Of course, there was no romantic relationship between the two, but it was more than friendship but not quite romance. If they hadn't both been secretaries to their bosses, they might be together now. Wu Yiyi helped him a lot and took good care of him back then.
Although Wu Yiyi had her own choices, Li Xiuyuan could sense that Wu Yiyi liked him. Being favored and admired by a girl like Wu Yiyi was a heavy sentiment for Li Xiuyuan.
Although the two cannot be together for various reasons, Li Xiuyuan is unwilling to hurt their feelings.
Su Ziying could leave on her own after giving a heads-up, but that would upset Wu Yiyi, and he didn't want to do that. Now, taking advantage of He Ming's invitation, he could hurry back.
“Well…” He Ming nodded with a smile. Li Xiuyuan’s words were very apt, and he was ready to agree. However, before he could speak, Wu Yiyi said calmly, “Director He, please don’t invite him anymore. Let Mayor Li go back quickly. Mayor Li is busy today.”
Upon hearing Wu Yiyi's words, He Ming sensed something unusual. He cursed inwardly, thinking that the two young men, Tian Wei and Zheng Zhihong, hadn't reminded him that Wu Yiyi and Li Xiuyuan clearly had a special relationship. Why was he, at his age, getting involved in these things?
"Director He, Sister Yiyi, I'll head over now. I'll treat you another day." Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and quickly turned to leave, though he seemed to be fleeing in a panic.
Seeing Li Xiuyuan return, Su Ziying quickly went back into the private room and sat down in her seat. She unconsciously touched her cheeks with both hands. Without looking in a mirror, she could feel that her face was very red, as her cheeks felt hot.
Li Xiuyuan pushed open the door to the private room and walked in. Wei Ke was chatting with Xiao Rui at this time. The two of them stopped drinking, but their eyes were already glazed over. Li Xiuyuan sat down next to Su Ziying and coughed lightly.
Su Ziying trembled. She hadn't thought much when she called out to Li Xiuyuan, but now that she realized what she had done, she felt ashamed. What right did she have to call Li Xiuyuan that? What would Li Xiuyuan think of her?
Li Xiuyuan sized up Su Ziying. Her beautiful face was fair with a rosy glow, and her delicate features added to her charm. In particular, her eyes were darting around, as if she didn't dare to look at him at all.
"Teacher Su, is there something you wanted to tell me?" Li Xiuyuan asked deliberately.
"I...I, I just wanted to say that we've almost finished eating, shouldn't we go back now?" Su Ziying said.
Li Xiuyuan didn't expose Su Ziying's lie. He nodded and gestured for Wei Ke and Xiao Rui to get up. Xiao Rui was a little unsteady on his feet, so Li Xiuyuan helped him. When it came time to pay the bill, people who didn't know better would have thought Xiao Rui was some kind of high-ranking leader who needed Mayor Li to support him.
They took two taxis to the hotel that Wei Ke had booked. Wei Ke had booked two rooms, originally intending to share one with Su Ziying. However, after arriving at the hotel, she became quite drunk and lay sprawled out on the bed, leaving Su Ziying with nowhere to sleep.
"Let's get another room," Li Xiuyuan said to Su Ziying.
Su Ziying shook her head upon hearing this. It wasn't that she was unwilling to spend money; she had never worried about money since she was a child. However, she was a bit picky about beds and didn't want to sleep outside, especially at the hotel that Wei Ke owned. The environment was mediocre, and in early summer, it was even a bit damp and moldy with a strange smell.
"I'll take a taxi back; it's only a ten-minute ride, not far at all."
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