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The two women, tired from their shopping spree, made their way to a coffee shop, ordered two cups of coffee, and continued their chat.

Zhuo Yi asked curiously, "Didn't you go home to get married?"

Zhang Meng revealed a sweet smile and said, "Some things happened, and I came back."

Zhuo Yi urged, "Tell me all about it."

Zhang Meng didn't hide anything and shared the whole story with Zhuo Yi.

She even confessed to drugging Li Xiaoyao with sleeping pills and then giving herself to him for the first time, such intimate details included.

After hearing everything, Zhuo Yi covered her red lips in shock and exclaimed, "My God, Meng Meng, you're really bold, aren't you?"

Zhang Meng blushed and said, "At that time, I just wanted to be willful once, to live my youth without regrets."

Zhuo Yi shook her head and let out a sigh before asking, "Does Big Brother Li have a girlfriend?"

Zhang Meng shook her head and said, "I didn't ask."

Zhuo Yi sighed again, "Big Brother Li is a good man."

Truth be told, Zhuo Yi was also somewhat tempted.

Zhang Meng's approach was certainly bold but very straightforward.

Zhuo Yi believed her looks and figure were no less attractive than Zhang Meng's; if she threw herself at him, Li Xiaoyao would definitely not refuse.

But could she really make such a decision?

...

On his way back, Li Xiaoyao kept receiving calls from an unfamiliar number, with the last five digits being five eights.

Li Xiaoyao remembered the number,

it was among the missed calls when he turned on his phone this morning.

At first, Li Xiaoyao kept hanging up directly, but the caller persisted relentlessly until he had no choice but to answer the call.

"Li Xiaoyao, you damn servant, how dare you hang up on me!" the call was answered with an immediate scolding.

Li Xiaoyao knew at once who it was, the only woman who dared to curse him like a servant was Lin Yuanyuan.

Li Xiaoyao didn't know, nor did he want to know, what Lin Yuanyuan wanted from him; he simply decided to ignore her and clicked off the phone.

Within seconds, Lin Yuanyuan called again, and Li Xiaoyao kept hanging up directly.

This back and forth of Lin Yuanyuan calling and Li Xiaoyao cutting the calls went on for more than a dozen times until Lin Yuanyuan finally stopped.

"Given up?" Li Xiaoyao smiled faintly, and Zhu Xiaoyue, who was beside him, asked curiously, "Who is it? Someone keeps calling you."

Li Xiaoyao smiled and said, "A crazy lady."

Li Xiaoyao had thought that by not answering, Lin Yuanyuan would give up, but after a short while, his phone rang again.

This time, however, it was the message alert tone.

"Li Xiaoyao, answer my call, I have an urgent matter to discuss with you."

Li Xiaoyao glanced at it and didn't reply.

The calls came in, and Li Xiaoyao cut them off just the same.

After a few dozen seconds, another text came in.

"Li Xiaoyao, if you don't answer my calls, I will come to your company to find you."

After sending the text, the phone rang again in a few seconds.

Li Xiaoyao frowned, thinking how shameless this woman could be. Wasn't his attitude clear enough?

Ultimately, Li Xiaoyao still answered the call, his tone neutral as he asked, "What is it, speak."

Lin Yuanyuan was seething inside. Li Xiaoyao had been hanging up her calls. She had never been treated like this by a man before in her life.

Suddenly, as the call connected and she heard Li Xiaoyao's voice, Lin Yuanyuan couldn't help but curse, "You... dog slave—"
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But before she could finish, Li Xiaoyao had already said coldly, "Stick to the matter at hand. If you curse at me again, forget about ever reaching me by phone."

"You..." Lin Yuanyuan was seething. This bastard was actually talking to her in that tone, and even threatening her.

But now she needed to ask Li Xiaoyao for a favor, so she swallowed the indignity.

"I've talked to Cai'er, and she agreed to lend you to me for two days," Lin Yuanyuan said irritably.

"What do you mean 'use for two days'?" Li Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment. Why did that phrase sound so awkward?

Lin Yuanyuan realized her wording was ambiguous and her cheeks flushed as she said, "I haven't found a new bodyguard, and since Cai'er is not in Ling City these days, and you're just idle, come over and protect me for the time being."

Li Xiaoyao didn't even think about it before he rejected flatly, "Sorry, but my paycheck comes from Director Lan, not you. Besides, your inability to find a bodyguard is your problem, not mine."

Li Xiaoyao's calm voice and indifferent words made Lin Yuanyuan feel angry, frustrated, and somewhat wronged.

Supressing her anger and sense of grievance, Lin Yuanyuan said, "I'm not asking you to do it for free; I'll pay you!"

Li Xiaoyao's tone remained unchanged, "No need, I'm not short of money."

Lin Yuanyuan, who lived a life of wealth, was not used to such slights. In a burst of rage, she shouted into the phone, "Li Xiaoyao, you're a bully!" and then hung up.

Listening to the dial tone from his phone, Li Xiaoyao was momentarily speechless. So refusing her meant bullying her? What kind of logic was that?

The car soon arrived in Ling City. As a person assisting the police with their investigation, Li Xiaoyao was supposed to give a statement. But Officer Zhang and he called each other brothers, so something minor like giving a statement could be done anytime.

"Brother Zhang, just drop me off at the front there," Li Xiaoyao pointed towards an intersection ahead.

The car stopped at the intersection, and as Li Xiaoyao got out, he instructed Zhu Xiaoyue, "Take good care of your injuries, I'll visit you when I have time." Then he said to Officer Zhang, "Brother Zhang, Zhu Officer's BMW is still parked in the county town; see when you have time to drive it back here."

Zhu Xiaoyue felt reluctant to part, but in front of Officer Zhang, she didn't want to appear too close to Li Xiaoyao. So after hearing his words, she just nodded expressionlessly.

After parting ways, Li Xiaoyao walked towards the company.

He had barely taken a few steps when his phone rang again.

It was Lan Cai calling.

Truth be told, Li Xiaoyao kind of missed Lan Cai.

Lan Cai was different from other girls; she seemed mature and composed, but once she let her guard down, she was lonely and vulnerable, eliciting sympathy.

To this day, Li Xiaoyao still remembered the sentence Lan Cai had said when they were trapped in the elevator shaft, "If I die, I die. Death isn't so bad, at least there are no more troubles."

The expression and tone Lan Cai had when she said that made Li Xiaoyao feel that this girl must have a lot hidden in her heart.

"When will you be back?" Li Xiaoyao asked directly, his manner free of any awkwardness between superior and subordinate, and instead casual like with an old friend.

Indeed, since their elevator escapade, the relationship between the two had gained an indescribable layer.

Lan Cai was taken aback for a moment; she hadn't expected Li Xiaoyao to ask such a question. However, she soon gave a slight smile and said, "It might take a while longer."

"Alright then, it looks like I won't be seeing you for a while. You know, since you left, I've kind of missed you," Li Xiaoyao said with a laugh, not caring that the woman on the other end of the phone was his boss.

"Stop talking nonsense," Lan Cai retorted with annoyance but then didn't give him a chance to interrupt further, "If you're not too busy during this time, go and help Yuanyuan out."