Chapter 146

Upon hearing Gao Yining’s words, Han An hurriedly asked, “What did you lie to me about?”

“There was no semen in that condom, let alone any semen stains.”

Which one is the truth?

“This is the real one; you’ll see when you look at it.”

As she spoke, Gao Yining took out a piece of paper that had been folded twice from her pocket and handed it to Han An.

After opening it, Han An realized it was a test report.

After reading it, Han An asked, “Why did you lie to me?”

“I hope you can be free from this soon,” Gao Yining said. “I can sense your pain, and it’s pain caused by your wife, so I hope you can divorce her as soon as possible. But considering my profession, I must remain objective and not hide the true test results because of my clients’ emotions, so I’ve chosen to tell you the truth. Actually, the reason I lied to you is probably because I lack confidence in love and marriage, so I hope you end this marriage soon. Although the marks on the condom weren’t semen, that doesn’t prove your wife wasn’t sexually assaulted. It’s possible she was sexually assaulted, but it was stopped before the rapist could go that far.”

After listening to what Gao Yining had to say, Han An sighed.

After sighing, Han An said, “I feel very strange right now. I feel like I’m happy, but I also feel unhappy.”

“You’re experiencing this conflict because you still love her,” Gao Yining said. “You’re happy because she might not have been sexually assaulted, but you’re unhappy because you still haven’t found enough evidence to make her divorce you. Mr. Han, I really want to know what her feelings for you are. Does she love you, or is she indifferent?”

“Even if we ignore her lies, all her actions are linked to love.”

“And you seem to think she cheated on me?”

“I believe she knows the kidnappers,” Han An said. “First, she lied to me, saying she was going back to her parents’ home to spend the National Day holiday with her mother, but she ended up booking a hotel room in the city. She didn’t even tell her mother she would be going back during the holiday. Second, if she was kidnapped by a stranger, what would be the reason? If it was for money, the kidnappers would definitely have made her contact her family, which is me. Third, normally she should have immediately called the police, but instead, she chose to call another man who was after her, asking him to rescue her. Because of these three reasons, I believe she was kidnapped by someone she knows, and she doesn’t want me to know who that person is.”

“There is another possibility: she really didn’t know the kidnapper, and the kidnapper just wanted to use her to satisfy his desires, but she escaped later.”

“That doesn’t make sense, because all I saw there was the condom I gave you.”

“So what you said makes more sense,” Gao Yining said. “Since she wants to hide that person’s identity, there’s no need for you to continue investigating. Just get a divorce. Because no matter how much time and energy you spend investigating, the final result will be the same. I saw her photos on your WeChat Moments. She’s really beautiful, like an angel. Even I was a little smitten. I guess you don’t want to divorce her because she’s so stunningly beautiful?”

“That’s not the reason.”

What could be the reason?

“Because she behaves very well at home,” Han An said. “Take the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for example. Even though my mother doesn’t like her and doesn’t give her a good look, she doesn’t complain. Originally, I lived with my parents, but later, because I was worried that she would continue to suffer, I rented a house in the same neighborhood. Now I don’t have much contact with my mother’s side, but I occasionally ask my mother to help take care of my son.”

“So she’s all very virtuous and gentle in her behavior?”

“yes.”

“It’s the virtuous woman who is most likely to break your heart.”

“You’re right,” Han An said. “It’s precisely because she’s still acting so virtuous, even so humble, that I can’t bring myself to divorce her. I always felt she wasn’t the kind of woman with a bad heart, which is why I wanted to know the truth. No matter how bloody the truth may be, I will accept it calmly.”

“So you think that even if she cheated, she should have been passive?”

“Whether it’s passive or active, cheating is cheating.”

Some men will forgive women who are forced to cheat.

“But I won’t. I don’t need a dirty woman.”

“It seems you have a serious case of male chauvinism.”

“This has nothing to do with male chauvinism,” Han An said. “I don’t care about what happened before she got married, but I do care about what happened after she got married. If the kidnapper was her lover, then she probably went back to Lijiang alone these past few years to meet with her lover, so that’s what happened after she got married. People who betray their marriages are the most shameful, far more shameful than thieves, robbers, or even murderers.”

“hysteria.”

Upon hearing these four words, Han An didn’t speak, but only gave a wry smile.

At this moment, a plate containing two bunches of chives was placed in front of them.

Gao Yining didn’t say anything, but simply gestured for Han An to eat the chives.

“Ladies first.”

“I don’t eat chives.”

“Then do you want to order?”

“I noticed you ordered too much meat, so I ordered two skewers of chives for you instead.”

Do you know what my first impression of you was?

“Old-fashioned?”

“I guessed right.”

“Your cousin had the same impression of me when he first met me,” Gao Yining said, leaning back in her chair. “Actually, I have two personalities: a work state and a non-work state. When I’m working, because what I do involves rigorous research, I require my brain to be constantly working calmly. This means I almost never waste my emotions on my expressions, which can give people the impression of being rigid or cold. When I’m not working, I put aside everything related to research and openly enjoy the pleasures of life.”

“This is fine.”

As he spoke, Han An had already picked up a string of chives and started eating.

The barbecue they ordered was served one after another in the next ten minutes.

Han An did not urge Gao Yining to drink because he was not worried that she would get drunk.

After eating and drinking for half an hour, Liu Kun suddenly pulled up a chair and sat down on one side of the rectangular table.

Upon seeing Liu Kun, Han An immediately frowned.

As for Gao Yining, her eyes looked somewhat confused.

Before the two of them could speak, Liu Kun, who had picked up a skewer of chicken wings and started eating, said, “When I went out tonight, I accidentally stepped in a warm pile of dog poop, so I was thinking that maybe my luck was about to change. I just finished singing karaoke with some friends and was looking for a place to get some late-night snacks when I unexpectedly ran into you. I said, Han An, Shenzhen is such a big city, how come it’s such a coincidence?”

“I don’t want to pay for medical expenses.”

“You think you can beat me and my brothers?”

It was only after Liu Kun said this that Han An noticed there were about ten people around him, all of them arrogant and haughty.

Seeing that Han An remained silent, Liu Kun pointed the wing tips at Han An and asked, “Should I pay for the medical expenses, or will you?”

“Hey,” Gao Yining said with a smile, “There’s a girl here, are you guys planning to fight?”

“Hey girl, you’re pretty good-looking!”

“A dog’s eyes can spot gold.”

“Shouldn’t it be about having a discerning eye to recognize gold?”

“Didn’t you hear me when I said you have the eyes to recognize gold?”

“Ouch!” Liu Kun exclaimed, slamming his hand on the table. “You’ve got a sharp tongue, haven’t you!”

“I’ll give you two choices,” Gao Yining said. “First, have a drinking contest with me. If you win, you can do whatever you want with him. Second, fight me. If you win, you can do whatever you want with him even more.”

As soon as Gao Yining finished speaking, a group of thugs, including Liu Kun, burst into laughter.

As for Han An, he couldn’t figure out what Gao Yining was up to.