Ice is not averse to deception

While Wu Dayong was staring blankly at the photo, in the southeast corner of Yanji, on a street next to the South Railway Station, Liu Ruo was holding a photo and carefully searching for the street in the photo.

The trio of heartless men who had been killed had arrived in Yanji. This was not Liu Ruo's first time in Yanji, but it had been three years since her last visit. With the city's development changing every year, Liu Ruo had completely lost her way.

She only remembered that Dongmei's home was on a street not far from the South Railway Station, with neat rows of plane trees on both sides. There was also an old man selling jianbing guozi at the intersection. His jianbing guozi was exceptional, and every evening many people would line up to buy it.

Listening to Liu Ruo describe her memories word by word, Liu Qiang was utterly astonished. He even began to suspect that a woman of Liu Ruo's intelligence could never have given birth to a daughter as shrewd as Sun Xiaoni; there must have been a mix-up at birth, there must be!

Liu Ruo has always been assertive, which is evident not only when she is with Sun Bing, but even more so when she is with her younger brother Liu Qiang.

Despite having a black belt in Taekwondo, Liu Qiang is like a rabbit facing a wolf in front of his older sister, Liu Ruo. He has no choice but to obediently wait for his death.

The older sister's innate domineering presence in front of her younger brother seems to be ingrained in her genes.

After searching for a long time, until the afternoon, Liu Ruo still hadn't found anything. Seeing that the anger on his face had subsided considerably, Liu Qiang finally dared to tentatively remind Liu Ruo.

"Sis, it's getting dark soon. Why don't we find a place to stay? Nini hasn't eaten anything all day, right?"

Liu Qiang looked to Sun Xiaoni in the back seat for help, but was met with a glare from her: "I'm not hungry. If you want to eat, just say so. Don't use me as an excuse."

This frankness is very much in line with Liu Ruo's style; now there's no need to doubt the genes.

If we're talking about stubbornness, Sun Bing, an artist, has reached an extraordinary level, but clearly he's no match for Liu Ruo.

Sun Xiaoni's bouquet of flowers ignited Liu Ruo's competitive spirit. As the sky gradually darkened, Liu Ruo's anger intensified, and some unpleasant images even surfaced in her mind.

I have no appetite at all!

She took out her phone to call Sun Bing, but it was still switched off. Liu Ruo even suspected that this heartless man had turned to Dongmei and must have changed his phone number.

Seeing Liu Ruo, who had just calmed down, fall back into a state of frenzy, not to mention Liu Qiang, even his own daughter Sun Xiaoni was too scared to say a word.

It wasn't until after 7 p.m., when Liu Qiang was starving, that he mustered up the courage to repeat the idea of ​​going to a hotel to settle down first.

"You're a strange person. Weren't you in such a hurry to expose this adulterous couple? Why are you tired now?"

Staring blankly at his older sister, Liu Qiang was helpless and could only grit his teeth and endure this undeserved disaster.

Liu Qiang booked a room at a nearby hotel, and of course, he paid for it himself.

After dinner, Liu Ruo wanted to continue searching for Dongmei's whereabouts, but Sun Xiaoni completely objected: "You can go if you want, I'm going back to the hotel to sleep. Not getting enough sleep is bad for my brain."

Liu Qiang originally didn't dare to disobey his sister, but when he heard that Sun Xiaoni wasn't going, he immediately realized that Sun Xiaoni was looking for an opportunity to inform Sun Bing, and finally blurted out what he had been holding back.

"Sister, this won't do. You have a photo from three years ago. Three years! Yanji has changed a lot. It would be strange if you could find it like this."

Before he could even see Liu Ruo's reaction, Liu Qiang continued, "Besides, what's with all this talk about sycamore trees, old streets, and an old lady selling jianbing guozi at the intersection? Does that mean she can't retire and stop doing it? All these points of reference are making me really nervous, you know?"

  

At this point, Liu Qiang suddenly stopped, as he inexplicably felt a chilling wind approaching him.

Turning my head, sure enough, those sinister eyes were staring straight at me like a demon.

Liu Qiang realized he had gotten himself into trouble, but before he could surrender, Liu Ruo seized his weakness: "Fine, you're right. Starting tomorrow, you come looking for Dongmei's house. If you can't find it, I'm not done with you."

Watching Liu Ruo storm towards the hotel, with her niece Sun Xiaoni sticking her tongue out at him, Liu Qiang instantly felt terrible.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Liu Qiang went to great lengths to bring Liu Ruo to Yanji in order to stir up the long-standing grudge between Liu Ruo and Dongmei. As soon as they meet, Liu Qiang is almost certain that Liu Ruo will lose her mind in a fit of rage.

