Three

This misunderstanding between the couple has escalated into a major incident due to Director Lei's interference

Huang Ying'er spoke with a sobbing tone, her two legs feeling weak as she was about to crouch down: "No, you haven't touched me."

What is our relationship? Have I ever touched you?

Then why did you secretly give me a handkerchief and a photograph

The more she downplayed her harshness, the more furious Lei Duli became, slamming his hand on the table with a loud bang: "You have gone too far! You are wronging me!"

Bai Xuefeng was startled by his shout and turned to run away

Huang Ying'er trembled in fear: "I... I recognize."

Ye Chunhao shook his head and said, "I dare not."

Director Lei disregarded her and forcefully dragged her away. At night, there were patrol teams in the Lei residence, and at that moment, a team, upon witnessing the commotion caused by the Director and his wife, was frightened and retreated. Bai Xuefeng from the deputy officer's office rushed over upon hearing the news and blocked them at the main entrance. In the light of the electric lamp, he first saw Director Lei barefoot in slippers, wearing pajama pants underneath, with a bathrobe draped over them and a coat on top, his hair disheveled and still wet; while Ye Chun was crying with a tear-streaked face, her qipao sleeves uneven, one longer than the other due to being tugged by Director Lei.

How did you get to know each other

After uttering the word "you," he paused for a moment and asked, "What is wrong with you?"

By the time Lei Duli finished speaking, he had already transformed into a figure brimming with ambition. He struck his thigh with his fist and said softly, "Alright, brother, let's do it this way!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Duli's expression immediately darkened. Yu Tianzuo, noticing this, hurriedly waved his hands in a flurry, saying: "I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously? At our level, who hasn't been through countless battles? Is it possible that we don't know how to fight?"

Seeing that Lei Duli had been silent for a long time, Yu Tianzuo sighed and was about to speak. However, before he could make a sound, Lei Duli suddenly turned over and sat up. He beckoned Yu Tianzuo with a finger, pulling him closer, and then they whispered to each other in a flurry of chatter. Yu Tianzuo listened intently, initially furrowing his brows and wanting to turn his head to look at him, his mouth opening as if to speak. However, Lei Duli seized his head as if grabbing a basketball, not allowing him to move and forcing him to listen. Thus, Yu Tianzuo patiently continued to listen, and the furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

At that moment, she pulled a handkerchief from his suit pocket

After saying this, she felt a tightness in her chest from anger and turned to open the door, walking out. A teacup flew through the air and struck her on the back, hot tea splashing over half her body, yet she remained oblivious and continued to walk briskly. Turning a corner and going down the stairs, she wiped her tears as she exited the building, not knowing where to go, only feeling that she absolutely could not stay in the same room with him any longer. Mr. Lei, wrapped in a bathrobe, chased after her, but as soon as he reached the door, he turned back— it was too cold outside, and he could not bear it.

On this night, the halls in the Eight Great Alleys were thrown into chaos

At this moment, the entire alley fell silent. Huang Ying'er’s matron, along with the young ladies and servants from her household, knelt in a dark mass beside her. All that could be heard was Huang Ying'er crying out: "I just want to invite... invite the esteemed one to... come and sit with me, I do not dare to harbor any ill intentions, please spare me this once..." As she spoke, she also knelt down.

Then he laughed again and said, "Little brother, you say that although your skills in battle are not impressive, when it comes to other matters, your intellect is truly sufficient."

Ye Chunhao struggled vigorously, refusing to walk with him: "Let go of me!"

I am going home

The alleys inside and outside were completely guarded by soldiers, and neither the young women nor the guests were allowed to move. Bai Xuefeng, holding a handkerchief and a photograph, searched house by house, and in a short while, he brought over a girl named Huang Ying'er.

Bai Xuefeng stood there in a daze, looking at the two of them, unsure of what to do. Seeing him standing still, Lei Duli immediately shouted, "Go!"

He is not usually a person of many words, and when he is in a bad mood, he tends to speak incoherently, especially mixing up his words. However, that particular segment he just spoke was flawless. Ye Chun's words sounded pleasant to the ears, but in her heart, she felt a mix of emotions. Although she appears to be amiable, she is certainly not a woman who can tolerate grievances. If her husband were not Director Lei, she would have first rebutted him to the point of anger, and then silenced him with her retorts

At this moment, the supervisor Lei jumped out of the car, walked over to another vehicle, and without regard for the others, went home by himself

At that moment, the servant arrived

He ignored her, and after she tried to strike up a conversation with him and received no response, she fell silent as well. Lei Duli went to the bathroom to take a shower, throwing his clothes all over the floor. She bent down to pick them up one by one, and was overwhelmed by the mixed odors of smoke, alcohol, opium, and perfume emanating from the garments, which was quite suffocating. It was evident that he had spent the night indulging in debauchery. After placing the foul-smelling clothes on a chair, she checked the pockets while pressing the electric bell on the wall to summon a servant to take these stinking items for cleaning.

