Late-Night Ambiguity

After listening to Li Yang, Zhang Yujie suddenly saw the light. Once they found the root of the problem and solved it, everyone would be happy.

Then the two began eating the prepared Casserole Noodles. Zhang Yujie picked all the meat from her bowl and put it into Li Yang's, saying she needed to lose weight.

Li Yang looked up at her, shook his head thoughtfully, and said with a casual grin, "Just don't lose weight where you shouldn't!"

Zhang Yujie glanced at her proud assets, then raised her little head and stared straight at Li Yang. "Why are you such a pervert? Why do you keep staring at me?"

"Hehe, who told you to be so eye-catching? I can't help looking. Besides, you must be thrilled inside. Wouldn't it be weird if I didn't look?"

Under the table, Zhang Yujie kicked Li Yang. The two finished their meal while fooling around. Li Yang had already paid, so they went straight back to the store.

Near quitting time, Zhang Yujie called him. Li Yang went to a secluded corner and answered.

"Hey, girl, what is it? Couldn't you just come upstairs? Too lazy to walk those few steps?" Li Yang called out with a smile.

"Wait for me after work. Don't leave yet." She hung up after saying that, leaving Li Yang completely confused.

After clocking out, the two left together.

"Come with me to the Old City District." Before Li Yang could ask any more questions, Zhang Yujie grabbed his arm and smiled sweetly. After being influenced by Li Yang, she had begun to feel a little fondness and admiration for him.

"Do you like me or something? Why do I feel like you're treating me like your boyfriend?"

"Get over yourself, you narcissist. Who'd want a pervert like you?" Zhang Yujie said coquettishly.

"Then why did you kiss me if you don't like me?" Li Yang replied in a low voice by Zhang Yujie's ear, a wicked smile on his face.

"I wanted to. What's it to you? Keep talking nonsense and I'll beat you up, believe it or not?" Zhang Yujie said stubbornly as she pulled Li Yang toward the bus stop.

After getting on the bus, they sat side by side in the back. Zhang Yujie rested her head on Li Yang's shoulder and told him that she had brought him along to help carry some things back.

Zhang Yujie's best friend was going elsewhere to pursue her career and needed to get rid of the things in her rental. She had asked Zhang Yujie to take back anything useful.

Only then did Li Yang understand. Bored out of his mind, he began teasing Zhang Yujie again. To outsiders, the two looked just like a lovey-dovey young couple.

Zhang Yujie relaxed considerably and kept giggling at Li Yang's teasing. Before they knew it, they had arrived near the rental apartment by Old City Cross Street.

After getting off the bus, Zhang Yujie led Li Yang into a very old residential complex.

All kinds of clutter were piled throughout the stairwell, making Li Yang stare wide-eyed. They climbed to a room on the third floor, and Yujie knocked on the door.

"Coming," a sweet female voice called from inside.

The door soon opened, revealing a slightly chubby girl with messy hair standing before them.

The girl apparently had not expected Zhang Yujie to bring a boy. She had opened the door wearing only a spaghetti-strap nightgown, and her deep cleavage fell fully into Li Yang's view.

The girl quickly turned and ran back into the room, grabbed a jacket from the bed, and threw it over herself.

"Zhang Yujie, could you at least warn me before bringing your boyfriend over? I haven't even cleaned up my room. It's a total mess."

Li Yang and Zhang Yujie walked inside, where they saw the girl frantically picking up dirty clothes tossed everywhere, along with underwear, stockings, and the like.

Li Yang's eyes had truly been opened today. He had never expected that beautiful women who usually dressed so glamorously could be this messy in private.

Women were always saying one thing and meaning another. They did not want others to discover their flaws.

To look prettier and more confident in front of the opposite sex, they put in far more effort than boys could ever imagine.

Li Meijiao and Zhang Yujie were close best friends who told each other everything. Zhang Yujie had once worked here with Li Meijiao, but later she had a conflict with a female coworker and quit in anger.

She and Li Yang had also joined Jiamei Appliances around the same time.

"Stop pretending. Like I don't know what you're really like," Zhang Yujie said, unable to resist teasing Li Meijiao as she watched her bustle around.