With just a little embellishment, even if there's nothing between Liu Qiang and Dongmei, he has a way to make Liu Ruo completely disappointed in Sun Bing and get a divorce.

Moreover, Liu Qiang had already taken photos of the messages Dongmei sent to Sun Bing, which is irrefutable evidence of their collusion. Even if it's not true, Sun Bing would never be able to explain it away.

Is it reasonable for a married man to still have the contact information of a former suitor?!

However, a problem also looms ahead. To achieve his goal, Liu Qiang first needs to find Dongmei's address. This seemingly simple task is actually the most difficult for them.

Actually, there was a very simple solution: have Liu Ruo call Dongmei. But Liu Qiang knew that with his sister's personality, making a call would be tantamount to showing weakness, and she would absolutely not do it. Not only that, if Liu Ruo knew that Liu Qiang had made the call, his reputation as a black belt in Taekwondo might very well become a thing of the past.

After thinking all night, Liu Qiang still couldn't come up with a good solution. After all, this was Yanji, not Harbin. He was unfamiliar with the place and didn't even have a clue where to start. How could he untangle this mess?

After a whole night of fussing, Liu Qiang still took the photo that showed what Dongmei's family looked like three years ago when he went out the next morning.

However, before leaving, Liu Qiang reached a consensus with Liu Ruo.

"Sister, I'm going to Dongmei's house. You have to keep an eye on the house," Liu Qiang reminded Liu Ruo.

Liu Ruo didn't react for a moment: "This is a hotel, not a home!"

Liu Qiang then raised his eyebrows and looked at Sun Xiaoni: "Of course this isn't home. I'm just worried someone might raid our place. Don't forget why we're here. If some traitor tips us off, all our efforts will be for nothing."

Liu Ruo glanced at Sun Xiaoni and asked with a serious expression, "Are you a traitor?"

Sun Xiaoni chuckled: "How could I be a traitor? Ms. Liu Ruo, I'm in cahoots with you, heaven and earth can bear witness. You can't believe a traitor's words."

The traitor and the collaborator were evenly matched.

Although she said she believed in Sun Xiaoni, no one knows a daughter better than her mother. Liu Ruo had long seen through Sun Xiaoni's behavior and didn't say anything because she hoped that Sun Xiaoni could realize her mistake and return to her mother's embrace as soon as possible.

In front of Liu Qiang, Liu Ruo changed the lock screen password, and only then did Liu Qiang feel at ease leaving the house.

No sooner had Liu Qiang left than Liu Ruo looked at Sun Xiaoni with a serious expression, her eyes as sinister and terrifying as if she were interrogating a criminal. Even Sun Xiaoni, who was used to seeing all kinds of storms, felt a little scared.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Sun Xiaoni asked guiltily.

Liu Ruo looked at her with exasperation, "Are you going to confess yourself or what?"

"What can I possibly explain, Ms. Liu Ruo? You have to believe me."

"Believe you?" Liu Ruo squatted down in front of Sun Xiaoni and said with a serious expression, "What's with the water on the hotel windowsill?! Do you want me to continue?"

Sun Xiaoni never expected that, despite her efforts to be so discreet, she would still be discovered by Liu Ruo.

There was no other way. With the trip to Yanji the next day, Sun Xiaoni hadn't been able to inform Sun Bing yet. She was worried that they might really end up being caught cheating and ending up on the road to a broken family and homelessness. That night, Sun Xiaoni gritted her teeth and took a cold shower in the bathroom while Liu Ruo was asleep.

Feeling that wasn't enough, he simply ran to the windowsill, soaking wet, to enjoy the cold wind.

The effect was quite obvious; the next day, Sun Xiaoni developed a high fever and almost became mentally impaired. However, Sun Xiaoni was still negligent; she managed to clean the water stains on the floor but forgot about the windowsill.

At that moment, Liu Ruo's emotions were still very complicated.

He knew about his daughter Sun Xiaoni's feelings for Sun Bing. Sun Xiaoni had always been close to her father since she was a child. Even Liu Ruo somewhat believed the absurd claim that his daughter was his sweetheart from a past life.

Liu Ruo was actually conflicted. If it was really as she thought, that Sun Bing came to Yanji just to find Dongmei.

She can bear the breakdown of her marriage, even if it means living alone from now on.

But what about the daughter?

Isn't this fact too cruel for the daughter?

Or, if the two really do end up getting a divorce, what should their daughter choose?

"If you do this again, I'll give you a good spanking!" Liu Ruo warned solemnly, not forgetting to complain, "Is it worth it for a heartless man like this?"

Sun Xiaoni also looked embarrassed, feeling that Ms. Liu Ruo's wording was somewhat... awkward.