Chapter 1282: Do you like it?

"Do you like it?" He Liping turned her head proudly and asked in return.

It had been less than an hour since work started. Zhao Desan sat in the office, refreshing the webpages of the Personnel Department and the Provincial Construction Committee from time to time, waiting for the public announcement regarding Zheng Ru's promotion. When Zhao Desan looked at Xia Jian, he found that he was doing the same thing. Watching Xia Jian clicking his mouse incessantly to refresh the page, Zhao Desan coughed deliberately to catch his attention. He saw Xia Jian hurriedly close the webpage, turn his head, and smile at Zhao Desan with a slightly panicked expression.

"Brother Xia, playing games? The mouse is clicking away," Zhao Desan asked deliberately.

In his haste, Xia Jian nodded awkwardly and said, "Nothing, just surfing the net for a while."

Zhao Desan said "Oh," and didn't ask anything more. A sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. It seemed this guy had really been led onto the path by him and was following his line of thinking. Zhao Desan thought that everything was ready, only waiting for the announcement. As soon as the results were published, Xia Jian would act according to his plan, and he would just wait to reap the benefits. The reason he felt this matter was highly likely to have a turning point was, on one hand, he was using a borrowed knife to kill; the matter was being stirred up, and Zheng Tulu wouldn't be able to trace it back to him, perhaps he would even earn a favor. Plus, He Liping had promised that if a turning point appeared, she would whisper in Zheng Tulu's ear to reconsider him. On the other hand, he had asked Sister Su last night and roughly understood that once the inside story of this black-box operation spread, the provincial authorities would very likely investigate it.

The fax from the Personnel Department arrived at the General Office just before ten o'clock. After Han Rui received it, she took the fax upstairs to find Zheng Tulu. When Han Rui arrived at the door of Zheng Tulu's office, the passionate battle between He Liping and Zheng Tulu had just ended. He Liping, with her body limp and her chest exposed, was lying on Zheng Tulu, panting heavily. Zheng Tulu was also covered in sweat, gasping for breath, feeling satisfied as he felt He Liping's petal cave still contracting violently, as if there was still a lingering aftertaste.

Han Rui didn't hear anything unusual inside and knocked gently on the door, calling, "Director Zheng."

Zheng Tulu, who was sitting in his chair holding the limp He Liping to rest, heard someone calling him from outside. He immediately looked at He Liping in a panic. She also understood and quickly got off him, grabbed some toilet paper from the table to wipe the liquid overflowing from her petal cave. Not having time to clean it thoroughly, she tossed the toilet paper into the wastebasket, quickly pulled up her panties and jeans, fastened the buttons, and then tidied up her messy top in a few quick movements. She brushed her messy long hair, and with a slightly panicked face, she put on a look of lingering aftertaste and went to sit on the sofa.

"Who is it?" Watching He Liping tidy her clothes, Zheng Tulu asked toward the locked office door while stuffing his treasure back into his pants.

"Director Zheng, it's me, Xiao Han," Han Rui replied from the doorway.

Zheng Tulu pulled up his zipper and replied, "Come in." Then he lit a cigarette to calm his nerves.

Han Rui received permission and reached out to turn the doorknob, but it wouldn't turn after two tries. She realized the door was locked from the inside and felt a bit strange. Roughly understanding something, her tone began to change, sounding a bit annoyed: "The door is locked from the inside, it won't open."

Zheng Tulu was nervous for a moment and had forgotten the door was locked. He looked at He Liping, signaling her to open the door, while he leaned back in his boss chair, smoking, pretending to be calm.

He Liping understood and got up to walk toward the door, though she was still a bit nervous. After all, being locked in the office with this old guy, anyone with a brain would know they definitely weren't doing anything upright. Although she felt a bit nervous and uneasy, He Liping still appeared very calm and composed, with a smile on her lips, as she walked up and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Han Rui saw He Liping. Coupled with the rumors among the staff that the relationship between Zheng Tulu and He Liping was unusual, and having discovered this today, she basically verified her suspicions. Han Rui looked at He Liping with apparent displeasure and said in a slightly provocative tone, "Yo, Deputy Director He, you're here at Director Zheng's place too."

"Yes, I just came over, preparing to talk to Old Zheng about some recent work matters," He Liping said, pretending to be calm and smiling.

Yo, it's already 'Old Zheng,' it seems the relationship is truly unusually intimate! Han Rui thought to herself. She gave her a strange look, let out two dry laughs, and walked into the office.

