Chapter 092: Extreme Tug-of-War
"Xiao Fei Jie, you're overthinking it. If you don't like me greeting your whole family, then I'll take back my greeting!"
Ma Xiaofei's face broke into a sneer upon hearing this.
Immediately after, Ma Xiaofei handed the camera in her hand to the photography assistant, then clapped her hands and loudly declared, "Everyone can knock off!"
The staff in the studio, upon hearing this, began to pack up the shooting props and prepare for finishing work.
Lin Lang said politely, "Everyone has worked hard! I'll pay for everyone to drink Starbucks coffee!"
The staff in the studio, upon hearing this, happily cheered.
Lin Lang took out one thousand yuan in cash from his wallet and asked the male set manager to buy coffee.
"Lin Teacher, buying coffee won't cost that much money."
(People in the entertainment industry like to address each other as 'Teacher'.)
Lin Lang replied with a smile, "The money left over from buying coffee is your running errands fee."
"OK! Thank you, Lin Teacher!" The male set manager jogged off to buy coffee.
AI Generated Ma Xiaofei Beauty Photo
Lin Lang's nicotine craving hit him. The first thing he did after the shoot was to walk out of the studio, light a Huazi cigarette in the corner of the hallway, and had barely taken a few puffs when Ma Xiaofei, once again, approached Lin Lang with a ladies' menthol cigarette.
The routine was exactly the same as before.
"Lend me a light!"
Ma Xiaofei deliberately moved closer to Lin Lang; the faint scent of her perfume was somewhat alluring.
Lin Lang once again took out his Zippo lighter and flamboyantly lit Ma Xiaofei's cigarette, still shielding the wind with one hand and lighting with the other, maintaining his gentlemanly demeanor.
Ma Xiaofei lit the ladies' menthol cigarette between her fingers, took a light puff, and still politely patted Lin Lang's hand twice, a courteous gesture to thank him for lighting her cigarette.
Ma Xiaofei provocatively blew the smoke from her mouth towards Lin Lang and asked, "Lin Da Shuaige, I photographed you so stylishly, how will you thank me?"
Lin Lang replied, "Didn't I just say? I'm treating everyone to coffee, and that naturally includes you, Xiao Fei Jie!"
"I worked so hard photographing you, and you're only thanking me with one cup of coffee?" Ma Xiaofei looked at Lin Lang with charming, seductive eyes.
Lin Lang joked, "One cup of coffee isn't enough? Then I'll treat you to two cups."
"Tch~ Two cups aren't enough either!" Ma Xiaofei rolled her eyes at Lin Lang.
Lin Lang, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, handed his Zippo lighter to Ma Xiaofei, "Then I'll give you this limited edition Zippo lighter."
"No." Ma Xiaofei surprisingly pulled out an exquisite windproof lighter from her person.
Lin Lang asked in surprise, "Xiao Fei Jie, you have a lighter, yet you asked me for a light twice?"
"Who stipulated that if I have a lighter, I can't ask you for a light?"
Lin Lang shrugged, "There's no such rule, but could it be that I'm so pleasing to the eye that the cigarettes I light taste better?"
Ma Xiaofei exhaled smoke and replied, "Stop being so full of yourself, it's just that my lighter ran out of gas."
Because Lin Lang's All-Purpose Entry Prompt System was still upgrading to version 2.0, only she knew whether Ma Xiaofei's lighter had truly run out of gas or if she was deliberately trying to strike up a conversation with Lin Lang by asking for a light.
So, Lin Lang politely said, "Since you don't like my Zippo lighter, then I'll treat you to a meal another day."
"Okay!"
"No time like the present, let's make it tonight."
"Are you serious, Xiao Fei Jie?"
"I was just being polite, and you're taking it seriously?"
Ma Xiaofei smiled charmingly, "If you didn't want me to take it seriously, then next time don't be so politely accommodating. It's too late to back out now."
Lin Lang replied awkwardly, "I already have a date with a beautiful lady tonight. Another day! How about I make an appointment with you in advance when I have time another day?"
Ma Xiaofei listened and tentatively asked, "Are you dating the jasmine-scented girl tonight?"
"Or are you dating my best friend, Marry Yang?"
Lin Lang wiped cold sweat upon hearing this and weakly said, "Xiao Fei Jie, please don't tease me. Where is there any jasmine-scented girl?!"
"Tonight I'm going to Shanghai Television Station to record the 'Appraising Heirlooms' program. After the program, I'll spend some alone time with Marry Yang to celebrate winning the China Piano Performance Master Cup champion."
Ma Xiaofei said with a look of disdain, "You can fool my best friend Marry, but you can't fool me."
"Don't tell me the slight fingernail scratches on your back were left when you were rolling in the hay with Marry?!"
"Uh..." Lin Lang's head was buzzing.
AI Generated Ma Xiaofei Back View Beauty Photo
Lin Lang hadn't quite expected that Ma Xiaofei deliberately made him take off his shirt for a set of muscle-showing photos. Besides feasting her eyes on his godly physique, she also observed the faint fingernail scratches on his back that Li Moli left last night when she cried out in pain during her "first charging."
After a brief hesitation, Lin Lang lied, "Xiao Fei Jie, you've misunderstood again. The slight fingernail scratches on my back must have been left when I scratched myself."
Ma Xiaofei sneered, "I say, Lin Da Gangqinjia, don't you even blush when you lie?"
"Xiao Fei Jie, with your discerning eyes, which eye saw me lying?"
