158: Never tell the truth
Yu Xiaoye wished he could find a place to hide:
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Zhou Ziheng sighed: "You finally woke up."
Yu Xiaoye wanted to see how long she had slept. She timidly looked up at the wall clock and estimated that she had slept for at least half an hour because she slept very soundly.
But when she looked at the clock on the wall, she almost didn't recognize the time. What time was it?
Half past twelve?
Damn, is this clock broken? Why is it already past twelve o'clock?
It was only seven o'clock when she came in the morning.
After realizing that she had slept from morning till now, Yu Xiaoye was dumbfounded.
It was already noon, and her fried dough sticks were gone!
Yu Xiaoye's mentality collapsed instantly. He missed the grits porridge, and now he fell asleep with the fried dough sticks. Oh my God——
Zhou Ziheng saw Yu Xiaoye's expression after he woke up, as if struck by lightning. He looked stupid and asked with a gloomy face:
“Is my sofa comfortable?”
“——Yes, it is quite comfortable.”
"Didn't your mother teach you not to just sleep in someone else's house?"
"No, I didn't teach you that."
“——”
"Oh, I have. I have."
"Since I've taught you, why can you still sleep so soundly in a strange place? Don't you have this little sense of safety when you go out?"
"Yes, yes."
"Is this what you look like, being security-conscious?"
“——” Yu Xiaoye had nothing to say. No matter what he said, he would be criticized. No matter what he said, he was wrong. Forget it. Don’t say anything. Just bow your head and accept the punishment.
"Speak! Why don't you speak?"
Yu Xiaoye: “——” See, even silence is wrong.
She then timidly raised her head and looked at Director Zhou, whose gaze was as sharp as a knife, and whispered:
"I was wrong, Director. I won't do it again. I didn't expect that I would fall asleep."
"I didn't expect it? Do you know what the consequences of your saying 'I didn't expect it' will be?"
"What consequences?" You're already incapable, what consequences can it lead to? At most, you can beat me up, what else can you do? Do you have any special fetishes?
Zhou Ziheng was so breathless from being asked this question that he sighed and said:
"Forget it. If no one has told you this, I'll tell you now. Remember this: be wary of any man. Don't go into a stranger's room, even one you know. Don't ask why."
"Manager, I believe you." I believe you really can't do it!
"Trust me?" Zhou Ziheng sneered, "Don't trust any man in this regard, because sometimes even he himself doesn't know what he can do."
"I don't trust others, but I still trust the director!"
"Do you trust me so much?"
"Well! I believe the manager!" It really won't work!
Zhou Ziheng looked at Yu Xiaoye, who was stubborn and somewhat ridiculous. For some reason, the little girl's trust in him not only did not make him feel relieved, but instead made him feel insulted.
Zhou Ziheng finally gave up on educating her. If he continued, it would be a bit too explicit. It seemed that this girl was still inexperienced and had no idea about the evils of human nature, especially the filthiness of men.
Having such an innocent and somewhat silly child at home, parents must be very worried and anxious, right?
Anyway, if this was his child, he would be worried to death.
Fortunately, he didn't have such a stupid kid.
Seeing that Zhou Ziheng seemed to have finished reviewing, Yu Xiaoye quietly lifted the quilt covering her legs. She didn't dare to say thank you, but wanted to slip away as quietly as possible. She said:
"Director, you are busy with work, so I won't keep you any longer. I'm leaving first—"
"I haven't finished speaking yet."
"——" Whatever you have to say, can't you just say it all at once?!
"Did you not sleep all night last night? Where did you go?"
"Um, Manager, I'm a little hungry. Can I eat a full meal first?"
"Where were you last night?"
"Director, where did I go? I don't need to report to you, right?"
Zhou Ziheng stared at Yu Xiaoye intently.
Yu Xiaoye's heart skipped a beat. It was over. The manager was a tough guy and not easy to fool. This was ruined. If she said that she went to the night market to sell things last night, would she be arrested by Manager Zhou and handed over to the security department, and let the security department charge her with speculation and profiteering?
So you absolutely cannot tell the truth!
"Director, I stayed in a small room at the train station last night. I was afraid to sleep, so I sat there all night. I'm so sleepy."
"Why don't you go home?"
"Director, could you please stop asking? This is not easy to explain."
"I just like to hear things that are difficult to say, just say it."
"Well, um, I actually came to the county town to look for my aunt, but after searching around, I couldn't find their house, so I didn't go back. I plan to continue looking today."
"Make up stories, keep making up stories. This time, it's about an aunt, next time, it's about a second uncle, and next time, it's about a third aunt."
“???”
"to be honest!"
Yu Xiaoye was speechless, not understanding why the director concluded that she had made it up. Although she did make it up, she racked her brains but couldn't figure out what was wrong. Why could Jia Song believe the aunt she made up without any doubt, but Director Zhou could conclude that she was lying?
So apart from making up a story about an aunt, what other legitimate reason does she have to stay in the county?
Yu Xiaoye's head was buzzing and he felt that his IQ was not enough.
"Haven't you figured out a reason yet?" Zhou Ziheng asked.
Yu Xiaoye was still racking his brains.
“Gurgle——”
Yu Xiaoye's stomach growled very loudly, and it was obvious that Zhou Ziheng heard it too.
Yu Xiaoye sighed breathlessly, holding his dizzy head and said:
“
Director, can you please let me finish my meal before we talk? Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll faint from hunger before I finish, which will cause you trouble.”
Zhou Ziheng stared at this little thing with a lot of tricks all over its body. The little girl felt scared and dared not breathe.
But in the end, Zhou Ziheng still spared Yu Xiaoye. He could see that Yu Xiaoye was really hungry and his eyes were blurry. He stood up, took out a few meal tickets from his pocket, and handed them to Yu Xiaoye:
"Go to the cafeteria to eat first, then come to my office after dinner. Don't run away!"
Yu Xiaoye did not go to receive the meal ticket:
"Manager, I have money on me."
Zhou Ziheng put the money directly into his pocket.
Yu Xiaoye stood up with great effort, holding on to the sofa. When he stood up, his vision went dark and he almost fell down.
After swaying for a while, he managed to support his body.
"Director, I'm going to eat first."
"Come to my office after you finish eating."
Yu Xiaoye paused:
"—Is it okay not to go?"
"no!"
Okay...
Yu Xiaoye resigned himself to his fate and walked away towards the door.
After Yu Xiaoye got up and left, Zhou Ziheng went to tidy up the quilt on the sofa and prepared to carry it back to the bed.
But just as he was tidying up the quilt, he suddenly discovered a bright red bloodstain on the beige sofa cover.
Zhou Ziheng's mind buzzed with heat:
Where did the blood come from?
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