This is the best outcome.
Footsteps approached.
Secretary Li eventually felt letting her be like this wasn't right, so he walked into the room, took out the rope and tape, planning to bind her hands and feet, and seal her mouth with tape.
When Secretary Li finished these actions, a noise came from downstairs again, making his hair stand on end.
Only to hear Cyclops ask, "Where's your secretary?"
Secretary Li's entire body stiffened, as if he had turned into a statue.
Gu Nuan seemed to be observing a stone statue, interestingly scrutinizing his face.
Secretary Li clenched his teeth hard, and sealed her mouth with another strip of tape.
Su Yixia said, "He — went out to buy something for me —"
"Buying something in the middle of the night?"
Su Yixia coughed forcefully a couple of times, said, "I seem to have caught a bit of a cold, so he's worried I might get sick, and went to the pharmacy to buy cold medicine."
