“Do you know what I hate most about you?” Han An said, “I hate it when you think you’re so smart.”

“It seems I need to spend more time nurturing my relationship with you, brother-in-law.”

“No need, that’s a complete waste of time.”

“So, do you want to hear it or not?”

“And the cost?”

“Let me hold your arm.”

“In exchange for something else, like me treating you to ice cream.”

“Not interested.”

“Then you’d better not say anything.”

As he said this, Han An quickened his pace and headed towards Happy Valley.

Seeing this, Bai Qin hurriedly followed.

After walking side by side as before, Bai Qin said, “Brother-in-law, before I saw that scene, I loved my sister very much and naturally wished you both well in your marriage. But after seeing that scene, I felt that my sister didn’t love you at all, or rather, she loved more than just you. As for the other reason, it’s not because I was hugged by you, but because you’ve taken such good care of me all these years. When I was in college, you paid for all my living expenses. I always felt so warm when I received money from you. I remember when I was a sophomore, you even came to visit me at school. My roommates kept praising how handsome you were, saying you would definitely be my boyfriend. When I said you were my brother-in-law, they even said that half of my sister-in-law’s butt belonged to you.”

What did you see?

“You expect a reward without paying a price?”

“When I sent you living expenses back then, I never thought about getting anything in return.”

“My coming to work at Hanji is the best way to repay you.”

“If you don’t tell me, I’m not going in.”

“Brother-in-law, you’ve learned to be arrogant too?”

“explain!”

“That commanding tone is just like a cold, aloof CEO from a romance novel,” Bai Qin said, shrugging her shoulders. “In early August, I saw a man standing face-to-face with my sister in the neighborhood. I was planning to go to your place for a free meal, so it was kind of a coincidence. But it was me who bumped into my sister, not the other way around, because she didn’t even notice me. I was about to go up and say hello when I suddenly saw that man kiss my sister’s cheek and pat her butt. My sister looked a little angry and glanced around. If I hadn’t hidden in time, she definitely would have seen it. When I looked back, the man was gone. After that, my sister walked towards the east gate alone, so I went up to find you first. When my sister came back, she was carrying a bottle of soy sauce.”

“You’re not lying?”

“I admit I lied to you last time about Li Fulong being my sister’s boyfriend, but I definitely didn’t this time,” Bai Qin said. “Anyway, after seeing my sister being kissed and patted on the butt by that man, my impression of her plummeted. She’s already married, yet she was being all lovey-dovey with that man in your neighborhood. Is that something a married woman should do? Plus, I’ve always had a good impression of you, brother-in-law, and I wanted to find a boyfriend similar to you, so I thought you might be happier with me. Besides, before I met you, my sister was a tour guide, a job where she was easily taken advantage of.”

“Then why didn’t you tell me two months ago?”

“She’s still my sister, so I need to go through a two-month internal struggle first, right?”

“You’re not lying to me this time, are you?”

“Brother-in-law,” Bai Qin said, sounding somewhat speechless, “I’ve already told you, I absolutely did not lie to you this time.”

“What did that man look like?”

“I don’t know.”

“Didn’t you see it with your own eyes?”

“I was standing diagonally behind that man, so I definitely couldn’t see what he looked like,” Bai Qin said. “He was about 1.8 meters tall, neither fat nor thin, and he was wearing a beige plaid shirt and jeans. As for his hairstyle, it didn’t seem to be anything special, just medium-length. Anyway, that’s all I know. My sister probably knows more about the rest, so you can ask her.”

“She won’t admit it.”

“Then let’s pretend I didn’t say anything.”

Do you remember what the number was?

The first Sunday of August.

Upon hearing Bai Qin’s words, Han An took out his phone.

After looking at the calendar, Han An said, “August 6th.”

“So what if we know the date?”

“It’s better than not knowing,” Han An said, quickening his pace. “Come on, I’ll take you to have some fun.”

“Thank you, brother-in-law!”

Bai Qin was all smiles, while Han An frowned deeply.

Kissing his wife’s face and touching her buttocks—that’s something only a lover would do, right?

Even though Bai Qin said his wife seemed a little angry, Han An felt it was because she did such a thing in public, not because he hated her for what she did.

So, is this man from Lijiang, or is he in Shenzhen?

If he’s from Lijiang, then he might be the man who played sexual malaria games with his wife.

If he were in Shenzhen, he would be another lover.

The thought that his wife might have been with more than two men besides him made Han An feel very uncomfortable.

Adding the matter of pubic hair made Han An even more uncomfortable.

Did he marry not a virtuous wife and loving mother, but a wanton whore?

We bought two tickets and went into Happy Valley together.

Looking at the people coming and going, Han An said, “Xiao Qin, lead the way, I’ll follow you.”

“This is my first time here. Shouldn’t my brother-in-law be leading the way?”

“There’s a map next to you. See where you want to go, and I’ll go with you.”

“All right!”

For the next three hours, Han An stayed with Bai Qin.

Magical castle, adventure mountain, gold mine town, Shangri-La snowfield…

While riding the roller coaster, Bai Qin, who was terrified, clung tightly to Han An’s arm.

Around 4:30, the two of them walked out of Happy Valley together.

Because she was having so much fun, Bai Qin was covered in sweat, and her face was as red as an apple.

As for Han An, he didn’t sweat much because he minimized his exercise.

“Brother-in-law! This is so awesome!”

“Could you please stop saying such ambiguous things?”

“Brother-in-law,” Bai Qin said, taking Han An’s arm, “when are you going to let me have some fun again?”

“You can do it yourself; you can have a great time by yourself.”

“How could I possibly be happy without you by my side?”

“Alright, let’s end this topic.”

“So, what topic should we talk about next?”

“Don’t do this,” Han An said after removing Bai Qin’s hand. “From now on, you go your way and I’ll go mine. We’ll keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other.”

“The key is that we should be taking the same subway, so it’s impossible for us to separate.”