Yan Shun, no matter from which angle you looked at him, was flawlessly handsome.
When Zhou Liu's family arranged her blind date, she had set her sights on Yan Shun. Unfortunately, her family was relatively well-off, and she herself was a nurse. Her parents looked down on Yan Shun, who came from a rural background. They insisted on her finding a man from a similar social class.
At that time, Zhou Liu had negotiated with her parents many times about this matter. Just as her family was about to relent, Yan Shun returned from his visit, and he married someone far inferior to her in terms of both family background and appearance—Lin Fan. She had been so angry at the time that she nearly spat blood.
But the matter was settled, and Zhou Liu could only marry the man her parents had arranged for her, which was Jiang Tao, a man of even lower social status than Yan Shun.
Every time Zhou Liu thought about this, it felt like a heart attack.
As Yan Shun approached, Zhou Liu quickly adjusted her facial expression and went up to greet him. "Captain Yan, why are you back so soon? Are you going to look for Lin Fan?"
She spoke while observing Yan Shun's expression, after all, if he found out that Lin Fan had gone to see Li Wei again, he would be even more unhappy. Maybe one day, he would divorce that foolish woman Lin Fan.
Just thinking about that made her happy.
Yan Shun responded with a faint 'Hmm' and lifted his eyelids to glance at Zhou Liu. "I need to find her. Have you seen her?"
"I just saw her heading in the direction of the Provincial Theater Troupe. She didn't specify what she was going to do, but maybe... she's going to see Li Wei?" Zhou Liu's tone carried a hint of insinuation that was hard to miss.
Yan Shun took a deep breath, his face slightly darkening, and he thanked her before heading in the direction of the Provincial Theater Troupe.
Zhou Liu toyed with her own fingernails, her gaze occasionally shifting towards Yan Shun's towering figure, as she let out a cold laugh.
At that time, Lin Fan had just arrived at the entrance of the provincial drama troupe. He spotted Li Wei pushing a bicycle, with a girl sitting on the rear seat, her hair braided into two twisted plaits.
The girl was petite and delicate, her face beaming with happiness, while Li Wei was exceptionally careful, fearing he might accidentally drop or bump into her.
"We agreed, didn't we? If I don't have the 'big three items', my parents won't agree to our marriage," the girl shyly said.
In that era, people commonly considered whether the other party's family could afford the 'big three items' – a television, a washing machine, and a refrigerator. As long as they could afford these, marriage was easier to discuss!
"Don't worry, I'll buy them soon, and then I'll visit your home. We can get engaged then."
Li Wei appeared very happy, seemingly unaffected by yesterday's injury.
Lin Fan let out a disdainful laugh and took a few steps forward.
Just as Li Wei was about to mount his bicycle, he looked up and saw Lin Fan standing in front of him. His expression instantly changed, and he glanced at Feng Li, who was on the rear seat. He quickly stopped the bicycle, pulling Lin Fan aside urgently and whispered, "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to come to the troupe to find me? If the troupe members see you, my superiors will scold me."
Lin Fan chuckled out of anger. "I can't come? Or did I come at the wrong time? Are you in love with another girl now? Li Wei, have you forgotten our relationship? Many people know about us now. Are you trying to hide it?"
Hearing Li Wei's conversation with the girl, Lin Fan instantly understood everything.
Li Wei was planning to use the money he had tricked from her to marry someone else!
Could she tolerate that?
So, when she retorted, she intentionally raised her voice gradually.
Feng Li's face changed instantly upon hearing this and hurriedly ran over. She grabbed Li Wei and pointed at Lin Fan, demanding, "Li Wei, what's going on?"
Li Wei panicked, glaring at Lin Fan before trying to appease Feng Li. "Li Li, don't overthink it. I have nothing to do with her. Just look at her appearance. How could she compare to you?"
"You must give me an explanation today! If this affects my parents' impression of you, we're done!" Feng Li glanced at Lin Fan, swayed by Li Wei's words but still issued a stern ultimatum.
"Yes, yes," Li Wei replied.
Feng Li returned to the rear seat of the bicycle, turning her head away in a huff, which amused Lin Fan.
Li Wei reached out again to grab Lin Fan's arm, but she flung it away.
Li Wei was already short and skinny, resembling a monkey. When he was flung away like that, he nearly stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Lin Fan, don't go too far!"
Li Wei was exasperated, pointing at Lin Fan. His face displayed embarrassment, and he tried to speak quietly, "I've told you before, the two of us are only in a spiritual relationship. It's elevated to the level of souls. What? You can have a husband, but I can't get married?"