You know, I always have this habit of calling my wife around this time.
But for some reason, she's been coming home late every other day lately.
Especially the last time, I heard her breathing strangely on the phone.
Even though she explained it away, saying she was practicing running, I still felt uneasy.
It's just that sensitivity you have about your other half.
With really mixed feelings, I dialed my wife's number.
I don't know why, but it always takes her a while to answer the phone.
This time too, it rang for a whole thirty seconds before she picked up.
"Honey, where are you?" I blurted out the question as soon as she answered.
"I'm at school. What's up?"
Suddenly, her voice sounded really cold, giving me this icy feeling.
I thought to myself, maybe she's still mad at me about yesterday.
If Fang Min told her about what happened today, there's definitely going to be a big fight when I get home.
They say best friends are the best at breaking up marriages, and now I know it.
My only hope now is on Zhao Hu.
That guy is still somewhat friendly with me. If he talks to Fang Min, I wonder if she'll give him any face.
What I'm even more afraid to imagine is, if I actually catch my wife cheating today, how am I going to face it?
I love my wife so much. If we really get divorced, I can't imagine how I'll live in the future.
So even though we're having the silent treatment now, I'm still trying my best to please her.
"Honey, are you coming home for dinner tonight?"
"No, the sports meet is in a few days, and I have to step up my long-distance running practice. After all, it's part of my job."
My wife used work as an excuse, leaving me no room to argue. After all, the pressure to make a living is pretty high these days.
"Okay, honey, then you practice hard. I'll just eat out tonight."
My wife didn't even say goodbye before hanging up, which made me feel really gloomy.
Gu Xiaofei, who was next to me, heard Lu Wan's attitude towards me and sneered, "You still say your wife hasn't changed her mind? Her attitude towards you already says it all."
To be honest, my wife isn't usually like this to me. This is all a result of Gu Xiaofei's phone call yesterday.
I suddenly got angry and said to Gu Xiaofei, "If you hadn't called in the middle of the night, would Lu Wan be acting like this towards me?"
Gu Xiaofei said, "Zhao Jian, I'm not trying to do good and get blamed for it. I'm trying to make you see the truth."
I glared at Gu Xiaofei fiercely and said, "If what you said today is true, then I won't hold anything from the past against her. But if you dare to falsely accuse Lu Wan, I'm definitely not letting you get away with it."
Gu Xiaofei lightly tapped my forehead with her finger and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely let you see the truth."
Clearly, Gu Xiaofei had been planning this for a long time.
Now it seemed that this woman's scheming was far beyond my imagination.
Gu Xiaofei usually stays home all the time. I don't know how she got this information, unless... she had someone following my wife.
It seems she's willing to go to any lengths to break up my marriage.
I carefully looked at Gu Xiaofei. With her perfect face and amazing figure, she was truly beautiful.
Given Gu Xiaofei's looks and everything, she could totally find a younger, more handsome guy. Why would she be with President Zhang?
And looking at the current situation, President Zhang seemed to want to dump Gu Xiaofei, and there was some shady deal between them.
Clearly, Gu Xiaofei wasn't in it for the money, otherwise President Zhang wouldn't have gotten me involved.
The current issue is that Gu Xiaofei wants to catch President Zhang cheating. It seems like this has been her long-brewing goal.
I had a faint feeling that I had gotten myself into some kind of war.
Originally, I shouldn't have gotten involved in something like this, but my wife got dragged into it, and it's affecting me a lot.
I can give up that job, but I absolutely can't lose my wife. That's the main reason why I'm here, ready to catch them in the act no matter what.
At this moment, Gu Xiaofei ordered another cup of coffee and sat there slowly sipping it.
But my mood was like an ant on a hot pan, I couldn't calm down at all.
The sun was slowly setting below the horizon, and light was replacing darkness.
And at this moment, my mood also sank into utter darkness.
Gu Xiaofei and I just sat there for an hour without saying a word.
When it was six o'clock in the evening, Gu Xiaofei said to me, "Zhao Jian, we should go."
My heart suddenly plunged into extreme panic because I was really afraid something had happened to my wife.
Women are creatures with very delicate minds, and Gu Xiaofei seemed to sense my distracted state.
"What's wrong? Are you scared?"
Gu Xiaofei walked closer to me, her impressive firmness pressed against my chest, and her alluring eyes looked at me hazily, as if she wanted to devour me in one bite.
I instantly felt all the men in this tea bar looking at me with envy.
I didn't even feel this way when I was dating my wife because she always dressed so appropriately.
"Scared? Not a chance."
Even though I said that toughly, I was actually very unsure inside.
Actually, no matter what the outcome tonight, I knew I was a loser.
"Good that you're not scared."
Gu Xiaofei was still smiling when she said this.
