Tenant's Secret Love

Chapter 122: I'm happy because you're happy

After I proposed going to the toy store to buy a 100,000-rpm motor, Renee asked me with some incomprehension, "Is this really necessary?"

"Don't you think it's especially childish for me to compete with a little kid?"

Renee was silent for a while before replying, "This is not childish. On the contrary, I think this behavior is a cover-up for despair in life."

Renee's words made me pause, and I couldn't help but recall when I had become so boring. I still remember that day after I broke up with Brittany, I was on the verge of a breakdown and couldn't sleep. Then I used the money I won from the lottery to buy this remote control car online, and in the days that followed, I bought endless other toys. I think at that time I was desperate. Maybe Renee was right, all the childishness and boredom was just a cover-up for despair.

Stung to the quick, I subconsciously lit a cigarette for myself and took a deep drag before asking Renee back, "Why do you think so?"

After another long silence, Renee answered me with a dismal look, "Because I once experienced that kind of despair, so I later learned to play the guitar and entertain myself!"

At that moment, not only did I hear the sound of Renee's wounds bursting, but it seemed as if I heard it too. The only difference between our despair was that my despair stemmed from my breakup with Brittany, while her despair stemmed from her father's death. But it was just as painful and heart-wrenching. So we lived in a self-imposed hole, trying to soothe the wounds in our hearts in a different way...

I finally said to Renee, "So, you'll keep me company tonight, keep me company in my childish ways, right?"

Renee smiled wistfully and said, "Let's go. We'll buy a 100,000-rpm motor and wish you a successful race tomorrow."

...

After buying all the materials needed for the modification at the toy store, Renee and I returned to the old house, and I immediately got down to the complicated modification work.

In order to win the race tomorrow, I reduced the weight of the car, removed the car's anti-collision bar, improved the battery compartment, and replaced the relatively smooth tires...

As the sky grew dark while I was busy, Renee brought two bowls of noodles over at some point and said to me, who was fully engrossed in the modification work, "Have something to eat first, and we'll get to it later."

I finally looked up at her and smiled, asking, "You've done a good job of logistics. If we win Smile tomorrow, I'll remember your contribution and give you a big chicken leg."

"Don't be too complacent. If he goes back and modifies his car too, and puts in a high-speed motor, you still won't be able to win!"

I disdainfully 'cut' a sound: "Don't be ridiculous. Not everyone can modify a car, and there's no sign that he's modified his car, so the conclusion is: Smile can't modify a car."

Renee laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll continue to have confidence in you."

I nodded and took the instant noodles from Renee's hands. We both sat cross-legged on the ground and ate. At that moment, we were like two ignorant children, living a simple but interesting life. The worldly struggles were far from us at that moment, but I knew that this moment of carefree happiness would not last forever. After this night, we would still fall into the whirlpool of life and struggle bitterly.

During the process of eating noodles, Renee suddenly said to me, "Lucas, can you buy me a remote control car?"

"What kind do you want? But I have to declare that I can't afford to buy an expensive one."

Renee thought for a while and said, "It's sold online, let's go online and have a look."

I nodded, got up and turned on the computer. Then, Renee and I sat at the computer table, eating while browsing online.

I was only willing to buy Renee a car that cost about 300 yuan, but she had her eyes on a fuel-powered four-wheel drive racing car that sold for a whopping 4,000 yuan. This was seriously beyond what I could afford, so I advised her, "You're a beginner, and these fuel-powered racing cars are hard to control. Can't you just buy a simpler one to practice with?"

Renee shook her head and said, "I like conquering challenges."

"Then buy it yourself...you're so rich!"

"But I want you to give it to me."

"Don't be so pushy, I really don't have any money..."

Renee then looked disappointed and said to me, "If you don't want it, that's fine."

"That's not true, I don't want it

Seeing my embarrassment, Renee laughed and said to me, "Why are you being so serious? I was just joking with you." After a moment's thought, she changed the subject and said to me, "How feasible would it be to combine traditional department store sales with online sales?"

"Why did you suddenly have this idea? Was it our online shopping behavior just now that inspired you?"

Renee nodded and said, "I want to hear your opinion."

"It's difficult, because there's so much that needs to be integrated. After all, the platforms for physical and online sales are too different, and online sales have already been monopolized by a few e-commerce giants. Without strong financial and human resources, it's simply impossible to be competitive in front of them..."

Renee nodded again and didn't say anything more. After all, what I could think of, she could definitely think of as well. But her idea made me feel that the current chaos in Jumei's business planning also reflected to a certain extent the high degree of disunity between Renee and Darren in terms of business awareness. Renee's interest in online sales platforms further proved that at this time she was eager to break free from Darren's shackles. Perhaps soon she would come to blows with Darren.

...

After I finished modifying the car, the night became dark and deep. Renee was already asleep in my bed. I gently covered her with the quilt and sat by the bedside, admiring the car that I had worked so hard to modify.

As I looked, I smiled. Renee will never know that the reason I compete with a child is not because I have not lost my childlike innocence. Because of my promise with Smile, tomorrow I can spend a whole day with her again.

You see, recently I have always been agonizing over what a suitable reason to ask her out is, but many of the reasons that came to mind seemed to indicate that I had ulterior motives, and I was afraid that she would sense this and keep her distance from me.

Now it's fine! With this reason, I can finally take her out to play and go crazy with her...

Sitting back at my computer desk, I opened the web browser and looked at the racing car I wanted to give Renee again. Then I took out my wallet and counted the money in it. There was only 3,000 yuan left.

Of course I wouldn't use the bar's funds to give her a racing car, but I really wanted to give her the car, so I comforted myself by thinking that there must be other ways.

Thinking about the surprise on her face when she received the car, I smiled from the bottom of my heart. Is this the "if you're happy, I'm happy" feeling in a secret love?