Chapter 43: Chapter 42 Too Careless
Li Yifei’s house didn’t have a hamr, but it did have a mover, left behind by the landlord. Although it wasn’t ideal for driving nails, it was sturdy enough and could withstand so force. For Li Yifei, hamring nails was more than manageable.
Under ng Xiaofei’s guidance, Li Yifei put two nails in the living room wall. ng Xiaofei imdiately hung two picture fras on them, both containing her artistic photos. Looking at the photos, Li Yifei couldn’t help but praise, "You’re this beautiful and still taking artistic photos? Aren’t you just purposely making everyone else jealous?"
"Giggle, it’s my own ho, not outside," ng Xiaofei said, very happy to receive such complints from Li Yifei.
"You even said you hoped to grow up to be an ugly monster, and now you’re still so vain. You’re totally fibbing."
"I didn’t! I’ve already grown up to be like this, and there’s nothing I can do about it. If I can’t change it, I might as well enjoy it."
Li Yifei couldn’t help but chuckle; ng Xiaofei was indeed an interesting girl. Talking with her always amused him. Having t many won, he had never encountered anyone with her personality before.
Seeing ng Xiaofei still admiring her artistic photos, Li Yifei shook his head and said with a smile, "Wait until I leave before you admire yourself. Anywhere else you need a nail?"
"Let
think, yes! Another nail above the head of the bed in the bedroom," ng Xiaofei said as she imdiately led Li Yifei to the bedroom.
The bedroom door had been closed, but as ng Xiaofei opened it, Li Yifei got a glimpse of the inside and imdiately felt his nose warm up. The room was a bit too romantic for a man to take in.
Scattered across the bed and the floor were several pairs of stockings, so flesh-colored, so black—a strange thing to have out in the middle of winter.
Not just stockings, but also several bras and panties were strewn about the bed, and they were those enticing lace kinds. Even for soone as worldly as Li Yifei, this sudden sight was a bit overwhelming.
"Ah!" ng Xiaofei cried out, hurriedly rushing in to frantically gather all the lingerie together. Then she pulled open the wardrobe and dumped them inside.
Once everything was tidied, she turned back, her face and ears red, and said, "I... I washed them and hung them to dry but hadn’t put them away yet."
Li Yifei was both amused and exasperated, saying, "It’s a good thing I’m not a pervert, or seeing your lingerie lying here, I definitely might have taken advantage of you."
ng Xiaofei was quite embarrassed but quickly stuck out her tongue in a mischievous manner and said, "I know Brother Li is a good person, otherwise I wouldn’t dare to let you into my house."
"No need to flatter , let’s get that nail in so I can head back."
ng Xiaofei imdiately hopped onto the bed, moved the pillows aside, and pointed to the spot right above the head of the bed, saying, "Right here."
Li Yifei climbed onto the bed and hamred in the nail. Being on a woman’s bed without actually doing anything was a situation he hadn’t found himself in before.
After the nail was in, ng Xiaofei handed Li Yifei a large picture fra and said, "Brother Li, help
hang this."
Li Yifei took it, admired it for a mont—the photo was a sexy shot of ng Xiaofei in scant clothing, a small tank top, and hot shorts, incredibly seductive. Such a picture was perfect for the bedroom, but too eye-catching for the living room. And he was fortunate enough to have seen it.
"Stop looking, hurry up and hang it for ," ng Xiaofei urged, a bit red-faced by now.
Li Yifei laughed and said, "You had it taken and won’t let
look? It’s a good thing you didn’t actually dress like that in front of , or I really might have turned into a pervert."
ng Xiaofei, with a flush still on her face, scolded playfully, "Stop it, Brother Li, you’re teasing ."
Li Yifei hung up the picture fra, and then he had ng Xiaofei check and adjust its position. Once ng Xiaofei was satisfied, he hopped off the bed.
Leaving the bedroom, ng Xiaofei said to Li Yifei, "Thank you, Brother Li."
"Don’t ntion it. We’re neighbors; it’s only right to help each other out. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going back."
"Sure, sure," said ng Xiaofei as she saw Li Yifei to the door. As he was opening it to leave, ng Xiaofei suddenly asked, "Brother Li, can I still co over to your place for a al in the future?"
Li Yifei turned to look at ng Xiaofei who quickly stuck out her tongue in embarrassnt and hurriedly said, "I can buy groceries; I just don’t know how to cook."
"Alright. If I have the ti, you can co over for a al."
"Yay, I’ve found myself a good neighbor! Brother Li, thank you. I’m flying out tomorrow, but when I get back, I’ll buy the groceries."
Seeing ng Xiaofei’s excitent, Li Yifei was infected by her enthusiasm and said with a smile, "Okay, it’ll even save
so money. After all, there’s not much difference between cooking for one and cooking for two."
"It’s a deal then!" ng Xiaofei waved at Li Yifei, gave another radiant smile, withdrew her head, and closed the door.
Li Yifei shook his head, returning to his house with a smile on his face, feeling fortunate to have such a neighbor, ensuring he wouldn’t be bored when coming ho in the future.
