Go quickly. Don't be late," Wang Lai said, clearly trying to change the subject.
Li Hao hesitated, then reluctantly stepped out of the car and headed inside the clinic.
✧ ✧ ✧
"Stop me here," Zixuan said abruptly from the passenger seat, already gathering his bags.
"What?" Yuhan panicked but pulled over immediately by the side of the road. The company building was just ahead.
"I give you five minutes," Zixuan said, smiling in that creepy, taunting way of his. "You must be in the office before me."
He stepped out and walked off casually—like a villain giving someone a head start before the chase.
Yuhan didn't wait. He sped off, leaving Zixuan walking by the road like an abandoned mafia boss.
He reached the parking lot and circled anxiously for a free spot. It took forever.
Finally spotting one, he drove in quickly and checked his wristwatch—three minutes already gone. His heartbeat jumped. There was no way Zixuan was already inside, yuhan thought.
