NOVEL NEXT Chapter 34
Chapter 34: Xiao Mingyue Asks if the Wedding Will Be Traditional or Western:
In the luxurious private room of the massage parlor, No. 18, in a black maid outfit, was massaging Chen Lang’s back with her delicate hands.
“Young Master Chen, is this pressure okay?” she asked.
Lying comfortably on the bed, Chen Lang replied, “You can use more pressure. Focus on my lower back!”
“Got it!”
After massaging for a while, she patted Chen Lang and said, “The back is done, now it’s time for the front.”
Huh? Did this service include the front? It didn’t seem like it before.
However, Chen Lang didn’t think much of it and turned over.
Soon after, he began to feel something was wrong. Very wrong. The small flame in his lower back was igniting again. The soft hands glided over his chest and abs, making him feel itchy and tingly instead of relaxed. It seemed like No. 18 was using some special techniques!
Moreover, No. 18’s face was turning red as she continued.
Chen Lang decisively stopped, “Hold on, if you keep going, my lower back will catch fire. Give me a Thai-style back walk instead!”
“Alright, as you wish, Young Master Chen!”
Chen Lang laid back down, and No. 18 carefully stepped on his handsome back with her black stockings feet. Sometimes she moved in light circles, other times she pressed with more force.
Chen Lang felt incredibly relaxed, and the fatigue from playing VR games over the past few days seemed to vanish. Gradually, he started to feel sleepy…
“Ring ring ring! Monkey King, it’s Pigsy, the Spider Cave is having a discount today…”
Chen Lang’s phone suddenly rang. Half-asleep, he picked it up and saw the caller ID. Instantly, he was wide awake!
Xiao Mingyue?
Why was she calling him out of the blue? Didn’t she hate him?
Chen Lang then realized he hadn’t contacted Xiao Mingyue for a long time. He subconsciously thought the next time he’d see her would be at their wedding, where she would run away, humiliating him in front of everyone. It was crucial for his character’s development into the plot’s villain.
What should he do? Was it okay to pretend he didn’t see it?
Forget it, acting like he was afraid of her was ridiculous.
No matter what, let’s see what she wants.
Chen Lang signaled No. 18 to continue her massage, then answered the call in a playful tone, “Hello, is that Mingyue? What made you think of calling me today?”
Xiao Mingyue’s pleasant voice came through, “Chen Lang, what are you doing?”
Her tone was natural, like a casual chat between old friends.
What did it matter to her? Were they that close? Didn’t she know it was rude to ask such questions when they weren’t close?
But Chen Lang smoothly slipped into his loyal villain role. “I’m thinking about you, Mingyue. I think about you every day, every night, every minute, every second!”
Chen Lang knew from the novel that Xiao Mingyue loathed such cheesy lines and found them extremely annoying.
On the other end, Xiao Mingyue rolled her eyes.
Liar! He hadn’t thought of contacting her these past days!
But she didn’t dwell on it and asked, “Is your injury getting better?”
Chen Lang sensed something was off. Xiao Mingyue would show concern for him? That didn’t fit her character!
It seemed more extreme cheesy lines were needed!
With an even sweeter tone, he said, “My longing for you is urging my leg to heal quickly! As soon as this leg can support me at our wedding, I will make you my bride!”
The novel clearly mentioned that she was furious about being forced into this marriage!
Hehe, let’s hit a sore spot.
Get angry, get angry!
“Chen Lang, about our wedding, I want to…”
‘Want to call it off, right? Don’t worry, I won’t agree! The protagonist still need to humiliate me at the wedding!’
“I want to ask, will our wedding be traditional or Western?”
???
Traditional or Western, did it matter?
Either style won’t stop her from running off with Ye Chen at the wedding!
Honestly, this heroine was acting strange.
Meanwhile, No. 18, who was massaging Chen Lang’s back, was stunned by their conversation.
It was widely rumored that Young Master Chen was relentlessly pursuing Xiao Mingyue, the most beautiful woman in Nanjing, but without success. Who would have thought they were actually about to get married!
It turned out, the reality behind the high-class gossip was vastly different.
Chen Lang had no choice but to continue with the cheesy lines.
“I’ll do whatever you want, Mingyue. As long as I can marry you, I don’t care if it’s traditional, Western, or even Thai style!”
Xiao Mingyue chuckled, “Thai style, like Thai massage?”
Both No. 18 and Chen Lang, who were in the midst of a Thai massage, froze momentarily…
On the other end, the sound of typing could be heard as Xiao Mingyue seemed to be taking notes.
“By the way, Chen Lang, about the wedding ring…”
Xiao Mingyue was speaking when suddenly a woman’s exclamation came from Chen Lang’s back!
“Ah~”
The sound was abrupt and quite tempting.
Both ends of the call fell silent.
No. 18 covered her mouth, realizing she had made a blunder.
While massaging Chen Lang’s right leg, she slipped. Normally, this wouldn’t be an issue. However, since Chen Lang’s left leg was still in a cast, to avoid it, she lost her balance and let out an involuntary yelp.
On the other end, Xiao Mingyue’s tone turned noticeably colder. “If you’re busy, we can talk later.”
???
Busy? Busy with what? This was so unfair!
If he were actually doing something, fine, but he wasn’t!
“Mingyue, you misunderstand! My feelings for you are as clear as the heavens! I could never do anything to betray you! Besides, my leg is still in a cast, I couldn’t do anything even if I wanted to!”
Xiao Mingyue paused, “Are you telling the truth?”
Chen Lang signaled No. 18 to continue massaging.
“Of course it’s true!”
Chen Lang, in a firm and sincere tone, said,
“Mingyue, my eyes and heart are full of you! Any young woman coming within a yard of me would cause me severe physical discomfort!”
“Alright, I’ll believe you this time!”
“Mingyue, what were you saying earlier?”
“I was saying, about the wedding ring…”
At this moment, the door was kicked open with a bang!
A loud voice shouted from the entrance!
“This is the police. We’re here for an anti-prostitution raid!”
“Nobody move! Get down and put your hands on your head!!!”
No. 18: ???
Chen Lang: ???!!!
Xiao Mingyue: …
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T/N: Thanks for reading!