Yun Lian was about to pretend she was hallucinating and continue to get into the car with Song Zhu when she was suddenly pulled back.

Turning around, she saw Huo Ye's angry face.

"Stepmother, where are you planning to go so late at night?"

Stepmother?

Yun Lian was utterly shocked. Heaven and earth could bear witness that she had never heard Huo Ye call her "stepmother" before, in all the time she had been here.

Yun Lian subconsciously explained to Song Zhu.

"I...I...stepson, cough cough, Officer Song, you're busy, see you next time."

Song Zhu was charmed by her cuteness.

"I hope you won't be at a crime scene next time we meet."

"Cough cough cough, I hope so."

Huo Ye was ignored, and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

It's a shame he was so worried.

"Yun Lian, it's time to go."

Perhaps it was his gentlemanly manners that got the better of him, and he had already pulled her back into the car.

Yun Lian said goodbye to Song Zhu and returned to the car with Huo Ye.

Despite his anger, Huo Ye still protected Yun Lian's head as she got into the car, preventing her from being hit by the vehicle.

When Yun Lian opened the app, she saw 99+ messages, all from Huo Xi asking where she was.

Yun Lian sent him a voice message: "You're with your brother, don't worry, just focus on your studies."

Huo Xi replied almost instantly: "Stepmother, tell me if you want to go there next time, and I'll definitely go with you. I'm so glad you're alright."

"Okay, I'll definitely tell you next time."

Yun Lian hadn't even had a chance to read the voice message Huo Xi sent when she heard Huo Ye making sarcastic remarks.

"Stepmother? What kind of stepmother gets people to go to the police station to bail her out every few days?"

Yun Lian rolled her eyes: "I didn't ask you to bail me out. I came out on my own this time!"

Huo Ye was so angry he laughed.

"Yun Lian, why have you forgotten what you promised me last time? Have you even considered that there might still be people who worry about you?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Lian's eyes flashed with amusement.

Suddenly, he approached Huo Ye.

Both of them sat in the back row, and the already cramped space became even more ambiguous the moment Yun Lian approached.

Their breaths mingled, and Huo Ye could almost feel the heat of her exhalation.

"Huo Ye, are you worried about me?"

Huo Ye's face was icy, but his ears secretly turned red.

"Who's worried about you? I'm just afraid you'll lose your life and cause me to be punished by the old man."

Yun Lian moved even closer, her nose almost touching his face, her voice like a siren's, full of allure.

"Huo Ye, is that really true? Then why are your ears so red? Do you dare to look at me?"

The places where Huo Ye's gaze swept over felt like they were being burned, scalding painfully.

When she could finally breathe, Huo Ye extended his index finger and nudged Yun Lian's chin.

The area where the fingers press is small and delicate, with slightly parted red lips revealing pearly white teeth.

She was wearing a tight-fitting short skirt today, and with her movements, large expanses of white flesh were exposed.

Fairy.

Is she really that thirsty?

Huo Ye was flustered. He forcefully pressed Yun Lian into her seat and fastened her seatbelt.

"Yun Lian, be serious."

Don't always try to seduce him.

Yun Lian wasn't annoyed when she was pressed down. Instead, she smiled and looked at Huo Ye, a few curled strands of hair playfully brushing against her cheeks, adding a touch of mystery to her profile.

Huo Ye looked out the window calmly to catch his breath, and only after he had calmed down did he ask Yun Lian again.

"Why do you go to a bar in the middle of the night?" It was the same thing last time.

Yun Lian curled the end of her hair with her fingers and played with it.

"What else would we do at a bar? Of course, we'd go have some fun. If you hadn't suddenly appeared, Officer Song and I would have been at the bar by now."

It's that damned little cop again.

Huo Ye bit his tongue.

Is he not enough for her?

And then they go and provoke others.

"So, stepmother is upset that I'm interrupting your good time?"

Assistant Han, standing in front, was drenched in sweat.

Heavens above, who can save him?

Everyone was about to leave work when the CEO suddenly went crazy and insisted on coming on a business trip. This contract could have been signed online, but CEO Huo insisted on making the trip himself.

Running around is one thing, but he was almost ready to rest, and then Mr. Huo made him his driver again, sending him out late at night to look for someone.

Why didn't anyone tell him before that this was how the wife and the CEO interacted?

Waaah, if the salary wasn't so high, he would have quit the job.

This lousy class is for anyone who wants to be in it.

But he couldn't; President Huo had given him too much.

Yun Lian realized that she seemed a bit cheeky now, and it felt perfectly normal for Huo Xi to call her stepmother.

Why does it feel so inexplicably shameful to hear it coming from Huo Ye's mouth?

"Huo Ye, could you please stop calling me stepmother?"

I felt really guilty when he called me from outside.

Huo Yekai, however, recalled the scene of her anxiously explaining to someone just now.

Seeing her embarrassment and unease, Huo Ye suddenly leaned close to Yun Lian's ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "What are you afraid of, stepmother?"

Are you afraid that others will find out about our unusual relationship?

Yun Lian blushed instantly from his words, like a shrimp that had been cooked through.

Yun Lian glanced at the driver furtively and, noticing he wasn't paying attention, whispered, "Don't forget, you were the one who said it yourself last time, telling us to pretend nothing happened."

"Huo Ye, you're not a sore loser, are you? Or are you still hung up on me?"

Can't forget?

What about her?

How could that be!

Even if Huo Ye likes men and gender-neutral personalities, he would never like Yun Lian, much less be hung up on her!

"You're overthinking it. Even if you have a boyfriend, I'll still wish you well. After all, you're not married into the Huo family; you're a free person, and you're just a familiar stranger to us."

At that moment, Huo Ye, who was so confident, had no idea what price he would later pay for those words.

Yun Lian nodded approvingly: "It's best if it's as you say."

"Huo Ye, I still want to see what a real bar looks like. Why don't you take me there?"

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