After a pause, Lin Baiwei continued, "My life in the first half consisted of nothing but studying and working. I used to think that what I had with Zhao Wenshan was love, but now I understand that what we had was just a compromise. It was the wrong time, the wrong person. It was just because I wanted to get married that he happened to appear at that time."

"So our relationship was as bland as plain water. I didn't care even if he didn't hand over his salary, because I never treated him like family. Actually... I was the one who was deceiving him all along."

Lin Bai sighed and opened her heart to Ye Qingqing.

She lived a life of quiet resentment, always living a proper and orderly life, never doing anything out of line, not even a single one.

On the surface, she is successful in her career. Although her family life is not perfect, it is not a big problem. There are many divorced women nowadays. She has a house, a car, a son, a respectable job, and considerable savings. She is completely free in terms of finances and personality. Of course, she is not young anymore. In other people's eyes, she is old enough to be called an aunt. Some women who married young can even be grandmothers.

Love is a luxury that only naive young girls would pursue. Women her age should be focused on fame and fortune and stop having unrealistic dreams.

Lin Baiwei knew that this was the right way for a middle-aged woman like her to live, but she still felt aggrieved and unwilling.

Why should she have to face old age before she's even been properly pampered by a man?

She's not old yet, she can still love, so at the tail end of her youth, she wants to go crazy one last time, even if it's fake, she just wants to deceive herself one last time.

But looking into William's deep blue eyes, she believed that this man was not lying, and besides, what did she have to be lied about?

Lin Bai smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. I'm very clear-headed and rational right now. You're just worried that I'll lose both my money and my body. But for a middle-aged woman like me, being deceived is an honor. As for the money, you don't know, William is much richer than me."

Last night, she and William were intimate in William's apartment. The apartment was in an upscale residential area, about a hundred square meters, which was considered a luxury home in the area. It was decorated with great taste, in the style that Lin Baiwei liked.

“William is a savvy investor. He owns shops and properties in Shenzhen, two in Hong Kong—one for his own residence and one for rent—and five gyms under his name, all in mainland China. So what’s the point of him lying to an old woman like me who’s poorer than him?” Lin Bai said with a smile.

Ye Qingqing blinked. Is being a male escort really that lucrative?

By that calculation, William must have at least a net worth of over 100 million. Just those two properties in Hong Kong are incredible. Shenzhen's housing prices aren't outrageous yet, but in a few years they'll be comparable to Pingjiang and Kyoto, ridiculously expensive.

"How do you know so much? Did he tell you himself?" Ye Qingqing asked curiously.

Lin Bai chuckled. "Of course not. Since you wouldn't tell me his address, I hired a private investigator to check. The private investigators here are pretty good. They found out in just a few days and even found out about his family background. I was quite surprised. He's so rich, why would he do that?"

"Yes, why?"

Ye Qingqing was even more curious. With assets of over 100 million, surely they wouldn't be taking orders just out of interest?

Lin Bai blushed slightly and whispered, "I asked him last night, and he said he stopped taking orders five years ago and just chats with some old clients over tea. He took my order because he was curious about female postdoctoral fellows. He didn't originally plan to do anything, but I just happen to be someone he likes... so it just happened naturally..."