Chapter 101: Causing Trouble Again
The next morning.
At Marry Yang's home restaurant.
Golden sunlight streamed through the window, softly illuminating the dining table, bringing warmth and brightness to the room.
Marry Yang had woken up early and was busy in the kitchen, carefully preparing a loving breakfast.
Ma Xiaofei sat at the dining table, holding a small mirror, applying light makeup—just eyeliner and a simple eyeshadow. A few blinks of her large, Kazi Lan eyes made her look charming and irresistibly beautiful.
Lin Lang stood at the restaurant entrance, stretching, and greeted, "Good morning, Xiaofei Jie!"
Ma Xiaofei put away her makeup mirror, squinted her eyes, and feigned a smile, "Morning!"
"It's 34 degrees today. Aren't you hot wearing a black suit and tie, looking like you're going to a funeral?"
Lin Lang pulled out a dining chair, sat across from Ma Xiaofei at the table, and replied, "Xiaofei Jie, you guessed right. This morning, I'm attending the funeral of an elder Hu Merchant."
Ma Xiaofei shrugged, "Alright! Let's just say I didn't say anything."
Lin Lang teased, "Xiaofei Jie, you've dolled yourself up so beautifully. Do you have a date today?"
"None of your business!" Ma Xiaofei rolled her eyes at Lin Lang.
Marry Yang, wearing an apron, walked out of the kitchen with a plate of pan-fried buns and joked, "Your Xiaofei Jie always dresses up beautifully every day. She won't leave the house without makeup."
AI generated beautiful back view of Marry Yang
Lin Lang smirked, "So my Xiaofei Jie is a vain chili pepper!"
"Hey..."
"Marry, quickly rein in your Xiao Pa Cai. He's teasing me first thing in the morning. I think he needs a good lesson."
Marry Yang scooped a bowl of preserved egg and lean pork congee for her best friend Ma Xiaofei, smiling sweetly and happily, "Alright, alright~ You two stop bickering. Finish breakfast and go to work~"
Ma Xiaofei playfully made a face at Lin Lang.
Lin Lang sniffed the fragrant preserved egg and lean pork congee and sweet-talked, "My dear, your cooking is pretty good!"
Marry Yang, while peeling a boiled egg for Lin Lang, gently replied, "They say to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach. As long as you like to eat, I'll cook delicious meals for you every day, with different varieties."
"Muah..."
Lin Lang, in front of Ma Xiaofei, deliberately kissed Marry Yang's exquisite little face and dotingly said, "Baby, you're so good to me!"
"He he..." Marry Yang smiled gently.
AI generated beautiful picture of Marry Yang
"Ugh..." Ma Xiaofei suddenly felt that the shrimp pan-fried buns in her mouth no longer tasted good.
So, feeling a bit jealous, Ma Xiaofei couldn't help but complain, "Is it really okay for you two to be so mushy first thing in the morning?"
"You're showing off your affection so much that I'm getting goosebumps all over~"
Lin Lang smirked, "This is just the most ordinary sweet daily life for Marry and me. Xiaofei Jie, you'll have to get used to it~"
"Ugh..." Ma Xiaofei deliberately gagged to show her disdain.
"Why do you two feel uncomfortable if you're not bickering?" Marry Yang said with a laugh, using a boiled egg to block Lin Lang's mouth.
Lin Lang sweet-talked, "My dear, the eggs you boil are even more delicious and tasty than the eggs I usually eat."
Ma Xiaofei scoffed after hearing that, "I boiled the eggs, kid. You're praising the wrong person!"
Lin Lang quickly corrected himself, "I was wondering why today's eggs tasted a bit strange after a few bites?"
"I'll just eat the pan-fried buns Marry made!"
"Wow~"
"My dear, your shrimp pan-fried buns are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, juicy, and delicious. They smell so good!"
Ma Xiaofei clicked her tongue after hearing that, saying indignantly, "As soon as I said I boiled the eggs, you immediately said they tasted strange. You're too biased, kid!"
"He he..." Marry Yang covered her mouth and smiled sweetly.
Lin Lang feigned a smile, slurping down the preserved egg and lean pork congee, looking at Marry Yang dotingly, and praised, "My dear, your preserved egg and lean pork congee is perfectly thick, with every grain of rice bloomed, and it's so fragrant. One sip warms the stomach!"
"Wow~"
"Soft, glutinous, and fresh!"
"Rice fragrance, preserved egg fragrance, meat fragrance, all kinds of fragrances, truly super fragrant!"
Marry Yang couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Pa Cai, you're exaggerating too much. How can my cooking be as amazing as you say?!"
"It is!"
"If you don't believe me, I'll feed you a taste!" Lin Lang gently fed Marry Yang a spoonful of preserved egg and lean pork congee.
"Tsk..." Ma Xiaofei, a single dog, was shown off to, and couldn't help but complain, "Marry, your Xiao Pa Cai is a professional at praising people. Did he perhaps attend a gigolo's seduction training class?"
Marry Yang looked playfully at Lin Lang after hearing that.
Lin Lang weakly said, "My dear, why are you looking at me like that? I haven't attended any gigolo's seduction training classes. There's no such improper training class in the world!"
