298 Someone to Be Stupid With (1/2)

Holding the cup, he sipped twice. Seeing how the girl opposite him had lost interest in him, Edward touched his nose out of embarrassment. ”Cough! Actually, your observation does impress me… even though you are still slighter weaker than me.”

He he… Ye Shuang sipped at the tea calmly. ”An old man who cannot find a girlfriend has no right to tell me that.”

Edward almost spat out the tea. He coughed and then used the napkin to hold his coughs back. He cleared his throat and then tried his best to remain calm. ”What are you talking about? Of course, I have a woman in my life.”

”That is not a girlfriend—don't think I won't notice the difference.” Ye Shuang looked down on him. ”Based on your get-up, you're the quintessential single man. Your phone model, the home page, and the lack of couple's accessories and tattoo…”

Edward turned shame into anger. ”Why would you think I would follow the trend of these stupid youths?”

”Stop kidding yourself. You want to be stupid but couldn't find someone to be stupid with you. You must be envious of them right…” Ye Shuang did not hold back.

…

Actually, if they were really splitting hairs, Edward did not possess such a sharp and unique analytical mind. In comparison, Edward was more familiar with setting up traps. However, practice makes perfect. After he had done the same bad things for a few times, the other similar bad things would not be that difficult. Because of that, Edward's analytical power was not worse than a normal police detective.

Conversely, Ye Shuang was completely different from Edward. She learned psychology from Luo Mingxin and then used that skill to trick and lie to reach her own goal. In other words, Ye Shuang was more familiar with analysis before learning the skill of setting up traps… or the skill of lying and cheating.

Since there were so many similarities between them, even though one of them had a rather unbecoming personality, in their conversation, it was natural for them to find resonance in each other. After getting to know each other further and noticing that they danced over the line of morality, Edward and Ye Shuang felt comfortable and satisfied with their company.

”Oh, they're having an affair.” For example, Ye Shuang used her cup to clink against Edward's. ”Of course, who would still touch and kiss like that at their age? Of course, this could be a second marriage, but you probably did not notice this. There is a white circle around the man's left hand's pointing finger, a sign of a wedding ring.”

If this was a divorced man, and he removed the ring after the divorce was finalized and then got to know his current girlfriend… As fast as the process might be, it had to take at least a month, right? The trace of the ring would have lightened if it was that long.

Edward did not believe it, but Ye Shuang was adamant. He thought about it and decided to see it for himself. Therefore, he held the cup and stood up. He walked past five tables to the couple and casually turned his head… What the f*ck! There's actually the sign of a missing wedding ring!

Edward's expression almost twisted in that moment. He tried his best to maintain a steady gait as he walked past the couple to head to the counter to ask for a set of desserts before returning to his seat. Ye Shuang smiled and added a jab. ”So, I was right this time, wasn't I?”

As he sat down with dissatisfaction, Edward pouted. ”Fine, it is your victory this time, but… I have to say this. Your victory is not because you have a clearer analysis—at most, this only proves that you have a better eye sight than me.”

”No matter the reason, the result is the most important.” Ye Shuang shrugged. ”After all, the result is that you're wrong, and if this was a serious case where you made a mistake and went back to explain, 'I should have been correct, but I just did not notice a XXX'… do you think that reason would be accepted?”

Edward thought about it and said, ”You are right, so I'm not shirking away from this defeat… I demand another round, loser gets the next drinks!”

”It's enough.” After hearing that, Ye Shuang's rather arrogant expression turned into helplessness. ”You've lost five rounds, and I've lost four rounds… Combined with the earlier sets, the two of us have drunk at least two liters of tea already… It's not the issue of money—I really don't think tea can be that expensive—but don't you think it's a bit much for the stomach?”

Edward finally found something that he could easily beat Ye Shuang at, and he patted his round belly proudly. ”No, I don't feel uncomfortable at all.”

His storage was much bigger than hers!

Ye Shuang thought about it. ”Fine them, but I think it's rather limiting if we just sit here. How about we continue this outside? There are more people on the road, and we can bet on something else…”

Edward accepted the challenge. To be honest, he was getting quite fed up of the tea.

…

After leaving the café, since Su Zheng did not reply. Ye Shuang followed Edward to earn some affection. Even though temporarily, she did not know the man's relationship to Karen, but it could not hurt to get to know the man. Furthermore, after some back and forth, Ye Shuang admired the man's talent… not because of his professional skill but because of his life experience. A man's life experience was his worth; actually, it was the same for a woman as well.