The so-called Yanliu Lane, as the name suggests, is a place where men seek pleasure.

In a cheap, dim rental house, or a small hair salon or massage parlor with a red neon sign on the side of the alley, there sit women of unknown age dressed in bright and revealing clothes. Men come up to them and ask for their services, hoping that their despicable and dirty desires will be satisfied with just a low price.

Li Yang naturally didn't believe that Ji Huaizhi would go to such a place.

No matter how reckless Ji Huaizhi was, he would never stoop to that level. She really couldn't imagine the scene of Ji Huaizhi with a cold face, sitting among a group of heavily made-up women, hooking a woman's chin, and... touching a woman's breast?

Li Yang couldn't help but shiver.

If Ji Huaizhi appeared there, was it because of something else?

Even if he really did those things, as her benefactor, shouldn't he help her by sending her some condoms?

Seeing the hesitation in Li Yang's eyes, Yao Yunxiang shook her arm again: "Just accompany me to take a look. Aren't you curious about what your man does outside every day?"

Yao Yunxiang's words touched Li Yang's heart.

Although Ji Huaizhi had mentioned to her that he had collaborated with others to resell things before, she had no idea about the more specific details.

She advised herself that now that she was in this position, she naturally had to not only feed the boss's stomach, but also care about his physical and mental health, right?

Moreover, she could feel that after marrying her, Ji Huaizhi seemed to have a burden on his shoulders that he had never had before, and she didn't want to become a burden to him.

So… half an hour later, Li Yang and Yao Yunxiang were already on the bus to Jiyun Lane.

Looking at the street scene receding outside the car window, Li Yang felt a little hesitant.

She was worried that she would really run into Ji Huaizhi and be mistaken for someone who was cheating.

But Yao Yunxiang did not give her a chance to regret. As soon as they got out of the car, she took her arm and walked towards Jiyun Lane skillfully.

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Compared to the hunting village with its strong residential atmosphere, the narrow and dim Cumulus Lane appears more modern.

The bumpy dirt alleys were lined with two, three or four-story houses on both sides. There was not much space between the houses and people could almost shake hands through the windows. Most of these houses had no windows. People's clothes were hung by the windows or on the telephone poles, blocking the sky above and making it look unusually dark.

However, there are many small shops in the dim light. Some of these shops sell food, some sell groceries, and more are barber shops and massage parlors. Colorful or red neon lights hang at the door, dazzling people's eyes.

Many women who look ageless and wear heavy makeup, in the chilly late autumn, are leaning against the door with their legs exposed, or wearing low-cut clothes, laughing and scolding with passers-by, or leaning on the sofa in the inner room with their legs crossed and smoking.

As Li Yang walked, he went from being surprised at first, to feeling uncomfortable later, and finally becoming calm.

Yao Yunxiang, on the other hand, watched with rapt interest the entire time. She even whispered to Li Yang, "My classmates told me these women are just nosy." She tutted her tongue in disdain, "They have the power to do this kind of adultery."

The "nosy women" that Yao Yunxiang mentioned are mostly people from other provinces who came to Guangzhou to work. At first, they were full of longing for the big city, but later they were defeated by the reality and were unwilling to endure the hardship, so they started to engage in these flesh trades. What they said to the customers were mostly the same: the family is poor, the younger brother is studying or getting married, the fate is bad... and so on.

Li Yang remained noncommittal about these women.

In short, it is not surprising that those who cannot endure physical hardship, want to live a good life, and have no bottom line or principles will end up taking this path.

She just sighed in her heart, wondering if these women would still have a place to stay in the house when they grew old and lost their beauty.

Just as Li Yang was in a daze, Yao Yunxiang pulled Li Yang and said, "We've arrived at my classmate's house."

Yao Yunxiang stood in front of a three-story building and called out sweetly to a middle-aged woman who had a fruit stall on the first floor, "Auntie, is Xiaohui home?"

The middle-aged woman obviously knew Yao Yunxiang, and she smiled and replied, "That damn girl is sleeping upstairs. I'll call her for you."

Li Yang was waiting along bored, but out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking down the alley, which made her eyes widen suddenly.

She immediately straightened up and hurriedly said to Yao Yunxiang, "I'm going to do something and will come back to find you." Then she hurriedly followed.

Li Yang had only taken a few steps when the man's figure disappeared around the corner in the blink of an eye. Li Yang quickened his pace to catch up and found that the man had gone upstairs.

Li Yang stood there, looking at the open hair salon on the first floor and the heavily made-up woman sitting inside, then glanced at the dim and narrow staircase on the second floor, his face terribly gloomy.

She never expected to meet Xu Xiangdong here!

Although it was just a brief glance, judging from the man's figure and walking posture, Li Yang was almost 80% sure.

Thinking of Xu Xiangdong's cautious look just now, his purpose of coming here is self-evident. Thinking of his familiar look just now, Li Yang's anger has already burned to the top of his head.

Li Xue is still pregnant with his child, how dare he!

Recalling that in her previous life, after Li Xue married Xu Xiangdong, she changed from a beautiful girl that everyone admired to a miserable and resentful woman. It was all thanks to Xu Xiangdong and his mother!

She had tried to persuade Li Xue, but Li Xue was weak in character and was constrained by the Fu family and her natal family, making it difficult for her to protect herself. Later, the two of them gradually had less contact.

In her previous life, when Li Yang was sick and lying in bed, Li Xue came to see her once. She looked haggard and old, without any trace of her former graceful charm.

It now seems that Xu Xiangdong had already betrayed Li Xue at this time.

In order to avoid misjudging the person and wrongly accusing Xu Xiangdong, Li Yang planned to follow up to make the final confirmation.

The corridor was dark and damp, with only a little light coming in from the balcony at the corner. Li Yang groped his way up to the second floor, stopped at the door of the second floor and the stairs leading to the third floor, and listened attentively.

Soon, the sound of women's laughter and men's suppressed whispers could be heard from upstairs.

But the man's voice was deliberately lowered, and because they were on different floors, it was not clear.

Li Yang cursed for the first time: "Son of a bitch!" and went up to the third floor in two or three steps.

She followed the sound and came to the door on the right side of the stairs. She approached the door and listened carefully for a while. The man inside was indeed Xu Xiangdong!

At this moment, the door to the next room opened, and a middle-aged man walked out, fastening his belt as he walked. When he saw Li Yang, a look of alarm flashed across his face, followed by a malicious smile: "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

As he said that, he walked quickly towards Li Yang.