Chapter 36
Used Condoms
"Hey handsome, what do you do? We can't just follow people around; tailing is illegal."
The taxi driver glanced at me twice and said casually.
I took two hundred yuan out of my pocket and threw it in front of him.
"I'll give you double the amount, based on the meter."
The taxi driver's face immediately broke into a smile.
"Don't worry, I'm just a taxi driver. There aren't many people in Qingdao who drive as well as me. I guarantee you won't get lost."
The guy picked up the two hundred yuan, stuffed it into his pocket, and sped off.
I sat in the passenger seat, my eyes fixed on the BMW 730.
But the car's tint was so good that I couldn't see anything except for a completely dark area.
I have to admit that what the taxi driver said was true; his driving skills were really good. He followed the BMW the whole time, never leaving its side.
After about seventeen or eighteen minutes, the BMW 730 entered a high-end residential area called Yushanhe.
The taxi driver turned to look at me and asked, "Want to go in?"
"Of course we have to go in! We're already this far, how can we not go in?"
"Young man, why are you following me?" the taxi driver asked with a chuckle, noticing my displeasure.
"You won't lose a single penny. Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Knowing too much isn't good."
The taxi driver stopped talking and followed the BMW 730 inside.
The black BMW 730 finally stopped in front of villa number sixty-seven.
The taxi driver stopped the car and asked me again, "Do you want to get out?"
"We won't get out of the car, we'll stay in the car, don't turn off the engine, and let it run as it should."
"Okay, that's good."
The taxi driver parked his car not far from the BMW 730.
I stared intently at the BMW. The door opened, and Tang Xiaofu got out first.
Immediately afterwards, the old man in the cockpit also got out of the car.
This time I was closer, so I could see him more clearly. He wasn't very tall, he was dark-skinned, and he was wearing a striped LV t-shirt and light beige jeans.
The t-shirt was tucked into the jeans, making her stomach look very big.
His expression was somewhat arrogant.
After the man got out of the car, Tang Xiaofu went up and hugged his arm, in a way that seemed to be both helping him and showing affection.
The two of them entered the villa quite naturally.
After entering the villa, I couldn't see anything anymore.
"Hey bro, who's that girl? Are they father and daughter?"
"How would I know?"
"Should we stay here or leave?"
The taxi driver asked me tentatively.
"Wait a little longer. You don't need to turn off the engine; just let the watch keep running."
The taxi driver stopped talking and took out his phone to watch videos.
My eyes were still fixed on the interior of the villa.
I saw lights on in the villa, but they were covered by curtains, so I couldn't see anything inside.
I took out my phone and sent Tang Xiaofu a WeChat message: "What are you doing?"
"Honey, what else can I do? I'm working overtime at the company. I'm so busy, I probably won't be able to get up until two or three in the morning tonight."
"oh."
I tossed my phone aside, feeling a stinging sensation in my eyes.
I don't know what kind of relationship Tang Xiaofu has with this old man.
Perhaps they are in a senior-junior relationship, or perhaps a leader-subordinate relationship.
There is another possibility: they have a shady relationship.
This thought popped into my head, and I felt incredibly depressed.
I suddenly remembered where Tang Xiaofu lived.
He told me the password to her security door.
"Master, we're not here anymore. I'll give you an address; let's go there."
The taxi driver put his phone away, turned the car around, and after about ten minutes, the two of us arrived at Tang Xiaofu's place.
I checked my watch; it cost sixty-seven yuan in total.
I just gave him two hundred.
"Put me down and go. Two hundred yuan should be enough."
The taxi driver paused for a moment, looked me up and down, and said, "Brother, out with the old, in with the new. You're still young, you have choices."
This guy then pulled out another hundred yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into my hand.
"The meter says 67 yuan, but I'll only charge you 100, that's already a good deal, thank you."
He drove away, and I felt a deep sense of loss.
I arrived at Tang Xiaofu's door, looked at the combination lock, and hesitated.
She's not home. Is it appropriate for me to open her door and go in?
In the end, I entered the password and got into Tang Xiaofu's room.
The living room was fairly clean, but I went straight to her bedroom.
I searched her cabinet from top to bottom, feeling like a thief.
I don't know what I'm looking for.
But I found nothing. I looked in her closet, her bedside table, and even under the bed, but there were no valuable clues.
As I sat on the edge of her bed, deep in thought, I noticed something red in the trash can next to the bedside table.
I leaned closer to take a look, and it was a used condom bag.
When I saw this, my heart skipped a beat.
Tang Xiaofu once told me that she was very innocent and wanted to save the most beautiful things for me, to save for our wedding. But who is saving these things for me?
My brain was buzzing, and I didn't care how dirty the trash inside was, so I just dumped it on the floor.
Sure enough, I found a used condom in a paper package.
If it were before, I might not have understood, but since I met Lin Moli, I understand better than anyone else.
What does it mean that this was found in the trash can in Tang Xiaofu's bedroom?
I don't know how I left Tang Xiaofu's place; I just felt like my world was collapsing.
Did this girl betray me?
No, it seems like she didn't really betray me, since we weren't registered as married, we were just boyfriend and girlfriend.
When I returned to the hospital, I was devastated and had a terrible headache.
That night, I stayed up until after 2 a.m. and still couldn't fall asleep.
When I woke up around 7 a.m. the next day, my mouth felt extremely bitter and my heart ached.
I thought I had found my true love, but I never expected her to be this kind of person.
I sent a WeChat message to my sister-in-law, telling her what I had seen.
To my surprise, my sister-in-law replied, and it was a voice message: "Little brother, what you saw might not be true. What if it was just her friend staying at her place? For example, you and your girlfriend stayed at my house for one night, and you happened to be intimate, leaving traces that you forgot to clean up?"
After my sister-in-law said that, I suddenly felt enlightened.
Thinking about it carefully, it does seem like that's possible.
After all, Tang Xiaofu wasn't the kind of girl who was promiscuous. If she were, she wouldn't have needed to be so reserved with me.
My mind is in complete chaos; I feel like it's about to explode.