The 99th Divorce

The woman was dressed in a silver figure-hugging skirt and off-shoulder top. Her upper arms were fair and smooth, and her face was heavily made up. It was obvious from one look that she was a frequent walker in the night scene.

When everyone around saw this woman, they wolf-whistled.

“Who is this? Aren’t you going to introduce her to us?”

“I never expect that someone as decent- and honest-looking as you could find such a beauty to shack up with!”

“Not so decent and honest after all! Hahaha!”

Everyone was speaking at the same time. Luo Zhan began to get annoyed at the comments about him. He waved his hand in exasperation and protested, “What the hell! Where did this trollop come from? You’re putting so much on display. Do I even know you?”

When the woman heard that, her expression changed immediately. “What is that supposed to mean?”

“I already said that I don’t know you! Yet, you keep insisting on pestering me. If that doesn’t make you a trollop, what does?” Luo Zhan’s tone was very discourteous.

“Hey hey hey! How can you treat a beautiful woman this way? Your actions are going to incur the wrath of heaven!” The bystanders were beginning to sympathize with the lady and shooting Luo Zhan dirty looks.

One of them stepped forward. “Miss, this guy is drunk. Don’t hold it against him…”

Before he could finish his sentence, his eyes widened at the scene that was unfolding behind the lady. It wasn’t just him. Everyone around turned their heads in unison in that direction.

Behind the lady, a group of big and tall men suddenly emerged. All of them were dressed in a tight-fitting T-shirt. They stood behind the woman and stared straight at the men in front of her with hostile expressions.

The woman laughed coldly and looked at Luo Zhan. She said, “I dare you to repeat what you just said.”

Luo Zhan’s back had been facing them the whole time. Naturally, he hadn’t noticed the scene that had unfolded behind him.

When he noticed the reaction of everyone around him, he instinctively turned around. With one look, Luo Zhan was stunned. He was just having a bad day and had needed an outlet for his anger. What had the situation come to?

Luo Zhan began to feel afraid and asked, “What are you up to?”

The woman was very satisfied with Luo Zhan’s expression. She turned to look at the biggest man of the lot and said, “Big Brother, you heard him. This man slept with me but refused to pay up. He even called me a f*cking trollop! Help me teach him a lesson!”

Luo Zhan was a geek. He was an unmistakable geek. He was the sort of geek who looked like an unkempt patient suffering from an illness of fatigue, with muscles that had all degenerated into fats.

Faced with such a scene, Luo Zhan widened his eyes. Seeing the group standing behind him, he stammered, “There has to be some misunderstanding here. I’ll be honest with you. I suffer from a split personality. The one who was speaking just now was a completely different person.”

The woman in charge laughed coldly and said, “I have to say, you have a pretty good control on your personality switches! Big Brother, beat him up!”

At a wave from the woman, the muscled men at the back strode up and began flexing their muscles. Soon, the had Luo Zhan surrounded.

Luo Zhan stood rooted to the spot. He suddenly laughed humorlessly. He looked at them straight-faced, and asked, “Are you sure that’s what you want to do? I’m warning you, you’ll regret it. My big brother is just around the corner. If they find out that you’re bullying me, all of you will die a very horrible death!”

The men laughed when they heard that.

The leader of the pack lifted his leg up and stepped on the table in front of Luo Zhan. He asked, “Is that so? What’s your big brother called?”

“He’s called…” Luo Zhan blinked and suddenly jumped up. He pushed the muscled man as hard as he could and yelled, “Run!”