Wen Ning did not press him for an immediate answer.
Wen Ning picked up another slice of fatty beef, swished it in the pot, dipped it in sesame oil, and slowly finished chewing before continuing.
"She cooks for you every day. When you work overtime until midnight, she brings you a late-night snack. Last time you caught a cold, she stayed with you at the hospital all night, even though she had work the next morning.
"She has never hurt you or lied to you, apart from not telling you what she is. You've been together this long. Don't you know how she treats you?"
Gong Kai lowered his head and stayed silent for a long while.
Then he said quietly,
"She treats me really well."
Wen Ning said,
"Then that's enough. What she is doesn't matter. Who she is does. She's the person who cooks for you every day, who brings you food when you work until midnight, who stays beside you at the hospital all night when you're sick. She has never changed."
Gong Kai raised his head and looked at Wen Ning.
"Did you know all along?"
Wen Ning did not hide it.
"She was the one cleaning your place back then."
But Gong Kai was still a little worried.
"I heard monsters feed on human vital essence."
Wen Ning was lowering a piece of beef tripe into the pot when those words made his chopsticks freeze in midair.
Gong Kai looked as serious as someone who had just finished watching a documentary about aliens abducting humans. His eyes held a mixture of curiosity and fear.
"Seriously, man, what novel did you read that in?"
Wen Ning put down his chopsticks, barely stopping himself from smacking him.
"If she wanted to drain your vital essence, would she