Chapter 44

“Understood, thank you.”

Upon hearing Han An’s words, the waiter went to distribute masks to the other guests.

As Han An examined the mask, Xu Yina had already put it on.

“Boss, does this look good?”

After raising his head, Han An frowned and said, “You look even better than usual because you’ve become more mysterious. And your mouth is especially small, just like the cherry lips you mentioned last time, so I think quite a few men will want to share a table with you later. Ina, if you want to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, I don’t mind leaving.”

“No, I don’t want to open up to a strange man, that would be so weird.”

“So, are you going to open your heart to me?”

“I don’t really have anything to say.”

“Adults all have worries, so you must have something on your mind.”

“I don’t know,” Xu Yina said, tapping her glass with her index finger. “Boss, could I have another one?”

“If you have something on your mind, just tell me,” Han An said after putting on the mask. “Now you don’t have to treat me as your boss anymore, because I’m a different person now.”

“But you are essentially my boss.”

What kind of man is your husband?

“That’s fine then.”

Hearing Xu Yina’s disappointed tone, Han An poured her a glass of wine without saying a word.

After shaking it, Xu Yina gulped down half a cup.

“You can’t hold your liquor, so try to drink less.”

“Boss, how did you know I can’t hold my liquor?”

“You were drunk when we had late-night snacks at the store last time.”

“I think I drank about half a bottle of beer that time.”

“This liquor has a much stronger aftereffect than beer, so you better take it easy,” Han An said. “If you like to drink, we’ll take the rest of the liquor and green tea after we finish our business and have a good time at your place.”

Xu Yina didn’t say anything, she just sighed.

Seeing the customers sharing tables, Xu Yina asked, “Boss, would you like to share a table?”

“I’m not interested.”

“Since the boss’s wife is having an affair, why don’t you just find someone to have an affair with too? There are so many beautiful women here anyway.”

“She got herself dirty, so I don’t need to get myself dirty too.”

“I love your attitude, boss,” Xu Yina laughed. “If you say no problem, then I know you’re actually a bad man who’s also very much tempted to cheat. I saw a statistic the other day that said the divorce rate has risen by more than ten percentage points this year, and there must be a lot of couples who divorced because of infidelity. As for me, I’ve never thought about cheating, because that’s something only bad women do.”

“I hope you can always be like this, after all, you are an employee I value very much.”

When exactly are they going to leave?

“I don’t know,” Han An said after glancing at the second floor. “Anyway, we’ll just wait here and wait for them to come to us.”

Before Xu Yina could say anything more, a man walked up to her.

“Beautiful lady,” the man asked, “would you like to sit over at my place?”

Before Xu Yina could refuse, Han An said, “Dude, sorry, she’s my girlfriend.”

Because of Han An’s words, the man left.

“Boss, you’re taking advantage of me.”

“At least this way he won’t bother you anymore,” Han An said after taking a sip of his drink. “This guy is really inconsiderate, actually trying to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. Even if you’re looking for someone to talk to, you should go find someone who isn’t sitting with a man. If I were really your husband, and I had a terrible temper and couldn’t stand men talking to you, I would have already lost my temper just now.”

“If a woman comes up to you and tries to chat you up later, should I say you’re my husband?”

“That depends on how beautiful she is.”

“It’s a pity I didn’t record it, otherwise I would have sent this to the landlady.”

“Don’t I even have the right to chat with a beautiful woman for a few minutes?”

“It seems a beautiful woman is coming towards you.”

As she spoke, Xu Yina picked up her wine glass.

After clinking glasses with Han An, the beautiful woman in a sundress asked, “Can I share a table with you?”

“This isn’t convenient,” Han An asked, looking at Xu Yina. “Honey, don’t you think so?”

When Han An shouted at her, Xu Yina was stunned for a moment, and then she felt a wave of heat coming from the front.

She didn’t feel that she and Han An had become husband and wife at this point; she only felt that she was a bad woman who was having an affair behind her husband’s back.

Of course, she knew that Han An didn’t intend to do anything with her; he just wanted to join her in teasing the beautiful woman next to them.

“How could it be inconvenient?” Xu Yina said, squinting her eyes. “I’m not the kind of woman who won’t allow you to chat with beautiful women, so beautiful, just sit here and have a good chat with my husband. You can talk about whatever you want, just pretend I’m not there.”

Because of Xu Yina’s words, the beautiful woman sat down next to Han An.

“My name is Li Qiaoqiao, you can call me Qiaoqiao.”

“Since you’re wearing a mask, you shouldn’t reveal your real name, right?”

“Maybe this is an alias?”

Hearing Li Qiaoqiao’s words, Han An laughed out loud.

Since Li Qiaoqiao had already sat down, Han An felt embarrassed to send her away, so he took out a wine glass from under the table and poured some wine.

The three of them then toasted together.

After the toast, Xu Yina asked with a smile, “Honey, should I excuse myself for a moment?”

“You sit down,” Han An said. “It’s not like we’re going to talk about anything shameful.”

“Are you afraid your wife will be snatched away by other men?” Li Qiaoqiao said in a slightly coquettish voice. “Even though your wife is wearing a mask, with such a great figure, there must be a lot of men eyeing her. Let me tell you, I’m a regular at this bar. There are a lot of men who want to trick women into going to a hotel room after just one drink, and most of them are tourists from all over the country. So if you can’t bear to see your wife being taken to a hotel room by someone else, then you have to let her sit here.”

“What husband would be willing to let his wife be taken to a hotel by someone else?”

“How could there not be? My husband is just like that.”

“Won’t your husband mind?”

“Yes,” Li Qiaoqiao said after eating a cherry tomato, “My husband and I met at this bar, and we went to a hotel that night. Later, because we got along well, we started dating. One time, I got drunk with two of his buddies, and we ended up having a foursome. Since we both enjoyed it, he started having different men play with me all the time. He said that as long as I didn’t get pregnant, he could do whatever he wanted with me, and that I could just wash it off.”

“Your husband really has some rather unusual tastes.”

“He has some kind of mental disorder.”

“And what about you?”

“Me?” Li Qiaoqiao smiled and said, “I’m the kind of person who gets bored easily, so I quite like this kind of life. It’s like watching movies; if you watch the same movie over and over again, you’ll definitely get tired of it. It’s only interesting if you watch a new movie every now and then. When I’m with those men, I can experience different feelings, which makes me feel that life is particularly exciting.”

“I can’t understand your way of thinking.”

“So he and I are kind of special people,” Li Qiaoqiao laughed and then asked, “Are you good in that area?”

Before Han An could answer, Xu Yina asked, “Are you trying to mess with my husband?”