“I’ll never swim again!” Lin Wan said with a huff.

“You’re being too extreme!” Li Mu comforted her, “Don’t punish yourself for someone else’s mistake. There’s nothing wrong with swimming. You look beautiful in your bikini. I like to look at you in it.”

“I’ll wear it for you when we reach home, okay?” Lin Wan said shyly.

“Not today, maybe next time!” Li Mu refused almost immediately. He didn’t have the mood for that right now. The only thing he wanted to do most today was to sleep.

“Well, one would get tired of looking at even the most beautiful face sooner or later. Alas, women make themselves presentable for those around them, but nothing lasts forever. Eventually, when they age, those who once admired them will then turn to admire another young woman. I guess this is the shared fate amongst women!”

Li Mu ignored her as he was now in a blur. The sense of relief accompanied by the fatigue from the long drive had made him so muddled that he didn’t pick up the hint between her words. In fact, he didn’t even hear what Lin Wan was saying.

Lin Wan glanced sideways at her husband and reached her hand out.

“Ouch!”

A miserable scream could be heard as Li Mu flinched immediately.

“What’s wrong with you? Why did you pinch me?”

“Do you want to look at it or not?”

“I said no!”

“Ouch!”

Li Mu was furious since she pinched him even harder than before. He was sure that the spots she pinched would be bruised badly.

“I won’t repeat myself again. Yes, or no?” Before he could scold her, Lin Wan yelled in exasperation.

“Yes!” Li Mu wimped out immediately and asked cautiously, “What do you want me to look at?”

Finally, Lin Wan who was wearing a set of sexy lingerie walked in circles in front of her husband. She smiled and asked, “Do I look good in it?”

Li Mu nodded his head repeatedly and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, “Yes, you look amazing! Even I can’t help but want to, you know, well, to your picture.”

“Piss off! Stop reminding me of that disgusting incident again! Are you an idiot? Why look at pictures when I’m right in front of you?”

“Yes, yes, I’m just saying. I’m not stupid, okay? Wait, this doesn’t look like a bikini though. I haven’t seen you wear it before, when did you buy it?”

“I bought it together with those cosplay uniforms. I bought a lot, and I’ll wear different ones for you every day.”

After Lin Wan finished speaking, she glanced at her husband seductively but found that he showed no interest in her at all. She couldn’t help but exclaim, “Are you a blockhead or am I not attractive enough for you?”

Oh right, he forgot to pounce on her. Li Mu wanted to cry. Why was it so hard for him to get a good night’s rest?

Li Mu got up to pounce on her, only to see his wife snap her fingers in front of his eyes. And right after that, he blacked out.

It was almost noon the next day when Li Mu woke up. He stretched himself before noticing his wife who was lying beside him and concentrating on him.

“When did you wake up? And why are you staring at me like that?” Li Mu asked.

“Honey, do you still remember what happened last night?” Lin Wan said cheekily.

“Last night? There were so many things that happened last night, which one are you talking about?”

“I changed my clothes last night. Do you remember?” Lin Wan asked shyly.

Li Mu tried hard to recall, and it seemed to ring a bell. He remembered pouncing at Lin Wan, which was then followed by a nightmare. It was as if something had gotten inside him and swam around. It made him pretty sick.

And after that were long, long erotic dreams that happened one after another. That made him extremely exhausted, to the point of him only waking up at noon the next day.

“I guess I do remember some parts of it, why?”

“Honey, you’re so amazing. I can’t believe you can still make love with me when you’re asleep, and you didn’t call someone else’s name either! I love you so much!”

Lin Wan cupped her husband’s cheeks and gave him a good and affectionate kiss.

Li Mu broke free and asked in horror, “Wait, you meant I sleepwalked last night and made love with you?”

Lin Wan nodded her head repeatedly and replied happily, “Honey, you’re so good at it!”

Terrified, Li Mu sat up immediately and asked while stuttering, “B*llsh*t, did I, did I really sleepwalk?”

“I think so, it’s my first time seeing someone sleepwalking. Your gaze was fixed straight ahead. You didn’t answer whatever I told you, and you were fully focused on what you were doing. I think that’s pretty much considered sleepwalking.”

“Did you drug me?”

“Piss off, who’d drug you!”

Lin Wan’s gaze wandered a little as she yelled in exasperation.

“Why didn’t you wake me up then?” Li Mu asked angrily.

“You can’t wake someone who’s sleepwalking up. I’m scared that if I wake you up, you won’t be able to make love anymore.”

“So you made me suffer for a whole night? I had erotic dreams for the whole d*rn night!”

“It’s obviously the opposite. You’re the one who made me suffer all night! I did it with all my heart. Don’t be such an ungrateful brat.”

Li Mu wanted to cry and muttered, “This is scary. This is so scary! My wife is definitely a demon!”

“You’re the one who’s the demon! Can’t believe you made me do all that even when you were in a blur. Just look at the dark circles under my eyes. It’s all your fault.”

“Wait, I remember I had a nightmare too. What was that about?”

“Stop thinking about it. Maybe what happened during the day scared you. It’s normal to dream of what was on your head the whole day!”

At this point, she got up and smacked her husband, “Get up. I’ll settle the score with you later. Moving on to something serious. Du Xinzhu has called you a few times now. I asked her but she insisted that she wanted to talk to you face to face.”

Li Mu got up hurriedly and went to the washroom. While brushing his teeth, he asked unclearly, “Is she still living at He Xiaoyu’s house?”

“It was only for one night. She didn’t know He Xiaoyu very well and didn’t want to cause her any inconvenience. I guess she’s staying in a hotel now.”