Ye Chunhao has gained some insight now; looking at this woman, she neither resembles a student nor a typical young lady from a respectable family. Yet, with her expressive eyes and heavy makeup, there is no need for investigation; one can guess that she is either a courtesan from the Eight Great Alleys or a modern socialite. In short, she is certainly not a respectable woman

He had not been back for a minute when he rushed out again, holding a bundle of handkerchiefs in his hand and wearing a woolen coat, panting heavily. He caught up with Ye Chunhao on the small path in front of the building, grabbed her arm without a word, and dragged her forward, saying: "Alright, alright, you don't believe me, do you? I will prove it to you!"

Then he looked up at Ye Chunhao and said, "That's how it is, are you reassured now?"

Where are you going

Upon hearing these words, Ye Chunhao's tears flowed even more violently: "Do you not feel any shame in saying this? My feelings for you are as clear as day! Why do you always use Zhang Jiatian to attack me? I am loyal to you, and my relationship with Zhang Jiatian is innocent. Your slander against me is simply despicable, and I have no respect for you!"

Hearing this, Lei Duli let out a cold laugh: "How could there not be? Don't you have a Zhang Jiatian in Wen County?"

He was taken aback, instinctively spreading his arms wide in a gesture of obstruction. Upon seeing him, Director Lei gasped and said, "Good, just in time! Prepare the car!"

Ye Chunhao gently exhaled two breaths of cool air from his nostrils: "I dare not!"

She held her breath and suppressed her tears, first handing the dirty clothes to the servant. Then, as she closed the door and turned around, she saw Mr. Lei coming out of the bathroom, lowering his head to tie the belt of his bathrobe. Upon raising his head and noticing that there was no prepared nightgown by the bed, he immediately frowned and turned to Ye Chunhao: "You—"

Ye Chun sat idly in the car, feeling no sympathy for Huang Ying'er; instead, while feeling guilty towards Director Lei, he sensed that something was amiss in his heart

Leiduli slammed his hand on the table: "What do you mean by that? Let me tell you, I, Leiduli, am not one to lie to you about this! So what? What if there isn't? Are you going to control me?"

Ye Chunhao still held her breath, fearing that if this breath were to be disturbed, she would lose control and burst into tears. She raised her hand and pointed to the table, squeezing out a choked voice from her throat: "Your clothes, I had someone take them to be washed, and the things in your pockets, I took them out and placed them there."

Ye Chun listened to the four words "You wronged me" as if she had been deeply moved, and tears suddenly flowed down her face: "What are you in such a hurry for? What are you afraid of? I wouldn't dare to wrong you. You can go wherever you like, and I wouldn't dare to interfere. Who are you, and who am I? I don't even have a family to go back to. If you shoot me today, tomorrow there won't even be anyone to collect my body. How could I dare to control you?" I don't even have a family to go back to. If you shoot me today, tomorrow there won't even be anyone to collect my body. How could I dare to control you?

Reverend Lei looked at the pile of powdery fabric on the table, feeling perplexed. He walked over, picked it up to examine it, and then glanced at the small photograph it was wrapped in, also taken aback: "Where did this come from?"

In the midst of Huang Ying'er’s sobbing, Lei Duli turned his head and asked Ye Chunhao, "Did you hear that?"

Ray Du Li saw Ye Chun pressing her lips into a straight line, her two eyes glaring at him fiercely, remaining silent and motionless. He then asked again: "What? Do you not believe me?"

The disheveled Lei Duli and the cat-faced Ye Chunhao sat in the car with the door wide open. Lei Duli held Ye Chunhao's arm with one hand and asked the oriole outside the car, "Do you know me?"

Ray Du Li, being lazy and of similar mindset, thus stretched his legs down from the kang: "Let us proceed according to my plan first; if it does not work, we will discuss it then"

In the afternoon at Lord Yu's residence ... ... we became acquainted.

It was not the handkerchief he usually used, but a pink gauze cloth, with a small character "莺" embroidered on one corner. She placed the handkerchief on the table and continued to rummage through her pocket, and this time she pulled out a four-inch small photograph. The photograph had already been creased, but it clearly depicted a half-length portrait of a young woman.

She had always believed that Lei Duli was not a vulgar person; despite his bad temper, his body and mind were pure. She never expected that he would engage in such lewd activities. In an instant, a wave of heat surged to her chest, leaving her frozen in place, unable to move for a long time. The heat continued to rise, causing her eyes to feel hot and blurry, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Ye Chunhao leaned against the wall and said: "Such a question can only be answered by yourself."

When Lei Duli returned home, it was already twelve o'clock at night. The pain in his backside troubled him greatly, and upon seeing Ye Chun waiting for him with sleepy eyes, he chose to ignore her.

At this point, he recounted how he had gone to the Yu residence for a banquet today, how Yu Tianzuo had introduced a young lady to him, and so on. In the end, he tossed these two items into a wastebasket under the table and said: "The women in the brothel are particularly fond of playing these tricks. If I had noticed it earlier, I would have thrown it away at that time"

Leiduli raised his head and thought for a moment, suddenly realizing: "Oh, it must be that girl who secretly slipped it to me!"