Chapter 70 Play hard to get

When masters fight, they stop when the time is right.

Lin Lang smiled shyly, maintaining the shy and introverted campus idol image he had in high school. He avoided Zhou Mengyao's gaze, neither admitting nor denying it, as if he was tacitly assenting.

Zhou Mengyao raised her beautiful face and asked playfully, "What's the matter? You don't dare to admit that I am your white moonlight?"

Lin Lang pretended to be dumbfounded and replied: "I don't know what you are talking about. The sun is so bright in the middle of the day, how can there be any moonlight?!"

"The weather is really nice today!"

"Tsk~ Why are you changing the subject?!" Zhou Mengyao pouted cutely.

Lin Lang's hard-to-get tactics kept Zhou Mengyao in his grasp, making her heart flutter and her heart beat fast.

Then, the maid, Aunt Mei, knocked twice on the open door of the piano room and said, "Miss, the mistress is back from get off work at the hospital. She asked me to call you and Mr. Lin to go to the restaurant for lunch!"

Zhou Mengyao replied, "Okay, we'll go downstairs now."

Aunt Mei, the maid, bowed slightly and then left the piano room.

Lin Lang stood up from the piano stool and said with a smile: "Let's go, Mengyao!"

"I'm already hungry. I tried the lang hai cai from Zhou's house once and I want to try it a second time. The taste is really authentic and delicious. It's really delicious!"

Zhou Mengyao knew that Lin Lang was trying to change the subject again and deliberately didn't answer. She was his white moonlight.

Although Lin Lang did not admit it, Zhou Mengyao vaguely felt that she and Lin Lang liked each other, and this layer of window paper had not been broken from high school until now.

It seems that the beautiful school beauty and classmate Zhou Mengyao is Lin Lang's only pure love.

Because Lin Lang is the apprentice of Zhou Mengyao's father, they have many opportunities to fall in love with each other over time, so Zhou Mengyao is not in a hurry and enjoys the ambiguous feelings between her and Lin Lang.

The sensitive Zhou Mengyao will keep testing and will continue to get closer to Lin Lang until she is sure.

SO, let the ambiguous bullet fly for a while.

Zhou Mengyao accompanied Lin Lang down the stairs slowly, and said as they walked: "I never thought that you can not only compose music, but also write songs. This has once again refreshed my understanding of you.

Lin Lang replied modestly: "I only know a little bit about composing music and writing songs. I'm sorry to make you laugh at my humble work."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengyao smiled and said, "Is 'a little understanding' your catchphrase?"

Lin Lang replied: "It seems so~"

"I am not talented, I know a little bit about everything, a little bit! A little bit!"

"Ha ha……"

Lin Lang and Zhou Mengyao smiled at each other, with only each other in each other's eyes. When they were together, they were so relaxed, natural, comfortable and unpretentious. The picture of this talented man and beautiful woman was the envy of others.

"Old classmate, you sing so well, have a male model body, and a good image, why don't you debut as a singer?"

Lin Lang replied: "When a singer goes out, there are paparazzi taking pictures of him wherever he goes. When he goes out, there are fans surrounding him asking for autographs and taking pictures with him. How annoying is that?!"

"As the saying goes, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being fat. I prefer to make a fortune quietly so that I can enjoy life to my heart's content and not care about what the public thinks of me."

"Lin Lang, you are so talented, but you have not lost yourself in the pursuit of material things and utilitarianism. You are so indifferent to fame and fortune. It's really not easy!"

"Mengyao, are you hinting at my lack of ambition?"

"Are you still praising me?"

"Of course I'm praising you!"

"Lin Lang, you are a man of high level and thoughts. After becoming a nouveau riche, you did not lose yourself in the world of luxury and decadence. You are still humble and polite when dealing with people. This is really rare!"

Lin Lang replied self-deprecatingly: "Never overestimate a person's humanity. I may make the same mistakes that all men make."

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Mengyao joked: "You don't flatter yourself."

"Mengyao, you are flattering me. I am afraid that you will praise me to a high moral level and I will be stuck there. It is too boring to pretend to be a hypocrite in front of you every day."