Ma Xiaofei teased, "True, your level of pleasing women is so good that you don't even need to take classes. You could open a class, recruit students, and be a mentor on how to pick up women."
"Xiaofei Jie, please don't tarnish my pure persona." Lin Lang wiped away cold sweat.
Ma Xiaofei scoffed, "When the word 'pure' comes out of your mouth, you've already defiled those two words."
"Xiaofei Jie, you're mocking me again." Lin Lang was speechless.
"He he..." Marry Yang laughed very happily.
Lin Lang said melancholically, "Xiaofei Jie, you're great at bickering. Can't I just admit defeat? They say one shouldn't speak while eating or sleeping. I'm going to bury my head in my food now."
Lin Lang ate the delicious shrimp pan-fried buns and drank the preserved egg and lean pork congee with gusto, showing great appreciation for Marry Yang's cooking. He ate with such relish.
Marry Yang smiled sweetly, "Eat slowly. No one's snatching it from you."
Lin Lang deliberately acted cute, getting a few grains of rice on his lips while drinking congee. His gentle smile made him look Handsome and adorable, as if no woman could resist his captivating gaze.
Watching the person you love eat the food you made is also a language of love.
As a woman, there's nothing happier than watching your beloved eat the delicious meals you've prepared.
Ma Xiaofei, being a psychology major, instantly saw that Lin Lang was being cute and adorable, having her best friend Marry Yang completely wrapped around his finger, yet she couldn't do anything about Lin Lang.
The city's schemes run deep; Ma Xiaofei felt like returning to the countryside.
The jealousy increasingly got to Ma Xiaofei. In this warm and lovely atmosphere, Ma Xiaofei began to secretly cause trouble.
Ma Xiaofei occasionally looked at Lin Lang, exchanging flirtatious glances with him across the table, right in front of her best friend Marry Yang.
Lin Lang was afraid that Marry Yang, his lover, would notice anything unusual about Ma Xiaofei's winks and glances, so he could only avoid Ma Xiaofei's gaze and bury his head in his food.
Seeing Lin Lang tactically burying his head in his food and eating with great relish, Marry Yang smiled and said, "My dear, are you that hungry this morning?"
Ma Xiaofei took the opportunity to tease, "Marry, did you perhaps exhaust your Xiao Pa Cai last night? Look how hungry he is, constantly replenishing his energy."
Marry Yang's little face flushed as she replied, "Xiao Fei, you're so annoying. What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Handsome is full. You two sisters take your time eating." Lin Lang chuckled awkwardly and put down his chopsticks and bowl.
Marry Yang pulled out a tissue and gently wiped Lin Lang's mouth, saying dotingly, "Looking at you gobbling it down, with rice grains all over your mouth, was my loving breakfast really that delicious?!"
"Mm."
Lin Lang nodded and sweet-talked, "I could eat it for a lifetime and never get enough!"
"He he..." Marry Yang smiled happily after hearing that.
Ma Xiaofei also put down her chopsticks and bowl, wiping her mouth with a tissue, and said, "Marry, could you ask your Xiao Pa Cai to drop me off at my psychological counseling center after he drops you off at the TV station?!"
Marry Yang replied, "That depends on whether A Lang's route is convenient."
Ma Xiaofei squinted her eyes and feigned a smile, "Great pianist, is it convenient for you?"
Lin Lang understood that Ma Xiaofei was creating an opportunity for them to meet privately, so he replied, "Alright!"
"I wonder if Xiaofei Jie's skills as a psychologist are as professional as her fashion photographer skills? I can get a free psychological consultation. Xiaofei Jie, is your consultation fee expensive?"
Marry Yang replied, "Xiao Fei only has a bachelor's degree in photography, and she's already become a famous fashion photographer in Shanghai."
"As for psychology, Xiao Fei is a master's graduate and has a psychologist's license. Not to mention opening a psychological counseling center, she could even work in a hospital and treat mental patients!"
Lin Lang replied, "My mental state is very stable. I don't need to see any mental patients."
Ma Xiaofei smirked, "How do you know you don't have a mental illness if you don't get tested?"
"Mental illness has a hidden phase. When we get to my psychological counseling center, I'll give you a free assessment. Maybe you really do have a mental illness!"
"How can there be such a Handsome and dashing mental patient as me?!"
"If there were, a crazy Handsome guy like me would charm countless young girls, wouldn't he?" Lin Lang curled his lips, full of self-admiration.
Ma Xiaofei said dismissively, "Tsk~ Stop being so narcissistic. Why don't you go to the kitchen and help Marry wash the dishes."
Lin Lang, however, replied, "My hands are a pianist's hands. How can I wash dishes? Xiaofei Jie, don't be lazy. You go to the kitchen and wash the dishes. Consider it post-meal exercise."
Marry Yang, while clearing the dishes, laughed and said, "Alright, alright~ You two stop bickering. I'll just wash the dishes myself!"
Ma Xiaofei made a face at Lin Lang, got up, and took the dishes to the kitchen to help her best friend Marry Yang wash them.
Thinking about the opportunity to be alone with Ma Xiaofei soon, Lin Lang felt a little excited, vaguely sensing that ambiguous sparks would fly between him and Ma Xiaofei.