As soon as we walked out of the tea bar, a black Mercedes-Benz suddenly pulled up in front of us.
At this moment, a middle-aged man got out of the car and bowed to Gu Xiaofei.
"Good evening, Miss!"
Hearing this, I stared at Gu Xiaofei with a surprised look.
In my mind, Gu Xiaofei was just President Zhang's mistress, a housewife who had been cast aside by society.
Such a person would definitely not be able to discover my wife's affair.
I was starting to understand Gu Xiaofei's background less and less.
My previous understanding of Gu Xiaofei all came from what President Zhang had said, and I hadn't asked much more.
It was better to say less about such things, and I didn't want to cause any trouble.
At this moment, Gu Xiaofei said to me, "Get in the car!"
Although I was a bit surprised, I got into the car without a word.
I vaguely felt like I was trapped in a dark box, completely at the mercy of others.
Once we were in the car, Gu Xiaofei said to the middle-aged man, "Go to the Golden Coast Hotel."
Hearing the name of this hotel, I couldn't help but feel a jolt of surprise.
This name felt too familiar to me. President Zhang used to go there often too.
Not for any particular reason, President Zhang was just a nostalgic person.
President Zhang himself had once said that before he made his fortune, he worked as a security guard in this hotel.
I also wasn't clear on what methods he used back then to actually win over the wealthy Qin Jingyi.
Sometimes, when I went to President Zhang's house, I always found the madam acting strangely.
Because the madam's behavior seemed very flirtatious.
I even suspected that the madam was cheating on him.
Having followed President Zhang for these past few years, I knew he was a very shrewd person. He wouldn't be unaware of his wife's odd behavior.
This was probably what Gu Xiaofei meant by "everyone plays their own game, and everyone leaves each other in peace"!
Actually, I thought that such a marriage was already in name only.
So, I couldn't understand even more how Qin Jingyi had fallen for the boss back then.
Maybe Zhang Zhiyuan was very handsome back then, and he had a sweet tongue, and the rich girl just happened to fall for that kind of thing.
Because I had been to this hotel a few times, I was quite familiar with the environment here.
What I found very strange was that Gu Xiaofei didn't have the driver take the car into the hotel. Instead, he stopped the car at the hotel entrance.
Feeling a bit agitated, I asked Gu Xiaofei, "What exactly is going on?"
Gu Xiaofei looked at me with a somewhat charming gaze and said, "Don't be impatient, the main character hasn't arrived yet!"
It seemed she was quite confident about everything that was happening today.
This made me feel even worse.
About twenty minutes later, a woman wearing a red cloak got out of a taxi.
At this point, it was already getting a bit dark. Besides seeing the red cloak, I couldn't really see the other person's face.
But my first instinct told me that my wife also had a red cloak like that.
Although I wasn't sure if my wife had worn that red cloak when she went out today, I always felt very sensitive about it.
Could that be my wife?
I pressed my eyes tightly against the car window, wanting to see if that person was indeed my wife.
The light was really too dim, and I couldn't see the other person's face at all.
However, judging from the other person's figure, she looked very much like my wife.
Although I couldn't see her face, I could still see her gestures and movements clearly.
I saw that the woman was holding a plastic bag in her hand.
If she was out having an affair today, then the plastic bag must contain underwear.
In an instant, I almost couldn't help myself and wanted to rush out to see what was going on.
But appearing at this time would undoubtedly be slapping myself in the face, and my wife might even turn around and accuse me instead.
A woman who is cheating has no rationality whatsoever, after all, it concerns her own reputation.
I could only watch helplessly as the woman in the red cloak walked into the lobby of the Royal Dynasty Hotel.
At this point, I couldn't hold back any longer and asked Gu Xiaofei, "Was that just now my wife?"
Gu Xiaofei snorted coldly and said, "You don't even recognize your own wife, and you're asking me?"
Undoubtedly, these were sarcastic words aimed at me, leaving me speechless.
Gu Xiaofei continued, "If you want to catch the adulterer, then don't say anything."
As time passed second by second, my mood became increasingly tense.
When it was seven o'clock in the evening, Gu Xiaofei suddenly said to me, "Get out of the car."
I knew in my heart that the moment of truth had arrived.
Gu Xiaofei walked directly into the hotel lobby. The dress she was wearing immediately attracted countless gazes.
At this moment, something surprising suddenly happened.
Because the hotel lobby attendant suddenly bowed to Gu Xiaofei and said, "Good evening, Miss Gu!"
Judging by his manner, this attendant seemed to know Gu Xiaofei, and they seemed quite familiar.
Through this series of events, I vaguely felt that Gu Xiaofei seemed to have another side to her that I didn't know about.
If she really was a rich girl, I couldn't figure out why she would become the boss's mistress. What exactly was she after from the boss?