On his first day of work, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't get off work until after 8 p.m. When he was leaving, he ran into Yang Zihan, who was also going home.

"Zihan, where are you?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.

Yang Zihan said, "My home is in Baiyang Village!"

"It's on our way, let's go, get in the car!" Liu Xiaoyuan said to Yang Zihan with a smile.

Yang Zihan was a little shy about having a boy take her home late at night. She was embarrassed to get on Liu Xiaoyuan's motorcycle, afraid that the villagers would see her and gossip.

"General Manager, isn't this inappropriate? It's alright, I can take the car myself!" Yang Zihan said shyly.

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Let's go. It's hard to catch a car at night. Anyway, I'm going the same way. Are you afraid I'll eat you?"

Hearing Liu Xiaoyuan say that, Yang Zihan hesitated for a moment, but finally got on Liu Xiaoyuan's motorcycle.

"Zihan, why don't you go work in cities in the Pearl River Delta?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.

Young people from their area usually go to work in the Pearl River Delta because the wages there are higher and there are better career prospects than at home.

Yang Zihan said, "My mother is in poor health, and if I go out, there will be no one to take care of her."

"Where's your dad?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked instinctively.

Yang Zihan suddenly stopped talking, which Liu Xiaoyuan found strange. She was fine just now, so why did she suddenly stop talking?

"Yang Zihan, what's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.

With a sob in her voice, Yang Zihan said, "My dad passed away!"

"Screech!" Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly slammed on the brakes and stopped the car on the side of the road.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know, I'm sorry." Liu Xiaoyuan knew that his question had touched on Yang Zihan's painful memories again, and he felt a little guilty.

"It's okay, you didn't do it on purpose!" Yang Zihan's eyes were a little red, and tears were welling up in her eyes.

After that, neither of them spoke a word the rest of the way. When they reached the intersection near Baiyang Village, Liu Xiaoyuan stopped the car and asked, "Is this how you get home? Let me take you to your doorstep."

Yang Zihan was afraid that the villagers would gossip if they saw her, so she insisted on not letting Liu Xiaoyuan take her.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoyuan stopped insisting and said to Yang Zihan, "Then be careful on the road!"

"Okay, be careful too!" Yang Zihan said softly, waved to Liu Xiaoyuan, and walked forward.

Watching Yang Zihan's figure walk further and further away, Liu Xiaoyuan got into the car and was about to turn on the gas and drive away when he suddenly heard a scream. It was Yang Zihan's voice!

Although there were streetlights on the rural cement road leading to Yang Zihan's house, the distance between each light was too far, and Liu Xiaoyuan couldn't see what was happening ahead, so he turned on the gas and drove over.

"Zihan, what's wrong?" Liu Xiaoyuan got out of the car after parking it.

When Yang Zihan saw Liu Xiaoyuan, it was like seeing the light; she immediately threw herself into Liu Xiaoyuan's arms and hugged him tightly.

Holy crap! What's going on? This is the first time in my life that a girl has thrown herself into my arms, and such a beautiful one at that.

"Ding dong, congratulations to player Liu Xiaoyuan for being embraced by a beautiful woman, gaining 100 experience points."

Holy crap! You can gain experience this way too! This is absolutely awesome!

At this moment, Liu Xiaoyuan did not take advantage of her vulnerability. He knew that Yang Zihan must have been frightened by something, otherwise, given her shy and timid personality, she would never have done something like throwing herself into his arms.

Liu Xiaoyuan patted Yang Zihan on the back and said softly, "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid, I'm here."

It took Yang Zihan a while to come to her senses. Seeing herself tightly hugging Liu Xiaoyuan, she blushed so much that her pretty face looked like it was on fire. She quickly left Liu Xiaoyuan's embrace and lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

"Zihan, what's wrong?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.

When Yang Zihan heard Liu Xiaoyuan's question, she said shyly, "A snake just slithered past me."

From Yang Zihan's tone, you can tell that she is still shaken!

It's summer now, and the country roads are lined with fields and vegetable gardens. At night, it's perfectly normal to see snakes crawling across the road.

Liu Xiaoyuan still remembers that when he used to catch frogs at night, the snake would roam in the paddy field.

"Don't be afraid, Zihan, I'll take you home!" Liu Xiaoyuan took Yang Zihan's hand and got on the motorcycle.

This time, Yang Zihan didn't refuse, because she was terrified by the snake earlier and dared not walk this road alone again.

"Thank you, General Manager!" Yang Zihan said, head bowed, after getting on the motorcycle. Her face was still flushed, and she didn't dare to look up, afraid that Liu Xiaoyuan would see her shy expression.

"No need to thank me. It wasn't me carrying you on my back, it was my motorcycle that gave you a ride. If you want to thank someone, you should thank my motorcycle," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zihan chuckled and said, "General Manager, you're so funny!"

Following Yang Zihan's instructions, Liu Xiaoyuan parked the car steadily in front of Yang Zihan's house.

Yang Zihan's home is a red brick bungalow, surrounded by two- or three-story buildings.

Yang Zihan's house looks like a small child surrounded by a group of adults, appearing so out of place.

"General Manager, would you like to come in and have a seat at my home?" Yang Zihan politely invited Liu Xiaoyuan.

Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said with a smile, "No, it's getting late, you should get some rest."

Liu Xiaoyuan knew that Yang Zihan hadn't let him bring her in earlier because she was afraid of gossip from the villagers. Therefore, when Yang Zihan invited Liu Xiaoyuan in, it was better for Liu Xiaoyuan to politely decline.

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