I have a friend who is secretly keeping a mistress while his wife is unaware. Every time the two are intimate, his beard would prick the mistress, making her uncomfortable. The mistress would pout and advise him, "Why don't you shave your beard? It hurts me." The man, however, hesitated and explained, "My wife loves to touch my beard; keeping it makes her feel secure." But unable to withstand the mistress's persistent nagging, he eventually walked into the bathroom and shaved it all off.

One day, the man returned home very late. Afraid to turn on the lights and disturb his sleeping wife, he tiptoed in the dark and climbed into bed. In the middle of the night, the wife turned over in her sleep and instinctively reached for his chin. However, she found the sensation was different, and she instantly woke up, instinctively shouting at him, "Why haven't you left yet?"

The man, who had been drowsy, was startled awake by her shout, losing all his sleepiness. He hurriedly responded, "Oh no, I overslept! I'm leaving now!" He quickly threw on his clothes, slipped on his shoes, and dashed toward the door. It wasn't until he grasped the doorknob and felt the cold wind that he suddenly realized—this is his own home!

He steeled himself and went back to the bedroom, nervously turned on the light. As the light illuminated the room, the couple locked eyes, and the air was filled with awkwardness and embarrassment. After a brief moment of eye contact, they surprisingly spoke in unison, "I... I just had a dream." After that, both hurriedly averted their gazes, each filled with their own thoughts, but neither dared to delve deeper into the mysterious scene that had just unfolded.