After a moment of stunned silence, she finally found her voice: "Dad, Mom, why aren't you asleep yet, it's so late?"
Wang's father gently lifted his eyelids, his voice carrying a hint of reproach: "Where have you been all this time, coming home so late?"
Wang Qingyao panicked and quickly made up an excuse: "Something came up at the company, which delayed me."
"Stop trying to fool us. Who was that man who brought you back just now?" Mother Wang asked directly, her eyes sharp as knives.
Wang Qingyao's heart sank; she knew the truth could no longer be hidden.
She sighed helplessly and could only tell the truth: "His name is Lin Yuan, he's just a friend of mine."
Mr. Wang sneered, "Friends? With your aloof personality, you don't have a single female friend. Do you think I'd believe that?"
Knowing her father's temper, Wang Qingyao dared not say anything more and could only remain silent.
After thinking for a moment, Mr. Wang immediately took out his phone and sent a message to his assistant: "Find out Lin Yuan's background. I want to see what kind of person this guy comes from."
Meanwhile, Lin Yuan carefully returned home, trying not to make any noise.
But the noise of the door opening still woke up Xia Qingxue, the housekeeper and her secret lover.
She rubbed her eyes, looking at Lin Yuan sleepily: "Why are you so late?"
Lin Yuan smiled gently, walked over and hugged her, kissing her forehead: "Something came up today, so I was delayed."
Xia Qingxue didn't ask any more questions, but simply leaned against Lin Yuan's chest, enjoying the warmth of the moment.
The two lingered for a while before going back to their respective rooms to sleep.
Lin Yuan lay in bed, but couldn't help thinking about Wang Qingyao's eyes, and his heart was filled with complicated feelings.
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