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The whole thing started with my daughter taking online classes at home.

Due to the pandemic, my daughter was having online classes at home, and as I work as a liquor distributor with a fairly free schedule, naturally, it fell on me to watch her during classes.

That afternoon, I was adjusting the DingTalk live stream on the computer for my daughter when I heard a knock on the door.

"Shasha, go open the door."

Upon hearing me, my daughter ran to open the door.

"Tea... Teacher Xu."

"Shasha?"

Hearing this, I walked out in confusion and saw a tall woman standing in front of the door, wearing a beige turtleneck sweater and blue jeans.

"Teacher Xu, what brings you here?"

This woman in front of me was my daughter's homeroom teacher, Xu Xiaorui.

Xu Xiaorui was also a bit surprised to see me.

"Shasha's dad, do you live in this neighborhood?"

Noticing the door opposite was also open, I was a bit surprised.

"Yeah, Teacher Xu, do you live across from us?"

"We just moved in today," Xu Xiaorui replied.

"Shasha's dad, my computer isn't working properly after setting it up, do you know how to fix computers?"

"Let me take a look."

I followed Xu Xiaorui to her place, where her daughter was taking online classes on the sofa with a phone.

At the computer in the bedroom, I checked and found that the connection cable to the monitor was loose. Once I pushed it hard inside, the screen lit up.

"Teacher Xu, it should be fine now."

Xu Xiaorui thanked me profusely.

"Thanks, Shasha's dad, I need to get online to teach the kids now."

"Alright, you go ahead."

Just as I turned to leave, my eyes fell upon her, and for a moment, I was somewhat dazed.

Her fair skin, especially with that pretty face with exquisite features, looked like it had been meticulously crafted. A touch of light makeup was the perfect touch, and the glasses perched on her high nose added a unique charm to her.

The sweater and jeans perfectly highlighted her curvaceous figure.

It was my first time being in such close proximity to a woman with such an exceptional allure.

When Xu Xiaorui saw me staring at her, her pretty face blushed slightly.

"Well... um, Shasha's dad, I have to start the online class for the kids now, so I won't see you out."

Hearing Xu Xiaorui's words, I snapped back to reality, feeling extremely embarrassed, and quickly left.

After returning, I sat absentmindedly on the sofa playing with my phone, unable to get the image of Xu Xiaorui's flushed face out of my mind.

But I'm married, and she has a kid, so this is just wishful thinking.

Yet, I didn't anticipate that this was just the beginning of our connection.

That evening, a client, Li Zhiyu, called me to discuss the year-end supply, so I booked a restaurant for dinner and a chat.

After settling the supply matters, Li Zhiyu suddenly asked earnestly, "Mate, how's your married life going?"

"Huh? It's pretty good." I wondered why he suddenly brought this up.

Li Zhiyu patted my arm and said, "I'm not talking about that, I mean your sex life."

I knew Li Zhiyu quite well, so naturally, I didn't hide this from him.

"At our age, that part is just going through the motions, right?"

After being married for so many years, life has become so routine that there's no excitement in that aspect anymore.

Li Zhiyu patted my shoulder and laughed, "So, there's no thrill. I recently discovered a new place, the girls there, all with great figures and looks, are just amazing."

"Later, let's go check it out together."

"Come on, Brother Li, you go have fun, I'm scared my wife would divorce me if she found out."

Li Zhiyu mocked, "Look at you being such a chicken."

"How about this, if you're not satisfied once we're there, we'll leave immediately, what do you think?"

Li Zhiyu's suggestion was indeed tempting, one because I couldn't really refuse such a cordial invite, and two for certain biological reasons.

Originally, my wife and I would, well, on Friday nights, but lately, she's been too busy with work to even go through the motions on Fridays, and honestly, I have certain needs too.

Seeing me like this, Li Zhiyu put his arm around me.

"Let's go, bro."

We hailed a cab and soon arrived in front of a KTV.

Once inside, the hostess led us to a private room. Li Zhiyu said, "Get my friend a 'Flower Smiling Amongst Flowers.'"

Flower Smiling Amongst Flowers?

Hearing this name, I was puzzled for a moment, but soon I understood why it was called that.

The door to the private room opened, and seven or eight women walked in, swaying to the music and the flashing spotlights in the room.

They were dressed lightly, tall, and curvaceous, and particularly, two of them had bodies that could only be described as perfect.