Li Mu cleaned up hurriedly. After having a few bites of food, he called Du Xinzhu and said to Lin Wan, “I’m going to meet her at the hotel. You can have a rest at home. You don’t need to cook tonight. We’ll have dinner outside.”

“Wait for me. I’ll go with you!” Lin Wan dressed herself up in a hurry.

“Don’t go. You’re involved indirectly, and she might feel constrained in front of you. You’d better stay home and have a good rest. I’ll go alone.”

“No! I don’t feel comfortable with the two of you being together alone. Don’t worry. I won’t do or say anything, and the two of you can just treat me like I don’t exist.”

Li Mu couldn’t help but laugh. He pinched his wife’s nose and complained, “You brat, how could you think of me like that? Am I the kind of person who’d not take advantage of others?”

Lin Wan smacked his hand away and smiled, “You’re right. Seems like you do know that you’re always up to no good and that you’re not a gentleman. Therefore, I have to tag along to supervise you.”

Li Mu smacked his head, “Am I still sleepwalking? I don’t even make sense! Alright then, I won’t stop you anymore. Come along if you want!”

Lin Wan said in a serious tone, “Honey, I trust you, but not her. With what’s happened, Xinzhu must be emotionally unstable and desperate for someone to console her. This is extremely inappropriate for friends of the opposite sex to do so. I’m sure you know why.”

“Understood. A woman’s willpower is often weakest when she’s upset, and it is easy for some friends of the opposite sex with ulterior motives to take advantage of the situation. This will hurt her feelings even more.”

After saying that, he smacked his wife hard on her ass, “What’s going on inside your head? Is your husband that kind of b*st*rd?”

Lin Wan giggled and walked out the door with her arm on her husband’s.

The two of them followed the map navigation and got off at the entrance of Hongxiang Hotel.

“Why is she living in a place like this? It looks so shabby. Is she that short of money?” Li Mu muttered in disbelief.

Lin Wan tugged at his sleeve and nodded her head towards the left side of the hotel.

Li Mu followed her gaze and realized that there was a fire brigade on the left side of the hotel. A group of firefighters was seen to be buzzing around inside the garage.

Well, it seemed like she wasn’t in short of money but instead, a sense of security.

Du Xinzhu deliberately chose to live here so she could ask the soldiers for help in case of an emergency. These people were extremely righteous and would certainly not ignore her cries for help.

“Tsk tsk, look, Xinzhu is still pretty calm and level-headed. Does she look like someone who needs someone else to comfort her? You’re worried about nothing.” Li Mu said casually.

“I’m worried that you’ll seek comfort from her instead!” Lin Wan refuted immediately.

Exasperated, Li Mu ignored her and walked towards the hotel, while Lin Wan followed along cheekily.

...

In a luxurious villa, Mr. Gou was seated with more than ten people standing behind him. All of them had a very serious expression on, and there was not a single sound inside the house.

After some time, a man who resembled a butler walked in quickly and whispered a few words into Mr. Gou’s ears. The latter said immediately, “Please, let them in!”

The butler retreated and walked in with several people a few moments later. The one in lead was none other than Mrs. Hong.

Mr. Gou immediately rose to greet her and said with a clasped fist, “Ms. Hong, you’re here! I apologize for not welcoming you outside. It’s my mistake. It’s my mistake!”

Mrs. Hong smiled sweetly and said, “Mr. Gou, you’re being too courteous! I hope you’re not offended by me interrupting your meditation again and again!”

“Of course not, of course not! Ms. Hong, please, have a seat!”

Mrs. Hong sat down on the sofa opposite Mr. Gou, while her men stood behind her.

“Ms. Hong, is there something wrong? Why you suddenly visit?” Mr. Gou went straight to the point.

“You got it right. I do have something I want to talk to you about.” Mrs. Hong replied with a smile.

“Oh, go on, Ms. Hong. I’m all ears!”

“There’s no rush. Before we get to the matter, let me show you something first!” Mrs. Hong waved her hand towards the back, and a man who came along with her came forward immediately and placed a large wooden box on the coffee table.

“Mr. Gou, take a look!” Mrs. Hong said.

Mr. Gou gestured, and someone stepped forward immediately to open the wooden box. He then shrieked and sat down out of shock.

At that moment, those behind Mr. Gou also got a good look at the contents of the wooden box, and the exclamations rose to a clamor.

“What’s with the commotion!” Mr. Gou tapped his cane strongly.

The noise subsided immediately. Mr. Gou stood up and walked nonchalantly to the wooden box. After examining it carefully for a while, he nodded and put the lid back on, and then turned back to sit on the sofa.

“I know him. He’s one of my men. What are you trying to say, Ms. Hong?”

“This man has attacked Ms. Lin three times yesterday and almost took her life. I’m here to seek for an explanation.”

“What?” Mr. Gou said in astonishment, “Kang attacked Ms. Lin?”

“Yes, it’s true. I caught him myself, but unfortunately, he died before I could ask him anything, so I’m here to trouble you, Mr. Gou.”

Mr. Gou nodded and asked the people behind him, “Does anyone of you know what the matter is here?”

All of them shook their heads to indicate that they did not know about this matter. A middle-aged man who looked more intelligent than the others whispered into Mr. Gou’s ear, “Mr. Gou, Kang is Nan’s brother, do you think it could be due to?”

“To take revenge!” Mr. Gou said without trying to hide anything, “His younger brother lost his hands and eyes. He was probably furious on behalf of his brother, so he went after Ms. He. That should be the reason.”