Heartthrob Perfume

It was nine o’clock at night when Yossi got home.

The old house, allocated by the school more than 20 years ago, had dim lights and no lift. She stood at the door of the apartment building, her lonely shadow reflected on the floor. A cheerful laugh came from the window on the first floor. She hurriedly grabbed her handbag and hid inside the building so as not to look even more miserable.

She cried for so long that her eyes hurt and she squinted in the dim light of the old bulb. Afraid that her parents would be worried, Yossi went to the corner platform on the third floor. She took out a powder and frantically covered the red and swollen corners of her eyes.

The tears she shed tonight were the equivalent of the last ten years.

It was as if she wanted to drain all the water that had accumulated in her brain.

Ten years…

She looked at herself in the mirror and felt very sad.

Her first awakening of love was when she was 13 years old.

Shen Qing was excellent at both acting and studying, and was very handsome, just like the male protagonist in the school novels. A girl who had just entered junior high school was eager for a sweet secret love. However, Yossi could not hide her thoughts, and soon the girl’s secret was revealed.

Shen Qing glanced at the corner of the book where she had written “Shen Qing Yossi” in class. The young man’s expression was very indifferent and he had no special reaction. He knocked on the table with his knuckles and reminded her, “Study hard and don’t think about anything unpleasant”.

She held her beating heart and followed him to the same high school. She squeezed into the top class where Shen Qing was. By this time, Shen Qing’s eyebrows had already grown. Between a young man and a man, he was half immature and half mature, which disturbed the hearts of countless girls.

The school bully and the school beauty, who were both top students, sat by the window and discussed difficult problems. It was as beautiful as a painting. Yossi lay on the table and recited the periodic table of the elements. The lyrics in the headphones were sad, just as she thought they would be.

She threw the pen down in despair and buried her face in her arms. Not long after, her head was bumped by a book. She looked up with slight annoyance and saw a pair of clear eyes. Shen Qing placed her hands on the table and leaned over to ask her, “Are you feeling all right?”

The campus beauty who had been left behind had an ugly expression on her face. Yossi looked at her and giggled at Shen Qing. “I don’t feel well all over. I need a bite of cake to feel better!” He relaxed his eyebrows. Even though he said “naughty”, he still turned around and went to buy a cake for her.

The day they met again was the teacher appreciation banquet after the college entrance exam.

Yossi was stimulated by the confessions of one young girl after another. She drank five glasses of beer in one breath and blocked Shen Qing in the KTV corridor with the help of alcohol. Her face was flushed and her words were full of the smell of alcohol. “Xiaoqing, first come, first served. I confessed first in front of them, so I should be your first girlfriend!”

She fell into Shen Qing’s arms. The hug was hot and sticky, and her skin was covered with sticky sweat. When she looked up, Shen Qing’s face was covered with a layer of ambiguity in the dim light. He seemed to smile and then leaned forward. His lips were on her forehead and he said a clear word. “Okay.”

The flower on a high mountain had been broken by Yossi, and the hearts of many young girls had been broken.

But now it was she who was broken.

The phone in her pocket kept vibrating and the 99th call came.

The three words Shen Qinqin flashed on the screen. Yossi’s finger hovered over the hang up button. She hesitated for two seconds, but pressed it anyway.

Since they had broken up, why should she pretend to care about him? She was not Yao Xin. She did not have parents who were professors at famous schools, and she could not give him opportunities that could save him thirty years of hard work.

She was just an ordinary little girl without much ambition.

After listening to Shen Qing’s reason for breaking up with her, her mind went blank for a full five minutes. The person in front of her was like a monster peeling off its beautiful skin to reveal its true face. She was so frightened that she opened the car door and fled.

He became eager for quick success and had a disgusting face. He was no longer the gentle young man she liked.

She blocked Shen Qing’s phone number and opened WeChat. Ignoring the series of hypocritical requests on the screen, she deleted the contact directly.

Shen Qing relied on his professor’s daughter to get to the top. This kind of person made her feel disgusted!

The sadness of separation turned into disgust. Yossi walked up the stairs to the door. As she took out the key, her phone vibrated again. In the friend request column, it was the haunting Shen Qing: [Yossi, where are you? Are you home?]

[None of your business!]

Yossi supported her swollen eyelids and furiously typed these four words.

…

When she opened the door, the room was dark.

Yossi touched the wall to light up the living room. As she changed her shoes, she realised that she had not checked her messages.

Group: [Happy You Family]

Danruju: [Sissi, I’m playing cards with your dad at Auntie Wu’s house. I’ll be home later. Go to bed early.]

Yossi was relieved. She wiped the thick powder from the corners of her eyes and laughed to herself.

The separation took too much energy. Yossi threw herself onto the sofa. The bag she was holding fell to the floor and rolled out a small pink box.

It was a little present she had received when she had hidden in the corner of the amusement park and cried bitterly.

She was so sad that her vision was blurred with tears. She only saw Mr Fox standing in front of her and did not notice what he had given her.

“Don’t cry! I’m giving you a little present. I wish you a good mood every day! “Mr Fox said.

In order to deal with the sudden situation of crying children, the staff of the amusement park, dressed in doll costumes, usually carried biscuits and sweets. She had not had a drop of water since she left work. She was starving, and this was a good opportunity to fill her stomach.

