Evidence

1
Tīngdào ménwài yàoshi de shēngyīn,
听到门外钥匙的声音，
When I heard the sound of keys from outside the door,

2
wǒ mǎshàng bǎ zhèngzài kàn de wǎngyè guāndiào,
我马上把正在看的网页关掉，
I immediately closed the web page I was browsing,

3
ránhòu suíbiàn dǎkāi le yī gè shìpín wǎngzhàn.
然后随便打开了一个视频网站。
and opened a random video website.

4
Jiēzhe chuánlái le guānmén de shēngyīn,
接着传来了关门的声音，
Then there came the sound of the door closing.

5
guǒrán shì tā huílai le.
果然是他回来了。
So it was him.

6
“Zěnme zhème wǎn cái huílai?”
“怎么这么晚才回来？”
“Why are you so late?”

7
Wǒ zhuāng zhe mànbùjīngxīn de wèndào.
我装着漫不经心地问道。
I asked, pretending to be indifferent.

8
“Nàge… gōngsī zuìjìn yǒu gè xīn xiàngmù,
“那个…公司最近有个新项目，
“Oh, uh… we’ve got a new project recently,

9
jiābān ne.”
加班呢。”
so I had to work overtime”,

10
Tā zhīzhīwúwú de shuō.
他支支吾吾地说。
he mumbled.

11
Huàn wán xiézi, tā còu dào diànnǎo píngmù qián wèn,
换完鞋子，他凑到电脑屏幕前问，
After changing his shoes, he leaned towards the screen and asked,

12
“Zài gànmá ne? Jīntiān méishénme bùshūfu ba?”
“在干嘛呢？今天没什么不舒服吧？”
“What are you up to? How did you feel today?”

13
Wǒ dòng le dòng shǔbiāo shuō:
我动了动鼠标说：
I moved the mouse and said:

14
“háihǎo ba, méishénme.
“还好吧，没什么。
“Not bad, nothing special.

15
Zhǐshì yǒudiǎn wúliáo,
只是有点无聊，
I just felt a little bored,

16
jiù xiǎng zhǎo jǐge gǎoxiào shìpín kànkan.”
就想找几个搞笑视频看看。”
so I was thinking about looking for some funny videos to watch.”

17
“O, nà nǐ kàn ba.”
“哦，那你看吧。”
“Oh, I see. Enjoy them”,

18
Tā yībiān zǒuxiàng yùshì yībiān shuō,
他一边走向浴室一边说，
he said while walking towards the bathroom.

19
“Duìle, yīshēng shuō yùchǎnqī shì xiàgèyuè, shì ma?”
“对了，医生说预产期是下个月，是吗？”
“By the way, the doctor said your due date is next month, right?”

20
“Xiàgèyuè yuèdǐ.” Wǒ lěnglěng de huídá shuō.
“下个月月底。”我冷冷地回答说。
“At the end of next month.” I answered coldly.

21
Tīngdào yùshì lǐ línyù de shuǐ shēng,
听到浴室里淋浴的水声，
Once I heard the sound of the shower from the bathroom,

22
wǒ mǎshàng tǐng zhe wǒ de dàdùzi,
我马上挺着我的大肚子，
I immediately sat up with my big belly

23
bǎ shēntǐ nuó dào shāfā shàng,
把身体挪到沙发上，
and moved myself over to the sofa.

24
ránhòu xùnsù de fānkāi tā de gōngwénbāo,
然后迅速地翻开他的公文包，
Then I quickly opened his briefcase

25
zhǎo tā de shǒujī.
找他的手机。
to look for his cell phone.

26
Kěshì fān le gè dǐcháotiān yě méi zhǎodào,
可是翻了个底朝天也没找到，
But after looking around, I didn’t find the phone.

27
wǒ zhǐhǎo mǎshàng bǎ tā kòu hǎo, huányuán.
我只好马上把它扣好，还原。
So I had to hastily close up the breifcase and put it back where it was.

