Hao Yan Che arrived home from work at eight in the evening. His wife was a trouble maker. He was worried at work that his wife was crying in their bedroom, and refusing to eat.

  Hao Yan Che walked into the Hao Mansion, and Mrs Chen bowed to him.

  ‘Young master, today young master Ming brought his wife here to visit you,’ Mrs Chen said.

  ‘Where are they?’ Hao Yan Che asked.

  ‘They went home,’ Mrs Chen said.

  Hao Yan Che frowned. He got a bad feeling.

  ‘Young master…… Gun Gun saw young master Ming sleeping with his wife in the living room,’ Mrs Chen said. ‘Gun Gun must have mistaken young master Ming for you. Gun Gun ran away crying. I’ve asked some people to go look for Gun Gun already.’


  ‘Have they found her?’ Hao Yan Che asked.

  ‘No,’ Mrs Chen said. ‘I wanted to send someone to the Yuan Mansion to see if Gun Gun’s there. But I didn’t want Gun Gun’s parents to worry if Gun Gun isn’t there.’


  ‘When did my dummy run away from home?’ Hao Yan Che asked.

  ‘Around ten this morning,’ Mrs Chen said.

  ‘They’re all going to die,’ Hao Yan Che said.

  Hao Yan Che kicked the front door open. He wanted to kill his little brother for making his wife misunderstand, and he wanted to kill his wife for not trusting him and running away.

  Mrs Chen smiled at Hao Yan Che running to the car. She thought he deserved to be anxious for taking Yuan Gun Gun for granted.

  In the car, Hao Yan Che put his phone on speaker and drove out of the driveway.

  ‘Dad, is your loveable daughter at the Yuan Mansion?’ Hao Yan Che asked.

  ‘No,’ Yuan Ting Liu said. ‘What did she do?’


  ‘Nothing,’ Hao Yan Che said. ‘She’s just missing.’


  ‘Oh?’ Yuan Ting Liu asked. ‘Did my little girl run away from home? Have a good talk with her when you bring her home.’


  ‘Dad, don’t worry,’ Hao Yan Che said. ‘I promise I’ll have a good talk with her when I bring her home. Goodnight dad.’


  Hao Yan Che ended the call with his father-in-law. Then he called Long Liu Bo.

  ‘Bo, my little rice ball is missing,’ Hao Yan Che said. ‘Is she at the Long Mansion?’


  ‘I don’t know what to say,’ Long Liu Bo said.

  ‘I understand,’ Hao Yan Che said. ‘I’ll be at the Long Mansion soon.’


  ‘Che, your little rice ball said you have a mistress,’ Long Liu Bo said.

  ‘What do you think?’ Hao Yan Che asked. ‘My little rice ball saw Ming sleeping with his wife Su An Ting in our living room.’


  ‘Ming?’ Long Liu Bo asked. ‘Isn’t he in Las Vegas? When did he come home?’


  ‘Ming came home today,’ Hao Yan Che said. ‘He’s going to die. He hasn’t changed since we were children. Always causing trouble and running away before I can kill him.’


  Long Liu Bo laughed. He understood why Yuan Gun Gun misunderstood Hao Yan Che was cheating.

  ‘I’m hanging up,’ Hao Yan Che said. ‘Keep an eye on my little rice ball.’


  ‘Um,’ Long Liu Bo said. ‘Go easy on your little rice ball.’


  ‘Don’t worry,’ Hao Yan Che said. ‘I won’t be too cruel.’


  Hao Yan Che’s scary gentle voice made Long Liu Bo shiver. Long Liu Bo prayed for Yuan Gun Gun’s life.

  At the Long Mansion at nine at night, Long Liu Bao showed Yuan Gun Gun playgirl magazines.

  ‘Gun Gun, take a look,’ Long Liu Bao said. ‘All the photos are of handsome men.’


  ‘You’re right,’ Yuan Gun Gun said. ‘They are handsome.’


  ‘See this man here?’ Long Liu Bao asked. ‘He’s wearing the pants in the relationship. The man with the long hair is the pet in the relationship.’


  ‘Huh?’ Yuan Gun Gun asked.

  ‘Like how your monster Hao wears the pants and you’re the pet,’ Long Liu Bao said. ‘He bullies you, but you can’t fight back.’


  Yuan Gun Gun nodded her head.

  ‘It’s OK if you don’t understand,’ Long Liu Bao said. ‘I compiled these magazines myself. Take your time to look through them.’


  Long Liu Bao missed her mummy Wu. She was happy to have Yuan Gun Gun to have girl talks with.

  Yuan Gun Gun carefully looked at the magazines. Most of the photos and articles made her blush.

  Suddenly the bedroom door opened. Long Liu Bao and Yuan Gun Gun both jumped a little on the bed. Then Yuan Gun Gun hid behind Long Liu Bao’s back.

  Long Liu Bao glared at the snitching Long brothers who were standing behind Hao Yan Che at the door.

  The Long brothers shook their heads, and they looked innocently at Long Liu Bao like they didn’t snitch.

  ‘Yuan Gun Gun, roll yourself over here!’ Hao Yan Che said.

  Yuan Gun Gun’s body was shaking. But she remembered Hao Yan Che sleeping with another woman in their living room, and she didn’t care if he was cold or angry.

  ‘I…… I’m not coming home,’ Yuan Gun Gun said. ‘I want to divorce you.’


  ‘You want to what?’ Hao Yan Che asked. He narrowed his eyes. ‘Say it again.’


  ‘I…… I want to divorce you,’ Yuan Gun Gun said.

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