"I just wanted to leave a good impression on your boyfriend. If you ever get dumped, I can take over for you." Li Meijiao's words were startling, but Zhang Yujie was not surprised at all. The two knew each other far too well.

"That'd be great, beautiful. You can take me over right now. How about we find somewhere to have a chat?" Li Yang looked genuinely excited.

Compared with Zhang Yujie, Li Yang preferred Li Meijiao's full and curvaceous figure.

Zhang Yujie's height was a bit disappointing, and combined with her overly slim build, she simply was not Li Yang's type no matter how he looked at her.

Li Meijiao was different. Her height, figure, and curves came together perfectly, so Li Yang had been quite taken with her from the moment he first saw her.

"Really? Then let's go." Li Meijiao was not shy at all. She directly grabbed Li Yang and planned to take him to her bedroom to talk about their dreams.

"Li Meijiao, you've gone too far!" Zhang Yujie immediately rushed over and tangled with Li Meijiao. When girls fooled around, they often liked pulling at each other's clothes. Who knew what kind of mindset that was, but it happened often enough in real life.

Neither of them cared that Li Yang was there as they laughingly tumbled onto the sofa...

Fortunately, Luoyang's weather in April was quite warm. The two lay casually on the sofa, their faces flushed as they panted heavily.

When they turned to look, they thought Li Yang would be too embarrassed to watch. Who would have thought that he would openly stare at their awkward state instead?

"Pervert!" Li Meijiao and Zhang Yujie cursed Li Yang in unison, shooting him murderous glares. Yet the guy was so thick-skinned that he did not budge. In the end, the girls' modesty made them flee in embarrassment and run into Li Meijiao's bedroom.

After a long while, the two emerged from the room looking polished and glamorous. Li Meijiao had changed into a sexy outfit with thick stockings and a short skirt.

"Come on, let's go shopping first, then I'll treat you to dinner." Li Meijiao had a carefree, cheerful personality. That had been obvious from what just happened.

Zhang Yujie did not explain Li Yang's identity. Li Meijiao had never met the boyfriend Zhang Yujie had dated, so she assumed Li Yang was him.

The three went downstairs. Old City Cross Street was packed at night, full of handsome young men and beautiful women out on dates and shopping trips. Snacks and delicacies from all over the country gathered here, and the two girls kept buying all kinds of street food.

As they strolled along, they took turns feeding Li Yang like he was a dog. Li Yang happily enjoyed it. With beautiful women serving him, why would he refuse? Who cared what they were thinking?

The single men nearby looked at him enviously, which emboldened Li Yang to put an arm around each girl. In the end, the two beauties pinched him until he yelped before he finally stopped.

After they had played enough, Li Yang took them for barbecue. Li Meijiao took the initiative to suggest beer and ordered a case of Tsingtao Laoshan. The three began eating skewers.

"Neither of you should go home tonight. Stay over at my place. I'm leaving for Shanghai tomorrow."

Li Meijiao's face was hot and red from drinking, giving her a delicate, feminine air. She said this to the two of them and even nudged Li Yang with her little foot.

That night, the two of them quickly became familiar with each other. Li Meijiao's personality suited Li Yang well. They were both the sort to become friendly at once if they clicked, while they could not be bothered to say a single word to people they disliked.

Li Yang had plenty of life experience and was good at finding topics girls liked to discuss. After one evening together, Li Meijiao and Li Yang had become almost like confidants.

"Sure. I'm off tomorrow, so I can see you off," Zhang Yujie said. She had drunk two bottles and looked a little tipsy as well.

"Ha, I'm off too." Li Yang did not care either way. He was a single man, and before coming over, he had called Old Mom to say he would not be going home.

He had often stayed away from home before, so Old Mom was used to it. She merely told him not to cause trouble and did not ask further questions.

After getting their agreement, Li Meijiao happily drained the rest of her beer and stood to pay the bill. Li Yang pressed her back into her seat, earning himself a neat row of teeth marks on his hand. Zhang Yujie clapped happily from the side, delighted to watch the commotion.

In the end, Li Yang paid the bill. It cost a little over a hundred yuan. The two girls had not eaten much, while Li Yang had eaten the most. After resting for a while, Li Yang walked back with them.

