"How did you know Qing Lan reads at night? Did Jing Zhengwei tell you about his private affairs?"
"Of course not. Why would Jing Zhengwei tell me something like that? She told me before she went to bed."
Even through the mechanical voice, Le Yu could hear Yin's disdain and shock. "You actually..."
"After all, I happened to go find Jing Zhengwei to report on my work that night."
"Ah, I see."
"But I knew Jing Zhengwei wasn't home that night. I deliberately used that excuse to enter his backyard."
"What? You..."
"So I didn't expect Qing Lan not to have gone out with Jing Zhengwei."
"Oh, so that's how it was."
"But with the arrow on the string, it had to be fired. To keep Qing Lan from exposing my secret, I had to make her submit to me. So before she could react, I charged straight toward the big bed..."
"Qin Leyin, I never thought you would actually..."
"Then I knelt down and begged her not to snitch to Jing Zhengwei, promised her three chests of gold coins and countless jewels afterward, and offered to help her monitor whether Jing Zhengwei had any other women."
This time, Yin was silent for a long while. "Are you messing with me?"
Le Yu let out an "ah." "What, you're only realizing it now? This is a very famous joke. It was recorded in the 'Bizarre Anecdotes' section of the Youth Newspaper."
"Most of the 'Bizarre Anecdotes' are dirty jokes. I usually skip them."
"You're being arrogant and prejudiced. Dirty jokes are a cultural treasure of humanity. They reveal the social ethics of the local people, and they're also a powerful social tool. When you share a knowing smile with a stranger over a dirty joke, your relationship instantly becomes much