PICK ME ONLY! (1)

I sat on the bus seat while messaging my tired shoulder, 'That guy sleeps for the whole two hours on my shoulder, so inconsiderate ah!' I complained.

I took out my phone from my purse and opened that Rent A Boyfriend app. Since I have completed the date with Handsome Meng God, aka Meng Bao, I clicked the 'complete date' button to finish the order with Meng Bao.

'Hm… Meng Bao is handsome, considerate, and very cute. But he is too handsome ah, too good! What should I say to mom and dad when they saw him? They might think that I've held Meng Bao's family hostage and threatened him to be my date!'

'But his rental boyfriend service is so good indeed! It should be a lot more expensive!' I checked the Rent A Boyfriend application again and scrolled through gifting session. This session could be skipped, but I was not a stingy woman who wouldn't appreciate my date! Meng Bao deserved all the money for his rental boyfriend service.

Thus, I decided to gift him a gift that was worth 200 Yuan and typed:

*You are a good rental boyfriend! Raise your price ah! I think you are worth 300 Yuan for the whole day!*

'Hehe, he is definitely happy with this! He should thank me for 200 Yuan extra ah! That is a lot of money!'

***

It was already seven when I returned to my apartment full of satisfaction. I unlocked my apartment and saw the same sight of the same woman sitting on the floor.

Shi Qiang was eating a big bowl of fried rice, a large boba milk tea, and three bags of chips. She looked at me and raised her eyebrows, "Where is your makeup, Jie."

I rolled my eyes, "My make up got ruined because of KFC."

"Because of KFC?" Shi Qiang was surprised, "Did you go to KFC on a date?! How cheap!"

"That's his idea, not mine!" I said. I hurriedly unbuckled the tight belt and skirt that could split my body in half. "Oh god, your skirt is killing me, Shi Qiang!"

Shi Qiang laughed when she saw my bulging belly. "What did you eat during your date? Two burgers?"

"A lot more," I started listing all the food that I just ate during the date, "Three pieces of chicken, two burgers popcorn, melon seeds, soda, some loaves of bread and snacks, dumpling, and green bean paste bao."

"Wow, Jie, you really throw that first and second rule out of the window!" Shi Qiang laughed. "At least you didn't break the third—"

Shi Qiang paused when she heard a long and loud fart coming out from me. I sighed in relief and said, "And that's the third rule. Qiang. But we, women, are also human, right? We have that natural urge! But I tried my best to hold the last ladylike dignity I have!"

Shi Qiang laughed more than she should, she choked on her fried rice and drank her milk tea, "Ying Jie, at least you didn't break the last one, ahahahahah!"

"Aish, no worry ah, I won't see him again!"

"Eh? Why, Ying jie. Are you too embarrassed to meet him again after he saw your bare face?"

"It's not that!" I rebuked. "It's because he is way too good, too perfect, and his rental boyfriend service is excellent! But because he is way too handsome and good, I cannot bring him to meet mom and dad ah!" I explained.

"Too good?" Shi Qiang asked.

"Yes, he is considerate, cute, and he never said anything bad when he accidentally wiped my makeup. In fact, he said it looks better if I don't use makeup and when I eat a lot!" I said. "Must be part of his rental boyfriend service."

"Of course!" Shi Qiang said. "That is just part of their marketing strategy. Naïve women would fall into their trap and start spending a lot of money just to have a date with those rental boyfriends!"

"However, I have something in mind," Shi Qiang seemed to ponder for a moment and continued, "If he is actually handsome, how could he price himself 100 yuan for the whole day?"

"Well, he is just new to this rental boyfriend business, so he priced himself low!" I said. I took out my phone and scrolled the gallery, "Here, I have his photo!" I said while showing Shi Qiang the picture of Meng Bao sleeping on her shoulder.

Shi Qiang squinted at the photo, "Ying Jie, it's too blurry, but I can see that he looks handsome. Is he mixed?"

"He doesn't tell me, but he is definitely half Chinese, half Caucasian, like MengMeng!" I said.

"Ah yeah, that's what I want to say. He looked like MengMeng if she is grown into a young adult man!" Shi Qiang agreed. "He shouldn't be pricing himself 100 Yuan. That's too cheap."

"I know, right! That's why I told him to price himself at least 300 Yuan!"

"… Jie, he is worth at least 1000 Yuan per hour," Shi Qiang stated.

"Aish, if he is 1000 Yuan per hour, then your Jie cannot afford him ah!" I said. "Well, since I can't hire him to meet mom and dad, I guess I will have to find a reasonable man with a reasonable price in this application!"

I went to my room to take a bath and started scrolling Rent A Boyfriend application again. 'Ding! Ding! Welcome to Rent A Boyfriend App! Thank you for your first completed order! Here is a free offer after your first purchase!'

"Hm?" I checked the offer and read it out loud, "A free second date with the same person?"

"Discount 99% of the third date with the same person?"

I started to wonder what that meant, then I clicked one offer, and it directed me to Handsome Meng God's profile page.

"Eh… I'm sorry, Meng Bao. But I need to find another man," I said. I closed the offer and searched the top rental boyfriends again.

However, the moment I tried to open another rental boyfriend's profile page, the application suddenly deleted all other profiles from my selection, "Wha—what's happening?!"

Rent A Boyfriend application then restarted and reopened on my phone, showing only one rental boyfriend choice for me to pick,

'Handsome Meng God.'