Chapter 51 - Desperate times call for desperate measures

　　"My throat is starting to get sore from singing, your turn." Lu s.h.i.+miao pa.s.sed the mic to Su Tao as she gulped down an entire bottle of beer.

　　Holding onto the mic, Su Tao picked up a pleasant fragrance that was left on it. It should have been touched by Lu s.h.i.+miao's lip gloss, which left this fragrance. There were actually two mics available, but Su Tao stuck with Lu s.h.i.+miao's mic after some pondering.

　　Su Tao picked 《The Ordinary Road》 which was sung by Pu Shu. His voice was leaning towards the resonant side, having another taste, compared to the hoa.r.s.e and magnetism singing style by the artist himself. "I was once frustrated, desperate and lost my way, until I saw that being ordinary was my only solution. I have once destroyed everything that I held dear to leave forever…"

　　Sitting on the sofa, Lu s.h.i.+miao held onto a beer bottle and only placed it down after Su Tao finished singing. "This song is someone cultured. I never thought that you would have it deep in your bones."

　　"Don't I look like a cultured young man?" Su Tao replied with a smile.

　　Lu s.h.i.+miao nodded her head. "I always felt that you're a lecher from the first day we met."

　　"The first day?" Su Tao asked, "Is it because I accidentally glanced at your tag that was pinned on your chest?"

　　Lu s.h.i.+miao shook her head. "That is the second time we met. The first time we met, it was in a corridor, and you even became touchy."

　　Su Tao was left stunned by her words. So Lu s.h.i.+miao did not pretend not to see him on their first encounter, she only felt that he did it on purpose when he accidentally brushed against her chest.

　　With a bitter smile, Su Tao replied, "That was a misunderstanding. Furthermore, it was you that b.u.mped into me in the first place. It was purely accidental that my hand brushed against you, and it wasn't intentional."

　　Shrugging her shoulders, Lu s.h.i.+miao sighed, "Don't bother explaining. Explaining just means that you're trying to hide something. Men aren't good things, and they only have impure thoughts upon seeing women."

　　Su Tao awkwardly smiled and sighed, "Forget it, I've gotten used to your accusations. Do so if you want to treat me like a lecher, I give up. But since you're willing to spend time with me alone, doesn't that mean that, at the very least, I'm not those loathsome lechers?"

　　Lu s.h.i.+miao sighed as she replied with complicated feelings, "Yeah, the reason why a lecher like you isn't despicable is because you're a true lowlife and not a hypocrite, unlike someone else."

　　Su Tao could roughly guess what Lu s.h.i.+miao was troubled about, so he tried to advise, "Have you never thought of resisting?"

　　Taking a glance at Su Tao, Lu s.h.i.+miao sourly smiled. "How do I resist? To make my life worse? A year ago, a woman came to the hospital and demanded that I divorce my husband. It was a huge commotion that everyone knows about, making me feel ashamed. Do you want me to announce that my father-in-law has been hara.s.sing me?"

　　"This is complicated. It's unimaginable that your husband would mess around when he has such a beautiful wife." Su Tao knitted his brows.

　　Taking a deep breath, Lu s.h.i.+miao replied, "My father-in-law is also related to my husband distancing from me. He would often find the opportunity to call me to his office and did some petty tricks. There was one time that my husband witnessed it and misunderstood me… not to mention the gossip going around in the hospital!"

　　Su Tao widened his eyes and sighed, "Your husband is pretty pitiful."

　　Smiling at herself mockingly, Lu s.h.i.+miao asked, "He's pitiful? Then am I having it better?"

　　Su Tao handed a bottle over to Lu s.h.i.+miao and bitterly smiled. "We must have dignity. Indeed, it's not easy for others in your shoes to make a decision, but it will make things worse and those with ill intentions will become bolder."