Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

"If you must have social obligations in the evening, then just tell me the location and I’ll pick you up. In any case, you must never be left alone," Zhao Dingli said.

He didn’t even give Li Xiaoyun a chance to speak, laying out all the arrangements for her very clearly.

Li Xiaoyun tried to speak several times, but couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

Zhao Dingli was really something.

For the first time, Li Xiaoyun knew that Zhao Dingli could be so articulate.

Finally, when Zhao Dingli seemed to be done speaking,

Li Xiaoyun finally said, "Aren’t we making this a bit too serious?"

It’s a bit of an overreaction, isn’t it?

Especially since it’s Zhao Dingli himself picking her up.

He seemed like her personal driver.

Except, this driver was too significant.

"This concerns your personal safety; how can it not be taken seriously?" Zhao Dingli said, "I don’t think it’s over the top. It must be handled seriously and taken seriously, never relaxed. Only then can people be at ease."

"Besides, this is something that can’t be reported to the police. After all, if you really scrutinize Zheng Xuelin’s words, they might not even count as threats. It’s only through his tone, the context at the time, and his character that we’ve inferred our own conclusions."

"And he hasn’t really acted yet. Even if we report it, the police won’t handle it. We’ll just have to be more careful ourselves. Since that’s the case, naturally, we have to be on high alert."

"Only by treating it seriously can you protect yourself better," Zhao Dingli said.

Actually, Zhao Dingli was considering whether to take this chance to have Li Xiaoyun move into his home.

However, he knew that Li Xiaoyun definitely wouldn’t agree.

Of course, he’s not worried that Zheng Xuelin would go to Li Xiaoyun’s home to harm her.

Because tomorrow, he’ll have someone deal with Zheng Xuelin’s matter.

Ensure that Zheng Xuelin has no chance to harass Li Xiaoyun at all.

He just didn’t plan to tell Li Xiaoyun about this.

After all, he still wanted to use this opportunity to pick up and drop off Li Xiaoyun.

If Li Xiaoyun knew Zheng Xuelin was dealt with, wouldn’t he lose his chance?

As for having Li Xiaoyun move into his home, he’ll wait until another opportunity arises later.

After all, opportunities will come sooner or later.

Isn’t this time giving him a legit reason to pick up and drop off Li Xiaoyun?

"But I think this is too much trouble for you," Li Xiaoyun said.

Then Zhao Dingli suddenly called out seriously, "Xiaoyun."

"Yes," Li Xiaoyun responded immediately.

Because when Zhao Dingli got serious, Li Xiaoyun felt nervous.

The more nervous she got, the more likely she was to reflexively respond.

With that "Yes," even Zhao Dingli’s mouth twitched.

He sighed and said, "Aren’t we friends? Why talk about trouble or not?"

"Would you also be so formal with Ye Fei?" Zhao Dingli asked.

Li Xiaoyun thought, of course not.

She and Ye Fei have been friends for years.

They supported each other through hard times.

Li Xiaoyun sighed and said, "Then I won’t be formal with you."

"That’s right." Zhao Dingli nodded in satisfaction.

And so, Li Xiaoyun, somewhat confusedly, agreed to let Zhao Dingli pick her up and drop her off day and night.

Plus, accompany her when she worked overtime.

Pick her up during social events.

He was entirely doing things a boyfriend would do for a girlfriend.

Even a boyfriend might not be so detailed.

Because Zhao Dingli was the one dropping her off, naturally, she couldn’t let Zhao Dingli leave hungry.

But always eating out didn’t seem right either.

However, Zhao Dingli was already aware of Li Xiaoyun’s culinary skills.

So he didn’t pressure her into cooking herself.

He drove to the bottom of Li Xiaoyun’s building and said, "Let’s not eat out."

Seeing Li Xiaoyun looking troubled, Zhao Dingli said, "Let’s order takeout. I think it’s more comfortable eating at home."

Li Xiaoyun heard this, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly nodded in agreement, "Okay, okay."

After going back home, Li Xiaoyun started ordering takeout.

Seeing this, Zhao Dingli said, "Don’t order anymore; I’ll directly have our company’s restaurant deliver."

Changping has many chain restaurants.

Although, except for the hotpot restaurant, there aren’t any very close by, it’s not too far.

Even if it’s a bit further, beyond the delivery range of the app.

Zhao Dingli having someone from the restaurant deliver can actually be quicker than a delivery person.

After all, a delivery person has to deliver to several places at once.

Going one by one can take a lot of time.

That’s why although it can take only half an hour normally, the estimated delivery time on the app can take an hour.

Zhao Dingli naturally wouldn’t limit ordering to only Changlin restaurants.

Throughout Changping, Zhao Dingli will switch it up.

After all, from now on, he’ll be having dinner with Li Xiaoyun every day.

They can’t keep ordering from just a few places back and forth.

Hearing this, Li Xiaoyun said, "How can that be? You’re already picking me up and dropping me off, accompanying me when I work late, and picking me up from social events."

Li Xiaoyun suddenly paused.

She realized that Zhao Dingli had an even busier job.

If he worked overtime, what then?

But that could be dealt with later.

Zhao Dingli is reliable, surely he has plans.

So, Li Xiaoyun continued, "So I’ll handle dinner."

Zhao Dingli said, "Forget about dinner."

That would only add financial pressure on Li Xiaoyun, wouldn’t it?

Two people eating costs much more than one person.

"If you want to thank me, how about you handle breakfast?" Zhao Dingli said.

"Huh?" Li Xiaoyun really didn’t expect that.

Is Zhao Dingli implying that he wants to have breakfast here too?

Zhao Dingli nodded, "Didn’t you just say you didn’t know how to thank me?"

"I thought about it, and I think this is nice," Zhao Dingli said.

"If you give me something expensive, I’d feel uneasy accepting it. But clearly, you can’t just thank me casually," Zhao Dingli said, "Taking charge of my breakfast in the future can count as your intention, and I think it shouldn’t cause you too much trouble?"

Besides, breakfast is simple, unlike dinner.

A few pieces of bread, eggs, and milk can fill you up without costing Li Xiaoyun much.

Li Xiaoyun nodded following Zhao Dingli’s suggestion.

It’s just breakfast, it really isn’t hard.

Needing to cook only involves frying an egg or boiling one.

Bread and such are conveniently available at convenience stores.

At the most, spread some jam or peanut butter on them.

If more effort is needed, just add some lettuce or ham, really simple, even for someone inept.

But then, Li Xiaoyun paused.

She felt that Zhao Dingli’s words, each seemed reasonable when heard.