Lin Mei was going crazy!
She raised her hand to cover the camera, wanting to back away and stand up, but Xing Zheng pressed her back down.
Lin Mei was anxious and couldn't speak, so she could only glare fiercely at Xing Zheng. If looks could kill, Xing Zheng would have been stabbed to death by her long ago.
"Wife, have you eaten dinner?" Chen Qi's face appeared on the phone screen. "Why can't I see you? It's dark on your side."
Lin Mei wanted to speak but couldn't. She could only type a reply to Chen Qi in the chat window.
Xing Zheng didn't stop her, but his hand snaked around her shoulder. Lin Mei's typing speed slowed down considerably. It took her quite some effort to type out a complete message and send it.
【I'm in the library reading, it's not convenient for video. We'll talk when I get home.】
After sending the message, Lin Mei quickly hung up the video call.
Xing Zheng smiled and tossed the phone aside. He clasped her slender waist with both hands and lifted her from the carpet, walking towards the floor-to-ceiling window.
He kissed her from behind, "Exciting?"
—
After these few encounters with Xing Zheng, Lin Mei suddenly understood the lyrics of love songs that said stolen things are the most precious.
Transgression, living on the edge of a cliff, every second spent teetering on the brink was a tremendous sensory thrill.
With her nerves taut, all sensations became amplified.
When it was over, Lin Mei sat on the edge of the bed, putting on her clothes. Xing Zheng lay on the bed, playing with his phone. Seeing her smooth, fair back, Xing Zheng reached out and touched it.
Lin Mei shivered and turned to look at him. Xing Zheng said, "Your work ID is on the desk, next to my computer."
Lin Mei said "Oh." After putting on her skirt, she walked over with her tired legs to get her work ID.
Those who play the game don't stay overnight. Lin Mei packed her things and prepared to leave.
Just as she was about to open the door, Xing Zheng's voice came from behind, "Save my phone number, so we can keep in touch."
Lin Mei: "Okay."
Xing Zheng's intention, it seemed, was to accept her long-term cooperation proposal.
—
Lin Mei slept with Xing Zheng on Saturday and spent Sunday catching up on sleep, not even hearing her parents' calls.
Towards evening, Lin Mei finally woke up, feeling tired and hungry. She ordered takeout and returned her mother's video call.
Lin Mei was not from Nanjiang. Her parents lived in their hometown in Xiangxi, and they usually communicated via video calls.
Lin Mei's mother asked, "Did you work overtime again? I called you twice and you didn't respond."
Lin Mei: "I slept all day today, just woke up."
"Why did you sleep for so long? Is work too tiring? Why didn't Chen Qi accompany you on the weekend?" Lin Mei's mother was also very concerned about Chen Qi.
Lin Mei had been with Chen Qi for so many years that her parents had long considered Chen Qi their son-in-law.
Her parents liked Chen Qi, and Lin Mei hadn't figured out how to tell them that Chen Qi had cheated. "He went on a business trip and won't be back until next week."
Lin Mei's mother: "Chen Qi works so hard. You should take better care of him."
Lin Mei laughed out loud, "Who's your real child between us?"
Lin Mei's mother chided her, "You're all grown up, stop making these childish jokes. Your father and I are good to Chen Qi because we see how good he is to you. Your aunt told me yesterday how she envies me for having such a good future son-in-law. Your sister's boyfriends are all unreliable."
Talking to her parents, no matter what the topic, always ended up with them urging her to get married.
As expected, after a few sentences, Lin Mei's mother started, even calling her by her childhood nickname, "Hua Mei, you've been with Chen Qi for so many years, he's so good to you, and now your careers are getting better and better, it's time for you to get married."
"Chen Qi even told me that as soon as you agree, he can marry you anytime! Where else will you find such a good man!"
Lin Mei finally hung up the video call when her takeout arrived.
Lin Mei sat at the dining table eating beef noodles, her head buzzing with her parents' pressure to marry.
Her parents were getting old, and Lin Mei didn't want to upset them. But she couldn't pretend to be ignorant and marry that scumbag Chen Qi for her parents' sake.
Lin Mei decided to discuss it with Lan Lan. As soon as she opened WeChat, she saw a friend request.
Xing Zheng.
His WeChat name was his real name, and his profile picture was a photo of him playing basketball. Lin Mei tapped to enlarge it and looked. He was wearing a basketball jersey, his hand gripping the ball, the muscle lines of his arm clear and smooth, full of tension.
...She didn't expect the scoundrel to have this side to him.
Looking at the photo made Lin Mei's face flush. She had liked boys who played basketball since she was a child.
As soon as Lin Mei accepted Xing Zheng's friend request, Xing Zheng sent her a photo.
The background was a hotel. She was sitting on the bed, putting on her bra, her long hair messy, her smooth back completely exposed, with bite marks on her shoulder.
It was clearly taken last night.
Lin Mei was annoyed. The scoundrel had secretly taken a photo of her, and she hadn't even noticed.
Also, what did he mean by sending her the photo?