The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

"Okay, okay... Don't do that again next time, or I'll spank your little bottom until it's bruised!"

As I spoke, I slapped her delicate bottom, which startled her so much that she sat back in the driver's seat, her face flushed with embarrassment.

I glanced at my hand. This couldn't be considered taking advantage of her; it was just giving her the punishment she deserved. Yes, that's right!

"Because of your delay, I almost forgot to drive the car back to Ye Zhi..."

Just as I was about to get off the bus, I heard Luo Yao say again, "Brother Tusheng, do you still stand by what you said earlier?"

What did I say?

Luo Yao looked at me with displeasure and said, "It's not like you're going to be my boyfriend!"

"When did I say that?" My feelings for her really haven't reached that point yet.

"But you just... Don't go!"

Before she could finish speaking, I got into Ye Zhi's car and sped away.

She wants to catch up? You're kidding, Takumi Fujiwara is my coach!

Listening to the passionate shrimp-catching enthusiasts, I almost got a traffic ticket. I ended up at Ye Zhi's house, called her, and after a while, Ye Zhi came out and opened the door for me.

After a series of maneuvers to reverse into the parking space, he thanked Ye Zhi and prepared to leave.

"Are you leaving already?" Ye Zhi grabbed my arm.

Are we supposed to stay overnight instead of leaving?

"Um... I have something else to do." Actually, I was afraid she would ask me to play games with her again. I used to love playing games, but now I've inexplicably developed a phobia of them.

"You don't want to play games with me, do you?" Ye Zhi saw through my thoughts and said it directly.

I nodded helplessly...

"Alright, I won't force you, but could you sit with me for a while?"

I was utterly surprised that Ye Zhi would settle for second best, so I had no reason to refuse.

So I went into the house with her, and she sat back down on the sofa and picked up the bread she hadn't finished eating and continued eating.

"You're having this for dinner?" I think it's so unhealthy.

Ye Zhi glanced at me and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"Isn't a hot meal more delicious than this lousy bread?"

Then Ye Zhi fell silent...

I understood, another one who can't cook. So I took the bread from her hand. She asked, puzzled, "Why did you take my bread? There's more on the table if you're hungry..."

"Don't eat this unhealthy food anymore, I'll make you something delicious."

So I went to open her refrigerator, and sadly there were only a few eggs.

Do you have noodles at home?

"Yes...the housekeeper bought it before."

Why not hire a housekeeper to cook for you? With this question in mind, I went into the kitchen and quickly made her a bowl of hot noodles.

"Is this edible?" Ye Zhi asked, looking at the noodles in front of her.

"Anyway, I've been eating this for twenty-five years, and I'm still lively and energetic." I was speechless at her having such a strange idea.

Ye Zhi tried a bite and then said, "It seems edible. Would you like some?"

I shook my head and said I had already eaten dinner.

But she seemed not to hear me, and went to the kitchen to get another bowl, and gave me half a bowl of noodles.

"Sit down, let's eat together."

"But I'm really full..."

Ye Zhi looked down at the noodles in her bowl and remained silent for a while before saying, "I want someone to have a meal with me..."

(Second update on 520, wishing everyone a happy single life~)

Chapter 11, Section 66. A Fight?

Ye Zhi's words made me feel a little sorry for her. In my opinion, it was both unexpected and reasonable for her to say such a thing, because from our conversation last night, I had already seen that she had gradually distanced herself from her family after her stepmother joined them...

Sigh, it seems that the lives of the rich are not all as happy as we ordinary people imagine. They can only repeat boring things like eating, drinking and having fun every day. It's really pathetic!

So I sat down opposite her and we ate together. Neither of us spoke, but Ye Zhi would occasionally glance at me, and I would look back at her, then she would casually look away again, and so on...

"...What do you want to say?" I couldn't help but ask, wondering why she wasn't usually such a direct person.

Ye Zhi gently bit her chopsticks, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Could you come over and cook for me every day..."

I stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Cooking food..."

I got so excited I had a heart attack...

I never expected her to say that. Obviously, it's unlikely I could do that. It's okay to come over occasionally, but coming over every day is unrealistic and strange.

"Ah...it takes me quite a while to get here from school, so it's inconvenient to come every day," I said tactfully.

“I can leave work early every day to pick you up…” Ye Zhi said, looking at me.

"Let's not do it, it won't interfere with your work, right? You're in a high position, you have to set a good example for your subordinates..." I'm happy to cook for her and make her happy, but I can't be like a nanny who comes over every day to cook dinner, can I?

Ye Zhi blinked and said, "It's okay. Apart from my dad and the other shareholders, I'm the one who calls the shots in the company. They have to put up with their emotions."

Did she genuinely misunderstand me, or was she pretending not to...?