Her soft body still lay on the sofa. Yossi lifted her neck and reached for the box. She touched it with her fingertips and felt that it was a bit heavy.

She was slightly stunned. When she got the box, it did not look like a light dessert. She thought it might be some kind of jam. She did not expect to open it and see that it was a bottle of perfume!

The transparent bottle was filled with a pale pink liquid that reflected Yossi’s shocked face.

How could it be perfume?

Regardless of when the park’s management had become so generous, the combination of perfume and an amusement park full of childlike innocence seemed very out of place.

There was a card tied with a ribbon and a series of cursive words surrounded by a hand-painted bouquet.

A Heartthrob perfume, let all men be fascinated by you.

What the hell?

Not knowing what to do, she stuffed the things back into the box.

She would send it back in the morning. She was not greedy for such a small advantage!

…

“Fox?” Saturday was a busy day. In the entry box in front of the carousel, the aunt who was late from work was a little impatient. “Our Xingmeng Amusement Park only has bears and rabbits. Where is the fox? You must have seen it wrong! ”

Yossi pointed out the window. The silver fence was full of families of three.

“Last night, the staff who played the role of Mr Fox gave me these things. He may have mixed his personal belongings with the gifts. I only found this problem when I got home.”

The aunt leafed through the registration form in her hand and looked at her suspiciously. “Last night? Are you sure? ”

Yossi nodded. “I’m sure!”

“Impossible! Last night there were only bears and rabbits in this area. There was no fox! “Seeing that she did not believe her, the aunt turned the registration form over and pointed it at her. “You must have seen it wrong. Rabbits and foxes have long ears. There are many people who can’t tell them apart.”

But which rabbit would have fox-coloured fur?

Yossi was in a hurry to return the things. She looked at the only person playing the role of a rabbit. After writing down the phone number, she thanked the aunt.

She went to a relatively quiet place and called the kind person who had comforted her last night.

It was a man with a gruff voice. “Hello? Who is this? ”

Yossi was stunned. This voice did not sound like …

After introducing himself, the man interrupted impatiently. “I’m in my fifties. Why should I buy perfume?”

Beep beep beep …

The busy tone continued. Yossi slowly put the phone down. Her only lead had been cut off. She could only ask the security camera for help.

“Aiyo, I say, why are you so stubborn, little girl? It would be a waste not to take the perfume! If you don’t want it, just give it to me! “The aunt was so busy that when she heard that Yossi wanted to check the security camera, she took off her hat and rolled her eyes.

Yossi insisted and begged a few more times. The aunt wiped her sweat and pointed to the blue police box in the distance. She said angrily, “There’s nothing I can do about it. You go over there and ask the guard!”

Logically, only when it came to the safety of people and property could they get the CCTV camera.

The guard was a nice man. He could not resist Yossi’s sincere request and finally got the surveillance camera for them.

“We don’t have that kind of costume and we’ve never encountered a situation like this before. Young lady, you know the economy is not good. We only charge for entertainment. Admission has been free for five years. Anyone can come in. ”

Yossi held the perfume and looked helpless. “But he gave me a present. If he was not a staff member, how could he give something to visitors in the park?”

The guard looked at the box. “What did he give you?”

“Perfume.”

“Perfume?” It was really unexpected. The guard touched his chin and continued to look at the CCTV. “Before you arrived, he wandered around the park for half an hour, not talking to the children. He left after giving the gift. I think he is a shopkeeper. He could not sell the last bottle, so he threw it at you like a hot potato.

What he said seemed to make sense.

Competition was fierce in those days. Businesses were trying to attract customers. Dressing up as Mr Fox to give a lady perfume was novel and romantic.

The guard reminded her, “Look at the box. Is it a sample?”

Yossi did as he said. Sure enough, she saw three very small words at the bottom of the box. They were light grey, so light it almost blended with the pink. If she did not look closely, she would think it was a pattern.

Seeing her stiff expression, the guard knew he was right. He snorted and went back to work.

After making such a big mistake, she had to go to so much trouble to get the surveillance camera. In the end, it was all because of her carelessness. Yossi was very embarrassed. After apologising to the guard, she bowed her head and walked away quickly.

Yossi called a taxi. On the way back, she opened the box and looked at it again.

Forgive her ignorance, she had heard of Madame Roudan, Chanel, Dior and Saint Laurent, but she had never heard of any Heartthrob Perfume.

The name was too vulgar!

Even if there was a gentleman like Mr Fox, it was impossible to keep the customer.

Yossi played with the card. she noticed that there were instructions on the back.

When she saw them, she was happy.

[Dear Customer, Thank you for using Heartthrob Perfume!]

[1. This product is all natural. No harmful chemicals are added. Please feel safe when using it.]

[2. This product is a single use product. Mix it with warm water and soak for half an hour to see the effect.]

[3. This product is a trial kit. It will only work for one year. After the expiration date, the user will lose the halo of Heartthrob Perfume. An invitation letter will be sent to you when the time comes. If you are interested, you are welcome to come to our store to purchase the official product.]

This was the first time she had heard that perfume could be soaked in and last for a year? The advertising slogan was exaggerated!

She took out her mobile phone and searched the internet. She could find no information about Heartthrob Perfume.

It seemed it was a very useless product.