Here is the English translation:
"Last night, Aunt drank too much. From now on, you need to keep your distance from Aunt."
Zhao Shumin’s tone was very serious, yet deep inside, she was no longer as firm as she used to be.
"Aunt Zhao."
"Actually, it’s your reluctance to get close to that makes more prone to repeating those mistakes."
Zhao Shumin always mistakenly believed that Li Zhiyan had a habit of stealing things.
Li Zhiyan felt that, in fact, this misunderstanding wasn’t entirely bad—at least Zhao Shumin was always trying to help him correct his "wrongdoings."
"What kind of logic is that?"
"Aunt Zhao, think about it, it’s like managing water."
"If you keep blocking it, it’s bound to cause a flood."
"But if you occasionally relieve pressure by letting the water flow out, it won’t be as likely to flood, right?"
Zhao Shumin listened to Li Zhiyan’s words and found so sense in them.
"Aunt Zhao, how about we get together every two days? Does that work for you?"
"If you help out, I’ll do whatever you say."
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Zhao Shumin realized that Li Zhiyan’s twisted reasoning was overwhelming, and she always seed to fall for it without aning to.
"You’re taking advantage of Aunt’s lack of education and spewing nonsense."
"Aunt Zhao, I’m telling the truth. If we et every two days, I’ll surely stop making mistakes going forward."
"You should focus on your work and find soone closer to your age. Aunt is old enough to be your mother."
"Don’t put all your energy into Aunt."
Zhao Shumin felt powerless against Li Zhiyan. This entanglent between them had gone too deep, and she also owed him many favors. For a mont, Zhao Shumin didn’t know what to do.
"Aunt Zhao, I just don’t want to repeat the sa mistakes. You rember what’s in my drawer, right?"
"Aunt Zhao, just treat it as helping out, okay? If we et every two days."
"I won’t overthink things anymore in the future."
Seeing Zhao Shumin remain silent.
Li Zhiyan continued, "Aunt Zhao, being together isn’t really a mistake."
"Xiao Yan, we were both drunk before. That night, Aunt thought it was just a dream. So what happened between us truly was a mistake. Let’s stop this mistake, okay?"
"Aunt Zhao."
"Actually, you should understand one thing."
"A mistake made once or a hundred tis has the sa consequence!"
"We’ve already made a mistake, so why care about a few more? It doesn’t matter."
"eting every two days really isn’t a big deal."
"Aunt Zhao, I promise."
"I’ll do as you say from now on. If you want to go on blind dates, I’ll go. If I succeed in finding soone, I won’t bother you anymore."
Seeing how serious Li Zhiyan seed.
Zhao Shumin found herself conflicted again.
To be honest, what Li Zhiyan said made so sense—a mistake done once is still a mistake if done ten tis.
But the very traditional Zhao Shumin couldn’t bring herself to say it out loud.
During breakfast, she remained silent.
Li Zhiyan felt sowhat disappointed too; it seed that Aunt Zhao wasn’t so easy to manipulate. Or perhaps, deep inside, she couldn’t overco her internal moral boundary.
After breakfast, once Li Zhiyan had done the dishes, he slung his bag over his shoulder and headed out the door.
But just as he reached the hallway, Zhao Shumin spoke up.
"Xiao Yan, Aunt will go out with you. Aunt needs to look for a job today."
As Zhao Shumin followed him, Li Zhiyan felt an inexplicable sense that this ti, things might work out.
It wasn’t until they had gotten downstairs that Zhao Shumin finally spoke: "Xiao Yan, tell Aunt."
"Do your words all hold true?"
At this stage, Li Zhiyan could barely suppress his excitent.
He knew—this ti, it was really happening.
"Yes, Aunt, I promise. My words absolutely count."
"Once I find soone my age, I’ll definitely stop bothering you."
Zhao Shumin gave a faint nod, assuming the posture of an elder.
This was the only way she could convince herself that she was doing this for Li Zhiyan’s own good.
"Alright, but Aunt needs to set so conditions."
"Okay, I understand, Aunt. Go ahead."
"First, eting every two days is too frequent. Once a week."
"Alright, I’ll follow your lead, Aunt."
"Be prepared."
"Yes, Aunt, I know."
"That’s all for now. If Aunt thinks of anything else, we’ll talk later. Also, next ti we et will be next week. This week’s quota ends now."
Clearly, Zhao Shumin had counted last night’s events in as this week’s eting.
"Alright, I understand, Aunt Zhao."
"Mm, off you go to work now."
Zhao Shumin patted Li Zhiyan’s face, treating him as though he were a child.
After Li Zhiyan left, Zhao Shumin touched her own face, which was burning hot. How could she have agreed to sothing like this?
...
On his way to work that day, Li Zhiyan was in an exceptionally good mood.
When he arrived at the company, he was fully prepared to face Catherine’s workplace bullying.
As usual, it wasn’t long before soone summoned him to Catherine’s office.
Catherine lay imperiously on the couch, ordering Li Zhiyan to remove her high heels and massage her silk-stocking-clad feet.
While massaging Catherine’s legs, his mind wandered to the thought of what would happen to her later that evening.
This haughty woman—this ti, she ought to get a scare.
"Li Zhiyan."
"President."
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