“I’ll go have a look.” Armando said as he was leaving. But Randy stopped him, “Come on. Look at yourself and are you sure that you’re gonna have a look?”
Armando lowered his head and checked himself. Apart from the wound on his face, he only felt his legs somewhat sore. It was not serious at all.
“You are actually playing dumb. Jaquan thought that you were going to be beaten to death. He was so anxious that he almost strangled me to death. But later, we found that it was your opponent who was going to be killed. We struggled and tried to stop you, but you actually gave me a kick. Fuck. Look at my waist….” Randy said as he showed Armando his bruise, “My waist is going to break!”
Guilt immediately seized Armando, “Sorry, I was too emotional at that time. Why didn’t you just leave me there?”
“Then who will take care of you?” Randy rolled his eyes, “Jaquan drove Arabella home. Ferne has left early. As for Vincent, he was so busy. Do you think would he have the energy to take care of you?”
Armando lowered his head and remained silent.
Randy looked at him. Armando was completely different from what he was on the boxing ring. At that time, he gritted his teeth and fixed his fierce eyes on his opponent. He just looked like a wolf! Randy patted him on the shoulder, “It was a pity that Janessa didn’t see it! You looked so cool when you were on the boxing ring.” Then, he observed Armando’s haircut and sighed, “You should make yourself up. Slicked back hairstyle might suit you a lot. Besides, don’t always wear in grey or black. Try some bright colors. You know, they will make you more conspicuous. After all, you skin is fair. And I think you should appear to be positive. No one likes a downcast wretch.”
Armando was not short, but he always appeared like a humpback, which made him look small and subdued. Randy hated to see it and punched him on his back. “Straight up!” Then, he bent his arm around Armando’s shoulder and whispered, “Listen to me. I can help you succeed in wooing Janessa.”
Armando’s eyes lit up and soon dimed again.
Randy noticed it and shook his shoulders, “Come on! Trust me! Just wait and see.”
“….”
Armando didn’t want to say something. But seeing Randy confident, he couldn’t help but say, “Jaquan has wooed Arabella for so many years and still failed. What did you do?”
“….”
Randy was lost for words. He fell into silence for a while and retorted, “Fuck. That was exactly because he didn’t follow my advice!”
Armando looked up at him after some silence. “I don’t need to date with her. I just want to be her side and protect her. It’s fine even if she won’t like me.”
“….”
Randy really didn’t understand him. Maybe playing game was much more interesting than dating. Anyway, the former could not only enrich the nightlife, but also train his brain.
Forget it. He had no idea about how to help him.
The plan to help Armando came to a premature end. Randy sighed and took out his phone, “Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? I’m going to order takeouts.”
Armando shook his head.
Suddenly, a player chipped in, “Fried pork with pepper! Spicy diced chicken! Fried eggs with pepper! Steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers! Stir-fried clam in hot pepper!”
“Are they really human food? They’re all spicy!” Randy roared in anger.
“I can eat them….” That player’s confidence obviously faded away.
Randy shot him a glare, “Do you have the backbone? All of those are his favorite!”
Needless to say, these spicy dishes were Lord Top’s favorite. However, at this moment, these teammates appeared to be surprisingly united. They opened the door and said with one voice, “Captain randy! We all like spicy dishes!”
“….”
Randy suddenly felt that two bathrooms were still not enough. Last time, two guys had occupied the bathrooms for hours, so he had no choice but go to another floor to make stool. When he came back, there were still several people waiting outside the bathrooms. Obviously, they couldn’t eat spicy food. But they literally changed their tastes for the sake of Lord Top. They were actually that ruthless to themselves.
In the end, Armando did not stay for dinner. He did not drive Randy’s car, nor did he take a taxi. Instead, he left on foot. With the streetlamp, his shadow almost reached three meters and looked really lonely.
Not long after, he stopped at the entrance of a barber shop. It was about ten o’clock and the barber shop was about to close. He pushed the door open, and several girls were doing the cleaning. Exhausted as they were, they forced a smile. “Welcome. What can I do for you?”
Armando’s hairstyle was designed by a barber who specially worked for the Mosby family. It made him strict and low-key, going with the style of his family.
He took a seat and looked at himself in the mirror with a poker face. The injury of his mouth made him look sorry. “Design a haircut for me.”
One of the girls called a young barber over. The barber hurried out with a smile, “What kind of haircut do you like?”
“Anything new.”
“….”
Fifteen minutes later, Armando went out after paying.
The girl swept the floor as she said to the barber with admiration, “Tony, you’re amazing! You actually turned him into another guy!”
“He looks like a kind man. But according to his wound, he must have been bullied.” The barber watched Armando’s receding figure and nodded in satisfaction, “In this way, no one dares to provoke him.”
“Tony, it’s so nice of you!”
Armando felt his head somewhat cold. But he didn’t have a hat. So, he was going to take a taxi. But when he waved, several girls who were joking and chatting freely got scared and quickly ran away.
“….”
Of course, Armando didn’t realize what had happened. He agreed that girls should be cautious when staying outside at night.
After a long while, he finally stopped a taxi. The driver did not see his appearance clearly and was busy answering the phone. “Darling, be a good girl. Dad will be back soon. I’ll tell you the story of piggies when I get back. Is that okay?”
When Armando got on the car, the driver whispered to his phone, “Daddy has got a fare. I have to hang up now.”
Then, he took a look at Armando through the rearview mirror. He was instantly scared by what he saw. Armando got a buzz cut. The barber had specially drawn three lines on both sides of his head. With his wound and the dim light, he looked extremely fierce.
However, this fierce guy was taking out a bundle of money as he frowned. “Please.”
It was the bonus for his winning last night.
The driver didn’t dare to take it, “Where are you going? I don’t want to drive too far. My daughter is waiting for me.”
“Just send me to Peace Road.” Armando covered his ears and rubbed. It was freezing outside. And it was much warmer in the car.
The driver hesitated and didn’t reach out. “It’ll only take ten minutes. That’s too much.”
Although Armando was displeased with this driver’s slow actions, he was not an irritable person. He handed the money to him with patience and said something.
It was the first time that the driver had heard it from a fare. Moreover, he looked so fierce. He almost felt his ears tingling as he took the money, ” …thank you.”
When Armando got off, the driver immediately made a call home, “Darling, I’m going home now.”
“What? It’s so early.”
“Well, I just met a fare..” The driver smiled as he watched Armando’s receding figure, “He asked me to return home early and spend more time with family.”
