"I could tell you were genuinely worried about me." Lin Li fell silent for several seconds before speaking.
"It won't happen again. If something comes up and I have to be out of contact for several days, I'll let you know beforehand."
Su Yue's pretty face lit up with a smile, and she asked curiously,
"What were you doing during those days you were out of contact? Don't tell me you spent the whole time hunting exotic beasts in the wilderness..."
Lin Li chuckled. "Not that. I helped the Ability Management Bureau deal with some matters these past few days. I can't really tell you the details."
Su Yue did not think much of it. "Oh, so that's how it is! Since you were helping the Ability Management Bureau, I won't ask any more questions."
Using the Ability Management Bureau as an excuse really made things easy to gloss over... Seeing that Su Yue was no longer asking questions, Lin Li thought to himself.
"Come out and have a meal with me."
"Er... I've already eaten."
"You've already had dinner this early?" Su Yue asked in surprise.
Lin Li explained, "I was hungry, so I ate earlier than usual today."
"It doesn't matter that you've eaten. Come out and have a little more with me."
"All right. Where should we meet?"
Lin Li and Su Yue agreed on a place to eat, then ended the call.
The sun on the horizon moved another stretch toward the skyline, and the sky grew darker and darker.
Su Yue put her phone back in her bag and hurried toward the place where she had parked in the distance.
When she reached the parking shed, Su Yue opened the trunk and took out her helmet.
Just then, she noticed the security guard on duty