The 99th Divorce

Tina shrugged her shoulders and proclaimed, “Uh oh, Nan. It’s your turn. Do you choose truth or dare?”

“Truth.” Li Jinnan was very calm as he looked at Tina.

However, Tina looked at Ye Youyou and asked, “Yoyo, do you have anything you would like to ask?”

“No...” Ye Youyou wasn’t really interested in Li Jinnan’s personal life, and she didn’t want to get to know him too well either.

She already knew that for a military man, it was likely that his love life would be a blank piece of paper. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be trying to take responsibility for his first time.

Before Tina could say another word, another girl beside her eagerly asked, “Mr. Nan, have you had a girlfriend before? How many times? And, how old were you?”

“Yes. Once. 29,” Li Jinnan answered succinctly.

Ye Youyou was astonished when she heard that. She began to count Li Jinnan’s age with her fingers.

It seemed that Li Jinnan was currently 29 years old. Furthermore, for this whole year, he hadn’t had any other woman other than her.

In other words, that meant... Now? And, it it’s me? What? Impossible!

The girl asked, “How old are you now, Mr. Nan?”

“Only one question for each round. I’ve already answered three.” Li Jinnan calmly rejected the question as he took a sip of water.

Not only did the girl not feel awkward, she became even more mesmerized by Li Jinnan. She said in English, “I always thought that men from China were frail scholars. I never thought I’d meet such a manly man! Oh my god, all the previous men from China that I met were such weaklings in comparison!”

Her voice wasn’t loud, but she was clearly overly excited.

Li Jinnan ignored her and proceeded to spin the bottle. He applied more strength than Tina had, so the bottle spun a lot faster. It took a long time before it slowed down. It pointed toward the fattest of the three American men.

The man had a full beard. He held his face in disbelief. He looked grief-stricken.

His wife, who was seated beside him, immediately turned her head and stared at him as she asked, “Do you choose truth or dare?”

“Aye, no... I choose dare,” he replied.

“No, you have to choose truth. Otherwise, you’re not going back to California.” His wife looked fierce, and her calm tone was a threat in itself.

The bearded middle-aged man squeezed his face and helplessly said, “OK. I choose truth.”

“Have you ever had sex with our neighbor, Annalisa?” his wife asked.

“Of course not!” the bearded man shouted in vehement protest. He looked at her in disbelief and asked, “Why would you even think that? Annalisa is a mother of three, and she has such a huge waistline! Furthermore, she’s so meaty! Why would I like her? Why would I go for such a woman when my wife is so beautiful?”

“Really? Why were you so nervous just now, then?” his wife asked.

“I thought you were going to ask me where I stashed my personal money. Oh no, I think I said too much...” The bearded man immediately covered his hand over his mouth.

Everyone around him broke out in laughter. Ye Youyou smiled and looked at them in envy. Although such a love was filled with bickering and noise, it was nevertheless sincere.

The man looked as if he were afraid of his wife, but was he really afraid? No. He just loved her. That was all.