Because there was also an unclear relationship between Zheng Tulu and Han Rui, before He Liping came to the Construction Committee, Zheng Tulu had hugged Han Rui while doing that and personally said that in the entire Construction Committee, she was the only woman he treated like this. But seeing Han Rui walk in with a strange look, Zheng Tulu's expression became a bit awkward. Although she hadn't seen him doing that with He Liping on the spot, the feeling of unease in his heart was as if she had seen it. Still, he pretended to be calm, laughing and asking her, "Xiao Han, what's the matter?"

"A fax just arrived from the Personnel Department." Han Rui's tone was clearly filled with dissatisfaction, and the look she gave Zheng Tulu was also not quite right. She walked straight up and placed the fax from the Personnel Department on his desk.

Seeing Han Rui's expression was strange, Zheng Tulu seemed to lose interest in the Personnel Department's fax for a moment. He glanced at it, looked at Han Rui, and asked with a smile, "The fax that just arrived?"

"Yes." Han Rui replied, sounding a bit annoyed, while glancing sideways at the wastebasket next to the desk. Seeing a ball of toilet paper in the wastebasket, she was even more certain that He Liping and he hadn't been doing anything good in the office.

He Liping also seemed to realize that Han Rui had discovered her and Zheng Tulu's secret. Seeing her intentionally look at the wastebasket, she walked up with a smile to change the subject, saying with sweet words, "Xiao Han must be 1.7 meters tall, right? You're so tall, your figure looks really good."

Han Rui turned her head, let out a dry "Heh," and said, "Compared to you, Deputy Director He, it's far worse!"

He Liping didn't know that Zheng Tulu and Han Rui had a cheating relationship. Seeing her attitude toward her was lukewarm, she felt a bit strange, thinking this girl really had a personality, daring to speak to a leader with such an attitude. She then said in a provocative tone, "Xiao Han, did your boyfriend make you angry? You seem to have some mood."

Han Rui also realized that He Liping was a bit angry because of her attitude. She was just angry that Zheng Tulu was also doing that with He Liping. If she really went against He Liping, she wouldn't dare even if given the courage. So, that dissatisfied mood immediately vanished, her expression softened, and her tone became significantly humbler: "Deputy Director He, you really know how to joke, I don't have a boyfriend right now."

Zheng Tulu saw these two women getting into a conflict and immediately changed the subject to smooth things over: "Alright, don't talk about these useless topics during work hours. You both go back to work, I'll take a good look at the Personnel Department's fax."

He Liping and Han Rui said "Oh" in unison and walked out of Zheng Tulu's office one after the other.

Watching the old and young women who were "fighting for favor" for him walk out of the office, Zheng Tulu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He touched his head, thinking that having too many women wasn't necessarily a good thing. He shook his head, laughed to himself, picked up the fax document Han Rui had left on the desk, and read it carefully. His face gradually filled with an ecstatic smile.

"In order to meet the needs of Xijing City's urban development planning, according to the decision of the personnel meeting, Comrade Zheng Ru of your unit is hereby appointed as Deputy Director of the Planning Division of the Hexi Provincial Construction Committee. This personnel appointment shall be executed from the date your unit receives the appointment document. Hexi Provincial Personnel Department..." Zheng Tulu's face was filled with an incomparably ecstatic smile. He silently read the content of this personnel appointment fax from the Personnel Department, read it several times as if he couldn't put it down, and only then put it down. He lit a cigarette, leaned back in his chair, and smoked with a joyful face.

After He Liping returned to her office, she thought about the fax Han Rui had brought and wanted to know what it was. So, she pushed the door open and came in. Seeing Zheng Tulu leaning back in his chair with a face full of joyful smiles, she asked with a gentle smile, "Old Zheng, what's making you so happy?"

"It must be a good thing," Zheng Tulu said, leaning back in his chair and swaying gently.

He Liping walked to the sofa and sat down, asking with a smile, "What good thing? To make you so happy, tell me and let me share it too."

"Take a look at the document on the table yourself," Zheng Tulu said, leaning back in his chair and signaling her to look at the document.

He Liping guessed seven or eight parts of it, thinking it should be related to Zheng Ru's personnel appointment, but she wasn't sure. She smiled, got up, walked over, picked up the fax document from his desk, and started reading. "The Personnel Department issued a document?" He Liping said with slight surprise. From her being promoted to Deputy Director without going through the Standing Committee to his daughter being promoted to Deputy Division Chief, everything was completed in a very short time, which made her have to admire Zheng Tulu's ability.

"Yes, Xiao Han just brought it over," Zheng Tulu said, leaning back in his chair and swaying gently, his manner leisurely.

Zheng Ru becoming a Deputy Division Chief had nothing to do with He Liping, but due to her special relationship with Zheng Tulu, she still appeared happy for Zheng Ru and said, "Old Zheng, so Ru Ru officially becomes the Deputy Director of the Planning Division starting today?" ===== CHAPTER 1283 =====