in my head… ‘Pfft’
Brrr, so scary.
“Tang! I thought you were on our side…huh, I forgot you’re one of those guys with the same male-attracting hormones! Ugh, that’s why no guy pays attention to me when I’m with you guys, ho.” After saying this, Ting buried her face in his arms, poor beautiful lady…your life is so pitiful, oh dear.
“Ha ha…huh, what happened to your neck, Duen?”
Gulp
“Last night, I got scalded by a light bulb on my neck.” Wow! Duen! That’s cold!
What should I call you? You have some kind of disease where you speak without thinking, your mouth is so fast, it’s terrible! It really deserves a kick…I bow to you, pretend to believe me for a bit, Tang.
“Oh…is that so, huh?”
“Come on, let me take a look at the wound. I’m going to be a doctor, maybe I can help you.”
“I’m going to be a doctor too! No need to look, it’s just a pinprick.” I shook my head, rejecting them. Did they know or not…nah, I’m pretty sneaky.
“A pinprick or what kind of prick, huh?” What does that mean…no way, they definitely don’t know, trust me.
“Did you climb up to chat with a gecko or something? The light bulb is on the ceiling. Can you lie a bit more convincingly, Kritsada?” Ting gave a sly smile while trying to pull off the plaster, but I was too quick for her. You won’t get me, you tough bastard like a wild buffalo.
“Well, cupcake wanted some friends, so I went to find it some new ones.” I continued my excuse. Remember the cupcake? That’s the gecko that Phii Thara keeps just to prank me.
“Haha, such a lie.”
“You think we don’t know that Phii Bohn left a mark on your neck?” Hey!
“How did you know?” I blurted out, forgetting myself. They smirked slyly and took advantage of my moment of distraction to pull off the plaster.
“Ouch, damn…my skin came off with it, I think.” I mumbled before leaning over to look at the plaster in his hand. Ugh…my precious little hairs are gone, I took such good care of them!
“Shredded, very noticeable.”
“Yeah…did Phii Bohn use his mouth or a vacuum cleaner? It’s super red.”
“The more I see it, the more I want Phii Bohn…don’t let your guard down,
Duen, I’ll really steal him away.”
“Enough! Give me the plaster back!” I said irritably. I wasn’t irritated with them, I was irritated with the person who left the mark. While I was worried, he was laughing and humming all the time, so happy, isn’t he?
“The glue isn’t sticking anymore. Just leave it like this.” …because of you guys! You pulled so hard!
“If you leave it like that, won’t everyone in the faculty be looking at me?” I complained. I don’t know why, but it felt like people were staring at me since I got off Bohn’s car. It’s not because they think I’m handsome…because their eyes were looking down at my neck.
“No need to cover it. You look sexy with a mark on your neck.
Besides…covering it or not, it’s the same, trust me.”
“Why?” In movies, when the hero does this, the heroine always uses a plaster or a scarf to cover it up. No one ever seems to suspect or stare.
“Look at the plaster, man! What were you thinking choosing an Ultraman underwear pattern!” Oh, what’s wrong with that? Why blame me too…
In 7-Eleven, they only had the same old patterns. Not satisfied, I went to ask the employee if there were any other designs. They gave me this one. When I saw it for the first time, I could say with full conviction that it was something valuable, but Bohn didn’t seem to like it much; he even scolded me, ‘Ben hasn’t bought one yet, Duen’, damn…that hurt to the very core. If you’re going to insult me like this, why don’t you just fight me, Bohn?!
“I like it. Plus, it’s the last one, a super limited edition!” I said with the utmost excitement; the fact that only one was left meant it was a bestseller, right?
“Sigh!”
Why the sigh? Do you want it or not?
“The three medical students at the back…are you going to study or not? If not, please leave the classroom.”
We must have been a bit too loud. Me, Tang, and Ting could only laugh awkwardly and apologize to the professor. Normally, he doesn’t scold much, but this morning, he got called by the rector, which probably wasn’t good news; he looked quite troubled when he came out.
Bon Ss: Wait for me at the faculty entrance, I’ll come pick you up.
Wow…time flies like a fart, in just a blink, classes are already over. Today, I was tired from having to cover my neck, it was so exhausting, but showing the mark to others isn’t an option, my hand might cramp up.
Cramp…
Duennhaw: I told you I wanted you to drop me off.
Bon Ss: No need, I’ll pick you up myself. Since I won’t be flirting with you tomorrow, I’ll flirt with you until midnight today.
Duennhaw: Do as you please ‘–’
Although I added ‘–’ which might seem like I’m annoyed, I’m actually laughing inside.
“What did Phii Bohn say?”
