Chapter 28: has already gone bankrupt

After her face flushed slightly, Xu Yina said, “It seems that you, boss, are not a proper man either, so I have to keep my distance from you.”

“Being too serious makes you seem too pretentious.”

“But you can’t say I have big breasts, boss!”

“Did I say you have big breasts? I just said that some parts of you don’t quite fit the ‘skinny’ stereotype,” Han An laughed. “But it seems you’re really confident about your breasts, otherwise you wouldn’t think I thought they were big. Actually, whether it’s breasts or butt, having a larger size is an asset. You’re so thin, but your breasts and butt aren’t small, so with a figure like that, you must be very popular with men. If I’m not mistaken, there should have been guys pursuing you since high school.”

“There are definitely some, but I haven’t agreed to any of them.”

“So how did you and your husband get together?”

“Blind dates,” Xu Yina said. “When I was in school, I thought the guys who pursued me were just looking to alleviate their loneliness, not to get married. So if I dated them, I would definitely be the one who suffers. I thought that cherishing myself would lead to a happy marriage, but that’s not actually the case. Boss, do you think marriage is like a gamble?”

Will it?

“I think so,” Xu Yina said. “I’ve talked to my mom about it. She said that when she married my dad, she thought she had made the right choice. But it wasn’t until she found out that my dad had cheated on her that she realized she had made the wrong choice when she had to choose between the two. My mom was very beautiful when she was young, and there was a man pursuing her back then. After my mom chose my dad, that man married another woman. Now that couple is very happy, while my mom is always sighing and complaining. She said that if she had chosen that man, she would probably be very happy now. Unfortunately, my mom still made the wrong gamble.”

“Marriage is not a game; no one knows what the future holds, so you could call it a gamble if you wanted.”

“So sometimes I’m quite envious of those single people.”

“Don’t you and your husband have a good relationship?”

“It’s all because he’s always playing games,” Xu Yina said, sounding somewhat distressed. “When we got married, I thought I’d found the best man in the world, but now I realize I was just being delusional. But since I made this bitter pill myself, I guess I’ll just have to drink it myself. Boss, I feel like I’ve lost the gamble, just like my mom. Do you think you’ve lost too?”

When asked this question by Xu Yina, Han An immediately fell silent.

If his wife cheats on him, then he has indeed lost.

Based on the clues available so far, there is a 90% probability that his wife cheated on him.

If he didn’t cheat, then his wife must have been raped as well, otherwise there’s no way to explain the ligature marks on her wrists and the scratches on her inner thighs.

Whether his wife cheated on him or was raped, he should be considered a loser, right?

Looking at the steaming black goat hotpot, Han An, who was very hungry but had no appetite, said, “Even if I lose, I can’t lose forever. Because as long as I get divorced, I will have the right to choose again. As long as my remarried partner doesn’t cheat and is virtuous and kind, I will still be the winner.”

“If you lose a bet, you can gamble again; the outcome is never certain.”

“I know, but I can’t stay single just because I’m afraid of losing.”

What’s wrong with being single?

“I have to give my son a home.”

“It seems that many couples whose relationship has broken down don’t divorce because of their children.”

“Single-parent families are not conducive to a child’s development.”

“To gamble again for the sake of the child, this can actually be seen as an expression of fatherly love.”

“If I win the bet, I might be living a better life than I am now.”

“I feel I can’t talk to you about marriage,” Xu Yina said, “because I’m rather pessimistic about marriage, and it might affect your views on marriage. Anyway, if your wife really did cheat on you, then I support you getting a divorce. I also support you remarrying; who knows, you might meet a better woman than your wife.”

“Thanks.”

As he spoke, Han An picked up the plum juice.

Seeing this, Xu Yina quickly picked up the plum juice.

After touching each other, the two of them gulped down a couple of mouthfuls of water.

“Eat up,” Han An said. “This black goat is very nutritious.”

Does it have a breast enhancement effect?

Do you want to become a big milk cow?

At this point, both of them laughed.

After finishing his meal, Han An went to the cashier to pay the bill.

After paying with WeChat, Han An asked, “Boss lady, do you know a travel agency called Haotian in Lijiang?”

“Haotian Travel Agency?”

“Yes.”

“I think I vaguely remember it.”

“Do you know where this travel agency is?”

“I don’t know,” the proprietress said. “With the internet so developed now, you can just search for it online and find out the address.”

“Yes, thank you for reminding me, ma’am.”

“Don’t mention it!”

After leaving the restaurant with Xu Yina, Han An opened UC Browser and searched for “Haotian Travel Agency”.

Because there are several travel agencies with the same name across the country, Han An changed his search terms to “Lijiang Haotian Travel Agency”.

He saw the relevant information on a website.

In addition to the travel agency’s landline number, the travel agency’s address is also provided.

Now, all we need to do is go to Haotian Travel Agency and find Li Fulong, and we’ll be able to figure out a lot of things!

“Yina,” Han An said, “if you’re not going back for your lunch break, then you can come with me to Haotian Travel Agency.”

“no problem!”

After receiving Xu Yina’s affirmative answer, Han An immediately hailed a taxi.

After they both got in, they turned their phones toward the driver, Han An, and said, “Driver, please take us here.”

After looking at the address, the driver said, “That travel agency has already gone out of business. What are you going there for?”

“It went bankrupt?”

“Yes,” the driver said. “I remember it was the year before last.”

Han An wanted to go to Haotian Travel Agency to find Li Fulong, but he didn’t expect that Haotian Travel Agency had already gone bankrupt.

That’s why Han An got off the bus after saying thank you.

To verify whether the driver was telling the truth, Han An even dialed the landline number listed on the webpage.

The result indicated that the number was invalid.

“It’s a disconnected number,” Han An said. “Either the landline number itself is wrong, or it has been cancelled.”

“That driver had no reason to lie to us, did he?”

“No,” Han An said, “He’s a businessman. He’s bringing us over to make money. He wouldn’t turn down money.”

“So, does that mean we can’t find Li Fulong now?”

“Yes,” Han An said, “but it would have to be done through my wife’s phone.”

“So, are we going to part ways now?”

“We still have some time,” Han An said, glancing at his watch. “I arranged to meet her at three o’clock, and it’s only 1:30 now. Yina, I’ll take you for a walk over to Black Dragon Pool. I think the scenery there is quite nice.”

“Sure,” Xu Yina asked after a pause, “Should we take a taxi there?”

“It’s only a ten-minute walk,” Han An said as he walked forward. “By the way, when you’re wandering around the ancient city alone at night, don’t let any handsome guys take you to bars. Although the crackdown on bar scams is quite severe now, there are still quite a few scammers ripping off tourists. If you end up losing both money and your dignity, I’m really worried you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.”