Wang Yue looked at the expectant expression in Zhen Zhen's eyes. He knew this wasn't a flirtatious invitation; she was probably planning to ask him to help persuade her parents, Zhen Liyang and Shen Xia.
Wang Yue remembered that Zhen Zhen had run away from home because she couldn't stand her mother's scolding. He had no idea how things had changed over the years, and he couldn't bring himself to refuse her.
So he said to the driver, "Xiao Li, I'm going to stay here for the night. Report back and make a slight change to the itinerary."
Xiao Li was a driver assigned by the Special Security Office. Wang Yue hadn't brought any of his own aides on this trip, for fear of revealing his whereabouts.
Xiao Li had also sensed that he'd overheard something significant and was eager to report back. When he saw that Wang Yue planned to stay the night, of course he didn't object.
He drove the car right up beside the entrance to the building, then jumped out with an umbrella and escorted them inside. Only then did he drive out of the residential compound.
Once he was some distance away, Xiao Li finally called his superior and reported what Wang Yue and Zhen Zhen had said.
The Special Security Office could have installed listening devices in the car, but out of consideration for the relationship between the two sides, they worried that surveillance might damage it, so they had removed all such equipment.
Still, not knowing certain things made them uneasy, so they'd assigned Xiao Li, who had exceptionally sharp hearing, to listen in on Wang Yue and Zhen Zhen's conversation while doubling as the driver.
But after hearing Xiao Li's report, the Special Security Office was baffled. What on earth was this