Chapter 117

Zhao De's visit to see Li Li Li Li Li Shanshan that day had come as a pleasant surprise to her. Furthermore, after he left, her parents had showered him with praise, which only strengthened her resolve to pursue him. However, while she usually appeared aloof and acted with great vigor at the bureau, she was still a bit shy when it came to such matters and dared not be direct with him.

"There's no need to offer yourself to me," Zhao De said with a mischievous grin. "Though, I could consider it if you meant offering yourself for a romp."

"Zhao De, you're so lecherous!" Li Li Li Li Li Shanshan raised her eyebrows and rolled her eyes. "Why are you so perverted?"

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare," Zhao De said, cupping his hands in a salute. His eyes lit up, and he asked with a wicked smile, "If you're free right now, shall we... hehe... how about it?"

Li Li Li Li Li Shanshan genuinely wanted to date him, so she couldn't be as uninhibited with him as before; she needed to at least restore the image of a pure maiden in his heart. She stiffened her face and refused, "Zhao De, don't treat me like that kind of girl! I'm not that easy!"

"Yo! Still putting on an act in front of me?" Zhao De didn't understand the situation. "Forget it, I'll go lock the door." As he said this, he got up to lock the door.

"Zhao De!" Li Li Li Li Li Shanshan shouted, her brows furrowed in anger. "I am not that kind of easy girl! Before, it was because you said you had photos and were threatening me! Now that there are no photos, do you think I'll still listen to you? Don't be so vulgar!" After saying this, she stood up in a huff and stormed out, slamming the door.

It seemed she was truly angry. This abnormal behavior left Zhao De a bit confused; he found it quite unbelievable.

Feeling inexplicably irritable and restless in the office, Zhao De simply got up and took a stroll to the warehouse. Since Zhang Ai and Fatty were both out, he returned to the office, head hung low and feeling stifled. He sat there smoking, waiting for the end of the workday, after which he still had to wait for Bai Ling to give him instructions regarding Zhang Da's arrangements.

Bai Ling, this young married woman, was truly a rare gem. In all the years Zhao De had lived, he had only felt this way about two people: one was Ma Lan, and the other was Bai Ling. Both were young married women a few years older than him—one wealthy but suffering from her daughter's misfortune, the other with a shattered family, still struggling to hold on.

It wasn't until 6:30, half an hour after work had ended, that Zhao De left the office, knowing that most people in the bureau had already gone, and went to the front courtyard to find Bai Ling.

It was nearly December, and at 6:30, the sky was already dark. The only two streetlights in the courtyard hadn't been turned on, and it seemed the only light in the office building was in Vice Bureau Chief Wang's office. After circling the front courtyard, Bai Ling hadn't arrived yet. Zhao De was curious; Vice Bureau Chief Wang was always late and left early, so why was he planning to work through the night this evening?

Driven by curiosity, he quietly slipped into the office building, crept up to the door of Vice Bureau Chief Wang's office, and pressed his ear against it to eavesdrop.

Whispering came from inside; the voices were very soft and required careful listening to be heard.

"Bai Ling, do you only start work every night after everyone else has left?" Vice Bureau Chief Wang Wang Wang Wang Wang Anguo's voice came from inside.

So, Sister Bai had been called to the office by Wang Wang Wang Wang Wang Anguo; no wonder he hadn't seen her sweeping tonight! Zhao De knew immediately that Wang Wang Wang Wang Wang Anguo was up to no good and was definitely trying to take advantage of her.

"Yes," Bai Ling replied with her head lowered. "Vice Bureau Chief Wang, did you call me to your office for something?"

"Hehe, nothing, nothing... By the way, you're a permanent employee, right?"

"No... I'm a temporary worker... doing cleaning. How could there be a permanent position? I'm afraid I'm making a fool of myself in front of you, sir."

"Not at all... Are you cold?" Wang Wang Wang Wang Wang Anguo's hand rested on her shoulder with ill intent, pretending to be concerned.

"I'm not cold."

"Oh... Bai Ling, do you want to become a permanent employee?"

"Hehe, Vice Bureau Chief Wang, you're joking. It's not something that can happen just because one wants it to. I'm already very satisfied to keep this temporary job."

"I could actually help you with that, but..." Wang Wang Wang Wang Wang Anguo began to play hard to get, acting mysterious.