Li Ye had been drinking and was in no condition to drive. After thinking it over, he pulled out his phone and called his little wife for help.
In his previous life, whenever he saw those short videos of drunk men making one phone call and having their wives come fetch them, he had envied them beyond measure. Now the wheel of fortune had turned, and he too was living a life as blissful as an immortal's.
"Wife, I had something to do today and drank too much. Could you come pick me up?"
"You actually managed to drink too much?"
Wen Leyu seemed to be soothing a child on the other end and sounded somewhat flustered when she answered. After hearing Li Ye, she raised her voice. "If you're drunk, can't you have the work-unit driver take you home? Do you have to treat me like a maid? Do I owe you something?"
Li Ye paused, then said sheepishly, "It's so late at night. It wouldn't be right to drag the driver out of bed."
Wen Leyu said crossly, "Then take the bus. It's not even nine yet!"
Li Ye felt a little wronged. "There are lots of thieves on buses these days. I'm afraid I'll get robbed."
"You're afraid of getting robbed? Where did your spirit of an Act of bravery go? So many little hooligans keep harassing Young Girls on the bus all day long. Shouldn't you be teaching them a lesson?"
For no apparent reason, Wen Leyu lost her temper for quite a while. In the end, though, she seemed unable to do anything about Li Ye and agreed to come get him.
"Fine, fine, fine. Sober yourself up first. I'm going right away. All you do all day is think about other people and bring