Long Fei answered the phone, afraid that Lin Yingying might misunderstand, he deliberately turned on the speakerphone.
He was upright and unafraid for her to listen.
From inside, Ding Xue hurriedly said, "Hey, where are you? Hurry back home, everything’s ready here, you can freestyle today. Remember to keep it secret, don’t let Yingying know."
Lin Yingying’s eyebrows shot up, and she looked at Long Fei, her arms crossed, with indignation.
What on earth was this about!
Long Fei quickly extended his hand in a calming gesture, asking her not to get excited just yet.
He asked, "What freestyle? Can you be clear about it?"
Ding Xue responded, "Idiot, it’s the undercover mission, right? From now on, we need to speak in code. Can you react faster?"
Long Fei breathed a sigh of relief, shrugged at Lin Yingying, and almost let his big wife misunderstand.
After hanging up, he said to her, "See? I’m clean. I’m with Ding Xue to help the police with a case."
"Why are you explaining? I wasn’t thinking anything!"
Lin Yingying gave him a blank look, feigning generosity.
Long Fei thought to himself, with a face that dark, she still hadn’t overthought things?
He packed up the Cauldron, bade Lin Yingying goodbye, and asked her to call someone to take away the gas cylinder.
As he was about to leave, his hand suddenly reached from behind and wiped across Lin Yingying’s face.
Lin Yingying’s heart skipped a beat, thinking to herself when had this guy become so romantic, was he going for a goodbye kiss?
Before she could finish the thought, Long Fei laughed and said, "I’m off, why don’t you look in the mirror?"
Lin Yingying turned back to look at him, baffled as she picked up the mirror.
Damn it, the guy had smeared a streak of black furnace ash on her cheek, leaving behind the imprint of four fingers.
Lin Yingying stood up in anger, nearly choking on her own frustration.
Damn nerds will be nerds for life!
What a chronic bachelor’s life they owed!
At He Yan’s home, Long Fei drove the taxi back. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵
He went up to the second floor and knocked on the door where Ding Xue was.
Ding Xue peeked at him through the smoke like a spy making a rendezvous, then opened the door and pulled him inside.
Before closing the door, she looked around once more.
Long Fei patted his head, wondering why all the women he knew were such drama queens.
Being an undercover operative, was it really necessary to be so furtive?
After she closed the door, she opened her laptop to show Long Fei some information and explained, "Tonight at eight o’clock, there’s a deal going down at the Golden Phoenix Nightclub. We anticipate Gao Wushan will encounter serious trouble. This is the perfect opportunity for you to infiltrate the organization. Just by rescuing him, you’ll naturally be able to follow him."
"What kind of trouble?"
Long Fei looked at the names on the file, somewhat confused.
Ding Xue explained, "Do you remember the drug lord we caught last time?"
Long Fei frowned and said, "Are you referring to that Jiang Feng?"
He remembered coming across that event while learning to drive with Lin Shanshan, and then helping Ding Xue to catch a drug dealer boss.
That man had threatened Long Fei, claiming his name was Jiang Feng and asking Long Fei to let him off the hook.
Ding Xue nodded and said, "Right, that’s Jiang Feng. He broke out of prison recently and gathered a group wanting to make a big score before fleeing. Gao Wushan was targeted by him. According to our informant, Jiang Feng is planning to hit Gao Wushan by pretending to conduct a deal, only to rob him of everything."
"Doesn’t Gao Wushan know about this?"
Long Fei raised an eyebrow.
Ding Xue replied, "Gao Wushan has reason to suspect Jiang Feng’s strength, but he has no choice. Lately, he’s accumulated too much stock. We believe that, despite the worst situation, he will try to move the goods."
Long Fei eyed her skeptically and asked, "The prison break, was that arranged by you guys on purpose?"
Ding Xue exclaimed, "How could that be, Jiang Feng is a dangerous man; the breakout really was a coincidence."
"So what do I need to do?"
Long Fei’s interest was piqued.
Ding Xue said, "It’s simple, we’ll go there later to sing. When they start fighting, you pretend to stumble upon them accidentally. Then you display your prowess, save Gao Wushan, and escape."
Long Fei contemplated and asked, "What if they don’t start fighting?"
Ding Xue smiled and said, "How could they not? Even if they don’t want to, they must. That’s for the others to ensure. Your only job is to remember to protect Gao Wushan at the critical moment."
Long Fei nodded, aware that there must be other informants inside.
Ding Xue asked him to sit outside for a while as she went into the bedroom to change her clothes.
Soon, she came out in a sporty T-shirt and shorts, showed Long Fei, and asked, "Can I wear this?"
Sweating profusely, Long Fei shook his head and said, "You don’t look like you’re going to sing, more like you’re going to the gym."
Ding Xue looked at herself in the mirror and went back into the bedroom to change again.
Her clothes were mostly of that neat athletic style.
After trying on five or six outfits, Long Fei shook his head at each one.
Finally, she came out in a black strappy dress.
The hem was very short, just covering the thigh area.
The cinched waist accentuated her figure beautifully.
Her smooth, bare shoulders and a hint of white at her chest caused Long Fei to be momentarily stunned.
"How about this one?"
She clearly wasn’t comfortable in this attire, constantly tugging at her dress.
Feeling exposed with nothing underneath, she was always worried her bottom was showing.
Long Fei snapped his fingers and laughed, "That’s more like it."
He suggested she pair it with high heels, and upon wearing them, she walked uneasily in front of Long Fei.
These items were given to her by Lin Yingying when she returned from Xianggang; she had tossed them in the closet and never worn them before.
This was truly the first time in her life she had worn such a ladylike dress.
In this small house, with just the two of them, the quiet atmosphere was the last thing they needed.
Long Fei coughed twice and asked her, "Can we leave now?"
Ding Xue nodded and took out a box, from which she pulled out a belt for Long Fei to wear.
The belt looked ordinary, but it was equipped with a miniature listening device and a locator.
Ding Xue briefed him on it, insisting that he wear it at all times.
Curious, Long Fei checked it out, lifted his T-shirt, and put on the belt.
His six-pack abs were exposed, causing Ding Xue’s eyes to widen, and she couldn’t resist touching his stomach with a laugh, "Is this pretty solid?"
Long Fei took a step back, feeling ticklish.
But Ding Xue grabbed him and lectured, "From now on, we are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. Can you try not to be so distant?"
Long Fei felt as if he were bleeding internally, thinking, you take advantage and still act righteous?
He asked Ding Xue, "So, you mean if I touch you, you can’t dodge anymore?"
Ding Xue nodded with a blushing face.
"Let’s test it then!"
Long Fei teased her deliberately, reaching for her bust.
Ding Xue slapped his wrist away and twisted his arm with a flip.
Long Fei, without resisting, turned around and yelled in mock pain, "Didn’t you say it was okay to touch?"
Ding Xue bit her lip and scolded, "I said it was okay, but I didn’t tell you to touch there!"
"You say one thing but mean another!"
Long Fei muttered under his breath and, after being released by Ding Xue, his eyes still roved all over her.
Ding Xue shivered, feeling as if she was being watched by a pervert.
She opened the door and quickly slipped out, her timid appearance amusing Long Fei tremendously.
He thought to himself that when they got to a crowded place, he would need to tease this girl properly.
If they had to pretend to be a couple, they had better make it convincing.