Chapter 299: Verification
"You're awake?" When Zhang Yang was secretly spreading apart Gao Qi's snow-white thighs to peek at the inside, Xu Danlu turned her body slightly, moved her head over, rubbed her beautiful eyes with her delicate hand, and spoke lazily to the groggy Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang nodded while thinking about the mission, but he felt disappointed—Gao Qi's inner thigh was completely white, without any marks, not a trace of a pink mole.
"I remember Liu Zixuan drugging me in the water… that damn girl tricked me again… but why am I on the bed now?"
Xu Danlu glanced at him, gave a shallow smile, and didn't answer right away. She sat up, letting her firm peaks bounce freely, then gently covered the sleeping Gao Qi with the blanket. Only then did she say slowly, "I told her to do it."
Zhang Yang pulled a bitter face and pinched her soft cheek. "You and she tricked me together."
"No choice. To keep Xi Chen Jinglan from leaving, your body had to be sacrificed."
"Sacrificed my body?" Zhang Yang lifted the blanket and glanced at his lower region. Sure enough, signs of battle were there. He vaguely remembered doing something with them… Could it be they went all the way and even made him and Xi Chen Jinglan finish the job?
Xu Danlu smiled and softly explained everything that happened.
Hearing it, Zhang Yang was speechless. "If Xi Chen Jinglan's family finds out, won't they skin me alive?"
"If anyone skins you, it'll be Old Master Qiao first." Xu Danlu said with a grin.
"What about Zixuan?"
"Her?" Xu Danlu's beautiful eyes shifted. "That girl sees you as an idol. She doesn't care about these things. So… let her grow up first."
"Oh." Zhang Yang pondered a moment. Something still felt off. "By the way, your outfits back then looked pretty coordinated. What were you doing?"
"Guess?"
Zhang Yang looked around. They had already put away all the clothes. Earlier, he had been too blinded by four snow-white bodies to pay attention to details.
"Maid outfits?"
"Pfft!" Xu Danlu punched him while laughing. "You're the maid outfit."
"It was New Year's Eve today. We planned to buy matching outfits to surprise you—take you to Swan Lake for the New Year countdown. But while trying them on, you barged in. So now everything's ruined."
"Uh… but I clearly saw you wearing T-string panties…"
"Dummy, that's because we were going to wear invisible safety shorts later. We didn't want lines showing. And the outfits come as sets."
"I feel like you made a sound on purpose so I'd barge in."
Hearing that, Xu Danlu smiled silently. She poked the sleeping Gao Qi, signaling Zhang Yang to lower his voice.
Zhang Yang stared at her proud snowy peaks and, without another word, pounced on her. He had just discovered his system points were at ninety-four—proof that while he was groggy, she and Gao Qi had done things with him, and enjoyed it.
"Mmm… don't." Xu Danlu wanted to resist but didn't dare wake Gao Qi. She covered her lips with her hand, legs squirming, but Zhang Yang had already spread them apart…
Xu Danlu surrendered. But after Zhang Yang looked carefully, he hesitated and let her go. Her mysterious spot was indeed red, and her inner thigh also had no pink mole.
It was already after 5 p.m. Less than seven hours remained to complete the mission. Although he had ruled out two candidates, Yang Jing and Tang Qiqi were not easy targets.
And although seven hours remained on paper, today was their first Lunar New Year together in the villa. No matter what, he had to celebrate with Lulu and the others. According to his plan, he had to be back before 23:00. Which meant—he had at most six hours.
"Yangzi, why do you look like you're starving for sex?" Xu Danlu leaned against his chest, staring at his chin with concern. "Can your body handle it?"
Zhang Yang also felt something strange. Aside from his Advanced Bedroom Technique, lately his desire had clearly increased. Did he have the potential to be a gigolo?
"Cough… cough… Lulu, whether I can handle it isn't the point. Stop feeding me yam, black sesame, black rice porridge, lotus seeds, venison and all that every day. It doesn't just replenish the kidneys—it causes nosebleeds. I need to vent this fire first…"
"Excuses!" Xu Danlu stretched lazily, then touched her smooth flat belly. "I'm hungry… I'll have Sister Wang prepare dinner. What do you want tonight?"
"Don't prepare for me yet." Zhang Yang thought for a moment. "I need to go to the hospital. Oh, and don't forget Yingying—she's on the fifth floor."
