Not Afraid, Just a Little Tickling

"If there's nothing important today, Li Ye, pull over up ahead and let me out! Check what time works this afternoon, and I'll wait for you here again."

Li Ye drove Xiao Zhu away from their workplace. They had not gone far when Xiao Zhu bashfully tried to "slip away."

As he pulled over, Li Ye asked with a smile, "You can slip away, but can you tell me what you're going to do? If someone happens to see you, I can help cover for you."

Embarrassed, Xiao Zhu said, "I started seeing someone. She's a nurse. For several weeks straight, they kept scheduling her to work Sundays. Today just happens to be her day off."

"Oh~"

Li Ye suddenly understood. No wonder Xiao Zhu had been urging him to go out for a drive today! Turns out he wanted to handle some private business and see his girlfriend.

But helping others find love was something Li Ye wholeheartedly supported.

So he instructed Xiao Zhu, "Then we won't go back to the office today. If anyone asks, say I sent you to the library to look up some relevant materials."

Xiao Zhu was instantly overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. "Thank you so much, Li Ye. This is my lifelong happiness."

"Get lost already!"

Li Ye waited for Xiao Zhu to shut the car door, then stepped on the gas and headed east.

Xiao Zhu was off getting all lovey-dovey with his girlfriend, so Li Ye could go have lunch with his little wife!

Li Ye drove near Wen Leyu's workplace and found a public phone to call her, but a middle-aged woman answered.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Oh, Section Chief Zhou? This is Li Ye. I'm looking for Wen Leyu."

"Oh, Li Ye! Wen Leyu went to the hospital. She