A Good Man Who Put His Family First

"It's all over!"

Li Ran groaned inwardly, realizing things had gone wrong. He pretended to be hypnotized, not daring to show the slightest extra emotion.

He hadn't been hypnotized.

He had Old Ge to thank for that [Focus Necklace].

The Focus Necklace's passive effect: removes mental attacks such as hypnosis, fear, Charm, and illusions.

Damn it, Su Bingyao has actually learned to check a man's phone!

Tell me, what married man would dare let his wife check his phone?

Which man's phone didn't have at least a few little secrets?

Checking a man's phone was no different from taking his life.

But now, he had no choice. He could only pretend to be hypnotized and obey her.

Li Ran took the phone from his pocket and handed it to Su Bingyao.

Su Bingyao: "Unlock code."

Li Ran: "131420."

Su Bingyao froze for a moment, clearly not expecting her ex-husband's phone password to be that.

Had he set it a long time ago, or had he chosen it deliberately recently?

The meaning of the numbers went without saying, but she couldn't believe her husband would be so romantic.

Puzzled, Su Bingyao entered the code and unlocked Li Ran's phone.

She first checked the home screen, but didn't find any shady apps there.

Then she checked Feixin, the app that made every man tremble.

She checked his chats, scrolling down again and again.

Whenever a Feixin contact's name struck her as even slightly suspicious, she opened the chat history.

But Li Ran's chats were spotlessly clean. Other than work and family messages, there was nothing else.

Next, she checked his Feixin groups. Everything looked perfectly normal.

Su Bingyao furrowed her delicate brows. "Why is a man's phone so clean? That's strange."

Soon, she spotted a strange group name. When she opened it, though, the chat history was blank.

"Cherry Blossom Elephant in the Forest? What kind of group is this?"

As if she'd found evidence against him, Su Bingyao interrogated him like a criminal.

At her words, Li Ran was just as confused, but he soon realized what was going on and couldn't help cursing inwardly. Damn it, isn't this... one of those groups only men would understand?

The name had a deeper meaning. A second look was enough to figure it out.

What the hell, it's a group for sharing study materials!

Shit!

Li Ran started cursing inwardly. This was a freaking time bomb.

Why had his predecessor left this group on his phone?

Su Bingyao stared fixedly into Li Ran's eyes, as if she wanted to pluck the lie right out of them.

But Li Ran's expression remained wooden. His eyes were vacant, like a puppet's. "It's a luxury goods shopping group."

Su Bingyao frowned slightly, then puzzledly tapped on the group members' profile pictures. They were all labeled with names of luxury brands such as IV, Chanel, Gucci, and Lancome, each with the words "high-end" attached.

"Why did you join a shopping group?" Su Bingyao asked, confused.

Without changing his expression, Li Ran replied, "You like handbags, perfume, and lipstick. I looked them up, and they're pretty expensive. The company hasn't been doing too well this year, but I wanted to buy my wife something nice, so I asked someone to introduce me to this group. I hadn't gotten around to buying anything yet, so I bought you a different gift instead."

"What other gift?" Su Bingyao looked ashamed. Her husband had been thinking of her all along. She had misunderstood him.

Li Ran took out a Sandalwood Box, opened it, and held it out to Su Bingyao. "This is Lancome's new sandalwood perfume. I happened to pass by it today and thought it would suit my wife."

"Y-you bought it for me?" Su Bingyao froze.

"Yes."

Su Bingyao picked up the bottle of perfume and gently unscrewed the cap. A fresh sandalwood fragrance instantly filled the air. The scent was elegant and understated, rich without being overpowering. It gave off an air of luxury, and even seemed to fill her body with a strange power.

Su Bingyao looked up into Li Ran's eyes. For some reason, she felt that her husband hadn't been hypnotized.

But hardly anyone could resist her hypnosis, especially when caught completely off guard.

Li Ran's gaze was dull, and he moved like a puppet.

No, this must be my imagination. He can't possibly be this thoughtful. He must have planned this in advance.

Su Bingyao looked doubtful and lowered her head to keep browsing the phone. This time, she checked his contacts.

"Who's this Wang Qian?"

"A coworker."

"Who is A~96quan?"

"A tea seller."

Puzzled, Su Bingyao opened the chat with A~96quan. There were a few messages from the other person, but Li Ran had never replied.

They were all sales pitches about newly released products.

After looking through his contacts, Su Bingyao started checking Doushou.

"A lecherous man will see a beauty at least once every five videos. Let's see what you usually watch."

Su Bingyao watched more than a dozen videos in a row, but none of them showed what she wanted to see.

"There's something wrong with you. How can there be no beauties?" Su Bingyao was astonished.

Li Ran replied, "There's nothing wrong with me. Games are way more fun than pretty women."

Su Bingyao was at a loss for words. She kept searching through the phone, but couldn't find a single shred of incriminating evidence on her husband.

Did that make sense?

Her husband answered every question without hesitation.

That meant he wasn't lying.

Seeing that she couldn't find any evidence on his phone, Su Bingyao simply handed it back to Li Ran.

She circled around him, her beautiful eyes coldly scrutinizing him.

In truth, checking his phone had been a spur-of-the-moment decision. She'd heard that every man kept shameful secrets on his phone.

She'd be able to tell what kind of man her husband was just by checking his phone. People online had even said it would absolutely leave her wide-eyed.

It had certainly left her wide-eyed.

Her husband had no bad habits at all. He was even a good man who put his family first.

That clearly didn't make sense. Otherwise, what were all those memories she'd experienced before?

Unless someone else had possessed her husband.

Of course, that was unlikely.

Still, some things had to be faced.

Even if she had found something on her husband's phone, there was still a question she needed to ask him. She needed an honest answer, because it would determine whether their relationship could continue.

She wouldn't ask such a sensitive question unless she had no other choice.

But if she didn't get an answer, it would remain like a sharp knife lodged in her heart, leaving her in constant pain and distress.

Besides, that very incident had been the reason they divorced.

Her husband had simply never admitted to it.

Now was the perfect chance to use hypnosis to get the truth out of him.

Su Bingyao closed her eyes and took a deep breath, her breasts rising and falling.

When she opened her eyes again, a layer of frost covered them. Not a trace of warmth remained on her face.

"Did you cheat on me?"