Chapter 1024: He’s Righteous
"Didn’t you hire a maid to cook?" Li Xiaoyun thought for a moment. The last time she went to his house, it seemed like there really wasn’t a maid there.
"I only hired a cleaning lady to tidy up the house when I’m not there during the day, that’s all. As for meals, I don’t eat at home often." Zhao Dingli said.
Li Xiaoyun felt a bit regretful now, wondering why she hadn’t learned more cooking from Ye Fei back then.
It would be nice to make some stomach-friendly food for Zhao Dingli when she had the time.
But, learning now should still be in time.
Li Xiaoyun thought perhaps she should learn from Ye Fei.
Ye Fei had finished the domestic competition now.
And the International Cooking Competition selections hadn’t started yet, so Ye Fei should have some free time recently.
Li Xiaoyun didn’t voice her thoughts.
Actually, Li Xiaoyun hadn’t even realized yet why she was so concerned about Zhao Dingli’s health, to the point of wanting to specifically learn to cook for him.
She hadn’t even done that for herself before.
Li Xiaoyun quickly finished breakfast with Zhao Dingli, placing the used dishes and the pan she used to fry eggs in the sink to soak with water and detergent.
There wasn’t enough time to wash them now, so they would have to wait until she got off work.
She left home with Zhao Dingli and got in the car.
It was her first time in the morning not having to squeeze onto the subway, comfortably sitting in a car instead.
During rush hour in B City, not only is there traffic on the roads, but the subways are crowded too.
Although the subway doesn’t have traffic jams, there are just too many people commuting in the morning.
So many that everyone is squished together in the subway cars, with people jammed in the doorway yet still trying to squeeze in.
Once the doors close, everyone is pressed tightly against them.
It’s really uncomfortable.
But there’s no choice, you have to endure it every morning to get to work on time.
And you can’t wait for the next train.
During morning rush hour, it’s always this crowded, even the next train will be the same.
Unless you wait until after the peak hours pass.
Li Xiaoyun went through this every morning too.
Although she had a car, most of her colleagues at the company chose to commute by subway.
She only used it on weekends, or when meeting clients and having had a drink, then it was Ye Fei who drove her home.
Since Zhao Dingli came early, they left relatively early too.
The traffic was still okay at that time.
Just a little congestion occasionally, but it was mostly smooth.
When they were near Rui Shi, Zhao Dingli tilted his head slightly.
Unfortunately, from this angle, Li Xiaoyun couldn’t see his charming tilt.
This left Li Xiaoyun feeling a bit regretful.
Zhao Dingli then said, "Shall we stop at the same place as yesterday afternoon?"
"Sure." Li Xiaoyun nodded quickly.
She hadn’t had a chance to tell Zhao Dingli yet.
She intended to remind him to drive a bit further before stopping when they were near the entrance.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Dingli had already thought of it without her saying a word.
"If you get off at the corner ahead, it’s a bit of a walk to your company." Zhao Dingli said, "Shall I stop here then?"
It’s not at the company’s entrance, but it’s a bit far from where they parked yesterday.
It’s somewhere between the company and yesterday’s spot.
Li Xiaoyun looked around; there weren’t any coworkers passing by here.
In the morning, everyone was on the other side near the subway entrance.
So, Li Xiaoyun nodded, "Okay."
She actually didn’t want to walk that far either.
If it weren’t for the fear of being criticized, she’d gladly have Zhao Dingli drop her right at the company’s entrance.
"Thanks for driving me over." Li Xiaoyun said, "It’s such a relief not having to squeeze onto the subway this morning."
Zhao Dingli replied, "It’s on the way anyway."
Li Xiaoyun didn’t believe him.
On what way?
They had just passed Changlin.
Now Zhao Dingli still had to turn back again.
"Why don’t I just pick you up at your place every morning?" Zhao Dingli suggested smoothly.
"No, no." Li Xiaoyun quickly waved her hands, "I can’t trouble you like that, I was just saying, don’t take it seriously."
Zhao Dingli smiled and said nothing more.
Anyway, he roughly figured out what time Li Xiaoyun woke up.
When he texted her in the morning, she was still brushing her teeth.
So he’d just calculate the time a little earlier from there.
Starting tomorrow, he’d just wait downstairs at Li Xiaoyun’s place.
Leaving her with no chance to refuse.
Anyway, the security guards at Li Xiaoyun’s compound recognized him after a few visits.
Like this morning, even though he took a cab over.
When he arrived, he lowered the car window and the guard recognized him immediately.
He even greeted him with a smile, "You’re here to see Miss Li, right? Please come in."
Then he lifted the barrier for the car to enter.
Zhao Dingli thought, at this pace, if he comes by daily, the security guards would let him pass easily.
Maybe even if he uses different cars, the guards would still remember them all.
That would be nice.
Zhao Dingli checked the time and said, "You should head to the office."
Li Xiaoyun saw that there were about twenty minutes left.
She should be clocking in 15 minutes early.
Not wanting to waste Zhao Dingli’s time, she said, "Okay, I’ll leave now, bye-bye."
"Bye-bye." Zhao Dingli smiled, watching Li Xiaoyun walk in the direction of her office.
Then Zhao Dingli turned the car around.
He drove slowly, watching Li Xiaoyun from inside the car.
He happened to see a slightly older-looking female colleague looking at Li Xiaoyun.
The lady then greeted Li Xiaoyun.
It was clearly one of Li Xiaoyun’s colleagues.
But the female colleague glanced at him a few times.
She’d probably noticed Li Xiaoyun getting out of his car earlier.
Actually, Zhao Dingli hoped
everyone would see.
He didn’t care.
Anyway, after releasing those photos of Zheng Xuelin today,
people at Rui Shi would know who was actually exchanging favors for contracts.
If anyone still misunderstood Li Xiaoyun, he wouldn’t mind coming forward to explain.
This way, no one would have misconceptions, right?
And he could clear his name too.
He’s not someone who keeps mistresses!
He’s upright!
Thinking this, Zhao Dingli saw Li Xiaoyun had entered the company, so he drove off at a normal speed.
After arriving at the office, Rui Changhuai followed him in.
"President, the photos of Zheng Xuelin have all been organized." Rui Changhuai handed the iPad to Zhao Dingli.
Zhao Dingli swiped through the photos, looking at them one by one.