Just as he sat down, Xu Shanshan’s call ca through again. Li Yifei hesitated for a mont before picking up, and Xu Shanshan imdiately giggled, "Brother-in-law, where are you?"
"I’m outside," Li Yifei replied offhandedly as he settled on the sofa, knowing he absolutely couldn’t admit he was at ho.
"Where exactly? Did you ask for leave from my sister?"
"I’m dealing with sothing with a few colleagues outside, and I’ve told your sister already."
"Really? But my sister said you just went out, and you’re already together with your colleagues so quickly?"
Li Yifei broke out in a cold sweat. Xu Yingying had received Xu Shanshan’s call but hadn’t notified him at all. At that mont, he heard the call waiting beep and glanced at his phone. Seeing that the incoming call was from the second line, which he reserved for Xu Yingying, he realized Xu Yingying was calling just now, obviously too late.
"It was quick, their car was waiting for
just outside the complex."
"Is that so? Brother-in-law, it’s not good for kids to lie, you know. How co every ti I call you guys, you’re never together?"
"Who knows? It might just be a coincidence," Li Yifei could only offer that reason, but he quickly thought of a better one, "I’m just worried about affecting your sister’s work, that’s why nobody at the office knows about our relationship. In their eyes, I’m still single, so naturally, I’m always out having fun."
"Then tonight I’ll call you guys in the middle of the night, I want to see if you’re together or not."
"Why would you call in the middle of the night? That would be disturbing the peace."
"I’m going to disturb you guys. I always feel there’s sothing off about you two; you don’t seem like a couple at all. I’m going to expose you, hehe, and if you confess now, I won’t bother you anymore."
Li Yifei couldn’t confess; that would provoke Xu Yingying to settle scores with him, so he could only laugh, "You little rascal, go ahead and call then, but don’t bla your sister if she gets mad at you."
"I’m not afraid. It’s her fault for finding you to pretend to be her boyfriend. Now it’s causing my mom to nag
endlessly. I will expose you two, and then let mom continue to nag her, hahaha..." Having said that, Xu Shanshan hung up the phone, laughing triumphantly.
Only then did Li Yifei answer Xu Yingying’s call, saying helplessly, "You’re calling , and Shanshan was just talking to ."
"What did she tell you?" Xu Yingying imdiately asked anxiously.
Li Yifei recounted the entire conversation with Xu Shanshan to Xu Yingying. After hearing it, Xu Yingying said bitterly, "That dead girl, obviously afraid we’d collude, used two different phones to call
and you, and she called you straight after without even finishing her talk with , making it impossible for
to give you a heads up."
Li Yifei suddenly felt a headache coming on, saying, "In that case, we’re definitely going to slip up. Isn’t it better to just drop the act? You’ve already started working, there’s no need to keep deceiving them, right?"
"No, if my mom finds out, she would definitely scold . And she’d keep pressuring
to find a boyfriend."
Li Yifei said with a wry smile, "President Xu, you’ve got to give
so consideration. Shanshan could call
anyti, and I’m really unprepared. Plus, she said she’s going to call tonight, what should we do?"
After thinking for a mont, Xu Yingying said, "Just ignore her. If she calls you, don’t pick up. Pretend you’ve had too much to drink. She wouldn’t have any way around that, and she can’t co over to verify it anyway. We’ll just keep denying, and she can’t do anything about it."
"President Xu, this might work for one night, but what about after that? I haven’t had much contact with Shanshan, but I feel like she’s soone who’s very persistent. What if she calls again in the middle of the night in a few days? Don’t tell
I’m out getting drunk every night."
Xu Yingying was truly troubled by now. Her difficult sister was capable of causing trouble, and the main thing was, they both wanted to escape their mother’s nagging. Xu Shanshan was determined to unravel it so she wouldn’t be the one nagged at.
"Let
tell you, if you really want to get Shanshan to drop this idea, we need to let her actually prove that we’re still together. The only way is if we spend the nights together."
Xu Yingying snorted coldly, "What on earth are you thinking?"
"If I wanted to do sothing, I would have done it long ago; wouldn’t have waited until now. Anyway, this is the only solution I can think of, so if you don’t like it, then it’s up to you to co up with sothing," Li Yifei said.
There was silence on Xu Yingying’s end. After a long while, she finally spoke, "Let
think about it, and I’ll call you back."
After hanging up the phone, Li Yifei shook his head repeatedly. He had taken on this task intrigued by the fun of it and hoping to have a good place to spend the New Year. If only he’d known there would be so many troubles afterward, he wouldn’t have agreed to Xu Yingying’s request. But now that he was in too deep, and not one to shirk responsibility, Li Yifei knew he would have to soldier on and find a way to help Xu Yingying.
Less than half an hour later, Xu Yingying called, "Why don’t you co and stay at my place for a few days?"
"What?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened in shock, utterly unprepared for Xu Yingying’s quick consent. He felt like he’d shot himself in the foot.
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