I thought of a better solution and said, "You can hire a housekeeper to cook for you. Didn't you hire a housekeeper before?"

“After my brother stopped living with me, I stopped asking the housekeeper for help because I still don’t feel comfortable having a stranger in my house…”

This puts me in a difficult position. After thinking about it, I decided to just explain it directly.

"Sorry, I have my own things to take care of..."

"How about I pay you? You can have as much as you want." Ye Zhi still refused to give up.

Even though I know she didn't mean anything by bringing money into this, I still felt inexplicably uncomfortable, even though we were friends.

I shook my head and said, "It's not about the money, it's just really inconvenient."

After I rejected her time and time again, Ye Zhi finally gave up, only saying softly, "Actually, I just wanted you to have dinner with me..."

Seeing her dejected look, I felt a little guilty, so I said, "You could invite your friends to have dinner together, then go shopping and get a beauty treatment. It's better than staying home playing games all night..."

When Ye Zhi heard me expressing some reservations about her playing games, she immediately retorted, "You can shop online, and you can do beauty treatments yourself, so why do you have to go out?"

“It’s different. The key is that someone can be with you, you know?” I said, rubbing my forehead.

“You can make friends while playing games, aren’t you one?” Ye Zhi said logically.

"Forehead……"

Could you please go argue about the Maldives instead? It's about to sink...?

"And most importantly, I don't have any friends to have meals with..." Ye Zhi's tone was inexplicably sad.

Seeing that she had finished eating, I took her bowl to wash it and suggested, "You could look at your WeChat Moments more often and see what people share every day. You can try to integrate yourself into their lives; that's also a way to make friends."

"But I never look at my WeChat Moments..." Ye Zhi hesitated.

"You'll only know if you try..."

So Ye Zhi obediently took out her phone and started browsing her WeChat Moments. I nodded with satisfaction. She should quit gaming and reintegrate into normal social life. A life consisting only of work and games is not fulfilling.

I had just finished washing the dishes and turned around when I was almost startled by Ye Zhi leaning against the kitchen door. I didn't know when she had been standing there quietly, holding her phone and looking at me with a complicated expression.

"W-what's wrong?"

Ye Zhi turned her phone screen around to show me, and the content on it was exactly the message that Luo Yao had just posted!

"You have a girlfriend?" Ye Zhi asked in a low voice, taking a step closer to me.

I was startled by the sudden aura emanating from her and instinctively took a half step back, saying, "You've misunderstood. Today, my friend was just playing a prank on me with my phone..."

I was fooled by Luo Yao's cute puppy-like act and forgot about this whole mess, including the locator. Nobody believed she could find me by scent; I don't have body odor or dick odor...

"Judging from these clothes, this should be Yao Yao, right? I saw her at the company this morning," Ye Zhi said almost certain.

I simply nodded in agreement, inwardly admiring Ye Zhi's keen insight; she truly deserves to be called an industry elite…

"You two seem to have a very good relationship. I even saw you two almost kissing in the teaching building last time?"

Ye Zhi sounded a little annoyed, so I quickly explained to her that Luo Yao and I had known each other since childhood. After listening, Ye Zhi said, "So, Yao Yao must really like you, right?"

I nodded reluctantly. Yao Yao must really enjoy being with me, otherwise she wouldn't have been so clingy to me before.

But Ye Zhi frowned and said unhappily, "But she is currently in an important stage of career advancement, and our company has a rule that she cannot be in a relationship at this time, even if it is not public."

Normally, she's clueless about matters between men and women, a complete emotional idiot. But now she's become so perceptive, even over-interpreting my relationship with Luo Yao. When did she develop this kind of insight into relationships...?

"When did I ever say I was dating her? We're just friends, okay..." I said speechlessly.

"Don't think I'm clueless about love. What she said here is the best proof. I'll talk to her about this tomorrow and tell her to be more careful..."

The saying that a person should say what they are good at the most when they don't know something seems to have some truth to it... I even sensed a hint of using public office for private gain in her words?

Never mind, it's all for Luo Yao's good anyway. It wouldn't be good if I ended up affecting her career development.

Just then, a local, unknown number called my phone. I glanced apologetically at Ye Zhi, then walked aside to answer it.

"Hello, is this Hua Tusheng?"

A familiar male voice came through the phone, and I realized it was Lu Xiaojun's father, Lu Chaoxiong.

"Yes, that's me. Uncle Lu, is there anything I can help you with?"

I was puzzled that he would suddenly call me. Suddenly, my heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he had investigated that I was a counselor?

Come to the address I gave you, I'll be waiting for you.

He hung up before I could even ask him anything, but I wasn't surprised. Big shots like Lu Chaoxiong are like that; they don't let you refuse.