Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Zhao Dingli then noticed that Li Xiaoyun’s appearance with light makeup didn’t seem much different from her bare face.

She had good skin, so even with foundation on, it wasn’t easy to see any traces without close inspection.

The only thing noticeable was that her eyebrows were a bit more refined.

Li Xiaoyun’s eyebrows were naturally thick, so they were quite visible even without much makeup.

Only because Zhao Dingli always paid attention to her could he spot such subtle differences.

The biggest difference was that her lip color was a bit brighter.

A bit redder than her natural lip color.

Probably because Li Xiaoyun’s light makeup and bare face weren’t much different, last night when Zhao Dingli returned to Li Xiaoyun’s home,

Li Xiaoyun was already bare-faced, but he didn’t notice.

It wasn’t until this morning, when Li Xiaoyun had finished putting on makeup, that he realized.

The change between Li Xiaoyun’s makeup and bare face was indeed minimal.

"Let’s go," Zhao Dingli said with a smile.

So, the two of them left together.

Once more, Zhao Dingli sighed inwardly about how convenient it was to set off together in the morning.

He didn’t have to go out of his way to pick up Li Xiaoyun from her home again.

Zhao Dingli routinely parked his car not far from the entrance of Ruish Company.

Before Li Xiaoyun got out of the car, Zhao Dingli said, "I’ll come and pick you up tonight."

"Okay," Li Xiaoyun waved to Zhao Dingli, "See you tonight."

This was precisely what Zhao Dingli loved to hear, so he immediately responded, "See you tonight."

After Li Xiaoyun had taken a few steps, Zhao Dingli called Rui Changhuai, "How’s it going, did Zheng Xuelin send out the photos?"

"He did, our people saw him send it," Rui Changhuai replied.

"Nice."

Zhao Dingli was satisfied, unaware of Zheng Xuelin’s torment.

Keeping an eye on Zheng Xuelin didn’t require Rui Changhuai to do it personally; he just needed to instruct his subordinates to handle it.

Therefore, after receiving Zhao Dingli’s instructions last night, Rui Changhuai passed the task on to his subordinates.

Keeping an eye on Zheng Xuelin sending out the photos was a minor task.

After giving the instructions, Rui Changhuai went to rest.

And Rui Changhuai’s subordinates were not tired either.

With so many people, they would take turns to guard and rest, not wasting any time.

Zheng Xuelin, however, had it tough; no matter who was watching him, they wouldn’t allow him to sleep.

He wasn’t even allowed to close his eyes.

All night, Zheng Xuelin sat on a stiff chair, and the moment his eyelids drooped, he had to be woken up.

They watched him until morning, keeping an eye on him until he sent the photos to Ruish, just like the grueling process of extracting confessions through sleepless nights.

Zheng Xuelin was puzzled; he intended to use these photos to prove he wasn’t lying.

Li Xiaoyun indeed relied on spending nights with Zhao Dingli to get so many opportunities, having nothing to do with her friend Ye Fei.

Logically, this should make Li Xiaoyun nervous.

But why did Zhao Dingli’s people insist on watching him send them, not letting him off unless he did?

As if sending the photos was advantageous for Zhao Dingli.

This left Zheng Xuelin utterly confused.

He even changed his mind, not wanting to send them.

No matter what, opposing them was no good.

But clearly, they wouldn’t allow him to do so.

They insisted on watching him send the photos before letting him go.

Zheng Xuelin didn’t have the guts to report them for kidnapping either.

In reality, it wasn’t even a kidnapping.

They just invited Zheng Xuelin to a private room in a restaurant.

Took care of him in a decent environment.

At most, they just didn’t let him sleep.

Rui Changhuai even humorously ordered a variety of dishes to be laid out on the dining table.

All of them had such rich flavors that made them incredibly appetizing.

Even if not hungry, even if just full, you’d still want some as a late-night snack.

The extreme part was they even monitored the temperature.

If dishes got cold and lost their appealing look, they’d be cleared away and replaced with a fresh batch.

Since the restaurant belonged to Changlin, they could get service regardless of operation hours.

Even though they didn’t let him eat, it looked like a tableful of good food was presented to him.

If Zheng Xuelin went to accuse them of kidnapping now,

who would believe it!

And so, they dragged it out until morning, the time when major companies started work.

Zheng Xuelin felt on the verge of a breakdown.

He hurriedly followed their instructions to send out the photos.

Just wanting to leave after that to find something to eat.

He was starving, and the aroma had made him crave more!

Meanwhile, when Li Xiaoyun arrived at the company, she immediately felt that everyone’s gaze was rather peculiar.

"Xiaoyun." It was Liu Meiyun again, surprisingly unaffected by Li Xiaoyun’s confrontation yesterday, continuing to intimately link arms with her.

Li Xiaoyun smiled, still puzzled at heart.

She caught sight of many colleagues looking at their phones out of the corner of her eye.

But that wasn’t such a strange thing.

Everyone nowadays constantly has their phones, looking down at them.

"Xiao Yun, you really are being unfair," Liu Meiyun added.

"What do you mean?" Li Xiaoyun looked baffled, "What’s unfair? What are you talking about?"

"You’re still playing dumb with me," Liu Meiyun wished to get mad but held back considering Li Xiaoyun’s relationship with Zhao Dingli and dared not to.

She could only suppress her frustration.

Liu Meiyun’s facial features twitched slightly as a result; she straightforwardly showed her phone to Li Xiaoyun: "Look, photos of you and Zhao Dingli have been posted."

"Yesterday noon when I asked you, you denied it, insisting that it’s because of your friend that Zhao Dingli takes special care of you." Liu Meiyun laughed, "I said, come on, even for a friend, this level of care is uncommon."

"In this photo, your relationship doesn’t seem ordinary at all," Liu Meiyun enlarged it for Li Xiaoyun to see, as if worried she couldn’t see clearly, "And Zhao Dingli is carrying a suitcase; where are you two going?"

"Hey, wait a minute; where is this? The background looks like inside an apartment building," Liu Meiyun questioned, "Could this be your home?"

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

Liu Meiyun lightly patted Li Xiaoyun on the back: "Xiao Yun, now that’s really unfair."

"You’re doing so well with Zhao Dingli; why don’t you admit it? You two aren’t secretly dating, are you?"

Thanks to Ye Fei, Liu Meiyun didn’t suspect any improper relationship between Li Xiaoyun and Zhao Dingli.

They might know each other because of a friend.

This truly incites envy.

How she wished she had a friend as good as this.

Li Xiaoyun really didn’t know how to explain.

With these photos around, the more you explain, the more suspicious it sounds.

Whatever you do, you can’t make it clear.

Excessive explanations might even make people think you’re trying to cover it up.

Li Xiaoyun hurriedly pretended that a phone call came, quickly putting the phone to her ear: "Hello? Hi."

Then, she silently smiled apologetically at Liu Meiyun, signaling that she needed to go take a call.

She quickly pretended to get on a call and walked towards the elevator.