"I prefer to be my true self, free and spontaneous, open and fearless, and let the gains and losses go with the flow."

"What do you say, Lin Lang?"

"Sometimes I think you've changed, and sometimes I think you're the same as you were in high school. It seems like you haven't changed much. At least you're not pretentious in front of me."

"People change. Mengyao, you have changed too."

"is it?"

"Where have I changed?"

Lin Lang half-jokingly replied: "When you were in high school, your figure wasn't so well developed. Now it's curvy. With a big butt, you should be able to give birth to a son, right?!"

"Hate~ What are you talking about?!"

Zhou Mengyao's face turned red immediately, and she raised her hand embarrassedly and punched Lin Lang on the shoulder.

"I'm doing this on purpose to get a nice peachy butt. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. It has nothing to do with having a big butt and giving birth to a son~"

"Mengyao, I was just joking, why are you blushing?"

Zhou Mengyao blushed and replied, "You have nothing to do, why are you so concerned about my figure? Do you have any feelings for me?"

Without waiting for Lin Lang to answer.

Zhuang Jingxue was standing in the lobby on the first floor of the villa. She looked up at Zhou Mengyao and Lin Lang standing on the spiral staircase, chatting, and said jokingly, "What are you two kids talking about that makes you look so happy?"

"Hello, Master's Wife!" Lin Lang greeted her sweetly.

Zhou Mengyao walked down the stairs while replying, "Mom, we and Lin Lang are all big friends now, okay?"

Zhuang Jingxue smiled kindly and replied, "In my eyes, no matter how old you are, you are still children who haven't grown up."

"Master's wife, what's delicious for lunch today?"

Zhuang Jingxue smiled and replied, "There are Songjiang perch, lotus crab, fried river shrimp, and steamed lobster. They are all delicious. Your master specially asked the kitchen to add a few dishes. You can just eat them."

Lin Lang chuckled and said, "Master and his wife are so kind to me!"

Zhuang Jingxue asked, "Your master's door is closed and he didn't even eat lunch. What does that mean?"

Lin Lang replied truthfully: "Master just attended the memorial service for his old friend Chu Jincheng. He is not in a good mood. He wants to be alone for a while and doesn't want to be disturbed."

"Old Chu was a well-known figure in the business community of Shanghai throughout his life. He was an influential Shanghai businessman in Shanghai City. I didn't expect that he would pass away so suddenly due to a sudden heart attack." Zhuang Jingxue sighed.

Zhou Mengyao said with lingering fear: "Mom, if it wasn't for Lin Lang, he would have seen through the unique skills of traditional Chinese medicine a few days ago that my dad's heart blood was insufficient and his heart vessels were blocked, and he would have received timely medical treatment for surgery and stent treatment."

"My father's two cardiovascular diseases are 70% blocked. If he suffers a sudden myocardial infarction, it is unknown whether he can be rescued!"

Zhuang Jingxue said fearfully: "Yes!"

"Your father accepted a treasured apprentice, who was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. He was exposed to traditional Chinese medicine since he was a child and discovered your father's heart problem in time. Chu Jincheng was not so lucky."

"So your father and I love him as our precious disciple, there's nothing wrong with that!"

Zhou Mengyao smiled sweetly and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Nothing wrong!"

Lin Lang smiled but said nothing. He accompanied his master's wife Zhuang Jingxue and Zhou Mengyao into the restaurant of Zhou's villa and started to have a warm lunch.

During the banquet.

Zhuang Jingxue kept using the serving chopsticks to pick up food for Lin Lang, her eyes full of love for the younger generation.

"Alang, eat more. Master's wife is happy to see you eating!"

"Thank you, Master!"

"Mom, why are you happy just watching Lin Lang eat?"

Zhuang Jingxue actually replied: "You have been eating like a kitten since you were young. You only eat a little at every meal and say you are full when you put down your bowl and chopsticks. I was angry when I saw you eating like a cat when you were young."

"Look at how Alang eats. He eats meat and vegetables with big mouthfuls. He's not picky at all. Mothers like children who eat well. Do you understand?"

