“An old friend he said.”
“She might be old since she’s been missing for more than twenty years?”
“Right,” Li Jiaxue said, “Around fifty.”
“Then why is he looking for her?”
“I’m not sure,” Li Jiaxue said, “Anyway, I’m only responsible for helping him find this person. I didn’t ask unnecessary questions. Some clients don’t want to disclose their privacy, so we also won’t ask for it. Lin Yunan will transfer the biggest reward I could ever get after I find the person, after that, I could get a rest then.”
“How much?”
“Secrets,” Li Jiaxue laughed out and picked up a bottle of beer, “If you can drink all of it off, I will tell you.”
“Fine I don’t care, it has nothing to do with me.”
“Have your wife ever said you were dull?”
“Why did you say that?”
“I could feel that,” Li Jiaxue said, “If you really accept my challenge, the atmosphere will become very lively. Therefore, I would have a better impression of you, and I would have found being with you rather fun. It’s a pity that you’ve been always stubborn and boring.”
“Maybe it is because of my job. I’m an art teacher, so I used eyes and hands the most. I will recall everything I had seen and draw it if needed. Because of my professional characteristics, I can’t be humorous. Everyone’s personality is different. And I am the silent type. I prefer to think rather than talk, so I like to observe my surroundings with the eyes of the onlookers.”
“So you’re very good at analyzing a person?”
“Probably.”
“Alright, then analyze my personality.”
“Will you leave if I tell you the truth?”
“I won’t,”
“Good,” Li Ze stared at the smiling Li Jiaxue for half a minute. “You’re a strong woman who is fond of controlling everything, especially people and things closely related to you. Sometimes you could accept other people’s advice, but mostly you would ignore them and even argue with them. Of course, because you care about the opinion of a stranger, you behave well in front of them. You’ll pretend to have accepted their opinion. And for those who are familiar with you, you would show your true self. For example, you prefer your husband to always believe you rather than suspect you. You are strong, competent, but irritable.”
Li Jiaxue laughed out at his evaluation, “Then what about my husband?”
“Shi Jiajie is a bit slippery, and takes money seriously,” said Li Ze, “but he won’t do anything for money, so he has his principles. He is more sophisticated in interacting with people, so he has a lot of buddies. But because he’s not very conscientious, he occasionally makes mistakes, or say something wrong.”
Seeing that Li Ze didn’t continue, Li Jiaxue asked, “What’s your conclusion then?”
“I don’t need to summarize it to you,” Li Ze said, because “You’re more clear of his habits as his wife.”
“I’m clear, but I am already fond of your summary. It’s really fun as if a fortune teller was talking to me.”
“Is the atmosphere lively?”
“Eh,” Li Jiaxue tittered after a shock, “Alright, the atmosphere has become lively. To make the atmosphere more lively, tell me about the personality of the person we know in common. Tell me about Liu Mi, I’m interested in her. ”
“I’m not talking.”
“The atmosphere is unusually lively, do you want to cool it down?”
“I don’t understand what she’s doing in Shanghai,” Li Ze said. “It’s obviously impossible for her to go there just as a distraction. It should be just a trick. When she gets back tomorrow, she’s going to show me the pictures she took at her college. Right, tell your friend to help me check Lin Yunan’s travel records today to verify whether he went to Shanghai.”
“I Will send a message to him.”
She took out her phone and started typing.
After sending the message, Li Jiaxue placed her phone on the dining table, “It’s already so late. He shouldn’t be able to help us this night, so we might have to wait till tomorrow to get the results. You and Lin are both my clients. Why did I agree to help you even though I knew it’s bad for him? Ze, analyze it, I feel weird.”
“Because you’re an honest woman, you know who’s right.”
“Thanks for the compliment,” Li Jiaxue shook her glass. “Cheers!”
Li Ze poured a glass of beer and cheered with her.
He knew that Li Jiaxue cannot drink much more from her flushing face, Li Ze said, “Stop drinking.”
“You should have known it by analyzing my characteristics.” After drinking another glass Li Jiaxue belched, “The harder you try to persuade me, the more I’ll drink. It’s been a long time since I’ve got drunk. If I’m drunk later, you can take me to that hotel over there.”
“Jiaxue, you should stop saying things that will easily lead to ambiguity?”
“I know you’re a decent person, so you know what I mean.”
“Why did she go to Shanghai?”
“There are too many possibilities, I really don’t know.”
“It’s a pity we didn’t tamper with her phone.”
“I told you on Monday, but you refused to mention it till Thursday. However, you began the Cold War yesterday and I couldn’t get her cell phone. Find a way to get her cell phone tomorrow. We don’t need to spy on her later. ”
“I’m going to divorce her tomorrow when she returns,”
“Divorce?”
“Yeah,” Li Ze said, “I’ve always wanted to know the truth but she never told me, which evidently shows that the truth was particularly sordid. Since she had confirmed to be part of the beauties of the Rose Club, there was no need for further investigation. It’s nonsense to keep on investigating the reason she became a prostitute. Even if I know the reason, at last, she has already fallen.”
“She’s still your wife now, so it’s really uncomfortable for you to call her a prostitute.”
“That’s the truth.”