"Who dumped you in the wilderness outside the city?" Wan Danrong asked with confusion.
"I wish I knew." Ye Chen rubbed his stiff shoulders, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
"Didn't you walk out by yourself?"
"I was so drunk that if I could have managed to walk from the Wan Residence to outside the city gates, that would have been something."
Wan Danrong asked again, "Even then, wouldn't you have returned to the Wan Residence upon waking up?"
"I wished to, but the city guards at the gate were acting as if they had been bribed, refusing me entry. I wanted someone to pass a message to you but despite calling several people, all my efforts were in vain. You seemed as if you were deliberately working against me, not showing up despite me being stranded outside the city gates for days."