Wang Yi said to the owner, "Boss, if any of your staff are free, could you have someone drive us? You know the saying: don't drink and drive, and don't drive after drinking."
The owner nodded.
He immediately called over a staff member who was good at driving and had him take Wang Yi and Zuo Xiao in his own car.
Wang Yi first had the staff member drop Zuo Xiao off at the hotel where he was staying, then asked her to call her team and have someone come meet her in the lobby.
Once they had picked up Zuo Xiao, Wang Yi said goodbye and had the staff member drive him back to his place.
With Wang Yi's status these days, after games, beautiful reporters often invited him out for a late-night meal.
Many female reporters claimed it was for work, but some clearly had ulterior motives.
Wang Yi's way of dealing with them was to have a staff member accompany him whenever he went out to eat and drink, then make sure the reporter was dropped off at her hotel before he was driven home.
That way, he avoided being taken advantage of by anyone with ulterior motives.
He wasn't worried about being taken advantage of himself. He was worried that if a scandal broke, it might hurt his family, especially Nicole.
Although there had been a few rumors about him before, Nicole had always stood firmly by his side.
But Wang Yi didn't want another scandal to crop up.
Zuo Xiao didn't have any bad intentions, but men and women were different, so it was still best to be careful.
The next morning, Wang Yi got up early and went for a run.
By the time he started, Zuo Xiao was already waiting outside his home.