The 99th Divorce

“Qianqian, where’s your younger sister?”

Ye Zhenhua’s voice sounded a little anxious.

Ye Qianqian was lying in bed. She was woken up shortly after she had just fallen asleep.

She squinted her eyes and frowned as she got up from the bed.

After she stretched and yawned, she said, “She’s probably with her husband. At this hour, they’ve probably gone for a walk outside.”

“Nonsense. Anan is still helping out outside. Where did your sister go?”

Ye Qianqian listlessly walked out of the room. She felt a little tired as she yelled out, “What’s wrong? Won’t you know if you give her a call?”

“Someone out there said that a young girl was bullied by a crazy guy. Oh gosh, hurry and look for her!” Ye Zhenhua sounded anxious as he frantically dashed off to look for his cellphone. Just when he was about to make the call, Ye Youyou’s voice could be heard from behind them.

“What’s wrong?” Ye Youyou walked over with her mildly protruding pregnant belly.

Li Jinnan was standing behind Ye Youyou. Although he could not understand their exchange, when he saw the anxious expression on Ye Zhenhua’s face, he asked, “Dad, were you looking for us?”

When Ye Zhenhua saw that Ye Youyou was home, he heaved a sigh of relief and said, “That’s great. That’s great. I was scared out of my wits.”

“I knew that it wouldn’t be your daughters. I know your daughters. That girl isn’t as tall as your daughters. I didn’t catch her face, but she was crying so badly. Gosh, that was too horrible.” The Ye family’s third grand-uncle walked over. He appeared to be in great spirits. The fire of interest toward the gossip burned in his eyes, which made one feel like laughing.

Ye Qianqian pursed her lips and asked, “Was she scared by the crazy guy? If you could confuse her for us, she must be a grown woman. She must be useless if this could scare her.”

When their third grand-uncle heard what Ye Qianqian said, he looked at her as if she was naïve before he replied, “Who said that she was scared? She was bullied!”

As he spoke, he seemed to feel a little ashamed. He lowered his voice and said, “It was in the woods on that forested path. She was dragged in there, so why wouldn’t she cry?”

Ye Youyou’s eyes widened. She asked in Mandarin, “It can’t be that she…”

Their third grand-uncle turned his head as if he could not bear to watch. He waved his hands and said, “That girl is unlucky. To think that she bumped into that crazy guy of all people.”

“Crazy guy?” Ye Qianqian’s curiosity in the gossip was aroused. “Who is that crazy guy?”

“There’s a lad Wang Jincheng who is around your age. Do you remember him?”

“Oh… It’s that guy. The one who moved over from the neighboring town. He was my classmate. What wrong with him?”

“It’s his dad. His dad was beaten up, and his brain was damaged. He calls any woman he can get his hands on his wife. That girl is probably ruined!”

Ye Qianqian was shocked. “His dad? Isn’t he even older than my dad?”

“Yea, around there. But… Gosh, he’s a little wonky.” Their third grand-uncle waved his hands. A look of pity flashed across his face. “He’s pitiful.”

“Timing is everything, and it determines fate. He was unlucky, and nobody could be faulted for it.” Li Jinnan did not feel any sense of pity since it was none of his business.

However, Ye Qianqian clicked her tongue as shook her head and said, “That’s terrible…”

On the other hand, Ye Youyou looked at Li Jinnan curiously. “You can understand?”

“I can understand a little.” Li Jinnan drew her into his arms. “It’s not in vain that we’ve been married for so long.”

“Oh god, that’s enough. Stop being so lovey-dovey!” Ye Qianqian waved her hands. “I’ll go help out.”

“Hang on, Qianqian. Your friend is in trouble!”

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