Halfway there, a tired Li Meijiao clung to Li Yang's back and refused to get down, insisting that he carry her home. Zhang Yujie was unhappy about it too, and the two started competing over who got carried. In the end, Li Yang suggested rock-paper-scissors. The winner got priority, and each could only be carried for ten minutes.

Li Yang was not made of iron. Li Meijiao weighed around a hundred jin, while Zhang Yujie weighed at most ninety-something.

And so, under fair competition, Li Yang alternated carrying the two of them home. Li Meijiao was lucky and won several times. Even while lying on his back, she did not forget to stick out her tongue at the dejected Zhang Yujie. She truly wore Li Yang out.

After getting home, the two girls went in to shower together. Li Meijiao's apartment had two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. The two had rented it together before, and Zhang Yujie had only moved out in March, just over a month ago.

Li Meijiao had relatives in Shanghai who had found a good opportunity for her, so they contacted her. She resigned from her job at the hotel, where she had worked at the front desk. Being beautiful, she was often harassed by older men, and she had long wanted to quit. This opportunity came at the perfect time. Her train ticket to Shanghai had already been bought, and she would leave tomorrow.

Li Yang lay sprawled on the sofa like a dead pig. Those two girls stayed inside for over half an hour before coming out.

They ran out in bath towels right in front of Li Yang. The fresh scent after their shower drifted over, immediately stirring him up.

"I want to shower too," Li Yang said as he looked at the two girls.

"Then go shower. Who's stopping you? Just don't use my towel," Li Meijiao said cutely, waving a little fist at Zhang Yang.

"Ignore him. Hurry into the room, I'm freezing," Zhang Yujie said as she pulled Li Meijiao into the bedroom.

Li Yang got up and searched for a long time but could not find any slippers, so he walked into the bedroom.

"Ah! You filthy pervert, get out!" The two girls let out screams like roaring lions.

It was not their fault. Li Yang had entered at the worst possible time—they were just looking for clothes to put on.

"I need slippers for my shower," Li Yang called through the crack in the door.

No one answered him. Then a pair of pink women's slippers was tossed out through the opened crack before the door slammed shut.

Li Yang shook his head, picked up the little slippers Li Meijiao had worn, and reluctantly put them on before going to the bathroom.

When he came out, he found that one of the girls had left a blanket and pillow for him on the sofa.

Someone still cares about me, huh. Hehe. Thinking that, Li Yang turned off the main light, left only the dim nightlight on, and lay down to rest on the soft sofa.

The blanket still carried Li Meijiao's faint body fragrance.

Before long, everything fell quiet. The two girls in the bedroom had stopped making noise as well, and Li Yang closed his eyes and went to sleep.

He did not know how much time had passed when someone came out of the bedroom again. Li Yang heard the movement but did not open his eyes. Li Meijiao had drunk quite a bit of beer and had gotten up to use the bathroom!

After relieving herself, she came into the living room and saw the sleeping Li Yang. Her big eyes shifted as she decided to punish him for peeking at her earlier.

So she crept over on tiptoe, but could not help letting out a muffled giggle before hurriedly covering her mouth.

Li Yang was pressed so hard that he could barely breathe, and he woke up at once. Seeing that things had gone wrong, Li Meijiao was just about to run when Li Yang grabbed her ankle. She stumbled and fell directly onto him.

"Let go," Li Meijiao cried softly. She was afraid of waking Zhang Yujie in the bedroom.

"Hehe, trying to run? Dream on." Li Meijiao could not move at all now, with her foot still in his hand. Luckily, Li Yang was covered by the blanket, otherwise it would have been awkward.

"Then what do you want?" Li Meijiao began acting coy.

"Kiss me once, and I'll let you go back to sleep." Li Yang watched Li Meijiao leisurely, as though she were prey.

"Fine, but you're not allowed to go back on your word." As she spoke, Li Meijiao bent down and kissed Li Yang on the cheek. Just as she was about to get up, Li Yang could not resist wrapping his arms around her.

Li Meijiao, startled by the sudden move, tried to get up, but how could she match Li Yang's strength? He held her tightly in his arms, leaving her unable to move.

Before long, Li Meijiao was left utterly dizzy by Li Yang's sweet words...