28
Huídào diànnǎo qián,
回到电脑前，
Then I went back to my computer,

29
wǒ de xīn hái zài pēngpēng zhí tiào,
我的心还在砰砰直跳，
and my heart was still pounding

30
shēngpà bèi tā fāxiàn.
生怕被他发现。
for fear of being discovered.

31
Dìyīcì shōují zhèngjù, jiù zhèyàng shībài le.
第一次收集证据，就这样失败了。
My first attempt at collecting evidence had failed.

32
Tā zǒngshì jī bù lí shēn,
他总是机不离身，
He always kept his phone with him,

33
lián xǐzǎo yě dài zhe.
连洗澡也带着。
even when taking a shower.

34
Érqiě zhōumò tā dōu shuō yào jiābān.
而且周末他都说要加班。
And even on weekends, he said he needed to work overtime.

35
Tā xīnli kěndìng yǒuguǐ!
他心里肯定有鬼！
He was definitely hiding something!

36
Wèile bù yǐngxiǎng dùzi lǐ de bǎobǎo,
为了不影响肚子里的宝宝，
To avoid affecting the health of our unborn child,

37
tā nà duàn shíjiān doū huì qù yángtái shàng chōuyān.
他那段时间都会去阳台上抽烟。
he would smoke in the balcony during that period.

38
Yǒuyīcì, tā zài yángtái shàng yībiān chōuyān,
有一次，他在阳台上一边抽烟，
Once, he was smoking in the balcony

39
yībiān ruòyǒusuǒsī de wàng zhe tiānkōng.
一边若有所思地望着天空。
while looking up at the sky, as if lost in thought.

40
Ér tā de shǒujī jiù fàng zài wǒ miànqián de chájī shàng,
而他的手机就放在我面前的茶几上，
And his phone was on the coffee table right in front of me.

41
wǒ chèn tā bùzhùyì, gǎnjǐn chákàn tā de Wēixìn.
我趁他不注意，赶紧查看他的微信。
I took advantage to quickly check his WeChat.

42
Kěshì, lǐmiàn jìngrán yī tiáo sīxìn dōu méiyǒu!
可是，里面竟然一条私信都没有！
But, there wasn’t even one private message!

43
Zhè zěnme kěnéng ne?
这怎么可能呢？
How was that possible?

44
Kěndìng shì dōu bèi tā qīngkōng le.
肯定是都被他清空了。
He must have deleted them all.

45
ài…… shōují gè zhèngjù zěnme jiù zhème nán ne？
唉……收集个证据怎么就这么难呢？
Why was it so hard to find evidence?!

46
Rènwu yòuyīcì shībài le.
任务又一次失败了。
I had failed once again.

47
Wǒ yāzhì zhe nèixīn de fènnù hé bēishāng,
我压制着内心的愤怒和悲伤，
Suppressing my anger and sadness,

48
bǎ shǒujī fànghuí yuánchù,
把手机放回原处，
I put the phone back down

49
jìxù zhuāngzuò shénme shìr dōu méiyǒu.
继续装作什么事儿都没有。
and continued to pretend nothing had happened.

50
Yīgèyuè hòu, bǎobǎo shùnlì chūshēng le,
一个月后，宝宝顺利出生了，
A month later, our baby was born,

51
kěshì wǒ què gāoxìng bù qilai.
可是我却高兴不起来。
but I wasn’t happy.

52
Wǒ tǎng zài bìngchuáng shàng,
我躺在病床上，
I was lying on the hospital bed

53
zài wèi bǎobǎo hé zìjǐ de wèilái dānyōu,
在为宝宝和自己的未来担忧，
worrying about my future and my baby’s future

54
bìng sīkǎo rúhé shōují zhèngjù.
并思考如何收集证据。
while thinking about how to collect evidence.

