C1859 Why Are You Lying?

Why are you lying in chapter 1859?

"It's fine. The company is doing fine," Rao Jia said with a smile. "Tell me about you. When you asked for leave yesterday, I told you to arrange for someone to send you back to your hometown, but you insisted on sitting on the bus yourself..."

"Our hometown is remote. The road behind has not been repaired. We can't drive in. We still have to take the bus