Surrounded by a bevy of beauties, Qin Xiao, who had come specifically to pick up girls, actually found himself a little inhibited.
The problem was that the prospect of being linked to someone famous, along with the thrill of Tony's sports car, had made these women a little too enthusiastic.
Although Qin Xiao could talk an outrageously flirty game, when it came to actually doing anything, he grew rather hesitant.
It was not that Qin Xiao was such a gentleman. It was just that, with his traditional Chinese outlook, he felt they ought to talk first, get to know each other a little, and build some emotional connection before taking things further.
Put plainly, he was a closet flirt.
But even a closet flirt could not withstand being surrounded by a group of fiery, enthusiastic girls with absolutely stunning figures.
He had to admit that although Western women did not have the delicate features of Eastern women, their snow-white skin and incredible figures certainly made up for a lot.
Besides, all the girls at this party were under twenty-five.
They were still a long way from the age when Western women began aging rapidly.
Then there was the added stimulation of the music and alcohol tonight.
After partying for more than two hours, Qin Xiao headed toward the hotel rooms on the floors below, supported on either side by two girls he had really hit it off with.
The party's organizer had already booked the rooms on the upper floors so the passionate men and women at the party could get to know each other more intimately.
So Qin Xiao simply found an unoccupied room at random and went inside.
Almost as soon as they entered, the two eager little vixens surrounded Qin Xiao, one in front and one behind.
The one in front offered him a kiss, while the girl behind him undid his clothes and kissed her way down his neck.
Being sandwiched between two young, beautiful girls was the dream of countless men.
Qin Xiao's gaze grew hazy as they tugged at one another, shedding their restraints on the way from the hallway to the bed.
The three of them left a trail of clothes behind them.
Just as he was about to mount up and charge, his damned phone rang right on cue.
"Oh, fuck!"
Qin Xiao cursed angrily and sat up, then walked back a few steps to find his pants and pull out his phone.
"You'd better have a good reason, whoever you are!"
Without even looking at the caller ID, Qin Xiao roared into the phone.
"Sounds like I interrupted someone's threesome and made him very angry. Want me to come up and join the battle to soothe our rookie agent's temper?"
The amused voice on the other end immediately extinguished half of Qin Xiao's fire.
It was Black Widow's voice.
"Natasha, you're done with your mission? My God, you have no idea how worried I was about you. Did you just say you were coming up? Are you downstairs at the hotel?"
As he spoke, Qin Xiao sneaked over to the window and peeked down.
As for Natasha's offer to join in, he simply pretended he had not heard it, tempting though it sounded.
"Really? Thanks for worrying. I've missed our rookie agent too. I came to see you as soon as I finished my mission. I didn't expect to interrupt your intimate exchange with two beautiful women."
Damn it!
Qin Xiao cursed inwardly. Although he and Natasha had not established any sort of relationship, he still felt the guilty unease of someone caught cheating!
Despite those thoughts, he stubbornly denied it over the phone.
"What beautiful women? Why don't you come up and check?"
As he spoke, Qin Xiao considered what to do if Black Widow really came up.
Would he have to knock these two girls out and dump them in the room next door?
Fortunately, Black Widow had no intention of actually coming up, but her words sent his imagination running wild and his blood boiling with lust.
"I don't like hotel rooms. Why don't we go straight to your place for a drink..."
Qin Xiao nodded like a little chick pecking at grain.
Although it was a shame to leave the two beauties in front of him, there would be plenty of chances with regular partygoers like these.
But there was only one Black Widow in the whole world.
So, amid the two girls' furious looks and curses, Qin Xiao swiftly put his clothes back on, piece by piece.
He even went into the bathroom to check his face and neck for any kiss marks.
Only then did he smooth his hair in satisfaction and hurry downstairs.
He rushed out through the hotel's main entrance and spotted her in the temporary parking area outside.
Black Widow wore a black dress, with one straight, snow-white leg crossed in front of the other.
She was leaning against a sleek black sports car.
"What? You could bear to leave those two beauties upstairs? Why didn't you bring them down too?"
Seeing Qin Xiao in such a hurry, Black Widow spoke with a smile.
"What beauties? I spend every day missing you so much I don't have time to look at another woman."
Qin Xiao lied through his teeth.
Black Widow did not expose him. She simply smiled, straightened up, and opened the passenger door.
"Come on! Let's go home!"
Those words, "Let's go home," practically turned Qin Xiao into Quicksilver. He shot into the car in a flash.
When they reached the bottom of Qin Xiao's apartment building, Black Widow linked her arm through his like a girlfriend.
Feeling the warmth and softness against his arm, Qin Xiao chuckled foolishly.
Even his steps quickened.
He still had a few bottles of top-quality liquor at home that he had swiped from Tony.
Qin Xiao was wondering whether to have some red wine and put on music to set the mood, or drink something stronger so they could get into the swing of things faster.
They reached his door, and Qin Xiao swiftly unlocked it with his fingerprint, pushed it open, and hurried inside.
He had made up his mind. Something stronger to get things moving quickly would be better.
Because all the way up in the elevator, Natasha had looked even more enticing under the lights.
"Oh, fuck!"
Qin Xiao's new place was not ready yet, and his current little apartment could be seen from end to end at a glance.
The moment he opened the door, Qin Xiao spotted Nick Fury's dark, bald head on his couch.
He cursed angrily, then looked at Black Widow beside him, who was watching him with a grin.
Qin Xiao understood. Her purpose in coming to see him today was probably to have him meet Nick Fury.
"All right! The thing with Nick was a coincidence. I really did want to see you. We'll have plenty of chances later, little agent!"
Black Widow smiled and kissed Qin Xiao on the cheek.
At this point, what else could Qin Xiao say?
His brimming excitement had been doused by a bucket of cold water straight over his head.
"If you do this again, you're going to lose me. I swear, Natasha!"
With a small part of his resentment dispelled by Natasha's kiss, Qin Xiao took a deep breath and spoke helplessly.
But he was nowhere near as polite to Nick Fury.
"Even if you're my boss, you can't enter my home without my permission. You should know I could call the police over this, or even shoot you dead, my dear director!"
He took out a glass and a bottle of liquor, poured himself a full glass, and petulantly downed it in one gulp as he spoke.