The two found a place to sit down, and Huo Jingrui asked, "Why didn't you call me in advance? I could have picked you up from the station."
Yunyi pouted. "I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but who knew seeing you would be this difficult."
Huo Jingrui felt somewhat guilty and raised his hand to touch the tip of his nose. Seeing this, Yunyi knew there was definitely more to the story. "Come clean, what happened?"
HОuo Jingrui glanced around and cleared his throat before speaking. "A few days ago, I went to the county government for a meeting and happened to run into Deputy County Mayor Gao. His family elders have some long-standing connections with the Huo Family, and he insisted on inviting me over to his house.
"Out of courtesy, I felt it wouldn't be right to decline. But after just one visit, Deputy County Mayor Gao's niece, Lian Shuzhen, started showing up every now and then, claiming the Deputy County Mayor had sent her to bring me food and drinks.
