Chapter 1034: Pack Your Bags and Come With Me
Zhao Dingli strode over and directly grabbed Zheng Xuelin’s shoulder, throwing him out.
Li Xiaoyun saw through the peephole and quickly opened the door.
"Who!" Zheng Xuelin hadn’t seen Zhao Dingli yet.
He steadied himself and angrily questioned.
Raising his head, he realized that the person was Zhao Dingli.
Zhao Dingli heard the sound of the door opening behind him and turned to see Li Xiaoyun coming out.
Zhao Dingli frowned, "Why did you come out? Go back and close the door."
Li Xiaoyun shook her head, "With you here, he can’t hurt me. How can I leave you out here by yourself?"
Hearing her trust and even a slight dependency she may not have realized, Zhao Dingli smiled softly at her.
Whether it was Zhao Dingli being here or his smile, they made Li Xiaoyun feel unusually secure.
Zheng Xuelin realized that with Zhao Dingli here, there’s no way he could do anything to Li Xiaoyun tonight.
He was already out of work and didn’t have to fear Zhao Dingli anymore.
However, he didn’t want to suffer at Zhao Dingli’s expense.
His eyes glanced between Zhao Dingli and Li Xiaoyun’s faces. Without a word, he immediately pressed the elevator button to leave.
After all, Zhao Dingli no longer affected his job prospects.
He didn’t need to be afraid of Zhao Dingli.
But he forgot, if Zhao Dingli wanted, he could ensure he’d never find work again.
Seeing Zheng Xuelin about to run, Zhao Dingli turned to Li Xiaoyun, "You go inside, lock the door, I’ll be back soon."
Li Xiaoyun knew he probably wanted to chase after Zheng Xuelin.
"Maybe let it go," Li Xiaoyun said softly.
"Should we just let him keep harassing you?" Zhao Dingli said quietly.
He had already arranged for someone to deal with this situation and resolve it with Zheng Xuelin.
But now that he ran into him and confirmed that Zheng Xuelin dared to come over intending to harm Li Xiaoyun, Zhao Dingli couldn’t just let Zheng Xuelin walk away unharmed.
If he dared to come, he should pay the price.
"We can talk about him later. But chasing after him alone, I know you want to teach him a lesson, but I’m worried you’ll get hurt," Li Xiaoyun said softly.
Zhao Dingli should be gratified that Li Xiaoyun worried about him.
Out of concern, Li Xiaoyun urgently grabbed Zhao Dingli’s arm, forgetting to maintain the distance and proprieties they usually observed.
But Zhao Dingli wanted Li Xiaoyun to know that dealing with someone like Zheng Xuelin was nothing for him.
After all, he trained at Lanshan Academy.
Although not trained to the extent of a formal team from Lanshan, which even a world champion might not compete against.
But having trained at Lanshan, he wasn’t worried about dealing with Zheng Xuelin, or even someone with real skills.
Seeing Li Xiaoyun’s worried expression, Zhao Dingli sighed.
What was teaching Zheng Xuelin a lesson compared to ensuring Li Xiaoyun’s peace of mind?
Otherwise, charging out heroically, even if unharmed, would still leave Li Xiaoyun worried.
That’s not what a man should do.
"Alright," Zhao Dingli reluctantly agreed, "I was just trying to vent anger on your behalf, but making you worry wasn’t my intention."
Li Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if Zhao Dingli wouldn’t get hurt, she would still worry.
Avoiding physical conflict was safest.
Afraid Zhao Dingli might change his mind, Li Xiaoyun quickly pulled him inside, "Let’s talk it over inside."
At this point, Zhao Dingli turned to see Zheng Xuelin had left.
Zheng Xuelin entered the elevator, pondering angrily.
Li Xiaoyun is such a liar!
She previously said Zhao Dingli only looked out for her because of Ye Fei, giving her the business first.
All lies!
Just Ye Fei alone couldn’t have ensured care that reached her home!
Moreover, their interaction clearly showed familiarity, like a couple!
Look at Zhao Dingli’s anger when seeing Zheng Xuelin seek Li Xiaoyun.
And Li Xiaoyun’s worry for Zhao Dingli!
No way was their relationship purely platonic!
Unaware, Zheng Xuelin exited the elevator.
But he didn’t leave.
Instead, he hid in the staircase.
Planning to visit Li Xiaoyun once Zhao Dingli left.
Unless Zhao Dingli didn’t leave!
Zheng Xuelin rubbed the staircase step with his hand and sat down.
***
Once again Zhao Dingli entered Li Xiaoyun’s home.
This time, without staying to sit, he directly said to Li Xiaoyun, "Pack your bags and come with me."
"Huh? Where?" Li Xiaoyun was stunned.
"Since Zheng Xuelin has sought you out, I can’t rest easy leaving you here alone," Zhao Dingli said.
"Just now, Zheng Xuelin appeared to have left. But what if he’s hiding downstairs? If I leave, what if he returns?" Zhao Dingli said.
"So, pack your bags and come home with me," Zhao Dingli said.
"To your house?" Li Xiaoyun quickly waved her hand, "No need, I can go to my parents’ house. Or I can go to Ye Fei’s place."
Besides, Zhao Gushen isn’t home these days.
Going there would be convenient.
Zhao Dingli chuckled in exasperation, directly laughing.
His laughter made Li Xiaoyun’s scalp tingle, and instinctively she shrunk her neck, feeling she’d made a mistake.
But what was her mistake, she was unsure.
What mattered was Zhao Dingli thought she’d erred.
Zhao Dingli continued, "I promised to drive you to and from work, living at my place makes it easier to do so."
"You don’t actually expect me to travel across half of B city to send you, do you?"
"Of course, aside from that, explaining to your parents? Sharing Zheng Xuelin’s story would worry them. Not saying anything, you living alone, then suddenly wanting to stay at home, acting strange, could make them worry. Asking you but you won’t tell, they’d worry more."
Earlier, Li Xiaoyun had suggested staying at her parents’ house only out of shock at Zhao Dingli’s proposition.
Actually, if she could go, she’d have gone immediately today.
She realized during the day, hence not proposing to stay at her parents’.
"As for Ye Fei’s, possible but only a few days of Zhao Gushen’s business trip, how long could you stay?" Zhao Dingli noted.
Li Xiaoyun: "..."
True, that’s also a point.
"Come with me, stay just a few days. Zheng Xuelin’s behavior can’t leave me unworried. I’ve got someone handling it so he can’t bother you anymore," Zhao Dingli said.
"Just as a precaution, living at mine for a few more days ensures he won’t cause trouble again," Zhao Dingli added.