55
Hūrán, tā de shǒujī chūxiàn zài wǒ yǎnqián.
忽然，他的手机出现在我眼前。
Suddenly, I noticed his phone.

56
Tā dàgài shì yīnwèi dāng le bàba tài xīngfèn,
他大概是因为当了爸爸太兴奋，
He was probablly excited about becoming a dad

57
lián shǒujī dōu méi ná jiù pǎoqù kàn háizi le.
连手机都没拿就跑去看孩子了。
and forgot to take the phone when he went to see the baby.

58
Xiànzài shǒujī jiù zài wǒ de zhěntou biān shàng.
现在手机就在我的枕头边上。
Now his phone was lying besides my pillow.

59
Wǒ lìkè zuò qilai,
我立刻坐起来，
I sat up immediately

60
zàiyīcì chákàn tā de shǒujī,
再一次查看他的手机，
and once again checked his phone

61
qǐtú zhǎodào wǒ xiǎngyào de zhèngjù.
企图找到我想要的证据。
to attempt to find the evidence I sought.

62
Zhè yīcì, wǒ zhōngyú zhǎodào le.
这一次，我终于找到了。
This time, I finally found it.

63
Dànshì, zhè bìng bùshì wǒ xiǎng zhǎo de
但是，这并不是我想找的
However, it was not the evidence I was looking for

64
yònglái shēnqǐng líhūn de chūguǐ zhèngjù,
用来申请离婚的出轨证据，
to file a divorce due to adultery.

65
érshì yī wèi yīyuàn hùgōng gěi tā fā de Wēixìn.
而是一位医院护工给他发的微信。
Instead, it was a WeChat message from a care worker.

66
Yuánlái, wǒ māma zhè duàn shíjiān zhùyuàn le,
原来，我妈妈这段时间住院了，
It turned out that my mom had been in the hospital these days,

67
wǒ lǎogong měitiān doū huì qù yīyuàn zhàokàn tā.
我老公每天都会去医院照看她。
and my husband had been taking care of her.

68
Hùgōng gěi tā fā xìnxī shì huìbào qíngkuàng,
护工给他发信息是汇报情况，
The care worker was just sending a mesage to give him an update

69
hái shuō wǒ māma míngtiān jiù kěyǐ chūyuàn le.
还说我妈妈明天就可以出院了。
and let him know that my mom would leave the hospital tomorrow.

70
Kàn wán, wǒ háishi bǎ shǒujī fànghuí yuánchù,
看完，我还是把手机放回原处，
After reading it, I put the phone back

71
jiǎzhuāng shénmeshì dōu méi fāshēng.
假装什么事都没发生。
and pretended nothing had happened.

72
Guò le yīhuìr,
过了一会儿，
After a while,

73
tā bào zhe bǎobǎo huílai,
他抱着宝宝回来，
he was back with our baby in his arms,

74
zuò dào wǒ shēnbiān, shuō:
坐到我身边，说：
and sat next to me saying,

75
“lái, kànkan wǒmen kě’ài de bǎobǎo……”
“来，看看我们可爱的宝宝……”
“Come take a look at our lovely baby.”

76
Wǒ kàn le kàn bǎobǎo, yòu kàn le kàn tā.
我看了看宝宝，又看了看他。
I looked at our baby and then at him.

77
Dāng wǒ kàndào tā mǎnliǎn de xìngfú,
当我看到他满脸的幸福，
When I saw the happiness on his face,

78
wǒ zàiyě kòngzhì bùzhù wǒ de kuàilè hé gǎndòng,
我再也控制不住我的快乐和感动，
I felt moved and couldn’t contain my happiness.

79
yī bǎ bào zhù le tā hé bǎobǎo,
一把抱住了他和宝宝，
I put my arms around him and our baby

80
yībiān xiào, yībiān yǎnlèi huālālā de liú……
一边笑，一边眼泪哗啦啦地流……
smiling with tears streaming down my face.

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