The steak slowly cooled in the plate, its fat congealing, and the shrimp, once tightly curled, now relaxed, its texture loose, immediately losing its appeal as appetizing.
I sat by the window looking out at the night view, while my phone howled and cried out on the bed.
It must have been the real estate agent calling. I had looked at quite a few houses these past few days—the neighborhoods were terrible, asking for high prices and poor renovations. They were treating me as if I were a sucker to be taken advantage of.
I was very picky, but the agent was relentless, calling me day and night to ask me to view houses.
I told them I could only rent, not afford to buy; I only had savings in the tens of thousands. In this expensive city, I couldn't even afford the down payment.
Sometimes I wonder what's the point of having dignity?
I might as well use my ID to unfreeze the account. With He Xiangu's twenty million, I could buy a quite decent house.