Chapter 044: Lang Ge's Scheme
“Ding…” The elevator doors opened.
Ma Xiaofei helped her best friend, Marry Yang, carry the unconscious Lin Lang into Marry Yang’s home.
Marry Yang originally wanted Lin Lang to sleep in the guest room, but her best friend Ma Xiaofei enthusiastically helped her carry him to her own bed without question. Marry Yang, for the sake of appearances, didn't say anything.
The deeply intoxicated Lin Lang lay sprawled out on Marry Yang’s bed.
“Marry, how much did your boyfriend drink?”
“Why is he so drunk?”
Marry Yang replied, “He’s a Xiao Pa Cai who gets drunk as soon as he drinks. Next time, I won’t let him drink so much, it’s bad for his health.”
Ma Xiaofei teased with a mischievous smile, “Oh my, you’re so worried about your boyfriend, aren’t you?”
“Ma Xiaofei, don’t be so annoying. You have to keep it a secret that I brought a man home. Don’t spread it around, or I won’t talk to you anymore.”
“Alright, alright!”
“I won’t be a third wheel. I’ll leave now, okay?” Ma Xiaofei left with a mischievous grin.
After Marry Yang closed the door, she leaned against it, covering her flushed cheeks with both hands, thinking, “A man and a woman alone in a room. It seems my reputation is going to be ruined tonight!”
“Xiao Pa Cai wouldn’t wake up in the middle of the night and do something inappropriate to me, would he?”
Before Marry Yang could think further, a knock sounded at the door.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
“Creak…”
When Marry Yang opened the door, she saw her best friend Ma Xiaofei, with a mischievous smile, hand her a box of contraceptives.
Then, Ma Xiaofei raised her eyebrows and said, “Have a pleasant night!”
“Uh…” Marry Yang gave an awkward laugh.
Ma Xiaofei, the fashion photographer who lived across the hall, returned to her room with a mischievous smile.
Marry Yang closed the door once more, feeling as if she had returned to her teenage years. That long-lost flutter made her heart pound.
Lin Lang was like a ray of rising sunlight, illuminating Marry Yang’s originally dim world.
Every lyric Lin Lang wrote, every song he sang, every passionate gaze, made Marry Yang’s heart tremble.
Marry Yang dared not approach her bed because the man who made her heart flutter lay drunk there.
At this moment, Marry Yang’s heart was like a crumpled piece of paper, wanting to unfold and embrace new love, yet fearing to lose Lin Lang after having him.
Marry Yang leaned against the door, her inner turmoil incredibly complex.
From unease to secret delight.
From anticipation to confusion.
From joy to worry.
Facing her inner struggles and self-doubt, Marry Yang finally mustered the courage to walk towards the room where Lin Lang lay.
Seeing Lin Lang asleep on her bed, Marry Yang thought, “I must be crazy to bring a young man I just met back to my home.”
“What exactly am I expecting?”
Then, Marry Yang took off Lin Lang’s shoes, muttering with a pout, “How can a widow’s sheets, duvet cover, and pillowcases be tainted with a man’s scent?”
“It looks like tomorrow I’ll have to throw all the sheets, duvet cover, and pillowcases into the washing machine for a good wash.”
Lin Lang seemed to be in a deep, drunken sleep.
“Xiao Pa Cai, you’re sleeping so soundly, and you still want to take advantage of this older sister? Isn’t that ridiculous?” Marry Yang couldn’t help but let her lips curl upwards.
Perhaps because Lin Lang was in such a deep sleep, Marry Yang actually lay down beside him, blinking her mixed-race green eyes, silently watching Xiao Pa Cai Lin Lang.
As she watched, Marry Yang couldn’t help but giggle.
“Hehe…”
“Does this count as us having slept in the same bed?”
“If my best friend Ma Xiaofei saw me bring you home for the night, I’d be completely unable to explain myself.”
“This older sister’s reputation is ruined by you, Xiao Pa Cai.”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve found a man so pleasing to the eye. What kind of magic do you, Xiao Pa Cai, possess?”
“Men who sing well are always especially popular with women.”
“Not only do you sing well, but your lyric writing and composing are also so excellent. Writing songs is truly a piece of cake for you!”
“No, that’s not right!”
“Seducing women is also a piece of cake for you, that’s more accurate.”
“This older sister’s heart hasn’t beaten this fast in a long time. Bringing a stranger home is the craziest thing I’ve ever done in my life. You, Xiao Pa Cai, wouldn’t be so easily brought home by women every time, would you?”