Zhou Mengyao said sadly: "Mom, I think you are biased towards boys and have always envied others for raising sons. Now you and my dad are raising Lin Lang, our apprentice, as our son."

"What's wrong, my dear daughter? Do you feel that your position in the family is threatened now?"

"Mom, you've been picking up food for Lin Lang and haven't picked up any for me~"

While eating, Zhuang Jingxue complained: "I pick up food for you, you have to eat it, right?"

"You are such a typical girl from the sea. You only eat a little at a meal. You really save food for our family. Is it so important to keep in shape?"

"Mom, have you ever seen a fat female race car driver?"

"A racer's weight will affect his speed during the race. The most important thing is that he won't be pretty if he's fat, hehe..."

"Daughter, you seem to be eating faster than usual today?"

Zhou Mengyao replied truthfully: "After lunch, I will accompany Alang to the Haihai TV Station to participate in the audition registration for the China Pianist Master Cup. As of this afternoon, the registration for the preliminary audition has ended."

"Daughter, did I hear you right?"

"You accompanied Alang to the audition to sign up for the piano competition?"

"Or should Alang accompany you to sign up for the piano competition?"

"Mom, you heard me right. I accompanied Lin Lang to participate in the piano competition. Don't you know that Lin Lang is also a master of piano playing?"

Zhuang Jingxue exclaimed: "Alang, you can also play the piano?!"

Lin Lang devoured the steamed lobster and replied modestly: "Actually, I'm not very good at it. I just know a little bit! A little bit!"

Zhuang Jingxue smiled and said, "Alang, Master's Wife, I have begun to understand you. As long as you modestly say that you know a little bit, you are proficient in it and are very good at it."

Lin Lang smiled without saying anything and took a sip of freshly squeezed orange juice.

Zhou Mengyao put down her chopsticks, took out a piece of imported high-end wood-printed paper towel to wipe her mouth, and said with a playful and sweet smile: "Lin Lang, I'm done!"

While eating the hairy crab, Lin Lang said weakly: "Mengyao, what do you mean by looking at me like that?"

“I’m not full yet~”

"You don't want to leave now and go to the Haihai TV Station?"

"Let's go Lin Lang!"

"The deadline for piano competition auditions is this afternoon. If you don't leave now, it will be too late~"

"Uh...but I haven't finished eating the crab yet!"

Zhou Mengyao smiled sweetly and said, "It's okay if you don't want to eat the hairy crabs. I'll ask the chef at Zhou's house to steam the king crabs for you tonight, okay?"

After hearing this, Lin Lang suddenly felt that the hairy crab in his hand was no longer fragrant, and stood up and said, "Goodbye, Master's Wife!"

"Mom, I'm leaving!" Zhou Mengyao pulled Lin Lang and left the Zhou's restaurant without saying anything.

Zhuang Jingxue hurriedly warned: "Be careful on the road and drive slowly!"

"I understand, Mom." Zhou Mengyao responded.

After the younger generation left, Zhuang Jingxue ate alone and thought to herself, "These two kids have such a good relationship. They are really a perfect match."

"If Alang's nature is really as pure as he seems, entrusting Mengyao to Alang would be a good choice."

"Alang is talented, low-key, sensible, and blessed. He is a perfect candidate for a son-in-law!"

It was obvious that Zhuang Jingxue's guard against Lin Lang had gradually changed.

Hai TV.

Backstage at the audition studio for the China Pianist Masters Competition.

"Director, this is your working meal."

Mixed-race beauty director Marry Yang took the pizza and milk tea from the staff and politely said "Thank you!"

Today, Marry Yang still has an angelic face and a devilish figure. She is a Chinese-American with black hair and blue eyes. She has deep and delicate facial features, yet still retains the elegant oriental beauty.

Marry Yang was eating her work lunch while holding a short work meeting with her staff backstage in the audition studio.

The general content of the meeting was to hold a recording of the piano competition semi-finals tomorrow morning.

In the afternoon, the final of the piano competition will be recorded.

It turns out that the Chinese-American mixed-race beauty Marry Yang is the director of the "China Pianist Masters Competition" program team. At this time, she did not know that Lin Lang would come to participate in this competition.