Ma Xiaofei replied, "Long fingernails can affect piano playing technique and pitch accuracy. Your fingernails are cut so short, it's clear you just cut them a couple of days ago in preparation for the Piano Master Cup competition."
"So the slight fingernail scratches on your back definitely weren't left by you scratching yourself."
Lin Lang adamantly denied, "Xiao Fei Jie, it's a real shame you don't write detective novels; your imagination is very rich, but I truly am wronged."
"I'm more wronged than Dou E!"
Ma Xiaofei couldn't help but laugh and said, "If Dou E were alive today, you'd probably have slept with her, and you'd still be more wronged than Dou E. It's quite amusing."
Lin Lang wiped cold sweat upon hearing this and weakly said, "Xiao Fei Jie, what you're saying is too exaggerated. How can I be as bad as you say?!"
Ma Xiaofei replied with a single word: "Yes."
Lin Lang said wistfully, "Why do you insist I'm a scumbag?"
Ma Xiaofei actually smirked and said, "Because Marry said you're good in bed."
Lin Lang said somewhat speechlessly, "Just because I'm good in bed, does that make me a scumbag?"
Ma Xiaofei, smoking her ladies' menthol cigarette, looked at Lin Lang with a scrutinizing gaze and smiled charmingly, "If you're not a scumbag, then how did you get so good in bed?"
Lin Lang said wistfully, "I..."
"I'm naturally gifted, self-taught. Can't I just be self-made from watching Little Japan adult films?"
Ma Xiaofei actually said half-jokingly, "Which website did you watch them on? Send me the URL later, I'll watch them with a critical eye too."
Lin Lang profusely sweated, "Xiao Fei Jie, you really know how to joke. Such a low-brow hobby is not good to share with others~"
Ma Xiaofei tentatively asked, "What are you and Marry eating tonight?"
Lin Lang replied, "Spicy hot pot."
Ma Xiaofei's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she mischievously smiled, "My favorite food is spicy hot pot. Do you mind if I play gooseberry? Marry, let's all three of us have dinner together?"
Lin Lang replied, "As long as Marry Yang doesn't mind, I'm OK!"
Ma Xiaofei directly took out her phone and, in front of Lin Lang, dialed her best friend Marry Yang's phone on speakerphone.
"Hello~ Marry, what are you doing?"
Marry Yang replied during the call, "I just finished my manicure at the mall, and now I'm at the hair salon getting my hair done. Why, do you need something?"
Ma Xiaofei teased, "Oh my~ You're getting a manicure and your hair done, dolling yourself up so beautifully. Do you have a date today?"
Marry Yang replied, barely concealing her happiness, "Yes!"
"After recording the show tonight, Xiao Pa Cai and I are going on a hot pot date, so of course I have to look beautiful."
(Xiao Pa Cai is Marry Yang's pet name for her lover, Lin Lang.)
"Which hot pot restaurant are you and Xiao Pa Cai going to? I'll 'accidentally' show up tonight, mooch a meal, and by the way, help you assess how many stars of a scumbag this Xiao Pa Cai is, who has you so infatuated."
Marry Yang replied during the call, "Okay, I'll text you the hot pot restaurant's address later."
"Xiao Pa Cai has been playing disappearing act with me these past few days. His phone is always off at night, and he doesn't reply to texts. I always feel like I'm not his only woman. Who knows where he's been messing around."
Lin Lang, standing nearby, felt somewhat guilty upon hearing this.
"OK, see you tonight!"
Ma Xiaofei hung up the phone, looked at the somewhat guilty Lin Lang, and said, "Did you hear that?"
"Marry is already starting to suspect you. I advised her to just have fun with you and that's it. She's a young widow, and you're an unmarried young man, handsome and wealthy; it's impossible for you to marry her."
"But unfortunately, Marry is deceiving herself and has deeply fallen in love with you."
Ma Xiaofei looked at Lin Lang with a disapproving gaze and complained, "Why did you have to hook up with a deeply emotional young widow? You're not short on money for cheating, and you're so handsome, you must not be short on women either for cheating on them."
"Tell me honestly, what exactly are you after with my best friend Marry?"
Lin Lang replied, "I'm after Marry Yang's beauty, kindness, and how good she is to me. What's wrong with Marry Yang being a widow? Cao Cao even liked other people's wives!"
Ma Xiaofei sneered upon hearing this, "Are you saying this because you know I'm recording on my phone?"
Lin Lang somewhat speechlessly retorted, "Xiao Fei Jie, what exactly do you want to do?"
Ma Xiaofei provocatively blew the smoke from her mouth onto Lin Lang's face, leaned close to his ear, and ambiguously breathed, "Tonight I'll let you know what I really want to do. Please look forward to it!"
"Uh..."
Lin Lang was completely numb from Ma Xiaofei's ambiguous breathing near his ear, even shivering, and got goosebumps all over.
"Xiao Fei Jie, is this really okay?"
Ma Xiaofei did not answer. She patted Lin Lang on the butt, then twisted her waist, swaying as she turned and left.
Ma Xiaofei left behind an extremely sexy back, like a flowing painting, making the bewildered Lin Lang unable to help but stop and admire. Her light, confident steps seemed to indicate that Lin Lang was completely within her control.
The scent of Ma Xiaofei's perfume still lingered in the hallway air.
That sexy and alluring scent still diffused in the air, making Lin Lang feel as if he had been injected with adrenaline.
"This niangmenr, she's really f*cking exciting!"
"I'll have to see what tricks this divorced young woman can pull tonight?!"