After nine o'clock, the small gathering of Li Ye's classmates began to break up. Since several of the men had been drinking and could not conveniently drive, Pei Wenhui planned to drive Hu Man and Jiang Xiaoyan home.
But Hu Man and Jiang Xiaoyan strongly objected. "Xiao Hui, don't be so polite. You're not in a condition to be driving. We only need to take a few bus stops to get home."
"I'm perfectly fine, and it isn't even that far."
"It doesn't look far, but a round trip is! It's already so late. If my old mother sees that you drove me home, won't she scold me to death? If you really have to send us, it'd be better to have my old mother pick us up."
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Watching the girls politely push the matter back and forth, Li Ye could not help looking at Wen Leyu.
Li Dayong and Pei Wenhui lived in the eastern part of the city, while Jiang Xiaoyan and Hu Man both lived in the west. It really was out of the way, so the excuse seemed reasonable, yet Li Ye still found it rather strange.
Wen Leyu smiled. "All right, Xiao Hui. Just drop Sun Xianjin off on your way home. I'll take Hu Man and Jiang Xiaoyan."
Pei Wenhui said with a grin, "Mm-hmm, then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Xiao Yu."
"How is that any trouble? You really do need to take care of your health now."
After reminding Pei Wenhui of a few things, Wen Leyu drove out in her family's car and headed west with Hu Man and Jiang Xiaoyan.
With three girls sharing one car, there was naturally no end to their chatter along the way.
Not long after they set out, Wen Leyu asked Hu Man,