Chapter 5

Ever since I discovered that Ding Ning had cut her long nails, and suspected her of cheating on me that very day, I immediately hired a private detective to investigate.

In just two weeks, he had gathered quite a lot of evidence of her infidelity.

I was furious.

If the person she was cheating with was more handsome than me, richer than me, or more successful than me, I could have accepted it, at least a little.

But of all the people she could have chosen, she ended up with a gym bum!

Other than being a bit younger and having a slightly better physique than me, in every other aspect, he was nowhere near my level.

At the end of the day, he was just a man who made a living selling his body.

Zhao Ben had invested in this gym, but given the overall situation, business was just so-so.

Ding Ning signed up for a three-year membership, saying it was a great deal. I suspect that any gym that pushes three-year memberships is probably struggling to survive.

Anyway, Zhao Ben was in desperate need of money, because his father had kidney failure, dialysis was no longer working, and they were planning a transplant.

Most of his clients were middle-aged wealthy women who treated him like a gigolo.

However, according to the private detective, Zhao Ben didn’t exactly serve these ladies to their full satisfaction.

Because those rich women only gave him small tips here and there.

On the other hand, Ding Ning was considered one of the more generous clients among the ladies.

She was really naive. They saw her as a cash cow-did she really think she’d found true love?

After planning for a while, I went to Zhao Ben’s gym.

As soon as I walked in, a staff member greeted me enthusiastically.

I pretended to look at the photos of the trainers on the wall, staring at Zhao Ben’s picture.

The receptionist was very perceptive and immediately called him over.

Zhao Ben demonstrated the power rack, squat rack, lat pulldown machine, rowing machine, one by one…

I made excuses about wearing a shirt, suit, bow tie, and cufflinks, and couldn’t be bothered to change.

I just watched coldly as he racked his brains to introduce all the equipment to me.

I figured he was probably trying to convince me to sign up for a membership.

Sure enough, he casually suggested I get a three-year membership.

I replied coldly, “My wife already signed up for a three-year membership here.”

He asked with interest, “Who is she?”

I said, “Ding Ning.”

A hint of evasiveness flashed across Zhao Ben’s ingratiating smile. “Xiao Ning is one of our premium clients. Since you’re Xiao Ning’s husband, you can absolutely share a family membership, but there are some restrictions on usage times…”

I interrupted him, “I can get a short-term membership here. I’ve heard Xiao Ning mention you before. I have a business proposal-don’t know if you’d be interested? But it’s not convenient to talk here.”

Zhao Ben thought for a moment and said, “There are private rooms at the tea house across the street.”

I leaned close to his ear and said in a low voice, “Let’s go to your place. It’ll be more convenient.”