“He’s coming to pick me up, told me to wait at the faculty entrance.” I turned to answer Ting’s question. His house is near the condo of that rogue; he wants to drop me off…but in reality, he doesn’t really want to drop off his friend, he said, ‘Know yourself, know your enemy, win a hundred battles. I need to check out where he lives first, so when you’re not there, I can go wrestle with him, he he’, he he, damn…
Ah, here comes the rogue.
“I’m off now, bye.”
“Uh-huh. Call me when you get home.”
“Okay, see you.”
“Hello, Phii Bohn.” Even Tang raised his hands in respect when he saw that the savage was standing in front of us. Bohn nodded and smiled, then he walked up to me and grabbed my hand. Aren’t you embarrassed in front of others, man…
“Why hold my hand? Need some warmth?” I asked teasingly.
“Yeah, I missed you so much, we haven’t seen each other for six hours, thirty-two minutes, and forty-five seconds.” After saying that, he smiled, oh, fuck…didn’t think I’d be embarrassed, you bastard, you catfish-eyed, coinslot gecko!
“…”
“…”
“Am I wrong for being jealous of Duen? Is it wrong to want a boyfriend like that? Can I possess Duen right now? Would it be wrong for me to want Phii Bohn to say that to me, Tang?” If you’re going to mumble, but do it so loudly that passersby can hear, Tingting.
“Are you tired today?” Bohn asked me after we got into the car, where he’s now driving a Mercedes instead of the Porsche. He said, ‘It drinks too much gas, plus, you and the baby can sit more comfortably,’ it’s your deal, Bohn.
“Not much, just a bit.” Today was relatively light. After Phii Thara told me what I’d have to deal with in the coming years, I could only brace myself and accept what I’d face in the future.
“I’m tired too.”
“From studying?”
“I’m tired from missing you.”
“Whose line did you steal?” I asked, annoyed.
“I saw Boss flirting with the rice vendor, so I thought I’d try it out.” Wow, my Thai teacher, even the rice vendor isn’t spared, huh? That’s harsh, I admit.
“Wow. So, you didn’t really miss me?”
“I did.”
“Wasnt it you-”
As I was about to say, ‘Wasn’t it you who memorized it from Phii Boss,’ I had to snap my mouth shut and swallow my words when he interjected…
“I did…miss you.”
Boom!!!
Fuck, my face just exploded.
“Why aren’t you talking to me?” Bohn asked jokingly as we were almost at the front of Phii Fang’s shop. Since we got out of the car, I hadn’t said a word to him. Not that I was annoyed, just didn’t want to lose my composure.
“No.”
“Why? I won’t be flirting with you tomorrow.” he said, coming closer in a coaxing manner.
“!”
“Stop.”
Hmm…stop what?
“Hello, Phii Fang.” I and Bohn raised our hands to greet Phii Fang, the shop owner. Since the first day I met her, I’ve been buying flowers from her shop all the time. Phii Fang is incredibly kind, always giving discounts and extras. I’m quite fond of him.
“Oh, Nong Duen, here to buy flowers?” Phii Fang smiled at me after speaking. This is the coolest and most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. As I thought, she does have a boyfriend, and I’ve seen her picking him up at the shop; he’s very cute, thousands of times cuter than anyone.
“Yes, are you going out to do something?” Should I go buy flowers with someone else or should I quickly grab some from the shelf and pay so he doesn’t have to bother?
“Yes, but don’t worry, my younger brother is helping out at the shop today.”
“Is it Frong?” And what’s with the person next to me…just mentioning another guy’s name and he’s looking at me like this?
“No, no, it’s my other younger brother.”
“Oh, then I won’t disturb you.” Phii Fang nodded and quickly ran out of the shop. She seemed to be in a hurry; must be something important.
Meowwwwwwwwwwww
“Oh, the gas tank.”
I ran over to the fat cat as soon as I saw it coming towards me, walking lazily, damn! It’s gotten a lot fatter recently…I’m confused how it can get even fatter, is this a cat or a wild boar? You’re scaring me, you gas tank.
Meow, meow, meow
“It’s so fat! Are you a cat or a pig, huh? So cute.” I rolled it gently on the floor, teasing it. It meowed in protest, ha ha ha.
“Don’t tease him.” Bohn warned, “I see you trying to take him from me! …Dream on, Mai loves me! He doesn’t love you, you savage! Your efforts are in vain, hah!”
“I’m not teasing, I’m playing with him.”
“Sure, sure.”
I was playing with the gas tank so much that I forgot I came here to buy flowers for Bohn. Wait a bit, Bohn. Now I have a new kid. He’s much better than you, chubby and lively, not like your shriveled self, I’m not interested.
And then…
Huh?
Isn’t that…
“Oh, are you here to buy flowers too?”
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