Thinking of Xu Danying, Zhang Yang brightened. "Lulu, how about inviting your parents, Dantong, Uncle He, Auntie He Shan—everyone? More people, more lively. Let's spend New Year together. What do you think?"
"It's a good idea. I thought of it too. But the house isn't big enough—we'd need the fifth floor. I'm just worried about disturbing Teacher Feifei. She likes quiet."
"It's fine, she…" Zhang Yang paused, remembering seeing Yang Fei changing clothes by accident. "I… actually need to talk to her."
Hearing that, Xu Danlu looked at him and smiled, giving him a thumbs-up.
Seeing her mischievous grin, Zhang Yang frowned. "Lulu, that idea of sending Teacher Yang Fei to Shangyan City—wasn't that yours?"
Xu Danlu smiled silently again. She fiddled with her nails, then looked up and said softly, "Yes. You don't blame me, right?"
Zhang Yang smiled without asking why. He already knew. Everyone in the villa—except Yang Fei—had close ties to Nuwa Group. Xu Danlu simply wanted Yang Fei to feel that she could also contribute something beyond being a teacher. With her foreign language skills and appearance, she could be a perfect PR department head.
But Yang Fei was naturally cold and distant. Zhang Yang wasn't sure she would agree, so he avoided asking her directly. Yet the fact that she agreed to go with Lulu to Shangyan City as his translator meant she had already taken the first step.
Given time, he would bring her into Nuwa Group—so she'd have no chance to escape.
Zhang Yang smiled, hugging Xu Danlu, chin resting on her hair. His hand stroked her smooth skin. "Silly girl, didn't I say? Whatever you do, I'll support you."
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Zhang Yang stood at Yang Fei's room door. After hesitating, he knocked. A moment later, the door opened. Yang Fei, wearing a dark blue waisted short dress, pursed her lips and silently stepped aside to let him in.
The room's heater was on. On the desk, the computer was running. A headphone cable and a thick foreign language book lay there. The computer was playing a song—in Russian.
"Teacher, you didn't rest?" Zhang Yang looked from the computer to the book—also Russian.
"I did. Slept for a bit, then woke up. You need something?" She walked casually to the water dispenser and poured him a cup.
Zhang Yang hesitated. After just being drugged by the little demon, he had some trauma regarding plain water.
But he was thirsty, so he took a sip.
He had struggled before knocking. He didn't know how much the Shangyan peeking incident affected her. Would she ignore him forever? He had no idea.
Now it seemed his worry was unnecessary. She seemed to have forgotten—or was deliberately pretending to. Her tone was normal.
After hesitating, he said, "Teacher, can you go to the hospital with me?"
He added, "I want to see Meixin."
That was only part of the reason. After reading Meixin's file, he realized she was just a child—pitiful. But more importantly, he wanted to see Yang Jing. It had been a while, and the M-level hidden mission required him to find her.
Bringing Yang Fei served other purposes as well.
"I happen to feel bored. I'll go with you." Yang Fei opened the closet, scanned the coats, reached for one—paused—seemed unsure what to pick.
"The white one with black stripes." Zhang Yang set down his cup and smiled. "And pair it with a necklace."
Hearing that, Yang Fei glanced back at him, said nothing, then turned to the closet again. Her lips pouted ever so slightly. After hesitating, she chose the white coat he mentioned and added a necklace.
"Let's go."
"Teacher, you're really beautiful!"
"Smooth talk won't work on me."
On the coastal Ring Road, spring's scent was strong. Grass and trees were vividly green.
Zhang Yang drove slowly at around 30 km/h. Ahead was Qingwu Bridge next to Meida University. After crossing it, they'd reach Meida. He glanced at Yang Fei in the passenger seat. Her faint fragrance drifted over. He hesitated, then said, "Thank you for helping last time."
Yang Fei withdrew her gaze from the window, looked at him lightly. "Saying thanks now after so long? No sincerity."
"I… I wanted to thank you earlier. But that night—"
"Don't say it." Yang Fei instantly knew which night he meant. Her beautiful face flushed as she glared at him. "Never mention it again."
"Okay, okay…"
Silence returned. Zhang Yang peeked at her from the corner of his eye. Though annoyed, she wasn't staying angry long. He felt relieved.
"So—you brought me to the hospital just to see that girl Meixin? No other reason?" Yang Fei suddenly asked.
The question stunned Zhang Yang. Of course he didn't bring Yang Fei along just to translate.