Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

If it weren’t for Li Xiaoyun overhearing everything yesterday, she would have been fooled by their act.

Liu Meiyun and Guo Miyan talked this way even in the company.

Who knows what they discuss in private on WeChat or elsewhere.

Actually, it wasn’t just Li Xiaoyun, but Zhou Yunyun and Lin Lingli had also heard it.

But the two of them didn’t hear it in a private conversation.

They overheard it in a group setting, where guesses became more and more unfounded.

Like Li Xiaoyun, Zhou Yunyun and Lin Lingli didn’t directly jump out and say anything.

Instead, they listened to everything said and remembered it.

They even mentioned this to Li Xiaoyun yesterday.

However, they didn’t specify who was involved.

Because there were just too many people, and they couldn’t name some of them.

They only recognized a few.

So now, after Liu Meiyun and Guo Miyan sat down,

the three of them, Li Xiaoyun and the others, had a tacit understanding not to speak.

Even the most casual daily chatter was avoided.

Who knows what Liu Meiyun and Guo Miyan might twist it into when they pass it on.

Surprisingly, Li Xiaoyun didn’t need to speak first, as Liu Meiyun initiated the conversation.

Remembering their speculations from yesterday, Li Xiaoyun felt annoyed.

She straightforwardly admitted, "Yes, Zhao Dingli gave me a ride."

Liu Meiyun was surprised, "Are you that close with him?"

Then, her expression subtly changed, filled with speculation.

Seeing her reaction, Li Xiaoyun knew exactly what she was thinking.

Li Xiaoyun smiled faintly and said, "Ye Fei is my best friend, but I’ve never mentioned it, so no one else knows."

"What?" Liu Meiyun was genuinely shocked.

Guo Miyan even dropped her chopsticks.

Li Xiaoyun didn’t bother repeating it, and said, "I’m acquainted with the Zhao Family through Ye Fei."

Li Xiaoyun gave a cold smile and said, "With Ye Fei in the picture, why would I need to be anyone’s mistress?"

"Zheng Xuelin lost the business opportunity first due to his character. As for why it landed with me, yes, it’s because I know Zhao Dingli. Because I’m Ye Fei’s friend, naturally, the Zhao Family preferred to give it to someone connected to Ye Fei rather than a stranger."

"Indeed, I leveraged that little connection, and I’ll continue to do so without sacrificing anything," Li Xiaoyun flipped her hair, "Why? Because I have such a great friend."

A best friend is much more reliable than a man.

Liu Meiyun was dumbfounded and completely awestruck.

If there’s a connection like Ye Fei, there’s no need for Li Xiaoyun to resort to other means.

No matter how the Zhao Family operates, they wouldn’t force Ye Fei’s friend to be a mistress.

The usual approach would be to take care of Ye Fei’s friend because they know them.

Instead of agonizing over this, Liu Meiyun might as well envy Li Xiaoyun for having such a good friend.

After finishing what she had to say, Li Xiaoyun ignored Liu Meiyun.

Unexpectedly, near the end of the workday, she received a WeChat message from Zhao Dingli.

This time, Zhao Dingli didn’t ask her anything; he directly said, "I’m waiting for you at the spot where I picked you up yesterday after work."

This time, Li Xiaoyun didn’t hesitate and directly replied with a "good".

After being threatened by Zheng Xuelin during the day, having Zhao Dingli pick her up after work made Li Xiaoyun feel at ease.

As it was time to leave, Zhou Yunyun and Lin Lingli packed their things and came to her spot.

"Xiaoyun, how are you getting home tonight?" Lin Lingli asked.

"If it’s really inconvenient, Xiao Zhou and I have already talked it over, we’ll both go home with you. After we get you home, we’ll leave," Lin Lingli said.

"Yes," Zhou Yunyun nodded in agreement next to her.

Li Xiaoyun smiled, touched, and said, "It’s fine, someone is picking me up, don’t worry. Besides, while the subway doesn’t get jammed, there are lots of people during rush hour. It’s uncomfortable enough to squeeze into one train. Would you want to brave two more rides?"

"Going back and forth like that would just waste more of your time getting home," Li Xiaoyun said.

Lin Lingli still wasn’t reassured, "Is someone really picking you up? You’re not just saying that to avoid bothering us, right?"

"Of course not, you can come with me to see," Li Xiaoyun laughed.

There’s nothing to hide from Lin Lingli and Zhou Yunyun.

"No need. If someone is picking you up, we’re relieved," Lin Lingli said.

So the three of them left together.

Reaching the company entrance, Li Xiaoyun pointed to the left, "I arranged to meet someone over there."

"Okay, then we’ll head to the subway," Lin Lingli said.

Li Xiaoyun waved to them and said goodbye, heading left.

Lin Lingli and Zhou Yunyun walked towards the subway station.

The subway station was right by the road in front of the company; it wasn’t far to walk.

As they reached the subway entrance, Lin Lingli said, "Hey, wait a minute."

Zhou Yunyun stopped beside her.

Lin Lingli remembered, "This noon, Liu Meiyun asked Xiaoyun if Zhao Dingli brought her in the morning, and Xiaoyun said yes."

"Yes," Zhou Yunyun nodded, remembering too.

Lin Lingli continued, "Do you think the person picking Xiaoyun up now could also be Zhao Dingli?"

Zhou Yunyun blinked and smacked her forehead, "Oh, why didn’t I think of that!"

Lin Lingli regretfully said, "I didn’t think of it either. We shouldn’t have turned down Xiaoyun’s offer to come along earlier, we could have found out for sure."

"It’s not too late now," Zhou Yunyun said.

"It’s too late. By the time we get there, Xiaoyun will have already left in the car," Lin Lingli said.

"I mean, we can ask Xiaoyun now; just call or text her," Zhou Yunyun said. "Xiaoyun invited us, meaning she didn’t intend to keep it secret."

"Alright," Lin Lingli opened WeChat and found Li Xiaoyun.

She sent a voice call directly.

Li Xiaoyun was in Zhao Dingli’s car.

She had just got in and greeted Zhao Dingli but hadn’t started talking when she received Lin Lingli’s call.

Seeing that it was from Lin Lingli, Li Xiaoyun answered, "Lingli, what’s up?"

Zhao Dingli, upon hearing the name, glanced over.

He needed to know Li Xiaoyun’s friends in the company.

Therefore, he wasn’t unfamiliar with the name Lin Lingli.

"Ahem," Lin Lingli was a bit embarrassed to ask.

"Xiaoyun, we forgot to ask earlier, who’s picking you up?" Lin Lingli asked.

"Is it Zhao Dingli?" Lin Lingli asked further.

Li Xiaoyun turned instinctively to glance at Zhao Dingli.