Awkward: A Novel
Awkward Chapter 5

Ye Mu tiredly lay on the bed. Listening to the distant footsteps outside, he felt that several parts of his body were getting more and more painful.

Not only his body, but even his heart seemed to be being bloodily cut by something, with bone-gnawing pain.

The cigarette between his fingers was still burning, and the flame was indistinct.

He lowered his eyes and in a dull manner pressed the hot cigarette butt on his hand.

The sound of baring his teeth lightly came forth, and subsequently, came the smell of his skin being scorched by the flame.

Ye Mu however was completely oblivious, merely kept his head down and remained motionless.

He thought. It really should be over.

The next day, not long after the start of work, Ye Mu handed the resignation report to Liu Yi.

He decided to leave and go to a place where there was no Yan Chen.

Liu Yi was a bit surprised, “You’re leaving just after becoming regular. Did something happen at home?”

Ye Mu shook his head, “Want to go somewhere far away.”

Liu Yi looked at him, “That’s all?”

Ye Mu was wooden, “That’s all.”

Liu Yi lowered her head, as if thinking of something, “The boss happens to want to set up a fund project in Uruk recently. If you don’t mind the distance, how about coming along to assist?”

Chen Mo told her this morning that she had to find someone to accompany him on a business trip, but the associate representatives in the company all refused once they heard it was to Uruk. She was having a headache. It would be best if Ye Mu agreed.

Ye Mu originally intended to refuse, but when he looked at Liu Yi with a hint of pleading in her eyes, he felt a little soft hearted, “How long will it be?”

Liu Yi saw hope and immediately said, “Three months.”

Three months, neither long nor short.

Ye Mu thought about it and agreed.

Chen Mo was very busy today. When he received a call from his girlfriend, he was typing an important document with his fingers snapping and didn’t listen carefully.

His girlfriend got mad later and had to yell, “Chen Mo!”

Chen Mo’s ears tingled. He stingily divided his attention to her a little, and flatly said into the microphone, “Here.”

“Did you hear what I said just now?!” The other end of the phone yelled loudly again.

Chen Mo frowned, his face indifferent, “What did you say?”

“I said, I’m breaking up with you!”, as if she was afraid that the other party would not hear her, she repeated it again.

Chen Mo tsk-ed and said in annoyance, “I’m very busy. Don’t have time for your antics.”

His girlfriend was also annoyed, “I’m not fooling around. I really want to break up with you.”

Listening to the other party’s serious tone, Chen Mo rarely put down the work in his hand, “Say what you have to say properly.”

His girlfriend snorted coldly and said, “I really want to talk about it properly. Are you listening?”

Chen Mo was neither humble nor arrogant, “I’m listening. You speak.”

His girlfriend’s face eased slightly, but the topic remained the same, only her tone was much more serious, “Chen Mo, let’s stop this.”

Chen Mo restrained his eyes, “The reason.”

His girlfriend said, “You’ve been giving me the cold shoulder lately.”

Chen Mo didn’t refute, his voice was magnetic, “It will be fine after this period of time. Be obedient.”

His girlfriend used to believe whatever he reasoned, but this time it didn’t work somehow, “You said the same last time. How much time do I have to waste with you?”

Chen Mo had been dating this girlfriend for more than a year. It was by far the most lasting one and also the one he cared the most. Apart from not paying attention to this period of time, he had always pampered her in every possible way.

To be honest, he really didn’t want to split.

“Calm down first. It’s not easy for us to date until now.” Chen Mo wasn’t very good at coaxing women, but this time, he had already put his patience to the extreme.

“It wasn’t easy.” After listening, his girlfriend sighed a bit as she recalled this year as well.

Chen Mo wanted to stay, “If there are shortcomings, I will change it in the future.”

When his girlfriend heard that, she was silent for quite a long time and then abruptly said, “I’m with Wu Zecheng.”

“Who?”

“Wu Zecheng.” His girlfriend enunciated clearly.

Chen Mo suspected that he had heard it wrong. Wu Zecheng was a buddy of his. He was not as tall, handsome or rich as him. He was the only one in the same school who had to lift his shoes. Now his woman wanted to dump him for such a wimp?

“Are you sure you’re in your right mind now?” Chen Mo had a look of disbelief on his face.

His girlfriend took a deep breath and earnestly said, “I’m perfectly sober.”

Chen Mo didn’t want to pretend any longer, so he immediately sneered and changed into his previous mean face, “Tell me where I can’t compare to him?”

His girlfriend couldn’t stand his arrogance the most, “To tell you the truth, Chen Mo, you’re good at everything, just…”

She got halfway through her sentence when she considered it and didn’t say anything further.

Chen Mo had a chilling aura, “Exactly what?”

His girlfriend hesitated for a moment, “You understand.”

Chen Mo didn’t have the mind to talk in riddles with her, “I don’t understand.”

“Do you have to make me say it?”

“Yes, you have to say it today.”

Chen Mo was naturally competitive. At this time, he was more concerned about what aspect of himself was inferior to Wu Zecheng than breaking up with his girlfriend.

Forced by helplessness, his girlfriend could only tell the truth, and said embarrassedly, “Chen Mo, you’re not good in that area.”

Chen Mo half narrowed his pair of dark eyes, “Which area?”

HIs girlfriend had a look of puzzlement on her face, “Where else could it be?”

Chen Mo frowned, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly when he realized.

His girlfriend was afraid of hurting his self-esteem, so she didn’t continue after speaking, giving him some time to buffer.

Chen Mo had a sour face, gritted his teeth, and stiffened for dozens of seconds. The curvature of the corner of his mouth revealed hostility, “So you fcking want to dump me for those things in bed?”

His ex-girlfriend didn’t want to beat around the bush anymore, “Although I know it’s hard for you to accept it for a while, but it’s the truth.”

Chen Mo was not resigned and got to the bottom of the matter, “Tell me where you see that I can’t do it?”

His girlfriend considered her words, trying not to hurt his self-esteem, “It’s just that the time is relatively short, and then when it’s hard…the degree is also not very…”

Chen Mo couldn’t help but say “fck”. Before the other party could finish speaking, he suddenly cut off. He directly swung the phone to the ground and smashed it into pieces.

It was at this time that Liu Yi came in.

“Mr. Chen, I have already done what you told me this morning.”

Chen Mo’s face couldn’t be bad anymore because of the matter just now, “Who did you find?”

Liu Yi glanced at him and replied, “Ye Mu.”

Chen Mo completely exploded, “You fcking did it on purpose didn’t you, finding a gddmn faggot to accompany me on a business trip!”

Liu Yi was calm, “Civil war broke out recently in Uruk and gunpowder smoke was everywhere. No one was willing to go, only Ye Mu agreed.”

Chen Mo grinded his teeth in hatred and enunciated clearly, “Change!”

Liu Yi spent the whole morning worrying about this matter, and was now unhappy either. She hit back at Chen Mo, “There’s no one to switch to.”

Chen Mo couldn’t help but be furious, “Who knows what’s going on in gay’s mind? If I get bent, do you fcking take full responsibility?”

Liu Yi lifted the frame of her glasses and glanced carefully towards him, commenting objectively, “Mr. Chen, I’ve heard that gay men like to look for those who are better in that area.”

Chen Mo’s handsome face twitched uncontrollably and was silent for a long time. His fingers trembling, pointing at the door and he spat viciously at Liu Yi, “Get out!”

Liu Yi was quite sensible and immediately left.

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