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Li Xiaoyao quickly got dressed and sat on the sofa, spacing out for a moment as though he was still thinking about the erotic dream he had the night before.

"So it wasn't a dream after all..." Li Xiaoyao felt emotional inside, wondering what on earth had happened to Zhang Meng to knock him out and then have her way with him.

This was truly a somewhat... bemusing situation for Li Xiaoyao.

In theory, such an event happening to any man would make him feel excited.

But Li Xiaoyao felt no such thrill; in his view, these kinds of things should be consensual between a man and a woman, and moreover, it should be the man taking the initiative.

But now, what did all this amount to?

Li Xiaoyao decided not to dwell on it for the time being, as now wasn't the time to fret over such things.

Zhang Meng's phone was unreachable, so Li Xiaoyao called Zhuo Yi.

The phone rang twice, and Zhuo Yi's voice came through.

"Hello, Brother Li, what's up?" Zhuo Yi was very happy to suddenly receive a call from Li Xiaoyao.

Li Xiaoyao didn't notice the excitement in Zhuo Yi's voice and got straight to the point, "Is Meng Meng at the company?"

Zhuo Yi said, "Meng Meng has resigned."

"Resigned?" Li Xiaoyao was shocked and hurriedly asked, "When did this happen?"

"Yesterday." Zhuo Yi inquired, "What's the matter?"

Instead of answering, Li Xiaoyao asked, "Where are you right now? I'll come to you."

Zhuo Yi said, "I'm at the office."

"I'll be there right away."

Having hung up the phone, Li Xiaoyao rubbed his face and took a final glance at the room before heading out the door.

On the drive to the office, Li Xiaoyao pondered the reasons for Zhang Meng's resignation, but he couldn't come up with any by the time he reached the office.

This was something he was going to have to ask Zhang Meng herself to understand.

There must have been something happening to Zhang Meng, and Li Xiaoyao felt he had to find her quickly.

This was a man's intuition.

Li Xiaoyao entered the building and quickly made his way to Zhuo Yi's office.

Zhuo Yi was Lan Cai's secretary, and with Lan Cai away on a business trip, Zhuo Yi suddenly had a lot more work to contend with.

Apart from the documents that required Lan Cai's signature, all other documents or meetings had to be handled by Zhuo Yi.

When Li Xiaoyao entered Zhuo Yi's office, he saw a mountain of files piled high on her desk, and she was deeply immersed in her paperwork.

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Upon seeing Li Xiaoyao, Zhuo Yi put down the papers, leaned back in her chair, and stretched her arms wide, elongating her body vigorously.

Zhuo Yi stood up and walked to Li Xiaoyao, suddenly leaning in and sniffing him, asking, "Have you been drinking?"

"I drank last night," Li Xiaoyao said, his gaze shifting uncomfortably, feeling somewhat guilty.

Li Xiaoyao shifted his gaze back and asked, "Do you know why Meng Meng resigned?"

Zhuo Yi sat down on the couch and answered, "Meng Meng said she's going home to get married."

"Going home to get married!" Li Xiaoyao's eyes widened in an instant.

Zhuo Yi had not expected such a strong reaction from Li Xiaoyao and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Li Xiaoyao frowned and pressed on, "Where is Meng Meng from?"

This time Zhuo Yi didn't answer but instead asked, "Brother Li, why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Li Xiaoyao naturally wouldn't tell her the truth, merely saying, "Meng Meng came to say goodbye to me yesterday, and I could tell that she was emotionally very disturbed; it can't just be about getting married, it's very likely something happened at her home."

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yi immediately gave him a strange look.

Li Xiaoyao kept probing, "Where is Meng Meng from?"

Zhuo Yi, feeling a pang of jealousy at his concern for Zhang Meng, still relayed what she knew to him.

"Meng Meng's home is in Zhangshan County. When she left today, she gave me a farewell call. I could tell that she was quite reluctant to leave here," Zhuo Yi sighed softly as she spoke about Zhang Meng.

Zhuo Yi, who got along very well with Zhang Meng on normal days—not exactly like besties, but close enough—was prepared to take leave to attend her wedding when she was told about it, but Zhang Meng had not disclosed the wedding date.

Now hearing Li Xiaoyao's suggestion that Zhang Meng might be involved in some other matter, Zhuo Yi admittedly felt jealous that Li Xiaoyao cared so much for Zhang Meng, but she was even more concerned for Zhang Meng.

"Zhangshan County." Li Xiaoyao memorized the place and turned to leave.

Zhuo Yi asked, "You're going to Zhangshan County?"

Li Xiaoyao paused his stride, turned around and said, "Yes, I have to see what exactly has happened to her."

Zhuo Yi really wanted to say 'I'll go too', but considering the pile of tasks pending at the office, she had to abandon that idea.

"Be careful on your way," Zhuo Yi told Li Xiaoyao softly.

Li Xiaoyao gave a slight smile and said, "I will."

After leaving, Li Xiaoyao called Tang Tiantian and informed her he wouldn't be in Ling City for the next couple of days, and if anything came up, she should call him.

After the call, Li Xiaoyao went to the security department. Zhao Ge had arrived early. Seeing Li Xiaoyao, he smiled, walked up and said, "Zhuo Li and the others are all waiting for you to assign tasks."

Li Xiaoyao gave a wry smile and said, "Zhao brother, I have something to attend to for today and tomorrow, and I'll be out of town. Tell Zhuo Li and the others there's no rush to get busy. They've just arrived in Ling City, so take them around to get familiar. I'll assign tasks when I'm back."

Zhao Ge looked at Li Xiaoyao helplessly and said, "You really are a busy man."

Li Xiaoyao spread his hands, helplessly responding, "I wish I wasn't, but it can't be helped; too many unexpected things keep happening."

"Alright, I'll talk to Zhuo Li and the others. You do what you need to, and we'll talk about the rest when you get back."

Li Xiaoyao gave Zhao Ge's shoulder a firm pat and said, "Zhao brother, I'll leave it in your hands."

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