A subordinate in trouble!

At night.

Zhang Ye only got home after 8 PM.

His mother asked, "Why'd you just get back?"

"I've took a friend out to sightsee." Zhang Ye felt exhausted. "We visited the Forbidden City, Qianmen Street, and the Summer Palace. Quickly get me something to drink."

His mother handed him a drink. "Who's your friend?"

"A friend from out of town." Zhang Ye did not elaborate.