Li Zhiyu smiled and said, "How about it, buddy? Didn't I tell you?"

After the women finished their hot dance, Li Zhiyu picked two women right away.

Seeing this, the two women naturally walked to his side. Li Zhiyu immediately grabbed one of them and gave her a hard squeeze on her buttocks.

Instead of getting angry, the woman smiled charmingly and lightly patted Li Zhiyu's hand.

"Oh you, Brother Li, you're just taking advantage of me."

"Haha, today I'm not taking advantage of you. Take good care of my buddy." Li Zhiyu lightly patted her butt and pushed her next to me.

He then whispered in my ear, "Don't be fooled by her innocent looks, I've tried, she's quite wild in bed."

With this atmosphere and after drinking, I really was a bit impulsive too, so I casually held the woman in my arms.

Just as she looked at me, I noticed she froze.

Upon closer inspection of her pretty face, I too froze, because this woman was none other than my daughter's teacher, Xu Xiaorui.

With her heavy makeup and without her glasses, I didn't recognize her at first.

Seeing our reaction, Li Zhiyu asked in confusion, "Do you two know each other?"

Just as I was about to speak, Xu Xiaorui interjected, "No... no, we don't know each other."

"Oh, I thought you guys knew each other."

Hearing her say that, I didn't expose her and just went along with it.

The girl named Lili next to Li Zhiyu picked up a drink and started drinking with us.

At this moment, as I looked at Xu Xiaorui's slightly flushed face, a wave of emotion surged within me.

I couldn't bring myself to connect the elegant Xu Xiaorui with the woman Li Zhiyu described as wild in bed.

But reality was right in front of me, she was indeed a companion singer at this KTV, and from how it looked, Li Zhiyu truly had been with her.

Xu Xiaorui didn't say much, just raised her glass and drank with us. Later, Li Zhiyu grabbed Lili's hand.

"Baichuan, I'm heading upstairs first, okay?" With that, he gave me a look and left with Lili.

There must be rooms upstairs, he went to have fun, and the private room was left with just me and Xu Xiaorui.

I looked at her and asked, "Teacher Xu, how come you..."

I was very curious about her having a decent job, how could she be a companion singer at this KTV, especially that kind of companion singer.

But before I could finish, Xu Xiaorui's tears started flowing, and she fell onto me, crying.

Seeing this, I felt a bit lost, and could only gently pat her back.

"Can you take me home?"

"Okay."

I called a cab and we went back.

When the car stopped at the entrance of the community, we got out, and she held me tightly,

choking up as she started telling her story.

It turned out her husband was a gambler, owing over three hundred thousand to others, and eventually disappeared, leaving the debt to her.

The creditor threatened her to work here to pay off the debt, otherwise, they'd harm her daughter.

For the sake of her child, she had no other options but to agree.

Her words were a surprise to me, I never expected such a beautiful woman like Xu Xiaorui to have such a fate.

I thought any man would sympathize with her, and I was no exception. I supported her to her doorstep.

"Go back and have a good sleep, things will eventually get better."

After sending her home, I also went home, only to find that my wife and child weren't there.

I picked up my phone and saw the WeChat message my wife sent earlier; the child fell asleep at their grandmother's house, and they wouldn't be coming back tonight.

I sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. Maybe due to the alcohol, Xu Xiaorui's graceful image kept appearing in my mind.

I was truly a bit regretful; if back at the KTV I took advantage when she cried, something might have happened, or even just now if I went into her house, perhaps I could have slept with her.

"Ding!"

The phone rang, and I initially thought it was a WeChat message from my wife, but it turned out to be a DingTalk message.

Upon opening it, surprisingly, it was sent by Xu Xiaorui.

"Are you asleep?"

"Not yet," I replied.

Seeing her reply instantly sobered up half my intoxication.

"My daughter isn't home today, mind coming over to sit for a while?"

Daughter not home, inviting me to sit for a while?

Even a fool could understand what she meant by that, but thinking of my wife and daughter, I instinctively intended to refuse.

But her slightly flushed face and her sizzling body continuously provoked my most primal desires.

Ultimately, desire outweighed reason, and somehow, I found myself in front of her door, knocking on it.

The door opened quickly, and Xu Xiaorui was already in a black lace nightgown.

The nightgown not only accentuated her impressive figure but also provided a mysterious, hazy allure that tempted one to explore the secrets beneath that black veil.

"Come in quickly."