Yu Hua - Brothers

When PR Liu came for her, therefore, she was delighted. At first she thought that he himself had taken an interest in her. From all these days of observation she had deduced that he was certainly not a mere PR person but someone who could influence the outcome of the competition. Therefore, after she sat down in the café, she looked up at him with a charming smile. She never spoke first but only responded when he spoke to her, all the while secretly analyzing his every remark. From Liu's comments, she came to the realization that the person who was interested in her was not this man in front of her but, rather, his boss, Baldy Li. PR Liu repeatedly told her that Boss Li had a very high opinion of her and sincerely hoped that she would be one of the three finalists. Of course, she should work even harder. But how? PR Liu smiled but didn't answer; he was hoping that her increasing anxiety would leave her no choice but to guide the conversation to its ultimate point. As soon as he remarked that Boss Li liked her, she feigned bash-fulness and demurred, "Why would Boss Li like me?"

PR Liu smiled and said, "Boss Li likes you a lot."

She acted as if she couldn't believe this and said, "He hasn't even said a single word to me."

PR Liu leaned forward and said, "Actually, Boss Li wants to speak to you tonight."

"Tonight?" she asked happily. "Where?"

PR Liu noticed her excitement and responded slowly, "At Boss Li's home."

She appeared even more pleased and said that she very much wanted to take a look at Boss Li's mansion, then asked whether he was hosting a large-scale event at his home. PR Liu shook his head, smiled mysteriously, and said, "No, this will be just an intimate affair, consisting only of yourself and Boss Li."

She wiped the smile from her face and sat without saying a word. PR Liu tapped the armrest of the couch with his finger and waited patiently for her decision. At this point she took her phone and stood up, explaining that she wanted to call her mother, then proceeded to walk out while dialing. PR Liu watched her as she paced back and forth, and eventually she shut her cell phone and walked back with a huge smile on her face. What she said next made PR Liu very happy: "My mother gave me permission to go to Boss Li's home."

That afternoon Baldy Li ceased work as a professional escort and, to prepare himself for an evening of carnal combat, spent the entire afternoon at home napping. When he woke up, PR Liu was standing there in his living room holding a bag. Baldy Li asked what he had in the bag, whereupon Liu carefully opened it and took out a magnifying glass, a telescope, and a microscope and explained, "I bought the magnifying glass and the telescope, but I borrowed the microscope from the hospital."

Baldy Li still didn't understand. He asked, "What do I need these for?"

Writer Liu answered, "They are for you to examine her hymen."

Baldy Li laughed, very satisfied with his PR chief. He patted Liu on the shoulder and said, "You're a fucking genius."

Baldy Li's praise made PR Liu glow with pride. He complimented Baldy Li's extraordinary eye and said that #1358 was not only unusually beautiful but furthermore was quite pure. He told Baldy Li that before Virgin Beauty #1358 had accepted the invitation to his home, she had first called her mother to ask permission. Baldy Li nodded and praised her mother, saying, "Her mother really knows what she is talking about."

At eight o'clock that night, PR Liu personally escorted Virgin Beauty #1358 to Baldy Li's mansion, taking her all the way to his bedroom before turning around and walking out.

Baldy Li had bathed and changed into his pajamas. When he saw #1358 come in, he thought that since she was a virgin, he should act like a gentleman. He turned off the television and stood up, nodding to her and bowing slightly. He wanted to say some romantic things but wasn't able to get anything out. Instead, he angrily pounded his bald head and said, "Fuck, I can't do the sweet talk."

Baldy Li saw #1358 standing there bashfully and thought that he shouldn't waste any time but should get directly to the point. He pointed to the bathroom and said gently, "Go wash up."

Virgin Beauty #1358 uneasily stood rooted there, as if she hadn't understood what Baldy Li had said. He realized that he had forgotten to say please and therefore quickly added, "Please go wash up."

Virgin Beauty #1358 asked bashfully, "Wash what?"

"Take a bath," Baldy Li replied.

Virgin Beauty #1358 again asked bashfully, "Why should I take a bath?"

"Why?" Baldy Li said. "Because I want to see your …"

Baldy Li didn't say the final word, hymen, but swallowed the end of his sentence. Virgin Beauty #1358 again asked bashfully, "See my what?"

Baldy Li stood there fidgeting for a while and finally had no option but to spit it out: "I want to see your hymen."

Virgin Beauty #1358 cried out in surprise when she heard this, and immediately her tears started flowing. She said, "How could you say something like that?"

"Fuck," Baldy Li cursed and pounded his head. "That's the only way I know how to talk."

Virgin Beauty #1358 was hurt and embarrassed. She looked at Baldy Li beseechingly, saying, "You shouldn't speak to women that way."

Baldy Li felt that he had in fact been too coarse, and therefore he bowed to Virgin Beauty #1358 and offered his apologies. "I'm sorry."

Virgin Beauty #1358 still stood there, tears running down her face as she stared dolefully at Baldy Li. Meanwhile, he continued to apologize, saying, "I'm sorry. I've never been with a virgin before, and therefore I don't know how to speak to one."

After wiping away her tears, Virgin Beauty #1358 took out her cell phone and again said that she needed to ask her mother. While saying this, she walked into the bathroom and shut the door. Baldy Li heard her saying something, and after a while he heard the sound of water splashing. Baldy Li laughed, thinking that her mother must have agreed to let him look at her hymen, thereby sparing him the trouble of a whole lot of persuasion. He said to himself, Her mother is truly a sensible person.

When Virgin Beauty #1358 emerged from the bathroom, she was also wearing pajamas, like Baldy Li. She went directly to Baldy Li's bed, lay down, and buried her head in a pillow. Baldy Li removed his own pajamas and, bare-bottomed and holding his magnifying glass, telescope, and microscope, he too crawled onto the bed. He lifted her nightgown as if he were raising her skirt and enjoyed the sight of the virgin beauty's round and plump butt, exclaiming delightedly, "Nice ass."

First he grabbed her butt and kissed it four times, then he bit it four times, making Virgin Beauty #1358 cry out so hard that her entire body trembled. Next he began to use his magnifying glass and telescope. Realizing that the microscope was of no use whatsoever, he threw it under the bed. Because the angle was too flat, Baldy Li couldn't see her hymen, and therefore he asked her to turn over so that she was lying on her back. She, however, refused by wiggling her butt. Baldy Li ultimately had no choice but to compromise and asked her to lift her butt up. She, however, again refused. Baldy Li couldn't help cursing, "Damn it. Virgins are such trouble."

He thought to himself that even saints can be tempted, so he promised, "If you lift up your butt, I'll guarantee that you'll be one of the three finalists."

Virgin Beauty #1358 wiggled her butt again, as though she was still unwilling, but while wiggling it she gradually lifted it up. With her face still buried in the pillow, she mumbled, "My mother said that I could only let you look at it. Nothing more."

Baldy Li was elated. He took his magnifying glass and inspected the hymen for a while, then switched over to the telescope. Deciding that the telescope wasn't clear enough, he switched back to the magnifying glass. After he had inspected the hymen as carefully as his own hand, he again took the telescope. This time, however, he turned the telescope around to look through it in reverse. The hymen now seemed far away, as though he were glimpsing flowers through the mist, only in this case it was a hymen in the mist. He became profoundly confused and muttered to himself, "This hymen looks rather ridiculous. Regardless of whether I look at it from close up or far away, it doesn't look at all innocent or cute."