Lin Mei’s face turned a kaleidoscope of colors after seeing the text message.
With such a flippant tone, who else could it be but Xing Zheng, that man among men.
“Whose message is it? You’re so angry,” Lan Lan served Lin Mei a piece of lamb to calm her down.
Lin Mei handed her phone to Lan Lan, the screen frozen on Xing Zheng’s message.
After reading it, Lan Lan exclaimed, “Holy crap! Who is this?”
Lin Mei replied, “Xing Zheng.”
“Sister, you’re amazing!” Lan Lan applauded Lin Mei. “You actually managed to get Xing Zheng, the ultimate player, to ask you out. Looks like his rule of never sleeping with the same woman twice is about to be broken by you!”
“It already has been,” Lin Mei swallowed the lamb in her mouth and told Lan Lan about the absurd, romantic night at the club.
Lan Lan’s jaw nearly hit the floor. She put down her chopsticks and took a sip of plum juice to calm her nerves. “I really didn’t realize you were such a wild one.”
Lin Mei smiled. Forget Lan Lan, even she herself didn’t know she had this kind of talent.
Lan Lan egged Lin Mei on, “Since Xing Zheng asked you out, you should seize this opportunity to really mess with Chen Qi! See who can disgust whom to death!”
Lin Mei had always lived her life by the book.
She was known as the model student during her school years, excelling in academics and having a good personality, earning praise from her teachers.
She was also outstanding during her undergraduate and master’s studies. Before even graduating, she secured a position at a bank, a typical ‘child of others’ that parents would boast about.
Actively seducing Xing Zheng was definitely the most rebellious thing she had done in her twenty-six years.
Lin Mei thought Lan Lan’s suggestion was good. Chen Qi had cheated on her, so it was time for mutual destruction.
On Saturday, Lin Mei changed into black lace lingerie and went to the hotel, knocking on Xing Zheng’s door again.
Xing Zheng was wearing a black t-shirt and sweatpants that day, less formal than his usual suits. The t-shirt was loose, but it still revealed his well-defined muscles.
Coincidentally, Lin Mei was also wearing a black dress today, a halterneck maxi dress that reached her calves, with a black sheer cardigan over it.
Xing Zheng pulled Lin Mei in, tossed her bag aside, and reached for her shoulder straps.
“I didn’t bring any clothes,” Lin Mei reminded him. “Don’t mess around.”
Xing Zheng let go of her, made a gesture of invitation, and was very gentlemanly. “If you want to do it yourself, I’m happy to watch.”
After saying that, he sat down on the sofa, even lit a cigarette, took a puff, and slowly exhaled smoke rings from his thin lips. One hand rested on the armrest of the sofa, tapping gently, as if waiting to watch a performance.
Lin Mei’s cheeks burned under his gaze. She hadn’t even started to undress, yet Xing Zheng had already stripped her bare with his eyes.
Xing Zheng smoked, watching the black dress peel off her body. The hand holding the cigarette paused slightly.
“Come here,” Xing Zheng commanded her, exhaling smoke.
Lin Mei walked over, sat on Xing Zheng’s lap, and then wrapped her arms around his neck. He smelled of smoke, but Lin Mei didn’t find it unpleasant; she just wanted to be closer to him.
Xing Zheng stubbed out his cigarette and cupped her chin, his gaze sharp as he stared at her. “Do you know what coming here tonight means?”
“I do.” Lin Mei had wanted to talk to him about their ‘cooperation’ earlier. “Sleeping with you felt pretty good, and we can develop this into a long-term arrangement. You can rest assured, I won’t fall for you.”
This was the first time Lin Mei had said something so bold, and to a man she had only met a few times.
Xing Zheng didn’t reply, only stared at her, his eyes growing more sarcastic, as if mocking her overestimation of herself.
Lin Mei, also having her pride, felt embarrassed and started to get up. Xing Zheng directly pulled her back and threw her onto the sofa. His strong body pressed down on her, one leg pinning her knee.
“As I said, if you want to achieve your goal, show me what you’ve got.” Xing Zheng leaned close to her lips. “What I want, I told you very clearly yesterday.”
Lin Mei had never been a person with much talent.
Perhaps it was precisely because of her ‘lack of interest’ that Chen Qi cheated on her.
A man like Xing Zheng would surely want a high-class vixen.
When she approached Xing Zheng, the devil in Lin Mei’s heart awakened.
Anything was acceptable.
Xing Zheng tucked her hair behind her ear and casually picked up her phone, a playful smile on his face. “You look quite alluring like this. He hasn’t seen you like this, has he? Shall I take a picture and show it to him?”
Lin Mei immediately looked up, shaking her head frantically. She wasn’t desperate enough for mutual destruction.
Xing Zheng fiddled with his phone, pointing the lens at her. Lin Mei immediately covered her face.
Just as Xing Zheng was about to press the shutter, a WeChat video call suddenly came through, stopping him.
Seeing Chen Qi’s name, Xing Zheng turned the phone screen to Lin Mei and pressed the green answer button.