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Chapter 23 Covering Up the Lie
Hu Yifei suddenly understood why her deliberate attempts to get close to Martin these past few days had all failed.
She's already imagined a 40-episode melodramatic gay romance drama!
In fact, the main reason Martin ignored Hu Yifei's closeness was entirely out of fear!
As for why I'm afraid?
Most of it comes from Hu Yifei's fighting skills.
Martin was also worried about Hu Yifei's strong personality. If he got together with her, what would happen in the future...? Then he thought of Hu Yifei's famous saying: "In my dictionary, there is no breakup, only widowhood!"
So Martin immediately understood.
Martin raised his arms and shouted: "Xianfei! Xianfei! I'm a Xianfei supporter! I won't interfere or steal her away!"
"Feifei, are they alright inside?"
Lin Wanyu had somehow appeared behind Hu Yifei.
Hu Yifei was startled and hurriedly covered up, saying, "N-nothing, everything's fine!"
Martin, who was inside the house, had already told Zeng Xiaoxian the "truth".
Zeng Xiaoxian said speechlessly, "Martin, I'm not trying to be mean, but if you wanted to do cosplay, you could have just told me! Why did you have to secretly do my makeup while I was sleeping?"
"Ahem! I'm sorry, Teacher Zeng."
Martin looked guilty.
I really feel a little guilty about lying to Teacher Zeng like this...
"Most importantly, you actually gave me..."
Zeng Xiaoxian glanced at the bedroom door, leaned closer to Martin, and whispered, "A green hat. You're just rubbing salt in my wounds. That's not fair."
"I didn't mean to, Mario's brother Luigi is wearing a green hat."
Martin was heartbroken, but this was beyond his control.
Zeng Xiaoxian shouted, "Damn it! Then why aren't you playing Luigi? Age-wise, I should be playing Mario, you're Luigi!"
Martin muttered, "I was just thinking you had experience."
"Experience? What experience?"
Zeng Xiaoxian didn't react for a moment.
"Just wear green...mmm..."
Before Martin could finish speaking, Zeng Xiaoxian covered his mouth tightly with his hand.
"Shhhhhh~"
Zeng Xiaoxian was so anxious he was sweating profusely. He whispered, "Are you trying to kill me? Don't you know the walls are listening?"
Martin pried Zeng Xiaoxian's hands off, spat in disgust, and said, "Pah! What do you mean by 'walls have ears'? I think you're just being paranoid!"
Zeng Xiaoxian glanced at the bedroom door and said in a low voice, "Hmph, knowing Hu Yifei as I do, she's probably eavesdropping outside right now, you believe me?"
"No...right?" Martin hesitated.
Based on Hu Yifei's performance in Love Apartment, it's not impossible!
"Watch closely."
Zeng Xiaoxian deliberately raised his voice, saying, "Martin, how can you do this? How can you act like this? It's so inconsiderate!"
After saying that, Zeng Xiaoxian gestured to Martin to be quiet. He tiptoed to the bedroom door, unlocked all the locks in an instant, and then opened the door.
Hu Yifei and Lin Wanyu, who had been eavesdropping by pressing their ears against the door, stumbled into the room.
Zeng Xiaoxian rolled his dead fish eyes and made a gesture with both hands toward Hu Yifei that looked like "please look".
Martin: (๑●0●๑)
Hu Yifei and Lin Wanyu stood up with embarrassed expressions.
Hu Yifei chuckled dryly, "Hehehe, we...we're just passing by."
"Forehead..."
Lin Wanyu blushed shyly and lowered her head, feeling somewhat at a loss.
Passing by made her feel so ashamed that she couldn't lift her head.
As expected of Hu Yifei, the queen of stubbornness.
Martin secretly gave her a thumbs up.
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3601, Living Room.
Martin and Zeng Xiaoxian explained the whole story to everyone.
Lin Wanyu suddenly realized, "So, Martin dressed you up like this while you were sleeping, Teacher Zeng?"
Hu Yifei exclaimed in surprise, "You two aren't together? Aren't you wearing matching outfits?!"
"Together?"
Martin paused for a moment.
"Matching outfits?!"
Zeng Xiaoxian glared at Hu Yifei.
How could you say something so outrageous?
Martin quickly said, "Yifei, you can't say things like that so casually, it can cause misunderstandings!"
"Um, I mean... are you two Mario brothers now?"
"Yay..." Martin and Zeng Xiaoxian gave each other a thumbs-up in perfect unison.
At this moment, Lu Zhanbo was pouting, his face full of unhappiness.
[Lu Zhanbo complained: Why can Teacher Zeng cosplay, but I can't? Martin is so biased!]
Hu Yifei's gaze swept back and forth, and she laughed, "You know what, you two do look a bit alike now."
"Hehehe, we're brothers."
Martin gave a wry smile.
Lying is no fun.
Recalling the Mario Brothers' appearance in the game, Lin Wanyu exclaimed, "You two look so incredibly like the Mario Brothers—your clothes, your faces, even your beards! You're like real-life Mario Brothers!"
Zeng Xiaoxian said, "You know what, after cosplaying as Luigi, I have a strange sense of familiarity with pipes and stuff, and I really want to go inside and take a look? I don't know if it's just psychological or what."
Martin emphasized, "Hahaha, it's all psychological, it must be psychological!"
Zeng Xiaoxian reached out to touch his big nose.
Martin quickly stopped him.
"Teacher Zeng! This outfit is not only expensive but also time-consuming. It would be terrible if it got damaged!"
Zeng Xiaoxian awkwardly lowered his hand, sniffed, and said, "Ah? That's true. I didn't even realize my nose was fake. It must be quite an achievement to do that."
"By the way, Martin, what's wrong with this beard of mine? I thought it was a fake beard at first, but when I pulled it, it hurt so much I almost cried."
Martin lied, his head aching, "This...this beard is...glued on, I'm worried it'll fall off."
"What the hell? It's stuck on?!" Zeng Xiaoxian jumped up from the sofa.
"502?"
"...Ah." Martin mumbled an indistinct "ah".
"Martin, how could you put glue on my handsome face? You've ruined me!"
Zeng Xiaoxian rushed towards the bathroom.
"Teacher Zeng! Where are you going?"
Martin called out to Zeng Xiaoxian.
"Of course I washed it off! I don't want to be disfigured!"
"No, no, no!"
Martin grabbed Zeng Xiaoxian and started brainstorming.
"I didn't use super glue, I used... bio-adhesive. This bio-adhesive is cutting-edge technology. It's not only harmless to the body, but it can also beautify and nourish the skin."
"Bio-adhesive? And it even has beauty and skin-nourishing properties?"
Zeng Xiaoxian gave me a look that said, "Don't try to fool me because I'm not well-educated."
Martin forced a smile and said, "Really, this bio-adhesive is a completely natural and pollution-free substance. It's very expensive; just the little bit I used for you cost me three thousand yuan!"
Three thousand dollars!??
Zeng Xiaoxian almost bit his tongue, then pouted and rubbed his beard with his fingers.
"What are you doing?"
Martin looked at him, puzzled.
Zeng Xiaoxian said, "I'll spread it out more evenly so it's easier to absorb..."
Everyone: "..."
Martin walked on eggshells, meticulously crafting his lie, fearing he might inadvertently give himself away, until...
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