“I always thought I’d never be able to love again in this life. I never expected my heart, sealed away for years, to be stirred by you, Xiao Pa Cai.”
“Can I really be brave just this once?”
“Xiao Pa Cai, why did you throw a stone into the calm lake, causing ripples in this older sister’s heart?”
Lying on her bed, Marry Yang looked at the unconscious Lin Lang with emotion, muttering with a pounding heart, “I can’t think wildly anymore. If I keep thinking like this, I won’t be able to control myself.”
“This older sister is going back to her room to sleep. Good night, Xiao Pa Cai!”
“Don’t even think about waking up in the middle of the night and doing anything inappropriate to this older sister. I’ll lock the door, okay~”
Just as Marry Yang was about to get up and go to the second bedroom, she was suddenly grabbed by the wrist by the now-awake Lin Lang, who gently said, “Sister Marry, don’t go. Stay and keep me company!”
“Uh…”
Marry Yang was both embarrassed and surprised, blurting out, “Xiao Pa Cai, how are you awake?”
“You weren’t pretending to be asleep this whole time, were you?”
“Sister Marry, haven’t you heard that a high-level hunter often appears in the guise of its prey?”
“Uh…”
“Xiao Pa Cai, you actually played a trick and tricked me into bringing you home! You’re so cunning!”
“Sister Marry, I just got drunk, I wasn’t anesthetized, right?”
“You, Xiao Pa Cai, weren’t drunk at all! You tricked me into bringing you home. How can this older sister face this?!”
“Bringing a strange man home, I’m really so embarrassed!”
“Sister Marry, I just sobered up quickly, I didn’t pretend to be drunk. Sister, you look so cute when you blush!”
AI generated beautiful picture of Marry Yang
Marry Yang’s face turned even redder upon hearing this, and she said with a pounding heart, “Xiao Pa Cai, this older sister kindly took you in, how did it turn into letting a wolf into the house?!”
“Sister Marry, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Let’s go to bed!”
“Uh…”
“This older sister is a bit shy.”
“Sister Marry, forget your modesty. Our story will begin tonight.”
Marry Yang, with the last shred of her rationality, said with a flushed face, “Once I fall madly in love with you, I’ll stick to you like a dog-skin plaster. By then, it’ll be impossible for you to shake me off~”
“Sister Marry, you don’t need to scare me. It would be great if a beautiful mixed-race woman like you stuck to me for a lifetime!”
“Xiao Pa Cai, be rational. Haven’t you heard that impulse is the devil?”
“Sister, you are as alluring as a blooming peony. I am willing to die beneath your peony, using my corpse as fertilizer for you, hehe…”
“Xiao Pa Cai, why are your sweet nothings a bit terrifying?!”
Lin Lang smirked, “Then I’ll turn off the lights now and tell you ghost stories all night, Sister. If you’re scared, just hold me tight, okay~”
“Uh… Xiao Pa Cai, you actually turned off the lights!”
“It’s pitch black in here, and there’s a strange man in the house telling ghost stories. Xiao Pa Cai, what are you trying to do?!”
“Sister, come into my arms quickly! I’m going to start telling you ghost stories now!”
“Uh… Xiao Pa Cai, don’t scare me.”
“I’m timid and so scared!”
Lin Lang deliberately recounted in a mysterious tone, “It was a night as black as ink, with howling winds, as if the entire world was shrouded in darkness. A crimson crescent moon, like blood-stained, hung diagonally in the sky, exuding an eerie and sinister aura.”
“Uh…” Marry Yang was somewhat afraid.
Lin Lang continued, “The cicadas on the branches seemed to sense this unusual atmosphere, weakly and hoarsely chirping, as if foretelling something ominous.”
“Suddenly!”
“A white-clad ghost with an elongated tongue appeared. Its face, pale as paper, was devoid of color, and its hollow eyes stared straight ahead, as if able to penetrate one’s soul.”
“A gust of cold wind blew, and the ghost’s long hair swayed with the wind, adding to its eerie and terrifying presence.”
“Uh… Xiao Pa Cai, you’re telling it so scary!”
Marry Yang was so frightened that she burrowed into Lin Lang’s arms, not daring to look at the dark surroundings. Holding Lin Lang tightly was the only thing that gave her even a tiny bit of security.
Lin Lang held Marry Yang in his embrace and gently stroked her hair, saying, “Sister, don’t be afraid! I’m here.”
“Xiao Pa Cai, you’re so naughty!” Marry Yang’s voice was full of shyness.
“Hehe…”
Lin Lang’s mischievous chuckle, having achieved his goal, heralded an unforgettable night…