It was rare for the two of them to chat so much, yet sleep eluded them.
Gu Lili opened her eyes and looked at him not far away, "For a man as outstanding as you, you must not be young. How come I don’t see you with any women?"
Rong Fei had been cultivating his mind and body during this time, without a single woman by his side.
As an adult male who had lived for so many years, he naturally had his needs. He was all too familiar with the affairs between men and women.
When he wanted a woman, he’d find a bed partner; when he grew tired of her, he’d kick her out – out of sight, out of mind.
He never invested even a shred of emotion in any woman; for him, women were only a means to vent his needs, nothing more.
"Why bother with someone who comes when called and leaves when dismissed?"
The statement couldn’t be clearer: summon them when in need, send them packing when not.
"You’ve definitely never tasted the flavor of love."
"I don’t need that stuff – it’s bothersome."
Gu Lili lay flat, looking up, "Love turns people into fools. It’s better not to have it."
Two faces surfaced in her mind: Long Chan and Long Yubei. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
The same person with different appearances, yet they seemed like two separate people.
If Gu Lili were to say who she, apart from her two children, wished to see the most right now, his name would come to mind.
He was the only man she had ever loved.
She had given him everything she could.
Walking with him to this point in life, Gu Lili thought of a phrase – fate plays tricks on us.
Now, she felt that living life without sharing hearts, yet being protected by him, having a father for her children, and someone to accompany her was very good.
Perfect in every way.
Yet, this too was shattered.
Early in the morning, the rain drizzled down.
A murder took place in a nightspot in Kangbei District of City A.
The victim was Ye Ying’s own brother, Ye Zheng, who was hacked to death in a private room and discovered by a cleaning staff member this morning.
A homicide in such a bustling part of the city had a detrimental effect on its image.
When the Ye family arrived at the police station, Ye Zheng’s body had already been sent for forensic examination.
Ye Mu was on the verge of fainting, and Ye Ying was even more filled with anger and fear.
Both mother and daughter suspected that Shi Xiaotian had hired someone to commit the murder and reported this information to the police.
However, after investigation by the police, Shi Xiaotian was not considered a major suspect.
The murderer was a tall male who blatantly ignored the nightspot’s surveillance. From entering the private room to leaving, it only took three minutes, and he left fingerprints as though he killed openly without fear of arrest.
Fingerprint collection had long been a method used by the police for investigative work.
It didn’t matter if the murderer didn’t have his fingerprints collected; as long as a relative with a blood relationship to him had theirs collected, the police could follow this clue to find him.
This shortened the time needed to solve the case.
Therefore, in less than 48 hours, the case was cracked, and the murderer Chen Daming was successfully captured by the police at a gambling den.
According to Chen Daming’s confession, Ye Zheng had cheated at the gambling den last night and was caught. When confronted, Ye Zheng was arrogant, and a dispute arose followed by a big quarrel, resulting in Chen Daming getting beat up by Ye Zheng’s bodyguards.
Chen Daming harbored resentment in his heart. As a bachelor with no family or children, he had no concerns about the consequences of his actions.
Enraged, he found out where Ye Zheng was and killed him without hesitation.
It was coincidental timing, as at that moment, Ye Zheng, not wanting his bodyguards to get in the way of his flirting, had sent them to wait for him in the car outside the nightspot.