Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

She really took it seriously and didn’t go to the company.

Li Xiaoyun went to the company as usual.

But this morning, just as she reached the company entrance.

She hadn’t even stepped into the company door.

Just at the entrance, encountering colleagues from the same company also arriving for work, she could feel many curious glances.

Li Xiaoyun didn’t come earlier as she usually did today.

It wasn’t because she got arrogant due to her connection with Zhao Dingli.

Instead, it was because she had just been troubled by Zheng Xuelin yesterday.

Everyone in their department knew about her habit of arriving early.

Zheng Xuelin naturally knew too.

Li Xiaoyun worried that Zheng Xuelin would arrive early at the office to block her.

If she arrived early when no one else was in the office.

And if Zheng Xuelin troubled her again, she wouldn’t find anyone to help.

So, just to play it safe, Li Xiaoyun decided to arrive at the company on time.

With people in the department, Zheng Xuelin wouldn’t dare do anything.

But as a result, when Li Xiaoyun arrived, many other colleagues were already in the company.

Even though there are many departments and employees in each department.

Not every department’s colleagues know each other’s names or faces.

However, those colleagues whom Li Xiaoyun didn’t know, when they saw her, they all looked at her with wide eyes.

Some who knew each other even got together to gossip right on the spot.

Li Xiaoyun immediately guessed that it was definitely because Zhao Dingli personally came to the company yesterday.

Suddenly becoming the center of gossip, Li Xiaoyun had no choice.

She could only rush to the Business Department.

Wherever she passed, other people’s gazes would instantly fall on her.

And then they would whisper and discuss softly.

Even if they weren’t openly discussing, their gazes were already obvious enough.

Making Li Xiaoyun feel particularly uneasy.

But once in the elevator, it was actually better.

Although there were many people, precisely because they were crowded and stood so close, others didn’t dare to blatantly look over.

They were curious to death, yet wouldn’t dare to turn or tilt their heads to look in the elevator.

This actually made Li Xiao quite happy.

Once she reached the Business Department floor, Li Xiaoyun quickly got out of the elevator.

She didn’t expect that as soon as she entered the Business Department, there were colleagues from other departments too.

There were about seven or eight.

They weren’t from the same department.

Probably familiar with someone in the Business Department and sent over as representatives.

Of course, not every department sent someone.

After all, not every department has employees familiar with the Business Department.

But the seven or eight people now in the office were already quite a number.

This scene indeed startled Li Xiaoyun a bit.

Originally she had already stepped one foot into the Business Department, but now she hesitated, wondering if she should go in later?

"Xiao Yun, you’re here." Brother Chen also arrived from behind.

He was carrying a briefcase, and seeing Li Xiaoyun just standing at the door, Brother Chen, unaware of the situation inside the department, spoke up.

But because of Brother Chen’s voice, those inside the department all heard it.

They turned to the door and saw Li Xiaoyun standing there.

Now, Li Xiaoyun couldn’t leave even if she wanted to.

She had no choice but to walk in and sit at her own spot as if nothing happened.

And the colleagues from other departments obviously came to inquire about Li Xiaoyun’s relationship with Zhao Dingli.

However, it’s easy to gossip with Li Xiaoyun’s colleagues, but seeing Li Xiaoyun in person, they didn’t have the courage to ask.

After all, Li Xiaoyun had such a good relationship with Zhao Dingli.

Between men and women, is there really pure friendship?

So, they all felt that the relationship between Li Xiaoyun and Zhao Dingli was not simple.

Even if Li Xiaoyun couldn’t be that Cinderella, marrying into a wealthy family.

But now that she’s with Zhao Dingli, Li Xiaoyun is at least someone they shouldn’t offend.

They’re not idiots like Zheng Xuelin.

So when they saw Li Xiaoyun arrive, although a bit awkward.

As if caught in the act of doing something wrong.

They immediately greeted Li Xiaoyun politely: "Xiao Yun, you’re here."

"Oh, it’s almost time for work." Someone glanced at the time and said, "We should head back to work, we’ll chat later."

Li Xiaoyun smiled back politely.

When they finally left, Li Xiaoyun felt at ease and sat back at her desk.

Zheng Xuelin was also at his workstation.

Not sure if President Lin and Manager Tang are planning on punishing Zheng Xuelin.

As she was pondering, a message came through the little group chat of her, Lin Lingli, and Zhou Yunyun.

Zhou Yunyun: "Xiao Yun, they were all asking about you and Zhao Dingli just now."

Li Xiaoyun: "I figured."

Lin Lingli: "So, what’s really going on between you and Zhao Dingli?"

Li Xiaoyun thought for a moment, her fingers hovering over the keyboard, a bit difficult.

After thinking for a while, she said, "We’re just friends."

Lin Lingli: "You took a minute longer to answer."

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

Li Xiaoyun sighed and said, "Let me put it this way, the reason I know Zhao Dingli is because Ye Fei and I are best friends. You know Ye Fei and Zhao Gushen are a couple."

Lin Lingli and Zhou Yunyun both sent a nodding emoji.

Li Xiaoyun continued: "I went to watch Ye Fei’s competition and that’s how I met him. But it’s just knowing each other, that’s all."

"I’m just basking in Ye Fei’s light, or else, how would someone like him know who I am?" Li Xiaoyun said, "So, even saying we’re friends, I’m already reaching high. I wouldn’t dare to say we’re good friends or anything."

"The reason the Changlin collaboration was given to me is due to Zheng Xuelin and Vice President Lu’s misconduct. They were going to replace someone anyway. Since they had to change, they thought of me as someone familiar. Again, it’s because of Ye Fei’s light."

"If it weren’t for Ye Fei being my friend, how would he know who I am?" Li Xiaoyun said.

"Do you really think that?" Lin Lingli responded, clearly unconvinced by Li Xiaoyun’s words.

Li Xiaoyun: "Yes."

She genuinely thought so, not lying.

To make Lin Lingli believe, Li Xiaoyun specifically turned her head to look at Lin Lingli, letting her see her sincere expression.

Lin Lingli: "..."

As an observer, Lin Lingli sent another message: "If it’s really what you say, why would he specifically come to the company to rescue you knowing you’d been bullied by Zheng Xuelin?"

"Even if our company is close to Changlin, he specifically came over." Lin Lingli said.

"Besides, there’s one more thing, did Zhao Dingli ever mention it to you?" Lin Lingli asked.

"What thing?" Li Xiaoyun had no idea what she was referring to.

Lin Lingli: "Yesterday, the reason we went to the stairwell to find you was because of his call."

"What?" Li Xiaoyun was genuinely surprised now.

"Of course, I never really verified it with him." Lin Lingli stated, "Where would I dare to actually go ask him."